Site Selection Studies Research Articles

IDENTIFIKASI GASTROPODA DI SUB DAS ANAK SUNGAI GANDONG DESA KERIK TAKERAN

The aim of research to determine the diversity and Gastropod that predominate in sub watershed tributary village Gandong Takeran Kerik. Descriptive qualitative research method with type of observational study. Determination and site selection studies using transect sampling method, the size of 1x1 m transect quadrant. Research station at 3 stations with 3 points each station. The data was analyzed after identifying the calculation dominance index and diversity index. Gastropod identification results found 4 genera Thiara, Melanoides, Brotia, and Clea. The highest abundance of gastropods at station II, namely 13.7 ind/m2. Thiara highest dominance index is 0.654, indicating that Thiara mendominansi in sub watershed tributary village Gandong Takeran Kerik. Diversity index of each station 0.617, 0.765, and 0.615, indicating that the diversity of gastropods in sub watershed tributary village Gandong Takeran Kerik is very low. Environmental parameters air temperature 30C - 31C, 28C - 29C water temperature, pH 7 to 7.3, and dissolved oxygen (DO) 5mg /l - 5,4mg /l.

ANALISIS PENGGUNAAN BANGUNAN PEREDAM BISING UNTUK MENGURANGI KEBISINGAN LALU LINTAS (STUDI KASUS JALAN ULUWATU II JIMBARAN)

The present transport activities cause negative effects in the form of various kinds of diseases in the community. The government in this case, it makes use of the guidelines Noise Reduction Building (BPB) to reduce traffic noise. BPB in the design of Highways made ??of konblok ALWA (Artificial Low Weight aggregate) with a height of 2.75 meters was built along the road at a distance of 5 meters from the edge of the pavement. In this study, the noise level will be analyzed without and with unobstructed BPB. This study began from site selection studies, problem identification, goal setting research, development BPB, measuring noise levels without and with BPB analysis of the data and draw conclusions. From the analysis of the results obtained by calculation that the path chosen as the object of study, namely Jalan Uluwatu II Jimbaran without BPB has a noise value of 73.23 dB (A). While the values ??obtained BPB 61.85 decibels A, the value of this noise then most of the raw noise threshold has been exceeded so that some kind of designation of the area should be kept lying on the edge of the pavement. From the calculation of the distance from the edge of pavement to reduce noise levels in order to be secure appropriate noise threshold obtained for the allotment of residential, hospitals, schools and places of worship should be within 24.29 meters from the edge of the pavement. For government offices, public facilities should be located at a distance of 6.79 meters, while for offices, commerce, industry, services and stations could be placed as close as possible but still within the protection of BPB.

PRELIMINARY STUDY OF RADIO ASTRONOMICAL LINES EFFECT OF RAIN BELOW 2.9 GHZ

An appropriate site selection for radio astronomy observation is very important in order to find a low level site in RFI value. The aim of this study is to select the best possible factors for astronomical observation sites. There are many factors such as slope, raindrop, river, population density, road network, land used, wireless telephone technology interrupts radio astronomy observation. In this study, we have reported one of the factors that affect radio observation which is rain effect. The site selection study is the most crucial part of decision makers proposes where to build an astronomical observatory, especially in radio astronomy with a maximum efficiency. The observation apparatus was set up to study the effect of rainfall and raindrop to the radio signal. We found that, in the inside observation, we found that spectral lines (Deuterium, Hydrogen, and two Hydroxyl lines) show that the rain gives no effect to radio signal in those windows. We also found that there is very small fluctuate value are very small (about -2 dB) for outside observation. It can be considered has no significant effect on rain below 2.9 GHz.

The role of wood hardness in limiting nest site selection in avian cavity excavators.

Woodpeckers and other primary cavity excavators (PCEs) are important worldwide for excavating cavities in trees, and a large number of studies have examined their nesting preferences. However, quantitative measures of wood hardness have been omitted from most studies, and ecologists have focused on the effects of external tree- and habitat-level features on nesting. Moreover, information is lacking on the role of wood hardness in limiting nesting opportunities for this important guild. Here, we used an information theoretic approach to examine the role of wood hardness in multi-scale nest site selection and in limiting nesting opportunities for six species of North American PCEs. We found that interior wood hardness at nests (n = 259) differed from that at random sites, and all six species of PCE had nests with significantly softer interior wood than random trees (F1,517 = 106.15, P < 0.0001). Accordingly, interior wood hardness was the most influential factor in our models of nest site selection at both spatial scales that we examined: in the selection of trees within territories and in the selection of nest locations on trees. Moreover, regardless of hypothesized excavation abilities, all the species in our study appeared constrained by interior wood hardness, and only 4-14% of random sites were actually suitable for nesting. Our findings suggest that past studies that did not measure wood hardness counted many sites as available to PCEs when they were actually unsuitable, potentially biasing results. Moreover, by not accounting for nest site limitations in PCEs, managers may overestimate the amount of suitable habitat. We therefore urge ecologists to incorporate quantitative measures of wood hardness into PCE nest site selection studies, and to consider the limitations faced by avian cavity excavators in forest management decisions.

Site selective spectroscopic study of an efficient red-emitting phosphor Y2MoO6:Eu

Y2MoO6:Eu, an efficient red-emitting phosphor for white light emitting diodes, was synthesized by the sol–gel method and investigated by site selective spectroscopy under the selective excitation of a tunable laser. Three kinds of sites occupied by Eu3+ ions were confirmed by low temperature emission and excitation spectra in this compound. Lifetime measurements were carried out to identify the emission peaks of Eu3+ in each site. The correlation between the site structure and luminescent property of Eu3+ were clarified by using selection rules. And energy transfer between different sites was observed and discussed.

Feasibility Study on an Evidence-Based Decision-Support System for Hospital Site Selection for an Aging Population

An aging population has significant, dynamic and complex healthcare needs. Meeting such needs in a sustainable manner requires the capability to prioritize and project multiple relevant criteria (e.g., dynamic population health, treatment preferences, resources, technological changes and location of facilities). Most current decision-making processes for urban hospital site selection rely on a combination of experience and statistical data, yet they lack robustness and trending capabilities. This leads to tremendous efficiency implications, as it is not uncommon for hospitals to have a lifespan of more than 100 years after they are built. Our research team has developed an evidence-based decision-support system, enhanced with a Geographic Information System (GIS), that has the potential to overcome these limitations. This paper presents a feasibility demonstration of our framework through a retrospective case study of hospital site selection in Dallas, Texas, demonstrating its positive value in providing a foundation for informed healthcare resource allocation in the context of an aging population.

Structure Determination of Ho2PdSi3

Holmium-Palladium-Silicide Ho2PdSi3 is a member of rare earth-transition metal silicides exhibiting a wide range of interesting magnetic and electrical properties like multiple transition temperatues. The crystal structure results from HoSi2 by substitution of Si by Pd which is ordering commensurably with a 2 × 2 × 8 superstructure confirmed by a previous XRD and a Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure (DAFS) measurement of the super structure reflection 1/2 1/2 3/8. DAFS is a X-ray method combining the advantages of absorption and diffraction and hence offers the possibility of element and site selective studies. Thus, it was feasible to probe the local environment of Ho and Pd separately. In the following, we will present a comparison of several structure proposals of Ho2PdSi3 with experimental data from beamline E2 and BW1 of the former synchrotron DORIS III at DESY/HASYLAB.

Presence of IAC Delay is Critical to Selecting Patients for IASP

In patients with intra-atrial conduction delay to the posterior triangle of Koch, pacing the interatrial septum (IAS) may play a role in preventing permanent or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). This article presents data from the Electrophysiology-Guided Pacing Site Selection study, a prospective, active-controlled, randomized, multicenter study that assessed the efficacy of atrial pacing at the IAS versus the right atrial appendage to prevent persistent or permanent AF in patients with sinus node disease [Verlato R et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011].

European Extremely Large Telescope Site Characterization III: Ground Meteorology

Both meteorology and optical conditions are crucial for selecting the best site to host extremely large telescopes such as the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and the European project (E-ELT). For the E-ELT, a year-long meteorological campaign was performed at our two reference sites, the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) and Cerro Ventarrones (very close to the VLT site at Paranal), and at other sites also considered as alternatives to the reference sites: Aklim, Macón, and Izaña (Observatorio del Teide; OT). In this article, we present a statistical analysis of the ground meteorological properties recorded at these sites, making use of automatic weather stations (AWSs) equipped with standard meteorological sensors providing the air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, and wind direction, using standard procedures across all sites. Meteorology offers but one discriminant in the complicated question of where to site such a major facility as the E-ELT (other factors being seeing, local geology, the economics of the logistics, etc.), both for determining the feasibility of telescope and instrumentation design and construction and for determining the useful observing time. However, the final decision of where to locate a major telescope depends in part on all these—and other—considerations and not on any one criterion alone. In summary, for 90% of the nighttime, the wind speed is lower than 18 m s-1, the telescope operational limit at all the sites except Macón. For this reason, Macón was discarded in the final site selection as, for 25% of the time, the wind speed is greater than 17 m s-1. The smallest nighttime temperature gradient is at ORM, whereas the lowest mean relative humidity value is reached at the Ventarrones site. Izaña was discarded in the site selection study from the very beginning due to lack of funding to install further site-testing equipement (e.g., Multi-Aperture Scintillation Sensor-Differential Image Motion Monitor (MASS-DIMM)). We investigate the statistical distributions of annual and monthly meteorological conditions for day and night separately. This is the third paper in a series discussing the E-ELT FP6 site characterization project.

Can fuzzy extension of Delphi-analytical hierarchy process improve hospital site selection?

Applications of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and its Fuzzy Extension (FAHP) can be witnessed in different Multi-criteria Decision- Making (MCDM) situations including location selection. However, the use of such a prominent MCDM tool is limited when it comes to hospital site selection in India. This paper makes an attempt to do a formal study of hospital site selection in India using AHP and its fuzzy extension. The study embeds Delphi both with AHP and FAHP in generating consensus and does a comparative analysis to verify the supremacy of one over another. Three rural locations from India are considered for a potential hospital in the study. Results indicate ‘cost of land’ as the most important sub-factor across both the integrated models followed by ‘population characteristics’. D-AHP and D-FAHP has resulted in varying weights for few sub-factors nevertheless the differences are not statistically significant.

Economic Independence Of The Village Through Institutional Village Enterprises (BUMDes)

Rural development in developing countries, including Indonesia, will certainly relate to the issue of poverty reduction. One instance of the problem of poverty is rural economic governance institutions. In the perspective of the economic independence of the rural economy is an alternative institutional rational choice and unique , given the village often seen as a small, weak and underdeveloped. Therefore, to change the thoughts and views of the importance of a village in the emic perspective to try to strengthen economic institutions through village-owned enterprises (BUMDes). This study aims to explain the phenomena of the institutional. BUMDes the main issues of governance, BUMDes as actors or institutions (organizations) in order to continue to grow the economy This study used a qualitative approach through the method of phenomenology, the locus of the suburban rural areas in Malang, East Java Province, Ketindan village and Wonorejo village, District of Lawang, and Gondowangi village, District of Wagir. Background for the site selection studies have established institution with its main business BUMDes on water management in order to meet the needs of the villagers. The results of this research in theoretical and empirical perspectives (emic), shows that : (1). Institutional BUMDes refers to the maximization of utility as the goal, the maximization of profit (profit maximization), (2). The community of BUMDes Institutions are more likely to prioritize rationality villagers as a group, with social capital as the basis of individual interests and preferences; (3). BUMDes organizational structure that is outside the village government structures are not always stable and efficient in providing services to villagers., And (4). Villagers are assigned as officers and employees BUMDes more motivation and orientation based on the non-material, namely a sense of respect and appreciation socially and politically than economically. BUMDes institutions to put forward the goal of maximizing the usefulness of water for the fulfillment of (welfare) villagers, rather than maximizing profit for increased revenue village (PADes). BUMDes governance implementation based on the perspectives, preferences, and commodities are produced according to the

Environmental site selection for oil jetty using the analytical network process method case study: Boushehr, Iran

Large amounts of oil pollution are being released to marine and coastal ecosystem and destroying these natural resources daily. So, what is the real scientific and applicable solution for this global disaster? This paper is focused on oil jetties and terminals site selection studies as a stepping stone for preventing this problem and keeping coastal regions safe from this pollution. In fact, it shows how Analytical Network Process (ANP) can be used for finding a logical spatial prioritization which has more consistency to environment. This is the first time that the Analytical Network Process method is applied for this subject. First of all, four spatial alternatives were selected in Boushehr (the Persian Gulf coast lines). Then BOCR values were calculated through “Overall Factor” processes. The necessary criteria were also classified in BOCR merits and were used to compare the alternatives. The results identified Negin Island as the best site for oil jetty's geographical location. Monitoring observations of study area admitted the priority which was extracted from the ANP method. Therefore ANP can be used for environmental planning and environmental site selection of oil jetties which is supposed as the best solution for mitigating oil pollution of coastal area.

Spectroscopic properties of Eu-doped Y-stabilized ZrO2 microtubes

Hereby we report a new microstructured luminescent material – Eu-doped yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) microtube – prepared by a special sol–gel route. Transparent, crack-free and brightly luminescent microtubes were obtained after thermal treatment at temperatures as high as 1100°C. The implications of time-resolved and site-selective studies of Eu3+ luminescence are discussed. The decay kinetics of Eu3+ luminescence is modeled following the Judd–Ofelt theory and matched to the experimental data.

A NOVEL CRITERION FOR EARTHQUAKE RISK ASSESSMENT, THE CASE OF BUSHEHR CATASTROPHE IN APRIL 9, 2013

Abstract. Human population growth and consequent spatial distribution of human society requires application of new technologies for safety issues. Risk assessment is necessary to mitigate harmful consequences of possible devastating earthquakes on the human societies. A novel method is presented in this study to be applied as a criterion for the assessment. The criterion has been used to make a seismic zonation of Bushehr Province before the catastrophic earthquake of April 9, 2013, happened in the area. The objective of this study is to explore the factors effective in seismic zonation. Fault locations and seismic records have been used as the material. Four criteria of distance to faults, distance to seismic points, interpolation of earthquake magnitudes, and interpolation of the earthquake dates have been analyzed using a methodology to classify the province in terms of earthquake susceptibility. The results indicate that the devised method of date frequency interpolation have been able to find accurately the areas prone to strong earthquakes. This is concluded that the criterion can be recommended for use in multi-layers analysis of site selection studies.

MSW landfill site selection by combining AHP with GIS for Konya, Turkey

Landfill site selection is a critical issue in the urban planning process because of its enormous impact on the economy, ecology, and the environmental health of the region. Landfill site selection process aims to locate the areas that will minimize hazards to the environment and public health. Multi-criteria evaluation methods are often used for different site selection studies. The purpose of this study was to determine suitable landfill site selection by using the geographical information system and the analytic hierarchy process in the study area. The final index model was grouped into four categories as “low suitable”, “moderate”, “suitable” and “best suitable” with an equal interval classification method. As a result, 12.69 % of the study area was low suitable, 7.27 % was moderately suitable, 13.79 % was suitable, and 15.52 % was the best suitable for landfilling; 50.72 % of the study area is not suitable for a landfilling.

Rattler Site Selectivity and Covalency Effects in Type-I Clathrates

Type-I germanium clathrates comprised of Ga/Ge tetrakaidecahedra and dodecahedra cages that host alkaline earth atoms exemplify the properties of good thermoelectrics where the guest-atom anharmonic vibrations play a major role. However, while the host lattice–guest atom interaction is essential for this class of materials it is at the same time difficult to investigate due to the random Ga/Ge site occupation in the host lattice. In the present 71Ga NMR study of Sr8Ga16Ge30 and Ba8Ga16Ge30 samples we extract different Ga crystallographic site contributions from otherwise complex NMR spectra by exploring differences in their spin–lattice relaxation rates. Such approach opens a unique possibility for a site-selective study that directly proves non-negligible interaction of the anisotropic rattling motions of endohedral Sr with Ga atoms occupying the specific \(24k\) sites of larger tetrakaidecahedral cages. This interaction affects electron–phonon coupling and modifies the local chemical environment — possi...

Passive Seismic Monitoring of an Experimental CO2 Geological Storage Site in Hontomin (Northern Spain)

Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) has been recognized as a promising option for dealing with emissions from fossil fuel combustion to decrease the release of CO2 into the atmosphere. Through the CCS process CO2 is first separated from flue gases, then it is compressed and transported to the storage site, and finally it is injected into deep underground geologic formations (Benson, 2005; CO2 Capture Project, 2009). The geologic formations that offer secure and long‐term potential for the storage of large amounts of CO2 are gas and oil reservoirs that are depleted or nearing depletion, deep saline aquifers, and unminable coal seams or coalbed methane formations (Jean‐Baptiste and Ducroux, 2003). Deep saline formations offer the largest potential storage capacity, according to global storage capacity estimates (Benson, 2005). They are also promising due to their wider regional coverage and potential proximity to CO2 capture sites (CO2 Capture Project, 2009). The number of research and development projects for underground CO2 storage has increased greatly over the past decade, facilitated by the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas (IEAGHG) Research and Development (R&D) Program. Information on all known CSS demonstration projects worldwide can be found at the IEAGHG website (http://www.ieaghg.org/, last accessed September 2012). In this context, the Spanish Foundation “Ciudad de la Energia” (CIUDEN) is developing a CO2 Geological Storage Program in saline aquifers in Spain. One of the main objectives of the program, which is now in its pre‐operational stage, is to set up a technological laboratory, to develop technology, and to test methodologies on CO2 storage operation, with the final goal of making the geological storage environmentally safe and technologically viable. The site selection and characterization studies performed on several target geologic formations have identified a suitable experimental and demonstration …

Role of block copolymer-micelle nanocomposites in dye–bovine serum albumin binding: a combined experimental and molecular docking study

The role of a nanocomposite (NC), composed of intercalation of the diblock copolymer polyethylene-b-polyethylene glycol (PE-b-PEG) with the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), on the binding characteristics of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with a dye (1,8-naphthalimide, NAPMD) compared to the interaction between the same players in aqueous solution has been examined comprehensively in this paper. Static quenching due to complex formation in both NC medium and in buffer solution has been inferred on the basis of considerable changes in the absorption spectra of BSA on addition of NAPMD, of which the interaction is found to be stronger in NC medium. Temperature dependent fluorescence data also confirm an effective static quenching and stronger binding of NAPMD with BSA in NC medium. Peptide chain unfolding and denaturing of BSA in NC medium have been confirmed from steady state and time-resolved emission and circular dichroism data. This exposes both the tyrosine and tryptophan moieties as a unique case. Increased energy transfer between NAPMD and the tryptophan residue in the unfolded form of BSA helps in the appearance of tyrosine fluorescence in NC medium by quenching the tryptophan band. Ionization of the hydroxyl group in the aromatic ring of the tyrosine residue by the PEG group present in the NC medium produces a downshift of the tyrosine fluorescence band. The use of site selective markers confirms that NAPMD is near tryptophan in Sudlow's site I in NC medium and in buffer solution it is away from tryptophan in Sudlow's site II. The theoretical docking studies also vindicate the results of binding of NAPMD with BSA in site I or site II in NC and buffer media, as observed from different emission experiments including the site selective markers study.

Ecological Capability Evaluation of Outdoor Recreation by Integrating Geographic Information System (GIS) and Index Overlaying (IO)

The current study focuses on determining suitable areas for establishment of outdoor recreation using Geographic Information System (GIS) and ecological capability evaluation. Actually, ecological land capability evaluation is a way to determine the natural potentials of a land and to avoid adverse effects resulting from land use changes. It is also an attempt towards sustainable development. In this research, in order to identify the outdoor recreation potential of Shahrood County, GIS as the best suitable software for land evaluation and site selection studies was used along with Index Overlaying (IO). In this way, after specifying the ecological resources of the study area, the required map layers were prepared on the scale of 1:250,000 and overlaid through Arc GIS 9.2 Software. This research was done in six stages. After preparing the slope, aspect and elevation layers, they were overlaid in ArcGIS to produce the landform layer. Afterwards, the map of the final environmental units was prepared by overlaying the layers including landform, land use, soil, land cover and wildlife. Subsequently, the outdoor and extensive and intensive out door recreation models of Iran was applied for final comparison and analysis. According to the results, the study area has a high potential for tourism development particularly, the outdoor recreation. The obtained results indicated that 68.8 % out of whole study area is placed in the first class regarding indoor recreation potential while the second class allocates itself 19.1 % of total. Besides, 93.2 and 5.3 % of entire area are, respectively, belonged to the first and second classes of outdoor potential. Totally, 13.6 % of the study area is allocated to the third class (protection zone) due to high ecological sensitivity and lack of appropriate conditions for tourism development. Finally, the recreational activities suited to each zone were recommended.

Consensus decision making in the ant Myrmecina nipponica: house-hunters combine pheromone trails with quorum responses

Consensus decisions enable group-living organisms to coordinate collective tasks without the need for complex cognitive abilities or centralized leadership. Systems of nonlinear positive feedback, such as quorum responses, are thought to be integral to consensus decision processes that seek to optimize decision speed and accuracy while maintaining group cohesion, requirements typical of the house-hunting process in social insects. Studies of nest site selection in honeybees, Apis mellifera, and Temnothorax ants have revealed strong similarities in the manner in which consensus decisions are achieved, and imply a central role for quorum responses, but treatments of other species are scarce. I investigated the process of consensus decision making during colony relocation in the small colony ant Myrmecina nipponica. Colonies of individually marked ants were forced to relocate in experimental laboratory arenas, and given a choice of one or two alternative new sites. This species differs from other well-studied systems in using pheromone trails to navigate between old and new sites, and does not use obvious means of recruitment such as tandem running or adult transport. A quorum threshold apparently governed the switch to brood transport, which marked the final phase of the relocation. Furthermore, there was a strong relationship between inferred quorum threshold and colony size. A demonstration of the use of a quorum rule in M. nipponica would underline the central role of quorum responses in consensus decision making, despite interspecific variation in colony size and differing modes of recruitment and navigation.