Urban vulnerability analysis towards heat based on the example of the city Hanover

The exposure to heat is currently seen as the most important direct impact of climate change on human health (Menne 2011: 6f). In areas with high levels of sealing and low aeration, the overheating in cities leads to urban heat islands. This results in an acute need for action for urban and environmental planning to optimally exploit the potential of local measures to mitigate this stress situation for urban residents and to be able to localize the adaptation measures to the changing climate. Against this background, planning action is crucial to the reduction of vulnerability as well as the targeted establishment of adaptation capacities against the effects of climate change (BMVBS 2010: 10). This master-thesis aim to use a GIS-based analysis to accurately identify the vulnerabilities of the city of Hanover against heat (depending on the different adaptive capacities of the room). The work shows that against the background of increasing climate change, the determination of the vulnerability of urban areas plays a central role in maintaining healthy living quality. Furthermore, this work has shown that vulnerability analysis is a central starting point when it comes to identifying vulnerable uses of space against the effects of climate change and making them more adaptable through planning measures

Multidisciplinary of depression spectrum disorders from a health care system perspective

Introduction: Depression is the leading cause of disability, and incapacity in the world and the most common mental disorder. Year after year, the incidence of this disease entity is increasing, therefore, depression is a serious challenge for modern medicine. Aim of the study: To synthesize the knowledge of depression as a problem in modern medicine. Material and method: A non-systematic review of scientific literature from 2012 - 2022 was carried out, according to the keyword’s depression, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Results and conclusions: Depression is a psychiatric disorder showing varied symptoms lasting more than 2 weeks. Prominent among them are lowered mood, anhedonia, reduced life activities, and others. Diagnosis of depression is difficult, requiring cooperation between the doctor and the patient. Treatment of depression is mainly based on pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy; unconventional treatment is also distinguished

Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further research

Space has always fascinated people. Many years have passed since the first spaceflight, and in addition to the enormous technological progress, the level of understanding of human physiology in space is also increasing. The presented paper aims to summarize the recent research findings on the influence of the space environment (microgravity, pressure differences, cosmic radiation, etc.) on the human body systems during short-term and long-term space missions. The review also presents the biggest challenges and problems that must be solved in order to extend safely the time of human stay in space. In the era of increasing engineering capabilities, plans to colonize other planets, and the growing interest in commercial space flights, the most topical issues of modern medicine seems to be understanding the effects of long-term stay in space, and finding solutions to minimize the harmful effects of the space environment on the human body