An Estimation of Oxygen Release from Green Surfaces in Durres City

2022 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 130-135
Author(s):  
Osman Metalla ◽  
Marsida Klemo ◽  
Azem Hysa ◽  
Elvis Cela ◽  
Abdulla Diku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Quality ◽  
Oxygen Release ◽  
Urban Greenery ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Eu

Due to urbanization trend in Durres city, distance between city inhabitants and nature is increasing. Urban greenery is one of the methods to bridge this gap between people and nature. The study results were performed with the cooperation of EPER Center, professors and students of Durres “Aleksander Moisiu” University. It was focused in the estimation of O2 release from green surfaces at different areas of Durres city. The results achieved were carried out by field visits, the use of the GIS method and calculations performed based on various standard manuals. According to the results, it was concluded that the total amount of O2 release from green surfaces was 64420 kg/year or 64.4 t /year. It was also calculated that the available green surface for a resident in Durres city is only 1.05 m2 out of required 9 m2 per capita. Based on the needs of the population and the EU standards, this study suggests that the amount of O2 release should be 1.49∙ 108 kg/year or 1.49. 5∙ 105 t/year. The needed costs to be invested to achieve this O2 amount, is about 47 .65 billion ALL. Finally, it can be concluded that the low number of trees in Durres city, requires urgent provisions to improve air, and life quality of Durres citizens.

Examining the quality of work life: empirical testing indicators in the public organisation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-111
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Zahedy ◽  
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Seyyed Asghar Jafari ◽  
Majid Ramezan ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Organisational Effectiveness ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Public Organisations

Purpose: The present study aimed to identify employees’ quality of work life indicators in public organisations and provide necessary context to improve system accountability and employees’ needs in organisations. Research methodology: To identify quality of work life indicators, authors studied theoretical research basics entirely and by considering elites’ ideas, identified main indicators by a descriptive – survey technique. Result: Based on research findings, 15 constituents were identified as work life quality indicators. Research results indicate undesired quality of work life among employees at public organisations. Of identified constituents, Safe and healthy working conditions and organisational conflict are the most important and job satisfaction and Pay/benefits are the lowest important factors. Limitations: The results only extend the understanding of the role of quality of work life in organisational effectiveness and have implications for human resource managers that may not be applicable for other positions. Contribution: The study results help organisations identify the elements that affect the QWL and help them plan to increase organisational effectiveness by increasing employee satisfaction and motivation.

scholarly journals Student Quality-of-Life in Academic Culture Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gian Sugiana Sugara
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Male Student ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
Quality Of Life Inventory ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Significant Difference

Quality of life is a study of human happiness, strength and life satisfaction for the better life. Quality of life as an important aspect in the development and lives of individuals known to correlate with various factors, but have not revealed many factors related to culture, especially in Indonesia. This study aims to reveal the quality of life on students of Guidance and Counseling Study Programme FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya. The study was conducted on 151 students consisting of 48 men and 113 women. The average age of study participants was 19-21 years old. The instrument used is the Quality-of-Life Inventory. Descriptive statistical data analysis used in this study. Results of the study showed significant difference in the quality of life between students female and male. Quality of life male student higher than female student. Quality of life Sundanese cultural background of students is the higher than Javanese students. Student culture perspective on quality of life related to balance the academic need, organization oriented and personal need.

scholarly journals PREJUÍZOS DO DIAGNÓSTICO TARDIO EM HANSENÍASE: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA/ IMPAIRMENTS OF DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF LEPROSY: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-81
Author(s):  
Izabelle Silva Ferreira ◽  
Seyna Ueno Rabelo Mendes ◽  
Andréia Zanon Lopes Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Delay In Diagnosis ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Neurological Alterations

RESUMO Introdução: A hanseníase é uma doença crônica infectocontagiosa com período de incubação prolongado. Pode se apresentar com alterações cutâneas, neurológicas e até levar a incapacidades e deformidades. Apresenta caráter hiperendêmico no Tocantins. Objetivo: Fazer uma revisão da literatura em periódicos nacionais a respeito dos prejuízos de um diagnóstico tardio em Hanseníase. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa com a pesquisa dos artigos obtidos através de bases de dados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). Foram selecionados trabalhos de 2015 a 2019 e 27 publicações foram incluídas no estudo. Resultados e Discussão: A demora do reconhecimento da doença aumenta as chances de incapacidades. Ainda é uma patologia estigmatizante, na qual os seus portadores sofrem preconceitos, podendo levar a sintomas depressivos. Considerações Finais: As incapacidades e as deformidades geradas se associam a demora do seu reconhecimento, além do potencial para prejuízos biopsicossociais que diminuem a qualidade de vida da população afetada. Palavras-Chave: Hanseníase; Diagnóstico; Pessoas com Deficiência. ABSTRACT:  Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic disease with infectious character, with extended incubation period. It may present cutaneous, neurological alterations that can lead to disabilities and deformities. With a hyperendemic character in Tocantins. Objective: Make an integrative review of literature in national periodics concerning harms of a delay diagnosis in leprosy. Method: This is an integrative review with articles search through the virtual health library (BVS). Also Occured from december  2019 to February 2020. Publications from 2015 to 2019, 27 publications  were included in the study. Results and discussions: The delay of acknowledgement the leprosy may increase the chance of disabilities. It also continue as a stigmatizing pathology  that the affected suffers prejudices and may lead to depressives symptoms. Conclusions: The disabilities and desformities generated are associated with the delay of his acknowlegdment, and furthermore the potencial for biopshycosocial harms that lower the life quality of the affected population.  Keywords: Leprosy; Diagnosis; Disabled Persons.

Indigenous Knowledge Perceptions and Development Practice in Northern Malawi

2017 ◽  
pp. 280-302
Author(s):  
Boyson Henry Zondiwe Moyo ◽  
Dumisani Z. Moyo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Soil Sampling ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Development Practice

This chapter discusses contested issues in development related to Indigenous knowledge, and conventional development practice and theory. Drawing on findings from triangulated field research including interviews with farmers and experts, participant and field observations, focus group discussions, and soil sampling; this chapter argues that although development aims at improving the quality of life of people concerned, the understanding of such improved life quality is different between local people and development experts. Experts emphasize economic growth as measured by per capita income, which is sometimes inadequate in explaining local people's understanding of development. The findings of the study lay bare the underlying values of local farmers in northern Malawi that contribute to improving quality of life and living standards. Indigenous knowledge developed by farmers shows that progress is understood in terms of adequate food, fresh tasty value-laden food available for consumption and utilizing more than one part of the crops grown, and not just adequate income.

Results of European Union Cohesion Policy in Terms of Quality of Life Improvement on a Regional Level (as Exemplified by Eastern Poland)

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-69
Author(s):  
Teresa Miś ◽  
Dariusz Zając
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
European Union ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Peripheral Location ◽  
Life Improvement ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the article is to evaluate the significance of the European Union funds supporting the cohesion policy, which the Eastern Polish local governments benefit from in order to improve their residents’ quality of life. Empirical data used in the research concerns five provinces located in Eastern Poland and the research data comes from the sources of the Polish Main Statistical Office in Warsaw. The temporal scope of the study encompasses the period 2004-2018. The choice of the spatial scope of the research is justified by the peripheral location of Eastern Poland, as well as the fact that this region benefits from the EU Programme financially supporting local government units. The article elaborates on the use of the EU funds aiming to enhance the cohesion policy performed by local governments of Eastern Poland and the residents’ opinion on the improvement of their quality of life. The research proves that the provinces of Eastern Poland are particularly qualified to gain financial funding from the European Union due to their lower level of Gross Domestic Product per capita compared to the country as a whole. According to the residents of Eastern Poland, their quality of life has improved and can be treated as comparable to the country’s average, even though slightly worse. The research confirms the elaboration’s hypothesis that the use of the EU funds by the local governments in Eastern Poland results in the increased country cohesion measured by the improvement of residents’ quality of life. This, in turn, constitutes a vital outcome of the European Union cohesion policy.

scholarly journals Checking the Relationship between Quality of Work Life and Employees Job Satisfaction of Education District 10 of Tehran

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Rogheyeh Najafifar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Education Organization ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Relationship

Considering the fact that in all of the organization including education organization quality of work life today has found a special place, because this reason lack and vacuum of working life quality cause employees have not spirit that they should have to work, and this leads to job satisfaction and ultimately employee productivity reduce and working environment and career seem hollow. So in this research tried to assess the relationship between work life quality and job satisfaction in Education Organization of Tehran. This research was conducted in period is July and August 2015. The research method is descriptive and correlational and the study population included all employees in the Education Organization 10 District of Tehran. The total number is 100 people. That according to Cochran formula was calculated sample size of over 79 people. In this study, for the data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistical methods such as Kolmogorov - Smirnov correlation test was used. The study results showed that 8 independent variable of this research significantly have significant relationship with dependent variable job satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Importance Of Human Capital For The Economic Development Of EU Regions

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 63-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Laskowska ◽  
Barbara Dańska-Borsiak
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Spatial Dependencies ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
The Eu

The EU designs its cohesion policy with the primary purpose of reducing disparities in regional development. The success of the policy is largely determined by the identification of factors that contribute to such disparities. One of the key determinants of economic success is human capital. This article examines the relationship between the quality of human capital and economic development of EU’s regions. Using spatial analysis methods, the spatial dependencies between the growth of human capital and GDP per capita are investigated. According to the research results, the highest levels of human capital are typical of the most affluent regions in Western Europe, while its lowest levels are found in the poorest countries that became EU members only recently and in countries in southern Europe, including Greece. The spatial correlation measures confirm that spatial relationships have effect on the regional resources of human capital, showing that regions rich in human capital border on regions that are similar to them in that respect. The results of the spatial growth regression indicate that the amount of human capital in the region has a significant and positive effect on its GDP per capita.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES OF SMES IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarína Kráľová ◽  
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Jana Sochuľáková ◽  
Dagmar Petrušová ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Innovative Potential ◽  
The Eu ◽  
New Jobs

Innovation is currently an important source of economic growth. They are an integral part of modern economies. They contribute not only to the growth of the country’s competitiveness but also the creation of new jobs, the improvement of the quality of life, or the protection of the environment and sustainable development. Therefore, the aim of the paper is through selected indicators, e.g. the share of expenditures on development and research in GDP, expenditures on research and development per capita in the regions, the share of enterprises with innovation activity, the structure of expenditures on innovations, etc. to evaluate the current innovation activity of SMEs in individual regions of the Slovak Republic. Based on the results of the analysis, will also outline further possibilities for increasing and especially support from the state of this innovative potential of SMEs at the national but especially regional level. And because the Slovak Republic has long been one of the below-average countries in the field of innovation within the EU, possible barriers to the development of innovative activities of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Slovak Republic will also be identified.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Quality of Life and Eating Attitudes in Turkish High School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Hatice Kumcağız
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Eating Attitude ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between quality of life and eating attitudes of adolescents. Thisstudy was designed as a correlational study. Participants were 640 voluntarily participating 15-18 years old studentsstudying at public high schools in Samsun, Turkey. Data was collected with the Quality of Life Scale for Childrenand Eating Attitudes Test. In the data analysis process, descriptive analysis and pearson correlation analysis for therelationship between life quality and eating attitudes were used. Simple linear regression analysis was also employedto see whether life quality predicts eating attitude scores. According to the study findings, there was a negative andstatistically weak relationship between life quality and eating attitudes. Also, it was revealed that adolescents’ qualityof life scores predicted their eating attitude scores. The study results were discussed with previous literature.

scholarly journals Impact of odour with high annoyance potential on human feeling, activity, and mood in odorimetric studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 560-567
Author(s):  
F. I. Ingel ◽  
O. V. Budarina ◽  
L. V. Akhaltseva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Hedonic Tone ◽  
Converse Statement ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Odour Emissions ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. It is known that an extraneous odour can cause an adverse emotional reaction of a person and, as a result, reduce the quality of life, which is most likely the reason for a large number of complaints of air pollution from the population. The converse statement about the influence of a person’s emotional state on his/her perception of a smell can also be true. An assessment of the relationship between odour characteristics and emotional state of a person can be investigated in a laboratory olfactory-odorimetric study with the participation of specially trained investigators. The aim of this study was to analyze in laboratory conditions the impact of odour with high annoyance potential on human feeling, activity, and mood. Materials and methods. Ten 26-71-years healthy investigators of both genders, who have been psychologically tested with a block of standard psychological questionnaires to evaluate emotional stress expression and quality of life, took part in 2 series of odorimetric studies on the ECOMA T08 olfactometer. During this study, they assessed the odour intensity and annoying effect of multicomponent odorant with isopropyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, and 2-butanethiol largest contribution (unpleasant odour). The influence of the odour on investigators’ feeling, activity, and mood before, during, and after odorimetry was determined using a FAM (feeling, activity, and mood) test card. The study results showed the perception of unpleasant smell to be connected with investigators’ age, emotional state at the time of odorimetry, and some indices of the life quality. It is established that the perception of the smell in its tangible concentrations can lead to increased activity and improved mood. At the same time, exposure to the odour in higher concentrations, in most cases, was associated with decreased activity and mood, as well as - for some investigators - with decrease of feelings regardless of age. The given work results comparison with data obtained in the only similar study of odour emissions of chewing gum production carried out with a common methodic approach and on the same equipment, demonstrated a qualitative similarity in the perception of an extraneous odour of different hedonic tone: a connection with age, background emotional state, and quality of life indicators. Moreover, it was revealed odours of different hedonic tones to influenced in the same way on investigators’ activity and mood indices. Conclusion. Although the obtained results do not allow us to unambiguously conclude which odour strength (concentration of odorous substances) is an unacceptable value for all investigators, the similar research implementation is necessary to study the odour impact on the human adaptation systems. In addition, the data obtained allow us to conclude that all complaints of the presence of an extraneous odour of any character and hedonic tone, are most often justified, deserve careful attention and a quick response from the sanitary services.

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