Exploring urban–rural inequities in older adults life expectancy: a case study in Zhejiang, China for health equity by Yongguo Chen, Yongguo Chen, Xiaoting Fan, Shusheng Shen, Shusheng Shen, Yong Chen, Yong Chen, Zhiwei Pan, Zixuan Chen, Haoqiang Zhong, Menglong Li

“…This underscores the importance of tailored interventions that consider the specific needs of older adults individuals in diverse geographical areas and age brackets to extend life expectancy and promote health equity. …”
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Limitations and opportunities of using Hotmaps online heat atlas in heat energy planning by Csaba Csontos, Ádám Harmat, José Campos, Béla Munkácsy

“…The heating energy mix can vastly vary even within a small geographical area which underlines the importance of in-situ rural energy mapping and makes clear the need to develop such complex but replicable methodologies as this paper has. …”
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Ectophoma salviniae sp. nov., Neottiosporina mihintaleensis sp. nov. and four other endophytes associated with aquatic plants from Sri Lanka and their extracellular enzymatic poten... by Madhara K. Wimalasena, Madhara K. Wimalasena, Madhara K. Wimalasena, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Thushara C. Bamunuarachchige, Gui-Qing Zhang, R. G. Udeni Jayalal, Darbhe J. Bhat, Darbhe J. Bhat, Turki M. Dawoud, Heethaka K. S. de Zoysa, Dong-Qin Dai

“…Chaetomella raphigera is reported as a new geographical record, Colletotrichum siamense and C. truncatum are reported as novel host records in aquatic plants, while Phyllosticta capitalensis has been identified on the same host (Nymphaea nouchali) in the North-Central Province of Sri Lanka. …”
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Lessons learned from the expansion of medical schools in Brazil: a review of challenges and opportunities by Katia M. Avena, Katia M. Avena, Luiz F. Quintanilha, Luiz F. Quintanilha, Ricardo Luiz Luzardo Filho, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade

“…Despite advancements in expansion and geographical distribution, there are criticisms and challenges facing the current medical training process. …”
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Effect of Pandemic COVID-19 on Tropical Forest Cover in Small Island: Case Mansinam Island Papua using Google Earth Imagery by Francine Hematang, Denisa Taran, Mutakim, Semuel Erari, Alfando Luas, Descarlo Worabai, Matheus Beljai

“…Using remote sensing and geographic information system technology based on high-resolution satellite imagery from google earth imagery, land cover was observed in 2018, 2020, and 2023. …”
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Childbirth dynamics in the riverside region of the Brazilian Amazon from the perspective of geospatialization by Liandra Silva Lopes, Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira, Erlon Gabriel Rego de Andrade, Ivaneide Leal Ataíde Rodrigues, Juan Andrade Guedes, Rosinelle Janayna Coêlho Caldas, Paula Gisely Costa Silva

“…With data collected from five sources, a geographic database was constructed, and spatial analysis was used with Kernel density interpolator. …”
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The role of neurotrophic factors in retinal ganglion cell resiliency by Alan K. Abraham, Alan K. Abraham, Michael Telias, Michael Telias

“…Our analysis suggests that these seemingly contradictory results can be explained by the varying onset and geographic distribution of photoreceptor death.…”
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Detailed biogeographical mapping as a useful novel tool for the conservation of endemic taxa: a case of study for Iberian orchids [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Angel Penas, Alejandro González-Pérez, Raquel Alonso-Redondo, Norma Yolanda Ochoa-Ramos, Aitor Álvarez-Santacoloma, Sara del Río, Giovanni-Breogán Ferreiro-Lera

“…Distribution data were collected from existing biodiversity databases and integrated into a Geographic Information System (GIS). In order to assign the correct biogeographical epithet to each taxon, a set of rules and criteria was developed to ensure an objective, simple and universal classification based on the species' distribution areas. …”
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CHINESE MIGRANTS IN ITALY: POSITIVE INTEGRATION EXPERIENCE OR A CHALLENGING FACTOR? by K. G. Muratshina, K. M. Tabarintseva-Romanova, Ya. I. Mukhamadiyeva

“…In spite of sustainable ethno-religious tolerance of Italian society (conditioned by the historical and geographical factors, such as longterm fragmentation of Italian state, the presence of a large number of ethnic minorities in a rather small area, intensive North-South internal migration), the multiculturalism policy, imposed by the European Union, has not been accustomed in this country. …”
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Deep Learning Approach in Seismology: Enhancing Earthquake Forecasting using K-Means Clustering and LSTM Networks by Tyanita Puti Marindah Wardhani, Zulkifli Tahir, Elly Warni, Anugrayani Bustamin, Muhammad Alief Fahdal Imran Oemar, Muhammad Alwi Kayyum

“…In addition, predicted seismic occurrences are plotted on a map to display their geographic location within the specified research region. …”
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Revisiting Key Entry Routes of Human Epidemic Arboviruses into the Mainland Americas through Large-Scale Phylogenomics by Túlio De Lima Campos, Ricardo Durães-Carvalho, Antonio Mauro Rezende, Otávio Valério de Carvalho, Alain Kohl, Gabriel Luz Wallau, Lindomar José Pena

“…Knowledge about the entry routes and geographic expansion of these arboviruses to the mainland Americas remain incomplete and controversial. …”
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Travel Time Variability and Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Urban Streets Using Global Positioning System: A Review by Zainab Ahmed Alkaissi, Ruba Yousif Hussain

“…The accessibility indices were increased by increasing access points and decreasing traffic volumes. The Geographic Information System (GIS) networks can produce a model that overcomes some restrictions of accessibility indices. …”
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Clinicomycological Characterization of Superficial Mycoses from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal by Sundar Khadka, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Dinesh Binod Pokharel, Bharat Mani Pokhrel, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Subhash Dhital, Basista Rijal

“…However, the prevalence of species varies geographically. In addition, fungal treatment is best guided according to species isolated. …”
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Automatic Recognition of Seismic Intensity Based on RS and GIS: A Case Study in Wenchuan Ms8.0 Earthquake of China by Qiuwen Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Bin Su

“…Compared with traditional methods of drawing seismic intensity map, which require many investigations in the field of earthquake area or are too dependent on the empirical formulas, spatial information technologies such as Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) can provide fast and economical way to automatically recognize the seismic intensity. …”
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Soil Erosion Estimation Using Remote Sensing Techniques in Wadi Yalamlam Basin, Saudi Arabia by Jarbou A. Bahrawi, Mohamed Elhag, Amal Y. Aldhebiani, Hanaa K. Galal, Ahmad K. Hegazy, Ebtisam Alghailani

“…Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques have been implemented for the assessment of the data, applying the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) for the calculation of the risk of erosion. …”
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Characterizing the Structure of the Railway Network in China: A Complex Weighted Network Approach by Weiwei Cao, Xiangnan Feng, Jianmin Jia, Hong Zhang

“…Unlike the common feature of a scale-free network, the most connected nodes in CRN are not necessarily the most central due to underlying geographical, political, and socioeconomic factors. We proposed an integrated measure based on the four centrality measures to identify the global role of each node and the multilayer structure of CRN and confirm that stable connections hold between different layers of CRN.…”
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Influencing Factors and Clustering Characteristics of COVID-19: A Global Analysis by Tianlong Zheng, Chunli Zhang, Yueting Shi, Debao Chen, Sheng Liu

“…The visualization results of spectral clustering showed that the geographical distribution of global COVID-19 pandemic spread formation was highly clustered, and its clustering characteristics and influencing factors also exhibited some consistency in distribution. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Development and Therapeutic Use of Antivirals in Flavivirus Infection by Aarti Tripathi, Shailendra Chauhan, Renu Khasa

“…Significant expansion in the geographic range, prevalence, and vectors of flavivirus over the last 50 years has led to a dramatic increase in infections that can manifest as hemorrhagic fever or encephalitis, leading to prolonged morbidity and mortality. …”
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Comparison of BRCA1 Gene Expression and CA15-3 Tumor Marker Level in Different Stages of Breast Cancer by Negar Soltani Irdmusa, Haniyeh Bashi Zadeh Fakhar, Masoumeh Heshmati, Mohammad Esmaiel Akbari, Sara Rahimi

“…Breast cancer (BC), a globally prevalent malignancy, shows significant variability in incidence across different geographical regions. In this study, we examined the expression of the tumor suppressor gene BRCA1 and the tumor marker CA15-3 in women diagnosed with BC, focusing on different cancer grades. …”
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DNA barcoding reveals an unexpected distribution of two Megaleporinus species in the La Plata Basin system by Florencia Paola Coronel, Gisela Loretán, Gisela Loretán, Gisela Loretán, Sebastián Sanchez, Sebastián Sanchez, Natalia Silva, Natalia Silva, Gualberto Pacheco-Sierra, Florencia Brancolini, Florencia Brancolini, Danilo Aichino, Facundo Vargas, Pablo Scarabotti, Pablo Scarabotti, Luis Espínola, Luis Espínola, Carla Simone Pavanelli, Eva Carolina Rueda, Eva Carolina Rueda

“…We also observed significant differences in the geographic distribution, diversity, and genetic structure between the two species.DiscussionThese results highlight the importance of studying the ecology of each species separately. …”
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