extended abstractintroductiontoday is the world of information and its optimal uses (davies, 2003). information, doubtless, as the most important tools for managers and executive decision-makerscan play a significant role in solving the problems and meeting the needs (warnest, 2005). spatial data are discussed as one of the most sensitive and important factors in decision-making and planning in...

Background. In other geographical settings, use of GIS for development of epidemiological maps in malaria has been extensively used, however not in the Coffee-Triangle region of Colombia, an area of three departments and 53 municipalities with endemic areas of disease for P. vivax, P. falciparum and P. malariae. Then, we developed such maps. Methods. Surveillance cases data (2007-2011) were use...

Leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases exhibiting complex transmission cycles due to the number of parasite species circulating, sand fly species acting as vectors and infected mammals, including humans, which are defined in the New World as accidental hosts. However, current transmission scenarios are changing, and the disease is no longer exclusively related to forested areas but urban...

Sound Pollution Due To Industries, Occupations And Municipalities Role In Managing Industries Decreasing It

Nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) in groundwater is becoming a ubiquitous problem, particularly in rural and suburban areas where domestic water supplies are obtained from individual on-lot water supply wells. Nitrate in groundwater can come from natural sources such as soil, bedrock and organic material; however, the overwhelming loading of nitrate originates from anthropogenic sources, particularly ag...

In spite of increasing demands for service, many municipal street departments in Iowa have faced budget shortfalls due to revenue limitations. These budget shortfalls do not allow them to maintain an aging street system adequately without careful planning. Thin maintenance surface (TMS) techniques have been developed to extend pavement life by mitigating existing distresses. TMS techniques, suc...

Some minor issues that could be amended at the discretion of the authors: 1) The segmentation procedure is an issue. While in terms of management quality monitoring looking at administrative divisions such as municipalities might appear most relevant, the authors nevertheless mention, that this leads to certain limitations, caused e.g. by the area of municipalities being too small for providing...