11 research outputs found
Police legitimacy among immigrants in Europe: institutional frames and group position
Get PDFResearch on the antecedents of police legitimacy has begun to stress the relevance of a wide range of factors – beyond performance – in shaping public judgements of police (e.g. Jackson et al 2012; Antrobus et al 2015; Mehozay and Factor 2016; Weitzer and Tuch 2006). The ways in which people experience not just policing and but also their wider social, cultural and economic environment – and the location of both police and policed within structures of power, authority and affect – have important effects on lay judgements of police which, in turn, constitute the empirical legitimacy of this foundational state institution
EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE BEACH CUSPS OF RODDICK PORT
No full textBeach cusps are quasi-regularly spaced features in the swash zone. Cusps can
change the form of the shoreline in a short period of time; however, if their
embayment's depth and height grow too much, erosion of shoreline follows; if an
increase in sedimentation in the seaward point horns causes sedimentary
problems for near facilities and ports. Therefore, knowing about the formation
and development of cusps can improve and complete the planning of future
engineering projects and management of coastal areas. In this study, the
formation and development of beach cusps of Roddick beach in the Chabahar city, Iran have been discussed. By using Mike 21 software and 18 scenarios,
parameters that affect the change of cusps and the effect of theories have been
investigated. The results show that beach Roddick has reflective and intermediate conditions that form the cusp in this city. Increasing wave height
and period increases the size of cusp. For stormy oceans, there is erosive swash conditions with embayment deepening; therefore, the growing cusps and the formation of cusps support the edge wave theory. For monsoon storms, there are accretionary swash conditions with horn deposit; therefore, the growing cusps
and the formation of cusps support the self-organization theory
Standard values of the upper body posture in healthy adults with special regard to age, sex and BMI
No full textAbstract In order to classify and analyze the parameters of upper body posture in clinical or physiotherapeutic settings, a baseline in the form of standard values with special regard to age, sex and BMI is required. Thus, subjectively healthy men and women aged 21–60 years were measured in this project. The postural parameters of 800 symptom-free male (n = 397) and female (n = 407) volunteers aged 21–60 years (Ø♀: 39.7 ± 11.6, Ø ♂: 40.7 ± 11.5 y) were studied. The mean height of the men was 1.8 ± 0.07 m, with a mean body weight of 84.8 ± 13.1 kg and an average BMI of 26.0 ± 3.534 kg/m2. In contrast, the mean height of the women was 1.67 ± 0.06 m, with a mean body weight of 66.5 ± 12.7 kg and an average BMI of 23.9 ± 4.6 kg/m2. By means of video rasterstereography, a 3-dimensional scan of the upper back surface was measured when in a habitual standing position. The means or medians, confidence intervals, tolerance ranges, the minimum, 2.5, 25, 50, 75, 97.5 percentiles and the maximum, plus the kurtosis and skewness of the distribution, were calculated for all parameters. Additionally, ANOVA and a factor analyses (sex, BMI, age) were conducted. In both sexes across all age groups, balanced, symmetrical upper body statics were evident. Most strikingly, the females showed greater thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis angles (kyphosis: Ø ♀ 56°, Ø♂ 51°; lordosis: Ø ♀ 49°, Ø♂ 32°) and lumbar bending angles (Ø ♀ 14°, Ø♂ 11°) than the males. The distance between the scapulae was more pronounced in men. These parameters also show an increase with age and BMI, respectively. Pelvic parameters were independent of age and sex. The upper body postures of women and men between the ages of 21 and 60 years were found to be almost symmetrical and axis-conforming with a positive correlation for BMI or age. Consequently, the present body posture parameters allow for comparisons with other studies, as well as for the evaluation of clinical (interim) diagnostics and applications
The Status, Rights and Treatment of Persons with Disabilities within Customary Legal Frameworks in Uganda: A Study of Mukono District
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