Association between a publicly funded universal drug program and antipsychotic and antidepressant medication dispensing to children by Sophie A. Kitchen, Tara Gomes, Mina Tadrous, Kathleen Pajer, William Gardner, Yona Lunsky, Melanie Penner, David Juurlink, Muhammad Mamdani, Tony Antoniou

“…We obtained dispensing data from the IQVIA Geographic Prescription Monitor database, and used interventional autoregressive integrated moving average models to examine whether the implementation of OHIP + and its subsequent revision were associated with changes in dispensing. …”
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Deconstructing the map of the paradigm struggle: tracing a nationwide debate on “I do not get it” in Art Magazine (Meishu) by Nan Li, Dawei Lu

“…With respect to the notion of “contemporaneity” of contemporary Chinese art, the related theoretical struggles suggest a complex paradigm map that consists of the geographically distinct sociocultural, economic, ideological, political, historical, ethnic and gender characteristics of the PRC. …”
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THE MONASTERY OF “NEW NEAMŢ” – THE SACRED RIVER THAT FLEW IN THE OCEAN OF ROMANIAN HISTORY by Stela GUŢANU

“…Monasteries – a testimony of the oldness and uninterrupted continuity of the Romanian life on Bassarabian lands, as well as of the ethnic, historical, geographical, political, linguistic and religious unity between the Bassarabian Romanians and the Romanians from the entire Romania – a unity that has been undividable, unalienable, visible, resilient, perennial and prodigious through the ages, until today. …”
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GIS-based multi-criteria decision making for identifying rainwater harvesting sites by Waqed H. Hassan, Karrar Mahdi, Zahraa K. Kadhim

“…To address the severe issue of water scarcity in the western region of Iraq, this study identifies optimal potential rainwater harvesting (RWH) locations. Geographic Information System (GIS) and multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques were employed to generate themed layers for RWH. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences screening in pediatric primary care and changes in the rate of visits to social work and behavioral health by Sonya Negriff, Margo Sidell, Lee Barton, Mercie J. DiGangi

“…We acknowledge that this may vary based on geographic areas and populations served by different healthcare systems.…”
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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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Transition of farmland use system towards urban-rural integration: From localization to de-localization by FENG Dedong, LONG Hualou

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Federated learning based reference evapotranspiration estimation for distributed crop fields. by Muhammad Tausif, Muhammad Waseem Iqbal, Rab Nawaz Bashir, Bayan AlGhofaily, Alex Elyassih, Amjad Rehman Khan

“…However, federated learning trains models locally and combines the knowledge, resulting in more generalized ETo estimates across different regions. The three geographical locations of Pakistan, each with diverse weather conditions, are selected to implement the proposed model using the weather data from 2012 to 2022 of the selected three locations. …”
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Prediction of Hourly PM2.5 and PM10 Concentrations in Chongqing City in China Based on Artificial Neural Network by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He, Zhaosheng Wang

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Real-time geo-decisional system for risk and disaster management in Madagascar by Rakotoarison Tsiorinantenaina René, Hajalalaina Aimé Richard

“…Climate change is intensifying extreme phenomena, and the world is increasingly vulnerable to a variety of disasters whose impacts are considerable and varied over time, from one place to another and from one community to another. Due to its geographical location, Madagascar is the most cyclone-prone country in Africa and the ninth most vulnerable country in the world. …”
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Determinants of COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate in the United States: Spatial Analysis Over One Year of the Pandemic by Niranjan J. Kathe, Rajvi J. Wani

“…**Conclusion:** The spatial models identified percent positive for COVID-19, stringency index, elderly, college education, race/ethnicity, residential segregation, premature mortality, income inequality, workforce composition, and rurality as important ecological determinants of the geographic disparities in COVID-19 CFR.…”
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Urban Land Subsidence Characteristics and Their Relationship with Locations Liable to Waterlogging Based on SBAS-InSAR by LIU Huanyu, WU Zhen, YU Huanghao, CHEN Guangcheng, XIAO Yang, LI Kuang, LI Binquan

“…The temporal subsidence process of sinking or stationary waterlogging points is synchronized with the seasonal variation of precipitation, and more obvious seasonal precipitation indicates a more gentle subsidence trend. ③The urbanization process and natural geographical conditions work together on the surface deformation. …”
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Vegetation restoration effectiveness with main factors in the Beijing-Tianjin sandstorm source region during 2000-2020, China. by Xingshuo Zhang, Jingfang Yuan, Xiaoman Liu, Cheng Zong

“…We further demonstrated that the interaction between ecological engineering and climate, soil conditions, geographical background and socioeconomic had the synergistic effect on vegetation restoration effectiveness, and the interaction between ecological engineering and annual precipitation had the greatest impact. …”
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Photovoltaic solar energy prediction using the seasonal-trend decomposition layer and ASOA optimized LSTM neural network model by Venkatachalam Mohanasundaram, Balamurugan Rangaswamy

“…However, accurate forecasting of Solar Energy (SE) output remains a significant challenge due to the inherent variability and intermittency of solar irradiance (SI), which is affected by factors such as weather conditions, geographic location, and seasonal patterns. Reliable prediction models are crucial for optimizing energy management, ensuring grid stability, and minimizing operational costs. …”
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Integrating MAPK pathway inhibition into standard-of-care therapy for pediatric low-grade glioma by Erin E. Crotty, Aimee A. Sato, Aimee A. Sato, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki

“…This review highlights current approaches for the clinical implementation of MEK and RAF kinase inhibitors for pLGG, focusing on the practical aspects of drug administration, toxicity management, response monitoring, and distribution to patients experiencing geographic or financial barriers to care. Additionally, we review important considerations for the off-label use of these agents while contemporaneous clinical trials assessing front-line efficacy are ongoing. …”
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The water footprint of lithium extraction technologies: Insights from environmental impact reports in Argentina's salt flats by Walter Fernando Díaz Paz, Lucas Seghezzo, Ariela Griselda Salas Barboza, Melisa Escosteguy, Paula Valentina Arias-Alvarado, Eduardo Kruse, Marc Hufty, Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray

“…Our findings underscore that the water consumption of lithium mining can have important impacts that vary significantly with geographic context. EIRs provide a useful basis for estimating WF and BC, though certain limitations and challenges persist, particularly regarding incomplete or insufficiently detailed data.…”
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Global birth prevalence of major congenital anomalies: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaolong Xie, Jiao Pei, Li Zhang, Yang Wu

“…Data from eligible studies were pooled in meta-analysis to get global estimates of birth prevalence and prevalence in subgroups of geographic regions, countries with varying income levels and time periods. …”
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Coproducing healthcare service improvement for people with common mental health disorders including psychotic experiences: a study protocol of a multiperspective qualitative study by Alexandros Georgiadis, Robbie Duschinsky, Jesus Perez, Peter B Jones, Debra Russo, Clare Knight, Emma Soneson, Mary Dixon-Woods

“…Informed by principles of coproduction, this study will seek the views of service users and staff to inform the design and development of such a therapy.Methods and analysis Semistructured interviews will be conducted with IAPT service users, therapists and managers based in three different geographical areas in England. Our sample will include (1) approximately 15 service users who will be receiving therapy or will have completed therapy at the time of recruitment, (2) approximately 15 service users who initiated treatment but withdrew, (3) approximately 15 therapists each with at least 4-month experience in a step-3 IAPT setting and (4) three IAPT managers. …”
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Development of a respiratory virus risk model with environmental data based on interpretable machine learning methods by Shuting Shi, Haowen Lin, Leiming Jiang, Zhiqi Zeng, ChuiXu Lin, Pei Li, Yinghua Li, Zifeng Yang

“…However, these investigations have faced certain limitations, such as the use of modestly sized datasets, a restricted geographical focus, and an emphasis on a limited number of respiratory pathogens. …”
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ClimaWATCH: A new interactive tool for community heat-health vulnerability assessments by Aparna Keshaviah, Dheeya Rizmie, Huihua Lu, Mike Rudacille, Eric Morris, Colleen Psomas, Farid Qamar, Xindi C. Hu

“…Discussion: The dynamic functionality can improve emergency preparedness by facilitating exploration of the heterogeneity in heat-related health effects from year to year and by demographic or community feature, heatwave definition, and geographic region. Conclusion: Chief heat officers, public health officials, philanthropic organizations, and others can use ClimaWATCH to develop data-driven, tailored heat action plans to address the needs of different vulnerable populations effectively and equitably, prioritize interventions based on their potential for impact, and improve community and health system resilience to extreme heat.…”
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