Rehabilitation Funds Research Articles

THE REALIZATION OF SYSTEMATIC CADASTRE WORKS IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VINEYARD AND FRUIT-GROWING SECTOR IN ROMANIA

In order to develop the vineyard and orchard sector in Romania from a sustainable point of view, the European Union primarily finances plantations with native varieties. To be able to talk about sustainable development and environmental protection, GIS systems should be structured by fields of activity and become an interface between man and nature. The integration of these projects within the systematic cadastre work would have the effect of obtaining a better reassessment of the agricultural potential of the area. Thus, the "Vasile Adamachi" didactic farm of the Iasi University of Life Sciences has reconfigured the cadastral plots, currently occupying a total area of 16.1 ha with vines and 12.2 ha with fruit trees. This project to modernise the vineyard/fruit-growing plantations was realised from the rehabilitation funds of the European Union, through the Payments and Intervention Agency for Agriculture. The creation by the Cadastre and Real Estate Publicity Agency of an integrated cadastre and land book system, as a "multipurpose" type system within the National Cadastre and Land Book Program, would help the Payments and Intervention Agency for Agriculture to identify agricultural real estate, which includes vineyards/fruit trees, and would encourage the owners of such plantations to access projects from the European Union funds for the modernisation, maintenance in good condition or expansion of vineyard and fruit-growing. Also, the technical-legal situation of the existing real estate at the administrative-territorial unit level could be obtained in real time.

Actualization of local community participation in critical land management in Gorontalo

Land use regardless of conservation treatments can cause lasting damage to cultivated land. This has resulted in land degradation and serious problems for community management of critical land. The aim of this research is to actualize local community participation in critical land management in Gorontalo. This study used a literature review and observational approach by conducting discussions with the rehabilitation community. Data analysis used descriptive qualitative, by conducting data acquisition including information gathering, reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study show that: (a) photographing the sustainability of critical land rehabilitation can be initiated by providing a demonstration plot of sample gardens managed using a participatory method. This increases the responsibility and authority of local communities. Types of plants are selected based on community needs in fulfilling their daily needs and associated with traditional ceremonies; (b) brainstorming on community participation shows its attention to planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. In general, the community needs continuous assistance, socialization, and additional rehabilitation funds. The management process prioritizes the “Huyula” tradition, by mobilizing community leaders and the cooperation of various stakeholders in its actualization; and (c) the failure of the project-based rehabilitation idea has resulted in the reality of stagnation and weakening of local community authority. Participation maneuvers decreased dramatically with the restraint of top-down patterns. Therefore, the transformation is carried out by doing integrated management between various government and private sectors. More importantly, the community should be managed in the framework of empowerment, because the nature, uniqueness and characteristics of the community are different, which give rise to various social institutions. In Gorontalo, the huyula spirit and customary series can be a motivator in managing critical land rehabilitation and greening the environment. Therefore, this idea needs to be supported and the formation of academic papers and village regulations that can be binding in the implementation of rehabilitation.

Machine learning approach for pavement performance prediction

ABSTRACT In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the application of machine learning for the prediction of pavement performance. Prediction models are used to predict the future pavement condition, helping to optimally allocate maintenance and rehabilitation funds. However, few studies have proposed a systematic approach to the development of machine learning models for pavement performance prediction. Most of the studies focus on artificial neural networks models that are trained for high accuracy, disregarding other suitable machine learning algorithms and neglecting the importance of models’ generalisation capability for Pavement Engineering applications. This paper proposes a general machine learning approach for the development of pavement performance prediction models in pavement management systems (PMS). The proposed approach supports different machine learning algorithms and emphasizes generalisation performance. A case study for prediction of International Roughness Index (IRI) for 5 and 10-years, using the Long-Term Pavement Performance, is presented. The proposed models were based on a random forest algorithm, using datasets comprising previous IRI measurements, structural, climatic, and traffic data.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING METHOD IN THE SELECTION OF REHABILITATION FUND RECIPIENTS FOR UNINHABITABLE HOME

The rehabilitation program is one of the programs given to people who have homes that are not habitable. They are usually from poor families with low economic income. In this program, the family will receive funds to rehabilitate their home. However, as long as the program is running, various problems have been encountered, including those who received fund sometimes received back the fund for rehabilitation funds. This is of course not in accordance with regulations that only allow applicants to receive the fund once. Based on this problem, a decision support system was made to select potential recipients of rehabilitation funds for uninhabitable house. By using the SAW method which is based on the value of criteria and preference weights, an appropriate assessment and ranking can be obtained after going through the selection process of assessing the weight of each attribute. The support for the selection decision for receiving uninhabitable rehabilitation fund was generated in this study. Decision making to determine beneficiaries was facilitated by the existence of a decision support system that was submitted, so that the fund provided was targeted at those entitled to receive uninhabitable rehabilitation fund.

Perlindungan Hukum Bagi Korban Pemerkosaan dalam Qanun Aceh No. 6 Tahun 2014 Tentang Hukum Jinayat di Mahkamah Syar'iyyah Kota Langsa

Islam regulates legal protection for rape victims in the form of indemnity (as-shadaq) charged by the perpetrator of the dowry of mitsil. In the Criminal Code the legal protection in the form of restitution given to the victims is charged to the perpetrators who do not exceed the limits of his ability, but the country that compensates by considering the ability of the State. In Qanun Aceh No.6 regarding legal protection of victims in the form of restitution listed in Article 58 at most of 400 grams of pure gold, but in practice the mechanism of the procedure of restitution has not been sent to the Syar'iyah court of Langsa, and for compensation and rehabilitation funds, neither the State, the province nor the regions provide funding for such purposes. And for the psychological impact of the rape victim in the Syar'iyah court of Langsa the victim is traumatized, and if the victim recalls the rape she experienced, she often fainted, hit everything with her hand and dangled her head on the wall.

Experience medical rehabilitation of the patient after a comprehensive treatment of medulloblastoma of cerebellum with metastases in the shell and the substance of the spinal cord

The article describes the experience of medical rehabilitation of patients after a complex treatment of cerebellar medulloblastoma with metastases in the spinal cord membranes and substance. Substantiates the role of medical rehabilitation funds in correcting the effects of the disease, and cancer treatment, the essence of which is determined by the damage to the structure and function of various organs and systems. The most common effects of the three-treating medulloblastoma are postoperative deficits: ataxia and paresis; radiation myelopathy, polyneuropathy chemotherapy-induced, deformations of the skeletal system, reduced functional performance and adaptation. Actualized value of interdisciplinary interaction: oncologists, pediatricians, neurologists, orthopedists, medical rehabilitation specialists; phasing and integrated use of all available methods of rehabilitation. Presented personalized rehabilitation program to study techniques of individual lessons therapeutic exercises, therapeutic swimming, gidrokinezioterapii, procedures, motor praxis, training paretic muscles of the selected feedback, massage. It is shown that multimodal rehabilitation treatment of patients at high risk of being in remission, is effective in its action in assessing both subjective: improvement of health, emotional tone, sleep, increased appetite, and objective data: normalization of body weight, improving coordination and increasing the range of motion, increase muscle strength, strength endurance muscle corset. Currently, medical rehabilitation is an essential component of cancer patients routing.

Preliminary assessment of post-Haiyan mangrove damage and short-term recovery in Eastern Samar, central Philippines

Strong winds and storm surges from Typhoon Haiyan caused damage of US$12–15billion and >10,000 human casualties in central Philippines in November 2013. To validate a proposed government US$22million mangrove replanting program, mangrove damage and short-term recovery were surveyed in seven natural and planted mangrove sites in Eastern Samar province at 2.5month and 4.5month post-Haiyan. The preliminary assessment showed that natural mangroves (except for those directly hit by the storm) were recovering by means of tree sprouts and surviving seedlings and saplings compared to the devastated plantation. Likewise, tree mortality was higher in the plantation and natural forests hit by the storm surge, compared to more undamaged and partially damaged trees in natural mangroves. Hence the main recommendations to government are (1) to protect recovering mangroves by not releasing rehabilitation funds (that will inadvertently pay for clearing of live trees and for removal of seedlings), (2) to only plant in totally damaged sites (e.g., plantations), and (3) to only plant naturally dominant species, e.g., Sonneratia alba and Avicennia marina (instead of the popular Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata and R. stylosa).

Pennsylvania Public Libraries and the Great Flood of 1936: Dark Clouds and Silver Linings

The Great Flood of 1936 damaged thousands of buildings, ruined millions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure and personal property, and left thousands of citizens homeless in Pennsylvania. Among affected institutions were 14 public libraries that lost books and records and/or sustained structural damage during the flood. This article recounts the experiences of the four libraries with the largest claims: the Cambria Library (Johnstown), the Annie Halenbake Ross Library (Lock Haven), Milton Public Library, and the James V. Brown Library (Williamsport). Lessons learned, unexpected opportunities to reshape collections and services, and advancement of professional knowledge about conservation of water-soaked materials are discussed. In addition, the article provides details about the Pennsylvania Library Association’s successful pursuit of state rehabilitation funds for affected libraries. Although the Great Flood of 1936 was an experience that no one would wish to repeat, it represents some silver linings in terms of public library history.

A microeconomic perspective on infrastructure rehabilitation

Allocating limited capital-renewal (rehabilitation) funds among a large number of competing infrastructure assets has been a tremendous challenge for municipalities and public agencies. However, in the literature, there have been only limited efforts to provide economic approaches that can optimize, test, and justify fund-allocation decisions. In an effort to introduce such mechanisms, theories from microeconomics that maximize the return (utility) from consumer spending on multiple goods were adopted. To test the applicability of microeconomic concepts in the infrastructure fund-allocation problem, two case studies related to pavement sections and building components were carried out. An advanced mathematical optimization model was first developed and applied to the case studies to obtain optimum fund-allocation decisions. Then, the optimum decisions were analysed with respect to consumer theory to test the applicability of this theory in the fund-allocation problem. The analysis proved that the tested microeconomic approach applies perfectly to the infrastructure domain and that optimum decisions are achieved at an economic balance/equilibrium among the different expenditure categories. In essence, the wealth of well-established consumer theory has been introduced for its potential adoption in the infrastructure domain to improve and better justify infrastructure rehabilitation decisions.

Impact on the effectiveness of rehabilitation funds qualified athletes specializing in the long jump with a running start

Purpose . Experimentally verify the effectiveness of recovery funds allocated to skilled performance athletes who specialize in the long jump with a running start. Material . In the experiment involved 12 athletes. The data obtained were tested under conditions of multiple repetition of jumping from the middle run (11-12 crossovers). All athletes performed a series of six jumps 3 min rest interval. Results . Under normal conditions of athletic training was analyzed effects specially designed training complex effects ( exercise and massage techniques ) aimed at stimulating specially trained skilled athletes who specialize in the long jump with a running start. Designed training complex influences can be effectively used in conditions of competitive activity, and in the process of training. Conclusions . The results showed the possibility of using special exercises aimed at stimulation of special readiness and effectiveness of athletes who specialize in the long jump with a running start.

Applied Multi-Criteria Ideal Rehabilitation Model for Budget Allocation Across Road Infrastructure

The solution of prioritization problem for budget allocation across road infrastructure rehabilitation projects is highly complicated. This complexity is often due to the contradictions exist in budget allocation process. Such process concerns allocation of rehabilitation funds across various road infrastructures and taking into account multiple evaluation criteria. Therefore, budget allocation is a complex process with too many contradictions in form of criteria or attributes. According to the Systematic Innovation methodology, solving a problem means removing a contradiction. This paper presents a decision support approach for management of budget in rehabilitation process of road infrastructure, introducing Applied Multi-Criteria Ideal Rehabilitation Model. To achieve this, with the help of multi-criteria decision analysis, the Degree of Ideality is introduced as a function of all criteria. "Ideality" is the measure of how close the system is to the ideal final result. If the useful feature improves or harmful feature lessens, the ideality improves. In order to maximize the Degree of Ideality in the proposed Model, contradictions and resources are identified and ideal final result is introduced. This will result in a simple mechanism for allocation of budget across all the road infrastructures need to be rehabilitated.

Evaluation of the Effect of Pavement Roughness on Skid Resistance

Roughness of a pavement surface is commonly correlated to its serviceability. On the other hand, on many occasions, investigators have attributed pavement roughness to inadequate skid resistance (friction) as well. However, current pavement friction evaluation and standardization models have yet to incorporate effects of pavement roughness. Hence a study was conducted to investigate and quantify the effects of pavement roughness on the skid number (SN) (or 100 coefficient of friction). First, an experimental program was executed to evaluate SN measured from a locked wheel tester (LWT) on pavement sections with similar micro- and macrotexture conditions but different levels of roughness. The measured average SN was seen to be significantly lower on relatively rougher pavement sections. To explain the above observations, a second set of experiments was conducted to study the effect of the normal load on the LWT tire on SN. Statistical analysis including regression and ANOVA was used to validate the nonlinear reciprocal relationship found between SN and the normal load which contradicts the general perception of constant SN with respect to the normal load. Then, a one-dimensional two-degrees-of-freedom vibration model was formulated to incorporate the significant dynamic fluctuations of the normal load of the LWT induced by pavement roughness and the vehicle speed. The variation of the normal load and its nonlinear relation to SN was used to explain lower SN values measured on relatively rougher surfaces. The feasibility of using the international roughness index and the dynamic load coefficient as predictors of the reduction in SN due to pavement roughness was also investigated. Assurance of adequate skid resistance is a vital factor considered in allocating pavement rehabilitation funds at the network level. Since excessively rough pavements also create skid hazards, it is concluded that roughness effects must be considered in pavement management systems not only for serviceability purposes, but also in safety evaluations.

Hospital development plans

Tanzanian hospitals suffer from underfunding and poor management. In particular, planning and strategic thinking need improvement. Cultural values such as subordination, risk aversion, and high time preference, together with a long history of socialist government, result in lack of responsibility, accountability, and planning. This has been addressed by the health sector reform with its focus on decentralization, strengthened by the introduction of basket funding facilitated by the Comprehensive Council Health Plans. As a consequence of this the next logical step is to improve the authority of regional and district hospitals in the use of their resources by introducing hospital development plans. These strategic plans were introduced as tools of strategic planning in 2001 by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau in close collaboration with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, binding the release of rehabilitation funds to presentation of a strategic hospital plan. This study examines the rationale and content of hospital development plans. Initial experiences are discussed. The quality of presented plans has steadily improved, but there is a tendency for hospitals with a close connection to development partners to present well prepared reports while other hospitals have severe problems fulfilling the requirements. For many hospitals it is in fact the first time that they have had to define their functions and future role, thus breaking ground for strategic thinking.

The Status and Financing of Off-System Bridges

The network of off-system bridges supporting the rural economy has been a concern for a long time. Federal Highway Administration data show that 31.4% of the bridges off the federal aid system qualify for replacement and/or rehabilitation funds, the worst category under the federal bridge program. Although there is some evidence that the quality of these bridges has marginally improved in recent years, the sheer number of deficient bridges in rural areas necessitates major expenses for rural local governments in the future. Study results suggest, however, that local highway officials expect to be able to spend far less than what they believe the system requires. The outcome is that part of the transportation backbone of the rural economy is at risk, and additional sources of revenue and/or alternative means for reinvesting in the bridge network are needed.

First Continuous Remote Bridge Monitoring System Ensures Safe Operation of 65-Year-Old Rolling Bascule Bridge

Abstract The Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) at Northwestern University has installed what is believed to be the first continuous remote monitoring system on a highway bridge in the world. The system was installed on a rolling bascule bridge over Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. It allows engineers located at ITI to closely monitor crack propagation and other conditions on the bridge which is near the end of its design life. The system is intended to serve as the prototype for a new method to monitor the condition of aging bridges in order to ensure public safety and allocate scarce rehabilitation and replacement funds in an optimal manner.

Methodology for Developing Generic Performance Curves for Flexible Pavements in Puerto Rico Using Clustering Techniques

One of the major challenges that state highway agencies face is the need to estimate performance curves for different functional classifications of highways and traffic loads, considering the limitations of resources and equipment required for data collection and management activities. The need to estimate the remaining useful life of pavements in different climatic regions with a variety of subgrade conditions is crucial for the efficient allocation of maintenance and rehabilitation funds. A methodology that addresses both the performance and regional climatic aspects is presented. Essential elements of this methodology include clustering techniques for identifying the homogeneous climatic regions and determining serviceability in terms of accepted relationships of roughness and the use of nonlinear optimization to estimate performance curves based on equivalent 18-kip single axle loads and pavement serviceability index parameters. Generic performance curves have been developed for each climatic region. Application of the methodology for the cluster corresponding to the humid region is presented. The proposed methodology is expected to provide support to the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Strategic Highway Research Program, and the Long-Term Pavement Performance program in their pavement evaluation processes, thus contributing to the ongoing pavement management system in Puerto Rico.

Achievements and Challenges II: An Analysis of 1990 Supported Employment Expenditures

This article describes and discusses the supported employment fiscal activities of the states. Data from a survey of fiscal year 1990 supported employment fiscal activity across the United States are presented, and fund source utilization patterns are compared to those from previous years' surveys. Supported employment expenditures grew approximately 19% from 1989 to 1990. Non-vocational rehabilitation (VR) funds accounted for two thirds of total state expenditures for supported employment. Title I was the largest source of VR supported employment funding, indicating that states are using more general case service dollars and general state revenue to fund supported employment. This change is indicative of supported employment's increasing integration into the VR system.

The Binghamton State Office Building transformer incident after one decade

This paper presents a selective ten year review of the Binghamton State Office Building (BSOB) transformer incident. Contamination of the building with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated benzenes, and pyrolytic conversion products including polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDDs and PCDFs) occurred during a 30 minute fire. This became the first incident of its type to be recognized and to demonstrate a “real world” conversion of PCBs and chlorinated benzenes to dibenzofurans and dioxins. Cleanup and rehabilitation funds of $40 million have been appropriated and cleanup is still ongoing over ten years after the fire for the building which cost $17 million to construct. The reentry criteria established have still not been met in all parts of the building. Persistence of elevated chemical levels in certain localized areas prevents reoccupancy at this time.

After Graduation: The Quest for Employment by Disabled College Graduates

The purpose of this study was to gather data about disabled college graduates' search for employment and to investigate the extent to which a college education helps to equalize the employment opportunities of disabled graduates with those of nondisabled graduates. Among the findings were that disabled graduates required a significantly longer period of time to locate employment, the unemployment rate of the disabled graduates was higher, college graduation helped a significant percentage of the disabled graduates achieve their first permanent full-time professional position, and disabled graduates who received vocational rehabilitation funds and guidance at some point during their college education had a high degree of success in finding employment.

Editorial

Editorial POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FEDERALLY ESTABLISHED REGIONAL PROGRAMS Over the last two decades the federal government has helped develop four regional programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. These are the St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute (TVI), California State University at Northridge (CSUN), Delgado Community College, and Seattle Central Community College. Two of these programs have been absolutely outstanding and the other two have been well above average. All have objective follow-up data demonstrating the dividends returned on the educations they provide. In the face of this record of success, including excellent fiscal return on tax dollars invested, it is sad that these four programs now face possible extermination because of withdrawal of federal support. The government seems unable to distinguish between an expense and an investment. The paradox these proposed cutbacks represent is especially pronounced when one considers the huge influx of rubella-deafened youth who will be needing postsecondary education during the next five years. This influx has been fully documented by epidemiological studies and is a clear and indisputable fact. Rehabilitation Centers and Programs Seven rehabilitation programs exist in the U.S. that serve primarily those postsecondary deaf students who cannot or choose not to attend 4year or community colleges. These programs are highly or totally dependent on state rehabilitation funds. As these funds have been cut drastically at a national level, the rehabilitation centers have made gross reductions in the support services necessary for meaningful participation on the part of most deaf clients. The effects of these cutbacks are especially damaging to those deaf youths who are most in need of services. It was these few rehabilitation programs that were trying to meet the needs of the lower third of the deaf population desperate for training. If this third of the deaf population is to survive as economically independent contributing members of society, they must have comprehensive vocational rehabilitation training. Federally Established National Programs Historically, Gallaudet College and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf have been treated generously by the federal government . While they too now face fiscal cutbacks in the face of the increasing needs represented by the "rubella bulge," there are cushions in their budgets which do not exist in the other postsecondary programs. Other Postsecondary Programs There are about 34 other postsecondary programs in the U.S. that have some support services for deaf students. These programs vary tremendously in quality. Most provide training for local clients only. All of these programs depend to some extent on state vocational rehabilitation funds, which in turn depend directly on matching federal money. These federal funds have been drastically cut, crippling the 34 local programs for deaf clients. Overview The network of 48 postsecondary programs with support services for deaf youths and adults is facing near annihilation due to federal fiscal cutbacks. The problem is compounded by federal efforts to take the teeth out of the VR Act of 1973 (and revisions) and P.L. 94-142. This further erodes the financial resources available by eliminating interpreting services and other aspects of equal access. A national plan to meet the postsecondary needs of deaf youth is needed. The current fiscal cutbacks jeopardize all but two of the programs now available. Without adequate postsecondary opportunities, most deaf youth will face unemployment or dead-end routine jobs with low pay and little job satisfaction. McCay Vernon, Ph.D. Editor ANNOUNCEMENT The Annals has changed its subscription policy from a calendar year basis to an annual anniversary basis beginning with the February 1983 issue. February 1983 issues are being sent to unrenewed subscribers to minimize problems as a result of this change of policy. Future subscriptions will terminate 1 or 2 years from receipt of renewal. A.A.O. I February 1983 ...