Preliminary Study of Ambiente Levels and Exposure to BTEX in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Metropolitan Region, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02855-4
Abstract: This study aims to determine BTEX concentrations in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro (MRRJ, Brazil) and evaluate potential health risks of benzene and ethylbenzene exposure based on the collected data, in 2015, the… read more here.
Keywords: btex; rio; study; rio janeiro ... See more keywords
Mortality by skin color/race, urbanicity, and metropolitan region in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s10389-018-0957-x
Abstract: AimThis study investigated the mortality rate distribution in Brazilian cities based on skin color/race and according to level of urbanicity and aggregation into metropolitan region (MR) in 2010.Subjects and methodsThe age-adjusted all-cause mortality rate (AMR)… read more here.
Keywords: metropolitan region; color race; skin color; mortality ... See more keywords
Drinking water nitrosamines in a large metropolitan region in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12998-4
Abstract: Nitrosamines are a concerning group of carcinogens, which have gained increasing attention over the last years, frequently found in drinking and recycled water systems. In this work, an analytical method was developed for the detection… read more here.
Keywords: water; drinking water; metropolitan region; method ... See more keywords
Morbidity Forecast in Cities: A Study of Urban Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0271-5
Abstract: In the last two decades, urbanization has intensified, and in Brazil, about 90% of the population now lives in urban centers. Atmospheric patterns have changed owing to the high growth rate of cities, with negative… read more here.
Keywords: pollution; air pollution; respiratory diseases; pollution respiratory ... See more keywords
Projection of future precipitation extremes across the Bangkok Metropolitan Region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01678
Abstract: There is a pressing need to develop local-scale climate projection profiles for supporting climate impact assessments. This study contributes plausible future precipitation scenarios for the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR), which builds on the existing evidence… read more here.
Keywords: future precipitation; precipitation extremes; precipitation; bangkok metropolitan ... See more keywords
A compact city for the wealthy? Employment accessibility inequalities between occupational classes in the London metropolitan region 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102767
Abstract: Abstract The prevalence of gentrification and housing marketisation processes in many cities points to increasingly wealthy inner-city areas and potentially greater population segregation by income. It is plausible that these trends are contributing to regional… read more here.
Keywords: accessibility; employment accessibility; metropolitan region; city ... See more keywords
Mobility in cities: Distributional impact analysis of transportation improvements in São Paulo Metropolitan Region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.05.017
Abstract: This paper evaluates the impacts of transportation investments/policies using a spatial computable general equilibrium (SCGE) model integrated to a travel demand model. In order to enhance our understanding of the distributional impacts of transportation improvements… read more here.
Keywords: mobility; paulo metropolitan; transportation; transportation improvements ... See more keywords
Manoeuvering through the multilayered jurisdictional policy patchwork: DACA recipients’ navigational capital in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan region
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DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2022.2062251
Abstract: ABSTRACT During its almost-decade of existence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has been a focal point of immigration policy debate. Liminally legal DACA recipients have endured a rollercoaster of lawsuits and court decisions, yet… read more here.
Keywords: daca recipients; navigational capital; metropolitan region; washington metropolitan ... See more keywords
“The Chicken or the Egg”: Barriers and Facilitators to Collaborative Care for People With Comorbidity in a Metropolitan Region of South Australia
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DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2016.1233596
Abstract: Mental health disorder and alcohol and other drug comorbidity is prevalent in Australia. This qualitative study used semistructured interviews (N = 20) to elicit clinicians' and workers' knowledge, experiences, and opinions regarding issues pertaining to… read more here.
Keywords: comorbidity; comorbidity metropolitan; people comorbidity; care ... See more keywords
Spatio-temporal urban growth dynamics of Lagos Metropolitan Region of Nigeria based on Hybrid methods for LULC modeling and prediction
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DOI: 10.1080/22797254.2017.1419831
Abstract: ABSTRACT An accurate information on the amount and location of Land use and land cover (LULC) changes is necessary to develop and implement a sustainable-urban planning.This research investigates the potential of an integrated Multi-Layer Perceptron… read more here.
Keywords: lulc; region nigeria; lagos metropolitan; growth ... See more keywords
COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the Metropolitan Region, Chile: Time, space, and structural factors
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250707
Abstract: Demographic, health, and socioeconomic factors significantly inform COVID-19 outcomes. This article analyzes the association of these factors and outcomes in Chile during the first five months of the pandemic. Using the municipalities Metropolitan Region’s municipalities… read more here.
Keywords: space; time space; time; structural factors ... See more keywords