With the growth of broadband networks, Video-on-Demand (VoD) has become realistic. Many significant broadcasting schemes have been proposed to reduce the bandwidth requirements for stored popular videos, but they cannot be used to support live video broadcast perfectly. Herein, we propose a new broadcasting scheme, called the Adaptive Live Broadcasting (ALB) scheme, which supports live video br...

Against the background of economic transformation and urban renewal, the protection and sustainable development of urban industrial landscapes has become an important practical issue, and how to maintain the unique local culture of these landscapes is key to solving the problem. By integrating the concept of “layer” and regarding the landscape as text, this paper will investigate the representa...

Urban villages (UVs), the main settlements of rural migrant workers and low-income groups in metropolitan areas of China, have become of major concern to city managers and researchers due to the rapid urbanization in recent years. A clear understanding of their evolution and spatial relationships with the city is of great importance to policy formulation, implementation and assessment. In this ...

Abstract The quality of life in rural housing settlements is at the heart territorial cohesion concerns across Europe and United Nations’ sustainable development goals. However, gap between urban developments remains substantial, stressing need to adopt integrated approaches for territories. These should include heritage preservation strategies as a priority. Vernacular constructions integrate ...

OBJECTIVE To explore the perceptions of patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals associated with the exchange of information during transitioning from two acute care hospitals to one rehabilitation hospital. DESIGN An exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and observation. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Patients over the age of 65 years admitted to an orthop...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify priority policy issues and health system research questions associated with recovery outcomes for burns survivors in India. DESIGN Qualitative inquiry; data were collected through semistructured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. SETTING Nine sites in urban and rural settings across India, through primary, secondary and tertiary health f...

According to the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), 140 Billion CAD is required to maintain, rehabilitate, and replace subway infrastructure between 2010 and 2014. The current practice adopted by transit authorities for prioritizing subway stations for rehabilitation is based on the station structural needs. While this classification is reflective of station condition, other factors, su...

The purpose of study was to analyze the various literatures on urban green area planning and spatial analyses, defining possible interested subject in future. Urban term, classification, GIS, using trend national world these subjects were investigated. It detected that studies autonomous system development intelligent cities, qualified approaches focused accessibility, environmental biology, so...