Peptide ELISA and FRET-qPCR Identified a Significantly Higher Prevalence of <i>Chlamydia suis</i> in Domestic Pigs Than in Feral Swine from the State of Alabama, USA by Md Monirul Hoque, Folasade Adekanmbi, Subarna Barua, Kh. Shamsur Rahman, Virginia Aida, Brian Anderson, Anil Poudel, Anwar Kalalah, Sara Bolds, Steven Madere, Steven Kitchens, Stuart Price, Vienna Brown, B. Graeme Lockaby, Constantinos S. Kyriakis, Bernhard Kaltenboeck, Chengming Wang

“…As crowding strongly enhances the frequency and intensity of highly prevalent <i>Chlamydia</i> infections in animals, less population density in feral swine than in domestic pigs may explain the significantly lower <i>C. suis</i> prevalence in feral swine. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of global population and heat exposure (2020–2100): based on improved SSP-consistent population projections by Mengya Li, Bing-Bing Zhou, Minyi Gao, Yimin Chen, Ming Hao, Guohua Hu, Xia Li

“…Followingly, FPOP-based assessments of future global population dynamics suggest a similar trend by population density and a spatial Matthew effect of regional population centralization. …”
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Rhodnius prolixus interaction with Trypanosoma rangeli: modulation of the immune system and microbiota population by Cecilia S Vieira, Débora P Mattos, Peter J Waniek, Jayme M Santangelo, Marcela B Figueiredo, Marcia Gumiel, Fabio F da Mota, Daniele P Castro, Eloi S Garcia, Patrícia Azambuja

“…This work focuses on the modulation of the humoral immune responses of the midgut of R. prolixus infected with T. rangeli Macias strain, considering the influence of the parasite on the intestinal microbiota. Methods The population density of T. rangeli Macias strain was analysed in different R. prolixus midgut compartments in long and short-term experiments. …”
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Spatial and temporal analysis of road traffic crashes and ambulance responses in Lagos state, Nigeria by Aina Olufemi Odusola, Dohyo Jeong, Chenchita Malolan, Dohyeong Kim, Chinmayee Venkatraman, Olusegun Kola-Korolo, Olajide Idris, Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi, Fiemu E. Nwariaku

“…Assisted with STATA 16 and ArcGIS pro we conducted descriptive statistics and mapping of crash metrics including spatial and temporal relationships between times of the day, seasons of year, and crash LGA population density versus RTCs incidence. Descriptive analysis and mapping were used to assess relationships between ‘Causes of Delayed response’ and respective crash LGAs, and between Response Times and crash LGAs. …”
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Phased responses of urban tree canopy cover changes to urbanization process within Beijing’s built-up area: An analytical framework coupling state, transition, and drivers by Tong Li, Baoquan Jia, Xiaoting Li, Qiumeng Zhang, Youxin Fang

“…These indicators included annual UTCC change (AUTCCPC), annual mean patch size change (AMPSC), annual Euclidean minimum distance change (AEmnC), UTCC loss (UTCCloss), UTCC gain (UTCCgain), UTCC stability index (UTCCSI), impermeable surface proportion (P_IMP), road density (D_ROAD), population density (D_POP), and distance from urban center (DIS_UC). …”
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A decision support system for the optimal allocation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and integer programming (IP) model by Hannah Faye C. Culaste, Hannah Faye C. Culaste, Noe Jay D. Torres, Noe Jay D. Torres, Zython Paul T. Lachica, Honey Glenn P. Lorono, Ross Fievanni Inguillo, May Anne E. Mata, May Anne E. Mata, Rhoda A. Namoco, Rhoda A. Namoco

“…Here we applied the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine the prioritization of communities (i.e., barangays) in the vaccine rollout based on the number of COVID-19 cases, the population density, and the proximity of the community to the available vaccine sites. …”
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Diagnostic Performance and Comparative Analysis of Conventional Drug Susceptibility Testing, Line Probe Assay, and GeneXpert in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Cases: A Cross-sectional... by Ashima Jamwal, Anjali Swami, Ankita Mohanty, Sujata Baveja

“…The hospital is located adjacent to Dharavi, the largest slum area with a high population density, which contributes to the majority of patients attending clinics. …”
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Application of habitat association models across regions: Useful explanatory power retained in wetland bird case study by Lisa H. Elliott, Annie M. Bracey, Gerald J. Niemi, Douglas H. Johnson, Thomas M. Gehring, Erin E. Gnass Giese, Giuseppe E. Fiorino, Robert W. Howe, Gregory J. Lawrence, Christopher J. Norment, Douglas C. Tozer, Lawrence D. Igl

“…We first developed independent, regional population density models for four species of wetland‐obligate birds: Pied‐billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola), Sora (Porzana carolina), and American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus). …”
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Strong Activity Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Degradation of an Azo Dye on Au/TiO₂ Doped with FeO_x by Ammara Waheed, Quanquan Shi, Nobutaka Maeda, Daniel M. Meier, Zhaoxian Qin, Gao Li, Alfons Baiker

“…XPS analyses revealed that compared to Au/TiO₂, on Au-FeO_x/TiO₂ a much higher population density of chemisorbed and/or dissociated oxygen species was generated, which together with the decreased bandgap resulted in the highest photocatalytic activity observed with Au-FeO_x (1:2)/TiO₂. …”
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A hybrid model approach for estimating health burden from NO2 in megacities in China: a case study in Guangzhou by Baihuiqian He, Mathew R Heal, Kamilla H Humstad, Liu Yan, Qiang Zhang, Stefan Reis

“…Methods: Ambient concentrations of NO _2 simulated by the ADMS-Urban dispersion model at 83 ‘virtual’ monitoring sites, selected to span both the range of NO _2 concentration and weighting by population density, were used to develop a LUR model of 2017 annual-mean NO _2 across Guangzhou at 25 m × 25 m spatial resolution. …”
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Socioeconomic and environmental conditions influence the risk of dengue infection in a subtropical city of Argentina by Dardo E. Costas, Guillermo G. Barrenechea, Rocío Sánchez, Javier Foguet, María Peral, Rossana F. Chahla, Julieta Orosco, Ezequiel Aráoz

“…This georeferentiation allowed us to estimate the distance to the nearest previous positive case (to control autocorrelation), population density, proportion of households with insufficient material constructive quality, overcrowding, educational level, NDVI, surface temperature and distance to nearest canal and cemetery. …”
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Hematological parameters in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) with formalin-preservation: comparison between wild tournament-caught and captive-raised fish by Michelle C. Whitehead, Chelsey L. Vanetten, Yaxin Zheng, Gregory A. Lewbart

“…Discussion Numerous factors have been demonstrated to influence hematologic parameters in fish including age, size, sex, temperature, environmental oxygen level, population density, and infection. The wild population endured stress during angling capture, live-well hypoxia, transport, and extended air exposures at weigh in, which may have caused a stress leukopenia as well as osmoregulatory dysfunction and subsequent hemoconcentration. …”
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Observed northward shift of large hailstorms in the eastern United States since 2000 by Jimin Liu, Jeremy Cheuk-Hin Leung, Hong Huang, Daosheng Xu, Weijing Li, Weihong Qian, Banglin Zhang

“…Given its high population density and degree of urbanization, the eastern United States (US) is a region vulnerable to the impacts from hailstorms. …”
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Sterile Insect Technique: Successful Suppression of an <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Field Population in Cuba by René Gato, Zulema Menéndez, Enrique Prieto, Rafael Argilés, Misladys Rodríguez, Waldemar Baldoquín, Yisel Hernández, Dennis Pérez, Jorge Anaya, Ilario Fuentes, Claudia Lorenzo, Keren González, Yudaisi Campo, Jérémy Bouyer

“…The pilot trial was carried out in a suburb of Havana and compared the mosquito population density before and after the intervention, in both untreated control and release areas. …”
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Population-Level Access to Breast Cancer Early Detection and Diagnosis in Nigeria by Adeleye D. Omisore, Elizabeth J. Sutton, Racheal A. Akinola, Anuoluwapo G. Towoju, Adenike Akhigbe, Uzoamaka R. Ebubedike, Gavin Tansley, Olalekan Olasehinde, Amita Goyal, Adedoyin Olabisi Akinde, Olusegun I. Alatise, Victoria Lee Mango, T. Peter Kingham, Gregory C. Knapp

“…A cost-distance model using open-source population density (GeoData Institute) and road network data (OpenStreetMap) was used to estimate population-level travel time to the nearest facility for mammography, breast US, and US-guided biopsy using GIS software (ArcMAP).RESULTSIn total, 1,336 facilities in Nigeria provide breast US, of which 47.8% (639 of 1,336) are public facilities, and 218 provide mammography, of which 45.4% (99 of 218) are public facilities. …”
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Prediction of seasonal population dynamics of Grapholita molesta (Busck) and Adoxophyes orana (Fischer von Röslerstamm) in peach orchards using sex pheromone trap and degree-days a... by Aihong Ma, He Zhang, Hongfan Ran, Xiaofan Yang, Jianbo Hao, Jianfeng Zhang, Huijie Li, Zihang Yu, Xiaoxi Wang, Xiong Zhao He, Jiancheng Li

“…Based on the thermal requirement for egg hatching (i.e., 79.4 DD for G. molesta and 90.0 DD for A. orana), insecticide treatments would be applied in late-April–early May and late May–early June to reduce the field population density of neonates of G. molesta and A. orana, respectively, to reduce fruit damage in orchards. …”
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Recharge and vulnerability assessment of groundwater resources in North west India: Insights from isotope-geospatial modelling approach by Annadasankar Roy, Sitangshu Chatterjee, Uday Kumar Sinha, Anil Kumar Jain, Hemant Mohokar, Ajay Jaryal, Tirumalesh Keesari, Harish Jagat Pant

“…Comparing the vulnerability map with Land Use Land Cover (LULC) and population density maps helped in precisely identifying the high-risk sites, warranting a prompt attention. …”
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The influence of sugarcane pre‐harvest fire on hantavirus prevalence in Neotropical small mammals by Carla Gheler‐Costa, Gilberto Sabino‐Santos Jr., Luís Miguel Rosalino, Luana Santos Amorim, Felipe Gonçalves M. Maia, Rafael deAndrade Moral, Iuri E. P. Ferreira, Luiz‐Thadeu M. Figueiredo, Carlos I. Piña, Luciano M. Verdade

“…A few years after pre‐harvest fire suspension, a high prevalence of hantavirus was found in small rodents at lower population density, but apparently higher population growth rate. …”
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North-Westward Expansion of the Invasive Range of Emerald Ash Borer, <i>Agrilus planipennis</i> Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) towards the EU: From Moscow to Saint Petersburg by Dmitry L. Musolin, Andrey V. Selikhovkin, Elena Y. Peregudova, Boris G. Popovichev, Michail Y. Mandelshtam, Yuri N. Baranchikov, Rimvys Vasaitis

“…In spite of the rich food supply (due to abundant <i>F. pennsylvanica</i> and <i>F. excelsior</i> plantings) in Tver’ City and along roads going to and from, the population density of <i>A. planipennis</i> in the area is currently low. …”
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Developing a bioassessment framework to inform tidal stream management along a hydrologically variable coast by Alexis J. Neffinger, Natasha J. Breaux, Abraham D. Margo, Terence A. Palmer, Stacy N. Trackenberg, Jennifer Beseres Pollack

“…Fifteen tidal stream sites with mean salinities ranging from 0.4 to 11.9 were classified as degraded if their surrounding land use was > 20 % urban or agricultural, watershed population density was > 50 km−2, and nutrient and chlorophyll concentrations exceeded specific screening limits. …”
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