Controlling malaria with indoor residual spraying in spatially heterogenous environments by Mo'tassem Al-Arydah, Robert Smith?

“…What are the effects of spraying in different geographical areas? 2. How do the results depend upon the regularity of spraying? …”
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Climate change and lethal violence: a global analysis by Saqib Amin

“…These connections were evident across different economic levels and geographic regions in Asia and Africa. Originality/value – This study emphasizes the urgent need for comprehensive interventions to combat human-induced climate change and mitigate its extensive negative impacts on society, particularly its association with increased violent behavior.…”
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Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana by Daniel Asomning Odoom, Joseph Xorse Kugbe, Israel Kwame Dzomeku, Albert Berdjour, Dennis Owusu Boateng, Richard Naabe Yaro, Prince Wireko, Ebenezer Kofi Sam, Philip Ghanney

“…The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three geographically distinct locations serving as replicates. …”
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Indicators for measuring urban environmental equity: A Scoping Review by Soledad Camacho Lorenzo, Yolanda Pérez Albert, Joan Alberich González

“…Applying indicators by using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and statistical tools can be a valid option for fulfilling this aim, since it allows for territorial patterns in disparities to be exposed. …”
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The Role of Innovative Products in Creating Competitive Advantages in the Food Supplements Market: The Experience of Herbamama LLC by Vladimir Kochney

“…The study applies econometric analysis to existing financial and operational company records to evaluate how innovation affects Herbamama LLC along with marketing intensity, customer engagement and geographical extent on competitive supremacy. R&D investments combined with new product introductions emerged as the leading element in building competitive advantage according to the research findings. …”
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Flood risk vulnerability assessment using GIS and hydraulic modeling, case study of the Fez river watershed, Morocco by Essahlaoui Narjisse, El Ouali Abdelhadi, Rhazi Abdelaziz, Alitane Abdennabi, Ijlil Safae, Mohajane Meriame, Ammari Zakaria, Oumou Abdellah, Khrabcha Abdelali, El Hafyani Mohamed, Essahlaoui Ali, Aouragh My Hachem, Van Rompaey Anton

“…The results of the study further indicate that the Geographic Information System combined with hydraulic modeling are very effective tools for floodplain mapping and analysis. …”
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Climate change hazard index reveals combined risks to United States drinking water utilities by Zia J Lyle, Jeanne M VanBriesen, Constantine Samaras

“…While utilities located in Western regions and coastal areas have higher climate hazard index values, there are utilities serving different population sizes in all geographic regions with elevated climate risk. Few utilities have developed climate adaptation plans and many may have existing vulnerabilities. …”
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First record of Astathelohania contejeani (Henneguy, 1892) in the narrow-clawed crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) from Belarus by Śliwińska Karolina, Skuratovich Elena, Alekhnovich Anatoly

“…A single published report addressed a potential microsporidia infection in P. leptodactylus, but without specific data on geographical location and prevalence. We present the first detailed information on the prevalence of A. contejeani in the P. leptodactylus population from Lake Losvido, including an assessment of the infection rate through both visual and molecular assessment. …”
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Portraying the Geography of US Airspace with 3-Dimensional GIS-Based Analysis and Visualization by Thi Hong Diep Dao, David G. Havlick

“…The methods described for this work can be extended to other types of multidimensional objects and may facilitate more robust considerations of how Geographical Information Science (GIS) can be useful in analyzing and depicting airspace and territorial claims in three dimensions.…”
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Evaluation of a Scalable Information Analytics System for Enhanced Situational Awareness in Mass Casualty Events by Aura Ganz, James M. Schafer, Zhuorui Yang, Jun Yi, Graydon Lord, Gregory Ciottone

“…Our trials were conducted in different geographical areas (feature-rich and featureless regions) and in different lighting conditions (daytime and nighttime). …”
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MODELO BIOGEOGRÁFICO DE LOS MOSQUITOS CULEX SPP. (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) EN MÉXICO by Maria Torres Olave, Hugo Rojas Villalobos, Gina Zesati, Luis Bravo Peña, Luis Alatorre Cejudo

“…The mosquitoes distribution and the presence of arboviruses are determined by temperature, rainfall, geographic barriers, and other factors that determine the distribution of Culex spp. and can influence the human arboviral. …”
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Lesion Distribution and Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Elk and White-Tailed Deer in South-Western Manitoba, Canada by Todd K. Shury, Doug Bergeson

“…Surveillance for Mycobacterium bovis in free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from south-western Manitoba was carried out from 1997 to 2010 to describe the lesions, epidemiology, and geographic distribution of disease. Tissues were cultured from animals killed by hunters, culled for management, blood-tested, or found opportunistically. …”
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Research and Application of the Beijing Road Traffic Prediction System by Ruimin Li, Hongliang Ma, Huapu Lu, Min Guo

“…Four key function servers were introduced, namely, the database server, calculation server, Geographic Information System (GIS) server, and web application server. …”
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Spatial Interpolation of Daily Rainfall Data for Local Climate Impact Assessment over Greater Sydney Region by Xihua Yang, Xiaojin Xie, De Li Liu, Fei Ji, Lin Wang

“…The results indicate that Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) method is slightly better than the other three methods and it is also easy to implement in a geographic information system (GIS). The IDW method was then used to produce forty-year (1990–2009 and 2040–2059) time series rainfall data at daily, monthly, and annual time scales at a ground resolution of 100 m for the Greater Sydney Region (GSR). …”
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Sustainable Development and Flood Risk Assessment in Haripur District: A Multicriteria Analysis Using AHP and Geospatial Techniques by Zulqarnain Jehan, Ali Husnain, Muhammad Waseem, Sareer Ahmad, Megersa Kebede Leta

“…This research employs an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) model and geographic information system (GIS) analysis to delineate flood risk zones. …”
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Comparison of Perceived Achievement of Complex Thinking Competency Among American, European, and Asian University Students by José Carlos Vázquez-Parra, Jenny Paola Lis-Gutiérrez, Linda Carolina Henao-Rodriguez, Carlos Enrique George-Reyes, Claudia Lorena Tramon-Pregnan, Susana Del Río-Urenda, Ma Esther B. Chio, Rasikh Tariq

“…It was found that (i) there is no statistically significant difference by gender; (ii) there are statistically significant differences in all types of thinking per country, geographical area (continent), and Human Development Index (HDI).…”
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In-the-Field Authentication of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv: Albariño Using Chlorotype Discrimination and a Single SNP Interrogation by LAMP by Javier Quinteiro, Lara Quinteiro, Angela Díaz-Fernández, Manuel Rey-Méndez, Javier Ibáñez, Emilia Díaz-Losada

“…This issue is problematic when viticultural strategies and regulations associated with high-value wine-producing geographical areas rely on extensive control and monitoring of valuable cultivars. …”
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Global dynamic path‐planning algorithm in gravity‐aided inertial navigation system by Shengwu Zhao, Lei Shi, Wenzhe Zhang, Zhihong Deng

“…In the local planning algorithm, the motion model of the DWA algorithm is improved to a high‐precision model and expressed in a geographic coordinate system. Finally, the improved global static planning and local dynamic planning are combined as the global dynamic path‐planning algorithm of an underwater vehicle. …”
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Die Übersetzung eines künstlichen Dialekts im Roman David Mitchells „Der Wolkenatlas“ („Cloud Atlas“) by Teresa Maria Włosowicz

“…In fact, as the dialect is artificial, the translators were able to approach it in a creative way, without the risk that the dialect would be associated with a particular geographic region. …”
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Digitalised Welfare-to-work program in Indonesia: A Prelimenary Study of The Pre-Employment Card (PECP) and Job-Loss Insurances (JLI) Programs by Fadillah Putra, Anwar Sanusi

“…However, digitization may not effectively support those who are geographically marginalized.…”
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