Background The petrochemical industry is a major source of hazardous and toxic air
pollutants that are recognised to have mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. A wealth of …

In the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) delineates 100-
year flood zones to define risks, regulate flood insurance premiums, and inform flood …

Readily available high resolution data on population distribution is an important resource for
monitoring human-environment interactions and for supporting planning and management …

The United States is increasingly becoming a multi-racial society. To understand multiple
consequences of this overall trend to our neighborhoods we need a methodology capable of …

Background There is limited data available regarding safety profile of artemisinins in early
pregnancy. They are, therefore, not recommended by WHO as a first-line treatment for …

The relationship between polycentric urban form and urban commuting has been widely
debated in Western academic circles. However, qualitative and quantitative studies have not …

Quantitative assessments and dynamic monitoring of indicators based on fine-scale
population data are necessary to support the implementation of the United Nations (UN) …

This paper introduces the Multilevel Index of Dissimilarity package, which provides tools and
functions to fit a Multilevel Index of Dissimilarity in the open source software, R. It extends the …

In recent years, the use of agent-based modeling to tackle complex societal issue has led to
the massive use of data to better represent the targeted system. A key question in the …

HIV testing rates vary by race and ethnicity. Whether social capital indicators are related to
HIV testing and whether these associations differ by race or ethnicity is unknown …