The market of medical office buildings by Wei, Yu-Hua, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Get full text

Automated Extraction of Built-Up Areas by Fusing VIIRS Nighttime Lights and Landsat-8 Data by Chang Liu, Kang Yang, Mia M. Bennett, Ziyan Guo, Liang Cheng, Manchun Li

“…Third, VIIRS NTL data were used to obtain the built-up target areas, which were superimposed onto the built-up preliminary classification results to obtain the built-up area fine classification results. Four major metropolitan areas in Eurasia formed the study areas, and the high spatial resolution (20 m) built-up area product High Resolution Layer Imperviousness Degree (HRL IMD) 2015 served as the reference data. …”
Get full text

Sex-specific associations of γ-glutamyltransferase to HDL-cholesterol ratio and the incident risk of cardiovascular disease: three Korean longitudinal cohorts from different region... by Dong Hyuk Jung, Dong Hyuk Jung, Byoungjin Park, Byoungjin Park, Ha Eun Ryu, Ha Eun Ryu, Yong Jae Lee, Yong Jae Lee

“…Furthermore, the prevalence of CVD was strongly correlated with the GGT/HDL-C ratio in metropolitan areas, and this correlation was more significant than that observed with GGT or HDL-C in isolation.…”
Get full text

Urban environment and health: a cross-sectional multiregional project based on population health surveys in Spain (DAS-EP project) – study protocol by Andrés Cabrera-León, Antonio Daponte, Marc Saez, Katherine Pérez, María Rueda, Ferran Ballester, Ana Esplugues, Aitana Lertxundi, Laia Font-Ribera, Laura Oliveras, Marina Lacasaña, Marisa Estarlich, Mikel Subiza-Pérez, Ainhoa Bereziartua, Gonzalo García-Baquero, Salvador Delís Gomez, Antonio Merelles, Maria Angeles Irles, Carmen Barona, Rosa Mas, X Bartoll, Anne-Claire Binter, Leticia García Mochon, Helena García Cortés, María del Carmen Sánchez-Cantalejo Garrido, Rocío Cáceres

“…This study focuses on the population living in cities or metropolitan areas with more than 100 000 inhabitants. UrbEEs are described by objective estimates at participants’ home addresses by GIS, and subjective indicators present in PHS. …”
Get full text

Associations between greenness and kidney disease in Massachusetts: The US Medicare longitudinal cohort study by Whanhee Lee, Seulkee Heo, Rory Stewart, Xiao Wu, Kelvin C. Fong, Ji-Young Son, Benjamin Sabath, Danielle Braun, Jae Yoon Park, Yong Chul Kim, Jung Pyo Lee, Joel Schwartz, Ho Kim, Francesca Dominici, Michelle L. Bell

“…The estimated effects of EVI on kidney disease were generally more evident in White beneficiaries and those residing in metropolitan areas compared to the overall population. Conclusions: This study found that higher levels of annual residential greenness were associated with a lower risk of the first hospital admission for kidney diseases. …”
Get full text

Ecological homogenization of soil properties in the American residential macrosystem by Christopher D. Ryan, Peter M. Groffman, J. Morgan Grove, Sharon J. Hall, James B. Heffernan, Sarah E. Hobbie, Dexter H. Locke, Jennifer L. Morse, Christopher Neill, Kristen C. Nelson, Jarlath O'Neil‐Dunne, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Meredith K. Steele, Tara L. E. Trammell

“…We evaluated the mean and variability of total soil C and N stocks, potential net N mineralization and nitrification, soil nitrite (NO2−)/nitrate (NO3−) and ammonium (NH4+) pools, microbial biomass C and N content, microbial respiration, bulk density, soil pH, and moisture content in residential lawns and native ecosystems in six metropolitan areas across a broad climatic gradient in the United States: Baltimore, MD (BAL); Boston, MA (BOS); Los Angeles, CA (LAX); Miami, FL (MIA); Minneapolis–St. …”
Get full text

Recent increase in the detection of human parainfluenza virus during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic in the Republic of Korea by Heui Man Kim, Jee Eun Rhee, Nam-Joo Lee, Sang Hee Woo, Ae Kyung Park, Jaehee Lee, Cheon Kwon Yoo, Eun-Jin Kim

“…Detection of hPIV was delayed in metropolitan areas compared to that in suburban regions. …”
Get full text

Role of Actors in the Processes of Sustainable Development at Local Level—Experiences From the Czech Republic by Jana Dlouhá, Jan Vávra, Jan Vávra, Marie Pospíšilová, Zuzana Dvořáková Líšková

“…In this text we are interested in the preconditions for, and opportunities provided by sustainable development at local level in non-metropolitan areas, i. e., in rural areas and villages. …”
Get full text

Spatial Pattern of Changing Vegetation Dynamics and Its Driving Factors across the Yangtze River Basin in Chongqing: A Geodetector-Based Study by Bo Yao, Lei Ma, Hongtao Si, Shaohua Li, Xiangwen Gong, Xuyang Wang

“…Overall, the NDVI increased at a rate of 0.05/10 year, with 81.67% of the areas undergoing significant expansion, primarily in the metropolitan areas of Chongqing’s Three Gorges Reservoir Area (TGR) and Wuling Mountain Area (WMA). …”
Get full text

Improving the Performance of Mortars Made from Recycled Aggregates by the Addition of Zeolitised Cineritic Tuff by Domingo A. Martín, Jorge L. Costafreda, Jorge L. Costafreda, Leticia Presa

“…Finally, it can be argued that the results obtained in this research could contribute to more effective use of construction and demolition waste in metropolitan areas.…”
Get full text

Brazilian infectious diseases specialists: who and where are they? by Alex Jones Flores Cassenote, Mario César Scheffer, Aluísio Augusto Cotrim Segurado

“…In these areas, nonetheless, there is a strong concentration of infectious diseases specialists in state capitals and in metropolitan areas. Keywords: Communicable diseases, Infectious disease medicine, Specialization, Internship and residency, Brazil…”
Get full text

The environmental challenges of urban living: Why willingness to pay for apartments matters by Aarce Tehupeiory, Rachmat Mulyana, Imelda Masni Juniaty Sianipar, I Wayan Koko Suryawan, Iva Yenis Septiariva, Wisnu Prayogo

“…The study suggests that vertical development in metropolitan areas can provide a solution to increase population density and overcome the problem of limited land availability. …”
Get full text

Variability in the serial interval of COVID-19 in South Korea: a comprehensive analysis of age and regional influences by Hyosun Lee, Gira Lee, Tobhin Kim, Suhyeon Kim, Hyoeun Kim, Sunmi Lee

“…Conversely, densely populated metropolitan areas experienced an increase in confirmed cases. …”
Get full text

Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Surface Urban Heat Island and Thermal Comfort Using Landsat Satellite Images between 1989 and 2019: A Case Study in Tehran by Faezeh Najafzadeh, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Arsalan Ghorbanian, Sadegh Jamali

“…Mapping and monitoring the spatio-temporal variations of the Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) and thermal comfort of metropolitan areas are vital to obtaining the necessary information about the environmental conditions and promoting sustainable cities. …”
Get full text

Design of low-energy buildings in densely populated urban areas based on IoT by Wenming Zhao, Jin Chen, Tao Hai, Muamer N. Mohammed, Zaher Mundher Yaseen, Xuelan Yang, Jasni Mohamad Zain, Ruihua Zhang, Qiang Xu

“…Greater affluent residents in metropolitan areas can also benefit from modern high-rise structures, which offer more breathing room. …”
Get full text

Shallow structure and late quaternary slip rate of the Osaka Bay fault, western Japan by Mari Hamahashi, Hironori Otsuka, Yoshiaki Suzuki, Jun Arimoto, Tetsuo Matsuno, Nobukazu Seama, Yuzuru Yamamoto, Hiroko Sugioka, Stephen A. Bowden, Satoshi Shimizu, Hikaru Iwamaru, Mamoru Sano, Keita Suzuki, Katsuya Kaneko, Kazuo Nakahigashi, Yoshiyuki Tatsumi

“…Dense distribution of active faults and high geodetic strain rates characterize the region, posing a major seismic hazard potential to the coastal and metropolitan areas of the Kansai region. To investigate the shallow structure and recent deformation history of active faults in the Osaka Bay, we acquired 15 high-resolution seismic profiles using a Mini-GI airgun and a Boomer as active sources, together with multi-beam bathymetry data across the Osaka Bay Fault. …”
Get full text

Biomass burning aerosols and the low-visibility events in Southeast Asia by Lee, Hsiang-He, Bar Or, Rotem Zvi, Wang, Chien

“…Fire aerosols alone are also responsible for a substantial fraction of low-visibility events (visibility  < 10 km) in the major metropolitan areas of Southeast Asia: up to 39 % in Bangkok, 36 % in Kuala Lumpur, and 34 % in Singapore. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text

Trends in Tumor Site-Specific Survival of Bone Sarcomas from 1980 to 2018: A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Based Study by Xianglin Hu, Kai Deng, Hui Ye, Zhengwang Sun, Wending Huang, Yangbai Sun, Wangjun Yan

“…Older age, male gender, tumor sites at pelvic bones, sacrum, coccyx and associated joints, as well as vertebral column, osteosarcoma and Ewing tumor, and residence in non-metropolitan areas were independently associated with higher CSM risk. …”
Get full text

Public values to guide childhood vaccination mandates: A report on four Australian community juries by Chris Degeling, Julie Leask, Katie Attwell, Nicholas Wood, Annette Braunack‐Mayer, Kerrie Wiley, Paul Ward, Stacy M. Carter

“…Two juries were held in metropolitan areas, and two in regional/rural settings. …”
Get full text

Predictors of applicant pool racial and ethnic diversity among physician assistant education programs: a national cross-sectional cohort study by Trenton J. Honda, Daytheon Sturges, Daphne C. Mills, Cynthia X. Yuen, Ryan W. Chitwood, José E. Rodríguez

“…We also identified trends suggesting that programs in more metropolitan areas were able to attract more diverse applicants. …”
Get full text