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Noufal, Mohamad, Liu Yuanyuan, Zena Maalla, and Sylvia Adipah. "Determinants of Household Solid Waste Generation and Composition in Homs City, Syria." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2020 (November 26, 2020): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7460356.
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The absence of accurate information on the state of waste is a challenge to the solid waste management system in Syria. The local authorities commonly estimate the quantity of waste produced and its characterisation, which is the starting point for solid waste management planning. So, this paper aims to evaluate the generation and composition of household solid waste in Homs city, Syria. Also, the study presents factors influencing the waste generation rate and the waste composition. The study was carried out in 300 families from four zones in Homs city, and three sampling stages were conducted during the study duration, which started in July 2017 and ended in February 2019. The outcomes show that an average of 0.68 kg/per/day solid waste generated was calculated for the entire study area in Homs city. Also, the data analysis presents that organic waste constitutes the largest component in the waste mixture (69.1%) followed by plastic (10.6%), inert materials (8.7%), paper (4.6%), textile (2.5%), metal (1.2%), glass (1.1%), wood (0.6%), and hazardous materials (1.6%). The multiple linear regression results showed that the adjusted R2 value was found to be 0.557, 0.839, and 0.709 for the waste generation per capita, the daily household organic waste generation, and the daily household packaging waste generation, respectively. Also, according to Pearson’s coefficient values, a positive correlation was found between household waste generation and monthly income (r = 0.626), household size (r = 0.37), and age of the household head (r = 0.517), whereas a negative correlation was found between household waste generation and the education level of the household head (r = −0.649).
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Hongping, Wang, Su Tianbao, and Sun Hailing. "Study on Low-carbon Urban Development Path and Strategy Based on Principal Components Analysis." Open Construction and Building Technology Journal 9, no. 1 (August 19, 2015): 81–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874836801509010081.
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Scholars at home and abroad always focus on the low-carbon urban development. This paper described the basic theory of low-carbon city, analyzed the main factors effect the urban carbon emissions based on principal components analysis method, and established evaluation model to adapt to the development of low-carbon city. Finally, reasonable proposals have been proposed to provide scientific and theoretical basis for government decision making.
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Fridayani, Helen Dian, and Rifaid Rifaid. "Smart City as A Tools to Achieve Sustainability City." Jurnal Ilmiah Tata Sejuta STIA Mataram 5, no. 2 (September 25, 2019): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.32666/tatasejuta.v5i2.93.
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Sustainable city is a city that designed by considering the impact on the environment, inhabited by population with a number and behavior that requires minimal support for energy, water and food from the outside, and produces less CO2, gas, air and water pollution. Moreover the national government envisions Indonesia2030which shallimplement the smart city towards sustainable development.Especially in Sleman Regency, the government is committed to make Sleman Regency as a Smart Regency in 2021. It could be shown in the vision of Sleman Regency which is The realization of a more prosperous Sleman community, Independent, Cultured and Integratede-governmentsystem to the Smart Regency in 2021”. This paper would like to analyze how the Sleman Regency implement the Smart city concept, and does the smart city concept can achive the sustainability city. The research uses the qualitative approach with in-deepth interview in examining the data, also the literature review. The result in this study reveals the following: firstly, from 2016-2019 Sleman regency has several applications to support the smart city implementation such as One Data of UMKM, Home Creative Sleman, Lapor Sleman app, Sleman Smart app, online tax app, e-patient, sleman emergency service, and Sleman smart room. Second, there are many elements in smart cities that are very important for smart government, smart life, smart economy, smart society, and smart environment. However, in supporting to support the realization of smart cities, not all aspects must be implemented properly to achieve a managed city, components related to smart environment cannot be implemented properly in Sleman Regency. There are still many problems regarding environmental problems such as the development of the construction of hotels and apartments that do not heed the environment, incrasing the populations, the limitations of green open space.
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ZHIGULINA, Anna Yur'evna, and Natalya Genrikhovna CHUMACHENKO. "THE SELECTION OF BUILDING MATERIALS TO IMPROVE THE COMFORT AND ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF CITY HOUSING." Urban construction and architecture 5, no. 4 (December 15, 2015): 94–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.17673/vestnik.2015.04.12.
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The article is devoted to problems of creation of comfortable microclimate. Identifi es sources of pollution, completed their evaluation. Special att ention is paid to the selection of environmentally friendly building materials. In the production of building materials where toxic components can be industrial waste, replacing natural raw materials and chemical additives regulating the properties. In the operation of many building materials, especially those based on polymers, it is necessary to control the release of toxic substances resulting from degradation. For the assessment of comfort and environmental safety of housing is offered to create «Passports of residential buildings», which should be provided with information about construction materials used to evaluate this parameter, environmental home safety, including chemical safety as its component.
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Almadhoni, Khalid H., and Mohammad A. Ammar. "THE CORROSION PROBLEMS IN HOUSEHOLD WATER HEATERS OF SABRATHA CITY." Scientific Journal of Applied Sciences of Sabratha University 3, no. 2 (September 27, 2020): 77–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.47891/sabujas.v3i2.77-90.
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The corrosion destructive action can reach the home of millions of people, thus costing a tremendous amount of money and causing a great inconvenience. With the up rise of brackish water in Sabratha city, corrosion can damage water heaters, pipe network, refrigerators and many more items found at homes. In addition, in the absence of adequate specifications, major failures of water heaters have been reported in the recent years creating a great deal of concern. This study investigated the reasons of water heaters failure, and the methods needed to overcome or limit such a problem.
Three main components, which have a direct relationship with the corrosion phenomena of heaters, were studied namely water, heater storage tank and heating element cover. To achieve that a chemical analysis of water samples and an examination of the microstructure and the chemical composition of heater storage tank and the heating element cover were carried out. The results revealed that the likelihood of forming a scale of Ca CO3 increases with increasing temperature, salt concentrations and the PH value.
The metallographic examination showed the presence of a ferrite-pearlite structure. The microstructural studies revealed the presence of un-equivalent distribution of carbon content responsible for galvanic corrosion. They also revealed that grain growth in Heat Affective Zone (H. A. Z.) was responsible for pitting type corrosion. The weld showed typical WIDMANSTAATEN structure. Chemical composition of the sample indicated that the structure belongs to the low carbon steel which is identical to ASM 1020, and that the cover of heating element is made of pure copper.
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Kühn, Eva. "Reusable Coordination Components: Reliable Development of Cooperative Information Systems." International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems 25, no. 04 (December 2016): 1740001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218843017400019.
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Today’s emerging trends like factory of the future, big data, Internet-of-things, intelligent traffic solutions, cyber-physical systems, wireless sensor networks, smart home, smart city and smart grid raise new challenges on software development. They are characterized by high concurrency, distribution and dynamics as well as huge numbers of heterogeneous devices, resources and users that must collaborate in a reliable way. The management of the interactions and dependencies between the participants is a complex task posing massive coordination problems. The here proposed approach is twofold: (i) to analyze similarities in the communication and synchronization behavior of such applications and to identify coordination patterns; and (ii) to give a precise specification of them by means of a suitable coordination model which enables the development of coordination pattern-based software components as solutions. The vision is to compose advanced cooperative information systems from proven, configurable, reusable, generic components that run on a suitable target platform, in order to reduce software development time, risks and costs. In this paper we delimit the idea of “coordination patterns” from other related pattern approaches and motivate the need for a well-defined model to specify them. Several coordination models to achieve this goal are discussed, and the advantages of a new coordination model termed the “Peer Model” are pointed out. The feasibility of the approach to identify coordination patterns, to model them and to provide generic components that can be reused in different scenarios through configuration and composition is evaluated by means of a coordination pattern found in several industrial use cases.
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Febrianza, Muhammad, and Sutinah Sutinah. "Analysis of The Actuating of The Rehabilitation Program House is not Unitable in Palembang City." Journal of Public Administration Studies 005, no. 02 (December 1, 2020): 56–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.jpas.2020.005.02.3.
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This study examines the dimension of drivers in the implementation of the unworthy housing program in Palembang City. Data were analysed using an interactive model which includes three components of the analysis, namely reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that based on the planning dimension, the limited amount of budget owned by the government when compared to Mobilization, the socialization carried out was not optimal, the community was quite enthusiastic about participating in the unfit home rehabilitation program in Palembang City by building their own houses. However, development is being carried out quite slowly due to a lack of expertise and due to the busyness of the community making a living. To overcome this, it is necessary to motivate the community to carry out the construction of their houses, including giving wages.
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Pandya, Samta P. "Spiritual Counseling Program For Children with Anxiety Disorders: A multi-city experiment." Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications 72, no. 1 (March 2018): 45–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1542305018761631.
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This article reports on a multi-city two-year long experiment on the effect of a spiritual counseling program (SCP) on children diagnosed with anxiety disorders. The two-year customized SCP was conducted with 1238 children from 20 private schools in five cities across five countries, with an equal number in a control group. Results showed that post-treatment self-reported and counselor-tested anxiety outcome measure scores were lower for the treatment group. Girls, children from more affluent cities, middle-class children, and those who had one stay-at-home parent and no siblings showed reduced anxiety disorders post-treatment. Children who voluntarily attended more SCP rounds than those prescribed and those who regularly self-practiced also showed lower anxiety symptoms post-treatment. Child-focused spiritual counseling intervention comprising components of connection with God within, recognizing and annihilating fear through introspection and breath control, stilling, centering, and consciousness seemed effective. Socio-cultural factors, parental involvement, and child’s own engagement with the treatment were significant determinants of effectiveness.
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Allam, Zaheer, A. Dhunny, Gaëtan Siew, and David Jones. "Towards Smart Urban Regeneration: Findings of an Urban Footprint Survey in Port Louis, Mauritius." Smart Cities 1, no. 1 (October 23, 2018): 121–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/smartcities1010007.
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The Smart City Scheme, as part of the Smart Mauritius initiative, adopted by the Government of Mauritius in 2014, heavily incentivised the emergence of new smart cities in greenfields. The resulting migration of business and residents from existing cities to new cities affected the liveability standard of existing cities and encouraged property speculation. This shift reduced home pricing affordability further from the grasp of young professionals. With the Mauritian Landlord and Tenant Act of 1999 discouraging investment in Mauritian city centres, property developers were additionally encouraged to invest in housing projects in these emerging Smart Cities. As part of the Smart Urban Regeneration strategy of Port Louis that sought to reduce competition between new and existing cities, the provision of housing was seen as paramount to enabling the Smart Cities concept as promoted by the Government. The findings of this paper, which explores the urban footprint of Port Louis through field survey, provides insights, as to the components of the city, that can assist policy-makers and developers to better shape projects that are more responsive to the Smart Urban Regeneration plan.
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Gibson, Jacqueline MacDonald, Michael Fisher, Allison Clonch, John M. MacDonald, and Philip J. Cook. "Children drinking private well water have higher blood lead than those with city water." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 29 (July 6, 2020): 16898–907. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002729117.
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Although the Flint, Michigan, water crisis renewed concerns about lead (Pb) in city drinking water, little attention has been paid to Pb in private wells, which provide drinking water for 13% of the US population. This study evaluates the risk of Pb exposure in children in households relying on private wells. It is based on a curated dataset of blood Pb records from 59,483 North Carolina children matched with household water source information. We analyze the dataset for statistical associations between children’s blood Pb and household drinking water source. The analysis shows that children in homes relying on private wells have 25% increased odds (95% CI 6.2 to 48%,P< 0.01) of elevated blood Pb, compared with children in houses served by a community water system that is regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This increased Pb exposure is likely a result of corrosion of household plumbing and well components, because homes relying on private wells rarely treat their water to prevent corrosion. In contrast, corrosion control is required in regulated community water systems. These findings highlight the need for targeted outreach to prevent Pb exposure for the 42.5 million Americans depending on private wells for their drinking water.
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Swain, D. P. "The water-tower analogy of the cardiovascular system." Advances in Physiology Education 24, no. 1 (December 2000): 43–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/advances.2000.24.1.43.
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The cardiovascular system is a complex arrangement of hydraulic, yet living, components. The complexity of this system may make it difficult for students to see the "forest" instead of the "trees." To better explain the dynamics of cardiovascular function and control, an analogy has been drawn to the operation of a city water supply. In cities that use a water tower, fresh water is pumped up into the tower from a river or other source. The tower serves as a pressure reservoir for providing water to homes through a largely parallel arrangement of distribution pipes. Local homeowners control their own water usage through faucets, whereas the city maintains water pressure by monitoring the level in the tower. Key analogous points with the cardiovascular system are the heart as the city pump, the aorta as the water tower, arteries as parallel distribution pipes, and arterioles as faucets. Baroreceptor reflex control is discussed as well as such features as the capacitance role of veins, the skeletal muscle pump, and the competition between locally mediated vasodilation and sympathetically mediated vasoconstriction. Subjective student and peer evaluations have indicated that this analogy is effective in improving student comprehension of the cardiovascular system.
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Shweikani, R., and G. Raja. "Natural radionuclides monitoring in drinking water of Homs city." Radiation Physics and Chemistry 106 (January 2015): 333–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.08.016.
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Musaeva, Majsarat K., Saida M. Garunova, and Robert Chenciner. "CITY WEDDINGS IN DAGHESTAN: A NEW VERSION OF OLD TRADITION, OR ADAPTATION TO GLOBAL TRENDS OF URBANIZATION?" History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus 14, no. 4 (December 27, 2018): 166–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.32653/ch144166-172.
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Daghestan’s urban culture, in its Russian–European variety, is a relatively new phenomenon. Until the 1970’s, weddings in cities have been celebrated only by hereditary citizens, i.e. Russians, Armenians, Jews, Azerbaijanis, Kumyks, occasionally, while the rest of the city residents preferred to go to their home villages and play weddings there, after which the bride and groom would return if they were going to live in the city. Since the 1990’s, with the growth of the urban population due to the influx of the rural population, this tradition has disappeared in Daghestan, as rural residents often have to come to the city to celebrate the wedding.This article is based on ethnographic materials identified through field observation included. The authors focus on the presentation of the preserved traditional elements of urban wedding rituals and the new ritual and other components that have appeared in recent decades. The analysis of the modern family and public holiday, which the wedding has always been for the peoples of Daghestan, demonstrates the close connection between local traditions and Russian-European innovations, under the influence of various factors. Modern city weddings in Daghestan find in different cities a different ratio between the secular and Islamic components in wedding ceremonies. The authors consider the modern wedding in the cities of Daghestan as a multicomponent ceremony, consisting traditionally of preliminary preparations, the wedding itself and the ceremonies after the wedding.The innovations used in urban wedding rituals are an expression of value orientations, ethnic, ethical, aesthetic, and ethnocultural preferences of modern Daghestan citizens.Under the conditions of ethnocultural dynamics influenced by the intensive migration of the population from the mountains to the plain, where all the modern Daghestan cities are located, the “urban culture” radically transforms not only the marriage traditions, but also the very perception of these traditions. A look at the ratio of the traditional and the modern in the urban wedding rituals is now in each generation its own. And perhaps it is partly subjective and needs to be discussed.
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Poklyatskyi, Serhiy. "Social component of living conditions in big cities of Ukraine." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography, no. 49 (December 30, 2015): 280–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2015.49.8646.
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This article tells about one of the new areas of social geography, namely the study of “life categories”. Living conditions are considered as the subject field. Given the current relevance of the study of growth poles of the country, the big (over 100 thousand inhabitants) cities of Ukraine are the subject of this research. The social component was analysed as one of the key components of the living conditions of the population. Index of state of social conditions of sustenance of the population of big cities (based on questionnaire and statistical data) was calculated. Objective side of social component is represented by 27 statistical indicators: consumption of goods and services, housing, home improvement and housing status, state of health sector, infrastructure, basic education, the state of the labor market and health. Subjective aspect of the environmental component includes the development of the questionnaire and mass survey of senior students (375 questionnaires) of geographical faculties of higher education institutions from different regions of Ukraine. It was found that cities with the worst social indicators component are actually concentrated in four eastern old industrial regions of Ukraine (Luhansk, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions). The results of such rating studies should be valuable not only for scientists but also for officials, politicians, investors and businesspersons who seek to obtain independent evaluations. Key words: life categories, living conditions, large city, social component, population.
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Surtiyeni, Neni, Raidha Rahmadani, Neny Kurniasih, Khairurrijal, and Mikrajuddin Abdullah. "A Fire-Retardant Composite Made from Domestic Waste and PVA." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2016 (2016): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7516278.
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We report the synthesis of a composite from domestic waste with the strength of wood building materials. We used original domestic waste with only a simple pretreatment to reduce the processing cost. The wastes were composed of organic components (generally originating from foods), paper, plastics, and clothes; the average fraction of each type of waste mirrored the corresponding fractions of wastes in the city of Bandung, Indonesia. An initial survey of ten landfills scattered through Bandung was conducted to determine the average fraction of each component in the waste. The composite was made using a hot press. A large number of synthesis parameters were tested to determine the optimum ones. The measured mechanical strength of the produced composite approached the mechanical properties of wood building materials. A fire-retardant powder was added to retard fire so that the composite could be useful for the construction of residential homes of lower-income people who often have problems with fire. Fire tests showed that the composites were more resistant to fire than widely used wood building materials.
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Eilaf, Mourad Alashkar, Yuri V. Alekseev, and Alireza Majorzadehzahiri. "Analysis and evaluation of urban socioeconomic dimensions." Vestnik MGSU, no. 7 (July 2021): 801–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.22227/1997-0935.2021.7.801-808.
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Introduction. Following any war, the destruction of cities causes severe damage to the lives of citizens, so urban planning and accelerating the process of renovation and development of a city is the priority of every country after the war, in order to reduce the damage caused by war. Since then, citizens can resume their normal living in their hometowns. The process of urban renovation and development takes a long time, and the main urban indicators should be regularly evaluated in different dimensions to find out whether the living environment has improved and the preset urban goals have been achieved.
Materials and methods. In this study, the process of renovation and development of the city of Homs was analyzed by evaluating the pre-selected social and economic indicators. The sign test and the Wilcoxon test were used to evaluate and compare the indicators before and after the war.
Results. The results of the research show that the null hypothesis of this research was rejected with a z-value of –3.137916 and a p-value of 0.002 in respect of the social dimension. Also, the zero hypothesis of this research is rejected in the economic dimension according to the results of the Wilcoxon test. The results show that the z-value is equal to –2.075 and the p-value is equal to 0.038, which is less than 0.50 and, hence, insignificant. The rejection of the null hypothesis and the large number of negative indicators in the social dimension indicate that the process of renovation and development of the city of Homs is very slow after the war and the city has not been able to approach the desired stable condition.
Conclusions. This research has found that only 11 indicators out of 45 improved in the process of renovation and development of the city of Homs after the war if compared to the pre-war period. In fact, more than 75 % of selected indicators were negative, and this shows the slow pace of urban renovation and development with an emphasis on the sustainable city of Homs.
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Radomska, М. М., I. V. Horobtsov, and M. A. Mushta. "The assessment of the Kyiv urban ecotopes comfort as a birds' habitat." Scientific Bulletin of UNFU 29, no. 8 (October 31, 2019): 74–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.36930/40290812.
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The city is one of the most specific ecosystems of the modern biosphere. The combination of natural and artificial components and elements of the city have made it a complex system of ecotopes with various levels of anthropogenic transformation. Still the structure of urban ecosystems includes some patches of undisturbed or minimally disturbed landscapes, which may be considered the home for the most abundant part of urban biocenosis – the urban avifauna. Therefore, in this research the concept and features of urban zoocenosis in specific application to avifauna of the Kyiv urban system have been considered. A modern city if found to offer a range of benefits for birds, including food, shelter, and higher temperatures over the year and lower predator pressure and competition. However, the level of food quality as well as the condition of environment components are low and impose real health threats. Physical pollution, in particular noise and electro-magnetic impacts are also serious disturbing factors. Considering these factors, the ecotopes most suitable for birds have been defined among the parks, forests, lakes and cemeteries of the city – total 59 objects. In order to assess their comfort for birds, the specific ranking scale has been developed. The parameters taken into consideration in the course of assessment are as follows: general spatial characteristics (size and fragmentation of the territory), vegetation quality (covered territory, height and age of trees), forage availability and diversity, hydrographic situation (access to water bodies), environment quality (level of water and air pollution, noise pollution, non-organic wastes directly at the site), human pressure (density of people moving, area with artificial covers, level of anthropization), bird supporting elements and activity, and also predation pressure. According to the obtained result the forests around and its residuals inside Kyiv are the least transformed and consequently the most comfortable for the support of birds diversity. They are followed by cultivated semi-natural areas, which comfort declines as the levels of recreational pressure, human presence and proximity to the city center increases. Finally, the last in the list are small parks or cemeteries, cut off from water bodies or water bodies lacking dense vegetation. An important issue, showed by personal visual observations, is that the activity of humans aimed at support of birds communities within area of any status is proved to be more important as compared to obvious disadvantages seen at certain areas.
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Jazieh, Abdul-Rahman, Nashmia Al Mutairi, Abdulrahman Al Hadab, Ashwaq Al Olayan, Ayman Al Hejazi, Abdullah Al Qarni, Mohsen Al Zahrani, et al. "Implementation of care near home model (CNH) for cancer patients in response to COVID-19 pandemic." Journal of Clinical Oncology 38, no. 29_suppl (October 10, 2020): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.32.
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32 Background: Cancer care is heavily centered in health care facilities due to the requirements of providing complex multidisciplinary care with multiple testing and interventions. We describe our experience in implementing a new model of care to minimize cancer patients visit to health care facilities and to reduce the risk of infections and to decrease the pressure on the health care system. Methods: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we reengineered the cancer care process to reduce patients visit to the hospital by the implementation of a Care Near Home (CNH) Model, which comprises of four components: virtual clinic, laboratory testing near home, shipping medications and supplies, and involving local health care facilities. The effectiveness and acceptance of this new model has been assessed by the delivery of timely care successfully and assessing the satisfaction patients and healthcare providers. Results: On March 18, 2020, we launched the virtual clinics followed by different components of the model. The number of virtual clinic visits has increased significantly from 399 visits in March to 1107 in April 2020. More the 90% of physicians and patients who responded to the survey expressed their acceptance and satisfaction with the virtual clinic services. Medications were shipped to total of 603 patients. Of those, 578 (96%) patients received their medications (378 patients outside city, 200 patients inside city of which, 95% received medications within 24 hours). Only 25 (4%) patients did not receive their medications and we arrange for alternative solutions. Laboratories in various regions were set up to perform the tests for our patients and to communicate the results through our electronic healthcare records system. The process of ordering and performing the test were piloted with success and now we are at the scaling up phase. Conclusions: Although the implementation of CNH Model was driven by COVID-19 pandemic, it will be integrated in our work process and utilized as a long term approach to manage many of our patients because it is more convenient to them and more cost effective to the health care system.
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Vizgina, E. N. "A Consulting Center on the Basis of a Pre-school Educational Organization: an Implementation of the Project “To Family and Children”." Вестник практической психологии образования 4, no. 4 (2019): 95–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2019040410.
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The article presents the experience of creating and operating a consultation center on the basis of a preschool educational institution. Designated: target audience, goal and objectives of the project of creating a consultation center as an actual component to relevance the needs of the population of the municipality. Based on the innovations, the fundamental components of the activities of the kindergarten specialists are described, as well as the purpose and objectives, functions and directions, methods and material resources are indicated. In general, the first work experience of a kindergarten in the City of Novocheboksarsk in the Chuvash Republic on the introduction of a new form of psychological and pedagogical support for families raising children of preschool age at home is disclosed. Significance and expected results were noted against the background of the ongoing activities within the framework of the functioning of the consultation point, the conditions of project sustainability and forecasts. Significant results were: the creation of a model of a counseling center, the solution of psychological and pedagogical problems of families with young children, the emergence of opportunities for families to receive counseling in an accessible form, increasing the professionalism of teachers, improving the image of the institution.
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Mykhalonok, Mariia. "The World capital of reggaeton: Verbal framing of Medellin in online media discourse." Ricercare, no. 13 (January 2021): 56–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.17230/ricercare.2020.13.3.
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This article examines linguistic framing of Medellin as the city of the musical genre reggaeton in online media discourse, drawing on Fillmore’s frame semantics theory (1977). The most salient frames applied towards Medellin are those of centrality, home, and music, whereby the city’s global significance as a musical hub is emphasized through the terms belonging to the frame of world. The use of components from the frames of crime and drugs suggests that the drug-related past of Medellin is integrated into its new cultural profile. Another part of the new Medellin brand are the city’s residents themselves, who are credited with supporting local reggaetonero/as, and are typically referred to with overtly positive vocabulary from the frames of love, help, and home. Although some texts evoke negative stereotypes about reggaeton, the media mostly present the Medellin reggaeton scene through the frames of success, power, and business.
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Mazur, Kevin. "Networks, Informal Governance, and Ethnic Violence in a Syrian City." World Politics 72, no. 3 (June 11, 2020): 481–524. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0043887120000052.
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ABSTRACTIn cross-national studies, ethnic exclusion is robustly associated with the onset of violent challenge to incumbent regimes. But significant variation remains at the subnational level—not all members of an excluded ethnic group join in challenge. This article accounts for intra-ethnic group variation in terms of the network properties of local communities, nested within ethnic groups, and the informal ties that regimes forge to some segments of the ethnically excluded population. Mobilization within an excluded ethnic group is most likely among local communities where members are densely linked to one another and lack network access to state-controlled resources. Drawing on a case study of the Syrian city of Homs in the 2011 uprising, this article demonstrates how the Syrian regime’s strategies of managing the Sunni population of Homs shaped patterns of challenge. On the one hand, the state’s toleration of spontaneous settlements on the city’s periphery helped to reproduce dense network ties. On the other hand, the regime’s informal bargains with customary leaders instrumentalized those ties to manage local populations. These bargains could not withstand the regime’s use of violence against challengers, which meant that these same local networks became crucial factors in impelling and sustaining costly antiregime mobilization.
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Dai, Shengchuan, Manoucher Manoucheri, Junhong Gui, Xiang Zhu, Divyanshu Malhotra, Shenjing Li, Jason D’souza, Fnu Virkram, Aditya Chada, and Haibing Jiang. "Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Utility in Prediction of 30-Day Readmission Rate in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure." Cardiology Research and Practice 2016 (2016): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4571201.
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Background. Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common diagnoses associated with hospital readmission. We designed this prospective study to evaluate whether Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score is associated with 30-day readmission in patients hospitalized with decompensated HF.Methods and Results. We enrolled 240 patients who met the study criteria. Forty-eight (20%) patients were readmitted for decompensated HF within thirty days of hospital discharge, and 192 (80%) patients were not readmitted. Compared to readmitted patients, nonreadmitted patients had a higher average KCCQ score (40.8 versus 32.6,P= 0.019) before discharge. Multivariate analyses showed that a high KCCQ score was associated with low HF readmission rate (adjusted OR = 0.566,P= 0.022). Thec-statistic for the base model (age + gender) was 0.617. The combination of home medication and lab tests on the base model resulted in an integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) increase of 3.9%. On that basis, the KCQQ further increased IDI of 2.7%.Conclusions. The KCCQ score determined before hospital discharge was significantly associated with 30-day readmission rate in patients with HF, which may provide a clinically useful measure and could significantly improve readmission prediction reliability when combined with other clinical components.
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Reed, Nia. "SOCIAL NETWORKS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SATISFACTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS: AN ATLANTA STUDY OF RELOCATION." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.616.
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Abstract Atlanta was the first major city to offer federally-funded public housing and it is one of the first to demolish it. Unlike other cities undergoing public housing transformation through demolition under Housing for People Everywhere Program (HOPE VI), the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) targeted senior housing as part of the demolition process. Investigators conducting the Urban Health Initiative (UHI) study collected three waves of data (baseline, 6-month post-relocation, and 24-month post-relocation) from relocated seniors and a comparison group of seniors who aged-in-place. To understand the interactions between public housing residents and varied components of their environments, including social networks and neighborhood satisfaction, I will use place attachment theory to frame my research, as sense of place is rooted within the interplay of community cultural wealth components. I will also use aging-in-place theory, which refers to individuals’ ability to grow old in their own homes and communities, while adjusting to needed modifications associated with aging and mobility. Analysis of Covariance will be applied to understand the relationship between social networks, relocation, and neighborhood satisfaction among older adults who age-in-place, compared to those who relocated.
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Baral, Sukanta Kumar. "IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN EDUCATION DOMAIN: AN ANALYSIS IN TWIN CITY OF ODISHA, INDIA." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 8, no. 11 (December 2, 2020): 129–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i11.2020.2365.
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The COVID era is responsible for generating repercussions across the globe. These are responsible for generating tectonic shift in several domains. The educational sector is one of them. With forced lockdowns, stay at home and be safe being the norm, educational sector is witnessing the advent of online medium of instructions of teaching. This paper is an attempt to seek answer to the question. An extant review of literature resulted in the following research questions (a) In the context of education what is means to be sustainable? and (b) What means and mechanisms are needed to remain sustainable? The sample techniques are purposive and the sample size is 314 though the authors have targeted the sample size of 500. The data analysis was done by applying descriptive statistics and exploratory data analysis. The research implications of the study is the realisation of the fact that COVID is here to stay and that new variables are identified which form the new areas of research. The future recommendation arising out of the study is the fact findings can be customized to suit the applicability to the specific educational institution. A large sample size would have provided more insight into the behaviour of the variables and their interactions. The conclusion of the study stems from the fact COVID has generated the need for focussing the sustainability. The sustainability inn itself is different for different components of educational eco-system and that different means and mechanisms are adopted to ensure that sustainability is maintained.
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Mohammed, Shan. "The role of intellectual capital in enhancing organizational creativity, "An exploratory study of a sample of teachers in a number of government colleges in the city of Dohuk."." Humanities Journal of University of Zakho 8, no. 4 (December 30, 2020): 610–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.26436/hjuoz.2020.8.4.650.
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The current research sought to identify the intellectual capital and organizational creativity by analyzing the relationship and effect between these two variables within the framework of a random sample consisting of (76) faculty respondents in the faculties of (administration and economics, engineering, pharmacy, literature, agriculture, medicine) at the University of Duhok, The research provided a theoretical briefing on intellectual capital and organizational creativity, as well as identifying the nature of the relationship and impact that exist between these two variables, The model adopted correlation and one-way effect, and the research was based on a set of hypotheses that were surveyed on the research sample, as several statistical tools were used to analyze data, including description and diagnosis of the sample and Pearson correlation analysis, In addition to analyzing simple linear regression to determine the nature of the effect between the variables under study, the research reached a number of conclusions, the most important of which are: There is a positive significant correlation relationship between the components of intellectual capital separately and organizational creativity collectively, There is an influential relationship of moral significance for the components of intellectual capital separately in organizational creativity in a collective manner. It was also proposed to motivate managers in the researched colleges by providing opportunities to participate in courses at home and abroad in order to develop their creative skills.
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Najjar, Jalal, Bruno Splavski, Kresimir Rotim, and Kenan I. Arnautovic. "Letter: Neurosurgery in the Besieged City of Homs During the Syrian War." Neurosurgery 86, no. 6 (January 17, 2020): E575—E578. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyz571.
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Aldiansyah, Muhamad Rikza, Kardiman Kardiman, and Deri Teguh Santoso. "Rancang Bangun Mesin Pencetak Pelet Ikan Dengan Memanfaatkan Sekam Padi Sebagai Solusi Pakan Ikan." Jurnal Teknik Mesin 14, no. 1 (June 8, 2021): 16–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.30630/jtm.14.1.458.
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The city of Karawang is famous as a city of rice granaries. As a city of rice granaries, the city of Karawang is assigned a surplus of unhulled rice of 1.5 million tons. This causes a large number of rice husks to become waste from the mills. With the knowledge and skills of farmers who are still minimal in utilizing rice husk waste, most of the rice husk waste by farmers is only thrown away or burned so that it can cause environmental pollution around the disposal of rice husk waste. One way to utilize rice husk waste is to process rice husk waste into animal feed. An alternative to solve this problem is by making a fish pellet printer that is used to produce fish pellets using rice husks as the basic ingredient. This fish pellet printing machine is made with the aim of utilizing rice husk waste which is only thrown away or burned by farmers so that rice husk waste can become a high-value product. In this study, data collection techniques were carried out by studying literature and conducting experiments on fish pellet making machines. After that, the design of the shape was carried out then continued with the manufacture / assembly of components of the fish pellet printing machine and finally the testing of tools / machines with parameters was designed and equipped with an electric motor 250 watts 220 volts 1400 rpm so that it can be used in industry. at home, this electric motor aims to act as a screw driver which is assisted by a WPA gearbox with a ratio of 1:30 so that the rotation obtained is not too fast, the rotation speed can be adjusted by the amount of pulley used so that it can be in accordance with your wishes. With these conditions, it will greatly assist producers in carrying out and speeding up the process of grinding fish pellets.
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Galina, Gulnaz S. "The Role of City Culture in the Formation of the Bashkir National Art of the Pre-Revolutionary Period." ICONI, no. 1 (2020): 46–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.33779/2658-4824.2020.1.046-056.
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The article presents some basic information about the development of city musical culture in the Orenburg gubernia and in Ufa during the pre-revolutionary period. The regularity of the formation of the phenomenon of the city cultural milieu is traced by the examples of such components as concert and theatre practice, in the context of which the foundations of compositional and performance professionalism indispensable for the development of European genres were perfected. As the result of an overview of various forms of musicmaking at home and the concert and theater practice, the foundations of which had been installed by the direct bearers of European culture itself — Polish insurgents banished to the gubernia in the 18th century — the fact is substantiated that the Russian-European academic musical tradition conditioned the environment due to which national concert life was established in the early 20th century. It is proven that the Europeanization in Bashkir culture began not during the period of the Soviet cultural development, but on the wave of Jadidism in the activities of the new-method madrassahs, which in the beginning of the previous century became the main centers for sacred and secular culture. At the same time, the emergence of combined Tatar-Bashkir dramatic theatrical troupes conducive towards the onset of national theatrical music is the greatest accomplishment of Bashkir music in the prerevolutionary period, which connected the pre-revolutionary epoch with the period of formation of national compositional schools.
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Bermejo-Martín, Gustavo, Carlos Rodríguez-Monroy, and Yilsy M. Núñez-Guerrero. "Water Consumption Range Prediction in Huelva’s Households Using Classification and Regression Trees." Water 13, no. 4 (February 15, 2021): 506. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13040506.
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This paper uses the numerical results of surveys sent to Huelva’s (Andalusia, Spain) households to determine the degree of knowledge they have about the urban water cycle, needs, values, and attitudes regarding water in an intermediary city with low water stress. In previous research, we achieved three different households’ clusters. The first one grouped households with high knowledge of the integral water cycle and a positive attitude to smart devices at home. The second cluster described households with low knowledge of the integral water cycle and high sensitivity to price. The third one showed average knowledge and predisposition to have a closer relationship with the water company. This paper continues with this research line, applying Classification and Regression Trees (CART) to determine which hierarchy of variables/factors/independent components obtained from the surveys are the decisive ones to predict the range of household water consumption in Huelva. Positive attitudes towards improved cleaning habits for personal or household purposes are the highest hierarchy component to predict the water consumption range. Second in the hierarchy, the variable Knowledge Global Score about the integral urban water cycle, associated with water literacy, also contributes to predicting the water consumption range. Together with the three clusters obtained previously, these results will allow us to design water demand management strategies (WDM) fit for purpose that enable Huelva’s households to use water more efficiently.
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Dourado, Daiana Aparecida Quintiliano Scarpelli, Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci, Manuela de Almeida Roediger, and Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte. "Dietary patterns of elderly persons from the city of São Paulo: evidence from the SABE (Health, Wellbeing and Aging) survey." Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia 21, no. 6 (December 2018): 731–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562018021.180092.
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Abstract Objective: to determine the dietary patterns of elderly persons in terms of sociodemographic, lifestyle and clinical aspects. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted using the cohorts of the SABE (Health, Wellbeing and Aging) study. An epidemiological, home-based study representative of the city of São Paulo was carried out. The population of this study included 1,304 elderly persons (≥60 years), of both genders, selected by probabilistic stratified sampling, interviewed in 2010. Food intake data were obtained through a qualitative food frequency questionnaire. Dietary patterns were determined by exploratory factorial analysis by principal components. The Wald test was used for complex sampling. Results: four dietary patterns were identified: inadequate patterns, consisting of fried and canned food, sausages, sweets, tubers, industrialized sauces and eggs; modified pattern, skimmed milk, whole grain breads and cereals, light/diet/zero foods; beneficial pattern, fruits, vegetables and tubers; and traditional Brazilian pattern, vegetable oils, rice, refined cereals and white bread, meats and legumes (beans). The sociodemographic and lifestyle profile of the elderly persons who adopted each dietary pattern was different. Conclusion: healthier dietary patterns were associated with the female gender, older elderly persons, two or more chronic diseases, higher levels of schooling, a better lifestyle and a better self-perception of health. It is important to consider all these aspects as they are determinant in the type of diet adopted by this population.
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Noufal, Mohamad Jaber, Zena Ali Maalla, and Sylvia Adipah. "Challenges and opportunities of municipal solid waste management system in Homs city, Syria." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management 173, no. 2 (May 2020): 40–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.19.00020.
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Khamis, N. K., Baba M. Deros, and Mohd Zaki Nuawi. "A Preliminary Study on Motorcyclists' Perceptions of Fatigue Risk Factors." Applied Mechanics and Materials 471 (December 2013): 178–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.471.178.
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Fatigue can be defined as a feeling of drowsiness or sleepiness, tiredness, boredom, or an inability to focus and a mental sluggishness. The aim of the present study is to discover the general perceptions on fatigue risk factor of teenage motorcycle riders in an urban city in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Respondents provided feedback through questionnaires that were developed based on the Motorcycling Fatigue Model and other practices in existing empirical studies. In addition, the questionnaire highlights 18 statements that cover two main components, namely, vehicle or environment factors and rider factors. All the 60 respondents in this study habitually ride various types of motorcycles as their main transportation from and to their homes and offices. Findings indicate that poor road design is the primary contributor to fatigue, whereas driving early in the morning was the least contributor. Although the sample is quite small, the results of this study coincide with those of previous literature.
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Li, Xiaoxiao, Sabrina Chee, Jiming Hao, Jonathan P. D. Abbatt, Jingkun Jiang, and James N. Smith. "Relative humidity effect on the formation of highly oxidized molecules and new particles during monoterpene oxidation." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 19, no. 3 (February 6, 2019): 1555–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-1555-2019.
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Abstract. It has been widely observed around the world that the frequency and intensity of new particle formation (NPF) events are reduced during periods of high relative humidity (RH). The current study focuses on how RH affects the formation of highly oxidized molecules (HOMs), which are key components of NPF and initial growth caused by oxidized organics. The ozonolysis of α-pinene, limonene, and Δ3-carene, with and without OH scavengers, were carried out under low NOx conditions under a range of RH (from ∼3 % to ∼92 %) in a temperature-controlled flow tube to generate secondary organic aerosol (SOA). A Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) was used to measure the size distribution of generated particles, and a novel transverse ionization chemical ionization inlet with a high-resolution time-of-fight mass spectrometer detected HOMs. A major finding from this work is that neither the detected HOMs nor their abundance changed significantly with RH, which indicates that the detected HOMs must be formed from water-independent pathways. In fact, the distinguished OH- and O3-derived peroxy radicals (RO2), HOM monomers, and HOM dimers could mostly be explained by the autoxidation of RO2 followed by bimolecular reactions with other RO2 or hydroperoxy radicals (HO2), rather than from a water-influenced pathway like through the formation of a stabilized Criegee intermediate (sCI). However, as RH increased from ∼3 % to ∼92 %, the total SOA number concentrations decreased by a factor of 2–3 while SOA mass concentrations remained relatively constant. These observations show that, while high RH appears to inhibit NPF as evident by the decreasing number concentration, this reduction is not caused by a decrease in RO2-derived HOM formation. Possible explanations for these phenomena were discussed.
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Birendra Shrivastava, Omi Bajracharya, and Rajani Shakya. "Prevalence, knowledge and associated factors on self-medication practice among the community of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal: a cross-sectional study." International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 12, no. 2 (April 7, 2021): 1108–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v12i2.4642.
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Self-medicine has become one of the important components in day-to-day life to treat mild ailments. If not used rationally, it may lead to serious public health issues. The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence, knowledge, and associated risk factors of self-medication practice among the community of the Lalitpur Metropolitan City of Nepal. A cross-sectional community based prospective study was conducted among 1,004 participants of the Lalitpur Metropolitan City using a pretested and validated questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis with an alpha level of 0.05 by using SPSS. The prevalence of self-medication was 45.20%. The three most common ailments for practicing self-medication were fever, headache, and cough/cold. The top reason for self-medication was minor illness. The study indicated that overall knowledge scores were significantly associated with self-medication (P<0.001). Multiple logistic regression showed the elderly are more oriented towards self-medication practice [AOR=5.22 (95%CI: 2.73-9.98)]. The health professional families have a high affinity towards self-medication practice [AOR=2.82 (95%CI: 1.68-4.75)]. Likewise, storing medicine at home [AOR= 7.01 (95%CI: 5.10-9.64)] and poor knowledge of medicine use were [AOR=1.81 (95%CI: 1.14-2.88)] more likely to prefer self-medication. The prevalence of self-medication was high, mostly due to the poor knowledge about appropriate medicine used. Self-medication is unavoidable in many situations; therefore, implementation of action plans to improve awareness about the consequences of self-medication is needed, thus facilitating its responsible use by the community.
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Prasetyawati, Naris Dyah, Evi Gravitiani, and Sunarto Sunarto. "Willingnes to Pay dan Ability to Pay Pelayanan Sanitasi di Kota Yogyakarta." Jurnal Teknologi Kesehatan (Journal of Health Technology) 14, no. 2 (November 30, 2018): 71–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.29238/jtk.v14i2.371.
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The sanitary conditions in densely populated settlements such as in Yogyakarta are quite heterogeneous, in terms of both quality and quantity. The parameters in the healthy home assessment include components of the house, sanitation and behaviour. The economic valuation method is one of the ways used to provide a quantitative value of the goods and services produced by natural resources and the environment. The purpose of the study is to determine the valuation of the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) value. CVM method is one of direct economy assessment methods through Willingness to Pay (WTP) question. This study aims to determine the economic conditions in the settlements in the city of Yogyakarta. This type of research is an observational retrospective design. Samples were 597 families living in the city of Yogyakarta taken by using multi-stage random sampling. Economic valuation data covered income, willingness and ability to pay taps, waste management and effluent treatment from households, were obtained using a questionnaire. The results of this study on the economic valuation of votes obtained WTP of taps water (PDAM) was in the range of 2,500 – 4,000 IDR / 10m3 / month with ATP for 7,585 IDR / 10m3 / month, WTP for garbage levy was in the range of 2,000 - 4,000 IDR/ month with ATP for 13,594 IDR / month, while WTP for wastewater management was in the range of 3,000 IDR/ month with ATP 2,870 IDR/ month. A total of 48.41% survey respondents have an income of less than 1,500,000 IDR per month so that the economic condition of Yogyakarta is in a low category.
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Maciak, Barbara J., Madison T. Moore, Laura C. Leviton, and Mary E. Guinan. "Preventing Halloween Arson in an Urban Setting: A Model for Multisectoral Planning and Community Participation." Health Education & Behavior 25, no. 2 (April 1998): 194–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/109019819802500207.
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Arson is a violent crime and a public health problem that causes injuries and deaths, destroys homes, and destabilizes neighborhoods. During the late 1970s, pre-Halloween pranks in Detroit, Michigan, turned destructive when hundreds of fires were set deliberately throughout the city; in 1984, a record of 810 fires were set during the Halloween period. In 1985, a citywide anti-arson campaign that involved the mobilization and training of thousands of community volunteers was begun in Detroit. This report describes the multiple components of the anti-arson intervention from 1985 through 1996 and changes in the incidence of Halloween fires. Both the decrease in annual Halloween arson fires after the intervention began and the inverse relationship between the number of volunteers and the number of fires suggest a causal effect. This study illustrates the capacity of an urban community to mobilize its residents and stakeholders, the importance of community participation and multisectoral partnerships in program planning and implementation, and the challenges faced in retrospectively evaluating an apparently successful, complex, community-based intervention.
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Journal, Baghdad Science. "Impact germination in the content of the chemical components of Homs and sensory qualities of Biskt plant it,." Baghdad Science Journal 2, no. 1 (March 6, 2005): 47–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2.1.47-52.
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This study was conducted to identify the impact of germination in the ratio Almaah of Chemical Constituents of Homs and in the organoleptic properties of the Biskt plant it and compare the results with the treatment control (seeds Almnepth) Adhrt results for a significant increase in the percentage of crude protein with the progress of the process of germination, reaching 24.5% in percentage of crude protein with the progress of the germination process Krbu hydrate college during the germination period, reaching 59.2% in the fourth day
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Black, Philip, and Taki Eddin Sonbli. "Culturally Sensitive Urban Design: The Social Construction of “Homs Dream,” Syria." Urban Studies and Public Administration 4, no. 2 (June 18, 2021): p87. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/uspa.v4n2p87.
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With the proliferation of context-less designs internationally stemming from beliefs around progress, development, growth, and the idea that urban design approaches easily travel and can be replicated, this paper argues that urban design might usefully attend more carefully to the local contexts in which it is practicing. Augmenting traditional proscriptive (critiquing poor practice design) and prescriptive (suggesting best practice design) approaches with new critical thinking on culture, to deliver contextually responsive design that is also culturally sensitive. We argue more must be done to analyse and explore contexts where consensual norms around planning practice are frequently absent, such as places characterised by historically embedded cultural sensitivities; emerging out of conflict; or urban informality. This case is evidenced in an exploration of the discursive construction of ‘Homs Dream,’ a development scenario for the future of the Syrian city. The paper concludes with a challenge for urban design, in both theory and practice, to continue developing new thinking at the (dis)junction between urban form and culture.
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Fathi, Aisha. "مسجد آل القصیر بمدینة حمص السوریة Al - Qusair Mosque in the Syrian city of Homs." Conference Book of the General Union of Arab Archeologists 21, no. 21 (October 1, 2019): 702–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.21608/cguaa.2019.55705.
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Buckner, Stefanie, Calum Mattocks, Melanie Rimmer, and Louise Lafortune. "An evaluation tool for Age-Friendly and Dementia Friendly Communities." Working with Older People 22, no. 1 (March 12, 2018): 48–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wwop-11-2017-0032.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report how an evaluation tool originally developed for Age-Friendly Cities was pilot-tested in the context of the Dementia Friendly Community (DFC) initiative of the city of Sheffield/UK. It presents finding and outputs on which other communities with dementia friendly agendas can draw. Design/methodology/approach The original evaluation tool was adapted to a focus on dementia friendliness. Data collection involved scoping conversations, documentary analysis, interviews and group discussions. Following evidence appraisal, Sheffield’s approach to dementia friendliness was assessed. A local steering group was central to the study. Findings The evidence indicates areas of strength in Sheffield’s approach to dementia friendliness: involvement of older people; service provision; collaboration; monitoring and evaluation. Scope for improvement was identified around resource allocation, and use of existing guidance on dementia friendliness. Recommendations for policy and practice include enhancing pooling of resources, more detailed recording of resources allocated to dementia-related activity, and collection of evidence on how people affected by dementia have shaped the city’s DFC initiative. Key research outputs are an adaptable logic model and an emerging evaluation framework for DFCs. Research limitations/implications The study was a short pilot with limited resources. Its findings and outputs must be considered preliminary. Originality/value The findings and outputs provide a basis for further research. The study has suggested key components of an evaluation framework for DFCs. It is informing ongoing work to develop such a framework.
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Üngör, Uğur Ümit. "Shabbiha: Paramilitary groups, mass violence and social polarization in Homs." Violence: An International Journal 1, no. 1 (April 2020): 59–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2633002420907771.
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Within a year, the Syrian uprising in March 2011 developed into a civil war that gradually escalated and within 9 years killed over half a million people, displaced half the country’s prewar population, devastated the economy, and destabilized the entire region, and even the world. The Syrian civil war split the country into four factions that were continuously at war with each other with intermittent, unstable ceasefires: the Assad regime, the various rebel groups, the Kurds, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Assad regime was responsible for the bulk of the violence against civilians, qualitatively and quantitatively. Its violent crackdown on the mass protests in Syria became more extensive and intensive throughout the first years of the conflict. A key aspect of the regime’s repression against the population was its use of paramilitary forces, the so-called “ Shabbiha,” a catch-all category for irregular, pro-government militias dressed in (semi-)civilian gear and linked organically to the regime. From 2012 onward, they gradually became formalized, first in the Popular Committees (اللجان الشعبيه), and then in the National Defense Forces (قوات الدفاع الوطني) (NDF). Their violence strongly polarized sectarian relations in Syria, and therefore the Shabbiha are vital to understanding the broader conflict. This article will look at the mobilization and violence of the Shabbiha in the city of Homs. It is based on a combination of sources including ethnographic research, interviews with Shabbiha members, social media content, video clips, leaked documents, and testimonies of victims and other eye witnesses.
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Allen, Chris, and Özlem Ögtem-Young. "Brexit, Birmingham, belonging and home: the experience of secondary migrant Somali families and the dirty work of boundary maintenance." Safer Communities 19, no. 2 (April 15, 2020): 49–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sc-10-2019-0035.
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of the Brexit referendum on feelings of belonging and home among secondary migrant Somali families in the city of Birmingham. Here, the Brexit referendum is understood through the analytical framework of the politics of belonging in that it functioned as a political mechanism that demarcated who was able to belong and who was not. Design/methodology/approach This research was qualitatively designed, comprising 25 in-depth, semi-structured interviews that used a whole family methodological approach. In doing so, this paper considers how the referendum challenged notions of citizenship as well as community and individual identities. Findings For the families engaged, they experienced the referendum as a mechanism that immediately conveyed notions of “otherness” and “foreign-ness” onto them, thereby creating anxiety, uncertainty and instability. This paper argues that the emotional components of belonging were also challenged to the extent that feelings of security, safety and “home” became rendered meaningless through the disempowering impact of the referendum via the removal of autonomy and choice in the bonds that exist between people and places. Originality/value This paper generates new knowledge about the impact of the Brexit referendum. As “one-off” event, this research provides new insights into the political, social and cultural impacts of the vote. It considers a minority group that is seen to be hard to reach and thereby under-researched.
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Klingeman, William E., David B. Eastwood, John R. Brooker, Charles R. Hall, Bridget K. Behe, and Patricia R. Knight. "Consumer Survey Identifies Plant Management Awareness and Added Value of Dogwood Powdery Mildew Resistance." HortTechnology 14, no. 2 (January 2004): 275–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.14.2.0275.
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A survey was administered to assess plant characteristics that consumers consider important when selecting landscape plants for purchase. Visitors to home and garden shows in Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn.; Detroit, Mich.; and Jackson, Miss., completed 610 questionnaires. Respondents also indicated their familiarity with integrated pest management (IPM) concepts, pest control philosophy, recognition of flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) pests and diseases, including dogwood powdery mildew (Microsphaera pulchra), and willingness-to-pay a price differential for a powdery-mildew-resistant flowering dogwood. Fewer than half of the respondents in any city indicated familiarity with IPM, although they were familiar with organic farming and pest scouting components of an IPM program. Willingness-to-pay was relatively consistent across all four locations. The uniformity of average tree premiums, which ranged from $11.87 in Jackson to $16.38 in Detroit, supports the proposition that customers are willing to pay a substantially higher price for a landscape tree that will maintain a healthier appearance without the use of chemical sprays. Factors affecting consumer demand for landscape nursery products and services can be paired with consumer awareness of IPM terminology and practices to create an effective market strategy for newly developed powdery-mildew-resistant dogwood cultivars.
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Ziaei, Reza, Hadi Shahi, Saeed Dastgiri, Reza Mohammadi, and Eija Viitasara. "Fruit and vegetable intake and its correlates among high-school adolescents in Iran: a cross-sectional study." Journal of Public Health 28, no. 6 (May 21, 2019): 711–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10389-019-01084-2.
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Abstract Background Two important components of a healthy diet are fruits and vegetables (F&V), which are essential for maintaining physical health. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of F&V intake among high school adolescents in the city of Tabriz. Methods The Global School-based Student Health Survey self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection among 1517 adolescents. Results The prevalence of fruit intake was 76.1% (≥ 2 times/day) and vegetable intake 23% (≥ 3 times/day). Being at the third level of high school and having sedentary behavior, low intake of vegetables, low or lack of parental support, lack of peer support and lack of enough food at home were significantly associated with low consumption of fruit among students. Also, being overweight or obese and having low intake of fruit, low or lack of peer support, and being physically inactive were significantly associated with low intake of vegetables. Conclusion Results suggest that interventions targeting personal, interpersonal and environmental factors for increased F&V consumption should be given more priority by the public health authorities.
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Nasrabadi, Mahla Tayefi, and Hossein Hataminejad. "Assessing sustainable housing indicators: a structural equation modeling analysis." Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 8, no. 5 (November 18, 2019): 457–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sasbe-01-2019-0008.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose the sustainable housing (SH) model for the housing of Region-one of Mashhad city in Iran. Design/methodology/approach Building the SH particularly increases mitigation measures as well as creates healthier environments for inhabitants by decreasing harmful environmental and physical effects. This research in terms of the target is applied research that has been done with the descriptive-analytical method. The research population is residents who live in the Region-one of Mashhad, with a statistical sample of 384 people. The responses were collected from the questionnaire, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to illustrate the research SH model in AMOS software. Findings The findings indicate that the suitability of the housing model with meeting needs together with the quality of the health situation in housing has the most influences, and in contrast, the number of residential units with building permits besides the amount of home green space has the least influences on the sustainability of housing in the region. Research limitations/implications The results can offer valuable insights for helping the sustainability of housing in the studied area and similar cases, which may vary in a different context. Originality/value The new aspect of the study is to provide the SH model by SEM, which has not been investigated in almost all previous research. This paper makes a contribution to the understanding of the physical and environmental components that affect the sustainability of housing in Region-one of Mashhad city in Iran according to respond to the needs of both lifestyles: pilgrims-tourists and residents. The results can also contribute to housing stabilizing in other developing countries, especially the pilgrimage and tourism countries.
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Rizwan, Ayesha, and Shazeen Suleman. "115 An Evidence-Based Model of Care for Newcomer Children with Special Health Care Needs." Paediatrics & Child Health 25, Supplement_2 (August 2020): e47-e48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaa068.114.
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Abstract Background In 2018, Canada resettled the most refugees in the world, in response to the greatest migration crisis in global history. The refugee and resettlement experience at critical stages of children’s development places children at risk for a number of chronic illnesses. Newcomer children with chronic illnesses or special health care needs (NCSHCN) require services and care providers across many systems, but face greater barriers to healthcare access and are at an increased risk of unmet needs, yet no research has been done to identify best practices for this vulnerable population. Objectives To develop an evidence-based model for high-quality, patient-centered care for NCSHCN and identify areas of need in a large Canadian city with a high density of newcomers. Design/Methods Using formative research design, a literature review and thematic analysis was performed to develop a conceptual model of care for NCSHCN. Next, a local environmental scan was conducted to identify and evaluate current clinics serving newcomers in a large urban Canadian city. Variables collected included the constructs identified in the conceptual model, and information about population served, providers and services offered including access to paediatrics. Results 326 studies were identified, of which 43 studies underwent full-text review and 21 were included in the final synthesis. Six key components were identified to best support NCSHCN: access to interpreters and appropriately translated resources; delivery of culturally competent care; access to care coordination and system navigation; longer appointment times; family-centered care through medical homes and home-based services; and an enhanced knowledge and understanding of health insurance processes. The environmental scan identified 50 clinics and programs serving newcomers, with 88% providing referrals to paediatric services but only 12% with a paediatrician on-site. Eighty-eight percent offered some form of interpreter services and while 71% offered patient navigation/care coordination services, only one program was specific to navigating child health services and programs. Conclusion We propose a data-driven model of care for NCSHCN that can reduce the intersecting disparities these families face by promoting equitable access to health and community services, thereby improving child outcomes and quality of life. While many programs for newcomers exist, access to paediatric services remains elusive and training in cultural competency and insurance processes is variable. More programs that integrate paediatric services into the community to make quality care more accessible and family-centered are required.
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Martín Domínguez, Dra Guiomar, and Dr Javier De Esteban Garbayo. "Home-city interactions in suburban Tokyo." Revista de Arquitectura 23, no. 34 (June 26, 2018): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5354/0719-5427.2018.47906.
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In 2002, Ryue Nishizawa received the commission to build a house in the special ward of Ōta, a traditional village swallowed by the expanding metropolis. The proposed scheme colonizes the plot with independent boxes and interlocking gardens, allowing the owner to rent part of the property while paying his mortgage. This design strategy, based on a radical fragmentation of the dwelling’s program and on the blurring of hierarchies, is closely linked to Tokyo’s urban context, firstly in socio-economic terms. It also confers a renewed role to the existing network of urban voids from the neighborhood; it invites to a reconsideration of the idea of limit and it challenges traditional spatial binaries like exterior/interior or public/private. Ultimately, this paper aims to show how Moriyama House acts as an active component of the ever-changing city fabric around it, while questioning traditional bonds between home and city in the framework of contemporary culture.
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Kencanasari, R. A. Vesitara, Usep Surahman, Asep Yudi Permana, and Hari Din Nugraha. "ENHANCING COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH INDOOR AIR QUALITY WORKSHOP." Journal of Architectural Research and Education 2, no. 2 (December 18, 2020): 165–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/jare.v2i2.30290.
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Abstract - This research is motivated by the poor air quality in the room at home that can cause Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). The purpose of this research is to increase public awareness of the environment through indoor air quality workshops, with a Pre-Experimental method and One Group Pre-Test Post-Test research design. The sample in this study was Pasteur RW6, Sukajadi District at Bandung City, which was selected based on criteria including non slum areas, as well as high community participation. The results showed that the level of public awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and actions on air quality in the room before the Workshop was in the medium category. Then it increased after the Workshop, which was on a relatively moderate increase in knowledge. This can be seen from the majority of people who already know the importance of indoor air quality, but the knowledge of specific components that affect indoor air quality is still not understood. Whereas attitudes and actions experienced a relatively small increase due to the knowledge gained in the Workshop not being implemented in the form of real attitudes and actions in daily life because people's habits are difficult to change. Keywords – Environmental Awareness, Indoor Air Quality, Workshop, Community Awareness
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CHUNG, SOONDOOL, and SOO-JUNG PARK. "Successful ageing among low-income older people in South Korea." Ageing and Society 28, no. 8 (November 2008): 1061–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x08007393.
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ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to investigate ‘successful ageing’ among low income elderly people in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). A sample of men and women aged 65 or more years who received welfare benefits and social welfare services from senior welfare centres and who had good cognition were identified and recruited by the staff of eight such centres in Seoul, the capital city of the country. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a structured questionnaire using measures and instruments that were selected following a literature review and previous studies of low-income older people. The survey instrument was pre-tested with seven subjects to ensure the comprehensibility of the items, and 220 main interviews were conducted in the respondents' homes and at senior welfare centres during October and November 2006. Factor analysis identified three factors in successful ageing: ‘a positive attitude towards life’, ‘success of adult children’, and ‘relationships with others’. Men reported higher scores on successful ageing than women. It was concluded that the concept of ‘successful ageing’ does apply to low-income elderly people in Korean, although its components have little to do with material or social success as conceived by previous studies of the general elderly population in either western or Asian countries.
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Cappai, Francesco, Daniel Forgues, and Mathias Glaus. "Socio-Economic Indicators for the Ex-Post Evaluation of Brownfield Rehabilitation: A Case Study." Urban Science 2, no. 4 (September 25, 2018): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/urbansci2040100.
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The reuse of brownfields is becoming a necessary option to meet the current requirements of urban densification and for the preservation of agricultural land, as well as for improvement in the quality of life. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the main objectives and benefits of a rehabilitation project implemented in Canada. The rehabilitation of the brownfield site Lachine-Turcot-Petite Bourgogne in Montréal was analyzed according to four indicators (revenue, average cost of rent, rental usage, and home resale price). The findings of the study demonstrate that the expectations (socio-economic benefits derived from Southwest borough—City of Montréal) of the local community were not respected and that the initial objectives of the project changed during its implementation. In particular, the average rent increased considerably after four years, by 165.47% in the period 2001–2006. The percentage of resident homeowners increased from 89% to about 95% in 10 years, and in the 1996–2014 period the total income per household increased from about $25,000 to about $78,000. We propose an evaluation tool that integrates an ontology of the elements necessary for decision-making and local indicators related to the environmental and socio-economic components with the goal of meeting the expectations of the local community.