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Promoting Health and Well-Being: Environment Design of Rehabilitation Centers for Autistic Children Under the Theory of Restorative Environment

Buildings
At present, the design of autism rehabilitation centers in China generally fails to meet the rehabilitation needs of patients, making it difficult to achieve the health and well-being goals of sustainable development.
Yuting Li, Shimin Li, Xiayan Lin, Bingjie Sun, Qi Song   +4 more
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Wearable Soft Robots: Case Study of Using Shape Memory Alloys in Rehabilitation

Bioengineering
Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) have emerged as a promising actuation technology for wearable rehabilitation robots due to their unique properties, including the shape memory effect, high actuation stress, pseudoelasticity, and three-dimensional actuation ...
Zain Shami, Tughrul Arslan, Peter Lomax
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Social Enterprise Businesses: A Strategy for Creating Good Jobs for People with Disabilities [PDF]

, 2011
Over the past 10 years, there has been a tremendous growth in entities known as social enterprise businesses. This approach has been particularly promising in creating new opportunities for individuals with disabilities in emerging and growth industries.
Elaine Katz, Ronnie Kauder
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High Percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Affect the Performance of Asphalt Binder [PDF]

, 2020
More than 90 percent of the road and highway network in the United States is paved with asphalt concrete. Maintenance and periodic rehabilitation require a continuous supply of aggregates and asphalt binder, both of which are becoming increasingly scarce
Butt, Ali A., Harvey, John T., Jones, David   +2 more
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Gender Mainstreaming Case Study - India: Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project [PDF]

, 2015
Project Goals and Results • The Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project (CIDP) aimed to increase agricultural productivity, improve rural livelihoods, and reduce poverty by improving irrigation delivery, enhancing agricultural practices, and ...
Asian Development Bank
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Musculoskeletal trauma rehabilitation: a global comparison

OTA International
. Rehabilitation after musculoskeletal trauma is globally acknowledged as essential for restoring function and improving quality of life; however, significant variation exists in rehabilitation frameworks and services worldwide.
Brian Bernstein, MBBCh, FCS(SA)Orth, Douglas W. Lundy, MD, Theodore A. Miclau, MD, MS, Zsolt J. Balogh, MD, PhD, Shimpei Kitada, MD, Ross Leighton, MD, PhD, Guy Putzeys, MD, Luis G. Padilla Rojas, MD, PhD, Inger Schipper, MD, PhD, Linda Vallejo, MD, Jonathan Tamayo-Cosio, FTL, Dario E. Garin Zertuche, MD, PhD, FIOTA, Cristian A. Rojas Herrera, MD, José Octavio Soarez Hungria, MD, PhD, Jaime A. Leal Camacho, MD, Marcelo T. Caiero, MD, PhD, Horacio Tabares Neyra, MD, PhD, Vincenzo Giordano, MD, PhD, FBCS, Hans-Christoph Pape, MD, Theodore Miclau, MD, FIOTA   +19 more
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Different contexts, same concerns? Wood gap and forest restoration in Indonesia and Cameroon [PDF]

, 2019
The gap between demand and supply of sustainable wood, in countries rich forest with a poor governance, is one of the major causes of forest degradation.
Awono, Abdon, Eba'a Atyi, Richard, Guizol, Philippe, Mbonayem, Liboum, Roda, Jean-Marc   +4 more
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The Gap Between Knowledge and Action: Obstacles, Restraints and Deficits During the Execution of Refurbishments [PDF]

This article outlines the initial draft of a PhD project which investigates refurbishment or rehabilitation projects in two German cities. The study focuses on obstacles, restraints and deficits as well as factors of success, which can be identified ...
Tobias Woll
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Türkiye'de ülke içinde yerinden edilme sorunu: tespitler ve çözüm önerileri = The problem of internal displacement in Turkey: assessment and policy proposals [PDF]

, 2005
Bu rapor, Doç. Dr. A. Tamer Aker (psikiyatr, Kocaeli Üniversitesi), Yrd. Doç. Dr. A. Betül Çelik (siyaset bilimci, Sabancı Üniversitesi), Dilek Kurban (hukuk doktoru, TESEV), Doç. Dr. Turgay Ünalan (nüfusbilimci, Hacettepe Üniversitesi) ve Yrd. Doç.
Aker, A. Tamer, Celik, Ayse Betul, Kurban, Dilek, Unalan, Turgay, Yukseker, H. Deniz, Yükseker, H. Deniz, Çelik, Ayşe Betül, Ünalan, Turgay   +7 more
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A Framework for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Road Salt Used in Winter Maintenance Operations [PDF]

, 2016
It is important to assess from a holistic perspective the sustainability of road salt widely used in winter road maintenance (WRM) operations. The importance becomes increasingly apparent in light of competing priorities faced by roadway agencies, the ...
Cui, Na, Shi, Xianming, Xie, Ning
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