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Children's perspectives on playground use as basis for children's participation in local play space management [PDF]

, 2015
Implementing children’s perspectives into playground management could be a way of improving play possibilities for children in the local public space and supporting sustainable development, but it requires adults’ understanding.
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Jansson, Märit,   +1 more
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Local Vulnerability Factors Can Be Used as an Innovative Approach for Developing Inclusive Urban Community Flood Resilience Policies

Journal of Flood Risk Management
Rapid urbanisation has resulted in the sealing of pervious surfaces and the construction of houses in flood‐vulnerable areas, aggravating urban flooding.
Connie Susilawati, Bernadetta Devi, Farida Rachmawati, Ria Aryani Soemitro, Melissa Teo, Ashantha Goonetilleke, Sara Wilkinson   +6 more
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T2* Magnetic Resonance Imaging Uncovers Hemosiderin Burden in Pediatric Hemophilia: A Call for Sensitive Imaging Biomarkers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hemophilic arthropathy remains the leading morbidity in hemophilia despite modern prophylaxis, and early joint damage may be missed by routine exams. This study explored T2* MRI as a noninvasive biomarker of hemosiderin deposition in pediatric hemophilia.
Jessica Garcia, Tarique Hussain, Jeanne Dillenbeck, Matthew Hammer, Annette von Drygalski, Guy Young, Ayesha Zia   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consensus Standards and Recommendations for Developmental and Cognitive Surveillance, Screening, and Evaluation in Sickle Cell Disease: Executive Summary From the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers Neurocognitive Workgroup

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive difficulties are prevalent among individuals with sickle cell disease and warrant prompt identification and support. This Special Report provides an executive summary of standards and recommendations for surveillance, screening, and evaluation for development and cognition across the lifespan developed by ...
Alyssa M. Schlenz, Donna Murdaugh, Andrew M. Heitzer, Jennifer N. Longoria, Wendy Santos‐Modesitt, Arianna Martin, Judy Cavazos, Jeff Schatz, Catherine R. Hoyt, Alison King, Eboni I. Lance, Steven Hardy, Marsha Treadwell   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rebuilding Countries in a War and Post‐War Context: Reconstruction Models and Their Impacts

Politics and Governance
The aim of this study was to examine the results from the use of a model of reconstruction driven by security and economic concerns in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine, and to compare those results with the situation in Rwanda, where a different model of
Jehad Yousif Alayasa, Juraj Nemec
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Distributed localization in cluttered underwater environments

Proceedings of the Fifth ACM International Workshop on UnderWater Networks - WUWNet '10, 2010
Mapping and exploration of closed fluid tanks, such as nuclear waste storage tanks and water sewage treatment ponds, by a swarm of underwater robots requires them to be aware of their positions, as they traverse the depths of the tank. This paper considers the challenges faced in localizing robots using reference-based localization in such clutter ...
Muzammil Hussain, Niki Trigoni
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Mapping Childhood Cancer Care Services in Oceania: Methodological Lessons From the SIOP Global Mapping Programme

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The International Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Programme aims to collect data on global paediatric oncology services by continent, with Africa and Latin America completed. This study reports on the methodology and lessons learned for Oceania, a unique continent with resource disparity across countries, multiple small island ...
Trisha Soosay Raj, Christy Noble, Amy Gray, Daniel C. Moreira, Jennifer Lowe, Maite Gorostegui, Gwenda Anga, Andrew Soma, Milena Lay Dos Santos, Siobhan Cross, Erin Luttrell, Michael Sullivan, Julie Cayrol, Julia Challinor, Neil Ranasinghe, Jordana McLoone, Claire E. Wakefield   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering local governments to make a disaster resilient built environment within Sri Lankan Cities [PDF]

, 2013
Urban areas are growing very rapidly all over the world, particularly in developing countries. As a result of rapid urbanisation, the world’s population is increasingly concentrated in large cities leading to unplanned urban development with ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Haigh, Richard, Malalgoda, Chamindi   +2 more
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Devolving power from the state : local initiatives for nature protection and recreation in Sweden [PDF]

, 2020
Quests for devolving more power to local actors for nature protection stem from both international and national policies. Also, there is a growing recognition of the need for local governments to promote green infrastructure for citizens to recreate and ...
Mancheva, Irina, Eckerberg, Katarina, Mancheva, Irina,, Bjärstig, Therese,, Miljand, Matilda, Bjärstig, Therese, Eckerberg, Katarina,, Miljand, Matilda,   +7 more
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Le rôle des communautés locales pour maintenir l’éducation dans les zones de conflit en Birmanie

Revue Internationale d’Éducation de Sèvres
The development and sustainable learning opportunities in Burma’s public schools and alternative education services have greatly benefited from local communities’ support.
Peter Kamtungtuang Suante
doaj   +1 more source