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BMJ OpenObjective The study examines the geographic accessibility of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEmONC) among women residing in the slums of Dakar.Design The study is a cross-sectional geographic analysis of caesarean care utilisation in health ...
Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi +9 more
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The Geographical Journal, Volume 192, Issue 2, June 2026.Short Abstract This paper examines the relationship between urban compactness and social equity across three UK cities. Using a multidimensional compactness framework and multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR), it analyses how demographic characteristics relate to spatial compactness at a fine scale.
Tianrui Sun, Cristian Silva
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines the historical displacement of Indigenous peoples in Venezuela, focusing on the links between indigenist policies and the exploitation of natural resources, particularly oil, throughout the 20th century. Using a combined historical and ethnographic approach, it demonstrates how the formation of the Venezuelan nation‐state
Gabriel Tardelli
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“The Future Is Ancestral”: The Environmental Cuir Utopias of Gabriela Cabezón Cámara
Future Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 1, May 2026.ABSTRACT Argentinian author Gabriela Cabezón Cámara identifies as a “socio‐environmentalist and writer” and has been actively involved in the feminist movement #NiUnaMenos since 2015, alongside her growing engagement with environmental activism. She advocates for Indigenous land rights, water accessibility, and challenges offshore petroleum extraction ...
Victoria Jara
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Indian Journal of Community MedicineBackground: The NFHS-5 found that 35.5% (Urban areas-30%) of children under five years were stunted and 32.1% were overweight (1). ICDS being a centrally sponsored scheme, is functioning nationwide in tribal, rural and urban slums; with a potential to ...
Mayuri Raul
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims In this paper, we present a valuable and novel interdisciplinary study that applies a classic epidemiological model, Susceptible‐Infected‐Recovered (SIR) to capture the mean disease dynamics, with a novel Zubair Fréchet (ZF) distribution to model the extreme, heavy‐tailed nature of cholera outbreak sizes.
Kofi Afriyie Nyamekye +5 more
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The Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Morphological Slums in Mumbai, India
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote SensingOur knowledge of the spatial distribution of slums has increased enormously in recent years through research from remote sensing and other sources, although it is still incomplete and fraught with uncertainties.
John Friesen +2 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Scabies remains a major cause of morbidity among Bangladeshi children, particularly in overcrowded and resource‐limited settings. This perspective synthesizes current evidence to contextualize the surge of pediatric scabies outbreaks reported across Bangladesh in 2025.
Hemayet Hossain +7 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims The study aimed to investigate the prevalence, determinants, types, severity, and perceived health consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among adolescent girls aged 12–19 in Mogadishu, Somalia. The primary objective was to quantify the burden of different FGM types and identify socio‐cultural predictors. Methods A
Ahmed Abdinasir Abdule +7 more
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