scholarly journals Impact of Air Infiltration on IAQ and Ventilation Efficiency in Higher Educational Classrooms in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6875
Author(s):  
Irene Poza-Casado ◽  
Raquel Gil-Valverde ◽  
Alberto Meiss ◽  
Miguel Ángel Padilla-Marcos
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cold Season ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Air Infiltration ◽  
Ventilation Efficiency ◽  
Educational Buildings ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Total Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
The Impact

Indoor air quality (IAQ) in educational buildings is a key element of the students’ well-being and academic performance. Window-opening behavior and air infiltration, generally used as the sole ventilation sources in existing educational buildings, often lead to unhealthy levels of indoor pollutants and energy waste. This paper evaluates the conditions of natural ventilation in classrooms in order to study how climate conditions affect energy waste. For that purpose, the impact of the air infiltration both on the IAQ and on the efficiency of the ventilation was evaluated in two university classrooms with natural ventilation in the Continental area of Spain. The research methodology was based on site sensors to analyze IAQ parameters such as CO2, Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC), Particulate Matter (PM), and other climate parameters for a week during the cold season. Airtightness was then assessed within the classrooms and the close built environment by means of pressurization tests, and infiltration rates were estimated. The obtained results were used to set up a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model to evaluate the age of the local air and the ventilation efficiency value. The results revealed that ventilation cannot rely only on air infiltration, and, therefore, specific controlled ventilation strategies should be implemented to improve IAQ and to avoid excessive energy loss.

Analysis of Facade Redesign for Enhanced Satisfaction and Improved Building Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 490-491 ◽  
pp. 845-853
Author(s):  
Serik Tokbolat ◽  
Sarim Al-Zubaidy
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Low Energy Buildings ◽  
Wind Intensity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Occupant Satisfaction

The building envelope is known to be an important aspect of design and engineering of ultra-low energy buildings. The facade (building skin) could have the potential to redirect and filter daylight, influence frontal external wind intensity, provide natural ventilation, manage heat transfer, enhance occupant well-being, and create visual and physical connections between the inside and outside. The advances in facade technologies have been triggered in part by higher energy prices, stricter building codes, and higher occupant and owner expectations regarding the quality of the finished construction. This paper provides a comparative assessment of the effect of redesigning an existing building facade and other building improvements. It assesses the impact on external environmental conditions (wind speed and pressure) by employing computational fluid dynamics. The impact of these changes on occupant satisfaction was also gauged. It is hoped that this analysis will provide a framework for assessing benefits of improved facades in other buildings and applications

scholarly journals Research Review of Maulānā Shāh Hakīm Muhammad Akhtar's Teaching in Bengal (Bangldesh) and the Impact of Silsila-e-Akhtaria

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Khan ◽  
Dr. Shabbir Hussain Usmani
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Great Scholar ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ways Of Life

Maulānā Hakīm Muhammad Akhter was born in 1923 in village Atthiyah in the District of Partābgarrh province Uter Pardesh (UP) India. He got his religious education from his spiritual guide Maulānā Abdul Ghanī Phūlpūrī in Madarasa Bait-al-‘Alūm which is located at Sarā’-i-Meer district ‘Azam Gharr India and after this, he got Medical Education from Tibbia College Alahabād. He was a Sufi, a great scholar, acknowledged writer and a kind reformer. Maulānā Hakīm Muhammad Akhter was the founder of Silsila-e-Akhrtaria (Religious and Spiritual genealogy). He also set up a Madrasa Asharaf al-Madāris and Khānqāh Imdādia Ashrafia in Karachi. Number of his followers and scholars are his disciple who got the knowledge of Sharia (Islamic laws) Tarīqat (mystic ways of life). Moreover, he established a NGO “al-Akhtar trust International” in 2001 for the well-being of humanity. As in the present scenario, our society is carried by nominal Islamic practices and trends, thus in this regard Shāh Hakīm Muhammad Akhter came forward to root out these types of evils from the society through the succession of Silsila-e-Akhatria.

Where Next?

2019 ◽  
pp. 149-156
Author(s):  
John Macdonald ◽  
Charles Branas ◽  
Robert Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Scientific Process ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
What Works ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

This epilogue summarizes the agenda for a placemaking initiative guided by scientific inquiry. It reviews a number of the theoretical perspectives, suggests areas that are rich for future investigation, and calls for planners and scientists to work together to make places a central part of the agenda for positively shaping the future health of communities. Indeed, there are several avenues by which scientists at local universities and think tanks can partner with planners when it is time to redesign places and set up a framework for figuring out what works, what does not, and what shows promise. Researchers working in the field with community groups and practicing planners can generate ideas about the design of communities, scientifically evaluate those ideas, and then see which ideas can be expanded to benefit entire communities. Ultimately, once people become more aware of the impact that their surroundings are having on their health, safety, and well-being, they will clamor for more; they will ask for better-designed and more precisely conceived places. Thus, the way people change the elements of places should rely on the scientific process to best fulfill the ultimate promise of providing future humankind with healthy places to live.

scholarly journals A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners

Dementia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 147130122199889
Author(s):  
Lydia Morris ◽  
Anthea Innes ◽  
Sarah Smith ◽  
Jack Wilson ◽  
Sophie Bushell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

Background Research suggests there is a lack of post-diagnostic support to enable people living with dementia to fulfil social and active lives throughout their dementia journey. Gardening has been found to have many benefits for people living with dementia. Although such research is important, most research frames people with dementia as passive recipients of stimulation. Research into the impact of a community-based gardening group, where people living with dementia are active in the development of an outdoor space, is underdeveloped. Knowledge about the impact of participating in such groups is also sparse. The Good Life Club (GLC) was co-developed and evaluated to respond to these gaps. Objectives The primary aim of this article is to present the findings regarding the impact of attending the GLC on the self-reported well-being for people living with dementia and care partners. Methods Qualitative data were collected via 22 semi-structured interviews. Fourteen interviews were conducted before the GLC and eight after the GLC. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. Dementia Care Mapping data were collected to supplement the interview data. Findings Four key themes were identified. The first was that participants considered having active participation in social life to be a key aspect of living a good life. The second was that the way that the GLC was set up and delivered gave the participants ownership of the GLC and within this they felt able to contribute. The third was the importance of social connectedness and peer support to the well-being of both people living with dementia and care partners. Fourth, positive mood and well-being was directly experienced through gardening. Conclusions The combination of long-term investment of time and energy to the GLC, ongoing friendships and in-session autonomy act as key ingredients in creating a group that is relaxed, full of humour and highly valued.

scholarly journals The impact of physical therapy on the quality of life of patients with rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dusan Mustur ◽  
Nada Vujasinovic-Stupar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psoriatic Arthritis ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Analgesic Effects ◽  
Pain Disability ◽  
Rehabilitation Period ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: This open, uncontrolled study examined the effects of physical therapy and rehabilitation on the quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Material and methods: The study included a total of 109 patients (69 with RA and 40 with PsA). Patients came from Norway for a four-week rehabilitation period at the Institute of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation & Rheumatology - Igalo from June till October, 2003. This was a self-controlled, pretest/posttest study. All patients had six days of physical therapy per week, during a four-week stay, which made a total of 24 therapy days. Basic therapy included mud packs/baths, kinesitherapy, hydrokinesitherapy and electrotherapy with analgesic effects. Quality of Life measurements were conducted two times (on admission and discharge) using questionnaire EuroQoL (EQ-5D). The research also included evaluation of ACR improvement. Results: Pain/disability scale and the well being scale showed that quality of life in patients with PsA was significantly lower in comparison with RA patients. However, after 4 weeks, quality of life was much better in most dimensions of the EuroQoL questionnaire. Patients showed no improvement in self-care activities (in both groups) and daily activities (in group with PsA). Significant improvement was measured also in ACR improvement criteria (around 30%). Conclusions: Physical therapy at the Igalo Institute and good climate conditions have significantly improved the Health-Related-Quality-of-Life in both groups of patients. ACR index showed great improvement after a four-week rehabilitation period.

Numerical Analysis on the Impact of Windows and Interior Doors on Indoor Airflow of Rural Residence

2014 ◽  
Vol 548-549 ◽  
pp. 1683-1688
Author(s):  
Xiu Zhang Fu ◽  
Jian Dong
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Indoor Airflow ◽  
Average Wind ◽  
Ventilation Efficiency ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Average Wind Velocity

There are several factors impacting on the indoor airflows, such as building openings, ambient wind speed, occupants’ behavior and so forth. This paper concentrates on the impact of windows and interior doors on airflows in a rural multi-storey residential building. The indoor airflow simulation was carried out by using the CFD software. 3 states of interior doors were set, and 60 regions were arrayed in bedroom to observe the variation of airflows. According to data of regions, the uniformity of airflow and the thermal comfort were analyzed. Simulation results identified that closing interior doors will increase the mean age of indoor air about 7 times as it under the condition of opening doors, which is from 90s to 666s. It also shows that transom windows is beneficial to improve natural ventilation efficiency, as it can raise the average wind velocity by 40% when interior doors are closed.

Building a culture of co-creation at Mahindra

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkat Ramaswamy ◽  
Naveen Chopra
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Transformational Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Viral Spread ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Initial Program ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This case shows how a set of six steps that captured the essence of implementing co-creation thinking to promote transformational change were applied in a complex corporate manufacturing operation in India. Design/methodology/approach – This case describes how the co-creation paradigm of value creation was applied step by step in the quality function across the five operating sites of Mahindra's Automotive Division, a subsidiary of the conglomerate Mahindra Group. The case also looks at the results as the initial experiment expanded. Findings – By enlisting employees and a range of other stakeholders the firm was able to greatly improve product quality. The success of the initial program caused executives in other units of the firm to become co-creation of value process champions. Practical implications – The six-step process is: 1. Identify key stakeholders and increase their willingness to engage. 2. Set up platforms purposefully designed to engage individuals more co-creatively, with environments of interactions configured around people's “lived” experiences. 3. Identify and support new co-creation champions. 4. Expand the circle of stakeholders and joint value creation opportunities. 5. Deepen the impact and enable the viral spread of “win more-win more” value creation in the enterprise ecosystem. 6. Engage stakeholders across private, public, and social sectors to expand wealth, welfare and well-being for the benefit of all. Originality/value – Co-authored by a leading authority on the theory of co-creation of value and a senior executive at a large corporation, this case will be useful to practicing managers in all industries.

scholarly journals The Specchio-COVID19 cohort study: a longitudinal follow-up of SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey participants in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland (Study protocol)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helene Baysson ◽  
Francesco Pennachio ◽  
Ania Wisniak ◽  
Maria Eugenia Zabella ◽  
Prune Collombet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Health Care Consumption ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The Impact

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected billions of people around the world both directly through the infection itself and indirectly through its economic, social and sanitary impact. Collecting data over time is essential for the understanding of the disease spread, the incidence of COVID19-like symptoms, the level and dynamics of immunity, as well as the long-term impact of the pandemic. Objective The objective was to set up a longitudinal follow-up of adult participants of serosurveys carried out in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Serosurvey participants were invited to create an account on the dedicated digital platform Specchio-COVID19 (https://www.specchio-covid19.ch/). Upon registration, an initial questionnaire assessed socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics (including housing conditions, physical activity, diet, alcohol and tobacco consumption), general health, and experience related to COVID-19 (symptoms, COVID-19 test results, quarantines, hospitalizations). Weekly, participants were invited to fill in a short questionnaire with updates on self-reported COVID-19-compatible symptoms, SARS-CoV-2 infection testing and vaccination. A more detailed questionnaire about mental health, well-being, risk perception, and changes in working conditions was proposed monthly. Supplementary questionnaires were proposed at regular intervals to assess more in depth the impact of the pandemic on physical and mental health, vaccination adherence, health care consumption and changes in health behaviors. At baseline, serology testing allowed to assess the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection among the general population and subgroups of workers. Additionally, seropositive participants and a sample of randomly selected participants were invited for serologic testing at regular intervals in order to monitor both the seropersistance of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and the seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the population of the Canton of Geneva. Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Cantonal Research Ethics Commission of Geneva (CCER Project ID 2020-00881). Results will be disseminated via the Specchio-COVID19 platform and scientific articles.

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

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