Carabid beetles and ground-dwelling spiders inhabiting agroecosystems are beneficial organisms with a potential to control pest species. Intensification of agricultural management and reduction of areas covered by non-crop vegetation during recent decades in some areas has led to many potentially serious environmental problems including a decline in the diversity and abundance of beneficial art...

This study examines the effects of overlapping walking service areas of bus stops on the demand for bus transit. This requires controlling for variation in potential transit demand as measured by the number of dwelling units and their locations. A model of passenger boardings for the morning peak hour of service is estimated. Boardings are modeled as a function of potential transit demand at th...

BACKGROUND there is ample literature showing pain and depression are related. However, different dimensions of pain have been used in former studies. OBJECTIVE the objective of the study was to compare the strength of the association of different pain dimensions with depression in older adults. METHODS assessments including evaluation of pain (severity, frequency, chronicity, quality, pain ...

UNLABELLED Clustering of factors linked with poor bone health is common in older adults and is associated with lower bone density and increased fracture risk in women. PURPOSE Many factors are associated with bone mineral density, which in turn is strongly linked with risk of fragility fracture. We assessed how commonly clustering of risk factors occurs and related such clustering to bone min...

❏ A. Recommend that she start taking 400 IU of vitamin D3 and 1,000 mg of calcium daily. ❏ B. Recommend that she start taking 800 IU of vitamin D3 and 1,500 mg of calcium daily. ❏ C. Refer her for a bone mineral density assessment before making a recommendation. ❏ D. Recommend that she not take low doses of vitamin D and calcium because they have not been shown to prevent fractures in community...

We have previously shown that the C→T polymorphism (rs6929846) of the butyrophilin, subfamily 2, member A1 gene (BTN2A1) was significantly associated with myocardial infarction. Considering that dyslipidemia is a significant risk factor for coronary heart disease, it was hypothesized that the association between rs6929846 of BTN2A1 and myocardial infarction may be attributable, at least in part...

Fires in informal settlements are devastating to residents of these precarious urban environments. This paper highlights the use spatial metrics and wind speed direction for fire spread risk identification settlement fires Cape Town. Data on: incidents, dwelling footprints, conditions during a fire, analysed both together separately. Fire incidence data with reveals that majority occur December...

objectives: following the rise in the elderly population worldwide and the increase in chronic diseases among this demographic with their consequent need for care, the subject of elderly care is becoming increasingly important. considering the traditional standing of the elderly in iranian society and the importance of in-community care for them, it seems of crucial importance to study the obst...

New vertical housing developments in Guadalajara (Mexico) are reaching the city center as a response for redensification after many years of expansion urban area characterized by suburban, low density and fragmented pattern. This horizontal growth, dominated use automobile prevailing mode transport, has proven to be unsustainable not only from an environmental point view, but also social perspe...