By 2050, 85% of OECD populations will be living in cities. In the Southeastern U.S, urban areas are projected to grow 160% by 2060, forming a “megalopolis” that stretches 400 miles across Georgia and both Carolinas. Simultaneously urban cores in mid-small sized metropolitan areas are being ‘regenerated.’ A term of European origin, urban regeneration seeks to improve the economic, physical, soci...

Point-of-Interest (POI) recommendation is a significant service for location-based social networks (LBSNs). It recommends new places such as clubs, restaurants, and coffee bars to users. Whether recommended locations meet users’ interests depends on three factors: user preference, social influence, and geographical influence. Hence extracting the information from users’ check-in records is the ...

BACKGROUND Emotional conditions governing the family and patients' perceived social support play important roles in the treatment or relapse process of the chronic disease. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to investigate the role of family expressed emotion and perceived social support in prediction of addiction relapse. PATIENTS AND METHODS The descriptive-correlation method was used in ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the criteria used by teams for admission, referral and continuity of care among patients of the Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS - Psychosocial Care Centers). METHODS A qualitative study with participatory evaluation was conducted in three psychosocial healthcare services of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, in 2006. A total of 15 admitted cases and 15...

Legal and institutional structures fundamentally shape opportunities for adaptive governance of environmental resources at multiple ecological and societal scales. Properties of adaptive governance are widely studied. However, these studies have not resulted in consolidated frameworks for legal and institutional design, limiting our ability to promote adaptation and social-ecological resilience...

This study is aimed at uncovering the model and the practices of knowledge sharing and flow in the agricultural knowledge centers established by a project named “Improving Productivity and Market Success” (IPMS). The goal was to improve agricultural productivity through market-oriented development to enhance livelihoods for rural populations. The twenty eight Agricultural Knowledge Centers esta...

INTRODUCTION Adults with intellectual disabilities have higher rates of mental ill-health and problem behaviors than the general population. METHOD In this study, we present data on trends in challenging behavior in residential care centers in Israel from 1998 to 2008 and further data on trends in employment of psychiatrists from 1998 to 2009 and psychotropic medication use from 1998 to 2008....

BACKGROUND Day centers have been criticized for giving attendees a lower social status because they only offer activities that are often work-like although not financially of benefit to attendees. OBJECTIVES To explore day center attendees' perceived social status and to identify associations among the attendees with the center's orientation with activity, well-being, and psychiatric symptoms...