Spotted fever group rickettsiae in black rats, pets, and humans in Zungarococha community, A rural area in the surroundings of Iquitos, Peru by Cusi Ferradas, Guillermo Salvatierra, David Payahuanca, Winnie Contreras, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Therangika A. Hangawatte, Diana León, Bruno M. Ghersi, Ricardo Gamboa, Katia Manzanares Villanueva, Viviana Pinedo-Cancino, Risa Pesapane, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Andrés G. Lescano, Janet Foley

“…Humans, dogs, cats, and black rats are exposed to spotted fever group rickettsiae in rural areas surrounding Iquitos. As reported in urban areas, R. asembonensis is the main Rickettsia species circulating in rural areas surrounding Iquitos and Ct. felis appears to be the main vector.…”
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Going, going, gone: Landscape drying reduces wetland function across the American West by J. Patrick Donnelly, Johnnie N. Moore, John S. Kimball, Kelsey Jencso, Mark Petrie, David E. Naugle

“…Our analysis identifies a shortfall in large-scale governmental monitoring programs that remain focused on historical wetland threats associated with agricultural drainage and urban expansion. Outcomes from this work improve our understanding of environmental change, elevating the urgency of developing adaptive conservation strategies in light of the rapidly evolving trajectory of wetland ecosystems in the western U.S.…”
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Are dizziness/lightheadedness helpful symptoms for telephone triage of females and males calling the out-of-hours service for acute chest discomfort? A cross-sectional study by Frans H Rutten, Hester M den Ruijter, Sander van Doorn, Dorien L Zwart, Loes T C M Wouters, Anna S M Dobbe, Laurens van der Hem, D Carmen Erkelens

“…Therefore, we investigated if these symptoms are helpful for triage and diagnosis of ACS in females and males with acute chest discomfort.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Nine out-of-hours service in primary care (OHS-PC) in the Netherlands participated, covering both rural and urban areas, serving a total population of 1.5 million people.Participants 2195 patients were selected calling the OHS-PC with acute chest discomfort, 55.4% were females. …”
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Prevalence of abnormal bone mineral density and its influencing factors among adult residents in Jiangsu province: a cross-sectional survey by Weihao WANG, Huijing HE, Yaoda HU, Xingming CHEN, Tan XU, Ji TU, Ang LI, Binbin LIN, Qihang LIU, Zhiming LU, Tianshu XI, Haibo HUANG, Da XU, Zhili CHEN, Zichao WANG, Guangliang SHAN

“…MethodsUsing stratified multistage cluster random sampling, we recruited 6 000 adult permanent residents (≥ 20 years old and living locally for at least 5 years) without disability or serious illness and, for women, not pregnant or breastfeeding, in urban and rural areas of Jiangsu province. Participants underwent a face-to-face interview with a self-designed questionnaire, physical examination, laboratory tests, and measurement of calcaneal BMD using the Pegasus ultrasound bone densitometer between October and November 2023. …”
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Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized... by Kara M. Magane, Richard Saitz, Sarah Fielman, Marc R. LaRochelle, Christopher W. Shanahan, Christine A. Pace, Michael LaValley, Kaley Penington, Skylar Karzhevsky, Emily Hurstak

“…This four-arm factorial design randomized trial will assess whether population health management (PHM) and clinical care management (CCM) support for primary care providers (PCPs) are associated with improved AUD treatment engagement among their patients, beyond electronic health record (EHR) prompting and decision support alone. Methods PCPs from an urban safety-net hospital-based primary care clinic are randomized to one of four groups (1) EHR best practice advisory (BPA) and clinical decision support tools for unhealthy alcohol use (BPA), (2) BPA plus population health manager support, (3) BPA plus clinical care manager support, and (4) all three. …”
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First assessment of biofouling assemblages in the northern Red Sea, an important region for marine non-indigenous species transfer by Juan Sempere-Valverde, Juan Sempere-Valverde, Eva Aylagas, Vitaly Syomin, Vitaly Syomin, Marcos A. L. Teixeira, Glafira D. Kolbasova, Glafira D. Kolbasova, Sofía Ruiz-Velasco, Sahar Chebaane, Arthur Anker, João Curdia, Ronald Cadiz, Dylan M. Cottrell, Andrea Desiderato, Luiz F. Andrade, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Carolina Bocanegra-Castano, Matilde Marzucchi, Angelo Poliseno, Doaa Baker, Basmah Alabdulaziz, Flor Torres, Ameer A. Eweida, Ameer A. Eweida, Susana Carvalho, Susana Carvalho

“…This study represents a baseline characterization of the biofouling communities in the northern Saudi Arabian Red Sea (NEOM region) prior to extensive urban, industrial, and commercial development.MethodsSamples were collected in November 2023 and February 2024 from seven sites within the region. …”
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Green sanctuaries: residential green and garden space and the natural environment mitigate mental disorders risk of diabetic patients by Erxu Xue, Jianhui Zhao, Jingyu Ye, Jingjie Wu, Dandan Chen, Jing Shao, Xue Li, Zhihong Ye

“…This highlights the potential for local governments to enhance the sustainability of such interventions, grounded in public health and urban planning, through strategic planning initiatives. …”
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Analysis of acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposures in children: a 5-year retrospective study by Yanning Qu, Rui Tang, Zhuyan Duan, Mengyi Sheng, Hui Wang, Shuang Liu, Jiao Li, Linlin Guo, Linying Guo, Si Zheng, Si Zheng

“…The majority exposure events occurred at home (89.3%) and in urban settings (78.4%). Accidental poisoning was the predominant cause, accounting for 94.7%, and the primary route of exposure was oral (93.6%). …”
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Concentrations and human health risks attributed to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in water resources in China: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaomei Hui, Anhui Li, Sheng Chang, Aihua Wang, Lu Wang, Chao Li

“…The concentration of PTEs was meta-analyzed using random effects model in water resources (surface water and groundwater) and location of study (urban and rural locations) subgroups. Human health risk assessment due to PTEs in water from ingestion and dermal contact pathways was estimated using target hazard quintet (THQ) and carcinogenic (CR) in adult males and female consumers in China. …”
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Determinants of continuation on HIV pre-exposure propylaxis among female sex workers at a referral hospital in Uganda: a mixed methods study using COM-B model by Samuel Kawuma, Rodgers Katwesigye, Happy Walusaga, Praise Akatukunda, Joan Nangendo, Charles Kabugo, Moses R. Kamya, Fred C. Semitala

“…This study evaluated PrEP continuation among FSWs and explored potential determinants of PrEP adherence within a public referral hospital in urban Uganda. Methods We conducted an explanatory sequential mixed method study at Kiruddu National referral hospital in Uganda. …”
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Investigating the Role of the basic Components of Smart Governance in Realizing a Smart City with the ISM Method (Case Study: Tehran) by ALi Asghar Pourezzat, Tayebeh Abbasi, Shahryar Maghsoodi Kenari, Mohammad Mehdi Namdar Joybari

“…Conclusion Cities across the globe are confronting numerous challenges, including traffic congestion, air pollution, excessive energy consumption, and uncontrolled urban sprawl. The concept of a smart city has emerged as a potential solution to these challenges. …”
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Low ITN utilization among households in SWEPR Ethiopia: challenge for malaria elimination, a mixed design approach by Wondwossen Niguse, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu, Girma Mamo, Ephrem Negeri, Ibrahim Temam, Haile Zewdie, Tamirat Bogale, Erkyihun pawulos, Endale Sahlie

“…From the multivariable logistic regression analysis, the urban residents, NGO employees, having a corrugated iron sheet house type, having good knowledge toward malaria, having good knowledge toward ITNs, having a favorable attitude towards malaria and having a favorable attitude towards ITNs had higher odds of the proper utilization of ITNs as compared to their counterparts. …”
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Financial crisis and its association with parental stress and children’s mental health in Lebanon by Ramona Nasr, Samantha Abi Saab, Nada Nasr, Chadia Haddad, Eman Swaidan, Sara Abou Ibrahim, Joanne Karam

“…Additionally, regional factors and socioeconomic status played a role, as children in urbanized areas and technical schools reported higher distress. …”
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The impact of relaxation music (Weightless by Marconi Union) on production performance, welfare, and hematological and biochemical blood parameters in broiler chickens by Patrycja Ciborowska, Damian Bień, Artur Żbikowski, Karol Pawłowski, Jakub Urban, Anna Zalewska, Arkadiusz Matuszewski, Karwan Yaseen Kareem, Klara Piotrowska, Monika Michalczuk

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Determinants of Low Birth Weight among Newborns Delivered at Public Hospitals in Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study by Muse Bututa Bekela, Mulugeta Shegaze Shimbre, Teshale Fikadu Gebabo, Mengesha Boko Geta, Abayneh Tunje Tonga, Eshetu Andarge Zeleke, Negussie Boti Sidemo, Agegnehu Bante Getnet

“…The odds of being rural dweller women was 3.51 times higher among cases (low birth weight babies) than among controls (normal birth weight babies) as compared to being urban dweller women (AOR=3.51, 95% CI (1.91-6.45)). …”
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« Paroles de flics ». Communications policières et actualité politique au Maroc (2005-2023) by Mériam Cheikh

“…These not only show how the police are organised from the inside but also what their new priorities are, with urban and juvenile delinquency at the top of the list.By examining two decades of a publication known as “Police Magazine” from 2005 to 2013, then “Revue de Police” from 2014 to the present day, this article will look at how the security forces engage in institutional communication aimed at the Moroccan public, and what forms this takes according to different political shifts, ranging from political openness to political closedness. …”
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Imagined Libya: geopolitics of the margins by Luca Raineri

“…The subsequent sections analyze geopolitical discourses from different sources to offer a review of some important spatial imaginaries that have contributed to representing, constituting and apprehending Libya as a subject and an object of international politics: ancient geography’s environmentalism; Italy’s imperial colonialism; Gaddafi’s pan-Arabism and, later, pan-Africanism; and Turkey’s pan-Ottomanism.Before modern colonisation, the imaginary of (today’s) Libyan territory was long apprehended through the dichotomy between urban (hadari) and rural (badawi) spaces, with the political and normative centre of gravitation oscillating from the former (during the Arab and later Ottoman hegemony) to the latter (during the rise of the Sanussi order). …”
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Spatial predictors of landowners' engagement in the restoration of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Thomas Pienkowski, Anna Freni Sterrantino, Anazelia M. Tedesco, Matt Clark, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Arundhati Jagadish, Alex Mendes, Ludmila Pugliese de Siqueira, Morena Mills

“…Longer travel times to urban areas reduced restoration likelihood by 48.3% (95% CI: 39.7%–55.8%). …”
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MXene-based materials for enhanced water quality: Advances in remediation strategies by Ali Mohammad Amani, Milad Abbasi, Atena Najdian, Farzaneh Mohamadpour, Seyed Reza Kasaee, Hesam Kamyab, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan, Mostafa Shafiee, Lobat Tayebi, Ahmad Vaez, Atefeh Najafian, Ehsan Vafa, Sareh Mosleh-Shirazi

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Analisis Perpindahan Wisatawan dan Preferensi Desrinasi Wisata Favorit Berdasarkan Geotag Instagram (Studi Kasus pada Destinasi Wisata Bandung Raya) by Herry Irawan, Eva Nurhazizah, Joe Nathan C.G. Panjaitan

“…The majority of tourist destinations with urban recreational attractions are in the bottom 20. …”
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