Ambient intelligence for security in public parks: the LAICA project

Background: Soil-transmitted parasites (STPs) are significant intestinal parasites that infect humans and animals and impose considerable burdens on human society and animal husbandry industries. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of parasitic elements of soil samples collected from the north of Iran. Methods: A total of 256 soil samples were collected from public parks, public places, vegetable gardens, sand heaps, and shadow areas near houses in the north of Iran and examined using the sucrose flotation method. Results: Out of 256 examined samples, 131 (51.2%) ones showed parasitic contamination including larvae (43%), oocysts (14.1%), and different eggs (6.6%). According to the results, the most and least common parasites observed in the samples were larvae (43%), as well as Toxascaris leonina, and Trichuris trichiura (0.4%), respectively. Moreover, the most and least contaminated locations were sand heaps (62.5%) and shadow areas near houses (45.6%), respectively. Regarding cities, Behshahr (68.3%) and Sari (67.5%) had the highest contaminated soil samples, whereas Chalus (37.5%) showed the lowest contamination. On the other hand, rural samples showed more contamination, compared to urban areas (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicate that the overall prevalence of STPs in examined areas and highly contaminated soil samples can be considered as a potential source of human contamination particularly tourists with STPs.

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Smart Community Care System: Ambient Intelligence Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Mobile Agent

Recent Patents on Computer Science ◽

10.2174/1874479611003010054 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 54-66

Author(s):

Chuan-Jun Su

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Mobile Agent ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Ambient Intelligence ◽

Community Care ◽

Frequency Identification ◽

Smart Community ◽

Care System

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Walkability Design for Urban Public Housing Park

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v1i3.318 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Dasimah Omar ◽

Kamarul Ariff Omar ◽

Saberi Othman ◽

Zaharah Mohd Yusoff

Keyword(s):

Public Housing ◽

Urban Area ◽

Publishing House ◽

Public Parks ◽

User Perception ◽

Public Park ◽

Outdoor Activities ◽

The Public ◽

Housing Environment ◽

International Publishing

The walkability approach is essential to ensure the connectivity among space in the urban area. The design should be appropriate, safety, maximize and capable of reaching every inch of the spaces, just by walking. Good connectivity must allow people to walk freely and accessible in many ways. People have great chances to meet each other or having potential outdoor activities without any challenges. This study aims to measure the user perception of the existing spaces in the urban public housing environment that been covered and uncovered with the walkability linkages. The objectives of this study are to identify the existing pedestrian linkages in the study area; to investigate the user perception of the existing walkability system in the study area, and finally to conclude and provide a better solution for better walkability opportunity among residents to access the public park.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords:outdoor space; pedestrian linkages; public parks; walkability behavior

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DevsServer: Ambient Intelligence And DEVS Modeling Based Simulation Server

Modeling and Simulation of Complexity in Intelligent, Adaptive and Autonomous Systems 2016 (MSCIAAS 2016) and Space Simulation for Planetary Space Exploration (SPACE 2016) ◽

10.22360/springsim.2016.msciaasspace.010 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Ambient Intelligence

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Unidade de Conservação: Uma Discussão Teórica á Luz dos Conceitos de Território e Políticas Públicas

GEOgraphia ◽

10.22409/geographia2002.48.a13433 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 4 (8) ◽

pp. 57

Author(s):

Luiz Renato Vallejo

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Biological Conservation ◽

Public Parks ◽

Conservation Practice ◽

Environmental Features ◽

Natural Parks ◽

The World ◽

Long Time ◽

Xix Century ◽

Conservation Of Biodiversity

RESUMO A criação de unidades de conservação é considerada como principal ação de governo cujo objetivo é a preservação e conservação da biodiversidade. A delimitação de “áreas especiais” é uma prática observada desde as sociedades mais tradicionais, sendo que em muitas delas prevalecia um sentido mítico-religioso e, ao mesmo tempo, de conservação de recursos naturais. Em outras sociedades, essa ação esteve associada com a prática de esportes de caça por parte da realeza e da aristocracia rural. Os parques públicos começaram a surgir no século XIX nos Estados Unidos, numa perspectiva de preservação das belezas cênicas e proteção dos bens naturais contra a ação deletéria da sociedade. O tema em questão é discutido à luz da categoria geográfica de território e dos processos de territorialização, utilizando-se para esse fim suas múltiplas abordagens conceituais— biológica, ecológica e social. Discute-se no trabalho os problemas da desterritorialização, em ambos os sentidos (biológico e social), além da formação das redes empenhadas no processo de criação e gestão das unidades de conservação. Houve um esforço de trazer para essa discussão uma contribuição sobre o valor agregado à conservação da biodiversidade com base em princípios de uma nova disciplina - a Biologia da Conservação. O trabalho aborda ainda aspectos conceituais sobre as políticas públicas, em geral, e sobre a influência que elas têm, especificamente, sobre a problemática das unidades de conservação no Brasil.ABSTRACT The principal goal to create natural parks and biological reserves in the world is to promote the conservation of biodiversity. During long time, traditional people established “especial areas” to guarantee natural resources for the future. Others, as kings and rural aristocracy used this areas for practice sports like hunting. The first public parks were created in United States during the XIX century, to preserve the environmental features of the Yellowstone against the human explotation. In this work, I wil discuss conservation of natural areas using the territory and the territorialization concepts and their several meanings: biological/ecological and social. The biodiversity value under principles of a new discipline — Biological Conservation — is showed as contribution. Public policy is discussed at the end of work exploring some reasons of the controversy between government speech and the conservation practice in natural parks and biological reserves.

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