The explosion in spatial data allows for analyses of much finer spatial detail than was previously possible for applications as diverse as geochemistry, geophysics, crime, epidemiology and biodiversity. In many cases the spatial density of samples makes the application of geographically local analyses routine. Such analyses evaluate a model at each sample location, producing a surface of models...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate disparities in a Brazilian state by conducting an analysis to determine whether socioeconomic status was associated with the reported intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) rates against women. DESIGN A retrospective, ecological study. SETTINGS Data retrieved from the Notifiable Diseases Information System database of the Ministry of Health of Brazil. PARTICIPANTS All ...

In this paper, we use night light imagery data at two scales – the city and within the city. Since many of the urban characteristics of cities including traffic and paved area are correlated with each other we derive components for our sample of 286 cities in China. We then correlate these measures for average DN values from night light imagery at the center and periphery of the city (using buf...

County-based spatial distribution characteristics and the related geological factors for iodine in drinking-water were studied in Shandong Province (China). Spatial autocorrelation analysis and spatial scan statistic were applied to analyze the spatial characteristics. Generalized linear models (GLMs) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) studies were conducted to explore the relationshi...

Knowledge about the spatial distribution of active-layer (AL) soil thickness is indispensable for ecological modeling, precision agriculture, and land resource management. However, it is difficult to obtain the details on AL soil thickness by using conventional soil survey method. In this research, the objective is to investigate the possibility and accuracy of mapping the spatial distribution ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in China, and its incidence shows certain regional disparities. Systematic investigations of the social and environmental factors influencing TB are necessary for the prevention and control of the disease. Data on cases were obtained from the Chinese Center for Disease and Prevention. Social and environmental variables were tabulated to in...