Estimation Of Turning Adjustment Factors At Signalised Intersections According To Malaysian Traffic Conditions [TE228. H829 2007 f rb].

Pergerakan memusing di persimpangan berlampu isyarat telah menjadi perkara utama oleh perancang-perancang lalu lintas dan pihak berkuasa jalan untuk berdekad lamanya. Turning movements at signalised intersections have been a major concern of traffic planners and road authorities for decades

The role of organization-level factors on informal learning process

This study discusses the nature of informal learning process in business organizations, and the importance of different organization-level factors in this process. The purpose of this study is to understand the role of organization-level factors on informal learning process with three subquestions: how informal learning process takes place in business organizations, what organization-level factors affects informal learning process, and how informal learning process is affected by organizational-level factors. The theoretical background of this study includes literatures on the concept of informal learning, its process, and organization-level factors that can affect informal learning process. The empirical research has been conducted in this study by face-to-face interviews. The interviews were conducted between June and August 2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thirteen interviews were made with the employees from different hierarchical levels from four freight forwarding MNCs in Bangladesh. Constant comparative analysis has been used to process the collected data until reaching a level of saturation. The empirical research found that all the phases in an informal learning process are not linear and sequential, and the role of organization-level factors on each phase varies with the degree and nature of each factor. In addition, the results also revealed that all the organization-level factors do not interact with each other while playing their role on informal learning process. The findings of this study considerably extend our understanding of the important role of HRD, manager, colleague, culture, and work structure on informal learning process in the workplace. However, future research in different organizational contexts is required to generalize the findings of this study.siirretty Doriast

Understanding transmission of hepatitis C in the prisons

Prisons are a hotspot for blood-borne virus transmission. To control outbreaks of these infections, it is essential to have an in-depth understanding of risk behaviours of inmates and the impact of existing control measures, and also to apply sensitive methods for detection of new infections occurring within prisons. This thesis describes studies in these three domains to understand the spread of hepatitis C infection in the prisons in New South Wales (NSW). The clinical data and blood samples for this work originated from two prospective studies conducted in the NSW prisons: the Hepatitis C Incidence and Transmission Study in prisons (HITS-p) (2005- 2014; n=590) and the Surveillance and Treatment of Prisoners with Hepatitis C (SToP-C) (2015-2019; n=3691). The first study identified a high rate of incident infections in an at-risk cohort and documented outcomes (spontaneous clearance, chronic infection, and re-infection or superinfection), while the second study demonstrated the impact of scale up of direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatment in reducing incidence – that is treatment as prevention. The first project utilised qualitative data obtained from audiotaped interviews with inmates in the HITS-p study to understand contexts and concerns regarding violence and HCV transmission in prison. Concerns regarding violence were identified at the individual level during blood contact; triggering factors such as drug debt were identified at the network level; racial influence at the community level; and legislation such as delayed parole for violence impacted at the policy level. For the subsequent projects near-full length HCV genomes for genotypes 1a and 3a cases from both cohorts were sequenced with Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) using previously published protocols. A total of 211 genotype 1a sequences and 282 genotype 3a sequences were generated. Of these, 28 1a and 63 3a sequences were from samples collected within 6 months of the estimated date of infection and are hence referred to as acute infection sequences. Acute infection sequences from samples collected during 2005 – 2015 (the pre-DAA era) and 2016-2019 (the post-DAA era) were used to model the temporal evolution in the size of infected population using previously published Bayesian evolutionary analysis methods. The effective population size modelled with the genotype 3a infection samples, demonstrated a 21% reduction in the size of infected population in 2019 compared to 2014. By contrast, the trend in the genotype 1a samples was static. The SToP-C sequences (from both acute and chronically infected subjects) were used to identify molecularly related infections (clusters), before within-host viral variants were further characterised within these clusters to identify likely direct transmission events (defined as phylogenetic intermingling of within-host variants between two or more subjects). For genotype 1a, there were 131 sequences which formed 51 clusters, and for genotype 3a, 140 sequences formed 61 clusters. Each cluster had 2-4 sequences. Among these, 41 genotype 1a and 39 genotype 3a clusters were analysed for minor variants. Evidence of a direct transmission of a within-host variant was observed in only one cluster. Subjects in 45 (40%) clusters were from the same prison providing preliminary epidemiological support for the transmissions. These studies highlight the high-risk context for HCV transmissions in the prison setting, and the utility of molecular epidemiological tools for surveillance in this closed setting

Application independent in location tracking framework

Due to significant popularity of location-based services and multimedia communication over mobile devices, many researches have been conducted to extend the features of location tracking and make it cost effective to users. This research focuses on the performance of an indoor location tracking system on IPv6 network island with multiple real time applications that has location assisted session transfer feature for mobile users. Received signal strength Indicator mechanism has been used to locate the moving nodes. This research involved the development of location tracking server that monitors the dynamic and centralised MySQL database management system. Session initial protocols user agent has been used to deploy intercommunicating of multimedia data such as video and audio conference, text messaging among the moving nodes and users are able to transfer the multimedia sessions seamlessly to their nearest mobile nodes which will be determined by the location server. This study, thus, presents the variation of location tracking accuracy of triangulation system and fingerprint system on different indoor surroundings to compare the performance of their location tracking accuracy. Two indoor positioning systems, triangulation method (TM) and fingerprint method (FPM) were implemented and experiments were successfully conducted in different large area and small area scenarios of indoor environment. FPM experiments were examined into two sections: FPM database with data redundancy and FPM database without data redundancy. FPM database without data redundancy achieved 94.287% tracking accuracy which is the highest comparing to the FPM database with data redundancy and TM

Integrated Approach for Nature-Culture Linkage at Mahasthan Heritage Site

Mahasthangarh and its Environs is on the Tentative List of Bangladesh for nomination as World Heritage due to the significant interchange of human values that it exhibits, with interactions between nature and culture since the 3rd century BC. Due to changes in the landscape and the constant threat from natural hazards related to the monsoon climate, the linkage between nature and culture is being affected. For instance, the ancient water system that protects the settlements from stagnation of rainwater is not operational. Moreover, the local communities’ traditional building techniques are currently threatened by the flow of modern materials. The objective of this paper is to explore these underlying issues which are eroding the nature-culture linkages of this site and outline recommendations for a comprehensive approach for the conservation of its nature and culture

Estimation Of Turning Adjustment Factors At Signalised Intersections According To Malaysian Traffic Conditions

Pergerakan memusing di persimpangan berlampu isyarat telah menjadi perkara utama oleh perancang-perancang lalu lintas dan pihak berkuasa jalan untuk berdekad lamanya. Turning movements at signalised intersections have been a major concern of traffic planners and road authorities for decades

Soft Computing Methods to Support Inclusive Design for Speech-Language Impaired Individuals

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Bank Credit and Agricultural Output in Bangladesh: An Econometric Analysis

In this study, the authors tried to identify the relationship between bank credit and agricultural output in Bangladesh. Simultaneously impact assessment of bank credit on agricultural output is also investigated. Different econometric techniques are used to determine the nature of the relationship between bank credit and agricultural output and the impact of bank credit. A total of 40 years (1981-2020) of annual time series data were collected from the Annual Reports of the Bangladesh Bank and World Bank’s world development indicators. Stationarity and cointegration tests were performed initially and then analyzed with Vector Error Correction Model, confirming a long-run relationship between bank credit and agricultural output. Additionally, univariate and multivariate OLS models are performed to identify the magnitude of bank credit’s impact on agricultural output. Both models revealed that bank credit positively and significantly affects agricultural production in Bangladesh. Based on these findings, the authors recommend additional fund allocation to the agricultural production system by the banks in Bangladesh