Lakeshore and littoral physical habitat structure: A field survey method and its precision

The study of thermal comfort in buildings is required to maintain a stable and comfortable condition of the indoor environment. The climate chamber study used to determine thermal comfort is mathematically reproducible and robust, but exaggerative and hence is energy inefficient, whereas the adaptive model-based field survey method is exhaustive and bioclimatic specific. Although, several field survey-based thermal comfort studies have been reported from India, these studies were conducted mostly either in hot and humid or composite climatic condition, and very few research has been reported from cold climatic region, which lies mostly along the high altitudinal Himalayan region. In this paper, the results of field survey-based thermal comfort studies in residential houses of highly altitudinal Darjeeling Himalayan region in eastern India are presented. The study found that female subjects showed a lesser clothing cover but portrayed a higher discomfort with lower thermal sensation and higher comfort temperature. The comfort temperature as determined in this study did not comply with the ASHRAE standard 55 graphical method, and hence new comfort zone for regions with similar cold climate is proposed.

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Effects of competitor density and physical habitat structure on the competitive intensity of territorial white spotted charrSalvelinus leucomaenis

Journal of Fish Biology ◽

10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02133.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

pp. 213-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

K. Hasegawa ◽

S. Yamamoto

Keyword(s):

Habitat Structure ◽

Physical Habitat ◽

Competitive Intensity

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Regional Controls on Physical Habitat Structure of Amazon Streams

River Research and Applications ◽

10.1002/rra.3137 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. 766-776 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

N. L. Benone ◽

M. C. Esposito ◽

L. Juen ◽

P. S. Pompeu ◽

L. F. A. Montag

Keyword(s):

Habitat Structure ◽

Physical Habitat

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PENINGKATAN KINERJA SIMPANG DENGAN KOORDINASI SINYAL LALU LINTAS DI SIMPANG BPK DAN BADRAN YOGYAKARTA

Jurnal Teknik Sipil ◽

10.24815/jts.v8i1.10655 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Prima Juanita Romadhona ◽

Muhammad Akbar Zainuri

Keyword(s):

Field Survey ◽

High Volume ◽

Service Level ◽

Survey Method ◽

Vehicle Speed ◽

Signal Coordination ◽

The Road ◽

Speed Level ◽

Better Than ◽

Yogyakarta City

Abstract : BPK and Badran intersection located at the center of Yogyakarta City that can not be separated from traffic issues. Both intersections have a closed distance within 380 meters with the high volume of vehicles that passing through them. Traffic microsimulation using VISSIM software was used to perform queue length, travel time, delay on existing condition and signal coordination design. The research was conducted by field survey method to find the traffic volume, geometry and vehicle speed. Level of service of the intersection was refers to the Minister of Transportation Regulation number 96/2015. As the result, the performance of two intersections at the existing have not been coordinated and has low value of service level. Therefore, two solutions design were used to coordinate signals between intersections. Alternative I was coordinated signals of intersections and the second alternative was used the signals coordination with one-way system at the road beetwen intersection. From both alternatives, the second alternative was better than the other.Keywords : Signal Coordination, Microsimulation, One Way System, VISSIM.Abstrak: Simpang BPK dan Simpang Badran yang terletak di pusat Kota Yogyakarta tidak lepas dari permasalahan lalu lintas. Selain karena tata guna lahan di sekitarnya yang sibuk juga dikarenakan kedua simpang tersebut memiliki jarak 380 meter. Dalam penelitian ini, mikrosimulasi lalu lintas dengan software VISSIM digunakan untuk melakukan analisis panjang antrian, perjalanan waktu tempuh, dan tundaan pada kondisi eksisting dan perancangan koordinasi sinyal. Survei pengambilan data primer meliputi volume lalu lintas, geometri simpang dan kecepatan kendaraan. Setelah dimodelkan dengan software VISSIM, tingkat kinerja simpang dianalis dengan mengacu pada Peraturan Menteri Perhubungan nomor PM 96 Tahun 2015. Dari hasil analisis, diketahui bahwa Simpang BPK dan Simpang Badran belum terkoordinasikan. Setelah itu, dilakukan dua solusi perancangan untuk melakukan koordinasi sinyal antar simpang pada kedua simpang tersebut. Alternatif I mengkoordinasikan sinyal kedua simpang tersebut dan alternatif kedua dengan menggunakan sistem satu arah di jalan penghubung dengan tetap terkoordinasi sinyal waktunya. Dari kedua alternatif perancangan tersebut, didapatkan alternatif kedua yang terbaik.Kata kunci : Koordinasi Sinyal, Mikrosimulasi, Sistem Satu Arah, VISSIM.

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Beef Cattle Business in Dry Land Area Parangloe District Gowa

The International Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research ◽

10.21157/ijtvbr.v2i2.9502 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 11-16

Author(s):

Supardi Rusdiana ◽

Soeharsono Soeharsono ◽

Teuku Reza Ferasyi

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Field Survey ◽

Female Parent ◽

Survey Method ◽

Adult Males ◽

Dry Land ◽

South Sulawesi ◽

Net Profit ◽

Cattle Breeders ◽

The Village

The study was conducted in the village Payangkalang Parangloe District of Gowa in South Sulawesi in 2017, with the field survey method Substance himself to Bali beef cattle breeders, through interviews and questionnaires to 18 farmers, by the way (sample random sampling). Respondents beef cattle breeders, classified into 2 (two) business model with a scale of 2 adult males and 3 females scale adult stem, this data will be analyzed using economic analysis of income B/C. Based on the information that the beef cattle population of Bali is quite a many, so that the criterion for consideration for the study area. Beside that all cattle breeders Bali is already a member of a group of farmers. The results showed that net profit in the maintenance of Bali beef cattle female parent of $13.381.250/year with B/C ratio of 1.2 and a gain on the maintenance of male cattle Bali for $ 3.881.250 year, with B/C ratio of 1.1. To maintain a profitable cattle faremr cows, while the majority of beef cattle Bali parent can still be maintained as an investment for the procreation of children next year.

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Ecological survey of river habitat diversity: trans-boundary cooperation in the Ore Mountains (Krušné hory, Erzgebirge)

Geografie ◽

10.37040/geografie2010115030284 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 115 (3) ◽

pp. 284-307

Author(s):

Milada Matoušková ◽

Annett Weiß ◽

Jörg Matschullat

Keyword(s):

Field Survey ◽

Habitat Diversity ◽

Survey Method ◽

Ecological Survey ◽

River Habitat ◽

Cross Border ◽

Hydrochemical Monitoring ◽

Specific Assessment ◽

River Catchments ◽

Stream Type

Results of a trans-boundary ecological survey of the cross-border Rolava and Weisseritz river catchments in the Erzgebirge/Krušné hory are presented. An optimized method to assess the ecohydrological status of streams in keeping with the European Water Framework Directive has been developed. Guiding parameters for the hydromorphological survey were selected, used for (1) the German “Gewaesserstrukturguetekartierung” by the Field Survey method of the Laenderarbeitsgemeinschaft Wasser, (2) the Czech EcoRivHab method and (3) the Czech HEM method that additionally comply with the requirements of the European Standard EN 14614. Hydrochemical monitoring supported the interpretation of the hydrobiological data. The assessment followed the stream type specific background and orientation values. Hydrobiological monitoring focussed on benthic macroinvertebrates, stream type, and stressor specific assessment. Five ecohydrological quality classes were established from 1 (high) to 5 (bad), characterizing the state of the water course in the WFD context.

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Investigating the capability of Smart City in Tehran

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20199701005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 97 ◽

pp. 01005

Author(s):

Nina Danilina ◽

Alireza Majorzadehzahiri

Keyword(s):

Smart City ◽

Field Survey ◽

Integrated Management ◽

Effective Characteristics ◽

Survey Method ◽

Management Factors ◽

Descriptive Survey ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

The present research has sought to identify the features and capabilities of the smart city and their status in Tehran, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of this city in comparison with the smart city. For this purpose, first, the models and foundations of the smart city and its features presented by other researchers have been studied. The result of this study was to categorize Smart City features into six categories. The field survey of the topic by descriptive-survey method showed that these characteristics are confirmed by the statistical community as the characteristics of the smart city. With the ranking of 50 effective features, in addition to identifying important features in each category, 10 characteristics were identified as the most effective characteristics. The results show that among 50 characteristics, Tehran has only a relatively good status in eight characteristics. In other words, 84% of the characteristics in Tehran are not well-suited. The existence of such a situation cannot be ruled out by the integrated management factors on the affairs of the city of Tehran; there is no long-term plan for Tehran, and the relationship between people and government and the authorities is not related to partnership and cooperation.

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Coping styles of failing Brunei vocational students

Education + Training ◽

10.1108/et-05-2016-0087 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 59 (4) ◽

pp. 389-405 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lawrence Mundia ◽

Sallimah Salleh

Keyword(s):

Field Survey ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Practical Significance ◽

Survey Method ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Content Type ◽

Self Reports ◽

Average Students ◽

First Time ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of two types of underachieving students (n=246) (active failing (AF) and passive failing (PF)) in Brunei vocational and technical education (VTE) institutions and their patterns of coping. Design/methodology/approach The field survey method was used to directly reach many participants, administer the instruments and collect the required data. Findings The authors found 20 AFs (14 males) and 16 PFs (five females) across the VTE courses. More-able and average students scored relatively higher on all six productive coping strategies (e.g. confronting the stressor), while the AFs and PFs scored lower on these attributes. The AFs and PFs scored relatively higher on both dysfunctional coping styles (e.g. distancing) than more-able and average students. Furthermore, the AFs also scored lower on seeking social support (possible reason for not performing well). Internet connection and students’ financial support need to be improved in Brunei VTE institutions. Research limitations/implications The study would have been strengthened by the inclusion of an interview component to probe supplement/complement findings from the quantitative survey and the open-ended qualitative instrument (both self-reports). Practical implications The study had practical significance in that its findings could be used by instructors and policy makers to improve the achievement of VTE students in Brunei and elsewhere. Originality/value This is the first time the phenomena of AF and PF were investigated in Brunei VTE students. Further qualitative research was recommended to gain additional insights and solutions.

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