scholarly journals Detection of velogenic avian paramyxoviruses in rock doves in New York City, New York

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Francisco ◽  
Shatoni Bailey ◽  
Teresa Bautista ◽  
Djenabou Diallo ◽  
Jesus Gonzalez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Protein Cleavage ◽  
Nucleoprotein Gene ◽  
Gene Coding ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Rehabilitation Clinic

Avian paramyxovirus 1 (APMV-1), also known as Newcastle disease virus (NDV), causes severe and economically important disease in poultry around the globe. Although a limited amount of APMV-1 strains in urban areas have been characterized, the role of the urban wild bird population as an APMV-1 reservoir is unclear. Since urban birds may have an important role for long-term circulation of the virus, fecal and swab samples were collected by community scientists from wild birds in New York City (NYC), New York, United States. These samples were screened for APMV-1 and genotypically characterized by sequencing of the complete genome. A total of 885 samples were collected from NYC parks and from a local wildlife rehabilitation clinic from October 2020 through June 2021. Eight birds (1.1 %) screened positive for the APMV-1 nucleoprotein gene by conventional reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and two live viruses were isolated via egg culture. The F protein cleavage site, an indicator of pathogenicity, was present in the two samples fully sequenced by next generation sequencing, and positioned 112R R K K R F117. Phylogenetic analysis of the F gene coding sequence classified both isolates into genotype VI, a diverse and predominant genotype responsible for NDV outbreaks in pigeon and dove species worldwide.

Long-Term Outcomes of an Abstinence-Based, Small-Group Pregnancy Prevention Program in New York City Schools

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa D. Lieberman ◽  
Heather Gray ◽  
Megan Wier ◽  
Renee Fiorentino ◽  
Patricia Maloney
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Small Group ◽  
York City ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Pregnancy Prevention ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Pregnancy Prevention Program ◽  
City Schools

Building-level analyses to prospectively detect influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities: New York City, 2013-2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 839-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Levin-Rector ◽  
Beth Nivin ◽  
Alice Yeung ◽  
Annie D. Fine ◽  
Sharon K. Greene
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Influenza Outbreaks ◽  
Building Level

Planning from the Bottom Up

Last Subway ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 124-156
Author(s):  
Philip Mark Plotch
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
System Capacity ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
System Increase ◽  
Subway System ◽  
Rail Service

This chapter recounts how New York City Transit Authority rail service planners Peter Cafiero, Chuck Kirchner, Glenn Lunden, and Jon Melnick resurrected the Second Avenue subway in 1988. Even though the Transit Authority was in the early stages of its 1987–91 capital program, the planners' bosses wanted to start getting ready for the next program, which would run from 1992 to 1996. The first step would be to create a document that assessed the authority's long-term needs and identified projects that would rehabilitate the subway system, increase ridership, improve productivity, and expand system capacity. One proposal the planners wrote to address the Lexington Avenue's problems was an idea that the MTA planner Bob Olmsted had first championed in 1975—a Second Avenue subway north of 63rd Street. As the Second Avenue subway proposal moved up the Transit Authority hierarchy, the authority's president, David Gunn, agreed that the time was right to begin thinking about expanding the subway system. Before he could devote significant resources to advancing the Second Avenue subway, however, it would have to compete with other potential megaprojects under discussion at the MTA's agencies.

The transition from injection to non-injection drug use: long-term outcomes among heroin and cocaine users in New York City

Addiction ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 778-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don C. Des Jarlais ◽  
Kamyar Arasteh ◽  
Theresa Perlis ◽  
Holly Hagan ◽  
Douglas D. Heckathorn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Injection Drug Use ◽  
York City ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Cocaine Users

scholarly journals Exploring Walking Behavior in the Streets of New York City Using Hourly Pedestrian Count Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7863
Author(s):  
Jae Min Lee
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Count Data ◽  
York City ◽  
Traffic Patterns ◽  
Walking Behavior ◽  
Pedestrian Counting ◽  
Pedestrian Traffic ◽  
Land Use Development

This paper explores hourly automated pedestrian count data of seven locations in New York City to understand pedestrian walking patterns in cities. Due to practical limitations, such patterns have been studied conceptually; few researchers have explored walking as a continuous, long-term activity. Adopting an automated pedestrian counting method, we documented and observed people walking on city streets and found that unique pedestrian traffic patterns reflect land use, development intensity, and neighborhood characteristics. We observed a threshold of thermal comfort in outdoor activities. People tend to seek shade and avoid solar radiation stronger than 1248 Wh/m2 at an average air temperature of 25 °C. Automated collection of detailed pedestrian count data provides a new opportunity for urban designers and transportation planners to understand how people walk and to improve our cities to be less dependent on the automobile.

Derailed: The Postwar End of New York City Subway Expansion

2019 ◽  
pp. 009614421989657
Author(s):  
Jonathan English
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
York City ◽  
Labor Cost ◽  
Second World War ◽  
World War ◽  
Aging Infrastructure ◽  
Second World

New York City witnessed the construction of one of the largest subway systems in the world in the first four decades of the twentieth century. Expansion virtually ceased thereafter, and New York’s public transportation has since relied on a legacy of aging infrastructure. The explanation of this unexpected cessation is key to understanding the city’s current transit problems, and also offers valuable lessons for other cities experiencing infrastructure construction booms. Identifying the 1951 bond issue as a key turning point, this article argues that there are three convergent factors that brought about the end of subway expansion after the Second World War: political leadership distracted by disputes over administration and unable to plan for the long term; financial constraints imposed by construction and labor-cost inflation, the strained municipal budget, and declining ridership; and the New York transit authorities’ indifference to the growing demographic, political, and symbolic significance of the rapidly growing suburbs.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Among Adults 60 Years and Older: New York City Residents Compared With a National Sample

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly R. Evenson ◽  
Kimberly B. Morland ◽  
Fang Wen ◽  
Kathleen Scanlin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
York City ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Actigraph Accelerometer ◽  
Two Samples

This study describes moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior among New York City (NYC) residents 60 years and older and compared with national United States’ estimates. Adults aged 60 or older living in NYC (n = 760) were compared with similar aged adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES; n = 2,451 adults). Both groups wore an ActiGraph accelerometer for one week. The NYC sample recorded 13.2, 23.8, and 37.8 mean min/day of MVPA and the NHANES sample recorded 10.6, 21.1, and 39.3, depending on the definition. Sedentary behavior averaged 9.6 hr/day for the NYC sample and 9.3 hr/day for the NHANES sample. The NYC sample spent a longer proportion of time in sedentary behavior and light activities, but more time in MVPA than the NHANES sample. Urbanicity may explain some of the differences between the two samples.

Rule-based classification of high-resolution imagery over urban areas in New York City

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Bhaskaran ◽  
Eric Nez ◽  
Karolyn Jimenez ◽  
Sanjiv K. Bhatia
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
York City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
High Resolution Imagery
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