6 research outputs found
3D building information modelling-based framework for managing complex information on indoor air quality and climate: A case study
No full textAbstract
Information about buildings and the built environment is produced, stored and utilized across both private and public sectors. However, data usability is often limited by its dispersion across multiple locations, managed by different stakeholders and lack of compatibility. Indoor air quality (IAQ) is influenced throughout the building's lifecycle, requiring effective management of diverse information sources to maintain sustainable and healthy indoor environments. This study aimed to develop a conceptual framework for handling complex building information related to IAQ and building occupants. The framework integrates static data on building design and construction with real-time monitoring of changing indoor conditions, as well as information collected from the occupants. Using a daycare centre in Northern Finland as a case study, the framework is illustrated through critical components, including information sources, database systems, common file formats, open-source interfaces, software, sensors and data protection measures. While not developed in full within commercial building information modelling (BIM) software, the framework establishes a scalable proof-of-concept that supports future dynamic BIM integration for healthier and more sustainable indoor environments.Abstract
Information about buildings and the built environment is produced, stored and utilized across both private and public sectors. However, data usability is often limited by its dispersion across multiple locations, managed by different stakeholders and lack of compatibility. Indoor air quality (IAQ) is influenced throughout the building's lifecycle, requiring effective management of diverse information sources to maintain sustainable and healthy indoor environments. This study aimed to develop a conceptual framework for handling complex building information related to IAQ and building occupants. The framework integrates static data on building design and construction with real-time monitoring of changing indoor conditions, as well as information collected from the occupants. Using a daycare centre in Northern Finland as a case study, the framework is illustrated through critical components, including information sources, database systems, common file formats, open-source interfaces, software, sensors and data protection measures. While not developed in full within commercial building information modelling (BIM) software, the framework establishes a scalable proof-of-concept that supports future dynamic BIM integration for healthier and more sustainable indoor environments
Opportunities and Inplementation (A Case Study: Economic Development of Kyaukta Village, Sagaing Township)
No full textThe study on economic opportunities is a crucial one not only for economic development but also for all round development of the respective area. In this study, economic opportunities of a village are assessed by means of qualitative method. Due to good location and the given economic opportunities of the study area, people in Kyaukta village know well about different economic opportunities in addition to their traditional farming. By taking an interview to the local residents, the past, present and future economic development pattern could be portrayed systematically. Due to the great efforts of local people in their implementation processes, the different types of economic activities were found within one family. The results show that the economic activities for the individual household could be extracted from the minimum of one in one economic activity to the maximum of five in one household. This situation highlights the greater potentiality of the study area to be developed during the time frame of near future
Agriculture Changes in Ywashe Village, Patheingyi Township: Nature, Policy and Farmer's Response
No full textMany governments adopted agricultural development policies related to crops type, land use pattern , and market for agriculture products to get the agro-based economic development. Some policies could actualize their aim and objectives, while others failed to gain their goals. If agricultural development policies are not fitted to the nature of a given area, farmers gradually adjust the policies to the form that is suitable to the natural environment. Since Myanmar shifted to market oriented economic system,
distinguished policy changes were carried out in the agriculture sector. This paper tried to analyze these policy changes and farmer 's response to these changes in different natural environment from a case study of Ywashe Village, Patheingyi Township. The study emphasized on the agriculture ohanges between the 1976 and 2005. Data used in this study were derived from intensive _open interviews conducted to 7 farmers during May 2005 and structured interviews conducted to 43 villagers (6 1% of farmers who owned their land in various amount) living in Ywashe during January and February 2006. The results revealed that farmers have done minor adjustments to the government policy to fit with given natural conditions. Some adjustment involved changes in crop type while others concerned with land use pattern change. 'Both types of changes are reflected from' a combination of the conditions of nature, agricultural development pol icy, and farmer's response
Genotypic characterization of multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Myanmar
No full textThe number of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases is rising worldwide. As a countermeasure against this situation, the implementation of rapid molecular tests to identify MDR-TB would be effective. To develop such tests, information on the frequency and distribution of mutations associating with phenotypic drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is required in each country. During 2010, the common mutations in the rpoB, katG and inhA of 178 phenotypically MDR M. tuberculosis isolates collected by the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) in Myanmar were investigated by DNA sequencing. Mutations affecting the 81-bp rifampicin (RIF) resistance-determining region (RRDR) of the rpoB were identified in 127 of 178 isolates (71.3%). Two of the most frequently affected codons were 531 and 526, with percentages of 48.3% and 14.0% respectively. For isoniazid (INH) resistance, 114 of 178 MDR-TB isolates (64.0%) had mutations in the katG in which a mutation-conferring amino acid substitution at codon 315 from Ser to Thr was the most common. Mutations in the inhA regulatory region were also detected in 20 (11.2%) isolates, with the majority at position -15. Distinct mutation rate and pattern from surrounding countries might suggest that MDR-TB has developed and spread domestically in Myanmar. (C) 2016, Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Large leaf modulus of elasticity is associated with the distinct midday reduction of photosynthesis in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.): a comparison with green gram (<i>Vigna radiata</i> (L.) R.Wilczek)
No full textA distinct midday to afternoon (midday) reduction of leaf photosynthetic rate (An) occurred in rice, even under well-irrigated conditions on a clear day, but not in green gram. No significant differences between species in leaf water potential (Ψleaf) or plant resistance to water transport during daytime were found. From the pressure–volume curves, it was revealed that rice leaves had a larger bulk modulus of elasticity (ε), and their turgor pressure (TP) decreased more as Ψleaf declined than of green gram leaves. The TP of rice leaves was estimated to be lower in the midday than that of green gram. We attribute the distinct midday reduction of An in rice to the larger ε of rice than that of green gram.</p
In vitro characterization of adipocyte plasma membrane-associated protein from poultry red mites, Dermanyssus gallinae, as a vaccine antigen for chickens
No full textThe poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae; PRM) is a blood-sucking ectoparasite of chickens that is a threat to poultry farming worldwide and significantly reduces productivity in the egg-laying industry. Chemical acaricides that are widely used in poultry farms for the prevention of PRMs are frequently ineffective due to the emergence of acaricide-resistant PRMs. Therefore, alternative control methods are needed, and vaccination is a promising strategy for controlling PRMs. A novel adipocyte-plasma membrane-associated protein-like molecule (Dg-APMAP) is highly expressed in blood-fed PRMs according to a previous RNA sequencing analysis. Here, we attempted to identify the full sequence of DgAPMAP, study its expression in different life stages of PRMs, and evaluate its potential as a vaccine antigen. Dg-APMAP mRNA was expressed in the midgut and ovaries, and in all life stages regardless of feeding states. Importantly, in vitro feeding of PRMs with plasma derived from chickens immunized with the recombinant protein of the extracellular region of Dg-APMAP significantly reduced their survival rate in nymphs and adults, which require blood meals. Our data suggest that the host immune responses induced by vaccination with Dg-APMAP could be an effective strategy to reduce the suffering caused by PRMs in the poultry industry. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
