Fort Myers, Florida. … Conroe, Texas. … Irvine, California. … Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Percent increase: 34.6. … Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Percent increase: 34.1. … Round Rock, Texas. Percent increase: 33.3. … Goodyear, Arizona. Percent increase: 33.1. … Franklin, Tennessee. Percent increase: 32.8. What is the fastest growing segment of theRead More →
Frailty, multimorbidity, obesity, and decreased physical as well as mental health status are risk factors for excessive polypharmacy. Sex, educational level, and smoking apparently do not seem to be related to excessive polypharmacy. Who is affected by polypharmacy? Polypharmacy, defined as regular use of at least five medications, is commonRead More →
By resolution 45/216 of December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly decided to continue observing World Population Day to enhance awareness of population issues, including their relations to the environment and development. The Day was first marked on 11 July 1990 in more than 90 countries. What was the 2001Read More →
Some major critiques of New Urbanism are that its effective area is confined to the neighborhood boundaries, it may be used as a marketing scheme by developers, and it is hard to implement in existing neighborhoods. What are the advantages of the New Urbanism community? New Urbanism improves Accessibility, improvesRead More →
Despite heavy bombing during World War 2, Islington has become an upmarket residential area with a buzzing cultural scene of impressive eateries, more independent retailers than you could shake a stick at plus cosy pubs, lively bars and a penchant for fringe theatre. Is Islington poor? Islington is the 14thRead More →
3800 BCE The Babylonian Empire takes the first known census, counting livestock and quantities of butter, honey, milk, wool, and vegetables. 2 CE China’s Han Dynasty records the oldest surviving census data, showing a population of 57.7 million people living in 12.4 million households. WHO recommended observing World Population DayRead More →
In Australia and Europe, rickets is mostly identified in immigrant populations from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent (3). Most affected patients have symptoms within the first 6–12 months of life, and there is not a specific gender bias. Why is rickets uncommon in the US? Rickets is rareRead More →
Kythera island have an area of 278 km² and it is one of the larger Greek islands. The length of its coastlines is about 90 km. Is Crete in the Mediterranean? Crete is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean and the largest of the islands forming part of modernRead More →
A vast variety of peoples, societies and cultures subsequently developed. European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, resulted in a precipitous decline in Native American population because of new diseases, wars, ethnic cleansing, and enslavement. Why did the Native American population decline in the 1800s? Most scholars agreeRead More →
Attributable risk (AR) is a measure of the proportion of the disease occurrence that can be attributed to a certain exposure. The risks among the exposed and unexposed groups are denoted p1 and p2. AR can then be expressed by estimating excess risk as p 1 − p 2 dividedRead More →