Municipal governments rely heavily on the sharing of data between departments as a means to provide high-quality and timely service to its citizens. Common tasks such as parcel renovations require the involvement of multiple departments such as Building, Planning, Zoning, Assessment and Tax to achieve the ultimate goals. However, the software applications used to support the work of these depar...

This article analyzes the logic behind human resources management in primary health care from the perspective of municipal health systems administrators in Brazil, rethinking the decentralization process based on mediation between Federal government guidelines and the health services' daily practice. This was a cross-sectional study using a semi-structured questionnaire applied to municipal hea...

The research findings fill a gap in the body of knowledge by presenting an effective way to evaluate the significance of on-site environmental impacts of municipal engineering works prior to the construction stage. First, 42 on-site environmental impacts of municipal engineering works were identified by means of a process-oriented approach. Then, 46 indicators and their corresponding significan...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between "waiting time to onset of municipal rehabilitation", "length of municipal rehabilitation" and the attained level of function four months after the hip fracture. METHODS Among a consecutive series of 156 patients, the 116 patients who were recommended a municipal rehabilitation sequence after discharge were included. Th...

Scholars have long argued that gender impacts how space can be occupied in traditional locations, such as bazaars. However, deeply divided societies an added factor of privilege relation to ethnosectarian identity has considered. This article uses intersectional lens understand people occupy the bazaar Kirkuk, Iraq. It pays particular attention intersection (Kurd, Sunni Arab, Turkmen) and gende...

This paper presents findings and research directions of an in-progress study examining the factors affecting successful community municipal portal diffusion. Several community municipal portal sites in the Province of Ontario, Canada are being investigated via questionnaires sent to portal administrators at six portal sites, and web surveys completed by 1,753 end-users at five of these six site...

Nanotechnology is an area of intense commercial development, and concerns have been raised about the possible impacts to the environment. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (nanoZnO) are used in transparent sunscreens and may find their way into the environment through wastewater treatment plants and through skin contact with water. The purpose of this study was to examine the bioavailability of Zn in fa...

Loud noise can be extremely harmful to the auditory system as well human health. Noise pollution is primarily caused by traffic noise. The study's goal was determine how various vehicle types and speeds affected amount of generated traffic. two factors were investigated at seven different arterial streets throughout Kirkuk city measure levels. measurements performed during peak hours compare re...