mining-based region. St. Charles is surrounded by the West Arm of Lake Nipissing and Lake Nepewassi. Which has led it to become a tourist attraction, tourists came for the great fishing, hunting and nature attractions. Environmental concerns and its indicators: Air pollution, air quality in the Greater Sudbury district has…
Thus, these bacteria indicators are easy to identify and safe to work with in the laboratory and their presence provide an evidence of fecal contamination. The fecal category contains both pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria. For instance, Escherichia coli or E. coli is a fecal Coliform bacteria. Therefore, the presence of fecal Coliforms is an indicator of fecal contamination and of the potential presence of bacterial pathogens. However, “the intensity of other indicator bacteria (total…
Proactive hazard mitigation planning (HMP) that utilizes vulnerability and resilience assessments, mitigation, and adaptation strategies can aid in the reduction of disaster impacts (Frazier, Thompson, and Dezzani 2014; Frazier, Wood, and Yarnal 2010a; Berke and Godschalk 2009; Burby 2006; Burby et al. 2000). It is not possible to mitigate everywhere within the community when large numbers of societal assets are exposed to a hazard; therefore, targeting mitigation allows agencies with limited…
gastrointestinal illness, neurological disorders and reproductive issues [1]. Phosphate in drinking water is one of many minerals monitored through solution sampling. Performing a serial dilution process with the use of an indicator and a blank (composed of ammonium vanadomolybdate indicator and distilled water) as a reference,…
well a nations establishes equity and justice to its citizens can be determined by several factors. One good indicator is the strength of the countries welfare state or the level of GDP such countries. However the authors Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong and Tamara Daly wrote an article, “The thin blue line: Long-term care as an indicator of equity in welfare states” which argues a good indicator of equity and fairness in a society can be measured by the level of states commitment in long-term…
researchers and comparativists use for policy and comparative theory building. The FSI is broken down into three major categories: Social Indicators, Economic Indicators, and Political and Military Indicators. These three categories are further split up into…
CONCEPT 5: COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS This concept is taken from module 5 of block 2 entitled “introduction to public health nursing” 5.1 Significance of the Concept This concept “community diagnosis is very important because it helps to find the common problems or diseases, which are troublesome to the people and are easily preventable in the community, it is a tool to disclose hidden problems that are not visible to the community people but are being affected by them, it helps to impart knowledge…
dissatisfaction associated within the stores, and take immediate corrective action to keep their patrons satisfied. As a performance indicator, the complaints indicate areas with room for improvement. On a similar note, looking at customer loyalty, a loyalty index can show regular purchasing trends and return purchases by the same customers, which can serve as a performance indicator showing various strengths and weaknesses of the franchises and will indicate how they gain loyal customers.…
incorporation into the national development agenda. It has been well established that gender inequality is highly correlated with education enrolment (Easterly 2009, p.30). the success illustrated by the accelerated rate of progress in the MDG 2 and 3 indicators for Indonesia reflects the importance of the government in addressing issues especially in relation to gender inequality, despite the current social institution in Indonesia that is discriminatory against…
These indicators include the Gross Domestic Product, Personal Consumption Expenditure, Employment Indicators, Durable Goods Orders, Consumer and Producer Price Indexes, Retail Sales Index, Initial Jobless Claims etc. These indicators are reflected in regard to expansion in the economy or recession in the economy. They help the government tackle issues of inflation and…