OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular function and pulmonary circulation in chronic mountain sickness (CMS) patients with rest and stress echocardiography compared with healthy high-altitude (HA) dwellers. BACKGROUND CMS or Monge's disease is defined by excessive erythrocytosis (hemoglobin >21 g/dl in males, 19 g/dl in females) and severe...

Domestic reinfestations by triatomine bugs were monitored after application of deltamethrin and apparent elimination of Triatoma infestans in Amama and other nearby rural villages, north-west Argentina, from 1992 to 1996. The five methods used were sensor boxes, sheets of pink typing-paper, timed manual catches by a skilled three-person team aided by a flushing-out agent, collections by house-d...

BACKGROUND Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes and other health consequences of obesity, little is known on the metabolic profile across categories of body mass index (BMI) among African populations. We therefore assessed the prevalence and distribution of body size phenotypes among urban and rural Cameroonians. METHODS Adults (n = 1628; 41% rural dwellers) aged 24-74 years in 1994 ...

This paper examines the social perceptions against existing overall environmental hazards and pollutions of different residential areas Dhaka Metropolitan area. The empirical data have been collected through a semi-structured questionnaire from 180 households. findings reveal that more than 60% people in are at high risk for due to vast population density unplanned high-rise buildings. Furtherm...

Forest ecosystems provide numerous services and benefits to both humans biodiversity. Similarly, urban forests play a vital role by providing dwellers with recreational leisure space, mental health relief, meditation. In the wake of COVID-19 epidemic, many people living in areas could benefit from forest park relieve psychological stress due lockdown rules. The study examined existing literatur...

BACKGROUND This paper examines socio-economic and geographic differences in payment and payment coping mechanisms for health services in southeast Nigeria. It shows the extent to which the poor and rural dwellers disproportionally bear the burden of health care costs and offers policy recommendations for improvements. METHODS Questionnaires were used to collect data from 3071 randomly selecte...

background: the united nations has predicted that the population of slum dwellers will have grown from one billion people worldwide to 2 billion by 2030. this trend is also predictable in iran. in the iranian metropolis of shiraz, more than 10% of the residents live in slum areas. there are several problems regarding the delivery of social services in these areas. the aim of this study was to e...

Jammu and Kashmir state is stretched between 32°17'-37°03' N latitude and 72°03'-80°20' E longitude, and covers a total area of 222,235 km2, with an average annual rainfall between 60-80 cm. It is bordered to the north and east by the main Himalayan ranges and Punjab plains to the south. The state exhibits varied climatic and topographic conditions and provide pleasant environment for the lavis...

carbon sequestration in soil, leaf and litter of three tree species, viz. eucalyptuscamaldulensis, prosopisjuliflora and ziziphus spina-christi, plantation was investigated in the dehloran city, iran. results showed that the amount of sequestered c in leaf, litter and soil was significantly different among these species. the highest amount of sequestrated c was in leaf and the lowest amount in ...

The Poledňana Nature Reserve is located in the northeastern part of Beskydy PLA, close to Staré Hamry town. subject protection are old growth forests with natural-like tree composition. During survey 2021, 43 species (42 terrestrial and one aquatic) gastropods were recorded. composition consists predominantly woodland dwellers (28 spp.; 65%) followed by eurytopic (5; 12%), hygrophilous (4; (3; ...