An automated personal carbon footprint calculator for estimating carbon emissions from transportation use

Transportation is one of the biggest menaces to the planet, releasing several million tons of gases into the atmosphere on an annual basis. The growing use of transportation has expanded the concentration and release of these gases, which affect the environment in a number of ways such as depletion of the ozone layer, air pollution and more seriously, global warming and climate change. Among the different modes, road transportation is a significant contributor of greenhouse gas as it ejects dangerous gases directly into the atmosphere, and these emissions are predicted to increase drastically over the years. As such, it is essential to track and monitor emissions from transportation activities in an attempt to reduce the global emissions of greenhouse gases, through carbon footprint calculators. However, most of these calculators do not solely focus on transportation and the ones that do, require a substantial amount of effort and manual input. this paper investigates acceptance of an automated personal transportation-based carbon footprint calculator and its accuracy in monitoring and reducing carbon emissions. As part of this study, a mobile application called TCTracker was implemented using Global Positioning System (GPS) functionality and built-in artificial intelligence (AI) features. The acceptance of the tool was evaluated using the Technology Acceptance Model whereby involving forty users to evaluate four constructs notably, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, and intention to use. Among these constructs, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness had the highest scores, to also depict the acceptance of the tool, while also sustaining interest in carbon footprint tracking

The Danish control programme for salmonella in slaughter pig herds

Outbreaks of Salmonellosis in Danish pig herds were for many years very rare. However, at the beginning of this decade Salmonellosis in pigs became an emerging problem. The number of human cases were also increasing and in 1993 an epidemic (S. infantis) occured in the Copenhagen area. The epidemic could be attributed to contaminated pork. Consequently, a preliminary Salmonella control programme was initiated in 1993 and the present control programme was established in January 1995, according to the Danish Act of Zoonoses, 1994 and Order of Salmonella Surveillance, 1994

Towards Development of a Multilingual Mobile Chat Application for Enhanced Global Communication

The advent of mobile chat applications has revolutionized everyday communication. These applications facilitate the exchange of user's textual and multimedia content across languages and cultures. Most chat applications are known to only support a limited set of predominantly spoken languages, thereby, leaving a substantial portion of the user population without adequate multilingual support. This paper aims to bridge the linguistic gap by presenting Kobapp, a multilingual chat application. The Kobapp, leverages some of the cutting-edge technologies, such as React-Native, Next.js, and the DeepL API, to offer real-time, accurate translations while at the same time offering user privacy. The development process of the Kobapp is outlined from the system architecture and design, emphasizing the integration of a client-side (Android) and server-side using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. Notably, user feedback plays a crucial role in shaping an application's features and functionality. Therefore, the application’s performance was evaluated through a conducted user study. Results of the study indicate a strong positive linear relationship between overall user satisfaction and translation accuracy for different language pairs. Moreover, the absence of outliers and the model's significance further reinforces the application's commitment to data quality and accuracy. Future research will explore new dimensions in multilingual communication and applications to promote a truly global community

Danish Integrated Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Research Program

This program has led to changes in the use of antimicrobial agents in Denmark and other countries

The Danish control programme for salmonella in slaughter pig herds

Outbreaks of Salmonellosis in Danish pig herds were for many years very rare. However, at the beginning of this decade Salmonellosis in pigs became an emerging problem. The number of human cases were also increasing and in 1993 an epidemic (S. infantis) occured in the Copenhagen area. The epidemic could be attributed to contaminated pork. Consequently, a preliminary Salmonella control programme was initiated in 1993 and the present control programme was established in January 1995, according to the Danish Act of Zoonoses, 1994 and Order of Salmonella Surveillance, 1994.</p

Modelling Household Electricity Consumption and Living Standard in Nigeria

Poor standard of living has remained a source of concern in Nigeria despite enormous resources available to the nation. Concerted efforts have been made through intensive power sector reforms and huge budgetary allocations to the sector, yet the performance of the power sector towards improving the standard of living of the Nigerian households has remained a source of doubt. This study investigated the impact of household electricity consumption on the standard of living in Nigeria over the period 1981 – 2018. The study employed the ARDL bound cointegration test to determine the existence of a longrun relation between the standard of living and the chosen explanatory variables, while the Pairwise Granger was used to establish the direction of causality between the household electricity consumption and standard of living. The results show that household electricity consumption is a significant contributor to an improved standard of living in Nigeria and that a feedback causality flows between the household electricity consumption and standard of living in Nigeria. Based on these findings, the study recommends among other things that the government should improve the level of electricity supply especially for the residential consumption by investing more on infrastructural development via the installation of more transformers that will facilitate electricity distribution across the country