Assessments of Satisfaction Level Among Bus Shelter Users: The Ataköy Zone 5 and Beşyol Metrobus Stops, Istanbul

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökçen Firdevs Yücel Caymaz
Keyword(s):  
Small Area ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
General Satisfaction ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Good Environment

Bus shelters which form part of people’s daily life, generally built in small area for short time of waiting. In the perspective of spatial design, it is important that good environment is provided for bus shelters users. This study proposed to investigate on the physical design of bus shelters (location-accessibility, anthropometric characteristics, roofing and walls, lighting, electronic information, seating, etc.) affect the general satisfaction of the users. To assess user’s general satisfaction, direct observation was done, in order to test the hypotheses, survey was conducted at bus-shelters in two selected areas of Istanbul (Ataköy- Beşyol). Subjects from different background of economic level were assessed on bus shelter design and related problems. In conclusion, it is proved that there is a significant correlation between general satisfaction and degree of difficulty in using buses. The arrangement of bus shelter design with the surroundings, adequacy of a shelter during summer, comfort of the shelter,adequacy of seating and the maintenance duration of the shelter.

scholarly journals Assessment of Commuter Satisfaction in the Usage of Bus-Shelters: the Ataköy Zone 5 and Beşyol Metrobus Stops, Istanbul

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Gökçen Firdevs Yücel Caymaz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Physical Design ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
General Satisfaction ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics

Abstract Bus shelters, which form a part of daily lives of people, generally provide service as small areas of urban space created for short-term periods of waiting. From the perspective of spatial design, it is important that an environment of good quality is provided for users of bus-shelters. This study proposed hypotheses to research how the physical design of bus shelters (location-accessibility, anthropometric characteristics, roofing and walls, lighting, electronic information, seating, etc.) affected general satisfaction of their users. To establish users’ general satisfaction, direct observation was performed and the hypotheses were tested through surveys conducted at bus-shelters selected in two areas of Istanbul (Ataköy-Beşyol) with different economic levels, and an assessment was made of the users’ satisfaction analyses and related problems of bus shelter design. In the conclusion, it was established that there is a significant correlation between general satisfaction and, among other things, the perceived degree of difficulty in getting on and off buses, the harmonization of bus shelter design with the surroundings, the adequacy of a shelter for summer use, the comfort of a shelter, the adequacy of seating, and the extent to which the shelter is maintained.

scholarly journals Translation in Romania: Steps towards recognition and professionalization

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 789-816
Author(s):  
Anca Greere
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
International Integration ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Market Practices ◽  
Short Time ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Key Questions

The article proposes a survey of the Romanian context with regard to the translation profession, especially with reference to directions of development after 2007, i.e., the year of Romania’s accession to the EU. The research focuses on the configuration of the Romanian translation market and community in order to understand how the combination of international integration, academic efforts and involvement of professionals have made it possible to generate in a relatively short time a genuine marketplace and one that is rapidly making its mark on the European and international levels. The key questions are related to the level of awareness of the general population and academic institutions regarding translation market issues, the degree of recognition of language professions on a social and economic level and the extent to which professionalization has taken place to include a collective professional conscience. To these aims the following aspects will be reviewed: the underlying principles that build up the current context for translation in Romania, the developments in training, market practices and the relation to the European profession and academic environment.

The Electronic Obsolescence as an Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurship

2019 ◽  
pp. 204-221
Author(s):  
Diego Lopez Cardona ◽  
Rocio del S. Tabares Hoyos
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Electronic Equipment ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Short Time

The chapter contains the concepts of social entrepreneurship, planned and perceived obsolescence, corporate social responsibility, the legal framework for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) waste, and reverse logistics, as theoretical support from different authors. Applied to Manizales, Colombia, the study was conducted with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The information was collected through surveys and interviews with 26 entrepreneurs and 331 households' consumers to know the type of appliances, how they buy, change, and use them, and the chain of intermediaries. With planned and perceived obsolescence, products lose their life in a short time, are dumped as waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and collected by people of a low educational and economic level that survive in precarious conditions. Due to these results and conclusions, the authors offer in the chapter the opportunity to generate proposals for their inclusion and social development.

Three views on the RAE Design and the computer. Fundamental questions of design

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-296
Author(s):  
Sam Price
Keyword(s):  
Small Area ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Interesting Reading

The two articles on canopies in the last issue of arq (6/3, pp214–229 and 230–245) make interesting reading. The briefs must have been quite similar – but what a difference in approach to design! Both canopies had to provide temporary cover to a fairly small area, during the summer, at about the level of a normal storey height, and both had to be easy to put up and take down in a fairly short time. The canopy in a courtyard in Amsterdam had to relate to the building and was originally intended to partly surround a tree [1]; the canopy for the Chelsea Flower Show was free-standing in the garden [2]. But the differences in situation do not account for the differences in design approach. The only common points here were that both were designed by a collaborative effort between architect and engineer – surely the only way to design something like this – and for both the starting point seemed to be, by implication, the rejection of anything totally regular, and the need to be innovative.

The Electronic Obsolescence as an Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurship

2016 ◽  
pp. 475-498
Author(s):  
Diego Lopez Cardona ◽  
Rocío del S. Tabares Hoyos
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Electronic Equipment ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Short Time

The chapter contains the concepts of Social Entrepreneurship, Planned and Perceived Obsolescence, Corporate Social Responsibility, the legal framework for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) waste, and Reverse Logistics, as theoretical support from different authors. Applied to Manizales, Colombia, the study was conducted with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The information was collected through surveys and interviews with 26 entrepreneurs and 331 households' consumers to know the type of appliances, how they buy, change and use them, and the chain of intermediaries. With planned and perceived obsolescence, products lose their life in a short time, are dumped as Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), and collected by people of low educational and economic level that survive in precarious conditions. Due to these results and conclusions, we offer in the chapter the opportunity to generate proposals for their inclusion and social development.

The Electronic Obsolescence as an Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurship

2019 ◽  
pp. 1108-1131
Author(s):  
Diego Lopez Cardona ◽  
Rocío del S. Tabares Hoyos
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Electronic Equipment ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Short Time

The chapter contains the concepts of Social Entrepreneurship, Planned and Perceived Obsolescence, Corporate Social Responsibility, the legal framework for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) waste, and Reverse Logistics, as theoretical support from different authors. Applied to Manizales, Colombia, the study was conducted with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The information was collected through surveys and interviews with 26 entrepreneurs and 331 households' consumers to know the type of appliances, how they buy, change and use them, and the chain of intermediaries. With planned and perceived obsolescence, products lose their life in a short time, are dumped as Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), and collected by people of low educational and economic level that survive in precarious conditions. Due to these results and conclusions, we offer in the chapter the opportunity to generate proposals for their inclusion and social development.

scholarly journals Snake predation on bats in Europe: new cases and a regional assessment

Mammalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 581-585
Author(s):  
Levente Barti ◽  
Áron Péter ◽  
István Csősz ◽  
Attila D. Sándor
Keyword(s):  
Small Area ◽  
Regional Assessment ◽  
Temperate Region ◽  
The Third ◽  
Western Palearctic ◽  
Balkan Region ◽  
Rhinolophus Euryale ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Horseshoe Bats

Abstract Among reptiles only snakes are known to frequently feed on bats and even inside this group chiropterophagy is rare, with most records being noted in the tropics. In the temperate region and especially in Europe, only a handful of cases have been described. Here, we report further cases of bat predation in underground habitats of Bulgaria, highlighting the importance of the Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) predation on bats in the Western Palearctic. Until now, 11 species of bats have been recorded as preys of snakes in Europe. Our observations are the first records of snake hunting on Mediterranean horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus euryale) and on greater mouse-eared bats (Myotis myotis) in Europe, and only the third to fourth observation of underground predation. The observation in a short time of two incidences of hunting in a fairly small area, coupled with the regular presence of snakes in cave environments, may suggest a more common bat hunting habit for Aesculapian snakes. Bat predation of snakes in the Balkan region (or in the Mediterranean) certainly is more common than previously assumed. The number of records may increase substantially with targeted search during crepuscular and night hours in the entrance area of underground bat shelters.

scholarly journals A cross sectional study to assess the satisfaction level among people living with HIV/AIDS in a hilly state of northern India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2373
Author(s):  
Sunita . ◽  
D. S. Dhadwal ◽  
Anmol Gupta ◽  
Anjali Mahajan ◽  
Amit Sachdeva
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
General Satisfaction ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Patient satisfaction is the patient’s perception of care received compared with the care expected.Measurement of patient satisfaction helps in understanding patients’ experiences of health care, identifying problems and evaluation of health care. Increased patient satisfaction leads to increased patient retention and decreases medical malpractice claims. Dissatisfied patients may have worse outcomes as they may not follow treatment plans. The objective of the study was to determine the satisfaction level among people living with HIV/AIDS visiting ART Centre IGMC Shimla.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among >15 years from September 2016 to August 2017 in ART Centre IGMC Shimla and satisfaction level was assessed by using the PSQ18 instrument.Results: Total 160 participants were enrolled in study among which 71.9% were males while 92.5% were above 30 years of age. Most of the patients were asymptomatic (currently not ill) at the time of consultation and their mode of disease transmission was sexual. The mean scores of PSQ-18 domains i.e. general satisfaction, technical quality, interpersonal manner, communication, financial aspects, time spent with doctor, accessibility and convenience was calculated. Highest score in interpersonal manner, time spent with doctor (3.99±0.12) and lowest score in general satisfaction (3.77±0.54). There was no statistically significant difference between overall satisfaction in relation to different socio demographic and clinical variables found in our study.Conclusions: Our study reflects that patients were much satisfied with the way health care providers were treating them and spent time with them while they were dissatisfied with something about the health care they were receiving.

scholarly journals Hormonal and biochemical changes in female Proechimys guyannensis, an animal model of resistance to pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviam Sanabria ◽  
Simone Bittencourt ◽  
Sandra R. Perosa ◽  
Tomás de la Rosa ◽  
Maria da Graça Naffah-Mazzacoratti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Animal Model ◽  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Compensatory Mechanisms ◽  
Relevant Fact ◽  
Gabaergic Receptors ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Immunohistochemical Analyses

AbstractThe Amazon rodent Proechimys guyannensis is widely studied for hosting various pathogens, though rarely getting sick. Previous studies on male Proechimys have revealed an endogenous resistance to epilepsy. Here, we assess in female Proechimys, whether sex hormones and biochemical aspects can interfere with the induction of status epilepticus (SE). The lithium-pilocarpine ramp-up protocol was used to induce SE, and blood sera were collected at 30 and 90 min after SE, alongside brains, for biochemical, western blot and immunohistochemical analyses. Results from non-ovariectomised (NOVX) Proechimys were compared to ovariectomised (OVX) animals. Data from female Wistars were used as a positive control of SE inductions. SE latency was similar in NOVX, OVX, and female Wistars groups. However, the pilocarpine dose required to induce SE in Proechimys was higher (25- to 50-folds more). Despite a higher dose, Proechimys did not show strong SE like Wistars; they only reached stage 2 of the Racine scale. These data suggest that female Proechimys are resistant to SE induction. Glucose and progesterone levels increased at 30 min and returned to normal at 90 min after SE. A relevant fact because in humans and rodents, SE leads to hypoglycaemia after 30 min of SE and does not return to normal levels in a short time, a typical adverse effect of SE. In OVX animals, a decrease in GABAergic receptors within 90 min of SE may suggest that ovariectomy produces changes in the hippocampus, including a certain vulnerability to seizures. We speculate that progesterone and glucose increases form part of the compensatory mechanisms that provide resistance in Proechimys against SE induction.

What the replication reformation wrought

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Spellman ◽  
Daniel Kahneman
Keyword(s):  
Reform Movement ◽  
Short Time

AbstractReplication failures were among the triggers of a reform movement which, in a very short time, has been enormously useful in raising standards and improving methods. As a result, the massive multilab multi-experiment replication projects have served their purpose and will die out. We describe other types of replications – both friendly and adversarial – that should continue to be beneficial.

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