Evaluation of Public Welfare Level of Urban Rail Transit considering Operation Management by Ran Meng, Baohua Mao, Qi Xu, Yang Yang

“…The cities with a relatively high level of public welfare relative closeness exceeding 0.5 include Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Dalian. (3) Both GDP and urban population are positively correlated with the relative closeness of social benefit and service level. (4) The level of public welfare can be improved by reducing the fare price and improving the service level, such as increasing the network density, reducing the departure interval, and increasing the average speed.…”
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Understanding the Operational Efficiency of Bicycle-Sharing Based on the Influencing Factor Analyses: A Case Study in Nanjing, China by Beibei Hu, Yunfeng Gao, Jiechen Yan, Yue Sun, Yang Ding, Ji Bian, Xianlei Dong, Huijun Sun

“…With the expansion of urban scale and the growth of urban population, the bicycle-sharing system has been greatly helping grease the wheels of convenience and diversity of citizens' travel. …”
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Identification of Inequities in Green Visibility and Ways to Increase Greenery in Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Wuhan, China by Xiaohua Guo, Chang Liu, Shibo Bi, Yuling Tang

“…The rapid increase in urban population density driven by urban development has intensified inequity in urban green space distribution. …”
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Overweight and Obesity Coexist with Thinness among Lao’s Urban Area Adolescents by Katiya Ivanovitch, Sonemany Keolangsy, Nontiya Homkham

“…In recent decades, the developing countries of Southeast Asia, including the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), have experienced a rapid growth of their urban population. Partly as a result of that, issues of undernutrition and overnutrition became a significant public health problem. …”
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Use of antibiotics in a Cienfuegos municipality population by Diana Rosa Fernández Ruiz, Zaida Pérez Meneses, Olga Lidia Cuevas Pérez, Maira Quirós Enríquez, Belkis Barrios Romero, Yeni Dueñas Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize the use of antibiotics in the Cienfuegos municipality urban population.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> an exploratory, retrospective study was carried out in which 164 people over 18 years of age were surveyed and this survey was applied with the following variables to study: sociodemographic characteristics; If you used antibiotics in the last six months, who prescribed or suggested it, drug used, disease against which you took it, when did you stop taking them, if you had self-medication habits and knowledge about the negative consequences of such actions.…”
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Determinants of Seed Distribution System: The Case of Womberma District, North West Ethiopia by Gizachew Wosene Minwagaw, Wubalem Gobie Ejigu

“…Bread wheat also known as common wheat is one of the most important crops for food security and job opportunities for many smallholders as well as the urban population in Ethiopia. Farmers obtain seed from both formal and informal seed distribution systems. …”
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Estimating the Burden of Illness Related to Genital Warts in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Vera N. Prilepskaya, Mikhail Gomberg, Smita Kothari, Karen Yee, Amit Kulkarni, Suzanne M. Garland, Anna R. Giuliano

“…Study limitations include estimates and results representative of the urban population of Russia. Despite its limitations, this study provides a GW prevalence estimate in Russia not previously available. …”
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The Impact of Urbanization on Lives of People in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala City. by Byonanebye, Bright

“…However, the size of the place has been the most widely used criterion in the definition of the urban population. Urban areas have a higher concentration of population in a limited area and thus a higher density of population and social heterogeneity. …”
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Cultural and urban city living expectations of knee motion in a Southeast Asian city: implications on total knee arthroplasty outcomes by Yong Yao Tan, Ke Xin Magneline Ang, Ching Yi Aliza Wong, Kinjal Vidyut Mehta, Sir Young James Loh

“…Surgeons must counsel patients on likely post-operative activities, but limited data on knee range of motion (ROM) for daily tasks in Southeast Asia renders personalised guidance challenging.AimThe primary aim of this study was to evaluate the minimum knee ROM required for daily activities (walking, stair climbing, squatting, kneeling, and sitting cross-legged) in a healthy Southeast Asian urban population. The secondary aim was to determine the association between anthropometric measurements and knee ROM required for the activities. …”
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The effects of circuit hydraulic weight interval training on body composition and progression of resistance in recreationally exercising pre- and postmenopausal women: an 18-week q... by Małgorzata Socha, Paulina Ćwieląg, Waldemar Andrzejewski

“…The response to an exercise stimulus may depend on the menopausal status.MethodsThis quasi-experimental study aimed to determine the effects of 6, 12, and 18 weeks of circuit hydraulic weight interval training (CHWIT) on anthropometric indices, body composition estimated by the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and muscle performance in inactive pre- and post-menopausal women from an urban population. A total of 100 women aged between 35 and 69 (mean 51.5 ± 9.61) years with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 27.3 (±5.4 kg/m2) were divided by menopausal status and assigned to the training CHWIT group (25 pre- and 25 postmenopausal women) and the control group (25 pre- and 25 postmenopausal women). …”
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Health systems efficiency in China and ASEAN, 2015–2020: a DEA-Tobit and SFA analysis application by Jing Kang, Rong Peng, Zhen Li, Fen Huang, Yujun Chen, Jun Feng, Junyuan Wei, Fu Yu, Xiaorong Su, Xianjing Qin, Qiming Feng

“…The per capita gross domestic product (current US$) and the urban population have significant effects on the efficiency of health systems.Conclusions Health systems inefficiency is existing in China and the majority ASEAN countries. …”
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Regional Medical Campuses in Canada by Aaron Johnston, Amanda Bell, Kristy Penner, Trushar Patel, Grace Perez

“…We found that the environments of proposed RMCs differed somewhat from existing RMCs and included examples of novel organizational constructs, settings with smaller urban population sizes, smaller hospitals, and settings with smaller and decreasing physician workforce. …”
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Assessing awareness and treatment knowledge of preventable blindness in rural and urban South African communities by Z Kiva, J E Wolvaardt

“…To determine the level of knowledge regarding preventable blindness and treatment options within a rural and urban population. Setting. Rural and urban areas in the Eastern Cape, SA. …”
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Revitalizing Ukrainian Cities: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Smart Urban Development by Vitalii Kruhlov, Jaroslav Dvorak, Volodymyr Moroz, Dina Tereshchenko

“…Design/Methodology/Approach: The research employs a multi-stage methodological approach, encompassing elements such as gauging urban population satisfaction with municipal services, graphical analysis using CIMI, assessing the relevance of revitalizing Ukrainian cities and the need for mobilizing business resources, sociological surveys, developing a Smart City model based on PPP project outcomes, and formulating key elements of the national Smart City development strategy. …”
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Greenness and averted mortality in 390 cities in China (2000–2020)Research in context by John S. Ji, Zheng Tao, Hui Miao, Tom Cole-Hunter, Xuecao Li, David Rojas-Rueda, Wenjia Cai

“…Findings: We analyzed and mapped 390 cities or urban areas in China, covering an urban population of nearly 500 million. We found population-weighted NDVI exhibiting an overall increase from 2000 to 2020 for most cities. …”
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Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillanc... by Chalapati Rao, Willie Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry

“…The risk of dying from HIV/AIDS in urban population was 54% less likely than their rural counterparts (AOR: 0.46 (95% CI 0.2 to 0.9)).Conclusion TB and HIV/AIDS interventions are needed to target vulnerable populations to reduce premature mortality from these diseases in PNG.…”
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The AFFIRM Framework for gender-affirming care: qualitative findings from the Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Equity Study by Meg Quint, Schuyler Bailar, Alexis Miranda, Shalender Bhasin, Devin O’Brien-Coon, Sari L. Reisner

“…Themes about gender-affirming care coalesced into the acronym AFFIRM: (1) Affirms in individual interactions: Participants called for affirmation of TGD identity, lived expertise, and competent TGD providers and staff. (2) Flexible and accessible: Participants expressed the need for gender-affirming care to be available beyond urban population-specific clinics, in a timely fashion without long wait lists, and in a community-centered manner such as offering non-traditional times and settings. (3) Fights systemic oppression: Participants emphasized the need for providers and health systems to eliminate gatekeeping practices for gender-affirming care and create care models that resist intersecting oppressive systems such as racism and cisgenderism. (4) Interacts with community: Patients desired intentional interaction with TGD community to holistically address health and unmet gender affirmation needs. (5) Retains patients in care: Patients shared the need to collaboratively identify and problem-solve obstacles to gender-affirming care with providers and healthcare systems to optimize TGD-specific retention strategies. (6) Multidisciplinary: Patients called for interdisciplinary teams with co-located services such as primary care and mental healthcare with letter-writing for surgical care, and incorporation of peer navigators to meet the broader social, health, and well-being needs of TGD people. …”
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Effect of ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors on attendance at ophthalmology appointments following referral from a Diabetic Eye Screening Programme: a retrospective cohor... by James Banks, Adnan Tufail, Ling Zhi Heng, Josef Huemer, Christopher G Owen, Alicja R Rudnicka, Yasir Khan, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Michael Seltene, Mumina Khatun, Catherine A Egan, Zoe Ockrim, Matilda Pitt, Daisy Williams, Celestine Rutowska

“…Background/aims To examine the association between sociodemographic characteristics and attendance at Hospital Eye Service (HES) referrals from the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP), in a large, ethnically diverse urban population.Methods Retrospective cohort study (4 January 2016–12 August 2019) of people with diabetic retinopathy (DR) referred from an English DESP to a tertiary referral eye hospital. …”
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Prevalence of hypertension in Shenzhen, China: a population-based, cross-sectional study by Ke Peng, Ji Peng, Yirong Wang, Weicong Cai, Lin Lei, Rencheng Zhao, Fangjiang Liu, Kaihao Lin, Fengzhu Xie

“…This study was designed to investigate the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of HTN and the associated factors among adult residents in Shenzhen, China.Design Population-based, cross-sectional study.Participants Through the multistage stratified random sampling method, a representative sample of 10 043 urban population aged ≥18 years were selected. Three consecutive blood pressure (BP) readings were measured after resting for a 5 min seat by trained staff and HTN was defined as mean systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg and/or self-reported current use of antihypertensive drugs. …”
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Geographic factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 prevalence during the first wave − 6 districts in Zambia, July 2020 by Stephen Longa Chanda, Tadatsugu Imamura, Warren Malambo, Rommel Bain, Chisenga Musuka, Nyambe Sinyange, Jonas Z. Hines

“…During the beginning of a COVID-19 wave in Zambia, surveillance and response activities should be focused on urban population centres and improving access to WASH.…”
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