The development of complex software and hardware systems has increased in recent years. One reason is the continuous development in information and communication technologies sectors that enable a smooth and seamless connection of single components or systems. Another reason is the changed way of life, e.g. urbanization leads to new challenges in city planning to deal with large crowds, highene...

OBJECTIVE Tuberculosis (TB) is a major source of mortality in urban India, with many structural challenges to optimal care delivery. In the government TB program in Chennai, India's fourth most populous city, there is a 49% gap between the official number of smear-positive TB patients diagnosed and the official number registered in TB treatment within the city in 2014. We hypothesize that this ...

The term "smart city" refers to a concept developed manage urban processes. This system is connected the information systems of local governments, schools, campuses, transit systems, hospitals, businesses, commerce, power generation, water supply networks, law enforcement, job openings, and other community services. As part smart city idea, Semarang municipal government committed establishing a...

General Santos City is one of a few local governments in the Philippines that has placed a priority on housing for the urban poor. While the case of General Santos is not a success story, the case is important in that it shows how a local government fulfilled the mandate of the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) to provide land tenure to the urban poor. In this study, I explore the charac...

Despite the threats and challenges confronting many economies, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in Philippines has grown 10% per year last decade, ensuring country’s economic stability. Quezon City is Philippines’ ICT capital most BPO workers National Capital Region, comprising 135 establishments 75 tax-paying firms. The city was awarded significant office development 2019. This stud...

at the Government General Hospital, Madras. The patients are from all castes living in the city of Madras, and there are also a few cases that have come from Mambalam, a suburb situated four miles away to the south of the city on the South Indian Railway. Mambalam is built on the site of a tank which has been recently drained. It, therefore, has a loose alluvial soil and a damp atmosphere. It h...