Sex-specific prevalence, inequality and associated predictors of hypertension, diabetes, and comorbidity among Bangladeshi adults: results from a nationwide cross-sectional demogra... by Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Raisul Akram, Nausad Ali, Marufa Sultana, Nurnabi Sheikh

“…Several socioeconomic and demographic factors such as age, sex, education, geographic location, administrative division, employment status, education and wealth index were considered as major explanatory variables. …”
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Affective-sexual and gender diversity in Spanish education: a systematic literature review by Delfín Ortega-Sánchez, Esther Sanz de la Cal, Jaime Ibáñez Quintana, Eduardo Encabo-Fernández

“…IntroductionThe aim of this present work is to systematically compile, map, and review the scientific literature concerning education on affective-sexual and gender diversity, produced within the Spanish geographical context over the past decade (2013–2023). …”
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Satisfaction with a daily supportive text messaging program aimed at promoting psychological well-being of educators: Outcomes from implementation of the Wellness4Teachers by Belinda Agyapong, Pamela Brett-MacLean, Raquel da Luz Dias, Yifeng Wei, Vincent Israel Opoku Agyapong

“…With the addition of enhanced personalization features suggested by the educators, the program may help to effectively supplement support for teachers’ psychological well-being while offsetting challenges associated with time constraints and geographical location.…”
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Land use transition and its driving mechanisms in China’s human-elephant conflict areas by WANG Yuan, WANG Yahui, YANG Aoxi, FAN Hui, XIE Fei

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An indoor positioning method based on bluetooth array/PDR fusion using the SVD-EKF by Chenhui Li, Jie Zhen, Jianxin Wu

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Oral health surveys of traditional peoples and communities in Brazil: a scope review by Maria Letícia Barbosa Raymundo, Elza Cristina Farias de Araújo, Rênnis Oliveira da Silva, Edson Hilan Gomes de Lucena, Yuri Wanderley Cavalcanti, Armando Cabral de Lira Neto, Lucas Xavier Bezerra de Menezes

“…Design Scoping review according to the Scoping Review extension for the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Data sources MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences were searched up until June 2023.Eligibility criteria Studies involving individuals from indigenous groups, quilombolas, riverside communities and Romani communities, all included in TPC in Brazil, were included without any age restrictions.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted by two independent reviewers, and studies were categorised considering the author and year of publication, the traditional group, study type, geographical location, age group, sample size, data collection method and the main oral health condition assessed.Results After the searches, 39 studies were included in the review, and 2 studies were manually added. …”
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Penentuan Dua Lokasi Lumbung Padi dengan Menggunakan Metode Grid di Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah by Yunita Puput Wijayanti, Adi Setiawan, Hanna Arini Parhusip

“…Based on the data in the form of the coordinates of the location of the district office, population, and the amount of rice production in Central Borneo Province, two granary locations are located at the geographical coordinates (-1.8,113.0) precisely in Koeling Village, Pundu Sub-district, East Kotawaringin District, Central Borneo, and (-3.0,114.2) precisely in Pangkuh Village, Pangkoh Hilir Sub-district, Pulang Pisau District, Central Borneo with a total cost Rp. 55,287,393.08. …”
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Impact of tourist and recreational activities on the indicators of soil-ecological monitoring of the adjacent territory of Lake Teletskoe (Altai Mountains) by Olga A. Elchininova

“…Methods. Comparative geographical and chemical as well as soil-ecological monitoring of studied indicators of early, short- and long-term diagnostics. …”
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The Association between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Oral Neoplasm among Smokers and Betel Quids Chewers by Mei-Sheng Ku, Pallop Siewchaisakul, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Chen-Yu Liu

“…The purpose of this study is to elucidate the association between PM2.5 and oral neoplasm, including oral potentially malignant disorder (OPMD) and oral cancer (OC), taking into account the geographical heterogeneity. Data for analysis were derived from nationwide OC screening program, targeting Taiwanese cigarette smokers and/or betel quid chewers, and the Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring Network between 2006 and 2016. …”
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The impact of land use transition on ecosystem service value in Lixiahe area: Multi-scenario simulation based on Markov-FLUS model by CHEN Xinwei, LI Hongbo, ZHANG Wenbo, GE Xiaoping

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Population-based survey of the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Bangladesh by Bipul Kumer De Sarker, Sheikh M A Mannaf, Siddiqur Rahman, Md Shafiqul Islam, Md Mizanur Rahman, M Nazrul Islam, Salma Parvin

“…International Society for Geographic and Epidemiological Ophthalmology definitions were used to define glaucoma and glaucoma suspect cases.Results One hundred forty clusters (89 rural and 51 urban) were randomly selected, and 13 791 residential households were visited. …”
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The role of climate change and niche shifts in divergent range dynamics of a sister-species pair by Summers, Jeremy, Lukas, Dieter, Logan, Corina J, Chen, Nancy

“…The expansion in habitats occupied by the great-tailed grackle is consistent with observations that species with high behavioral flexibility can rapidly expand their geographic range by using human-altered habitat. This investigation identifies how opposite responses to anthropogenic change could drive divergent range dynamics, elucidating the factors that have and will continue to shape species ranges. …”
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The global burden of chronic respiratory diseases attributable to tobacco from 1990 to 2021: a global burden of disease study 2021 by Haoshen Feng, Zhe Li, Rui Zheng

“…Conclusion Although global tobacco-related CRD deaths and DALYs have continued to increase, ASMR and ASDR are on the decline, with variations across geographic regions. Prevention and control strategies tailored to country-specific disease prevalence are essential to mitigate these burdens.…”
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GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE MINING ENGINEERS by Vladimir S. Morkun, Serhiy O. Semerikov, Svitlana M. Hryshchenko

“…The discrepancies identified at the analytical and stating stage of the pedagogical experiment required the development of a new competence system with separate components of environmental competence. Multifunctional geographic information systems were used in the laboratory classes of the control groups, and multifunctional GIS, mining and environmental GIS and the software component of the methodological complex "EcoKryvbas" were used in the experimental ones. …”
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Statistical exploration of factors associated with birth of children having sickle cell traits among reproductive-age women in Nigeria by Gabriel Ogunde, Ayodele Shabi, Joshua O. Akinyemi

“…About 26.1% (95% CI = 25.2–26.9) of the mothers had children with SCT. By geographical variation, the Northwest region had the highest proportion of mothers of under-five children with SCT. …”
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Coupling relationship between land use transition and rural transformation development: A case study of county-level regions in Jiangsu Province by GE Dazhuan, WANG Rumin, LU Xiaoxue

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Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. by Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva, Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo, Rafaela Nunes Dávila, Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior, Altair Seabra Farias, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Felipe Leão Gomes Murta

“…<h4>Background</h4>Riverine communities face various health problems, which involve geographical and cultural barriers to accessing care, in addition to a lack of financial investments in services aimed at these communities, resulting in a process of invisibility for the population living in these regions. …”
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Real-World Treatment Patterns in Men with Castration- Resistant Prostate Cancer Receiving Docetaxel by Keith L. Davis, Benjamin Gutierrez, Teresa Zyczynski, James A. Kaye

“…**Results:** Patients had a mean [±SD] age of 66.5 [8.9] years, the majority (63%) were white, and geographic dispersion was similar to the US population. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 Control Measures on Trace Gases (NO2, HCHO and SO2) and Aerosols over India during Pre-monsoon of 2020 by Mriganka Sekhar Biswas, D. C. Ayantika

“…In this present study we evaluate and quantify the changes in pollutants across six different geographical zones along with the six most populous cities in the country. …”
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Mapping forest-agroforest frontiers in the Peruvian Amazon with deep learning and PlanetScope satellite data by Wanting Yang, Daniel Ortiz-Gonzalo, Xiaoye Tong, Dimitri Gominski, Rasmus Fensholt

“…Integrating a DEM as an additional helped the generalization of models across different geographical sites but did not improve the overall accuracy, whereas adding temporal information did not improve generalization or accuracy. …”
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