Agricultural transition and the adoption of primitive technology by Ang, James B.

“…Using a proxy for the geographic diffusion barriers of Neolithic technology and an index of biogeographic endowments to isolate the exogenous component of the timing of agricultural transition, the findings indicate that countries that experienced earlier transitions to agriculture were subsequently more capable of adopting new technologies in 1000 BC, 1 AD, and 1500 AD. …”
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Leveraging or overcoming distance? Global strategy and structure of professional service firms by Sako, M, Peo, J

“…In this study, geographic distance is an instructional logic that influences the international strategy and structure of professional service firms (PSFs). …”

China's rural migrant workers, the state, and labor politics by Chan, J, Selden, M

“…They also discuss the impact of demographic changes and geographic shifts of population and production on the growth of working-class power in the workplace and the marketplace.…”

Gender gaps and the structure of local labor markets by Petrongolo, B, Ronchi, M

“…This is also related to the polarization of female employment and to the geographic distribution of jobs, which is expected to be especially relevant for female employment prospects. …”

Job search channels, neighborhood effects, and wages inequality in developing countries: the Colombian case by Nicodemo, C, Adolfo Garcia, G

“…This paper analyzes the relationship between social networks and the probability of finding a job. We explore geographic closeness as the social interaction to explain the job search function. …”

Interactive 3D city modeling based on Google earth by Yu, Jianmin.

“…This report proposes a methodology to extract out geographic terrain data using Google Earth for any place in the world, and develops an interactive method for 3D city modeling, which is an integration of many algorithms including triangulation, mesh simplification, elevation linear interpolation and texture mapping. …”
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Design of solar panel energy system by Zhang, Guanxing

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Analysis and systematic verifications of a low-IF RF receiver targeting GNSS applications by Pramoda, Damle

“…Positioning methods built on the basis of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) like GPS, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo system find popular applications in tracking systems, automobile and air navigation, surveying, mapping and geographic information systems, archaeology, and pedestrian navigation systems (PNSs). …”
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Natural gas in Brazil: a challenging market landscape by Gomes, I

“…Local gas distribution companies (LDCs) market gas to all consumers in their exclusive geographic franchise areas.…”

Economic outcomes predicted by diversity in cities by Chong, Shi Kai, Bahrami, Mohsen, Chen, Hao, Balcisoy, Selim, Pentland, Alex

“…Additionally, the diversity of consumption behaviour or the diversity of flows together with geographic centrality and population density accurately predicts neighborhood economic growth, even after controlling for standard factors such as population, etc. …”
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Can Neighborhood Planning in Shrinking Cities Achieve Demolition Goals? A Conformance and Performance Evaluation of Neighborhood Action Plans in Youngstown, Ohio by Gao, Shuqi, Ryan, Brent D.

“…We examine conformance and performance dimensions of demolition recommendations in seven “Neighborhood Action Plans” (NAPs) issued between 2015 and 2017 in the shrinking city of Youngstown, Ohio. We use geographic information systems (GIS) to compare plan-suggested and actual demolitions. …”
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Domains, feasibility, effectiveness, cost, and acceptability of telehealth in aging care: scoping review of systematic reviews by Zhang, Yichi, Leuk, Jessie Siew-Pin, Teo, Wei-Peng

“…Telehealth can remove geographic and time boundaries, as well as enabling socially isolated and physically homebound people to access a wider range of care options. …”
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M.A.P. (Memories And Places) by See, Boon Ping.

“…M.A.P. is inspired from my love for maps, exploration of local places and geographic metaphors. The project juxtaposes old and new maps and photos to identify changes in Singapore landscape. …”
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Genomic perspective on the bacillus causing paratyphoid B fever by Hawkey, J, Frézal, L, Tran Dien, A, Zhukova, A, Brown, D, Chattaway, MA, Simon, S, Izumiya, H, Fields, PI, De Lappe, N, Kaftyreva, L, Xu, X, Isobe, J, Clermont, D, Njamkepo, E, Akeda, Y, Issenhuth-Jeanjean, S, Makarova, M, Wang, Y, Hunt, M, Jenkins, BM, Ravel, M, Guibert, V, Serre, E

“…However, little was known about the global population structure, geographic distribution, and evolution of this pathogen. …”

Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade by van Elst, T, Sgarlata, GM, Schüßler, D, Tiley, GP, Poelstra, JW, Scheumann, M, Blanco, MB, Aleixo-Pais, IG, Rina Evasoa, M, Ganzhorn, JU, Goodman, SM, Hasiniaina, AF, Hending, D, Hohenlohe, PA, Ibouroi, MT, Iribar, A, Jan, F, Kappeler, PM, Le Pors, B, Manzi, S, Olivieri, G, Rakotonanahary, AN, Rakotondranary, SJ, Rakotondravony, R

“…We demonstrate that species diversity has been overestimated primarily due to the interpretation of geographic variation as speciation, potentially biasing inference of the underlying processes of evolutionary diversification. …”

Radiocarbon calibration: from bane to blessing by Bronk Ramsey, C

“…Furthermore, it has become possible to test degrees of variation over much longer timescales and with ever wider geographic coverage. As knowledge has improved, the interpretation of ¹⁴C measurements has had to be revised. …”

Looking for a better future: modeling migrant mobility by Loaiza Saa, Isabella, Novak, Matej, Morales, Alfredo J., Pentland, Alex

“…For this purpose it is crucial to map and understand geographic patterns of migration, including spatial mobility and dynamics over time. …”
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Dengue : challenges for policy makers and vaccine developers by Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Macary, Paul

“…Because of the increasing incidence, geographic expansion and economic burden of dengue transmission, dengue poses major challenges to policy makers. …”
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A web system for map-matching trajectories on road networks by Tan, Fiora Bei Lun

“…More specifically, users can utilize the web system to compare recorded geographic coordinates to a logical representation of the real world using different map-matching algorithms.…”
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Promoting Singapore as a premier tourist destination by Koh, Hui Ling, Lim, Karen Wee Peng, Tan, Fiona Lay Choo

“…These include greater research into the changing consumer needs and market trends, enhancing the tourism product, improving service quality, capturing new geographic markets and niche segments, and forging strategic alliances.…”
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