OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of the quantity of resources for breast and cervical cancer screening on the participation rates in screening in clinical settings in municipalities, as well as to clarify whether lack of resources impairs access to cancer screening in Japan. METHODS Of the 1,746 municipalities in 2010, 1,443 (82.6%) and 1,469 (84.1%) were included in the analyses for breast an...

abstract the quality of soil maps depends upon their ability to show the soils variability. thus, the accuracy of the maps used for crop recommendations is due to the accuracy of soil maps. this study was performed to investigate the amount of soil properties and crop yield spatial variability in s 2 and s3 units of a semi-detailed quantitative suitability map (1:50000 scale) for irrigated whea...

OBJECTIVE To analyze spatial changes in the risk of AIDS and the relationship between AIDS incidence and socioeconomic variables in the state of Rondonia, Amazon region. METHODS A spatial, population case-control study in Rondonia, Brazil, based on 1,780 cases reported to the Epidemiological Surveillance System and controls based on demographic data from 1987 to 2006. The cases were grouped i...

Abstract Background: Ageing and shrinking of the European population influence central places hinterland cities in a spatial structure. Migration also influences or growing units. Various factors migration and, thus, units’ demographic, social economic stability. The age structure citizens unit may change not only due to ageing but because these flows different cohorts differently, which has be...

The study of urban spatial interaction is closely linked to that of economic geography, urban planning, regional development, and so on. Currently, this topic is generating a great deal of interest among researchers who are striving to find accurate ways to measure urban spatial interaction. Classical spatial interaction models lack theoretical guidance and require complicated parameter-adjusti...

This paper extends and adapts an existing abstract model [1] into an empirical metropolitan region in Brazil. The model named SEAL: a Spatial Economic Agent-based Lab comprehends a framework to enable public policy ex-ante analysis. The aim of the model is to use official data and municipalities spatial boundaries to allow for policy experimentation. The current version considers three markets:...

The aim of this study was to analyze the limits and possibilities of the Information System in the Schistosomiasis Control Program (SISPCE) for characterization and surveillance of the disease at the local level. The data were aggregated to calculate epidemiological indicators such as the program's coverage and intensity of mansoni schistosomiasis infection in the endemic municipalities (counti...