60 results on '"Escamilla, Veronica"'
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52. Author Index.
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- BURY, Jeffrey, CONWAY, Declan
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A list of authors is presented which includes Jeffrey Bury, R. Choudhary and Declan Conway.
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- 2016
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53. Abstracts.
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URBAN planning ,GEOGRAPHICAL discoveries - Abstract
The article presents abstracts of various studies on urban planning which includes "Nazi Spatial Theory: The Dark Geographies of Carl Schmitt and Walter Christaller," by Trevor J. Barnes and colleagues, " Geographical Warfare in the Tropics: Yves Lacoste and the Vietnam War," by Gavin P. Bowd and colleagues and "Changing Collaborative Practices Through Cultural Interventions," by Marcel Veenswijk and colleagues.
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- 2016
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54. Annals, Volume 103 Index.
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SCHOLARLY periodicals ,INDEXES - Abstract
The index for volume 103 of the scholarly periodical the "Annals of the Association of American Geographers" is presented.
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- 2013
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55. Comparison of fecal indicators with pathogenic bacteria and rotavirus in groundwater
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Ferguson, Andrew S., Layton, Alice C., Mailloux, Brian J., Culligan, Patricia J., Williams, Daniel E., Smartt, Abby E., Sayler, Gary S., Feighery, John, McKay, Larry D., Knappett, Peter S.K., Alexandrova, Ekaterina, Arbit, Talia, Emch, Michael, Escamilla, Veronica, Ahmed, Kazi Matin, Alam, Md. Jahangir, Streatfield, P. Kim, Yunus, Mohammad, and van Geen, Alexander
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GROUNDWATER microbiology , *PATHOGENIC bacteria , *ROTAVIRUSES , *FECES , *MICROBIOLOGY , *POPULATION density , *BACTERIAL cultures , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *BACTERIOPHAGES - Abstract
Abstract: Groundwater is routinely analyzed for fecal indicators but direct comparisons of fecal indicators to the presence of bacterial and viral pathogens are rare. This study was conducted in rural Bangladesh where the human population density is high, sanitation is poor, and groundwater pumped from shallow tubewells is often contaminated with fecal bacteria. Five indicator microorganisms (E. coli, total coliform, F+RNA coliphage, Bacteroides and human-associated Bacteroides) and various environmental parameters were compared to the direct detection of waterborne pathogens by quantitative PCR in groundwater pumped from 50 tubewells. Rotavirus was detected in groundwater filtrate from the largest proportion of tubewells (40%), followed by Shigella (10%), Vibrio (10%), and pathogenic E. coli (8%). Spearman rank correlations and sensitivity–specificity calculations indicate that some, but not all, combinations of indicators and environmental parameters can predict the presence of pathogens. Culture-dependent fecal indicator bacteria measured on a single date did not predict total bacterial pathogens, but annually averaged monthly measurements of culturable E. coli did improve prediction for total bacterial pathogens. A qPCR-based E. coli assay was the best indicator for the bacterial pathogens. F+RNA coliphage were neither correlated nor sufficiently sensitive towards rotavirus, but were predictive of bacterial pathogens. Since groundwater cannot be excluded as a significant source of diarrheal disease in Bangladesh and neighboring countries with similar characteristics, the need to develop more effective methods for screening tubewells with respect to microbial contamination is necessary. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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56. Index.
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INDEXES ,GEOGRAPHERS - Abstract
A subject index for the 2008 issue of "The Professional Geographer" is presented.
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- 2008
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57. Apps That Snap and Tools That Rule.
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DiStasio, Christopher
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APPLICATION software ,WEB-based user interfaces ,LANGUAGE teachers ,FOREIGN language education ,VOCABULARY - Abstract
The article focuses on web-based tools and apps for language teachers. Vocabulary resources that are available online for free include Merriam Webster online, Quizlet, and the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). Checking the students' level of understanding and gauge their response to subjects or skills being taught can be done through web-based tools such as Poll Everywhere and Socrative. Google Docs/Google Drive as a one-stop shop for the totally digital classroom is discussed.
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- 2013
58. Adult BMI and Access to Built Environment Resources in a High-Poverty, Urban Geography.
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Tung, Elizabeth L., Peek, Monica E., Makelarski, Jennifer A., Escamilla, Veronica, and Lindau, Stacy T.
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BODY mass index , *POVERTY statistics , *BUILT environment , *URBAN geography , *T-test (Statistics) , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *METROPOLITAN areas , *POVERTY , *RESEARCH funding , *CITY dwellers , *RESIDENTIAL patterns - Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between BMI and access to built environment resources in a high-poverty, urban geography.Methods: Participants (aged ≥35 years) were surveyed between November 2012 and July 2013 to examine access to common health-enabling resources (grocers, outpatient providers, pharmacies, places of worship, and physical activity resources). Survey data were linked to a contemporaneous census of built resources. Associations between BMI and access to resources (potential and realized) were examined using independent t-tests and multiple linear regression. Data analysis was conducted in 2014-2015.Results: Median age was 53.8 years (N=267, 62% cooperation rate). Obesity (BMI ≥30) prevalence was 54.9%. BMI was not associated with potential access to resources located nearest to home. Nearly all participants (98.1%) bypassed at least one nearby resource type; half bypassed nearby grocers (realized access >1 mile from home). Bypassing grocers was associated with a higher BMI (p=0.03). Each additional mile traveled from home to a grocer was associated with a 0.9-higher BMI (95% CI=0.4, 1.3). Quality and affordability were common reasons for bypassing resources.Conclusions: Despite potential access to grocers in a high-poverty, urban region, half of participants bypassed nearby grocers to access food. Bypassing grocers was associated with a higher BMI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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59. Barakoa (Masks) During COVID-19: Malevolent Pathogens and Pandemic Responses in Kenya After 600 Days
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Stephen M. Magu and Stephen M. Magu
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- COVID-19 (Disease)--Government policy--Kenya, COVID-19 (Disease)--Kenya, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020---Kenya, COVID-19 (Disease)--Political aspects--Kenya, COVID-19 (Disease)--Economic aspects--Kenya, COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects--Kenya
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On 2nd November, 2021, Kenya marked 600 days since the first COVID-19 case was identified and diagnosed in the country, ‘imported'by a returning traveler from the US by way of London, UK. Since then, Kenya progressively took steps and implemented strategies at the individual, governmental, public health, societal and international levels to combat the pandemic. Some of the strategies mirrored those adopted elsewhere: curfews, lockdowns, masking, social-distancing, closure of high-contact areas such as educational and religious institutions, and political activity, banned by the government but still widely practised. This book examines the trajectory of COVID-19 in the country, the various responses that the government and the public have undertaken, how socio-cultural, political and religious beliefs and practices have affected contagion and constrained stopping its spread and assesses the impact of the pandemic on different constituencies. It focuses on the peculiar circumstances of the Kenyan society, such as high dependence on public transportation, religious affiliation, boarding educational institutions and political rallies in the context of the 2022 general elections in August 2022, and the superficiality of the responses. It also examines the progress and the setbacks that have manifested as a result of the gendered nature of the pandemic, work and societal beliefs, practices and strategies. This book illustrates one of the most peculiar habits adopted by Kenyans: the government mandated masks, but Kenyans, either disbelieving their effectiveness or unconcerned with the pandemic's seriousness, took to hanging a mask around the chin only so as to comply with the rules (and not potentially part with a bribe if caught by the police without a mask), or borrowing masks from others at the sight of police. The book also highlights the challenges of a vaccine-skeptic public and overreactions by government, implementing very little testing and requiring vaccinations in order for citizens to access government services, despite the availability being marginal.
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- 2022
60. Routledge Handbook of Global Health Rights
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Clayton Ó Néill, Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring, John Tingle, Clayton Ó Néill, Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring, and John Tingle
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- Right to health, Human rights
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This book examines the idea of a fundamental entitlement to health and healthcare from a human rights perspective.The volume is based on a particular conceptual reasoning that balances critical thinking and pragmatism in the context of a universal right to health. Thus, the primary focus of the book is the relationship or contrast between rights-based discourse/jurisprudential arguments and real-life healthcare contexts. The work sets out the constraints that are imposed on a universal right to health by practical realities such as economic hardship in countries, lack of appropriate governance, and lack of support for the implementation of this right through appropriate resource allocation. It queries the degree to which the existence of this legally enshrined right and its application in instruments such as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) can be more than an ephemeral aspiration but can, actually, sustain, promote, and instil good practice. It further asks if social reality and the inequalities that present themselves therein impede the implementation of laudable human rights, particularly within marginalised communities and cadres of people. It deliberates on what states and global bodies do, or could do, in practical terms to ensure that such rights are moved beyond the aspirational and become attainable and implementable. Divided into three parts, the first analyses the notion of a universal inalienable right to health(care) from jurisprudential, anthropological, legal, and ethical perspectives. The second part considers the translation of international human rights norms into specific jurisdictional healthcare contexts. With a global perspective it includes countries with very different legal, economic, and social contexts. Finally, the third part summarises the lessons learnt and provides a pathway for future action.The book will be an invaluable resource for students, academics, and policymakers working in the areas of health law and policy, and international human rights law.
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- 2021
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