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Home (Page) Style: House Members on the Web
As Richard Fenno famously demonstrated in Home Style: House Members in Their Districts, Members of Congress tend to be very good at interacting with constituents face-to-face. Digital interaction, however, is inherently new terrain for many Members, and any new activity entails uncertainty and risk. Furthermore, implementing and making effective use of innovations requires new knowledge and new...
متن کاملCockroach counts and house dust allergen concentrations after professional cockroach control and cleaning.
BACKGROUND It is known that cockroach allergen exposure is both frequent in inner-city homes and associated with asthma severity in children living in those homes. However, there have been few studies of interventions to reduce exposures in this setting. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of short-term professional cockroach control and intensive cleaning on allergen concentrations. METHODS F...
متن کاملDisodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT) application and vacuum cleaning, a combined strategy to control house dust mites.
BACKGROUND The effectiveness of acaricides in homes is controversial. OBJECTIVE To determine whether disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT) combined with vacuuming lowers dust mite numbers and their allergens in carpets and sofas. METHODS A 6-month study was carried out with 93 homes, which were randomized into three groups: (i). active, received DOT; (ii). placebo, received water; and (iii...
متن کاملThe use of domestic steam cleaning for the control of house dust mites.
BACKGROUND Control of dust mites using extremes of temperature is an alternative to the use of acaricides. In the past we have attempted control by freezing with liquid nitrogen. The present paper deals with the opposite extreme, the use of steam. OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a domestic steam cleaner for the control of dust mites, its effect on mite populations and...
متن کاملHow Robotic Products Become Social Products: An Ethnographic Study of Cleaning in the House
Robots that work with people foster social relationships between people and systems. The home is an interesting place to study the adoption and use of these systems. The home provides challenges from both technical and interaction perspectives. In addition, the home is a seat for many specialized human behaviors and needs, and has a long history of what is collected and used to functionally, ae...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Index on Censorship
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0306-4220,1746-6067
DOI: 10.1080/03064229208535336