METHODS AND INITIAL FINDINGS FROM THE DURHAM DIABETES COALITION: INTEGRATING GEOSPATIAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE DEATH AND DISABILITY

Methods and initial findings from the Durham Diabetes Coalition: Integrating geospatial health technology and community interventions to reduce death and disability

Objective: The Durham Diabetes Coalition (DDC) was established in response to escalating rates of disability and death related to type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly among racial/ethnic minorities and persons of low socioeconomic status in Durham County, North Carolina.We describe a community-based demonstration project, informed by a geographic

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Ecological connectivity networks in rapidly expanding cities

Urban expansion increases fragmentation of the landscape.In effect, fragmentation decreases connectivity, causes green space loss and impacts upon the ecology and function of green space.Restoration of the Kafko Equator Parts functionality of green space often requires restoring the ecological connectivity of this green space within the city matrix

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Investigating the Components of Increasing the Participants in Congregation Prayers: A Case Study of Basijis in Kermanshah

This study aims at examining the components of increasing Basiji (mobilized forces) participants in the congregational prayers in Kermanshah.The research method is descriptive analytical.The statistic community is composed of all active members of Basij in Kermanshah.According to statistics published by Deputy of Scientific Branch of Mobilized Forc

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