Urbanization inevitably poses a threat to urban ecology by altering its external structure and
internal attributes. Nighttime light (NTL) has become increasingly extensive and practical …

The long-term changes of the relationship between nighttime light and urbanization related
built-up areas are explored using nighttime light data obtained from the Defense …

In recent months, the world has been affected by the infectious coronavirus disease and Iran
is one of the most affected countries. The Iranian government's health facilities for an urgent …

More than 17% of all infectious diseases are caused by vector-borne diseases resulting in
more than 1 billion cases and over 1 million deaths each year. Of this malaria continues to …

Background: Although effective treatment for malaria is now available, approximately half of
the global population remain at risk of the disease particularly in developing countries. To …

This study addresses the knowledge gap regarding the spatiotemporal evolution of Chinese
urban agglomerations using long time series of luminescence remote sensing data. The …

Background Thailand is approaching local elimination of malaria in the eastern provinces. It
has successfully reduced the number of cases over the past decade, but there are persistent …

Background In most developing economies particularly in Africa, more people are likely to
die of HIV/AIDS and malaria compared to other diseases. HIV/AIDS tends to be …

Background Ticks transmit several diseases that result in high morbidity and mortality in
livestock. Tick-borne diseases are an economic burden that negatively affect livestock …

Vector-borne disease control relies on efficient vector surveillance, mostly carried out using
traps whose number and locations are often determined by expert opinion rather than a …