Coupling artworks preservation constraints with visitors’ environmental satisfaction: Results from an indoor microclimate assessment procedure in a historical museum building in central Italy

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 846-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna L Pisello ◽  
Veronica L Castaldo ◽  
Cristina Piselli ◽  
Franco Cotana
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Thermal Mass ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Heritage Buildings

Historical buildings represent one-third of the Italian stock and are often used as museums. Such buildings typically are not equipped with control systems and indoor microclimate does not guarantee a proper conservation of the building finishing and artworks. Additionally, conditions are far from visitors’ ideal indoor air quality (IAQ). This paper proposes a methodology for microclimate analysis that deals with artworks preservation and occupants' conditions optimization. The methodology consists of monitoring and data analysis using non-invasive equipment for the preservation of the building structure, artworks, and occupanst’ IAQ. To this aim, the monitoring of an Italian building was performed. The microclimate was monitored to characterize the environmental quality of the investigated area. Around 60% of the relative humidity values were higher than the target for occupants’ well-being and artworks preservation. Air temperature was stabilized by the thermal mass of the envelope, to reduce winter overcooling risks though. In winter, indeed, up to 40% of temperatures were below the limits for the artworks preservation. The CO2 level was acceptable as it was always below 1000 ppm. The results showed how a careful control and monitoring protocol is needed when heritage buildings are used for artworks preservation and also with a requirement to meet occupants’ satisfaction targets.

scholarly journals Cosmetic Gynecology: Present and Future Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 845-853
Author(s):  
Prabhu Chandra Mishra ◽  
Diana Mihai ◽  
Nidhi Khurana ◽  
Manar Jabbar
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Fat Grafting ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Regulatory Guidelines ◽  
Stem Cells Therapy ◽  
Cosmetic Gynecology

Postmenopausal women and events like childbirth, and aging may cause structural and functional changes in women genitalia. The arising indications do not only cause psychological distress to women but negatively affect the sexual well-being and deteriorate the quality of their lives. Regenerative/ cosmetic gynecology procedures enable women to treat the functionality issues and modify the physical structure of vagina. This review discusses the latest developments in this field with regards to various kinds of procedures that are available, particularly the use of energy-based devices, and adipose tissue derived stem cells therapy for fat grafting which have revolutionized the regenerative gynecology procedures. These offer non-invasive modalities to treat the conditions like urinary incontinence among others which occur in high prevalence among women. Despite the advancements made in this field, it lacks regulatory guidelines and standardized procedures which imposes one of the biggest challenges of the field. Alongside, we have documented a procedure called Intimacell® which has been standardized for fat grafting procedures in vulvovaginal region.

scholarly journals Sustainable Strategies for the Adaptive Reuse of Religious Heritage: A Social Opportunity

Buildings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Lo Faro ◽  
Alessia Miceli
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Religious Buildings ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Host Families

The legacy of built heritage is one of the most critical questions of our time—the objective of preserving its immaterial values and exploiting its original vocation brings about challenges related to the history, the identity, and the quality of life of the concerned territory. This especially applies to religious buildings given their strong bond with collective memory. The aim of this research is to determine whether allocating new uses that pursuit social benefits for the community is a possible implementation of the aforementioned purposes and whether it better addresses a broader view of sustainable development, which encompasses equity and well-being. The methodology combines careful knowledge of the building, comparing residual performances of the fabric with new functions. We present a case study, with focus on healthcare-related accommodation facilities and the issue of healthcare migration, which aims to convert a dismissed capuchin convent, located in Villagonia (Taormina, Italy), into a shelter house to host families whose relatives are being treated at the neighbourhood medical centre. This proposal shows that heritage buildings, especially religious ones, have outstanding material and immaterial potential and, through good reuse practices, they provide a valuable opportunity to address the overarching objective of social sustainability.

scholarly journals Walkable Urban Environments: An Ergonomic Approach of Evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8347
Author(s):  
Letizia Appolloni ◽  
Alberto Giretti ◽  
Maria Vittoria Corazza ◽  
Daniela D’Alessandro
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Model Structure ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Definition Of

Background. The salutogenicity of urban environments is significantly affected by their ergonomics, i.e., by the quality of the interactions between citizens and the elements of the built environment. Measuring and modelling urban ergonomics is thus a key issue to provide urban policy makers with planning solutions to increase the well-being, usability and safety of the urban environment. However, this is a difficult task due to the complexity of the interrelations between the urban environment and human activities. The paper contributes to the definition of a generalized model of urban ergonomics and salutogenicity, focusing on walkability, by discussing the relevant parameters from the large and variegated sets proposed in the literature, by discussing the emerging model structure from a data mining process, by considering the background of the relevant functional dependency already established in the literature, and by providing evidence of the solutions’ effectiveness. The methodology is developed for a case study in central Italy, with a focus on the mobility issue, which is a catalyst to generate more salutogenic and sustainable behaviors.

Indoor Air Pollution as an Environmental Factor

1976 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 272-276
Author(s):  
Joshi Satish
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Average Person ◽  
Sampling Program ◽  
The City ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

An average person spends most of his time indoors and the quality of indoor air affects his performance and well-being. This justifies the study of indoor air pollution for the development of working and living environments which are comfortable and safe. As a part of a larger program to study traffic-generated air pollution in the vicinity of streets, a simultaneous indoor/outdoor sampling program was carried out at three sites in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Parameters included CO, NO, NO2 and HCHO. The results show the direct relationship between indoor and outdoor concentrations of CO, NO and NO2. HCHO concentrations were found to be substantially higher indoors than ourdoors thus supporting the hypothesis that HCHO source could be in the buildings themselves. The importance of indoor air is emphasized, and the interplay of indoor and outdoor air pollution is demonstrated.

scholarly journals STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE LONG-TERM CARDIAC IMPLANT SITE HEALTH: CURRENT UPDATE

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar Radhakrishnan ◽  
Gayathri Ananyajyothi Ambat ◽  
Nihaz Nazer ◽  
Y A Nazer
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rhythm ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ventricular Assist Devices ◽  
Cardiac Pacemakers ◽  
Implantable Medical Devices ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Invasive Techniques

Active implantable medical devices (AIMDs) are used for diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitation purposes. Implants and devices improve the quality of life and well-being of the recipient. These include cardiac pacemakers (for controlling heart rhythm), ventricular assist devices (heart support), spinal cord stimulators (chronic pain management), deep brain stimulators (control symptoms of conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, epilepsy, and depression), cochlear implants (enable hearing) and, more recently, bionic eyes (restore vision). Implant life and strategies to enhance it is of paramount importance. The use of non-invasive techniques like Raman Spectroscopy to match the implant and recipient characteristics and non-invasive diagnosis of rejection would be the way forward.

Non-invasive interventions for improving well-being and quality of life in patients with lung cancer

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Solà ◽  
Elinor M Thompson ◽  
Mireia Subirana Casacuberta ◽  
Consol Lopez ◽  
Antonio Pascual
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Non Invasive

scholarly journals Facility Energy Management Application of HBIM for Historical Low-Carbon Communities: Design, Modelling and Operation Control of Geothermal Energy Retrofit in a Real Italian Case Study

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6338
Author(s):  
Cristina Piselli ◽  
Alessio Guastaveglia ◽  
Jessica Romanelli ◽  
Franco Cotana ◽  
Anna Laura Pisello
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Energy Retrofit ◽  
Adsorption Heat Pump ◽  
Heritage Buildings

The highest challenge of energy efficiency of building stock is achieving improved performance in existing buildings and, especially, in heritage buildings which per se are characterized by massive limitations against the implementation of the most sophisticated solutions for energy saving. In Italy, historical buildings represent more than 30% of the building stock and the vast majority require energy retrofit, while ensuring the preservation of the heritage value and acceptable comfort conditions. In this context, historical buildings must be retrofitted and re-functioned by introducing innovative technologies aimed at reducing energy consumption and improving human comfort, health, and safety. To this aim, this study implements the Historic Building Information Modeling (HBIM) approach for the integrated modeling, monitoring, management, and maintenance of a novel geothermal system involving horizontal ground source heat exchangers (GHEXs) coupled to an adsorption heat pump for the energy refurbishment of historical buildings. In detail, a rural building part of a medieval complex in Perugia, Central Italy, is considered as a pilot case study. The analysis stresses the potential of the Facility Management (FM) applications of HBIM to provide a tool for the human-centric operational management control of the building energy performance and indoor comfort when combined with the building monitoring and supervision system. Therefore, this integrated HBIM approach may drive the path towards the user-centric re-functioning of heritage buildings.

Non-invasive interventions for improving well-being and quality of life in patients with lung cancer

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Solà ◽  
E Thompson ◽  
M Subirana ◽  
C López ◽  
A Pascual
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Non Invasive

End of life: Wishes, values and symptoms, and their impact on quality of life and well-being

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Disease Progression ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Ventilatory Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Non Invasive Ventilation ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
Made In

The holistic assessment of the patient with ALS and their family will help to maximize the care as the disease progresses and the end of life approaches. This includes consideration of advance care planning, so that the person’s wishes are known if they lose capacity or communication late in the disease course. Discussion of ventilatory support, either by non-invasive ventilation or tracheostomy ventilation, is particularly important so that decisions are not made in a crisis situation. Although ventilatory support may improve quality of life (QoL) and length of survival, there may be increased dependency and continued disease progression. The recognition of the later stages of disease progression can allow further discussion and anticipation and preparation for end of life care—for patient, family, and professions—so that QoL is maximized until death.

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