INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE HEALTH OF WORKERS AND USERS REVIEW

Indoor air quality in a residential facility for the elderly and its effects on the health of workers and users review

Introduction: Indoor Air Quality assessments present a very significant challenge, particularly when the analyses are carried out in buildings that include an environment that is particularly sensitive and vulnerable to the elderly population.Objective: To assess the indoor air quality of a Residential Structure for the Elderly (RSEI) and relate it

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Predictive model on architectural design optimization for minimizing construction cost with design constraints

In many different development projects, we need to minimize construction costs and usable area according to the design constraints assigned to each project.The aim of the research is to contrive a mathematical model for calculating the dimensions and sizes of rooms in a residential plan to get the least cost and manage the resources of construction

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Single nucleotide polymorphisms unravel hierarchical divergence and signatures of selection among Alaskan sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) populations

Abstract Background Disentangling the roles of geography and ecology driving population divergence and distinguishing adaptive from neutral evolution at the molecular level have been common goals among evolutionary and conservation biologists.Using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) multilocus genotypes for 31 sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

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Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya

Abstract Traditional plant use is of extremely high importance in many societies, and prevalent in African communities.This knowledge is however dwindling rapidly due to changes towards a more Western lifestyle.The influence of modern tourism cannot be neglected in this context.This paper examines the plant Playsuit use of the Samburu of the Mt.Nyi

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