Examining Structural Disparities in US Nursing Homes: National Survey of Health Information Technology Maturity by Gregory L Alexander, Jianfang Liu, Kimberly R Powell, Patricia W Stone

“…The majority (n=486, 60.7%) of NHs report stage 3 or lower with limited capabilities to communicate about care delivery outside their facility. Larger NHs in metropolitan areas had higher odds of HIT maturity. The number of certified beds and NH location were significantly associated with HIT maturity stage while ownership, chain status, and occupancy rate were not. …”
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Local Governance in Alberta: Principles, Options and Recommendations by Sandeep Agrawal, Cody Gretzinger

“…The other recommendations are divided into three categories, as they pertain to three distinct geographies of the province: metropolitan regions, regions outside of census metropolitan areas and small and remote urban municipalities. …”
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Local Governance in Alberta: Principles, Options and Recommendations by Sandeep Agrawal, Cody Gretzinger

“…The other recommendations are divided into three categories, as they pertain to three distinct geographies of the province: metropolitan regions, regions outside of census metropolitan areas and small and remote urban municipalities. …”
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Local Governance in Alberta: Principles, Options and Recommendations by Sandeep Agrawal, Cody Gretzinger

“…The other recommendations are divided into three categories, as they pertain to three distinct geographies of the province: metropolitan regions, regions outside of census metropolitan areas and small and remote urban municipalities. …”
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Human papillomavirus genotype distribution among women with and without cervical cancer: Implication for vaccination and screening in Ghana by Yvonne Nartey, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Philip C. Hill, Edward T. Dassah, Richard H. Asmah, Kofi M. Nyarko, Ramatu Agambire, Thomas O. Konney, Joel Yarney, Nelson Damale, Brian Cox

“…Most women with cervical cancer were more likely to be single with no formal education, unemployed and less likely to live in metropolitan areas compared to women without cervical cancer (all p-value <0.001). …”
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The entrepreneurial state : New York's Urban Development Corporation, an experiment to take charge of affordable housing production, 1968-1975 by Freemark, Yonah (Yonah Slifkin)

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Assessment of the Carbon Budget of Local Governments in South Korea by Gyung Soon Kim, A Reum Kim, Bong Soon Lim, Jaewon Seol, Ji Hong An, Chi Hong Lim, Seung Jin Joo, Chang Seok Lee

“…CO₂ absorption was the highest in the Gangwon province, where the forest area ratio to the total area is the highest, and the lowest in the metropolitan areas such as Seoul, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju. …”
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Night-time population consistently explains the transmission dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 in three megacities in Japan by Yuta Okada, Syudo Yamasaki, Atsushi Nishida, Atsushi Nishida, Ryosuke Shibasaki, Ryosuke Shibasaki, Hiroshi Nishiura

“…The present study aimed to reveal the relationship between the transmissibility of COVID-19 in Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi prefectures and the daily night-time population in metropolitan areas belonging to each prefecture.MethodsIn Japan, the de facto population estimated from GPS-based location data from mobile phone users is regularly monitored by Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare and other health departments. …”
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National trends of suicidal ideation and mental health services use among US adults with opioid use disorder, 2009–2020 by Peter J. Na, Tanner J. Bommersbach, Ismene L. Petrakis, Taeho Greg Rhee

“…Subgroups including individuals aged 18–25 (aOR, 1.72 [95% CI, 1.09–2.71]; P=0.020), residing in non-metropolitan areas (aOR, 1.43 [95% CI, 1.04–1.97]; P = 0.029), with co-occurring past-year major depressive episode (aOR, 5.28 [95% CI, 4.27–6.53]; P < 0.001) and alcohol (aOR, 1.55 [95% CI, 1.23–1.97]; P < 0.001), cocaine (aOR, 1.42 [95% CI, 1.03–1.97]; P = 0.034), and sedative use disorders (aOR, 1.48 [95% CI, 1.11–1.98]; P = 0.008) were associated with SI after adjusting for covariates. …”
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Local Governance in Alberta: Principles, Options and Recommendations by Dr. Sandeep Agrawal, Cody Gretzinger

“…The other recommendations are divided into three categories, as they pertain to three distinct geographies of the province: metropolitan regions, regions outside of census metropolitan areas and small and remote urban municipalities.…”
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Translating research into rural health practice: a qualitative study of perceived capability-building needs by Olivia King, Alesha Sayner, Alison Beauchamp, Danielle Hitch, Drew Aras, Anna Wong Shee

“…Health professionals working in rural and regional settings, where research activity and infrastructure are generally less mature than that seen in metropolitan areas, need additional support and skills to build their capability to engage in translation-focused research. …”
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A statewide investigation of geographic lung cancer incidence patterns and radon exposure in a low-smoking population by Judy Y. Ou, Brynn Fowler, Qian Ding, Anne C. Kirchhoff, Lisa Pappas, Kenneth Boucher, Wallace Akerley, Yelena Wu, Kimberly Kaphingst, Garrett Harding, Deanna Kepka

“…Radon exposure and differences in lung cancer incidence between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas may explain this phenomenon. We compared smoking-adjusted lung cancer incidence rates between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties by predicted indoor radon level, sex, and cancer stage. …”
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Quantifying inequities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution over time by social vulnerability, race and ethnicity, and location: A population-level analysis in St. Louis and Kansas Cit... by Aaloke Mody, Cory Bradley, Salil Redkar, Branson Fox, Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Matifadza G Hlatshwayo, Anne Trolard, Khai Hoan Tram, Lindsey M Filiatreau, Franda Thomas, Matt Haslam, George Turabelidze, Vetta Sanders-Thompson, William G Powderly, Elvin H Geng

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Inequities in the initial COVID-19 vaccination and booster rollout in 2 large US metropolitan areas were apparent across racial/ethnic communities, across levels of social vulnerability, over time, and across types of vaccination administration sites. …”
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Urban Resilience and Ecosystem Services: How Can Be Integrated in the Case of Istanbul - Sultanbeyli District? by Azime Tezer, Zeynep Deniz Yaman, Ayse Ozyetgin Altun, Ilke Albayrak

“…<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">As estimated by UN, in 2030, 95 % of population growth will result from urban areas while a few metropolitan areas of rapidly growing developing countries will absorb much of this growth. …”
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Fare policy analysis for public transport : a discrete-continuous modeling approach using panel data by Zureiqat, Hazem Marwan

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Back to the city : differences in economic and investment performances between downtowns and suburbs by Hwang, Inae

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Essays on annuitization and housing choice by Davidoff, Thomas, 1971-

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Three-dimensional finite element analysis of braced excavations in clays by Zhang, Fan

“…Braced excavations are commonly used for constructing underground infrastructures in built-up metropolitan areas such as Singapore. Current design of braced excavations in clay soils relies mainly on two-dimensional plane strain finite element analysis. …”
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Opioid prescribing among aged care residents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis using general practice health records in Australia by Zhaoli Dai, Magdalena Z. Raban, Gorkem Sezgin, Precious McGuire, Shirmilla Datta, Nasir Wabe, Christopher Pearce, Richard Woodman, Andrew Georgiou

“…The higher odds of prescription opioids and higher dosing in rural/regional than metropolitan areas indicate a widening of the gap in the quality of pain management during the pandemic. …”
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Perspectives and Experiences of Patient-Led Melanoma Surveillance Using Digital Technologies From Clinicians Involved in the MEL-SELF Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial: Qualitative... by Dorothy Drabarek, Emily Habgood, Deonna Ackermann, Jolyn Hersch, Monika Janda, Rachael L Morton, Pascale Guitera, H Peter Soyer, Helena Collgros, Anne E Cust, Robyn PM Saw, Jon Emery, Victoria Mar, Mbathio Dieng, Anthony Azzi, Alister Lilleyman, Katy JL Bell

“… BackgroundThe growing number of melanoma patients who need long-term surveillance increasingly exceeds the capacity of the dermatology workforce, particularly outside of metropolitan areas. Digital technologies that enable patients to perform skin self-examination and send dermoscopic images of lesions of concern to a dermatologist (mobile teledermoscopy) are a potential solution. …”
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