The inclusion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, adopted in September, 2015, firmly establishes NCDs as an urgent global health and development priority. With the global prioritisation of NCDs and associated commitments, such as the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2013–20, in place, the responsibility for action has shifted to the national and regi...

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have great potential to be used in a wide variety of civil applications such as environmental applications, emergency situations, surveillance tasks and more. The development of Flight Control Systems (FCS) coupled with the availability of other Commercial Off-The Shelf (COTS) components is enabling the introduction of UAS into the civil market. The sophistication ...

Invasive nontyphoidal salmonellosis (iNTS) is often not recognized clinically, and prevention of iNTS is largely ignored by policy planners and decision makers. During 2010, an estimated 3.4 million cases and 681,316 deaths occurred worldwide due to iNTS, with the largest estimated disease burden in resource-limited areas of sub-Saharan Africa. These figures likely underestimate global burden f...

Globalization has spawned an increasing number of geographically dispersed teams, the success of which is dictated by the ability to effectively communicate and share information. Meanwhile, the rapidly changing Internet economy places unparalleled importance on faster time-to-market development cycles for products and services. Providing organizations with new ways to improve communications, c...

1 Professor of Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Email: [email protected] 2 Professor of Civil Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Email: [email protected] 3 Assoc. Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Email: dtc...

1 Professor of Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Email: [email protected] 2 Professor of Civil Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Email: [email protected] 3 Assoc. Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Email: dtc...

Human resource development is the main priority of work President Republic Indonesia for period 2019–2024. Inside government, human conducted by building superior, skilled, and adaptive State Civil Apparatus. In order to understand a superior Apparatus through competent support organizational performance individual achievement based on applicable laws regulations, competency given at least 20 h...

Developing regions experience rapid population growth and urbanisation, which require large quantities of materials for civil infrastructure. The production construction materials, especially urban transport systems, however, contributes to local global environmental change. Political agendas may overlook the implications expansion, as economic tends be prioritised. While elevating standard liv...