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    Analisis Kompetensi Pegawai Kantor Camat Tampan Kota Pekanbaru

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    In the era of the current,local govermment are required moro creative and innovative in the operation of the bureaucracy therefore the professionalism of the bureaucracy should be mediating agent, the public interest as well as the interests of the government. In Law No. 23 year 2016 About Local government,the Ice-shelf the Republic Of Indonesia of the year 2016. 58. Therrefore from the perspective of local government the form,aims to further the welfare of society and enhance the competitiveness of the area,then this is a challenge and an opportunity for the government.The study aims to know two things, the first to know the competence of employess in service public and the second to know the factors that affect the competence of employees in service public. The research was carried out in the city of Pekanbaru, wiith locations in the head office of Tampan,Pekanbaru city.The methods of analysis data used in this study is qualitative descriptive, which is to reveal the facts, circumstances,the phenomenon,variables, and the situation that occurred with the situation in the community. The data used is the primary and the secondary, primary, from respondents or informants and data has come from the object of research.The results of research and discussion of the writers do there are five dimensions that affect the competence of employees in serving the people in the Head Office of Tampan,namely 1. This knowledge,are in the category of pretty good, 2. This expertise, are in the category of good, 3. This cooperation,are in the category of good, 4. The dimensions of quality,are in the category of pretty good, 5. The Head offiece of Tampan are in the category good

    Traffic particles and occurrence of acute myocardial infarction: a case–control analysis

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    OBJECTIVES: We modelled exposure to traffic particles using a latent variable approach and investigated whether long-term exposure to traffic particles is associated with an increase in the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using data from a population-based coronary disease registry. METHODS: Cases of individually validated AMI were identified between 1995 and 2003 as part of the Worcester Heart Attack Study. Population controls were selected from Massachusetts, USA, resident lists. NO(2) and PM(2.5) filter absorbance were measured at 36 locations throughout the study area. The air pollution data were used to estimate exposure to traffic particles using a semiparametric latent variable regression model. Conditional logistic models were used to estimate the association between exposure to traffic particles and occurrence of AMI. RESULTS: Modelled exposure to traffic particles was highest near the city of Worcester. Cases of AMI were more exposed to traffic and traffic particles compared to controls. An interquartile range increase in modelled traffic particles was associated with a 10% (95% CI 4% to 16%) increase in the odds of AMI. Accounting for spatial dependence at the census tract, but not block group, scale substantially attenuated this association. CONCLUSIONS: These results provide some support for an association between long-term exposure to traffic particles and risk of AMI. The results were sensitive to the scale selected for the analysis of spatial dependence, an issue that requires further investigation. The latent variable model captured variation in exposure, although on a relatively large spatial scale

    Relationships Between the Built Environment and Walking and Weight Status Among Older Women in Three U.S. States

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    There are few studies of built environment associations with physical activity and weight status among older women in large geographic areas that use individual residential buffers to define environmental exposures. Among 23,434 women (70.0±6.9 years; range = 57-85) in 3 states, relationships between objective built environment variables and meeting physical activity recommendations via walking and weight status were examined. Differences in associations by population density and state were explored in stratified models. Population density (odds ratio (OR)=1.04 [1.02,1.07]), intersection density (ORs=1.18-1.28), and facility density (ORs=1.01-1.53) were positively associated with walking. Density of physical activity facilities was inversely associated with overweight/obesity (OR=0.69 [0.49, 0.96]). The strongest associations between facility density variables and both outcomes were found among women from higher population density areas. There was no clear pattern of differences in associations across states. Among older women, relationships between accessible facilities and walking may be most important in more densely populated settings

    Modifiers of short-term effects of ozone on mortality in eastern Massachusetts - A case-crossover analysis at individual level

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    <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Substantial epidemiological studies demonstrate associations between exposure to ambient ozone and mortality. A few studies simply examine the modification of this ozone effect by individual characteristics and socioeconomic status, but socioeconomic status was usually coded at the city level.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This study used a case-crossover design to examine whether impacts of ozone on mortality were modified by socioeconomic status coded at the tract or characteristics at an individual level in eastern Massachusetts, US for a period May-September, 1995-2002, with a total of 157,197 non-accident deaths aging 35 years or older. We used moving averages of maximal 8-hour concentrations of ozone monitored at 8 stationary stations as personal exposure.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A 10 ppb increase in the four-day moving average of maximal 8-hour ozone was associated with 1.68% (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.51%, 2.87%), 1.96% (95% CI: -1.83%, 5.90%), 8.28% (95% CI: 0.66%, 16.48%), 0.44% (95% CI: -1.45%, 2.37%), -0.83% (95% CI: -2.94%, 1.32%), -1.09% (95% CI: -4.27%, 2.19%) and 6.5% (95% CI: 1.74%, 11.49%) changes in all natural deaths, respiratory disorders, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, heart diseases, acute myocardial infarction and stroke, respectively. We did not find any evidence that the associations were significantly modified by socioeconomic status or individual characteristics although small differences of estimates across subpopulations were demonstrated.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Exposure to ozone was associated with specific cause mortality in Eastern Massachusetts during May-September, 1995-2002. There was no evidence that effects of ozone on mortality were significantly modified by socioeconomic status and individual characteristics.</p

    Earth Observation Strategies For Degradation Monitoring In South Africa With The Sentinels - Results From The Spaces II Saldi-Project

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    The overarching goal of SALDi (South African Land Degradation MonItor) is to implement novel, adaptive, and sustainable tools for assessing land degradation in multi-use landscapes in South Africa. This presentationdemonstrates results from hyper-temporal Sentinel-1 and -2 timeseries concerning woody cover mapping in complex savanna systems, invasive slangbos bushencroachment in grassland areas and regional soil moisture retrievals. Validation has been performed by cross-comparisons, field trips and permanently installed soil moisture networks
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