Browsing Research Articles (Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology) by Author "Acquaotta, Fiorella"

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The association between ambient temperature and mortality in South Africa : a time-series analysis

Scovronick, Noah S.; Sera, Francesco; Acquaotta, Fiorella; Garzena, Diego; Fratianni, Simona; Wright, Caradee Yael; Gasparrini, Antonio (Elsevier, 2018-02)

BACKGROUND : There is an extensive literature describing temperature-mortality associations in developed regions, but research from developing countries, and Africa in particular, is limited. METHODS : We conducted a ...
Identifying heat thresholds for South Africa towards the development of a heat-health warning system

Kapwata, Thandi; Abdelatif, Nada; Scovronick, Noah; Gebreslasie, Michael T.; Acquaotta, Fiorella; Wright, Caradee Yael (Springer, 2024-02)

Exposure to heatwaves may result in adverse human health impacts. Heat alerts in South Africa are currently based on defined temperature-fixed threshold values for large towns and cities. However, heat-health warning systems ...
Short-term association between ambient temperature and homicide in South Africa : a case-crossover study

Gates, Abigail; Klein, Mitchel; Acquaotta, Fiorella; Garland, Rebecca M.; Scovronick, Noah (BioMed Central, 2019-12)

BACKGROUND : Criminology research has traditionally investigated sociodemographic predictors of crime, such as sex, race, age, and socioeconomic status. However, evidence suggests that short-term fluctuations in crime ...

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