Characteristics, Process Metrics, and Outcomes Among Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Rural vs Urban Areas in the US: A Report From the US National Cardiovascular Data Registry.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2774
Abstract: Importance Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) living in rural settings often have worse clinical outcomes compared with their urban counterparts. Whether this discrepancy is due to clinical characteristics or delays in timely reperfusion… read more here.
Keywords: patients stemi; urban settings; rural urban; registry ... See more keywords
Structural robustness and service reachability in urban settings
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DOI: 10.1007/s10618-018-0551-4
Abstract: The concept of city or urban resilience has emerged as one of the key challenges for the next decades. As a consequence, institutions like the United Nations or Rockefeller Foundation have embraced initiatives that increase… read more here.
Keywords: service reachability; structural robustness; resilience; robustness service ... See more keywords
Tree characteristics and environmental noise in complex urban settings - A case study from ontreal, Canada.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111887
Abstract: Field studies have shown that dense tree canopies and regular tree arrangements reduce noise from a point source. In urban areas, noise sources are multiple and tree arrangements are rarely dense. There is a lack… read more here.
Keywords: complex urban; noise complex; tree characteristics; environmental noise ... See more keywords
Optimised allocation of PV and storage capacity among different consumer types and urban settings: A prospective analysis for Switzerland
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120762
Abstract: Abstract This paper discusses the optimal configuration of PV and electricity storage in a detailed representation of the Swiss power system. The sensitivity of storage deployment with respect to distribution network capacity is also investigated.… read more here.
Keywords: storage capacity; storage; capacity; allocation storage ... See more keywords
Why urban setting matters in shaping tourist attitudes towards interaction with residents: Causation or selection in three urban settings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2021.100657
Abstract: Abstract This paper addresses the question why tourist attitude towards the interactions with residents are more positive in some urban settings than others, by comparing three different urban settings within Hong Kong: the city centre… read more here.
Keywords: urban settings; tourist attitudes; causation; urban setting ... See more keywords
Specificities and challenges of responding to internal displacement in urban settings
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DOI: 10.1017/s1816383118000164
Abstract: Abstract The world is rapidly urbanizing, and so is internal displacement. However, knowledge about the specific situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in urban settings and how it differs from, and impacts on, their host… read more here.
Keywords: challenges responding; responding internal; internal displacement; displacement urban ... See more keywords
A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008995
Abstract: Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma and belongs to the neglected tropical diseases. The disease has been reported in 78 countries, with around 290.8 million people in… read more here.
Keywords: urban peri; schistosomiasis; schistosomiasis urban; peri urban ... See more keywords
Pre-treatment drug resistance and HIV-1 genetic diversity in the rural and urban settings of Northwest-Cameroon
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235958
Abstract: Background With the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART), pre-treatment drug resistance (PDR) appears ≥10% amongst ART-initiators in many developing countries, including Cameroon. Northwest region-Cameroon having the second epidemiological burden of HIV infection, generating data on… read more here.
Keywords: pdr; hiv; resistance; treatment drug ... See more keywords
The structure, centrality, and scale of urban street networks: Cases from Pre-Industrial Afro-Eurasia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259680
Abstract: Cities and towns have often developed infrastructure that enabled a variety of socio-economic interactions. Street networks within these urban settings provide key access to resources, neighborhoods, and cultural facilities. Studies on settlement scaling have also… read more here.
Keywords: street networks; street; urban street; infrastructure ... See more keywords
The rural-urban gap: differences in injury characteristics.
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DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.39.12.01
Abstract: BACKGROUND Injuries are among the top 10 leading causes of death in Canada. However, the types and rates of injuries vary between rural versus urban settings. Injury rates increase with rurality, particularly those related to… read more here.
Keywords: rural urban; rural settings; urban injury; injury rates ... See more keywords