DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR A DISTRIBUTED LOW-COST AIR QUALITY SENSING SYSTEM FOR URBAN ENVIRONMENTS IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS

Design Considerations for a Distributed Low-Cost Air Quality Sensing System for Urban Environments in Low-Resource Settings

With rapid urbanization, hazardous environmental exposures such as air, noise, plastic, soil and water pollution have emerged as a major threat to urban health.Recent studies show that 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe contaminated air contributing to over 7 million premature deaths annually.Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (

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Development, implementation, and pilot study of a sentinel network ("The Watchtowers") for monitoring emergency primary health care activity in Norway

Abstract Background In Norway there is a shortage of valid health activity statistics from the primary care out-of-hours services and the pre-hospital emergency health care system.There is little systematic information available because data registration is lacking or is only recorded periodically, and definitions of variables are not consistent.Me

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PAINTING PICTURES: TOWARDS CONNECTING THROUGH IMAGERY IN DIALOGUES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

The authors discuss pivotal themes in the use of imagery (visual and verbal) as a method to engage in dialogue with young people with intellectual disability (ID).In their discussion they reflect on co-occurring changes in Dutch society, the nature of caregiving, and the increasing appeals for empowerment Half Doors for and by people with ID.A crit

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