scholarly journals Study on Home Chairs Design Evaluation for Low-and Middle-income Groups Based on User Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 307-313
Author(s):  
Xianshu Leng ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Ding Feng
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Design Evaluation ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Economic Experience ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Pay attention to the home living environment of low-and middle-income groups, study the user-centered design evaluation method to guide the design of home chairs suitable for low-and middle-income groups. Introducing Analytic Hierarchy Process（AHP）into home chairs’ design evaluation, it establishes a different layer and different elements structure model based on sensory experience, behavioral experience, emotional experience and economic experience from the point of user experience. Scoring each element, it calculates and determines the weight value of every element, and forms an evaluation method of home chairs for low-and middle-income Groups. Using the method to evaluate the design schemes of 3 home chairs, it obtains the optimal scheme. Then, surveying the market sales data to verify the accuracy of the result. The evaluation method consists of four major elements: sensory experience(B1), 27%; behavior experience(B2), 41%; emotional experience(B3), 10%; economic experience(B4), 22%. The method can effectively solve the complex comparison of multiple elements in design evaluation and provide a comprehensive method combining qualitative and quantitative methods for product design, and provides reference for products design and evaluation of the same type

scholarly journals Systematic Review of Tools and Methods to Measure Appetite in Undernourished Children in the Context of Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 789-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott B Ickes ◽  
Muttaquina Hossain ◽  
Gaelen Ritter ◽  
Monica Lazarus ◽  
Katie Reynolds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Child Undernutrition ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction ◽  
Important Symptom ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Caregiver Report ◽  
Low And Middle Income

ABSTRACT Child undernutrition has multifactorial causes, ranging from food insecurity to etiologies refractory to conventional nutritional approaches, such as infections, environmental enteric dysfunction, and other conditions that lead to systemic inflammation. Poor appetite may be an important symptom of these causes and may be a useful marker of an undernourished child's ability to recover. We conducted a systematic review to characterize the methods and tools to measure appetite among children <5 y old in low- and middle-income countries. A systematic search of 8 databases identified 23 eligible studies published since 1995. Thirteen described methods based on direct feeding observation or quantification of nutrient intake from caregiver report, 16 described tools that assessed caregiver perceptions of appetite, and 6 reported assessments in both categories. Four studies that gauged caregiver perceptions assessed multiple appetite domains, whereas 12 assessed 1 domain—often with a single question. Only 6 studies reported validation processes, the most common of which compared an observed test meal with daily energy intake. No studies reported the use of a method or tool that was validated in multiple cultural or linguistic contexts. Although dietary intake measures and observed feeding tests have shown validity in some contexts, they are resource intensive. Subjective caregiver questionnaires may offer a more efficient appetite evaluation method, but they have been evaluated less consistently. A rigorously developed and validated tool to rapidly assess child appetite is needed and could be best addressed by a questionnaire that leverages the multiple domains of appetite. The application of interventions that target causes of undernutrition that are not amenable to food-based interventions in clinical or research contexts could be facilitated by an efficient appetite screening tool to identify appetite-related causes of undernutrition and to monitor children's response to such interventions.

Contested governance of housing for low-and middle-income groups in European city-regions: the pivotal role of commissioning

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Willem Salet ◽  
Daniël Bossuyt
Keyword(s):  
European City ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Public ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
City Regions ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Comparing the housing situation of European city-regions is complicated by the large differences between social-economic and institutional conditions. In the first part of the chapter, a global indication is given of the different tenures, the differences of accessibility, and the recent tendencies of housing conditions. Social and private rent appear to be the most common arrangements for low- and middle-income groups; these are provided by different public and private sector agencies. The second part of the chapter discusses recent experiences of articulating the commissioning role of tenants vis à vis the public sector, the market and the established developers in a number of significant cases.

scholarly journals Factors influencing whether or not male partners from low and middle income countries attend childbirth: a mixed methods systematic review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry UHAWENIMANA
Keyword(s):  
Maternity Care ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Respectful Maternity Care ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Male Partners ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Abstract Currently, there is a global drive to promote respectful maternity care including a woman’s right to have a companion of her choice during labour and birth. This may include but is not limited to doula, female relatives or friends, and male partners. Evidence suggests that male partners’ attendance at childbirth, when it is a woman’s choice, may be associated with a positive emotional experience for the woman. However, these potential benefits were reported from studies conducted in high income settings only. There is limited information about male partners’ attendance at labour and birth in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Although male partners’ attendance at childbirth is being implemented in a few health facilities in LMICs, there is a paucity of evidence on the acceptability and feasibility of this practice and the moderators of implementation in the context of LMICs.

scholarly journals Integration of mental health into primary care in low- and middle-income countries: The PRIME mental healthcare plans

2016 ◽  
Vol 208 (s56) ◽  
pp. s1-s3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crick Lund ◽  
Mark Tomlinson ◽  
Vikram Patel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Design Evaluation ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

SummaryThis supplement outlines the development and piloting of district mental healthcare plans from five low- and middle-income countries, together with the methods for their design, evaluation and costing. In this editorial we consider the challenges that these programmes face, highlight their innovations and draw conclusions.

scholarly journals HOUSING AND TRANSPORT EXPENDITURE: AN ASSESSMENT OF LOCATION HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Azren Hassan ◽  
Hazlina Hamdan ◽  
Jamalunlaili Abdullah ◽  
Yusfida Ayu Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Housing Cost ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Middle Income Group ◽  
Low And Middle Income

In every country, the ability to own a house is vital for the housing market. During the past five years, housing prices in the urban area in Malaysia are becoming severely unaffordable. Housing affordability ensures that housing provided is affordable for every income groups, especially the low and middle income group. The measurement of housing affordability uses household income and housing cost but disregards transportation expenditure which is a substantial amount of household expenditure. Location of housing influences transportation expenditure. The research determines the Location Housing Affordability for the low and middle income group in an urban area. This study quantitatively examines Putra Height as one of the mature residential neighbourhoods in Selangor as well as due to the availability of public transit in the area. Housing affordability and transportation affordability create an integrated Location Housing Affordability Index. Data analysis utilizes the measurement of Location Housing Affordability Index. The findings showed that Location Housing Affordability Index recognizes location as influential factor to housing affordability of 179 respondents from low and middle income group. The findings also suggested that the houses in the urban area were seriously unaffordable for the low and middle income groups. The contribution of the research is the emphasis on location as a part of housing affordability measurement.

scholarly journals HOUSING AND TRANSPORT EXPENDITURE: AN ASSESSMENT OF LOCATION HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Azren Hassan ◽  
Hazlina Hamdan ◽  
Jamalunlaili Abdullah ◽  
Yusfida Ayu Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Housing Cost ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Middle Income Group ◽  
Low And Middle Income

In every country, the ability to own a house is vital for the housing market. During the past five years, housing prices in the urban area in Malaysia are becoming severely unaffordable. Housing affordability ensures that housing provided is affordable for every income groups, especially the low and middle income group. The measurement of housing affordability uses household income and housing cost but disregards transportation expenditure which is a substantial amount of household expenditure. Location of housing influences transportation expenditure. The research determines the Location Housing Affordability for the low and middle income group in an urban area. This study quantitatively examines Putra Height as one of the mature residential neighbourhoods in Selangor as well as due to the availability of public transit in the area. Housing affordability and transportation affordability create an integrated Location Housing Affordability Index. Data analysis utilizes the measurement of Location Housing Affordability Index. The findings showed that Location Housing Affordability Index recognizes location as influential factor to housing affordability of 179 respondents from low and middle income group. The findings also suggested that the houses in the urban area were seriously unaffordable for the low and middle income groups. The contribution of the research is the emphasis on location as a part of housing affordability measurement.

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