Cohort profile: a large EHR-based cohort with linked pharmacy refill and neighbourhood social determinants of health data to assess heart failure medication adherence by Ian Kronish, Saul B Blecker, Samrachana Adhikari, John Dodson, Amrita Mukhyopadhyay, Samuel Kolzoff, Xiyue Li, Talia Nadel, Cassidy Fitchett, Rumi Chunara

“…Ninety-nine per cent were from urban metropolitan areas.Future plans We will use the established cohort to develop a machine learning model to predict medication adherence, and to support ancillary studies assessing associates of adherence. …”
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Application of training data affects success in broad-scale local climate zone mapping by Chunxue Xu, Perry Hystad, Rui Chen, Jamon Van Den Hoek, Rebecca A. Hutchinson, Steve Hankey, Robert Kennedy

“…We used two classifiers (Random Forests and ResNets) to map eight metropolitan areas in the US into LCZs, comparing training areas drawn by different or consistent interpreters, and data splitting strategy using rules that allow or reduce spatial autocorrelation. …”
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Long-Term Exposure to Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter and Risk of Premature Coronary Artery Disease: Results from Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease Mexican Study by Rosalinda Posadas-Sánchez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Andres Cardenas, José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador, Citlalli Osorio-Yáñez, Marco Sanchez-Guerra

“…Our results highlight the importance of reducing long-term exposure to ambient air pollution levels to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in Mexico City and other metropolitan areas.…”
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Enriching the American Heart Association COVID‐19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry Through Linkage With External Data Sources: Rationale and Design by Andrew S. Oseran, Tianyu Sun, Rishi K. Wadhera, Issa J. Dahabreh, James A. de Lemos, Sandeep R. Das, Christine Rutan, Aarti H. Asnani, Robert W. Yeh, Dhruv S. Kazi

“…Linked patients were more likely to live in the northeastern United States (35.7% versus 18.2%, ASD 0.40) and urban/metropolitan areas (83.9% versus 76.8%, ASD 0.18). There were also differences in hospital‐level characteristics between cohorts. …”
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Detection of Extended Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> with Biofilm Formation from Chicken Meat in Istanbul by Ali Aydin, Ali Anil Suleymanoglu, Abzal Abdramanov, Peter Paulsen, Emek Dumen

“…This is the first report about ESBL-producing <i>E. coli</i> in poultry meat, the exposure of consumers in Istanbul metropolitan areas, and the ability of <i>E. coli</i> from this region to produce biofilms.…”
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Prevalence and municipal variation in chronic musculoskeletal pain among independent older people: data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) by Keiko Yamada, Tomoko Fujii, Yasuhiko Kubota, Takaaki Ikeda, Masamichi Hanazato, Naoki Kondo, Ko Matsudaira, Katsunori Kondo

“…Individuals in underpopulated, suburban, or metropolitan areas tended to have more pain than those in urban areas, but this was not statistically significant (odds ratio [95% credible interval] 1.15 [0.86–1.51], 1.17 [0.93–1.43], 1.17 [0.94–1.46]). …”
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Urban environmental exposures during the first 2000 days of life as a foundation for health across the life-course: a scoping review by Erica McIntyre, Jason Prior, Christine Catling, Rupert Legg, Dwan Vilcins, Jane Frawley, Clare Perry, Amanda Henry, Christina Rojas, Valsamma Eapen

“…Inclusion criteria were studies that measured maternal, infant and child exposure to everyday urban environment features and conditions in cities/metropolitan areas during the first 2000 days of life and reported offspring health outcomes across the life course, including embryo, fetal/newborn, infant, child, adolescent, and adult outcomes. …”
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Predictors of Hospital Mortality and the Related Burden of Disease in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Multicentric Study in Brazil by Fernando Zanela Areas, Fernando Zanela Areas, Marcelo Liborio Schwarzbold, Marcelo Liborio Schwarzbold, Marcelo Liborio Schwarzbold, Marcelo Liborio Schwarzbold, Alexandre Paim Diaz, Alexandre Paim Diaz, Igor Kunze Rodrigues, Igor Kunze Rodrigues, Igor Kunze Rodrigues, Daniel Santos Sousa, Daniel Santos Sousa, Camila Leite Ferreira, João Quevedo, João Quevedo, Katia Lin, Katia Lin, Katia Lin, Emil Kupek, Emil Kupek, Cristiane Ritter, Cristiane Ritter, Felipe Dal Pizzol, Felipe Dal Pizzol, Felipe Dal Pizzol, Roger Walz, Roger Walz, Roger Walz, Roger Walz

“…The estimated YLLs in 22 months, in the 2 metropolitan areas were 2,841, corresponding to 1,550 YLLs per year and 101.5 YLLs per 100,000 people every year. …”
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A conceptual framework to model social determinants of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among underserved homeless populations by Sahar Haidar, Thomas Roederer, Cécile Allaire, Bastien Mollo, Charline Vincent, Isabelle Bonmarin, Marine Mosnier, Elodie Richard, Stéphanie Vandentorren

“…Objectives:  To construct and test a conceptual framework to model structural social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among underserved homeless populations, and to test this model to identify the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake on the homeless population living in two metropolitan areas in France. Methods:  We implemented a multicenter cross-sectional survey from 15/11/2021 to 22/12/2021 in homeless adults in the city of Marseille and in the greater Paris area. …”
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Local Site Effects Investigation in Durres City (Albania) Using Ambient Noise, after the 26 November 2019 (M6.4) Destructive Earthquake by Nikos Theodoulidis, Edmond Dushi, Llambro Duni, Ioannis Grendas, Areti Panou, Ardit Hajrullai, Neki Kuka, Rexhep Koci

“…Site characterization of metropolitan areas, especially after an earthquake, is of paramount importance for interpretation of spatial damage distribution and taking measures that assure realistic design actions to strengthen existing constructions and create new ones. …”
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Geographical challenges and inequity of healthcare access for high-risk paediatric heart disease by Benjamin C. Auld, Bridget Abell, Prem S. Venugopal, Steven McPhail

“…The greater accessibility of primary care services highlights the importance of supporting primary care physicians outside metropolitan areas to acquire or build the ability and capacity to care for children with CHD. …”
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Preliminary analysis of amplified ground motion in Bangkok basin using HVSR curves from recent moderate to large earthquakes by Teraphan Ornthammarath, Amorntep Jirasakjamroonsri, Patinya Pornsopin, Rajesh Rupakhety, Nakhorn Poovarodom, Pennung Warnitchai, Tun Tun Tha Toe

“…We observed that there is a unique site amplification effect between 0.3 and 0.1 Hz due to local surface waves and other moderate amplifications between 2 and 0.5 Hz due to a soft layer like other deep alluvial basins in other metropolitan areas. Conclusion We noticed that there is a unique site amplification effect between 0.1 and 0.3 Hz and smaller peaks around 2 and 0.5 Hz consistent with expectations for site amplification effects associated with deep basins. …”
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Mushroom Poisoning Cases from an Emergency Department in Central Anatolia: Comparison and Evaluation of Wild and Cultivated Mushroom Poisoning by Emin Fatih Vişneci, Demet Acar, Emine Nur Özdamar, Mevlüt Güven, Murat Patat

“…Cultivated mushrooms were largely consumed by patients who live in metropolitan areas (p<0.001). Patients who consumed wild mushrooms had higher troponin levels (p=0.017), lower base excess values (0.032) and longer LoS at hospital (p=0.029). …”
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Has the City-Rural Tax Base and Land-Use Balance Changed in Alberta? Explorations into the Distribution of Equalized Property Assessments Among Municipality Classes by Melville McMillan

“…To obtain a better perspective in specific cases, the city-rural split of assessments is reported for the Edmonton and Calgary metropolitan areas and nine cities between 1997 and 2014. …”
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Competition for labor resources: losses of the Amur region by A. V. Vasilyeva

“…At the same time, the population leaves, as a rule, the provincial and less developed regions and concentrates in the largest metropolitan areas. In the competition for labor resources some regions win and get essential advantages in social and economic development, others sustain considerable losses. …”
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Has the City-Rural Tax Base and Land-Use Balance Changed in Alberta? Explorations into the Distribution of Equalized Property Assessments Among Municipality Classes by Melville McMillan

“…To obtain a better perspective in specific cases, the city-rural split of assessments is reported for the Edmonton and Calgary metropolitan areas and nine cities between 1997 and 2014. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Aflaj Systems over a 36-Year Period by Khalifa M. Al-Kindi, Abdullah F. Alqurashi, Abdullah Al-Ghafri, Dennis Power

“…The study area was divided into four primary LULC classifications: vegetation, bodies of water, metropolitan areas, and bare soil. The classification maps demonstrated a high overall accuracy of 90% to 95%, indicating satisfactory performance. …”
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Patchwork places : regional and historical variations in suburban poverty in the United States by Lee-Chuvala, Christa Rachel

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Systems-level analysis of On Demand Mobility for aviation by Vascik, Parker D. (Parker Denys Neff)

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The openness within walls : reshaping the gated campus by Xu, Xiang, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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