Characterizing the services provided by family physicians in Ontario, Canada: A retrospective study using administrative billing data. by David W Savage, Arunim Garg, Salimur Choudhury, Roger Strasser, Robert Ohle, Vijay Mago

“…We then evaluated variation in the services provided by different physicians based on the physicians' geographic location (north-urban, north-rural, south-urban, and south-rural) and career stage (i.e., years in practice). …”
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Rehabilitation Guidelines for Use Following a Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO): A North American Based Delphi Consensus by Ashley E. Disantis, Ethan Ruh, RobRoy Martin, Keelan Enseki, Michael McClincy

“…The standardization of rehabilitative care following PAO is essential for achieving optimal outcomes despite other factors such as geographical location and socioeconomic status. Further research on patient-reported outcomes is necessary to confirm successful rehabilitation following the guidelines outlined in this study.…”
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Development of KASP markers, SNP fingerprinting and population genetic analysis of Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw. germplasm resources in China by Baoming Shen, Airong Shen, Yun Tan, Lina Liu, Sainan Li, Zhuming Tan

“…Population structure analysis revealed that the 50 commercial cultivars were best divided into four populations, with some correlation between the group distribution and the morphological and geographical characteristics of the germplasm. Using the genotyping results from 28 KASP markers screened from the cultivars, a minimum set of 11 markers was identified that could distinguish 83 C. ensifolium commercial cultivars completely, with the remaining 17 markers serving as extended markers. …”
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Multi-platform observations and constraints reveal overlooked urban sources of black carbon in Xuzhou and Dhaka by Pravash Tiwari, Jason Blake Cohen, Lingxiao Lu, Shuo Wang, Xiaolu Li, Luoyao Guan, Zhewen Liu, Zhengqiang Li, Kai Qin

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UnDER: Unsupervised Dense Point Cloud Extraction Routine for UAV Imagery Using Deep Learning by John Ray Bergado, Francesco Nex

“…Extraction of dense 3D geographic information from ultra-high-resolution unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery unlocks a great number of mapping and monitoring applications. …”
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Short-term warming supports mineral-associated carbon accrual in abandoned croplands by Zhenrui Zhang, Hui Gao, Xiaoxia Gao, Shurui Huang, Shuli Niu, Emanuele Lugato, Xinghui Xia

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Bitlis Air Pollution Emission Inventory and Estimation of Health Effects by Multiple Linear Regression by Sinan Mehmet Turp

“…The province of Bitlis has a terrestrial climate due to its topographic structure and its geographical location. In Bitlis, which is one of the lowest temperature averages in our country, winters are quite cold and long. …”
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Assessment of residential exposures to agricultural pesticides: A scoping review. by Raphaëlle Teysseire, Guyguy Manangama, Isabelle Baldi, Camille Carles, Patrick Brochard, Carole Bedos, Fleur Delva

“…They predominantly used Geographic Information Systems and sometimes surveys or interviews to calculate surrogate exposure metrics, the most common being the amounts of pesticides applied or the surface area of crops around the dwelling. …”
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Analysis of the consequences of climate change on the characteristics of middle Zagros snow cover using remote sensing data by moslem seydi, kamal omidvar, gholamali mozafari, ahmad mazidi

“…To differentiate pixels and identify various phenomena, the acquired images were processed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. Analysis of seasonal snow cover changes using MODIS sensor imagery indicates a significant decreasing trend in the majority of the studied area, particularly in the elevated regions. …”
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Conceptual approaches to the formation of regional economic clusters by N. V. Rakuta, T. E. Sitokhova

“…The resulting synergistic effect of creating a cluster is not only to increase the efficiency of its work as a whole in comparison with the efficiency of individual participants, but also to mutually strengthen the competitive position of both industry production and its home territory.The content characteristic of the concept of “economic cluster of the region”, which distinguishes the author’s approach from other well-known scientific approaches by the fact that as part of regional clusters, a special kind of them can be distinguished-an economic cluster of small enterprises, which is a localized and geographically concentrated group of small businesses, interconnected and complementary to each other, has been clarified in the article. …”
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Espaços e relações de poder em Chapecó/SC na década de 1950. by Cristina de Moraes

“…The main point of analysis is to understand this idea from the occurrence of a lynching in Chapecó / SC in 1950. From geographical-historical contextualization is possible to see how a particular type of training and its sociospatial social relations were embryos of power relations that gradually have taken root in the region, influencing the creation of ideologies that gained widespread materiality. …”
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Evolution of EFTA in Differentiated Integration within Europe by V. V. Zolotukhin

“…The thematic allocation is carefully structured based on existing competencies; officials of EFTA's pillar bodies within the two-pillar EEA structure maintain productive relations with the EU, while others focus on internal matters. The geographical location of these bodies plays a decisive role: Brussels and Luxembourg are aligned with a broad Eurocentric decision-making paradigm, while those within EFTA prioritize endogenous agendas.Switzerland's integration trajectory relies on a diverse array of regulatory mechanisms aimed at bridging disparate areas and fostering cooperation among participating states. …”
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Earthquake Disaster Rescue Model Based on Complex Adaptive System Theory by Fujiang Chen, Jingang Liu, Junying Chen

“…Due to this special geographical location, earthquake disasters occur frequently in China. …”
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The Factors Affecting Nursing Students’ Career Choices in Turkey: A Cross-sectional Study by Burçin Selçuk, Hatice Serap Koçak, Zeynep Güngörmüş

“…The participants were 2778 nursing students of state universities from seven geographical regions of Turkey who were selected by drawing lots. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF ROMANIAN ALPINE HABITATS SPATIAL SHIFTS BASED ON CLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTION SCENARIOS by ADRIAN CONSTANTINESCU, JENICĂ HANGANU, ANTHONY LEHMANN, NICOLAS RAY

“…Under 1950–2000 climate scenario, both models exhibited high AUC values (> 0.9). The predicted geographical distribution of Mesophilous oligotrophic mountain pasture and Subalpine oligotrophic pastures coded as VNG and PON habitat modeled by Maxent and BIOCLIM shows differences between the modeling approaches, with Maxent predicting smaller areas (12% less) of suitable habitat than BIOCLIM. …”
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Exploring barriers to accessing health care services by young women in rural settings: a qualitative study in Australia, Canada, and Sweden by Reyhaneh Golestani, Farideh Khalajabadi Farahani, Paul Peters

“…Structural barriers further compound these issues through socio-cultural and gender norms, insufficient coverage of universal health insurance, low budget allocations for health facilities in rural and small urban areas, and the geographic distance to healthcare providers. Addressing these multifaceted barriers is crucial to improving healthcare access for rural population. …”
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Nurse workforce change and metropolitan medically underserved areas in the United States by Diana Bowser, Kaili Mauricio, Brielle Ruscitti

“…The Index of Medical Underservice was extracted for each MUA from HRSA and geographically weighted to the metropolitan area. Results The results of descriptive trends for nursing professions show that all nursing occupations reviewed have experienced positive change over both five- and ten-year periods. …”
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Substorm‐Time Ground dB/dt Variations Controlled by Interplanetary Shock Impact Angles: A Statistical Study by Denny M. Oliveira, James M. Weygand, John C. Coxon, Eftyhia Zesta

“…Then, such currents are inverted back to the ground and dB/dt variations are computed. Geographic maps are built with these field variations as a function of shock impact angles. …”
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Rural Indigenous entrepreneurship: Emerging Field in Iranian Rural Research by Ali Akbar Anabestani, Mehrshad Toulabi Nejad

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STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE: THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN FACILITATING LOCAL AGRICULTURAL ADAPTATION TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN TANZANIA by Reginald Chetto, Makarius Mdemu, Jacob Kihila

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