Cloud ArcGIS Online as an innovative tool for developing geoinformation competence with future geography teachers

Kholoshyn, Ihor; Bondarenko, O.; Hanchuk, Olena; Shmeltser, Ekaterina O.

doi:10.48550/arxiv.1909.04388

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“…We created choropleth maps to visualize incidence rates and standardized incidence ratios for each county in California using ArcGIS Online 19 using county-level shapefiles from the United States Census Bureau. 20 Incidence data were merged for 19 counties with fewer than 15 cases and/or a population of less than 10,000 into aggregate groups of two or three counties to ensure stable numbers.…”

Section: Geographic Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Groundwater constituents and the incidence of kidney cancer

Soerensen

Montez‐Rath

Cheng

et al. 2023

Cancer

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BackgroundKidney cancer incidence demonstrates significant geographic variation suggesting a role for environmental risk factors. This study sought to evaluate associations between groundwater exposures and kidney cancer incidence.MethodsThe authors identified constituents from 18,506 public groundwater wells in all 58 California counties measured in 1996–2010, and obtained county‐level kidney cancer incidence data from the California Cancer Registry for 2003–2017. The authors developed a water‐wide association study (WWAS) platform using XWAS methodology. Three cohorts were created with 5 years of groundwater measurements and 5‐year kidney cancer incidence data. The authors fit Poisson regression models in each cohort to estimate the association between county‐level average constituent concentrations and kidney cancer, adjusting for known risk factors: sex, obesity, smoking prevalence, and socioeconomic status at the county level.ResultsThirteen groundwater constituents met stringent WWAS criteria (a false discovery rate <0.10 in the first cohort, followed by p values <.05 in subsequent cohorts) and were associated with kidney cancer incidence. The seven constituents directly related to kidney cancer incidence (and corresponding standardized incidence ratios) were chlordane (1.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02–1.10), dieldrin (1.04; 95% CI, 1.01–1.07), 1,2‐dichloropropane (1.04; 95% CI, 1.02–1.05), 2,4,5‐TP (1.03; 95% CI, 1.01–1.05), glyphosate (1.02; 95% CI, 1.01–1.04), endothall (1.02; 95% CI, 1.01–1.03), and carbaryl (1.02; 95% CI, 1.01–1.03). Among the six constituents inversely related to kidney cancer incidence, the standardized incidence ratio furthest from the null was for bromide (0.97; 95% CI, 0.94–0.99).ConclusionsThis study identified several groundwater constituents associated with kidney cancer. Public health efforts to reduce the burden of kidney cancer should consider groundwater constituents as environmental exposures that may be associated with the incidence of kidney cancer.

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Section: Geographic Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Groundwater constituents and the incidence of kidney cancer

Soerensen

Montez‐Rath

Cheng

et al. 2023

Cancer

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“…Facilitate cooperative learning in groups of four students within the Geoinformatics classroom. Guide students in creating a map using the ArcGIS Online tool [63], utilizing the SDI services available through web resources [64] or reliable virtual data repositories. This hands-on activity provided practical experience in visualizing geospatial data related to the chosen SDGs.…”

Section: Geospatial Labsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Development Goals from Theory to Practice Using Spatial Data Infrastructure: A Case Study of UAEU Undergraduate Students

Alkaabi,

Mehmood,

Bhatacharyya

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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The importance of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in influencing students’ understanding of and behavior toward sustainability cannot be overstated. However, prior studies have shown that students generally lack comprehension of how to apply geography instruction in relation to territories and their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although the relationship between the SDGs and academic institutions has been the subject of numerous research, it is still unknown how much knowledge students have on the subject. Therefore, this research aims to raise awareness about SDGs and evaluate the knowledge of undergraduate geography students regarding the SDGs. Additionally, it investigates the impact of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and quality education as pedagogical tools on students’ sustainability consciousness. A questionnaire was designed, validated, and administered to students at the United Arab Emirates University from both geography and non-geography cohorts to assess their knowledge. Statistical analysis indicated high reliability of the constructs. The results revealed significant insights through descriptive, ANOVA, and multiple comparisons analysis with the Tukey HSD test. Specifically, geography students who participated in an SDG Awareness and Knowledge Program within the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model demonstrated statistically significant differences in various aspects of SDG awareness and knowledge, SDG awareness using SDI skills, and the importance of quality education and the integration of SDG knowledge in pedagogy, as compared to other geography and non-geography students who did not receive the SDG awareness program. This research is expected to provide valuable knowledge about SDGs through effective pedagogical skills, benefiting both student and educator community.

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