Evaluation of a Statistical Model for the Characterization of Multipath Affecting Mobile Terminal GPS Antennas in Sub-Urban Areas

<p>The increase of the metropolises stresses the urban areas and intensive planning works is necessary. Therefore, the development of new technologies and methodologies able to explore the subsoil and manage its resources in urban areas becomes an important source in terms of saving time and money. In the last decade, a new subdiscipline in the Applied Geophysics started: Urban Geophysics (Lapenna, 2017). Urban Geophysics analyzes the contribute, in terms of limits and potentialities, that geophysical methodologies can give for providing useful information about the subsoil, environment, buildings and civil infrastructures and supporting the public administrations in planning interventions in urban scenarios.</p><p>This work introduces a laboratory test, that was performed at the Hydrogeosite CNR-IMAA laboratory of Marsico Nuovo (Basilicata region, Italy). The test consisted in a multisensor geophysical application on an analogue engineering model. Thanks to the possibility to work in laboratory conditions, a detailed knowledge of the structure was available, providing great advantages for assess the capability of the geophysical methodologies for analyze engineering issues, regarding the characterization of the infrastructural critical zone placed at the interface soil-structure. For this purpose, geoelectrical and electromagnetic methodologies, including Cross hole Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Ground Penetrating Radar, were used to characterize the geometry of the foundation structures and the disposition of the rebar for the reinforced concrete frame. Finally, new geophysical approaches were applied in order to define the corrosion rate of reinforcement.</p>

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A Comparative Study of Planned and Spontaneous Gentrification Processes

Open House International ◽

10.1108/ohi-04-2014-b0004 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 28-41

Author(s):

Mehmet Emin Şalgamcıoğlu ◽

Alper Ünlü

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Social Geography ◽

Urban Land ◽

Social Diversity ◽

Architectural Pattern ◽

Cultural Transformations ◽

Process Characterization ◽

The Social

This study compared the gentrification processes in Cihangir and Tarlabasi. The dynamics of the gentrification process in Cihangir is compared with the vastly different gentrification process in Tarlabasi. Interpretations of gentrification are also included in this paper. The study analyzed the dynamics of the gentrification process in Cihangir, Istanbul (Turkey) to determine the extent of change during the process. Characterization of the Cihangir neighborhood, which distinguishes Cihangir from other gentrified urban areas, is another aspect of this study. The transformation of Cihangir is currently underway; it involves the revolution and renovation of land and buildings, which is known as gentrification. The gentrification process in Cihangir is affected by socio-economic and socio-cultural transformations. This paper examines gentrification in the Cihangir neighborhood, which has occurred spontaneously and supports the perpetuation of social diversity, which occurs in many urban areas. Although Istanbul’s Tarlabasi region exhibits geophysical characteristics that resemble the geophysical characteristics of Cihangir, Tarlabasi is affected by a completely different gentrification process, which is known as planned gentrification. In the context of this study, scholars question whether gentrification is “erasing the social geography of urban land and unique architectural pattern,” or if gentrification represents “the upgrading and renaissance of the urban land.” (Smith, 1996)

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CHARACTERIZATION OF CANINE LEISHMANIASIS BY PCR-RFLP IN CUIABA, MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL

Archives of Veterinary Science ◽

10.5380/avs.v17i2.21092 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Arleana Do Bom Parto Ferreira Almeida ◽

Daphine Ariadne Jesus de Paula ◽

Valéria Dutra ◽

Edson Moleta Colodel ◽

Luciano Nakazato ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Canine Leishmaniasis ◽

Prevention Measures ◽

Surrounding Area ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Pcr Rflp ◽

Cutaneous Form ◽

Canine Infection

Leishmaniases are neglected zoonoses that are increasing in Brazil. The dog is considered the main reservoir of the visceral form in urban areas of Brazil and also important in maintaining the cycle of transmission of the cutaneous form in endemic areas. We used PCR-RFLP to identify the species of Leishmania involved in canine infection in Cuiaba City, Mato Grosso. Samples of bone marrow and lymph were collected from 181 dogs, of which 7.2% tested positive with indirect immunofluorescence and 24.9% using PCR-RFLP; a significant difference (p ≤ 0.05), had been possible to characterize the species Leishmania (L.) chagasi. This will aid in developing prevention measures and in the control of disease in Cuiaba and the surrounding area.

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Characterization of pit latrines to support the design and selection of emptying tools in peri-urban Mzuzu, Malawi

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development ◽

10.2166/washdev.2017.096 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 151-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rashid Chiposa ◽

Rochelle H. Holm ◽

Chimuleke Munthali ◽

Russel C. G. Chidya ◽

Francis L. de los Reyes

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Technology Development ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Urban Neighborhood ◽

Fecal Matter ◽

Pit Latrine ◽

Tool Diameter

The urban areas of many low-income countries must balance a rising demand for pit latrines for household sanitation provision against limitations in space, resulting in a need for pit latrine emptying services. This study was undertaken in the peri-urban neighborhood of Area 1B in the city of Mzuzu, Malawi, to examine the characteristics of household pit latrines for designing and selecting pit latrine emptying tools. We used 150 structured household surveys and field observations. From this, a subset was selected and 30 manual cone penetrometer tests were conducted at full latrines. Chemical oxygen demand analysis was also performed for 14 pit latrines. The results indicated that in addition to serving as a disposal for fecal matter, 90% of households also used pit latrines for domestic waste. Only 10% of the studied pit latrines were lined. The filling rate in the study area is calculated to be about three years, and no respondents reported previous emptying. It is suggested pit latrine emptying technology development focuses on a maximum tool diameter of 10 cm to fit through the keyhole (squat hole) and height of 146 cm to fit inside the superstructure, as well as supporting unlined pits and the ability to pump trash.

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Nutritional Characterization of Two Rare Landraces of Turnip (Brassica rapa. var. rapa) Tops and Their On-Farm Conservation in Foggia Province

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12093842 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (9) ◽

pp. 3842

Author(s):

Giulia Conversa ◽

Corrado Lazzizera ◽

Anna Bonasia ◽

Paolo La Rotonda ◽

Antonio Elia

Keyword(s):

Brassica Rapa ◽

Urban Areas ◽

General Context ◽

Antioxidant Compounds ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Marginal Lands ◽

On Farm Conservation ◽

Landscape Units ◽

On Farm

The study of nutritional properties in landrace products and the general context of its cultivation site are crucial to designing a sustainable on-farm strategy for landrace conservation. The present study describes the main nutritional aspects of two Brassica rapa subspecies rapa landraces collected in Puglia, Italy along with agroecological and socioeconomical traits where they are cultivated. The two B. rapa landraces (‘Cima di rapa dalla testa’ and ‘Cima di rapa antica’) are only found in sites at 700–800 m asl and in two landscape units (the Southern Daunian Mountains (SDM) and the Umbra Forest (UF), respectively) of the Foggia province. These rare landraces were selected by farmers to produce turnip greens/tops from ancient root turnip crops. They are named and consumed by local people in the same way as turnip tops of Brassica rapa subspecies sylvestris (‘Cima di rapa’), which are widely cultivated in Puglia. Compared to the most common ‘Cima di rapa’, the two highlighted landraces have a better nutritional profile linked to an improved content in antioxidant compounds—i.e., vitamin C (458 mg kg−1 FW), total phenols (347 mg ac. gallic equivalent kg−1 FW)—in glucosinolate (741 µmol kg FW−1, in ‘Cima di rapa antica’) and in minerals, such as K. Both landraces are deemed as having a high risk of erosion. Few exemplars are cultivated in marginal lands and urban/peri-urban areas (SDM), or in isolated sites within the UF, which is a special protection zone within Gargano National Park. However, natural, cultural, and recreational tourism are the main economic activities in both landscape units.

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A comparative study of greywater from domestic and public buildings

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2013.181 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 135-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

C. Santos ◽

C. Matos ◽

F. Taveira-Pinto

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Large Scale ◽

Potable Water ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Public Buildings ◽

Correct Definition ◽

Cost Effective Treatment ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Definition Of

Greywater (GW) can be an important resource for urban water consumption, replacing potable water for purposes that do not require drinking water quality. If applied on a large scale, this practice will reduce the potable water demand and the wastewater produced in urban areas, minimizing the negative impacts and costs of water extraction and wastewater treatment. A correct characterization of GW is important to assess its potential for a direct reuse or, if not possible, to make a correct definition of a feasible and cost-effective treatment system. This article aims to contribute to the characterization of GW produced in washbasins and showers in domestic and public buildings. A compilation of several works on GW collection and sampling produced by the authors is presented. Samples were taken from GW produced in showers and washbasins in households, changing rooms and in a restaurant. Results are compared with values presented in similar studies and compared with standards and guidelines published in different countries.

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