scholarly journals Evaluating the Interference of Bicycle Traffic on Vehicle Operation on Urban Streets with Bike Lanes

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyuan Pu ◽  
Zhibin Li ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Mao Ye ◽  
Wei (David) Fan
Keyword(s):  
Generalized Linear Model ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Urban Streets ◽  
Vehicle Operation ◽  
Infrastructure Design ◽  
The World ◽  
Flow Information ◽  
Vehicle Delay ◽  
Street Segments ◽  
Cumulative Curves

Many urban streets are designed with on-street bike lanes to provide right-of-way for bicycle traffic. However, when bicycle flow is large, extensive passing maneuvers could occupy vehicle lanes and thus cause interferences to vehicle traffic. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate how bicycle traffic affects vehicle operation on urban streets with bike lanes. Data were collected on six street segments in Nanjing, China. The cumulative curves were constructed to extract traffic flow information including individual bicycle and vehicle speeds and aggregated traffic parameters such as flow and density. The results showed that as bicycle density on bike lanes continuously increases faster bicycles may run into vehicle lanes causing considerable reductions in vehicle speeds. A generalized linear model was estimated to predict the vehicle delay. Results showed that vehicle delay increases as bicycle flow and vehicle flow increase. Number of vehicle lanes and width of bike lane also have significant impact on vehicle delay. Findings of the study are helpful to regions around the world in bike infrastructure design in order to improve operations of both bicycles and vehicles.

Toward A Framework for Assessing the Fair Distribution of Space in Urban Streets

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812199519
Author(s):  
Gabriel Lefebvre-Ropars ◽  
Catherine Morency ◽  
Paula Negron-Poblete
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Active Transportation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Urban Streets ◽  
Street Space ◽  
The World ◽  
Fair Distribution ◽  
The City

The increasing popularity of street redesigns highlights the intense competition for street space between their different users. More and more cities around the world mention in their planning documents their intention to rebalance streets in favor of active transportation, transit, and green infrastructure. However, few efforts have managed to formalize quantifiable measurements of the balance between the different users and usages of the street. This paper proposes a method to assess the balance between the three fundamental dimensions of the street—the link, the place, and the environment—as well as a method to assess the adequation between supply and demand for the link dimension at the corridor level. A series of open and government georeferenced datasets were integrated to determine the detailed allocation of street space for 11 boroughs of the city of Montréal, Canada. Travel survey data from the 2013 Origine-Destination survey was used to model different demand profiles on these streets. The three dimensions of the street were found to be most unbalanced in the central boroughs of the city, which are also the most dense and touristic neighborhoods. A discrepancy between supply and demand for transit users and cyclists was also observed across the study area. This highlights the potential of using a distributive justice framework to approach the question of the fair distribution of street space in an urban context.

Liquid power: reading the infinity pool as a global semioscape

2021 ◽  
pp. 147035722098482
Author(s):  
Crispin Thurlow
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Cultural Politics ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Analytic Structure ◽  
Visual Texts ◽  
Visual Material ◽  
The World

The analytic focus of this article is the highly fashionable ‘infinity pool’, treated here as a visual-material realization of the cultural politics of super-elite mobility. The article is organized around a three-step analytic structure. First, I demonstrate how the infinity pool is mediatized as a status marker, and thus circulated and normalized. Second, I pinpoint the semiotic and ideological ways the infinity pool emerges as a mediated practice. Third, I examines how the infinity pool is also remediated on Instagram and thereby broadcast anew. Throughout, I evidence my analysis with visual texts drawn from a range of commercial, situated and digital media sources. My primary objective is to show how the infinity pool, as a mediatized, mediated and remediated practice, feeds the global semioscape, that more informal, often banal plane of cultural circulation where images, ideas and aesthetic ideals seed themselves all over the place. In this way, and however frivolous or innocuous infinity pools may seem, they also spread a particularly privileged way of looking at, and being in, the world.

Appreciating Rapid Technology Integration in Creating Value in Enterprises

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mambo G. Mupepi ◽  
Sylvia C. Mupepi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Skilled Personnel ◽  
Increase Productivity

The primary objective of this paper is about innovation within specific social organization which compacts with the division of labor, knowledge creation, and the use of technology such as e-enterprise in social economy aimed at improving productivity. A significant proportion of the world's economy is organized to make profits not only for investors but to sustain the employment of many disadvantaged people throughout the world. It includes cooperative organizations, foundations and many other social enterprises that provide a wide range of products and services across the globe and generate sustainable employment. Productivity tends to increase when the job is divided into manageable portions and then performed by adequately skilled personnel. In order to succeed in an environment in which other businesses fiercely compete along with social enterprises it is imperative to take into account innovative systems such as e-enterprise to leverage competition and increase productivity.

scholarly journals Variability in fecal egg count of Haemonchus contortus infection to native goat breeds of China and Bangladesh under natural grazing condition

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
AI Omar ◽  
MBB Alam ◽  
MO Faruque ◽  
MM Mondal ◽  
MS Raihan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Haemonchus Contortus ◽  
Generalized Linear Model ◽  
Gastrointestinal Nematode ◽  
Pack Cell Volume ◽  
Fecal Egg Count ◽  
Hilly Region ◽  
Goat Population ◽  
The World ◽  
Parasitic Load ◽  
Black Bengal Goat

Haemonchus contortus is a major gastrointestinal nematode affecting goat in China and Bangladesh like many countries in the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of Haemonchus contortus infection in different goat breeds/populations in China and Bangladesh under the natural grazing condition.  Fecal Egg of Haemonchus contortus was counted from 430 goats in both countries using McMaster’s technique. Body weight, Pack Cell Volume and Hemoglobin value were measured for Bangladeshi goats. Statistical analysis was done after transforming data into log10 (n+1), where n is the number of egg per gram feces and analysis of variance was done by using Generalized Linear Model procedures of computer package of SAS. Prevalence of parasite and Fecal Egg Count varied significantly (P<0.01) in all six goat populations. The highest prevalence (88.89%) of Haemonchus contortus infection was found in Enshi Black and the highest parasitic load (527.74 ±78.13 epg) was found in Chinese hybrid goat population. Most of the individuals, except Chinese hybrid goats, had Fecal Egg Count less than 300 epg. Fecal Egg Count between sexes within breed of goat did not differ significantly (P>0.05). Black Bengal goat in the hilly region of Bangladesh was the least susceptible to Haemonchus contortus infection in term of Fecal Egg Count. Our study suggests that Chinese goat breeds were more susceptible to Haemonchus contortus infection as compared to Black Bengal goat of Bangladesh under natural grazing condition. Further studies on immune-genetics aspects of goats might be helpful to find out the actual causes of such differences and to develop disease resistant breed of goat.Progressive Agriculture 27 (4): 473-481, 2016

Image Measurement of Traffic Flow Parameters and its Traffic Congestion Evaluation

2014 ◽  
Vol 538 ◽  
pp. 455-459
Author(s):  
Dong Yao Jia ◽  
Po Hu
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Flow Parameters ◽  
Shape Match ◽  
Flow Information ◽  
Vehicle Delay ◽  
Vehicle Shape

Current evaluation methods on urban traffic congestion are mostly based on traffic flow information. However, the measurement of traffic flow remains to be controversial and difficult for the community. This paper points out an algorithm to acquire traffic parameters and studies the evaluation methods based on it. By extracting multi-color-feature information from image and vehicle shape match algorithm based on fuzzy rules, this method can efficiently distinguish vehicles from each other thus to calculate the traffic state parameters according to the results of this method. Then it can build congestion evaluation model with vehicle delay rate as the critical parameter. The experiment indicates that this method can acquire the accurate real-time road parameters and also proves it is valid to apply this method in urban traffic congestion evaluation in different situations.

scholarly journals Some Sources of Misunderstandings in Intercultural Business Communication

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tímea Lázár
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Minimum Level ◽  
Intercultural Skills ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
The World ◽  
High Level

It is always a big challenge for all types of companies anywhere in the world to survive in the globalised and accelerated world. Their primary objective is to stay competitive, keep or even enlarge their market share while keeping their costs at a minimum level. These corporations often cross borders and operate on a multinational level. In order to do that successfully they need flexible workforce: people who have a high level of intercultural competencies and can help their corporations to achieve their aim of profit maximising. It is widely accepted that culture and languages are among the most significant impacts on intercultural communication. In this paper first I am going to interpret intercultural communication and the role of culture and then look at different intercultural skills and the role of languages in intercultural communication. Some areas that might cause problems in intercultural business communication will also be described.

scholarly journals Covid-19 Impact on Moroccan Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Can Lean Practices Be an Effective Solution for Getting Out of Crisis?

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Aicha Farissi ◽  
Laila Driouach ◽  
Khalid Zarbane ◽  
Mohamed El Oumami ◽  
Zitouni Beidouri
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Lean Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
Ideal Approach ◽  
Industrial Performance ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract The COVID-19 crisis hit the economy hard, it is a global situation of declining activity due to a highly contagious disease which has pushed the world to the brink of a deeper recession than ever. Small and medium-sized enterprises constitute 92% of the Moroccan economic fabric, they are among the organizations most seriously affected by the current pandemic. This paper examines the problems that exist before and during this crisis, in order to raise major challenges and choose the ideal approach that will strengthen the competitiveness of these companies. the analysis is based on secondary data and the literature to demonstrate the different constraints of these companies and to show the importance of lean manufacturing as the guarantor of industrial performance. the main question is how the alignment of Lean principals goes well with the desired improvement and with the constraints posed by this crisis, the primary objective of Lean is to provide the means to succeed and accelerate competitiveness. Finally, these circumstances can be a real opportunity to assist Small and Medium Moroccan companies to integrate the methods they need, and “Lean approach” is one of the best performance solutions to adopt in a post COVID-19.

scholarly journals Determinants of Human Development Disparities: A Cross District Analysis of Punjab, Pakistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (4I-II) ◽  
pp. 427-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Qasim ◽  
Amatul Razzaq Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Social Planning ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Policy Frameworks ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of

Human development is the primary objective of all developing economies of the world. It has great importance in social planning. Every individual, society and nation wants a prosperous life. Different instruments are used, investments are undertaken and different policy frameworks are designed to achieve this target. Human development is a process to enlarge the choices of people. So, the definition of human development is very broad, but people have three basic and essential choices which are acceptable at every level of development. First, people always have desire to live a long and healthy life. Second, they have desire to expand their knowledge. Third, people have desire to access the resources needed for a decent standard of living [UNDP (1990)].

scholarly journals Sacramental Ecclesiology: Adopting Augustine’s Totus Christus for Evangelical Ecclesiology

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-253
Author(s):  
Angga Avila
Keyword(s):  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Body ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
Body Of Christ ◽  
Evangelical Churches ◽  
The World ◽  
Evangelical Movement ◽  
The Church

After the 16th-century reformation, the church was faced with the situation of ecclesiological plurality, both differences in traditions and church divisions into many denominations, in­cluding evangelical churches. Despite the fact that the evangelical movement was founded with the primary objective of spreading the gospel, it is devoid of coherence in ecclesiology. Based on Augustine’s idea of totus Christus, this research presents a con­structive ecclesiology proposal for evangelical churches. Drawing primarily on Augustine’s notion of totus Christus, and by showing that this idea is central to his theological construction, the author proposes the importance of revisiting the doctrine of totus Christus to create an ecclesiology that links to sacramentology and soteriology. The contribution of this research is to show that the doctrine of totus Christus is more organic and sacramental so that it can become the foundation and aspiration for evangelical churches united as the body of Christ to participate in His redemptive works for the salvation of the world.

The Challenges of Climate Change and Food Security in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): From Deep Understanding to Quick Actions

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 422-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahaf M. Ajaj ◽  
Suzan M. Shahin ◽  
Mohammed A. Salem
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
World Population ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

Climate change and global warming became a real concern for global food security. The world population explosion is a critical factor that results in enormous emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs), required to cover the growing demands of fresh water, food, and shelter. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a significant oil-producing country, which is included in the list of 55 countries that produce at least 55% of the world’s GHGs and thus involved in the top 30 countries over the world with emission deficits. At the same time, the UAE is located in an arid region of the world, with harsh environmental conditions. The sharp population increases and the massive growth in the urbanization are primary sources, lead to further stresses on the agricultural sector. Thus, the future of the food production industry in the country is a challenging situation. Consequently, the primary objective of this work is to shed light on the current concerns related to climate change and food security, through describing the implications of climate change on the food production sector of the UAE. Tailored solutions that can rescue the future of food security in the country are also highlighted.

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