BACKGROUND In both military and civilian settings, transmission of respiratory pathogens may be due to person-to-person and environmental contributions. This possibility was explored in a military training setting, where rates of febrile respiratory illness (FRI) often reach epidemic levels. METHODS Population size and FRI rates were monitored over 10 months in the units of 50-90 individuals....

OBJECTIVE To develop an environmental audit tool suitable for use across the spectrum of people with dementia. METHOD The existing Environmental Audit Tool was supplemented with items describing the environmental needs of people in the final stages of dementia. Two independent raters assessed 30 aged care homes using this draft tool and the Therapeutic Environment Screening Survey for Nursing...

nowadays, environmental problems such as air pollution are the most effective factors in metropolitans. so that, the most important effect of environmental factors such as air pollution has been on prices of residential houses. so, investigation the effects of different factors on residential houses shows that prices have special importance. this article has investigated an environmental approa...

degradation model was introduced as an instrument of environmental impact assessment (eia) in iran. several methods are introduced in rapid environmental assessment, but none of them have evaluated landscape level. thus, the main objective of this research is to introduce a new spatial method for eia by using landscape metrics. a benefit of rapid assessment by using ecological landscape metrics...

An environmental impact assessment is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the natural, social and economic aspects.  Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Masjid-I-Sulaiman desalination and operating unit’s project in the southern of Iran using Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) method is pre...

Drag reduction has become a serious issue in recent years in terms of energy conservation and environmental protection. Among diverse approaches for drag reduction, superhydrophobic surfaces have been mainly researched due to their high drag reducing efficiency. However, due to limited lifetime of plastron (i.e., air pockets) on superhydrophobic surfaces in underwater, the instability of dewett...

OBJECTIVE To determine the circadian and seasonal variations in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction and the influence of environmental temperature. PATIENTS 633 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted to a coronary care unit over four years. SETTING Coronary care unit in a district general hospital. DESIGN An observational study. RESULTS The onset of acut...

Environmental considerations have imposed new restrictions in the planning and management of energy systems. This research aims at describing the necessity and application of a new concept in environmental responsibility accounting based on physical quantities to overcome the weaknesses of developed allocation methods, and to well internalize the external environmental damages using the exergy ...