Human settlements and productive sectors locations in The argentine patagonian plateau by Luis Alberto Bertani, María de los Ángeles Tesoniero, Lorena Alicia Conejeros Bilbao

“…The great limitation in this case is the lack of fresh water in this place that could be overcome with the extension of the canal that provides water to the San Antonio Oeste town with a derivation to the projected area. The paper proposes a selection of an area for the settlements taking into account different factors, such as soil and topography, wind exposure, access to fresh water and existent infrastructure such as roads. …”
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Seasonal Profile and Five-Year Trend Analysis of Malaria Prevalence in Maygaba Health Center, Welkait District, Northwest Ethiopia by Fitsum Tigu, Tsegay Gebremaryam, Asnake Desalegn

“…Thus, this study was targeted to analyze the past five-year retrospective malaria data among the rural setting of Maygaba town, Welkait district, northwest Ethiopia. Methods. …”
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New Insights on the Seismic Activity of Ostuni (Apulia Region, Southern Italy) Offshore by Pierpaolo Pierri, Marilena Filippucci, Vincenzo Del Gaudio, Andrea Tallarico, Nicola Venisti, Vincenzo Festa

“…On 23 March 2018, an event of magnitude M_L 3.9 occurred about 10 km from the town of Ostuni, in the Adriatic offshore. It was the most energetic earthquake in South–Central Apulia ever recorded instrumentally. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, motivations and expectations regarding antimicrobial use among community members seeking care at the primary healthcare level: a scoping review protocol by Stephen M Campbell, Brian Godman, Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Nishana Ramdas, Johanna C Meyer, Natalie Schellack

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Determinants and prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the adult population in Hargeisa, Somaliland: A community-based cross-sectional study. by Abdeta Muktar Ahmed, Ayanle Suleiman Ahmed, Mohamed Mussa Abdilahi, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nuh

“…The study aimed to assess the determinants and prevalence of met-s among the adult population in Hargeisa town, Somaliland, in 2023.<h4>Methods</h4>A community-based cross-sectional study among 498 adults living in all eight districts of Hargeisa, was carried out from August to September 2023. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Parent Training Pamphlets: An Intervention Study Among Parents at Child Health Checkups by Kazuko Akutsu, Aya Goto, Fareeda Abo-Rass, Hiroyuki Yokoyama

“…This study evaluated the effectiveness of PT pamphlets designed and distributed in Shioya Town, Japan, by comparing outcomes between the intervention and control groups and within subgroups of parents, categorized based on their children’s need for follow-up health checkups. …”
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Seroprevalence of Leptospiral Antibodies among Healthy Municipal Service Workers in Selangor by Suhailah Samsudin, Siti Norbaya Masri, Tengku Zetty Maztura Tengku Jamaluddin, Siti Nor Sakinah Saudi, Umi Kalsom Md Ariffin, Fairuz Amran, Malina Osman

“…Study among municipality workers shows high seropositivity of leptospiral antibodies detected among town cleaners and garbage collectors. Objective. …”
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Exploring information technology utilization and needs in community pharmacies: a cross-sectional survey in Shanghai, China by Qin Li, Zhao Jin, Yun Liao, Huihua Dai, Jie Meng, Ling Li

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Transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of different types of rural settlements in plain agricultural areas by QU Yanbo, HE Xinhan, DONG Xiaozhen, LIU Chunqiang, YANG Yong, LI Yuanchao

“…[Methods] Based on the differential manifestations of rural at the regional and village scales, This paper systematically analyzed the morphological characteristics, transformation process, and driving mechanisms of rural settlements from both the “point” and “plane” perspectives, furthermore, a comparative study was conducted on four typical villages in Fangsi Town, Yucheng City, the plain agricultural area in Shandong Province: urban-rural integrated, agglomeration-enhanced, characteristic development, and preservation-improvement types. …”
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DESESTABILIZACIÓN DE LADERAS Y PELIGRO DE PROCESOS DE REMOCIÓN EN MASA. CASO DE ESTUDIO: FALDEOS DEL CERRO CURRUHUINCA. SAN MARTÍN DE LOS ANDES. NEUQUÉN. by Carla S. Urra Matus, Elsie M. Jurio

“…Thus the city understood as a social product in constant transformation that reflects the interaction between natural and social components has become a scene of situations of risk and social vulnerability. In the town of San Martin de los Andes, Neuquén, Patagonia Argentina; not only have occupied areas that correspond to the Valley glacifluvial but also the mountain slopes of the hills that surround the city from which have generated situations of risk for the population there installed.The study area corresponds to the territorial area which comprised the urban space of San Martín de los Andes: foothills of the Curruhuinca mountain, located to the North of the city of San Martín de los Andes, in sector East, referring to Arroyo Pocahullo, southern slope of the Curruhuinca Hill. …”
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Effects of the tide on the temporal and spatial physicochemical structure of the Kienké river estuary (South Atlantic Coast of Cameroon, Kribi) and its phytoplankton by Mama Anselme Crépin, Ghepdeu Gisele Flodore Youbouni, Fossi Tankoua Olivia, Bonga Manfred Desire, Abouga Bodo Willy Karol, Mandeng Thérésa Irma, Owona Edoa François Désiré, Tangko Noel Chuye, Ngoupayou Ndam Jules Rémi

“…The present work aimed to understand the physicochemical and phytoplanktonic structure of the Kienke estuary water in the urban area of Kribi town in relation to human activities and fluvial or oceanic influences. …”
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An assessment of compliance with proposed regulations to restrict on-package marketing of packaged foods to improve nutrition in South Africa by Safura Abdool Karim, Tamryn Frank, Alice S. Khan, Morongoa G. Tlhako, Sikhumbule K. Joni, Elizabeth C. Swart

“…Methods This study is an analysis of a dataset of 6768 packaged food products, collected as pictures of products in four major grocery stores in Cape Town, SA between March and July 2019. A codebook was developed based on R337. …”
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A comparative analysis of methods of preinduction cervical ripening and induction of labor in Poland and in Germany (Part II): maternal and neonatal outcomes by Agnieszka K. Kleszcz, Dorota Ćwiek, Olimpia Sipak-Szmigiel

“…It involved the analysis of the medical records of 154 pregnant women staying in the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the city of Szczecin and 150 pregnant women hospitalized in the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the town of Schwedt/Oder in Germany. Inclusion criteria were consent to participate and the implementation of internal written protocols in line with national guidelines for labor induction. …”
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Injury mortality in South Africa: a 2009 and 2017 comparison to track progress to meeting sustainable development goal targets by Megan Prinsloo, Shibe Mhlongo, Rifqah A. Roomaney, Lea Marineau, Thakadu A. Mamashela, Bianca Dekel, Debbie Bradshaw, Lorna J. Martin, Carl Lombard, Rachel Jewkes, Naeemah Abrahams, Richard Matzopoulos

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Comparison of ultraviolet C light and isopropyl alcohol for the disinfection of cellular phones in a paediatric intensive care unit setting by L Thomas, J John, H Lochan

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Le port antique de Saintes/Mediolanum (Charente-Maritime) by Jean-Philippe Baigl, Adrien Camus, Olivier Dayrens, Vincent Lebaron, Jonathan Letuppe, Vivien Mathé

“…In conclusion, the collective work undertaken in this place makes it possible to identify a town which is not located on the coast but is connected to the sea via its river. …”
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Water quality management of heavily contaminated urban rivers using water quality analysis simulation program by J. Jiang, T. Ri, T. Pang, Y. Wang, P. Wang

“…Results show that COD_Cr and NH₃-N need to be cut down to approximately 462.47t/a and 5.2t/a at Zhujia-Acheng down reach and 282.42 t/a and 9.25t/a Acheng down-Chenggaozi town reach, respectively under 90% hydrological design reliability to keep the water quality at class-IV. …”
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Responsible governance of genomics data and biospecimens in the context of broad consent: experiences of a pioneering access committee in Africa by Kobus Herbst, R Kerr, Daima Bukini, Ahmed Rebai, Akin Abayomi, P Andanda, J Mabuka, R Wamuyu, C Dandara

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Landscape risk analysis of the 2003 Barkal-Rangamati (5.7 Mw) earthquake in Bangladesh using geospatial techniques and people’s perceptions by Biswajit Nath, Tania Sultana Shifa, Sumon Miah, Bo Zhong, Junjun Wu, Aixia Yang, Shukla Acharjee, Ramesh P. Singh

“…This paper considered Barkal town and its environs (BTEN), an earthquake-prone area close to the 2003 Barkal-Rangamati Earthquake (5.7 Mw) for the LR change analysis from 2001–2024. …”
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Effect of Gender Based Violence on Women’s Health and Wellbeing in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Ninsiima, Irene

“…These included the principal town Clerk of the Northern Division, CDO, Staff, and community members. …”
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