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Journal articles on the topic "First Homes"

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Hecht, Jeff. "The First Fibers to Homes." Optics and Photonics News 22, no. 3 (March 1, 2011): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/opn.22.3.000036.

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Smith, Sarah. "Putting safety first in care homes." Nursing and Residential Care 17, no. 12 (December 2, 2015): 667. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2015.17.12.667.

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Yang, Xiu-Fen, Meng-qi Li, Lu-lu Liao, Hui Feng, Si Zhao, Shuang Wu, and Ping Yin. "A qualitative study of the first batch of medical assistance team’s first-hand experience in supporting the nursing homes in Wuhan against COVID-19." PLOS ONE 16, no. 4 (April 15, 2021): e0249656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249656.

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Background The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has global impact, Wuhan in Hubei province is a high-risk area. And the older people in nursing homes are the most susceptible group to COVID-19. The aim of this study was to describe the practice and experience of the first-line medical team, to provide insights of coping with COVID-19 in China. Method This qualitative study used a descriptive phenomenological design to describe the experience of medical staff supported the nursing homes in Wuhan fighting against COVID-19. Unstructured interviews via online video were conducted with seven medical staffs who supported the nursing homes in Wuhan. Data were analyzed using content analysis in five main themes: for nursing homes, we interviewed the difficulties faced at the most difficult time, services for the older people, and prevention and management strategies, for the medical staff, the psychological experience were interviewed, and the implications for public health emergencies were also reported. Conclusions It is imperative that effective preventive and response measures be implemented to face the outbreak of COVID-19 and meet the care needs of older people in the context of COVID-19. Implications Findings will inform managers of some reasonable instructional strategies for implementing effective infection management. Nursing homes need to provide targeted services to help alleviating their bad psychology for residents.
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Childs, Ann. "Fill the empty beds in nursing homes first." Nursing Standard 11, no. 24 (March 5, 1997): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ns.11.24.11.s25.

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Canady, Valerie A. "First phase of California Health Homes Program launches." Mental Health Weekly 28, no. 30 (August 6, 2018): 5–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mhw.31545.

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Appachu, Geeta, Anita Ollapally, and Payal R. Shah. "Old Age Homes." Artha - Journal of Social Sciences 2, no. 2 (November 11, 2004): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.12724/ajss.4.2.

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This study aims to understand the influence of different cultures in the basic purpose and functioning of homes for the old in Norway and India. The study was first conducted at Heimens, (translated as Home) in Norway. The study was later continued in some of the homes for the aged in Bangalore, India. A self-prepared questionnaire was used and the questions were addressed to the Head/ Director and the Nursing staff of the Homes by the author. Conceptual differences in culture were seen in the basic purpose and functioning of the old age homes in India and Norway.
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Tchobanoglous, G., L. Ruppe, H. Leverenz, and J. Darby. "Decentralized wastewater management: challenges and opportunities for the twenty-first century." Water Supply 4, no. 1 (February 1, 2004): 95–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2004.0011.

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Decentralized wastewater management (DWM) may be defined as the collection, treatment, and reuse of wastewater from individual homes, clusters of homes, subdivisions, and isolated commercial facilities at or near the point of waste generation. In some areas, the liquid portion could be transported to a central point for further treatment and reuse. At the time of writing (2002), more than sixty million people in the United States live in homes where individual decentralized systems are used for wastewater management. Further, the U.S. EPA now estimates that about 40 percent of the new homes being built are served with onsite systems. In the early 1970s, with the passage of the Clean Water Act, it was often stated that it was only a matter of time before sewerage facilities would be available to almost all residents of the continental United States. Now, more than 25 years later, it is recognized that complete sewerage of the entire U.S. may never be possible, due to both geographic and economic constraints. Because complete sewerage is unlikely in the foreseeable future, it is clear that DWM systems are needed for the protection of public health and the environment and for the development of long-term strategies for the management of our water resources. The challenges and opportunities for DWM systems in the twenty-first century are discussed in this paper.
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Larkin, Peter. "The Secondary Wordsworth's First of Homes: Home at Grasmere." Wordsworth Circle 16, no. 2 (March 1985): 106–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/twc24041107.

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Hay, James. "DESIGNING HOMES TO BE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE." Cultural Studies 20, no. 4-5 (July 2006): 349–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09502380600724728.

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Calcaterra, Valentina, and Maria Luisa Raineri. "Young People’s Voice: The First Visiting Advocacy Project in Italian Residential Care for Children." Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika 15, no. 15 (July 27, 2017): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/stepp.2017.15.10808.

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This article presents the research of the project Giving Young People a Voice: Advocacy in Children’s Homes, set up as a result of the interest of a nonprofit organization working with looked-after children, with an aim to improve advocacy as a listening process and to promote the participation of children that reside in children’s homes. The research focused on the implementation of a visiting advocacy project and the activities carried out by an independent advocate working in children’s homes. The children’s evaluation of the project was collected by two focus groups; interviews were conducted with social care workers and the manager of the organization. This research deals with the implementation of the first visiting advocacy project in the context of the Italian child protection system.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "First Homes"

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Pasquarette, Mary Eileen. "Building a bridge between home and school an overview of reading practices in first grade homes /." Connect to this title online, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1147641437.

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Pasquarette, Mary Eileen. "BUILDING A BRIDGE BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL:AN OVERVIEW OF READING PRACTICES IN FIRST GRADE HOMES." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1147641437.

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Balducci, Ed. "Producing transformational leaders in homes so that homes produce transformational leaders for the church at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, Little Rock, Arkansas." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p054-0236.

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Laws, Alexander S. "Setting the Stage and Building Homes: Architecture Metaphors and Space in Donne's First Caroline Sermon." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2019. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2671.

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Through his use of "foundation" and "house" metaphors in his "First Sermon Preached to King Charles at St. James, 3 April 1625," John Donne discreetly presents his ideologies and principles before the new king, while simultaneously criticizing his contemporaries' misguided bickering over religio-political factions. This essay seeks to unpack the history surrounding, as well as the casuistical logic found within Donne's first sermon preached during the Caroline period, which both explicitly and implicitly addresses the foremost anxieties of the people of the changing age.
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McMurry, Donald R. "A program to facilitate family worship in participating member homes of First Baptist Church, Fairborn, Ohio." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Halladay, Laurel (Laurel Marjorie) Carleton University Dissertation Canadian Studies. "'We'll see you next year': maternity homes in southern Saskatchewan in the first half of the twentieth century." Ottawa, 1996.

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Mfombep, Gerard Epat. "ME AND MY SUPERVISORS : Nursing students clinical experiences during their first clinical placement in nursing homes-a qualitative interview study." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-71075.

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Nursing has come a long way to become a subject of university study. Clinical placement is a vital part of the study in preparing students for future nursing roles as providers of care to patients. The placement within nursing homes is a compulsory part of the clinical studies. Major actors in the clinical placement are supervisors. Their actions and support are determinant for the nursing student’s experiences, in learning and development of their clinical skills.
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Carlson, Scott A. "Developing men to be better spiritual leaders in their homes with their wives and children at First Baptist Church of Macon, Missouri." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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Rafferty, Eileen N. "Jimmy Hit His First Home Run." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/958.

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This document begins with the end of a life and ends with the beginning of hope. It is a brief description of the artist's history, artistic and literary influences, and subsequent works produced during graduate school, specifically Dichotomy, Swan Dive, and Jimmy Hit His First Home Run. Topics discussed include Human Physiology, Transference, Buddhism, and Bubbles. This document was created in Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac, Version 11.2.
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Chu, Yuk-ha Agnes, and 朱玉霞. "First home: a problem or no problem." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31968235.

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Books on the topic "First Homes"

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A first book about animal homes. Milwaukee, Wis: Gareth Stevens Pub., 1999.

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(Bill), Weeks William, ed. Historic homes of Florida's First Coast. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2014.

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Carle, Eric. My very first book of homes. New York: T.Y. Crowell, 1986.

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Bill, Retherford, ed. First a dream. Knoxville, TN: FSB Press, 2002.

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1955-, Lynn Sara, and Cony Sue, eds. Animal homes: [a first look at animals]. London: Two-Can, 1993.

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Settling in: First homes on the prairies. Calgary, Canada: Fifth House, 1999.

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Carle, Eric. My very first book of animal homes. New York: Philomel Books, 2006.

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Haught, Evelyn L. The first 25 years. Washington, D.C: American Association of Homes for the Aging, 1986.

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1938-, Williamson Ray A., and Carlson Susan Johnston ill, eds. First houses: Native American homes and sacred structures. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

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Clotworthy, William G. Homes of the first ladies: A guide to publicly accessible homes, museums, and related sites. Granville, Ohio: McDonald & Woodward Pub. Co., 2011.

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Book chapters on the topic "First Homes"

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Larkin, Peter. "The Secondary Wordsworth’s First of Homes: Home at Grasmere." In Wordsworth and Coleridge, 33–47. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137010940_3.

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Keijzer-Broers, W. J. W., G. A. de Reuver, and N. A. Guldemond. "Designing a Multi-sided Health and Wellbeing Platform: Results of a First Design Cycle." In Smart Homes and Health Telematics, 3–12. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14424-5_1.

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Singh, Archana, Jaya Bajpai, and Sweta. "ICT Enabled Homes for Senior Citizens." In Proceedings of First International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Intelligent Systems: Volume 2, 549–54. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30927-9_54.

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Haugan, Gørill. "Nurse-Patient Interaction: A Vital Salutogenic Resource in Nursing Home Care." In Health Promotion in Health Care – Vital Theories and Research, 117–36. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63135-2_10.

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AbstractWe are now witnessing a major change in the world’s population. Many people globally grow very old: 80, 90, and 100 years. Increased age is followed by an increased incidence of functional and chronic comorbidities and diverse disabilities, which for many leads to the need for long-term care in a nursing home. Quality of life and health promotive initiatives for older persons living in nursing homes will become ever more important in the years to come. Therefore, this chapter focuses on health promotion among older adults living in nursing homes. First, this chapter clarifies the concepts of health, salutogenesis, and pathogenesis, followed by knowledge about health promotion. Then insight and knowledge about the nursing home population is provided; what promotes health and well-being in nursing home residents?Health promotion in the health services should be based on integrated knowledge of salutogenesis and pathogenesis. The salutogenic understanding of health is holistic and considers man as a wholeness including physical, mental, social, and spiritual/existential dimensions. Research indicates that various health-promoting interventions, specifically the nurse–patient interaction, influence on older adults in nursing homes as a wholeness of body–soul–spirit, affecting the whole being. Hence, dimensions such as pain, fatigue, dyspnea, nausea, loneliness, anxiety, and depressive symptoms will be influenced through health-promoting approaches. Therefore, two separate studies on the health-promoting influences of nurse–patient interaction in nursing home residents were conducted. In total, nine hypotheses of directional influence of the nurse–patient interaction were tested, all of which finding support.Along with competence in pain and symptom management, health-promoting nurse–patient interaction based on awareness and attentional skills is essential in nursing home care. Thus, health care workers should be given the opportunity to further develop their knowledge and relational skills, in order to “refine” their way of being present together with residents in nursing homes. Health professionals’ competence involves the “being in the doing”; that is, both the doing and the way of being are essential in health and nursing care.
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Ueno, Yusuke, Sadahisa Kato, Tomoka Mase, Yoji Funamoto, and Keiichi Hasegawa. "Changes in the Use of Green Spaces by Citizens Before and During the First COVID-19 Pandemic: A Big Data Analysis Using Mobile-Tracking GPS Data in Kanazawa, Japan." In Ecological Research Monographs, 257–70. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6791-6_16.

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AbstractTo consider green spaces and parks as valuable green infrastructure that provides various socio-ecological benefits, including health, this study analyzed changes in the use of green spaces before and during the first COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, using mobile-tracking GPS data of Kanazawa citizens. The results showed that the declaration of a state of emergency in April–May 2020 changed the outing behavior of Kanazawa citizens, and there was a strong tendency for them to avoid going out, with a decrease in the number, time, and distance of outings. On the other hand, while citizens refrained from going out, the rate of decrease in the number of visits to green spaces was smaller compared to commercial areas, and the number of walks increased slightly from 2019. The distance traveled to green spaces is generally shorter in 2020, and the number of visits to green spaces near one’s home increased in 2020. These findings suggest that those who had green spaces around their homes were able to use them for maintaining their health and refreshment during the COVID-19 pandemic, adding to the increasing evidence for the value of urban green spaces as part of nature-based solutions.
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De Groot, Gerard J. "Home Fronts." In The First World War, 135–59. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-08638-9_7.

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Hogan, Edward. "Writing Home." In Writing a First Novel, 58–65. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-36840-9_7.

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Henning, Peter A. "Read me first!" In Smart Home mit FHEM, 1–9. München: Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/9783446460980.001.

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Nolasco, Sócrates. "The First Sex." In From Tarzan to Homer Simpson, 25–68. Rotterdam: SensePublishers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-035-6_2.

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Lang, David Marshall. "Home and Ruin." In The First Russian Radical, 230–48. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003250456-14.

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Conference papers on the topic "First Homes"

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Brissette, Alexander, Joseph Carr, Tao Cui, Jing Xu, and Lisa Qi. "Analysis of emerging technology for DC-enabled smart homes." In 2015 IEEE First International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icdcm.2015.7152033.

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Offermann-van Heek, Julia, Anne Schaar, Jörg Brokmann, and Martina Ziefle. "Acceptance of Telemedical Consultations in Nursing Homes: First Insights & Outlook." In 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0010444000360045.

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Offermann-van Heek, Julia, Anne Schaar, Jörg Brokmann, and Martina Ziefle. "Acceptance of Telemedical Consultations in Nursing Homes: First Insights & Outlook." In 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0010444000002931.

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Zehnder, Michael, Holger Wache, Hans-Friedrich Witschel, Danilo Zanatta, and Miguel Rodriguez. "Energy saving in smart homes based on consumer behavior: A case study." In 2015 IEEE First International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isc2.2015.7366231.

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Wang, Jiang, and Leif Arne Ronningen. "The 3D stereoscopic rendering for the smarter homes." In 2013 First International Symposium on Future Information and Communication Technologies for Ubiquitous HealthCare (Ubi-HealthTech). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ubi-healthtech.2013.6708060.

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Rajaraman, Venkat, Krishna Vasudevan, Lakshmi Narasamma, Vinay Tamboli, and Aditya Lolla. "Bringing Uninterrupted DC power to Indian homes: The Sasaram experience." In 2016 First International Conference on Sustainable Green Buildings and Communities (SGBC). IEEE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/sgbc.2016.7936064.

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Rani, Pooja, Vignesh D, Shivshankar Gunaki, and Ashok Jhunjhunwala. "Design of converters for leveraging 48V DC power line at homes / offices." In 2016 First International Conference on Sustainable Green Buildings and Communities (SGBC). IEEE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/sgbc.2016.7936080.

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Hutzel, William J., Daphene C. Koch, Jason M. Kutch, and Rudolf Furter. "Comparison of U.S. and Swiss Homes and Lifestyles." In ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the Heat Transfer and InterPACK09 Conferences. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2009-90136.

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This case study compared U.S. and Swiss homes with the goal of identifying construction practices that are most beneficial in terms of energy efficiency and life cycle costs. The research was a collaboration between the Departments of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) and Building Construction Management (BCM) at Purdue University and The Lucerne University of Applied Arts and Sciences (HTA Lucerne) in Switzerland. The first phase of this project compared U.S. and Swiss approaches to low energy residential buildings. Construction costs and annual energy consumption were estimated using homes with a similar size and layout, but with specific changes to one or more features that affect overall energy use. The results show that a Swiss-style low-energy home is not cost-effective for Indiana in the short term, but could become attractive after a relatively long (40+ year) period of home ownership. Recognizing that technology by itself will not minimize energy consumption, a second part of the project explored cultural norms that influence energy use. A survey of U.S. and Swiss college students was used to compare lifestyles and energy habits. It was found with a high level of confidence that Swiss students are more energy conscious than their U.S. counterparts.
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Jhunjhunwala, Ashok, Krishna Vasudevan, Lakshmi Narasamma, and Bhaskar Ramamurthi. "Technological and deployment challenges and user-response to uninterrupted DC (UDC) deployment in Indian homes." In 2015 IEEE First International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icdcm.2015.7152006.

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Ramachandran, Anusha, Sairam Mannar, and Ashok Jhunjhunwala. "Inverterless Solar- DC system design for off- grid and near off-grid Indian homes." In 2016 First International Conference on Sustainable Green Buildings and Communities (SGBC). IEEE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/sgbc.2016.7936055.

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Reports on the topic "First Homes"

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Stall, Nathan M., Kevin A. Brown, Antonina Maltsev, Aaron Jones, Andrew P. Costa, Vanessa Allen, Adalsteinn D. Brown, et al. COVID-19 and Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes. Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, January 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.47326/ocsat.2021.02.07.1.0.

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Key Message Ontario long-term care (LTC) home residents have experienced disproportionately high morbidity and mortality, both from COVID-19 and from the conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. There are several measures that could be effective in preventing COVID-19 outbreaks, hospitalizations, and deaths in Ontario’s LTC homes, if implemented. First, temporary staffing could be minimized by improving staff working conditions. Second, homes could be further decrowded by a continued disallowance of three- and four-resident rooms and additional temporary housing for the most crowded homes. Third, the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in staff could be minimized by approaches that reduce the risk of transmission in communities with a high burden of COVID-19. Summary Background The Province of Ontario has 626 licensed LTC homes and 77,257 long-stay beds; 58% of homes are privately owned, 24% are non-profit/charitable, 16% are municipal. LTC homes were strongly affected during Ontario’s first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions What do we know about the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Ontario LTC homes? Which risk factors are associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in Ontario LTC homes and the extent and death rates associated with outbreaks? What has been the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general health and wellbeing of LTC residents? How has the existing Ontario evidence on COVID-19 in LTC settings been used to support public health interventions and policy changes in these settings? What are the further measures that could be effective in preventing COVID-19 outbreaks, hospitalizations, and deaths in Ontario’s LTC homes? Findings As of January 14, 2021, a total of 3,211 Ontario LTC home residents have died of COVID-19, totaling 60.7% of all 5,289 COVID-19 deaths in Ontario to date. There have now been more cumulative LTC home outbreaks during the second wave as compared with the first wave. The infection and death rates among LTC residents have been lower during the second wave, as compared with the first wave, and a greater number of LTC outbreaks have involved only staff infections. The growth rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections among LTC residents was slower during the first two months of the second wave in September and October 2020, as compared with the first wave. However, the growth rate after the two-month mark is comparatively faster during the second wave. The majority of second wave infections and deaths in LTC homes have occurred between December 1, 2020, and January 14, 2021 (most recent date of data extraction prior to publication). This highlights the recent intensification of the COVID-19 pandemic in LTC homes that has mirrored the recent increase in community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 across Ontario. Evidence from Ontario demonstrates that the risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and subsequent deaths in LTC are distinct from the risk factors for outbreaks and deaths in the community (Figure 1). The most important risk factors for whether a LTC home will experience an outbreak is the daily incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the communities surrounding the home and the occurrence of staff infections. The most important risk factors for the magnitude of an outbreak and the number of resulting resident deaths are older design, chain ownership, and crowding. Figure 1. Anatomy of Outbreaks and Spread of COVID-19 in LTC Homes and Among Residents Figure from Peter Hamilton, personal communication. Many Ontario LTC home residents have experienced severe and potentially irreversible physical, cognitive, psychological, and functional declines as a result of precautionary public health interventions imposed on homes, such as limiting access to general visitors and essential caregivers, resident absences, and group activities. There has also been an increase in the prescribing of psychoactive drugs to Ontario LTC residents. The accumulating evidence on COVID-19 in Ontario’s LTC homes has been leveraged in several ways to support public health interventions and policy during the pandemic. Ontario evidence showed that SARS-CoV-2 infections among LTC staff was associated with subsequent COVID-19 deaths among LTC residents, which motivated a public order to restrict LTC staff from working in more than one LTC home in the first wave. Emerging Ontario evidence on risk factors for LTC home outbreaks and deaths has been incorporated into provincial pandemic surveillance tools. Public health directives now attempt to limit crowding in LTC homes by restricting occupancy to two residents per room. The LTC visitor policy was also revised to designate a maximum of two essential caregivers who can visit residents without time limits, including when a home is experiencing an outbreak. Several further measures could be effective in preventing COVID-19 outbreaks, hospitalizations, and deaths in Ontario’s LTC homes. First, temporary staffing could be minimized by improving staff working conditions. Second, the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in staff could be minimized by measures that reduce the risk of transmission in communities with a high burden of COVID-19. Third, LTC homes could be further decrowded by a continued disallowance of three- and four-resident rooms and additional temporary housing for the most crowded homes. Other important issues include improved prevention and detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in LTC staff, enhanced infection prevention and control (IPAC) capacity within the LTC homes, a more balanced and nuanced approach to public health measures and IPAC strategies in LTC homes, strategies to promote vaccine acceptance amongst residents and staff, and further improving data collection on LTC homes, residents, staff, visitors and essential caregivers for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interpretation Comparisons of the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the LTC setting reveal improvement in some but not all epidemiological indicators. Despite this, the second wave is now intensifying within LTC homes and without action we will likely experience a substantial additional loss of life before the widespread administration and time-dependent maximal effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. The predictors of outbreaks, the spread of infection, and deaths in Ontario’s LTC homes are well documented and have remained unchanged between the first and the second wave. Some of the evidence on COVID-19 in Ontario’s LTC homes has been effectively leveraged to support public health interventions and policies. Several further measures, if implemented, have the potential to prevent additional LTC home COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths.
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Stall, Nathan M., Kevin A. Brown, Aaron Jones, Andrew P. Costa, Vanessa Allen, Adalsteinn D. Brown, Gerald A. Evans, et al. COVID-19 and Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes. Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47326/ocsat.2020.01.05.1.0.

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Ontario long-term care (LTC) home residents have experienced disproportionately high morbidity and mortality, both from COVID-19 and from the conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. There are several measures that could be effective in preventing COVID-19 outbreaks, hospitalizations, and deaths in Ontario’s LTC homes, if implemented. First, temporary staffing could be minimized by improving staff working conditions. Second, homes could be further decrowded by a continued disallowance of three- and four-resident rooms and additional temporary housing for the most crowded homes. Third, the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in staff could be minimized by approaches that reduce the risk of transmission in communities with a high burden of COVID-19.
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Stall, Nathan M., Allison McGeer, Antonina Maltsev, Isaac I. Bogoch, Kevin A. Brown, Gerald A. Evans, Fahad Razak, et al. The Impact of the Speed of Vaccine Rollout on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes. Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, January 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.47326/ocsat.2021.02.08.1.0.

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Key Message Accelerating the rollout of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine such that all LTC residents receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by January 31, 2021, would prevent a projected 600 COVID-19 cases and 115 deaths by March 31, 2021 when compared with the province’s current plan to vaccinate all LTC residents by February 15, 2021. Projections indicate that further acceleration of the rollout would prevent even more COVID-19 cases and deaths. If vaccine supply is limited, the early provision of first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to LTC home residents is likely to be more beneficial than the on-schedule provision of second doses to health care workers outside of LTC homes. All LTC residents should receive the second dose according to approved vaccination schedules.
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Regan, Jack, Julie Bryant, and Craig Weinschenk. Analysis of the Coordination of Suppression and Ventilation in Single-Family Homes. UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute, March 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.54206/102376/slzh7498.

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Prior full-scale research with the fire service was primarily designed to isolate specific tactics, most often either ventilation or suppression, which allowed researchers to develop science-based recommendations related to the specific components of fireground operations studied in relatively controlled conditions. The current project went beyond earlier research by conducting twenty experiments in eight acquired, single-family residential structures and that combined fireground tactics to quantify the impact of coordination between ventilation and suppression actions. This experimental series included second-story bedroom fires (14 experiments) and first-floor kitchen fires (6 experiments). The main control variables studied included the position of initial application of water, the ventilation method, and the timing of ventilation relative to water application. The ventilation tactics examined in these experiments included horizontal, vertical, positive pressure, and hydraulic ventilation, while the suppression tactics included both interior water application and initial exterior water application followed by interior water application. While some elements of the experiments (e.g. structure floor plan and weather) resulted in increased variability, the lessons learned highlighted the importance of having a systematic approach to the implementation of tactics. Most importantly, there was no meaningful increase in temperature outside of fire rooms when ventilation tactics were executed in coordination with (shortly after or shortly before) the onset of suppression. The effectiveness of suppression actions in extinguishing the fire were dependent on the ability of those actions to 1) cool surfaces in the fire room and 2) wet unburned fuel. Exterior suppression actions on second-floor bedroom fires resulted in a decrease in temperatures throughout the second floor, followed by regrowth prior to final suppression through interior streams. When exterior suppression was performed on first-floor kitchen fires, where more complete fuel wetting was possible, regrowth was not observed prior to interior suppression. When surface cooling or fuel wetting are not possible due to the elevation of the fire room, missing ceiling, or obstacles, firefighters should consider alternative means of water distribution to improve the effectiveness of suppression actions from outside the fire room. Suppression actions, whether interior or exterior, generally resulted in a decrease in temperatures and gas concentrations at locations where occupants may potentially be located. Conditions improved most quickly at locations closest in proximity to the inlet of the flow path established between the front door and the fire room. For this reason, opening an exterior door to gain access should be thought of as an important ventilation action, both in terms of its potential to cause fire growth and its potential to improve conditions for potentially trapped occupants. After effective suppression, structure ventilation operations should similarly be cognizant of gas flows, with the aim of establishing flow throughout all areas where occupants may be located.
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Cohen, Robin, Michael Martinez, Amy Cha, and Emily Terlizzi. Health insurance coverage: Early release of estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, January–June 2021. National Center for Health Statistics ( U.S.), November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:110854.

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Using National Health Interview Survey data from the first six months of 2021, this Early Release report provides preliminary estimates of the percentages of adults and children living in homes with only wireless telephones.
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Blumberg, Stephen, and Julian Luke. Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2021. National Center for Health Statistics ( U.S.), November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:110855.

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Using National Health Interview Survey data from the first six months of 2021, this Early Release report provides preliminary estimates of the percentages of adults and children living in homes with only wireless telephones.
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Blumberg, Stephen, and Luke Julian. Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2021. National Center for Health Statistics ( U.S.), November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:111171.

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Using National Health Interview Survey data from the first six months of 2021, this Early Release report provides preliminary estimates of the percentages of adults and children living in homes with only wireless telephones.
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Blumberg, Stephen, and Julian Luke. Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2022. National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.), December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:121999.

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Using National Health Interview Survey data from the first six months of 2022, this Early Release report provides preliminary estimates of the percentages of adults and children living in homes with only wireless telephones.
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Kerber, Steve. Study of the Effectiveness of Fire Service Vertical Ventilation and Suppression Tactics in Single Family Homes. UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute, June 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.54206/102376/iwzc6477.

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Under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program, Underwriters Laboratories examined fire service ventilation and suppression practices as well as the impact of changes in modern house geometries. There has been a steady change in the residential fire environment over the past several decades. These changes include larger homes, more open floor plans and volumes, and increased synthetic fuel loads. This investigation examined the influence of these changes to the fire behavior and subsequent impact on firefighter tactics relative to horizontal and vertical ventilation and suppression. It is anticipated that the results of this investigation will be incorporated into improved firefighting tactics and decision making to reduce firefighter injuries and fatalities. Vertical ventilation has been used successfully but also resulted in firefighter fatalities in the past, as it is not easily coordinated with suppression and other fire ground tasks such as horizontal ventilation. It is not straightforward for firefighters to train on the effects of vertical ventilation since fire service training structures and props do not allow for ventilation-limited fire conditions with representative fuel loads and floor plans that will be encountered on the fire ground. Thus, guidance on the effectiveness of vertical ventilation comes from experience gained during real incidents, but under many different fire ground conditions. This has made it difficult to develop comprehensive guidance on the coordination of vertical ventilation with other firefighter tactics, and how these tactics may influence the fire dynamics in the burning home. The purpose of this study was to improve the understanding of the fire dynamics associated with the use of vertical ventilation so that it may be more effectively deployed on the fire ground. Two houses were constructed in the large fire facility of Underwriters Laboratories in Northbrook, IL. The first house was a one-story house (1200 ft, three bedrooms, one bathroom) with a total of 8 rooms. The second house was a two-story house (3200 ft, four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms) with a total of 12 rooms. The second house featured a modern open floor plan, two-story great room and open foyer. A total of seventeen experiments were conducted varying the ventilation locations and the number of ventilation openings. Ventilation scenarios included ventilating the front door and a window near the seat of the fire (with modern and legacy furnishings) to link to the previous research on horizontal ventilation, opening the front door and ventilating over the fire and remote from the fire. Additional experiments examined controlling the front door, making different sized ventilation holes in the roof and the impact of exterior hose streams. The results from the experiments led to identification of tactical considerations for the fire service to integrate into their education and fire ground strategies and tactics where applicable.
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Winikoff, Beverly. Acceptability of first trimester medical abortion. Population Council, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh1994.1010.

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Unwanted pregnancy is a serious and stressful problem for women. As stated in this paper, technologies that afford safe and effective abortion are well accepted and provide relief from a great difficulty. Many women fear surgery and will go far to avoid it. There is substantial apprehension about general anesthesia during surgery and also fear that local anesthesia may not prevent pain. This leads to a high demand for a medical abortion alternative. Some women consider that the quick and definitive surgical alternative is easier; some find that swallowing a pill is easier. Privacy is greatly valued. Medical abortion technology seems to meet this need more than surgical abortion, especially if the surgical alternative mandates hospital admission and absence from home. The high values placed on privacy, autonomy, and the wish to be able to be at home combine, in at least some settings, to create a demand for a self-administered home treatment for early abortion. Given a choice between surgery and any of several medical abortion methods, most eligible women appear to prefer the medical method.
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