The recommendations for flood control and environmental conservation in Japanese rivers based on research results of Typhoon Hagibis disasters in 2019.

In Japanese rivers, there are many river constructions, i.e., dams, weirs, drops, for the purpose of flood control. Fishways are river constructions which facilitate migration of fish past dams and weirs. There are a lot of fishway types such as pool-and-weir type, stream type, operation type and so on (see Nakamura, 1995). The pool-and-weir fishway is typical type in Japanese rivers. There are three types of flow regimes in pool-and-weir fishways such as a plunging flow, streaming flow and intermixed flow of plunging and streaming flows. Rajaratnam et al. (1988) proposed a prediction formula of these flow regimes. However, this formula has no physical meaning. Further the accuracy of formula is not high. In this study, the criterion formula, which can predict the flow regime in the pool-and-weir fishway, is suggested semi-theoretically. The experiments were conducted with changing the aspect ratio and discharge in the pool-and-weir fishway. The water surface profiles were measured with a point gauge and also two components velocities were measured with a 2-D electromagnetic current meter. A new criterion formula, which is able to predict the flow formation, is proposed.

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Impact of human and environmental interactions on flooding incident in the Jeneberang River South Sulawesi

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/886/1/012105 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 886 (1) ◽

pp. 012105

Author(s):

St. Khadijah Munirah Wahid ◽

Daud Malalassam ◽

Roland A. Barkey ◽

Baharuddin

Keyword(s):

Flood Control ◽

River Flow ◽

Environmental Conservation ◽

Human Interaction ◽

Primary Data ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

South Sulawesi ◽

Environmental Interactions ◽

The Impact

Abstract Human interaction with the environment due to negative impacts. This can be seen, among others, in the interaction of the community with the environment in the Jeneberang watershed area, South Sulawesi Province, which has an impact in the form of flood events. This paper aims to determine the extent of the impact of human and environmental interactions on flooding in the area. The study was carried out through several studies and studies on human interactions and the natural environment in the Jeneberang watershed, literature studies, reviewing and concluding various journals, as well as collecting data through analysis of maps and secondary data from relevant agencies and primary data from the community as the main actors. The results of the study indicate that human interaction with the environment in the Jeneberang watershed has an impact in the form of flooding because the Jeneberang watershed management activities have not been optimally integrated, which are indicated by: 1. Watershed characteristics are not taken into account in infrastructure development. 2. There is still limited understanding of land-use communities about the characteristics of rainfall and surface runoff, as well as their relation to landslides and sedimentation, 3. The influence of mining activities on river flow narrowing and dam silting is not taken into account, and 4. The occurrence of vegetation degradation in downstream. In order to optimize flood control efforts in the Jeneberang river, it is necessary to carry out integrated management of the Jeneberang watershed by integrating all activities in all sectors. Planning for flood control and environmental conservation in general needs to really consider physical factors in the form of climate, hydrology, geology, tectonics, in addition to vegetation, management, technology, and socio-economic and cultural factors. Communities need to be motivated to continue trying to increase their income and welfare, accompanied by efforts to increase understanding and awareness of the importance of maintaining and preserving the environment, through diversifying livelihoods and utilizing natural resources and land that always prioritizes conservation aspects.

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The impact of extreme weather events on community risk planning and management: the case of San Juan, Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria

urbe Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana ◽

10.1590/2175-3369.012.e20190062 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luis Santiago ◽

David Flores ◽

Chang-Yu Hong

Keyword(s):

Green Infrastructure ◽

Flood Control ◽

Local Community ◽

Environmental Conservation ◽

Community Leaders ◽

Extreme Weather Events ◽

San Juan ◽

Top Down ◽

Bottom Up ◽

The Impact

Abstract Top-down technical or engineered solutions to deal with flood control such as channelization are increasingly unaffordable. We explored how community leaders’ frame the concept of risk, particularly due to flooding, and documented bottom-up rather than top-down solutions within the context of Hurricane Maria and the current financial crisis. This research aimed to interview environmental conservation organizational leaders to assess the broader question of what makes San Juan livable, and the role that flooding risk management plays in defining livability. Their perception of bottom-up approaches for flood control, including the role of green infrastructure, is of particular interest given the infeasibility of current engineered measures and their history of short term local coping strategies. Our research team frames the research using structural versus non-structural solutions to explore to what extent community leaders draw upon green visions of the city or emphasize transitioning towards strategies more closely aligned with ecological processes and functions. The research results help to inform current efforts of local community engagement about alternative solutions to channelization and other urban flood management measures.

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THE SACRED SITE: THE CONSERVATION BASED ON THE LOCAL PEOPLE IN TENGGER COMMUNITY AND ITS POTENTIAL AS ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES

Journal of Socioeconomics and Development ◽

10.31328/jsed.v1i1.517 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Purnomo Purnomo ◽

Anggraeni In Oktaviani ◽

Iwan Nugroho

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Belief System ◽

Environmental Conservation ◽

Local People ◽

Sacred Places ◽

Sacred Sites ◽

Sacred Place ◽

Sacred Site ◽

Research Results ◽

Norms And Values

Tengger is one of the Java sub-tribes that has a belief system in the form of a life view calledKejawen. Kejawen's life is a view that is considered holistic in looking at the environment. The traditionalwisdom of the Tengger community in the management of natural resources is one of the living andsustainable local wisdom in Indonesia. One of the local wisdom associated with environmental managementis the existence of sacred areas as a part of environmental conservation. This research was conducted inNgadas Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency. The purpose of this study is to study the types ofareas that are sacred by the Tengger community and the factors behind the existence of the area as a partof the conservation-based ecotourism. This research was conducted by interviewing the key person of thetraditional leader. The interview materials in questions include the types of sacred places and the reasonbehind the area is sacred. The research results showed that the form of preservation of certain sacredareas has a unique ecosystem and shows the historical ties. The areas considered by the Ngadascommunity as sacred sites have indigenous values such as Pedanyangan, Sanggar Agung, Mbah Sedektombs, Punden Kutungan, the mount of Bromo, the mount of Semeru, Savanna land and Bromo caldera andother sacred sites. The sacred place is highly respected by the Tengger people. Norms and values inTengger culture incorporate with the respect for the sacred places. The existence of these sacred areas canbe used as a part of environmental conservation-based ecotourism.

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Analysis of Recent Erosion Hazard Levels and Conservation Policy Recommendations for Lesti Subwatershed, Upper Brantas Watershed

Jurnal Perencanaan Pembangunan: The Indonesian Journal of Development Planning ◽

10.36574/jpp.v5i1.167 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 71-93

Author(s):

Andi Setyo Pambudi ◽

Setyo Sarwanto Moersidik ◽

Mahawan Karuniasa

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Problems ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Erosion Rate ◽

Flood Control ◽

Community Empowerment ◽

Environmental Conservation ◽

Population Pressure ◽

Land Use Patterns ◽

Erosion Rates ◽

Gis Tools

The reduced age function of Sengguruh Dam/Reservoir due to erosion in the upper of Brantas Watershed (Lesti Subwatershed area) interferes with its role in flood control, irrigation water supply and the supply of most of the hydroelectricity in East Java Province, Indonesia. This study aims to estimate erosion, analyze the interrelationship of the causative factors and provides environmental conservation direction. The research method uses mixed methods. The quantitative method of erosion rates is done by calculating the Modify Universal Soil Loss Equation which is supported by GIS tools. The qualitative method is carried out with questionnaires and interviews in the Lesti Subwatershed area. The results showed that the current erosion rate in each ha of land (average) in the Lesti Subwatershed was 153,868 tons / ha / year (exceeding the tolerable erosion rate of 30 tons / ha / year). The rate of erosion in the Lesti Subwatershed has always increased in the last 14 years. Of the 12 Subdistricts in the Lesti watershed, as many as 6 Subdistricts are identified as having high levels of Erosion Hazards so that they were a priority to be handled, namely in the Wajak, Dampit, Tirtoyudo, , Gedangan, Sumbermanjing Wetan and Bantur Subdistricts. Dampit Subdistrict, Turen Subdistrict and Gondanglegi Subdistrict also face behavioral problems and high population pressure compared to other Subdistricts. Research also shows that there is a relationship between erosion and knowledge, attitudes and behavior of the community in the form of population pressure and land use patterns. It is recommended that environmental conservation directives focus on these 6 Sub-districts through the application of soil and water conservation. The results of spatial analysis at priority locations suggest conservation measures in the form of law enforcement or counseling, and community empowerment to increase the ability and independence of the community through providing access to resources, education, and training.

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Contributions to the mechanisms of mitosis and roles of cytoplasmic microtubules from ultrastructural analyses of fungi

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100082194 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 266-267

Author(s):

I. Brent Heath

Keyword(s):

Nuclear Envelope ◽

Direct Application ◽

Ultrastructural Analysis ◽

General Interest ◽

Research Results ◽

Organelle Motility ◽

Cytoplasmic Microtubules

Detailed ultrastructural analysis of fungal mitotic systems and cytoplasmic microtubules might be expected to contribute to a number of areas of general interest in addition to the direct application to the organisms of study. These areas include possibly fundamental general mechanisms of mitosis; evolution of mitosis; phylogeny of organisms; mechanisms of organelle motility and positioning; characterization of cellular aspects of microtubule properties and polymerization control features. This communication is intended to outline our current research results relating to selected parts of the above questions.Mitosis in the oomycetes Saprolegnia and Thraustotheca has been described previously. These papers described simple kinetochores and showed that the kineto- chores could probably be used as markers for the poorly defined chromosomes. Kineto- chore counts from serially sectioned prophase mitotic nuclei show that kinetochore replication precedes centriole replication to yield a single hemispherical array containing approximately the 4 n number of kinetochore microtubules diverging from the centriole associated "pocket" region of the nuclear envelope (Fig. 1).

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Grammatical Morpheme Intervention Issues for Students Who Use AAC

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac17.2.62 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 62-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Cathy Binger

Keyword(s):

Special Interest ◽

Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Annual Conference ◽

Alternative Communication ◽

Research Results ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Grammar Acquisition ◽

Device Use

Abstract Many children who use AAC experience difficulties with acquiring grammar. At the 9th Annual Conference of ASHA's Special Interest Division 12, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Binger presented recent research results from an intervention program designed to facilitate the bound morpheme acquisition of three school-aged children who used augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Results indicated that the children quickly began to use the bound morphemes that were taught; however, the morphemes were not maintained until a contrastive approach to intervention was introduced. After the research results were presented, the conference participants discussed a wide variety of issues relating to grammar acquisition for children who use AAC. Some of the main topics of discussion included the following: provision of supports for grammar comprehension and expression, intervention techniques to support grammatical morpheme acquisition, and issues relating to AAC device use when teaching grammatical morpheme use.

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Children's Performance on a Binaural Fusion Task

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.2404.520 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 520-525 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bruce L. Plakke ◽

Daniel J. Orchik ◽

Daniel S. Beasley

Keyword(s):

Enhancement Effect ◽

Sensation Level ◽

Large Measure ◽

Filter Bandwidth ◽

Research Results ◽

Presentation Modes ◽

Monosyllabic Words ◽

Better Than

Binaural auditory fusion of 108 children (4, 6, and 8 years old) was studied using three lists of monosyllabic words (WIPI) presented at two sensation levels (30 and 40 dB). The words were processed to produce three bandwidth conditions (100, 300, 600 Hz) and were administered via three presentation modes (binaural fusion 1, diotic, binaural fusion 2). Results showed improved discrimination scores with increasing age, sensation level, and filter bandwidth. Diotic scores were better than binaural fusion scores for the narrower bandwidth conditions, but the diotic enhancement effect was seriously compromised in the widest bandwidth (600 Hz) condition. The results confirmed the contention that prior research results were equivocal due, in large measure, to procedural variability. Methods for reducing such variability and enhancing the clinical viability of binaural fusion tasks are suggested.

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Projecting a European Diploma in Psychology

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027//1016-9040.7.3.221 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 221-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bernhard Wilpert

Keyword(s):

Research Process ◽

Project Team ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Results ◽

External Constraints ◽

Internal Procedures ◽

The Eu

The paper presents an inside evaluation of the EuroPsyT project, funded by the EU Leonardo Program in 1999-2001. While standard research usually neglects to reflect on the internal and external constraints and opportunities under which research results are achieved, the paper stresses exactly those aspects: starting from a brief description of the overall objectives of the 11 countries project, the paper proceeds to describe the macro-context and the internal strengths and weaknesses of the project team, the internal procedures of cooperation,. and obstacles encountered during the research process. It winds up in noting some of the project's achievements and with a look towards future research.

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The Structure of Wiggins' Interpersonal Circumplex: Cross-Cultural Studies

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.15.3.196 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 196-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Rosario Martínez-Arias ◽

Fernando Silva ◽

Ma Teresa Díaz-Hidalgo ◽

Generós Ortet ◽

Micaela Moro

Keyword(s):

Cultural Studies ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

The Other ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Interpersonal Circumplex ◽

Research Groups ◽

Independent Research ◽

Research Results ◽

Cross Cultural Studies

Summary: This paper presents the results obtained in Spain with The Interpersonal Adjective Scales of J.S. Wiggins (1995) concerning the variables' structure. There are two Spanish versions of IAS, developed by two independent research groups who were not aware of each other's work. One of these versions was published as an assessment test in 1996. Results from the other group have remained unpublished to date. The set of results presented here compares three sources of data: the original American manual (from Wiggins and collaborators), the Spanish manual (already published), and the new IAS (our own research). Results can be considered satisfactory since, broadly speaking, the inner structure of the original instrument is well replicated in the Spanish version.

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