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Volume XIX | Issue 2
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Disease Incidence in the population of Lviv region
Abstract: The paper focuses on the spatio-temporal analysis of the dynamics of the incidence in the population in Lviv region by the main classes of diseases for 2009-2018. Groups of factors influencing the incidence in the population and the demographic situation in general have been investigated. It was found out that each group of factors can have positive and negative effects in certain regions. The structure of the disease incidence in the population of Lviv region by classes of diseases for the period 2010-2018 has not changed. It is traditionally formed by diseases of the respiratory system, blood and blood-forming organs, circulatory system, endocrine system and neoplasms. The quantitative indicators of changes in the incidence in the population of the region until 2018 by the main classes of diseases in the context of administrative districts are calculated and analyzed. A cluster analysis was carried out to determine the spatial differentiation of the incidence in the population of Lviv region. For clustering, the main indicators were selected by classes of diseases that have the largest specific weight in the structure of morbidity. The cluster analysis made it possible to distinguish two clusters within the region, for which the characteristics in the population morbidity indicators were identified. The analysis of variance (LSD-test) showed the presence of significant differences between the incidences in the population in Lviv region on respiratory diseases. The study of the disease incidence in certain areas makes it possible to predict the state of health and to work out measures to improve the health in the population.
Full article 10.5775/fg.2020.058.dDates:
Received: 07-09-2020 Accepted: 11-12-2020 Printed: 30-12-2020 Online: 01-03-2021
Affiliations:
- 1 Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Ecology and Geography, V. Berdychivska Str. 40, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
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Acknowledgements:
The authors express their gratitude to the KNP ENT "Lviv Regional Center for Public Health" and State Statistics Servise of Ukraine. Main Department of Statistics in Lviv Region for providing information to our official request.
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Volume XIX | Issue 2
The Implications of the Sahel Security Crisis for the Development of Tourism Industry in Algeria
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how Algeria’s tourism industry has been hit by the political instability of the Sahel region countries in the 1999-2020 period, and how the Algerian decision-makers have responded to manage the subsequent adverse effects. The fundamental data used in this study were collected from a series of media reports, press releases and statistical sources in Algeria. Additionally, an important collection of secondary data from different sources was also used. The findings reveal that the Sahel security issues in Africa have had serious implications for the tourism industry in Algeria. The political instability of the neighbouring countries has made “security” the centrepiece of Algerian foreign policy. The study also shows that the Algerian security policy is based on a set of principles that are not changing over time, thus, it has not been flexible enough to respond to actual changes in the security situation. As a result, tourism has been locked in the country’s foreign policy, which unintentionally forces Algeria to abandon what could be one of the most powerful engines of economic growth.
Full article 10.5775/fg.2020.034.dDates:
Received: 17-07-2020 Accepted: 01-12-2020 Printed: 30-12-2020 Online: 01-03-2021
Affiliations:
- 1 Faculty of Science, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Volume XIX | Issue 2
Containment and mitigation strategies during the first wave of Covid-19 pandemic. A territorial approach in CCE countries
Abstract: The paper analysis the situation in CEE countries in terms of containment and mitigation strategies for the pandemic, but with a focus on the health systems and vulnerability factors (low scores for global health security index, understaffed health systems, higher shares of vulnerable people – obese persons, diabetic or those living in poor quality housing). As the new SARS-COV-2 spread throughout the world, Central and Eastern European governments rushed to preventive actions to reduce its spread, all the more considering that the first cases were imported from abroad (mainly from Italy). Public health measures carried out during the spring outbreak were effective, mainly due to the significant reduction in the contact rates and social distancing, which was partly voluntary, partly enforced. Thus, in early March, in person classes were suspended, persons returning from the areas with community spread of the virus were forced into quarantine, along with workplace closures, travel restrictions and shielding measures for individuals. In CEE countries, the lockdown, when enforced, preceded the curve of infections. There was little variation in the design and implementation of mitigation strategies, which were deployed very quickly, hence a much lower infection rate that did not pose additional strain on the health system.
Full article 10.5775/fg.2020.039.dDates:
Received: 01-08-2020 Accepted: 21-09-2020 Printed: 30-12-2020 Online: 01-03-2021
Affiliations:
- 1 Faculty of Sciences, Geography Department, Univeristy of Craiova 13, A.I. Cuza Street, Craiova, Romania
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Volume XIX | Issue 1
In Memoriam Professor Vasile Pleniceanu – life and activity
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Printed: 30-06-2020 Online: 16-10-2020
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Volume XIX | Issue 1
Climate aridity in southern Bulgaria for the period 1961-2015
Abstract: The climate change on a global, regional and local scale is one of the largest problems indicated by the 21st century studies. Some of the major climate changes on the Balkan Peninsula, and in particular in Bulgaria, are related to rising temperatures and decreasing precipitation, which leads to drought and climate aridity. The present study focuses on the investigation of the climate aridity in the non-mountainous part of Southern Bulgaria in order to assess the aridity condition in temporal and spatial scale. The main investigated period is 1961-2015 and the reference periods are 1961-1990 and 1986-2015. The aridity is analysed on the basis of monthly data for air temperatures and precipitation from eight meteorological stations by calculation of De Martonne aridity index and Emberger Index. The survey shows that in all the analysed meteorological stations in Southern Bulgaria there are periods which display characteristics of the semiarid or arid climate. The aridity is well-expressed in the southwest part of Bulgaria (station Sandanski) and the western part of the Thracian lowland (station Plovdiv). Despite the aridity conditions established in the investigated region the tendencies in multiannual variability of De Martonne and Emberger indices show decreasing of aridity during the last 30 years (1986-2015) of the investigated period.
Full article 10.5775/fg.2020.010.iDates:
Received: 03-03-2020 Accepted: 25-04-2020 Printed: 30-06-2020 Online: 16-10-2020
Affiliations:
- 1 Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Climent Ohridski”, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 15, Sofia 1504, Bulgaria
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Acknowledgements:
This work has been carried out in the framework of the National Science Program "Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters", approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers № 577/17.08.2018 and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) of Bulgaria (Agreement № Д01-322/18.12.2019).
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