Environmental Investigation for Property Transfer, Fort Holabird Crime Records Center. Environmental Investigation and Alternatives Assessment

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Finger ◽  
Todd II ◽  
Quinton R.
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Investigation ◽  
Alternatives Assessment ◽  
Property Transfer

Outdoor environmental investigation of old communities during summer in hot summer and cold winter regions

2020 ◽  
pp. 1420326X2097583
Author(s):  
Danyang Li ◽  
Kang Zhao ◽  
Jian Ge ◽  
Mengyu Ren
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Environmental Investigation ◽  
Air Temperatures ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Sound Barriers ◽  
Sound Environment ◽  
Improvement Measures

The outdoor physical environments of many old communities are unable to meet modern living requirements and require improvement urgently. This is especially true for communities in regions with extremely hot summers and cold winters, which may cause additional difficulties. This study used measurements and questionnaire data to investigate outdoor environment (the thermal, sound, light environments and air quality) and resident sensations in four such communities. Results revealed some key factors affecting outdoor environmental comfort, including summer shading, winter sunlight, air temperature, air quality, the sound environment and odour. The results also revealed that the main problems were noise, insufficient illumination and high air temperatures in summer, all of which had seriously affected comfort during outdoor activities. Specifically, noise values during the most unfavourable periods were between 57.4 and 80.6 dB(A), while average air temperatures were between 32.3°C and 35.8°C, and average illuminances were below 2.9 lx. As such, this paper proposes improvement measures such as sound barriers and greening. Further, we propose a method for prioritizing these factors for such improvements based on a combination of subjective and objective factors. This study provides data and technical references for the reconstruction of old communities in regions with hot summers and cold winters.

Federal Act on the International Transfer of Cultural Property: (Cultural Property Transfer Act, CPTA) Dated June 20, 2003

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-476 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Property ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
Property Transfer ◽  
Unesco Convention ◽  
Swiss Confederation

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, Pursuant to Articles 69, para. 2 and 95, para. 1, of the Swiss Federal Constitution, in execution of the UNESCO Convention from November 14, 1970 on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (UNESCO Convention 1970), after having examined the Message of the Federal Council dated November 21, 2001, decides.

scholarly journals First Environmental Investigation of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile at a Large Hospital in Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S406-S406
Author(s):  
M Jahangir Alam ◽  
Khurshida Begum ◽  
Tasnuva Rashid ◽  
Irtiza Hasan ◽  
Jacob McPherson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Enrichment Culture ◽  
Large Hospital ◽  
Environmental Investigation ◽  
Fluorescent Pcr ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Pcr Ribotyping ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Culture Positive

Abstract Background Toxigenic Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitalized patients in the developed world and an emerging pathogen in developing countries due to increased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Although likely ubiquitous worldwide, the prevalence of toxigenic C. difficile spores in the hospital environs of developing countries is poorly understood. The objectives of the study are to isolate and characterize C. difficile from the hospital environs of a large hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods As part of our environmental surveillance effort, we collected 330 shoe-bottom swab samples from hospital employees, patients, and visitors inside of a large hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Samples were analyzed for C. difficile using anaerobic enrichment culture and molecular methods. Suspected colonies from cycloserine cefoxitin fructose agar (CCFA) plates were identified by PCR (tcdA, tcdB, cdtA, cdtB and tpi genes) and strain typed using fluorescent PCR ribotyping, and MLVA methods. Results A total 149 of 333 (44.7%) shoe-bottom swab samples were culture positive for C. difficile of which 19.8% samples were toxigenic (tcdA and tcdB) C. difficile. A total of 11 distinct ribotypes were identified from 58 toxigenic C. difficile isolates tested. Predominant ribotypes were F053-163 (24.1%), F017 (20.7%), F106 (19.0%), F014-020 (17.2%). Other ribotypes were R001, F005, F010, F018, F054, F216, and FP407. No R027 and R078 C. difficile isolated. A broad MLVA diversity has been seen among the tested strains. Conclusion We identified a high prevalence of toxigenic C. difficile with diverse ribotypes from hospital environmental shoe-bottom swabs in Bangladesh. This is the first hospital environmental report of C. difficile from Bangladesh. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

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