KONZO : the IBRO Africa Regional Committee (ARC) organizes its first Global Advocacy Workshop for Neuroscience in Kinshasa

Neurological diseases such as epilepsy, konzo, or neurolathyrism are not well understood or even accepted as major causes of disability. It is important that the public – from parents and children to politicians and policymakers – be informed about the importance of brain research and how it can help understand the causes and develop cures or, at least, alleviate the symptoms of neurological diseases

Mathematical methods for the analysis of propagation in multitrajectory in communications move

A study about movable communication using the cellular technology and a mathematical model is presented. The aim of the present paper is to solve the problems of multi-trajectory propagation in the movable communications so that at least a station can have access to a point of the area (Huambo) with a sign, at the level stipulated by the communication companies, depending on the user’s need that allows a quality communication The Mathematics methods used have as objective to facilitate the search and selection of the most appropriate alternative to the case under study, and they help to take into account several aspects involved in the decision making. The objective of the methodology presented is to obtain the parameters of quality of the service needed. The introduction of an empiric model allows reducing the values of those parameters to discover the areas of the city that possess potential covering. Besides the potency prediction (through the proposed model), a study of forecast of the parameters of service quality was accomplished, the values limits of those parameters depended on the service that is being used

The Role that Off-Street Parking and Curb Cuts play in the Urban Environment

Despite the population density, level of mixed-use, and transit connectivity of many neighborhoods in New York City, off-street parking facilities are prevalent throughout the City. These off-street parking facilities, often required by the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, greatly impact the pedestrian streetscape. Each off-street parking facility requires a curb cut in the sidewalk for access between the parking facility and the street. These curb cuts hinder the pedestrian experience and put pedestrians at risk of getting hit by a vehicle. Each additional curb cut increases the risk of a pedestrian-vehicular collision. This study analyzes three areas in the inner ring neighborhoods of New York City. These three study areas each have high population densities, high levels of mixed-uses, and high levels of connectivity to the New York City transit system, yet the percentage of sidewalk taken up by curb cuts in each of the three study areas greatly impedes upon the pedestrian environment. Rather than encourage automobile use as off-street parking facilities do, New York City should instead refocus its efforts on improving the pedestrian streetscape by reducing the number of off-street parking facilities, thereby eliminating the curb cuts needed to access them. The three study areas are compelling cases as to why parking as well as driving on a regular basis is unnecessary given the plethora of amenities available in these areas and the transit access and connectivity of these study areas