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Background In Mexico, health-system fragmentation (HSF) coexists with persistent geographical inequalities in maternal mortality. Although both are spatially patterned, evidence on their relationship across time and territories remains limited. We...
Background Reliable household sampling frames are frequently unavailable in rapidly growing secondary cities of sub-Saharan Africa, complicating spatially explicit household surveys. Although satellite-assisted methods have improved field logistics,...
Background Observed prostate cancer incidence reflects both underlying disease occurrence and differences in screening and diagnostic access. We examined temporal and spatial patterns in state-level prostate cancer incidence in the United States and...
Cell segmentation is a critical yet under-standardized step in spatial transcriptomics, directly affecting cell identity assignment, spatial organization and downstream biological interpretation. Despite rapid advances in spatial transcriptomics...
Traditional villages in Southwest China exhibit complex spatial distribution patterns, yet comprehensive quantitative analysis of their clustering characteristics and influencing factors remains limited. This study integrates Multi-scale...
Northwestern Sichuan Province in China, characterized by its unique geography and rich ethnic culture, hosts numerous Tibetan–Qiang Traditional Villages (TTVNS) of significant conservation value. These villages exhibit pronounced macro-level spatial...
The origins of spatial–numerical associations (SNAs), such as the SNARC (Spatial-Numerical Association of Response Codes) effect, remain debated. The Brain’s Asymmetric Frequency Tuning (BAFT) hypothesis recently proposed that non-symbolic SNAs may...
Despite progress in reducing maternal mortality, it remains a major public health concern in the Asia–Pacific region, where environmental degradation, climate change, and socioeconomic inequalities continue to affect maternal health. This work aims...
Introduction To achieve national strategic objectives it is essential to comprehend the distribution of malaria, map high-risk locations, and determine the coverage of vector control strategies. Despite this, there hasn't been any study done in this...
Background Impact assessment surveys (IAS) are central to monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of mass drug administration (MDA) programs targeting soil-transmitted helminths (STH). Current survey designs often follow guidelines that lack...
This study investigates rural road accidents in Semnan Province from 2017 to 2020 and their associated characteristics. Spatial and temporal distribution maps of rural-road crashes and related variables were developed in the ArcGIS environment,...
Background The sex distribution of newly diagnosed HIV patients shows substantial geographical heterogeneity worldwide. While more than 60% of new patients within sub-Saharan Africa are women and girls, men constitute the majority of notified...
Accurately estimating the spatial distribution of precipitation is essential for numerous applications that depend on distributed solutions, including hydrological modeling. This is typically achieved by applying interpolation methods, such as...
This study investigates the dynamics of poverty persistence in the Sulawesi Corridor, Indonesia—encompassing the provinces of South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, and Central Sulawesi—by analyzing socio-economic determinants and spatial interactions at...
As urban temperatures rise from climate change, the burden of heat exposure is likely to be unequally distributed across neighborhoods. Prior research shows that heat varies based on neighborhood racial/ethnic composition, with people of color...
Objective Gonorrhea remains a major challenge to global public health systems. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly disrupted the epidemic patterns and surveillance systems of sexually transmitted infections. However, its...
In China, driven by policies that promote the concentrated and contiguous preservation of traditional villages, the concept of regional and holistic conservation has gained broad acceptance among academia and practitioners. As heritage-preserving...
Target 1 of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) mandates Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (hereafter, Parties) to address biodiversity loss across all regions within their national jurisdictions by 2030 in...
Background Geographic variation in inpatient rehabilitation provision may identify regions requiring further assessment of healthcare resources and service delivery. This study aimed to quantify age- and sex-standardized geographic variation in...
Background Entomological surveillance for onchocerciasis is closely linked to riverine environments where black fly vectors breed. Relying solely on this xenomonitoring method may underestimate exposure risk in communities further away, as black...
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The Journal of Geographical Systems (JGS) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal that aims to encourage and promote high-quality...
