scholarly journals Evaluation of the Quality of Waters Formed in the River Cheremiskhevi Bed for the Purposes of Drinking and Domestic Water Supply

2021 ◽  
pp. 136-147
Author(s):  
Giorgi Omsarashvili ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Water ◽  
High Quality ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Quality Of Waters ◽  
Stationary Conditions ◽  
Clean Drinking Water ◽  
Domestic Water Supply ◽  
Semi Arid

Increase in quantity of population, development of industry and agriculture has created a systemic growth of demand on water. Despite the fact that Georgia is rich in natural water resources having high quality drinking properties, in many regions and, especially, in semi-arid and humid zones, the problem of supplying the population with clean drinking water is quite acute. The article is about the issue of utilizing the waters formed in the River Cheremiskhevi bed for prospectively supplying with water the villages (Village Velistsikhe, Village Zegaani, Village Mukuzaani) in Gurjaani municipality situated on the North-East slope of Tsiv-Gombori Ridge. With this purpose, in 2013-2020, the chemical and sanitarymicrobiological characteristics of the filtrate waters in alluvial-proluvial sediments and surface (river) runoff of the River Cheremiskhevi were studied in field and stationary conditions.

scholarly journals Perceived quality of care among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the north east region of peninsular Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorfariza Nordin ◽  
Suhaily Mohd Hairon ◽  
Najib Majdi Yaacob ◽  
Anees Abdul Hamid ◽  
Seoparjoo Azmel Mohd Isa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
East Region ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Care ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background People with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are best managed by a chronic care model that is associated with enhanced quality of care and improved patient outcome. Assessing patients’ perceived quality of care is crucial in improving the healthcare delivery system. Hence, this study determined the perceived quality of care among people with T2DM and explored its associations with (i) sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and (ii) types of healthcare clinics to guide future planning. Methods A cross-sectional study involving 20 primary healthcare clinics in the North East Region of Peninsular Malaysia and people with T2DM as the sampling unit was conducted from February to May 2019. The pro forma checklist, interview-guided Skala Kepuasan Interaksi Perubatan-11, and Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (Malay version; PACIC-M) questionnaire were used for data collection. Univariate analysis and linear regression were used to determine the status of perceived quality of care and the factors associated with the perceived quality of care, respectively. Results Overall, data from 772 participants were analyzed. The majority was from the Malay ethnic group (95.6%) with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of 8.91% (2.30). The median (interquartile range [IQR]) of the number of medical officers available at each clinic was 6 (7), with Family Doctor Concept (FDC) clinics having a higher number of medical officers than non-FDC clinics (p = 0.001). The overall mean (SD) PACIC-M score was 2.65 (0.54) with no significant difference between scores of patients treated in the two clinic types (p = 0.806). Higher perceived quality of care was associated with lower number of medical officers (adjusted regression coefficient [Adj.β], − 0.021; p-value [p], 0.001), and greater doctor–patient interaction in all domains: distress relief (Adj.β, 0.033; p, < 0.001), rapport (Adj.β, 0.056; p, < 0.001), and interaction outcome (Adj.β, 0.022; p, 0.003). Conclusion Although there was no significant difference found between clinic type, this study reflects that patients are comfortable when managed by the same doctor, which may support a better doctor-patient interaction. A larger specialized primary care workforce could improve diabetes care in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Late Holocene temperature variability in Tasmania inferred from borehole temperature data

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 559-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asadusjjaman Suman ◽  
Fiona Dyer ◽  
Duanne White
Keyword(s):  
East Coast ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Borehole Data ◽  
Depth Profiles ◽  
The Past ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Borehole Temperature ◽  
Temperature Depth

Abstract. Thirty-six borehole temperature–depth profiles were analysed to reconstruct the ground surface temperature history (GSTH) of eastern Tasmania for the past 5 centuries. We used the singular value decomposition method to invert borehole temperatures to produce temperature histories. The quality of borehole data was classified as high or low based on model misfit. The quality of the borehole data was not dependent on topography or land use. Analysis reveals that three to five high-quality borehole temperature–depth profiles were adequate to reconstruct robust paleotemperature records from any area. Average GSTH reconstructed from Tasmanian boreholes shows temperature increases about 1.2 ± 0.2 °C during the past 5 centuries. Reconstructed temperatures were consistent with meteorological records and other proxy records from Tasmania during their period of overlap. Temperature changes were greatest around the north-east coast and decreased towards the centre of Tasmania. The extension of the East Australian Current (EAC) further south and its strengthening around the north-east coast of Tasmania over the past century was considered a prime driver of warmer temperatures observed in north-east Tasmania.

scholarly journals Energy Value of Yield and Biomass Quality of Poplar Grown in Two Consecutive 4-Year Harvest Rotations in the North-East of Poland

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariusz Jerzy Stolarski ◽  
Kazimierz Warmiński ◽  
Michał Krzyżaniak
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Solid Fuels ◽  
Biomass Quality ◽  
Energy Value ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Low Levels

Bioenergy accounts for 61.7% of all renewable energy sources, with solid fuels accounting for 43% of this amount. Poplar plantations can deliver woody biomass for energy purposes. A field experiment with poplar was located in the north-east of Poland on good quality soil formed from medium loam. The study aimed to determine the yield, the energy value of the yield and the thermophysical properties and elemental composition of the biomass of four poplar clones harvested in two consecutive 4-year harvest rotations. The highest biomass energy value was determined in the UWM 2 clone in the second harvest rotation (231 GJ ha−1·year−1). This value was 27–47% lower for the other clones. The biomass quality showed that poplar wood contained high levels of moisture and low levels of ash, sulphur, nitrogen and chlorine. This indicates that poplar can be grown in the north-east of Poland and that it gives a yield with a high energy value and beneficial biomass properties from the energy generation perspective.

Quality of Elementary Education in India’s Rural Areas: Results from Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2014

Social Change ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-559
Author(s):  
Sangram Charan Panigrahi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Two Factors

The quality of elementary education plays a critical role in an individual’s growth. Thus it has the capacity to develop a nation’s human resources. This study has examined the capabilities of young students who enrolled at the elementary level in schools located in India’s rural areas and their proficiency in different subjects, specifically their own regional language, mathematics and their knowledge of English. In order to measure the performances of students enrolled in Classes 1–VIII, the study used the principal component analysis (PCA) on original, 12 correlated variables. A standardised regression score of two factors, generated from PCA, was used to measure the status of education at the elementary level for different states. By considering the total score of two factors, using the PCA, it was found that most of the states in the southern parts of the country, that is, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and the North-East region, that is, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, exhibited better academic performances as compared to other states.

scholarly journals Hydro-sedimentary flow modelling in some catchments Constantine highlands, case of Wadis Soultez and Reboa (Algeria)

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faiza Balla ◽  
Nabil Kabouche ◽  
Kamel Khanchoul ◽  
Hamza Bouguerra
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Water Discharge ◽  
Water Erosion ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Flow Modelling ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Measured Water ◽  
Vegetal Cover

Abstract Erosion is a major phenomenon that causes damage not only to soil and agriculture, but also to the quality of the water amounting to tonnes of matter annually transported on the earth's surface. This fact has attracted the interest of researchers to understand its mechanism and explain its causes and consequences. This work is a comparative study of water erosion in the two semi-arid catchments of Wadi Soultez and Wadi Reboa; located in the North-East of Algeria. The approach adopted for the quantification of sediment transport consists on researching the best regressive model to represent the statistical relation between the sediment yield and the measured water discharge at different scales: annual, seasonal and monthly. The available data cover 27 years from 1985-2012. The results show that the power model has given the best correlation coefficient. Results have indicated that Wadi Reboa transported an average of 14.66 hm3 of water and 0.25 million tonnes of sediments annually. While Wadi Soultez has transported 4.2 hm3 of water and 0.11 million tonnes of sediments annually. At a seasonal scale, sediment amounts have showed significant water erosion in autumn with around 44% and secondarily in the spring with 29% in Wadi Soultez. Unlike Wadi Reboa, sediment transport represents 32% and 46% in autumn and spring respectively. Based on the obtained sediment amounts; it is found that the physical factors: such as steep reliefs, vulnerable lithological nature of rocks and poor vegetal cover, have significantly contributed in accelerating soil erosion.

scholarly journals Urban resilient integrated water management pathways, to achieve sustainable water resources development in Chennai metropolitan city, Tamil Nadu, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 564-575
Author(s):  
P. M. Natarajan ◽  
Shambhu Kalloikar
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Integrated Water Management ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
North East ◽  
The North

Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu State, India is the fourth most populous metropolitan city in the nation, and the world's 36th largest metropolitan area. This city is facing acute water scarcity since it depends mainly on the North East monsoon (October-December) rain. As per the WHO norm of domestic water supply along with 20% of domestic use for industrial purpose, Chennai needs 807 million litre per day (MLD) for the present 4.98 million people and 1,455 MLD in 2050 for the 8.98 million projected population. There is about 2,018 MLD of water by different sources to the city. However, the dependable water resource from to this city is only 730 MLD and hence the present deficit is 77 MLD and 725 MLD in 2050. However, through ‘Urban resilient’ integrated water resources management pathways, it is possible to generate or save about 4,225 MLD of water to this city and bridge the water supply demand gap.

Full activated sludge model no. 1 calibration experience at a medium-size WWTP in Mexico

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (12) ◽  
pp. 3069-3082 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Fall ◽  
J. Loaiza-Navia ◽  
M. Esparza-Soto
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Tracer Tests ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Influent Characterization ◽  
Comprehensive Modeling ◽  
Sludge Settling

As part of the efforts done to introduce the practice of modeling in Latin America, this research carried out at the North-East WWTP of Monterrey represents the first comprehensive modeling case in Mexico. The main objective was to reproduce the organic carbon removal and sludge production rates of the plant, based on ASM1. Different intermediate studies were performed prior to the calibration of the model: influent characterization, tracer tests and hydraulics modeling, sludge settling tests and respirometry. Two fractionation methods (STOWA protocol and Influent-advisor) were compared, showing no equivalent patterns. A stepwise sequence of calibration was developed and successfully applied. The hydraulics of the reactors at the plant was reproduced by use of a series of 3 to 5 CSTRs. The waste and return activated sludge flowrates (QWAS and QRAS) were corrected based on the inorganic and total suspended solids mass balances. The Vesilind settling constants were measured (Vo and rhind), while the flocculent zone settling parameter (rfloc) was adjusted to calibrate the secondary clarifier. In ASM1, the adjusted parameters were the COD soluble inert fraction (frSI) and the particulate substrate fraction (FrXS). All other ASM1 parameters were kept at their default values. The steady-state calibrated model (in GPS-X) adequately described the quality of the effluent (carbon and nitrogen) as well as the sludge composition (M. Liquor and WAS). This case study provides voluntarily detailed data to allow its wide use for training and teaching purposes.

scholarly journals Satisfying the Housing Needs of Disabled Citizens in North-Eastern Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Marcelina Zapotoczna
Keyword(s):  
Multidimensional Analysis ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Degree Of Disability ◽  
Housing Needs

:Since disabled people have lower income and their geographical mobility is lower, they often tolerate inappropriate housing conditions, i.e. conditions that do not suit the type and degree of their disability. This article presents the results of interviews conducted among people affected by various degrees of disability. The main aim of the study was to determine the housing needs in regard to quality and to the extent to which the needs are satisfied by people living in the north-east of Poland. The first stage of the study involved identification of the factors that determine the quality of housing that satisfies the basic needs and barriers which prevent performing everyday activities. Subsequently, a multidimensional analysis was conducted to assess the extent to which the housing needs are satisfied in groups identified by the degree of disability. The synthetic measures and distance-related indexes suggested the existence of large diversity in the level of satisfaction of housing needs in the groups of disabled people under study.

scholarly journals Estimating averting expenditure in domestic water use: evidence from Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 894-904
Author(s):  
Anthony Amoah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Viability ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Urban Households ◽  
Safe Water ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
Required Quality ◽  
Greater Accra Region ◽  
Domestic Water Supply

Abstract Safe water is described as an important resource for the survival of mankind. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has made safe water ‘super’ important and critical for the survival of mankind. Most developing countries, especially in Africa, incur additional costs in order to enjoy improved, if not safe domestic water supply. Using the averting expenditure method, this study estimates how much urban households in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana spend to improve the quality of domestic water they use. The study provides evidence that households spend Ghs84.30 ($14.70) per month, which constitutes 13.25% of their income. These estimates are very informative to the supplier in determining the economic viability of making the required quality of water available to households.

scholarly journals Researches regarding quality of sheep skins obtained from Karakul from Botosani sheep

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 1123-1130
Author(s):  
C. Pascal
Keyword(s):  
Biological Material ◽  
Production Quality ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
Commercial Value ◽  
Calving Season ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Selection Of

Studies were designed to highlight the quality of sheep skins obtained from the new formed race. The biological material examined was owned by private farms in the North-East of Romania. To emphasize the aesthetic and commercial value of sheep skin were analyzed more properties on which depends this production quality, and working methods used were those accepted in Karakul sheep selection in Romania. Researches were based on the collection, processing and interpretation of data obtained as a result of buckling quality assessment at the Karakul lambs, black variety, produced in 2009 calving season. All traits were assessed in daylight and after investigations it was found that from the total of 986 lambs were subjected to assessments about 98.27% was a black color associated with a high gloss. Also, to the estimated group, the size of loops can be seen in an advanced stage of improvement, because about 90% of sheep produce sheep skins with loops of size and appearance was in full compliance with quality requirements for all types of loops in black variety. The results reached confirms that sheep skins, overall, has some qualitative features of buckling expressed at a higher level. This fact is primarily due to rigorous selection of sires and directing mating. All these actions, conducted at a sustained level, had a direct influence on the quality of biological material retained for breeding and they had facilitated growth of aesthetic and commercial value of sheep skins on next generations.

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