www.fews.net Traditionally, FEWS NET has focused on household access to markets and, as a consequence, regular price analysis and reporting has emphasized describing current price conditions – how affordable is food. But it is recognized that deeper market analysis can make a significant contribution to food security and early warning analysis. Placing the analysis in the broader market syste...

A fire hazard assessment was conducted on private, developed lots in South Lake Tahoe, a high fire hazard urban-wildland interface community in Northern California. Fire hazard was assessed in terms of the minimum standards set forth in the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standard 299 and homeowner practices such as compliance with the fire safety law PRC 4291, construction materi...

Research to Practice is a critically important component in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH) mission of conducting applied research in support of worker health and safety. All of the excellent research in the world will not help workers if the products of that research are not effectively integrated into widespread ...

Pavement frictional characteristics are commonly determined by conducting skid tests in accordance with ASTM Standard E274. The results of these tests [skid number (SN)] are used in ranking roads to establish construction priorities and to estimate tirepavement friction in accident analysis. The role of SN in these two applications is addressed. There are serious limitations constraining the us...

background: there are inconsistencies about the effects of farmworker housing and workplace conditions and use of self-protective behavior practices and personal protective equipment (ppe). objective: to investigate the association between workplace and housing conditions and farmworker use of pesticide safety practices and ppe. methods: this study was conducted in 4 counties in north carolina,...