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Ssenyange, Kasimu, and Chodokufa Kudakwashe. "Impact of Leadership Styles on Government Construction Project Success: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach." Journal of Construction Business and Management 6, no. 2 (December 16, 2023): 11–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/jcbm.6.2.1348.
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Government construction projects play an important role in both developed and developing countries. They contribute about 80% of total capital assets, 10 % of GDP, and more than 50% of the wealth invested in fixed assets and employment opportunities. As such, several countries like Sweden in Europe, Indonesia in Asia, South Africa and Kenya in East Africa have invested heavily and succeeded in construction projects. Similarly, Uganda has also invested heavily in construction projects; however, most of these projects have been unsuccessful, yet projects contribute to economic development. This study aimed to determine the contribution of leadership styles to the success of government construction projects in Uganda. The study was cross-sectional with a quantitative research design. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 100 Kampala Capital City Authority construction projects from a population of 120 projects that were stratified according to the five divisions of Kampala district. Four respondents were selected from each of the 100 projects selected, resulting in a total of 400 respondents for the study. Structural Equation Modelling was conducted using SPSS. Results show that leadership styles, especially communication and participation are positively and significantly associated with government construction project success. Therefore, government project managers should communicate effectively and involve stakeholders at every stage of the project cycle to realise project success. It is recommended that the path-goal theory be adopted for replicating the study. Also, government ministries must adopt the proposed model as it is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners, especially those involved in government construction projects. Similarly, the government, through the Ministry of Works and Transport, should constantly remind government project managers to ensure adequate internal and external communication and allow the participation of stakeholders during the implementation of government projects. Keywords Communication, Government Construction Projects, Leadership styles, Participation, Project Success, Structural Equation Modeling, Uganda
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Nishimura, Masahiro. "Transport of Radioactive Soil and Waste to the Fukushima Interim Storage Facility—From Organizational Arrangement Perspectives." Business and Management Studies 2, no. 4 (November 7, 2016): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/bms.v2i4.1938.
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The Ministry of the Environment of Japan started transport of radioactive soil and waste to the Fukushima Interim Storage Facility in March 2015 following the decontamination works from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station disaster in March 2011. Although it was an unprecedented challenge and seemed unfit for the ministry with mainly regulatory functions, the ministry prepared the transport plan and smoothly started the initial works. This article reviews the planning and initial implementation processes mainly from the organizational arrangement perspectives. In addition to the organization’s original expertise and experiences, the organization’s absorptive capacity that stemmed from organizational culture contributed to the smooth implementation. It is recommended that organization’s absorptive capacity be considered when setting up implementation arrangements for responses to an unprecedented challenge that requires quick decisions and flexible actions.
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Ikara, B., P. Ebusu, N. Mugisha, and J. Orem. "Little Hands Beating Cancer: Building Resource Capacity for Cancer Control in Sub-Saharan Africa." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 125s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.22300.
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Background and context: Uganda Child Cancer Foundation (UCCF) is a nongovernmental organization that was formed in 2006, as an in-house fundraising charity for Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI). UCCF mobilizes treatment and social support for vulnerable children battling cancer and advocates for cancer control in Uganda. It is mainly managed by childhood cancer survivors/volunteers and individuals directly affected by cancer. Children Caring about Cancer (3C) program is a strategic approach through which UCCF supports children in schools to start cancer clubs which are called 3C clubs. Aim: The main aim is to create a platform through which school going children are empowered with knowledge and experiences to enable them appreciate the cancer burden and create opportunities for them to develop and implement interventions addressing the burden of cancer at their level. Strategy/Tactics: UCCF works closely with UCI in cancer control, UCI is a Uganda Ministry of Health national technical arm of government. UCCF was formed to raise awareness about cancer in the communities and public especially with the young people and also to support children with cancer, UCCF reaches high school students and teachers with cancer education and awareness through the ministry of education and school administration structures. UCCF runs a social media campaign dabbed #3ChildrenCaringAboutCancer which uses activities done by the clubs as posts targeting children, policy makers and the community. In addition, UCCF launched a national children cancer conference in 2016 as a unique platform for stakeholder engagements and for highlighting work the children are doing in cancer control. Program/Policy process: The UCCF-3C recruits and works with children in schools by establishing cancer clubs. The clubs run activities geared toward cancer awareness, patient support and community outreach/advocacy. The clubs are headed by patrons and student-led club executives. The executive is responsible for leadership and recruitment of fellow young people through a child to child process. The patrons are trained to act as mentors to the executive to support various 3C programs in school. The patrons have an interschool committee that enables them to network and plan to support the children and club needs. UCCF works with the UCI to coordinate 3C club activities, patrons, and students leaders in sustaining the clubs in schools. Outcomes: In 85 3C school clubs formed, the program has reached; 85,000 children, 3000 teachers and over 170,000 guardians. Young people have been able to contribute to cancer control in Uganda through cancer awareness, advocacy and patient support. What was learned: Children Caring about Cancer (3C) program is strategic for building resource capacity for sustainable cancer control in Uganda.
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Ekudo, J., D. Bwembo, and A. Agwang. "Working With the Commercial Motorists to Promote Cancer Awareness." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 127s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.56500.
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Background and context: Motorcycle transport system also known as “BodaBoda”' is one of Uganda's commonest means of transport with over 10,000 motorists ridding on the streets of Kampala on daily basis according to the statistics from Kampala City Authority. HealthAid Uganda (HAU) strategically engaged the above group in to promotion of cancer awareness, screening and blood donation for cancer patients following the lack of blood at the cancer institute for cancer patients. The process was strengthened by working in partnership with the Uganda Bodaboda Association 2010, an umbrella association that brings all the motorists together. It also included the Uganda Police Services, Ministry of Health and the private sector. Aim: To use motorists to deliver cancer education, awareness and facilitate blood donation for cancer patients in Uganda. Strategy/Tactics: The event was branded with the theme “Know your health, donate blood, save life”. It involved mobilization of the motorcycle riders through the BodaBoda 2010 association, a cancer awareness motorcycle ride across Kampala City, led by the head of traffic Uganda police as the chief rider. This was conducted along Kampala road and finally convened on the Uganda railway grounds, where the event was crowned with cancer education, screening and blood donation for the cancer patients. Program/Policy process: Community involvement and advocacy. Outcomes: There were large number of motorcycle riders 1000 who passionately turned up for the community event, high expectations to know about cancer and being able to go with cancer education materials for their families and communities. Blood bank collection team declared collecting 400 units of blood. The head, Department of Non Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health appreciated the efforts of HAU and pledged that the MOH will strongly work and support HAU on the initiative. The event attracted over 1500 individuals both the motorcycle riders and the community. What was learned: Using popular service groups has a high success rate in delivering cancer awareness and screening services to the least households in the community. HAU's success in this strategy was accelerated by the principle in which it focuses on working with organized groups so as to reach the households with cancer information and empower them to be able to make best choices. HAU looks further to extending the same activities to other communities of similar nature.
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Mujuni, Perez Mbiire Batwine, Adrian R. Mwesigye, and Charles Tushabomwe Kazooba. "Teachers’ Welfare and Performance of Government Aided Primary Schools in Isingiro District, Uganda." American Journal of Education and Practice 6, no. 1 (June 10, 2022): 46–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ajep.1059.
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Purpose: The purpose of this research was to establish the relationship between teachers’ welfare and performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Methodology: A cross sectional research design and post-positivist paradigm were used to collect data from 118 government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda where 475 respondents participated in the study. The study used closed-ended questionnaires, interview guide and checklists. The schools to be included were selected using simple random sampling and were considered as unit of analysis while the respondents who included District officials, head teachers, teachers and school management committee members formed the unit of enquiry, these were selected purposively based on the knowledge they had on the subject matter. Each school selected, provided the information from the respondents who in this case were the head teacher, two teachers and a chairperson of school management committee member. The research was guided by the null hypothesis, Ho1: Teachers’ welfare has no relationship with performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed a positive significant relationship between teachers’ welfare and performance of government aided performance primary school at 99% level of confidence (r=.546, p<.01), thus rejecting the null hypothesis (Ho1). The results signify that increase in teachers’ welfare, is highly associated with good performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Recommendations: This study recommend the government through the Ministry of Education & Sports to impose the minimum-wage law for government aided primary school teachers’ pay which possibly caters for teachers’ motivation when given some due care and attention. In addition, the Ministry of Education & Sports should create social benefits for government aided primary school teachers as a means to enhance their wellbeing and motivate them. Moreover, it is also recommended that government aided primary schools’ teachers be given some allowances such as rental, medical care and transport to motivate them.
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Nimanya, Cate Zziwa. "Improving governance in the water sector through social accountability, communication and transparency." International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 15, no. 7 (April 22, 2022): 35–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijbcs.v15i7.4s.
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Network for Water and Sanitation (NETWAS, Uganda) in June 2008, with support from the World Bank Institute and in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment, Bukalasa Agricultural college which supplies the college and neighbouring homesteads with piped water, Wobulenzi Town Council which signed a contract with Trandit Limited a private company that supplies Wobulenzi core urban and a few peri urban wards, has been implementing a governance project. The aim of this project was to promote better governance in the water sector in Uganda by fostering transparency, social accountability and efficient communication activities. Two social accountability tools known as the Citizen’s Report Card (CRC) and the Community Score Card (CSC) have been used. A communication strategy was also developed to ensure better information flow between users and providers and other key stakeholders of the project, the process and the outcomes. This project engaged communities within the Town Council to work in partnership with the service providers to improve the quality of water service delivery. After two years of implementation what is clear is that social accountability works in improving water provision and improving relations among stakeholders.
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Nimanya, Cate Zziwa. "Improving governance in the water sector through social accountability, communication and transparency." International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 15, no. 7 (April 22, 2022): 35–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijbcs.v15i7.4s.
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Network for Water and Sanitation (NETWAS, Uganda) in June 2008, with support from the World Bank Institute and in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment, Bukalasa Agricultural college which supplies the college and neighbouring homesteads with piped water, Wobulenzi Town Council which signed a contract with Trandit Limited a private company that supplies Wobulenzi core urban and a few peri urban wards, has been implementing a governance project. The aim of this project was to promote better governance in the water sector in Uganda by fostering transparency, social accountability and efficient communication activities. Two social accountability tools known as the Citizen’s Report Card (CRC) and the Community Score Card (CSC) have been used. A communication strategy was also developed to ensure better information flow between users and providers and other key stakeholders of the project, the process and the outcomes. This project engaged communities within the Town Council to work in partnership with the service providers to improve the quality of water service delivery. After two years of implementation what is clear is that social accountability works in improving water provision and improving relations among stakeholders.
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Rattanavong, Souvanny, Vanphanom Sychareun, and Ke Xing. "Understanding of Job Analysis of Middle Management in Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Laos, PDR." PSAKU International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research 4, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.12778/235108618x15452373185372.
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Arai, Koki. "Market Entry in Public Procurement." International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance 12, no. 4 (August 2021): 99–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.18178/ijtef.2021.12.4.701.
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This study analyzed market entry timing based on the procurement data of construction works of the eight Regional Development Bureaus of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. After reviewing key aspects, a regression analysis was performed on the possible factors leading to entry. We found that when an efficient company enters the market, the number of bids is large and there are many tender participants, regardless of the previous bid rate and predetermined planned price trend.
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Madzikigwa, Bizzar B. "Nature and Effects of Low-Volume Roads in Botswana." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1819, no. 1 (January 2003): 88–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1819a-14.
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The road sector in Botswana continues to develop its road network throughout the country at a tremendous rate. When Botswana gained independence in 1966, it had only 10 km (16 mi) of bitumen road. By 1992 the total length of bituminous surfaced road reached 3500 km (2,175 mi) out of a total road network of 18 000 km (11,285 mi). These statistics clearly show that the majority of roads are not yet surfaced; these are low-volume roads that provide access to the rural areas where most of the country’s population is found, though in low density. In spite of the rapid improvement in the quality of the national road network in recent years, much remains to be done. In the early 1970s and early 1980s the rural roads unit was introduced in the Ministry of Works Transport and Communications, which was charged with the responsibility of design and construction of low-volume roads around the country in a bid to integrate the country’s road network. This unit was later disbanded in the 1990s, and all roads are improved through the conventional procurement system using private contractors. For these roads the justification of a surfacing project based on conventional economic return methods does not apply, and worse still, the road improvements have to compete with other amenities for the same limited resources. Three ministries in Botswana are responsible for roads: Ministry of Works Transport and Communications, Ministry of Local Government, and Ministry of Trade, Industry, Wildlife and Tourism. These ministries have different responsibilities for different roads within the country, and earth, sand, and gravel roads are found under the jurisdiction of each of the ministries. The major drawbacks concerning low-volume roads in Botswana are inadequate maintenance, poor road construction materials, and the environmental impacts of the roads. Since the budget and resources are inadequate to keep these roads in good condition, it would be prudent to find technological means that would improve the locally available road construction materials so as to minimize their effects on the environment and vehicle operating costs.
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Mujuni, Perez Mbiire Batwine, Adrian R. Mwesigye, and Charles Tushabomwe Kazooba. "The interaction effect between teachers’ welfare and human capital on Performance of Government Aided Primary Schools in Isingiro district, Uganda." European Journal of Human Resource 6, no. 1 (June 10, 2022): 32–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ejh.1060.
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Purpose: This research aimed at establishing the effect of interaction between teachers’ welfare and human capital on performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Methodology: A cross sectional research design and post-positivist paradigm were used to collect data from 118 government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda where 475 respondents participated in the study. The study used closed-ended questionnaires, interview guide and checklists. The schools to be included were selected using simple random sampling and were considered as unit of analysis while the respondents who included District officials, head teachers, teachers and school management committee members formed the unit of enquiry, these were selected purposively based on the knowledge they had on the subject matter. Each school selected, provided the information from the respondents who in this case were the head teacher, two teachers and a chairperson of school management committee member. The research was guided by the null hypothesis, Ho1: An interaction of teachers’ welfare and human capital has no significant effect on performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed that, there is very significant effect between interacting teachers’ welfare and human capital on performance of government aided primary schools (t-value = 11.940, Sig. = .000) thus rejecting the null hypothesis (Ho1). The results signify that since R- Square = 0.288, this means that interacting/ combining both variables of teachers’ welfare and human capital in the model, will contribute 28.8% of good performance of performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Recommendations: The study recommend the government through the Ministry of Education & Sports to impose the training, provide workshops and give minimum-wage law for government aided primary school teachers. This would possibly caters for teachers’ motivation when given some due care and attention. In addition, the Ministry of Education & Sports should create social benefits for government aided primary school teachers as a means to enhance their wellbeing and motivate them. Moreover, it is also recommended that government aided primary schools’ teachers be given allowances such as rental, medical care and transport which could probably motivate them. Since human capital is important for the improvement of primary schools’ performance, it is advisable that the government should provide free trainings and workshops to school teachers’ so that they can gain skills and knowledge and possibly help them performance better at school.
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Nguyen Thi Tuyet, Dung, and Nga Hoang Thi Hang. "Public investment disbursement in construction of transport infrastructure: Situation and solution." E3S Web of Conferences 533 (2024): 03009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202453303009.
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Public investment is one of the important and decisive factors for the economic development process in Vietnam. It involves the government's investment in public programs, projects, and investment subjects. The medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period needed VND 2.87 million billion, with priority given to important and key sectors of the economy, including transport infrastructure. The allocated capital for the transport sector accounts for the highest proportion (42.9%) but the development of synchronous and modern infrastructure has not yet met the requirements [1]. Currently, the disbursement work is slow and faces many obstacles, affecting the efficiency of capital use. According to the report of the Ministry of Transport, in the period 2016-2020, the disbursement rate for traffic works reached 69% [2]. Therefore, this article analyzes the current situation of disbursement in the construction of transport infrastructure through reports of government management agencies, previous studies, using SPSS software to quantify criteria affecting this work. Based on that, the authors propose solutions to enhance the disbursement of investment capital in transportation infrastructure construction.
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Wen, Yuan, Shu Yan Chen, Qin Yuan Xiong, Ru Bi Han, and Shi Yu Chen. "Traffic Incident Duration Prediction Based on K-Nearest Neighbor." Applied Mechanics and Materials 253-255 (December 2012): 1675–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.253-255.1675.
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Prediction of incident duration is very important in Advanced Intelligent Traffic Incident Management and the accuracy of prediction can provide exact information for travellers. It is widely used in the area of ITS. In this paper, K-Nearest neighbor (KNN) is employed to predict the incident duration, which puts forward a new distance metric and weight determination method. This KNN model is created based on the incident data set collected by DVS-Center for Transport and Navigation, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Management, the Netherlands. Moreover, a simulation based on Matlab is used for incident duration prediction and optimizing the best k value. Finally, an error analysis is made based on this simulation. As a result, this method (KNN) obtains high accuracy and has a better effect than Bayesian Decision Method-Based Tree Algorithm. So it can be effectively applied to intelligent traffic incident detection and clearance systems.
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Kibira, Simon P. S., Emily Evens, Lilian Giibwa, Doreen Tuhebwe, Andres Martinez, Rogers Kagimu, Charles Olaro, et al. "Uptake of reproductive, maternal and child health services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda: A mixed methods study." PLOS Global Public Health 3, no. 4 (April 20, 2023): e0001619. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001619.
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Use of reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services in Uganda is suboptimal. Reasons for this are complex; however, service-delivery factors such as availability, quality, staffing, and supplies, contribute substantially to low uptake. The COVID-19 pandemic threatened to exacerbate existing challenges to delivery and use of high-quality RH and MNCH services. We conducted a mixed methods study, combining secondary analysis of routine electronic health management information system (eHMIS) data with exploratory key informant interviews (KII) to examine changes in health service uptake over the course of the pandemic and to understand service delivery adaptations implemented in response. We analyzed eHMIS data for four services (family planning, facility-based deliveries, antenatal visits, and immunization for children by one year), comparing them across four time periods: pre-COVID-19, partial lockdown, total lockdown and post lockdown. Additionally, KIIs were used to document adaptations made for continuity of health services. Use of services declined substantially during total lockdown; however, rebounded quickly to earlier observed levels, during the post lockdown for all four services, especially for immunization for children by one year. KIIs identified several health services delivery adaptations. At the community level, these included: community outreaches, training some mothers as community liaisons to encourage others to seek health services, and support from local leaders to create call centers to facilitate clients transport during travel restrictions. Health facilities creatively used space to accommodate social distancing and shifted providers’ roles. District leadership reassigned health workers to facilities closest to their homes, provided vehicle passes to staff, and ambulances to transport pregnant women in critical need. WhatsApp groups facilitated communication at district level and enabled redistribution of supplies. Ministry of Health produced critical guidelines for continuity of health services. Implementing partners provided and redistributed commodities and personal protective equipment, and provided technical support, training and transport.
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Vítek, Jan L. "UHPC in Czechia : Research and Applications." Concrete Structures 24 (2023): 42–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.32970/cs.2023.1.7.
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Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is in this paper always considered as a cement composite material made of local constituents and reinforced with high strength steel fibres. Extensive research was carried out in order to understand its behaviour under different loading conditions. Successful tests enabled its application in various structures. Footbridges are structures where UHPC can be successfully applied. The next step of research works was focused on rehabilitation of existing concrete structures. Promising research results led to rehabilitation of a large bridge in Prague using UHPC. The Technical specifications prepared by the Czech Concrete Society will be soon approved by the Ministry of Transport. Then the new applications for Highway and Railway administrations are expected.
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Hutagaol, Zefania Iqnes Freddy, Eka Oktariyanto Nugroho, Agung Wiyono Hadi Soeharno, Slamet Lestari, and Archyuda Farchan. "River Morphological Stability of Juana River based on Sediment Transport." E3S Web of Conferences 500 (2024): 02018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202450002018.
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Juana River is a river located in the north of Central Java. The downstream part of the Juana River flows into the North Java Sea. Problems with the Juana River include drought during the dry season and flooding during the rainy season. In addition, saline water intrusion makes it difficult for communities to access raw water. Flooding in the Juana River is caused by land use changes in the upper reaches of the river, the presence of a large number fishing boats anchored downstream, flooding in the lower reaches, and the relatively gentle slope of the Juana River. Currently, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Kementerian PUPR) is undertaking the construction of normalization, dam raising, and rubber dams in the Juana River. This study aims to analyze the stability of the Juana River. The analysis in this study uses the regime method to obtain the dimension of stability in the Juana River. The analysis in this study uses the regime method to obtain the dimension of stability in the Juana River. The results of the stability analysis in the Juana River found that the depth and slope parameters in the Juana River were unstable while the width parameters in the Juana River were stable. This research is useful to provide input to the Central and Regional Governments in planning and implementing river management in the Juana River.
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Giribas, C., G. Paredes, and A. Riquelme. "RECOVERING VALPARAÍSO'S URBAN ELEVATORS: THE RESTORATION OF THE CORDILLERA FUNICULAR." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLIV-M-1-2020 (July 24, 2020): 535–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xliv-m-1-2020-535-2020.
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Abstract. During the 19th century, the port of Valparaíso was the place in Chile with the closest links to the rest of the world, leading to strong social, cultural and technological transformations in the city. The arrival of the industrial revolution together with foreign influence led to the apparition of machinism; which along with the need to connect the lower area of the city with the hills led to the construction of several urban elevators. More than thirty elevators functioned throughout Valparaíso during the 20th century, out of which less than a half remained operational at the beginning of the 21st century. In order to recover this valuable heritage in a city which was declared World Heritage in 2003 by UNESCO, the Ministry of Public Works of Chile promoted a plan to restore nine urban elevators in Valparaíso. This article refers specifically to the restoration works of the second elevator ever built in the city: the Cordillera funicular, which opened in 1887. The complexities linked to the recovery of an obsolete technological system for contemporary public transport standards will be exposed; along with relevant discoveries linked to the history of Valparaíso, such as the archaeological finding of the ruins of the San José Castle during building works.
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Dediukhina, Ekaterina S. "Challenges of using innovative methods for determining the estimated cost of construction works." «Izvestiya vuzov. Investitsiyi. Stroyitelstvo. Nedvizhimost» 12, no. 4 (2022): 484–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.21285/2227-2917-2022-4-484-491.
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In order to improve the accuracy of estimated construction costs, a reform of the pricing policy in con-struction is being implemented by the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation aimed at introducing the input method of estimated cost calculation. Therefore, the current state of pricing in the construction industry of the Irkutsk region was analysed in this work. It is the ac-curate determination of construction and overhaul costs at each stage of the project that is essential for all parties involved in investment activities, since inaccurate calculations have a negative impact on the financial planning by investors and can lead to a decrease in the efficiency of the activities and, consequently, a decrease in the quality of work by contractors. Here, problems, along with their possi-ble consequences, are identified and described. In addition, the estimated cost of maintenance and demolition activities calculated by different methods was compared; the opportunity cost of transport-ing materials for the construction of an art school in the Irkutsk region was calculated. Using the ob-tained results, the disadvantages of determining the estimated cost of construction were highlighted. Suggestions for improving the innovative methods of calculating the estimated cost were offered.
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Danbolt, Magnus, and Dominique Fischer. "Inter-island transport in Fiji powered by renewable energy." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 26, no. 5 (August 10, 2015): 650–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-10-2014-0145.
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Purpose – During April-July 2013 the sailing cargo vessel Okeanos conducted a transport research project in Fiji. The vessel sailed regularly between Gau, Suva and Kadavu where transport data were collected. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the transport need in the islands and how a smaller, cheap sailing vessel would perform and meet that need and if it can be economically sustainable. Design/methodology/approach – Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji and the Ministry of Public Utilities, Transport and Works, issued a temporary safety certificate and verbally agreed on Okeanos working in a non-commercial capacity for four months. The preparations allowed for 31 days continuous traffic in Kadavu and Lomaiviti area. Findings –Okeanos carried 22 tons cargo and 55 passengers during 31 days. The trial shows that sailing time affects the running costs and make route planning essential for a sailing vessel. The results indicate that a sailing operation can be economically sustainable for routes that allow at least two return sails a week. To expand the operation to tourist-passengers willing to pay higher fees would be a more sustainable alternative. Simulations in the appendix with fictive values for transporting goods and passengers illustrate the feasibility of various options. Research limitations/implications – Limited permits and licenses allowed only for a short trial. Permits also prohibited the trial to engage in full commercial capacity. Originality/value – The study provides a transport trial with measurable outcomes. It can justify further and more extensive trials with alternative transport methods to remote islands and villages.
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O'Brien-Delpesh, Charmaine, Candice Gray-Bernard, and Marisha Tang-Kai. "PROJECT PERFORMANCE AND MONITORING OF A REVETMENT, COCOS BAY, EAST TRINIDAD." Coastal Engineering Proceedings 1, no. 33 (December 15, 2012): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.9753/icce.v33.posters.38.
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The eastern shoreline of Trinidad has been suffering extensively from erosion over the years. This coast is exposed to the Atlantic Ocean and is subjected to large swells especially during the North Atlantic winter period, storms and hurricanes. The coastal area of Cocos Bay located on the east coast of Trinidad between the Nariva and Ortoire Rivers has been undergoing severe erosion at a rate of approximately 0.5 m to 1.7 m per year. In 2005, the Ministry of Works and Transport, Drainage Division started the construction of a 2.3 km long rubble revetment (rip rap) which was completed in 2008. The function of the revetment was to control erosion and flooding thereby protecting the Manzanilla-Mayaro Road which is a major artery linking the oil and gas sector as well as several coastal villages. This revetment formed the emergency intervention phase of a three phase solution recommended along the South Cocos Bay. Conforming to the Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC), the Ministry of Works and Transport, Drainage Division has been monitoring the possible impacts of the structure on the beach environment from post construction to present and its structural integrity. During the last five years, the monitoring study has revealed that in the vicinity of the revetment, erosion and flooding have been mitigated; however there has been narrowing of the beach even though the gradient has remained the same.
Flanking has also been observed immediately north and south of the revetment. In regards to the structural integrity of the revetment, the armour layer which was constructed using local rock (blue limestone), 200 - 300 kg is showing signs of weathering and shearing. This has resulted in voids in the armour layer which has exposed the filter and underlayers. It is recommended that in order to maintain the functionality and structural integrity over a design life of 25 years, the armour layer be repaired with a suitable material which has historically been sourced externally. The post documents the prevailing wave climate, previous coastal evolution modelling, and the pre and post construction profile records. The shoreline response to the revetment is predicted using GENESIS and compared to the actual response based on an analysis of the beach profile monitoring records are also presented.
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Blebea, Nicoleta, and Gabriela Mitea. "Financial management of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus in Romania." Technium Business and Management 2, no. 2 (June 21, 2022): 71–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/business.v2i2.6856.
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In this article, we highlight comprehensive and up-to-date information on the analysis of the central public administration that addresses how the authorities, institutions and central public entities with responsibilities in preventing and combating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania have used public funds allocated in this purpose.
Romania has accepted the decrease of budget revenues, through a series of fiscal measures and by diminishing the income-generating economic activities. The budgets of some main authorizing officers with special attributions during the state of emergency were supplemented, namely: the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Public Finance; Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration; Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communications; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Public ministry; National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority; Special Telecommunications Service; Romanian Information Service; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Romanian Academy. In order to implement measures to prevent and combat the pandemic, as well as to manage the state of emergency, a series of resources were mobilized, in addition to donations and sponsorships, received by public institutions from the central public administration during the state of emergency. At the same time, for the local government component, the data are structured in such a way as to reflect the tasks and tasks of local authorities in preventing and combating the pandemic, but also the findings on resource management used for this purpose, segmented into the following areas: medical assistance (medical equipment, medicines, sanitary materials, salary rights, etc.); expenses incurred in establishing the quarantine; disinfection costs imposed by measures to prevent and combat the epidemic; Other expenditure due to the need to take measures to prevent and combat the epidemic. The Government of Romania has adopted an emergency ordinance for the organization and conduct of public information campaigns in the context of the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of COVID-19, in order to raise awareness of the risks of disease and increase voluntary compliance with health and social regulations imposed by competent authorities, in order to limit the spread of the virus after the end of the state of emergency. Audiovisual and printed materials that will be broadcast in public information campaigns, such as audio and video spots, online banners, print mock-ups, mock-ups for billboards, will be created and produced centrally by a creative structure in which specific professional associations can delegate members. from several volunteer and / or paid agencies.
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Ivut, R. B., P. V. Popov, P. I. Lapkovskaya, and S. V. Prokopov. "Theoretical and Methodological Substantiation of the Assessment and Development of Logistics Infrastructure." Science & Technique 23, no. 1 (February 10, 2023): 69–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.21122/2227-1031-2023-23-1-69-78.
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The paper presents the research results in the field of theoretical and methodological substantiation of the assessment and development of a logistics infrastructure that can operate at various levels, including regional and national. The analysis carried out has made it possible to divide all assessment methods into two groups: those based on expert assessments and those based on quantitative data. As expert methods for assessing the logistics infrastructure, such international approaches were studied as LPI index (Logistics Performance Index); global competitiveness index; TTCI index (Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index), where “Infrastructure” subindex includes indicators related to both the main component of the logistics infrastructure (related to the activities of air and rail transport, as well as the quality of air and ground infrastructure), and to the supporting one (number of hotel rooms, car rental companies, ATMs), as well as the annual rating of World competitiveness of the countries of the world (IMD World Competitiveness Ranking); index of involvement of countries in international trade (ETI); methodology for assessing the quality of transport infrastructure, developed by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation within the framework of the program “Development of the transport system”. Studies have shown that there are few works using quantitative methods for assessing the logistics infrastructure, for example: a method for a comprehensive assessment of the transport infrastructure of a region by A. M. Kudryavtsev and L. N. Rudneva, Yu. V. Kataev’s method for a multi-level assessment of the development of transport infrastructure, methodology for assessing the attractiveness of the region’s logistics infrastructure for accommodating key objects of the warehouse and transport network developed by A. N. Rakhmangulov and O. A. Kopylova, researches of F. Carlucci. While preparing plans for the development of logistics infrastructure, it is proposed to use existing approaches, combining expert and quantitative assessment methods.
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Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Joan Nakayaga Kalyango, Grace Ndeezi, Joseph Rujumba, Judith Owokuhaisa, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Tobias Alfvén, Celestino Obua, and Karin Källander. "A Qualitative Exploration of the Referral Process of Children with Common Infections from Private Low-Level Health Facilities in Western Uganda." Children 8, no. 11 (November 2, 2021): 996. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8110996.
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Over 50% of sick children are treated by private primary-level facilities, but data on patient referral processes from such facilities are limited. We explored the perspectives of healthcare providers and child caretakers on the referral process of children with common childhood infections from private low-level health facilities in Mbarara District. We carried out 43 in-depth interviews with health workers and caretakers of sick children, purposively selected from 30 facilities, until data saturation was achieved. The issues discussed included the process of referral, challenges in referral completion and ways to improve the process. We used thematic analysis, using a combined deductive/inductive approach. The reasons for where and how to refer were shaped by the patients’ clinical characteristics, the caretakers’ ability to pay and health workers’ perceptions. Caretaker non-adherence to referral and inadequate communication between health facilities were the major challenges to the referral process. Suggestions for improving referrals were hinged on procedures to promote caretaker adherence to referral, including reducing waiting time and minimising the expenses incurred by caretakers. We recommend that triage at referral facilities should be improved and that health workers in low-level private health facilities (LLPHFs) should routinely be included in the capacity-building trainings organised by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and in workshops to disseminate health policies and national healthcare guidelines. Further research should be done on the effect of improving communication between LLPHFs and referral health facilities by affordable means, such as telephone, and the impact of community initiatives, such as transport vouchers, on promoting adherence to referral for sick children.
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Matemba, Vincent Collins, Kasonde Mundende, and Inonge Milupi. "Interaction Between Transportation Cost and Commodity Pricing in International Trade. Dry-Commodity Export Shippers’ Perspective in Malawi. The Trade Reducing Factor." International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation XI, no. V (2024): 1020–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.51244/ijrsi.2024.1105067.
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While transportation is considered as a trade facilitator in international trade, high transportation costs can adversely impact on commodity pricing and its competiveness on the market. Studies have shown that raising transportation costs by 10 percent reduces trade volume by more than 20 percent. The purpose of this study was therefore, to understand the impact that transportation cost has on pricing of goods from Malawi in international trade. The study sought to establish transportation costs affordability perception from export commodity shippers and assess how transportation cost affects commodity pricing on the international market. The study employed quantitative research approach and descriptive research design in which a closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 104 shippers in dry-commodity export shipping community. Simple random sampling method was used to determine the sample size. The study found that shippers do not find transportation costs affordable and that the high transportation costs affect negatively the pricing of the goods on the market. The study therefore recommends that government, through the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, to develop logistics cost estimation model and invest in logistics management systems that will enable the industry to collect data, identify bottlenecks and improve the transport system to reduce transportation cost.
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Alonso González, Marián. "Corporate communication on-line: uses and features of the Web 2.0 for companies affiliated with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Spain." Revista Estudos do Século XX, no. 15 (2015): 193–220. http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/1647-8622_15_10.
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Fachrie, Noor, and Iwan Rudiarto. "Kajian Variabel Penentu Peningkatan Status Jalan Nasional di Lintas Selatan Jawa Barat." JURNAL PEMBANGUNAN WILAYAH & KOTA 12, no. 1 (March 10, 2016): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/pwk.v12i1.11458.
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The Indonesian archipelago that stretches from Sabang( Sumatra Islands ) to Merauke ( Papua Islands ) has a variety of abundant natural resources , one of which are West Java Province . Central Government through the Ministry of Public Works – Public Housing has allocated Rp 1 trillion in APBN 2013 (presidential directive allocation) for the road construction of south traffic in West Java. This thesis aims to assess the effect / assessment of variables (i) land use - transportation; (ii) the pattern of development of the area and the road network system; (iii) spatial and regions; and (iv) the level of transport in the National Transportation System (SISTRANAS) towards improving the status of south traffic road of West Java to be became a national road in perspective the function of the road network, which is expected to provide an objective assessment in evaluating the proposed of roads status improvement. Positivistic and rationalistic approach used in this study to design variables and criteria for assessment of land use; the pattern of development of the area and the road network system; spatial and regions; as well as the transport level in the National Transportation System (SISTRANAS). Quantitative descriptive method in this research is intended to provide a description / overview and assessment of data analysis in the form of numbers. The research concludes that the variable of land use - transport and national transportation system (Sistranas) variable can be taken into consideration, because these two variables more realistic in assessing improvement the status and function of the national road compared to the other variables.
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Zhang, Ke, Hao Liu, Yuan Yuan, Xiao Liang Zhang, and Yu Xing Sun. "Architecture of Highway Network Operation Monitoring and Emergency Management System." Advanced Materials Research 108-111 (May 2010): 234–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.108-111.234.
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Highway network operation monitoring and Emergency Management is an innovation which is required by the development of practical highway management process. It targets to promote the whole highway management level and the ability of public service. Based on the analysis of highway management condition and problem in China, and the directive ideas of Ministry of Transport, this article provided a basic orientation of the Highway network operation monitoring and emergency management system, analyzed the functional service of the system and the logical architecture as well as physical architecture, provided the four-layer architecture of Highway network operation monitoring and emergency management centre, which is categorized as national, regional, provincial, and municipal levels. In addition, the thesis also analyzed the system construction operational mechanism, and the data sharing and updating mechanism. The mentioned discuss on the architecture of the Highway network operation monitoring and emergency management system is valuable to the standardization, extendibility, and the sustainability of system construction. Finally, the current works on this system in China are briefly introduced.
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Duque, Luis, Antonio Molinero, Juan Carlos Oller, José Miguel Barcala, Ester Díaz-Álvarez, M. Antonia Folgado, and Antonio M. Chaparro. "Mass Transport Impedance in a PEMFC with Superhydrophobic Catalyst Layers." ECS Meeting Abstracts MA2023-02, no. 37 (December 22, 2023): 1751. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2023-02371751mtgabs.
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Electrosprayed catalyst layers improve liquid water management in PEMFCs thanks to their superhydrophobic character [1]. Using appropriate parameters, the electrospray deposition of a suspension of Pt/C powder and ionomer (Nafion solution) gives rise to a macroporous layer with superhydrophobic pores. Under current generation in a PEMFC, superhydrophobicity of the cathodic catalyst layer minimizes water interaction with pores walls, and enhances water transport towards the anode. As a consequence, water distribution inside the cell is more homogeneous, which makes cathode flooding less severe and improves anode humidification. PEMFCs with cathodic electrosprayed catalyst layer have shown higher power production rate at intermediate and high current densities, with peak power densities above 20%-25% compared with conventional, more hydrophilic, catalyst layer under standard testing conditions. We have studied in previous works the transport properties of electrosprayed catalyst layers with a number of techniques, like polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and hydrogen transport. In this communication, catalyst layer transport properties in a PEMFC with electrosprayed electrodes are studied with 'Current Modulated Hydrogen Flow Rate Spectroscopy' (CH2S) [2], which is a transport impedance technique relating hydrogen flow rate with faradaic current. With this aim, PEMFCs have been mounted with electrosprayed catalyts layers in anode and in cathode. When in anode, the electrosprayed catalyst layer gives rise to significant differences in the CH2S Nyquist plots and dependent on cell humidification (Fig. 1). The CH2S signals resolve transport kinetics having different characteristic times, that can be assigned to transport in different parts of the anode, like flow-field, gas diffusion layer, microporous layer and catalyst layer. The study is completed with CH2S measurements on PEMFCs with different configurations, having electrosprayed electrodes in anode and cathode. It is concluded that CH2S provides new insights into mass transport properties of gas diffusion electrodes. Acknowledgements Funding by PORHYDRO2 project (TED2021-131620B-C22, ‘Preparation and characterisation of catalyst layers fabricated by electrospray for proton exchange fuel cells with passive gas feed’) by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. [1] M.A. Folgado, J.J. Conde, P. Ferreira-Aparicio, A.M. Chaparro, Single Cell Study of Water Transport in PEMFCs with Electrosprayed Catalyst Layers, Fuel Cells. 18 (2018) 602–612. https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.201700217. [2] L. Duque, A. Molinero, J.C. Oller, J.M. Barcala, M.A. Folgado, A.M. Chaparro, Analysis of Hydrogen Feeding to the Anode of a PEMFC By a Transport Impedance Technique, ECS Meet. Abstr. MA2022-02 (2022) 1406–1406. https://doi.org/10.1149/ma2022-02391406mtgabs. Figure 1
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Brekhuntsov, A. M., and V. N. Bityukov. "The state project for the development of Western Siberia (second half of the 20th century): facts, dates, names." Oil and Gas Studies, no. 2 (May 26, 2023): 28–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31660/0445-0108-2023-2-28-40.
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The development of Western Siberia is one of the most large-scale scientific and production and socio-economic projects of the country in the 20th century. The state approach, scientific justification, production of necessary equipment, organization of transport and geological exploration work were linked into a single complex project of Union scale. Main Department of oil and gas exploration was organized in the Ministry of geology of USSR, and on January 15, 1948 there was signed an order on organization of the first oil exploratory expedition in Tyumen. In January 1950, the Scientific and Technical Council of the Ministry of Geology of the USSR adopted a master plan for the study and development of the West Siberian plate, including the placement on its territory of 26 anchor wells, regional seismic profiles, and carrying out prospecting in the area of anchor wells. As a result, gas fields were discovered in the Berezovsky area, and a few years later, Shaimskoye, Megionskoye, and Ust-Balykskoye oil fields were discovered. Efficient organization of works and state approach enabled to discover in a short time large oil reserves in Shirochnoye Priobie and unique natural gas reserves in the north of Western Siberia. In December 1963, a special Resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers was adopted to prepare for pilot production of the fields, to create an infrastructure for the development of geology and oil production, as well as scientific research and industrial institutes. The achievements of geologists provided the necessary basis for the creation of the largest fuel and energy complex. Social and economic development of the region and the country as a whole was associated with it.
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Wesselink, Anna, Huib de Vriend, Hermjan Barneveld, Maarten Krol, and Wiebe Bijker. "Hydrology and hydraulics expertise in participatory processes for climate change adaptation in the Dutch Meuse." Water Science and Technology 60, no. 3 (July 1, 2009): 583–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.412.
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Many scientists feel that scientific outcomes are not sufficiently taken into account in policy-making. The research reported in this paper shows what happens with scientific information during such a process. In 2001 the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management commissioned their regional office in Limburg to assess how flood management objectives could be achieved in future in the Dutch Meuse valley, assuming climate change will increase peak discharges. To ensure political support, regional discussion rounds were to help assess the measures previously identified. This paper discusses the ways in which hydrological and hydraulic expertise was input, understood and used in this assessment process. Project participants as a group had no trouble contesting assumptions and outcomes. Nevertheless, water expertise was generally accepted as providing facts, once basic choices such as starting situation had been discussed and agreed. The technical constraints determined that politically unacceptable measures would have to be selected to achieve the legally binding flood management objective. As a result, no additional space will be set aside for future flood management beyond the already reserved floodplain. In this case, political arguments clearly prevail over policy objectives, with hydraulic expertise providing decisive arbitration between the two.
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Kim, Inhan, Jungsik Choi, Evelyn Ai Lin Teo, and Hongwei Sun. "DEVELOPMENT OF K-BIM E-SUBMISSION PROTOTYPICAL SYSTEM FOR THE OPENBIM-BASED BUILDING PERMIT FRAMEWORK." JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 26, no. 8 (November 5, 2020): 744–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2020.13756.
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With the popularization of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, increasing numbers of countries are attempting to introduce BIM into their national building permitting processes. There are also many BIM-related research initiatives worldwide. Likewise, the Korean government has joined this trend by improving its existing e-Submission system, SEUMTER, to provide for BIM-based e-submission and automated code compliance checking. Further, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in Korea has funded the Korea BIM (KBIM) building e-Submission system project. The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is an openBIM approach that has been designated as an international standard through the International Organization for Standardization. It is not dependent on specific design tools and is suitable for public works applications. Hence, this study performed a comprehensive analysis of and developed a framework for a prototypical system for an e-Submission process based on the IFC data model. Four main modules were developed to perform code checking, submission, pre-checking, and automated rule-making. A real-world project was used to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed framework. This study could increase the adoption of BIMbased building e-Submission systems by sharing effective and successful processes.
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Amponsah, R. Amponsah. "Infrastructural projects implementations challenges in Ghana." Pentvars Business Journal 7, no. 1 (September 30, 2013): 40–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.62868/pbj.v7i1.103.
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The lack of efficient systems in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies to analyze and report on both Government and donor funded infrastructural projects has hampered the rate of infrastructural project implementation in the country. To make matters worse, the challenge of MDAs having to deal with different reporting rules, multi DP procurement processes and lending conditions have been overwhelming, eating up scarce administrative resources that could be put to better use. This study sought to investigate the role of administrative, leadership, and project management competencies in infrastructural project implementation challenges in Ghana. It provides appropriate recommendations to relevant stakeholders, such as the government, Private Sector, development partners, and relevant NGOs. The research covered six key sectors, namely: the Ministries of Finance and Economic Planning; Roads and Highways; Local Government and Rural Development; Energy; Transport; and Water Resources; Sanitation, Works and Housing. It engaged six key development partners (both bi lateral and multilateral agencies) namely the World Bank; Chinese Republic, African Development Bank; German Development Agency (KfW); the French Development Agency, and the European Union Delegation. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) was the main fulcrum of this study.
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Novikova, Yuliya, Alexander Shakhmatov, and Maria Salyah. "Individual psychological characteristics of employees of criminal investigation departments in transport due to the risk of professional deformation." Vestnik of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia 2020, no. 4 (December 11, 2020): 220–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.35750/2071-8284-2020-4-220-230.
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The relevance of the study of individual psychological characteristics of employees of criminal investigation departments in transport in the North-Western Federal district of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (hereinafter referred to as the NWFD) in relation to indicators of professional deformation is due to the specific features of their official activities. Despite a significant amount of research on the phenomenon of professional deformity of police officers, there are few thoroughly developed and completed works on the prevention of professional deformities of police officers. The purpose of our research was to study the individual psychological characteristics of employees of criminal investigation departments in connection with the risk of professional deformation. The results of the empirical study were processed by correlation and factor analysis (49 parameters). The results of the initial analysis showed that the overall assessment of job satisfaction among employees of the studied departments is average with a downward trend. The results of the study on «professional burnout» revealed that a number of employees surveyed are close to emotional exhaustion. It is established that empathic abilities, social intelligence, and constructive coping strategies play an important role in the structure of individual psychological characteristics of police officers. Low ability of employees to learn behavior determines non-constructive strategies and models for coping with stressful situations, which leads to deformation of relationships with other people, i.e. to professional deformation. The obtained data can be used as the basis for the program of psychoprophylaxis of professional deformation of criminal investigation units in transport in the northwestern Federal district.
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DANELIA, IRAKLI. "PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF GEORGIA`S TRANSIT FUNCTION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COUNTRY`S ECONOMY." Globalization and Business 4, no. 7 (June 25, 2019): 104–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.35945/gb.2019.07.013.
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Depending on geographical location, the development of Georgian economy was directly related to the efficient use of transit function. For Georgia, as a transit function, the importance of transportation infrastructure is important in the formation of its geo-economic positioning strategy. The acquisition, realization and development of Georgia›s transport potential began in the 90s of the 20th century. Nevertheless, complex research and analysis on the possibilities of development of transit function of the country in Georgian economic literature is not practically investigated yet. Morover, there are not identified determinants on the development of the sector, and their impact on the economic development of the country is not defined either. The study aims to analyze capabilities of Georgia›s transit potential and to determine its influence on economic development of the country in the process of integration of modern world economy. The following objectives are derived: • Identification of significant stimulant determination of development of transport / logistics field and its effectiveness; • Establishment of transit / logistics potential for economic development of the country. The objective of the research is the transport and logistics sector in the Member States of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Caucasus and Central Asian countries as an important instrument of economic development of the country. The research is subject to comparative analysis of the targeted and consequential indicators of transport and logistics sector in the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The theoretical foundation of the research is the works of various Georgian and foreign researchers about the study. The survey was based on the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, Eurostat, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Georgian and Foreign Professionals, Georgian and Foreign Marine Ports, Railway and Motor Operators, as well as the laws of Georgia. The work is based on analysis and synthesis, quantitative, qualitative, groupings, and medium-size, graphic expression, indexing, comparison, regression and correlation methods. The scientific innovation of the research is the attempt to conduct a complex examination of transit capabilities in Georgia, as a result of which: • Using the Panel Data Analysis Method is reasonable as the development of the transport / logistics sector is a very positive role in the socio-economic development of the country, the main determinant of which is the infrastructural investment. • Panel examinations and econometric calculations for member and partner countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with transit function and sea exit confirmed that investments in the transport/logistics infrastructure of these countries are the most efficient. The paper can be used to overcome the challenges of successful transit systems in Georgia and its successful integration into the world economy. Consequently, the findings and recommendations of the research topic are appropriate for the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, the Parliament of Georgia and other sectoral authorities, non-governmental organizations, scientific organizations and other stakeholders. In the process of teaching geo-economics, «international economy», «world economy» and their neighboring disciplines.
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DANELIA, IRAKLI. "PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF GEORGIA`S TRANSIT FUNCTION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COUNTRY`S ECONOMY." Globalization and Business 4, no. 7 (June 25, 2019): 104–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.35945/gb.2019.07.013.
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Depending on geographical location, the development of Georgian economy was directly related to the efficient use of transit function. For Georgia, as a transit function, the importance of transportation infrastructure is important in the formation of its geo-economic positioning strategy. The acquisition, realization and development of Georgia›s transport potential began in the 90s of the 20th century. Nevertheless, complex research and analysis on the possibilities of development of transit function of the country in Georgian economic literature is not practically investigated yet. Morover, there are not identified determinants on the development of the sector, and their impact on the economic development of the country is not defined either. The study aims to analyze capabilities of Georgia›s transit potential and to determine its influence on economic development of the country in the process of integration of modern world economy. The following objectives are derived: • Identification of significant stimulant determination of development of transport / logistics field and its effectiveness; • Establishment of transit / logistics potential for economic development of the country. The objective of the research is the transport and logistics sector in the Member States of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Caucasus and Central Asian countries as an important instrument of economic development of the country. The research is subject to comparative analysis of the targeted and consequential indicators of transport and logistics sector in the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The theoretical foundation of the research is the works of various Georgian and foreign researchers about the study. The survey was based on the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, Eurostat, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Georgian and Foreign Professionals, Georgian and Foreign Marine Ports, Railway and Motor Operators, as well as the laws of Georgia. The work is based on analysis and synthesis, quantitative, qualitative, groupings, and medium-size, graphic expression, indexing, comparison, regression and correlation methods. The scientific innovation of the research is the attempt to conduct a complex examination of transit capabilities in Georgia, as a result of which: • Using the Panel Data Analysis Method is reasonable as the development of the transport / logistics sector is a very positive role in the socio-economic development of the country, the main determinant of which is the infrastructural investment. • Panel examinations and econometric calculations for member and partner countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with transit function and sea exit confirmed that investments in the transport/logistics infrastructure of these countries are the most efficient. The paper can be used to overcome the challenges of successful transit systems in Georgia and its successful integration into the world economy. Consequently, the findings and recommendations of the research topic are appropriate for the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, the Parliament of Georgia and other sectoral authorities, non-governmental organizations, scientific organizations and other stakeholders. In the process of teaching geo-economics, «international economy», «world economy» and their neighboring disciplines.
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Delponte, Ilaria, and Paolo Rosasco. "Sustainable mobility and economic sustainability: the case of the new trolleybus line in Genoa." Valori e Valutazioni 29 (January 2022): 57–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.48264/vvsiev-20212906.
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With over 3.5 billion people currently residing in major cities around the world, the issue of urban mobility is a current issue and is particularly important in European countries where over 75% of the population is concentrated in urban areas. Even today, many of the daily journeys depend on cars and other private motorized vehicles, with a strong impact in terms of air pollution, noise and climate change as in the European Union transport is responsible for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing private transport and making urban transport systems greener and more efficient therefore has important benefits: for the health, climate and prosperity of cities. New models of transport and urban accessibility, increasingly oriented towards environmental sustainability, must therefore be adopted; the choice of the transport solution must be made in relation to not only technical but also economic, social and environmental feasibility. Taking a cue from the Call issued in 2018 by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for the selection of urban mobility proposals that can access the economic resources intended for the enhancement and implementation of rapid mass transport systems provided for by Law no. 232/2016, this contribution deals with the evaluation of three transport proposals hypothesized for the connection between the city center of Genoa (Brignole station) and the district of Prato, along the Bisagno Valley, developed according to the indications contained in the Urban Mobility Plan of the Municipality. In particular, a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) is developed according to the indications given in the Notice and in the Guidelines of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for the evaluation of investments in public works. The objective is to verify the applicability of the CBA tool for assessing the economic and financial sustainability of the solutions analyzed - also in relation to the indications given in the legislation, the transport scenarios configured and the reliability of the results obtained, for the the choice of the transport solution to be adopted. Con oltre 3,5 miliardi di persone che risiedono attualmente nelle grandi città del mondo, il tema della mobilità urbana è una questione attuale ed è particolarmente importante nei paesi europei dove nelle aree urbane si concentra oltre il 75% della popolazione. Ancora oggi, molti degli spostamenti quotidiani dipendono dalle auto e da altri veicoli motorizzati privati, con un forte impatto in termini di inquinamento atmosferico, sonoro e sul cambiamento climatico visto che nell’Unione europea i trasporti sono responsabili di un quarto delle emissioni di gas serra. Ridurre il trasporto privato e rendere i sistemi di trasporto urbani più ecologici e più efficienti presenta quindi dei vantaggi importanti: per la salute, il clima e la prosperità delle città. Nuovi modelli di trasporto e di accessibilità urbana, sempre più orientati verso la sostenibilità ambientale, devono quindi essere adottati; la scelta della soluzione trasportistica deve essere fatta in relazione alla fattibilità non solo tecnica ma anche economica, sociale ed ambientale. Prendendo spunto dal Bando emesso nel 2018 dal Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti per la selezione delle proposte di mobilità urbana che possono accedere alle risorse economiche destinate al potenziamento e alla realizzazione di sistemi di trasporto rapido di massa previste dalla Legge n. 232/2016, il presente contributo tratta della valutazione di tre proposte trasportistiche ipotizzate per il collegamento tra il centro della città di Genova (Stazione Brignole) e il quartiere di Prato, lungo la Val Bisagno, sviluppate secondo le indicazioni contenute nel Piano Urbano di Mobilità del Comune. In particolare è sviluppata l’Analisi Costi-Benefici (ACB) secondo le indicazioni riportate nel Bando e nelle Linee Guida del Ministero delle Infrastrutture e Trasporti per la valutazione degli investimenti in opere pubbliche. L’obiettivo è quello di verificare l’applicabilità dello strumento dell’ACB per la valutazione della sostenibilità economica e finanziaria delle soluzioni analizzate anche in relazione alle indicazioni riportate nella normativa, agli scenari trasportistici configurati e all’attendibilità dei risultati ottenuti, ai fini della scelta della soluzione trasportistica da adottare.
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Krupka, A., L. Duz, M. Kraliuk, Ya Krupka, and E. Yakovleva. "Theoretical basis of forensic expert investigation of accidental events on air transport." National Technical University of Ukraine Journal. Political science. Sociology. Law, no. 1(49) (June 8, 2021): 121–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.20535/2308-5053.2021.1(49).233054.
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The purpose of the article is to study and develop theoretical and methodological principles of forensic aviation technical expertise, recommendations for the application of special knowledge in criminal, civil, commercial and administrative proceedings to prevent, detect, investigate and consider by investigators / courts crimes related to violations of regulations legal acts on traffic safety or operation of air transport, as well as improving its methodology, justification and formulation of recommendations for legal evaluation of results and increase the effectiveness of the use of forensic conclusions in the process of proof. The methodological basis of the study are the laws and categories of the theory of knowledge, in particular the provisions of materialist dialectics, which contributed to the understanding of the purpose and objectives, subject, object, research issues in the context of interdependence of achievements and needs of practice. At the same time, the methods of formal logic (analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, analogy, abstraction) made it possible to understand in more detail the content of the studied questions, the essence of the studied categories and phenomena was clarified by the system-structural method. The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has created a new type (subtype) of forensic examination: “Aviation Technical” and forensic specialty 10.25 “Investigation of aviation events and incidents”, so the article formulates the basic concepts of forensic aviation technical examination, namely: identifies the main issues, which are decided by forensic aviation technical examination; tasks, subject, object which give the chance to understand essence and the maintenance of expert activity of these researches; the tasks of a specific examination are distinguished from the tasks of other related types of examinations in this area. The process of researching air transport objects is quite complex, diverse and specific. The problems facing the investigation (court) determine the feasibility of creating and developing a theoretical basis for a new type (subtype) of forensic examination: “Aviation Technical” and forensic specialty 10.25 “Investigation of aviation events and incidents”. To solve the tasks and create a coherent system of expert research in air transport, it is necessary to conduct a set of research works to develop a methodological basis for this type (subspecies) of forensic examination.
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Malliaros, C., and A. Guitonas. "Pre-treatment and elimination systems of toxic industrial waste and sludges. The case study of the department of Attika." Water Science and Technology 36, no. 2-3 (July 1, 1997): 91–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1997.0490.
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In the departments of Attika and Viotia there are about 1,100 industries. The total amount of produced waste from the above mentioned branches is 20 × 106 t/year, 600,000t of which contain toxic substances. By contract from October 1st, 1992 between the Ministry of the Environment, Regional Planning and Public Works and three collaborating offices (among them the office of C. Malliaros) has been assigned to the latter, the realisation of a study of the management of toxic waste (liquid) and sludges, in the Departments of Attika and Viotia. The study presented in this paper investigates the following: - collection and evaluation of data and estimation of the hydraulic and pollution loads - classification of industries according to sewage facilities - further possibilities for changes of improvements in the production process of the industrial branches for the reduction of pollution and representation of these industries on maps - proposals for the collection and transport of the liquid toxic waste and sludges - pre-treatment at the source and disposal of the liquid waste and sludges - presentation of administrative and legislative regulations - forming a policy for the management and monitoring of this waste - technical and financial evaluation and investigation of the alternative methods of treatment - suggestions for the development of the area concerning the activities and the expenses at various levels.
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Golovin, Evgeniy A., and Vladimir V. Korovin. "Documents of the Russian State Archive of Economics on Trade Services for Railway Workers in the 1950s." Herald of an archivist, no. 2 (2024): 593–606. http://dx.doi.org/10.28995/2073-0101-2024-2-593-606.
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Based on the analysis of a set of archival documents reflecting the activities of departmental trade management bodies in railway transport, the article examines the key areas of organization of trade services for Soviet railway workers in the 1950s. Despite the existence of separate works on the history of domestic trade and railway infrastructure, carried out at the all-Union, republican and regional levels, taking into account modern achievements of historical science and the development of the source base, the issues of the activities of departments and departments of working supply in terms of managing the work of railway trade enterprises still remain unexplored. The choice of the chronological framework of the conducted research is due to several circumstances. Firstly, by the mid-1950s, the stage of post-war reconstruction of domestic railway transport and its infrastructure was coming to an end. Secondly, in the second half of the 1950s, the active modernization of the industry began, caused by the urgent needs of the country's economic development. The main source for the study of the stated topic are archival documents reflecting the specifics of management activities for the organization of trade in railway transport. The authors of the article identified documentary materials in the 1884 fund (Ministry of Railways of the USSR) of the Russian State Archive of Economics, presented by administrative acts of the Main Directorate of Workers' Supply. They reveal the specifics of the transport trade, the nature of the measures taken to improve the quality of customer service. Geographically, the administration of departmental trade was carried out on the entire railway network of the USSR. Based on the analysis of the contents of these documents, a range of problems that had to be solved by management structures in order to ensure the effective functioning of trading enterprises is presented. Archival documents quite objectively highlight the situation in the transport trade. The accounting documents of the planning and economic divisions of the industry contain valuable statistical data on the number of trading enterprises, the contingent of their employees and the volume of trade turnover. Their introduction into scientific circulation will contribute to a reliable reflection of the role of sectoral social policy designed to create decent working and living conditions for employees as the most important factor stimulating the conscientious performance of professional duties.
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Niewiadomska, Anna, and Ewa Sobolewska-Poniedziałek. "Economic immigration in Lubuskie voivodship." Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician 64, no. 3 (March 28, 2019): 42–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.8522.
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Data delivered by Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (MFLSP) prove the growing scale of economic immigration to Poland from culturally and geographically close countries. Increased inflow of employees from other countries, mainly from Ukraine, is also noticeable in Lubuskie voivodship. The purpose of the article is to identify the scale and structure of the phenomenon of economic immigration in the aforemen-tioned region according to selected features.In the study data of Statistics Poland, Statistical Office in Zielona Góra, MFLSP and Voivodship Labour Office in Zielona Góra were used for the period 2014—2017.In particular, the ethnic structure of immigrants andthe structure of industries was examined,in which labour demand is satisfied on the basis of foreign labour force.The conducted analysis confirmed both the intensified need forsup-plementingthe labour demand of immigrants in Lubuskie voivodship and the changed structure of their distribution on the Polish labour market. Foreigners employed in Lubuskie voivodship work mainly in transport and storage, manufacturing, as well as in adminis-trative activitiesand construction. In turn, the largest deficits of employees concern machine operators and assemblers, industrial workers, craftsmen and employees performing simple works. The conclusion from the analysis of secondary data was consistent with the results of the unstructured interview carried out in January 2018 with representatives of thejob agency from Lubuskie voivodship.
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Groenendijk, J., C. H. Vogelzang, A. Miradi, A. A. A. Molenaar, and L. J. M. Dohmen. "Linear Tracking Performance Tests on Full-Depth Asphalt Pavement." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1570, no. 1 (January 1997): 39–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1570-05.
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A 0.15-m-thick gravel asphalt concrete (AC) pavement on a sand subgrade was loaded with 4 million repetitions of a 75-kN super-single wheel load using the linear tracking device (LINTRACK) heavy-traffic simulator. Frequent measurements were carried out, including asphalt strain, temperature, rutting, cracking, and falling weight deflectometer measurements, to investigate the performance of full-depth asphalt pavements. The subsequent data analysis indicated that the life of the tested asphalt pavement, according to the Dutch fatigue-design criterion (halving the asphalt stiffness), was 2 to 4 times longer than predictions based on the pavement-design method of the Road and Hydraulic Engineering Division (RHED) of the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management. Thus, this method does not give an unsafe design. The analysis also indicated that halving of the asphalt stiffness, implying structural distress, occurred before any cracking was visible at the pavement surface. Almost all visible cracking occurring later in this test pavement consisted of surface cracking instead of structural cracking. Therefore, the structural distress did not grow upward to form the visible cracks at the surface, but the latter formed independently. The same was observed on Dutch highways, which are much thicker. These conclusions are based on only one test section, although supplemented with extensive materials testing, and verification with other tests is necessary.
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Rochim, Achluddin Ibnu. "STUDI PEMETAAN KEBIJAKAN PERHUBUNGAN JALAN DI INDONESIA." dia 17, no. 1 (June 17, 2019): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.30996/dia.v17i1.2693.
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This Road Transportation Policy Mapping Study in Indonesia departs from the problem of road congestion which is the cause of various problems of inefficiency, time wastage, depression, increasing pollutants that are not environmentally friendly. The government as a regulatory agent is demanded to provide a policy solution to avoid this problem again. All the policies taken by the government are never enough to stop congestion. Vehicle volume continues to increase every time while the length and width of the road does not increase. This study formulates the question of how is the road transportation policy map in Indonesia? By using the library research method. The findings show that the road transportation policy in Indonesia includes various policies on Transportation Development, Operational Policy, Road Traffic and Transport Network Policy, Traffic Engineering Management Policy, Infrastructure Monitoring and Maintenance Policy. The study of road transportation policy mapping in Indonesia also produced findings that it turns out that in Indonesia there is already a road transportation policy sitematics which in an orderly manner is already in an orderly hierarchy, starting from the highest policy to the lowest policy, namely technical in the field. From the study of road transportation policy mapping in Indonesia produced findings that all existing road transport policy products include: a. Undang-Undang Nomor 14 Tahun 1992 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation; b. Undang-Undang Nomor 22 Tahun 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation; c. Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 34 Tahun 2006 concerning Roads; d. Peraturan Menteri Pekerjaan Umum Nomor: 13 /PRT/M/2011 concerning Procedures for Road Maintenance and Ownership; e. Peraturan Menteri Pekerjaan Umum Dan Perumahan Rakyat Republik Indonesia Nomor: 20/Prt/M/2016 concerning Organization and Work Procedures of Technical Implementing Units in the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing.
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Shumytska, Halyna, and Vasyl Sharkan. "Methods and Tools for Popularization of “Korolivske” Gospel." Scientific notes of the Institute of Journalism, no. 2 (79) (2021): 74–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2522-1272.2021.79.6.
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The objective of the paper is to develop PR-tools for popularization of “Korolivske” Gospel – the unique manuscript dated by 1401, the original of which is preserved in the funds of the Transcarpathian Local Lore Museum. The manuscript with expressive features of the Old Ukrainian language, created in the westernmost region of the modern Ukraine, needs immediate restoration. Thus, development and application of tools for its popularization will promote wider awareness of the public of Transcarpathian region and Ukraine in general about its importance and can accelerate solution to the issue of its restoration and, consequently, preservation of an important part of the Ukrainian cultural heritage. The PR-tools include the following: creation of a story-legend, which might be the basis for various video works (from short informative videos targeted at different categories of persons to popular science film with researchers’ scientific comments about the manuscript); sharing them on social networks, as well as on the official pages of relevant ministries (Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine), the websites of institutions of higher education, other educational institutions, on television; creation and use of sound advertising in public transport (cities, regions), print advertising in bookstores and at book exhibitions, etc., banner on billboards and lightboxes, on tourist portals with high attendance; an offer to take a picture opposite the decorations or original installations related to the cultural manuscript, with special hashtags with their further distribution on social networks and blogs; active cooperation with the media; active involvement of young people in manuscript promotion. The events conducted to disseminate information on various modern platforms, including online ones and using a number of PR-tools might expedite solution to the issue to restore the manuscript, as well as to popularize it qualitatively. The study used the cultural-historical method (to characterize the significance of “Korolivske” Gospel for Ukrainian culture), the descriptive method (to determine the methods and tools for popularization of the manuscript) and the method of generalization used to summarize the study.
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Siangsuebchart, Songkorn, Sarawut Ninsawat, Apichon Witayangkurn, and Surachet Pravinvongvuth. "Public Transport GPS Probe and Rail Gate Data for Assessing the Pattern of Human Mobility in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand." Sustainability 13, no. 4 (February 18, 2021): 2178. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13042178.
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Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, is one of the most developed and expansive cities. Due to the ongoing development and expansion of Bangkok, urbanization has continued to expand into adjacent provinces, creating the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR). Continuous monitoring of human mobility in BMR aids in public transport planning and design, and efficient performance assessment. The purpose of this study is to design and develop a process to derive human mobility patterns from the real movement of people who use both fixed-route and non-fixed-route public transport modes, including taxis, vans, and electric rail. Taxi GPS open data were collected by the Intelligent Traffic Information Center Foundation (iTIC) from all GPS-equipped taxis of one operator in BMR. GPS probe data of all operating GPS-equipped vans were collected by the Ministry of Transport’s Department of Land Transport for daily speed and driving behavior monitoring. Finally, the ridership data of all electric rail lines were collected from smartcards by the Automated Fare Collection (AFC). None of the previous works on human mobility extraction from multi-sourced big data have used van data; therefore, it is a challenge to use this data with other sources in the study of human mobility. Each public transport mode has traveling characteristics unique to its passengers and, therefore, specific analytical tools. Firstly, the taxi trip extraction process was developed using Hadoop Hive to process a large quantity of data spanning a one-month period to derive the origin and destination (OD) of each trip. Secondly, for van data, a Java program was used to construct the ODs of van trips. Thirdly, another Java program was used to create the ODs of the electric rail lines. All OD locations of these three modes were aggregated into transportation analysis zones (TAZ). The major taxi trip destinations were found to be international airports and provincial bus terminals. The significant trip destinations of vans were provincial bus terminals in Bangkok, electric rail stations, and the industrial estates in other provinces of BMR. In contrast, electric rail destinations were electric rail line interchange stations, the central business district (CBD), and commercial office areas. Therefore, these significant destinations of taxis and vans should be considered in electric rail planning to reduce the air pollution from gasoline vehicles (taxis and vans). Using the designed procedures, the up-to-date dataset of public transport can be processed to derive a time series of human mobility as an input into continuous and sustainable public transport planning and performance assessment. Based on the results of the study, the procedures can benefit other cities in Thailand and other countries.
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Ogwok, Patrick, Mathias Tumwebaze, and Bright Laban Waswa. "Factors Associated with Treatment Adherence of Patients on Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs Following Covid-19 Pandemic at Health Facilities of Masaka City, Uganda." American Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice 7, no. 7 (May 17, 2022): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ajhmn.1030.
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Purpose: To examine factors associated with adherence of patients on Anti-tuberculosis treatment in Health facilities at Masaka City. Specifically the study was guided by four objectives; to establish the current level of adherence, to explore the patient knowledge, to find out socio-economic factors, and to identify Health facility factors contributing to adherence of patient on tuberculosis treatment.
Methodology: A cross-sectional research design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches of data collection and analysis was used. At least 110 patients on tuberculosis drug were selected and 15 health workers working in tuberculosis clinics to give expert views on the problem under investigation. Interview guide and questionnaires were used and data were analyzed using Stata version 13. Descriptive statistics, percentages were presented in the findings on frequency distribution tables. Qualitative data obtained using interviews was analyzed using thematic content analysis and narrative reasoning.
Results: Prevalence of adherence to TB treatment was at 86% from the patients the study was conducted. In the study most patients had adequate knowledge on Tuberculosis treatment and it had attributed a majority 86% with good adherence on Tuberculosis Drug. On health facility factors there was limited medical supplies of drug to improve care, most patients were youth. Statistically, there was significant relationship between frequent counseling and patient adherence at multivariate levels. (OR=15.5073; [95% Cl: 3.73553 to 27.27917]; p=0.010). There was no relationship between patients’ adherence and employment status and good conduct of health workers was significally associated with patient adherence. (OR=7.0566; [95%Cl: 2.77620 to 11.3371]; P=0.001). In this study factors affecting adherence included stigma, discrimination and suspension of transport as COVID-19 prevention guideline by Ministry of health Uganda negatively contributed to poor adherence of patients. This was attributed to by isolation and neglect by family members, relatives, health workers and the community for fear of COVID-19 suspicion at each respective health facility. Involvement of TB survivor in TB treatment would increase adherence and retention in care.
Recommendations: In the study there was suboptimal adherence of 86% as opposed to MOH Uganda of 95%, due to stigma and discrimination. The study recommended each TB patient be assigned a family member and a village health team as treatment supporters. Intensified health education and pre TB treatment counselling on adherence increases patients ability to take medication consistently leading to good TB treatment outcomes. Not involving and supporting private clinics to provide TB services is a very big missed opportunity by the health sector. Most patients first visit private clinics before coming to public health centers. Involvement of TB survivor in TB treatment would increase adherence and retention in care.
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Ngich, Lor Mouy. "The Quality of Service of Vehicle Plate Online Registration in Cambodia: Assessment and Perspective of Online Customers." Journal of Contemporary Governance and Public Policy 2, no. 2 (October 31, 2021): 106–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.46507/jcgpp.v2i2.37.
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Limited evidence is presented for the evaluation of a particular online service, especially in developing countries. Cambodia introduced an online vehicle plate registration in 2017. Since then, there have not been any research studies on the quality of this public online service after the implementation. This research has two main aims: (1) to describe the quality of online vehicle plate registration and (2) to present citizens' perspectives who have experienced this online service provided by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MoPWT). The research employs a mix-method combining online questionnaires (100) and in-depth interviews (10) to answer the research questions regarding website design, reliability, citizen support, trust, and accessibility. The average score for all components and overall service quality is 2, suggesting that people perceive the service as having low quality. The results strengthen the influence of reliability and citizen support on the people’s perception of service quality as claimed by researchers. However, it contradicts the previous research in that website design though not well appreciated does not have much influence on the quality of service as claimed. The research also indicates some issues with the online system. Building more trust, providing better citizen support in time, and finally reducing the chances of corruption are components of services quality that should be improved to increase the number of people using the online service and increase citizen satisfaction.Online Service; Service Quality; Customers; Cambodia; Perspective; Citizen Support; Reliability
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Amweelo, Moses. "Towards Implementing a New Maritime Accident Reporting and Analysis System in Namibia." Journal of Advance Research in Applied Science (ISSN: 2208-2352) 5, no. 11 (November 30, 2018): 01–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.53555/nnas.v5i11.634.
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When Namibia became an independent state in 1990, the Republic of Namibia inherited the Merchant Shipping Act No. 57 of 1951 from the old South Africa regime. The Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, 1991 was signed into force “in order to adjust its provisions in view of the independence of Namibia; and to provide for incidental matters.” Maritime issues were placed under the authority of the Ministry of Works and Transport, however, without any particular defined body, except Department of Transport, to enforce the provisions of the amendment Act (The Merchant Shipping Act No. 57 of 1951, as amended in 1991). In 1995 the Directorate Maritime Affairs was established to be the Ministry’s executing body, and one of the first tasks taken on in order to get a firm picture of the maritime legal situation was to carry out an analyse of the Merchant Shipping Act. According to Professor Hilton Staniland of the University of Natal, in his executive summary he states among others: ‘’The 1951 Act is out of date and places, in particular, the safety of life and ships at sea, the protection of the marine environment provide Namibia a disadvantageous position as far as international maritime transport and trade is concerned. It is interesting in this connection to note the concerns at that time expressed by representatives from the fishing industry: ‘’The industry therefore (not sufficient Namibians with certificates) favours the amendment of section 83 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1951 in order to provide for the more ready recognition of foreign certificates. Section 83 of the Act opens up for allowing holders of foreign certificates to serve on board Namibian ships. In the meantime the newly established Directorate Maritime Affairs should make a choice: Either hastily accede to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Conventions or first ensure that relevant instruments were in place and then work for the accession to the Conventions. It was decided to ensure that the Directorate would be able to enforce the Conventions and then accede. The aims of the directorate are: to ensure the safety of life and property at sea; to prevent and combat pollution of the marine environment by ships and to promote the maritime interests of Namibia.
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Saputri, Utamy sukmayu, Yuli Suharnoto, Asep Sapei, and Niels vuegen. "EVALUATION LIFETIME SERVICE AND CAPACITY OF THE KADUMALIK DAM RESERVOIR." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY (IJEAT) 5, no. 1 (May 29, 2022): 30–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.52005/ijeat.v5i1.57.
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The dam is a construction of water structures built across the river. The function of the dam is to hold and store water, both rain water, river water and water from the lake which will then form a reservoir. Kadumalik Dam is one of the projects of the Directorate General of Water Resources (SDA) of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) which will be built in 2020 on an area of 500 Ha. The purpose of building Kadumalik Dam is to meet the irrigation needs of the Irrigation Area (D.I) and meet diverse water needs, but the dam can also pose a great risk as well, namely the risk of accumulation of sedimentation. Sedimentation is one of the factors that is very influential in dam management. A large sedimentation rate will speed up the service life of the reservoir so that the planned reservoir function can be disrupted. Therefore this research is important to know how much the dam capacity and how old the dam service. This study uses analytical calculation methods for sediment transport based on observations and calculation methods with efforts to handle sedimentation. Based on the results of the analysis, the sedimentation rate in the Kadumalik Reservoir is 2.71 tons / ha / year and is classified as an erosion hazard class I or very light erosion rate, calculation of the method with sedimentation handling measures results in the analysis of the Sediment Control Building (BPS) can control 2.2 million m3 of sediment, so that it can extend the reservoir service life to 50 years.
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Alqawas, Osamah, Md Rehan Sadique, Zaid Mohammad, and Sanan Husain Khan. "Experimental and Numerical Study of Soil Strata for Underground Transportation System: A Case Study." Civil Engineering Journal 10, no. 1 (January 1, 2024): 41–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/cej-2024-010-01-03.
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In the current capital of Yemen, Sana’a, a time-efficient and economical transportation system is one of the greatest challenges to overcome the increasing urbanization for many years. Rapid transport systems use tunnel structures to reach the city's most inaccessible areas. Given the Gulf's geopolitical unrest, these structures could also serve as emergency shelters. Consequently, this research conducted an experimental soil exploration investigation in Sana'a, Yemen, to identify potential tunneling sites for the city's rapid transit system. The field exploration, in-situ, and laboratory soil testing at the four locations were performed with the collaboration of the Ministry of Public Works & Highways, Yemen. Further, to calculate the geotechnical parameters for tunnel design, numerical analysis has been carried out using the finite element package ABAQUS, and two-dimensional plane-strain numerical models of underground tunnel structure have been developed to conduct the parametric study in different soil types and boundary conditions under static loading. The material behavior of soil strata has been incorporated into the well-known Mohr-Coulomb constitutive model. The field investigation found that the geotechnical properties of the soil strata in Sana’a have a lot of variation. The numerical study shows that the maximum deformation in the concrete liner of the tunnel was observed at the crown of the tunnel. The ovalling effect in tunnel concrete liner was also seen in all the tunnel models, and the maximum ground settlement at sites 1, 2, 3, and 4 was estimated to be approximately 4, 25, 17, and 11 mm, respectively. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-01-03 Full Text: PDF
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Strelko, Oleh, and Oleh Pylypchuk. "Analysis of Klavdii Semyonovich Nemeshaev’s activities as the Minister of Railways of the Russian Empire." History of science and technology 11, no. 1 (June 26, 2021): 233–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.32703/2415-7422-2021-11-1-233-261.
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The article continues the series of publications devoted to the assessment of activities of the heads of the Ministry of Railways of the Russian Empire. In this article, the authors attempt to systematize and analyze historical data on the activities of Klavdii Semyonovich Nemeshaev as the Minister of Railways of the Russian Empire. There are numerous biographical studies devoted to K. S. Nemeshaev, but little is known about his activities as a minister, and to date the data are scattered and not systematized. The analysis of archival materials, scientific publications, memoirs of Nemeshaev's contemporaries and colleagues allowed us to conduct a detailed assessment of his activities and ministerial policy. It has been found that despite his short term of office, Nemeshaev's consistent policy and extensive managerial experience allowed him to carry out two significant reforms in a short time. The first one involved redistribution of the state-owned railway lines between separate local administrations and merging them into larger groups, which was important in terms of improving their operations and facilitating the cost efficiency, as well as speeding up freight traffic. In opinion of the authors of this article, another important achievement of Nemeshaev as the Minister of Railways was the establishment in 1906 of the central, local and district committees regulating mass transportation of goods. This was the first centralized measure aimed at managing the rolling stock. Nemeshaev's extensive managerial experience, high erudition and energy also led to prominent outcomes in some other areas of the Ministry operation. Attempts were made to create syndicates of shipowners in river transport. Modernization of river and sea vessels was carried out. Works on projects for the development of the Northern Sea Route has begun. The article also assesses the development and construction of railway network in the Russian Empire during Nemeshaev's office, in particular, of the Amur Line and Moscow Encircle Railway, as well as the increase in the capacity of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It has been found out that K. S. Nemeshaev paid great attention to various social aspects of railway employees’ activities. The article also highlights the legislative policy of the Ministry of Railways of that period. Nemeshaev's participation in the preparation of the French scientist’s Paul Pelliot and the Russian officer’s Carl Gustaf Mannerheim joint trip to China has been analyzed. Due to the mass replacement of light and worn-out rails on state-owned railways with heavier ones and the need to discharge a significant number of steam locomotives built in the 1850s and 1860s, an introduction of more powerful steam locomotives was expedient. The article discusses K. S. Nemeshaev's contribution to the development of technology and the introduction of a new type of freight steam locomotive for state-owned railways. Nemeshaev's political views have also been assessed.