The Transportation Needs of Seniors

Over 208,000 residents of Hennepin County, Minnesota are over the age of 55, a number that is sure to rise. This paper examines the transportation needs of the elderly in Hennepin County through a mail out-mail back survey of their existing travel behavior and their unmet needs. The survey had both demographic and attitude questions as well as a travel diary for recording actual trips and desired but untaken trips. We found that 87% of the sampled population feel they are independent travelers. Around 51% of the surveyed population indicated that they are transit users, 25% of them revealed their concerns about difficulties they are facing when using public transit. About 16% of transit users were concerned about waiting time for transit, while only 8% were concerned about the travel time. Only 15% of the surveyed population use paratransit. A large number of comments were received, which add qualitative flavor to the analysis that was conducted. Seniors recognize even if they are currently independent, that will not always be the case, and acknowledge they should plan.Transportation needs, Elderly, Seniors, Disadvantaged Populations, Transportation Disadvantaged, Equity, Distribution, Minnesota

The acute effects of dexamethasone on some haematological parameters and serum biochemistry in the camel (Camelus dromedarius)

Les effets de la dexaméthasone, administrée à différentes doses, sur quelques paramètres sanguins et sur la biochimie sérologique ont été étudiés chez le dromadaire. La dexaméthasone augmente la concentration de glucose dans le sérum, de même que les neutrophiles et la numération leucocytaire totale dans le sang. A l'inverse, les concentrations de potassium et de phosphore dans le sérum de la numération des lymphocytes dans le sang ont baissé sous l'effet du même traitement. Aucun changement n'a été constaté sur l'activité des CPK et des gamma-GT, sur les concentrations sérologiques de créatinine, de BUN, de bilirubine totale, de cholestérol et de sodium ni sur les valeurs de PCV, Hb, ESR, MCV et MCHC (Résumé d'auteur

Ungdomar och kriminalitet i Hammarkullen En studie om ungdomarnas syn på segregation som bakomliggande riskfaktor för kriminalitet

The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze young people´s views on youth crime and segregation in “multicultural” suburb Hammarkullen in Gothenburg, Sweden. We especially want to point out their views on the relationship between segregation and youth crime as the underlying risk factor for criminality. Through group- and individual interviews with young people, we have tried to address the following issues: • What do young people in the suburb think of segregation? • What are the views of young people in Hammarkullen about youth crimes? • How do young people in the suburbs view the relationship between segregation and youth crime? To achieve our objective and to answer our questions, we have chosen to have a qualitative approach. Since the purpose of the essay is to get an idea of how the suburban youth are looking at segregation, crime and the relationship between them, we believe that the qualitative approach is the right tool to use for this study. The empirical material consists of three interviews, one group-and two individual interviews, with 11 young people at the age of 16-18, conducted over a period of four weeks. In the results we will present how young people look at suburban segregation, crime and the connection between them

Bike sharing schemes can have a positive impact on nearby house prices.

Homes and neighborhoods are generally more attractive when they are located close to transport links. Is this also the case for bike sharing schemes? In new research which uses Montreal’s Bixi scheme as a case study, Ahmed El-Geneidy, Dea van Lierop, & Rania Wasfi examine the influence of bike sharing stations on the attractiveness of nearby housing. They find that a home which has 12 stations within 800 meters can be expected to sell for nearly 3 percent more compared to those which have no nearby bike sharing stations. They also find that bike sharing stations give municipalities the opportunity to profit from higher property taxes

Fixed and common fixed point theorems in frame of quasi metric spaces under contraction condition based on ultra distance functions

In this paper, we introduce the notion of ultra distance function. Based on the notion of ultra distance function, we introduce the definitions of (k, ψ, L)-quasi contractions of type (I) and type (II) in the frame of quasi metric spaces. We employ our new definitions to construct and prove many fixed and common fixed point results in the frame of quasi metric spaces. Our results extend and improve many exciting results in the literatures. Also, we introduce some examples and some applications in order to support the usability of our work