This paper discusses the need for a more integrated approach to modelling changes in climate and crops, and some of the challenges posed by this. While changes in atmospheric composition are expected to exert an increasing radiative forcing of climate change leading to further warming of global mean temperatures and shifts in precipitation patterns, these are not the only climatic processes whi...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the current ventilation design, especially in residential buildings, may not provide healthy air exchange. Since buildings tropical climate only focused on cooling, its have become sites of rapid transmission. In order to avoid indoor SARS-Cov-2 transmission, some studies recommended an increase supply with a higher exchange rate and reduce usage conditioner...

Vernacular architecture constitutes a rich source of information and ancestral knowledge could become key resource for sustainable development. Its passive design strategies effectively respond to local climatic weather conditions, using locally sourced materials the construction its supporting structures enveloping elements, as well spatial organization incorporation buffer area (courtyard) th...

Vernacular languages have served as media of science education in colonial and postcolonial South Asia, but how was modern scientific knowledge translated into these made available for non-English reading publics? This article draws attention to the overlooked genre glossary technical terminology, conceived source list very words needed vernacular discourse. Focusing on Nagari Pracharini Sabha’...

We analyse the strategies used in formulating situated informal location descriptions, by identifying geospatial expressions contained therein and annotating each for properties such as geospatial granularity and identifiability. Analysis of the annotations leads to insights such as the predominance of suburb-level expressions, and prevalence of vernacular expressions.

Andrographis paniculata Nees, Andrographis alata Nees and Andrographis lineate Nees. (Acanthaceae) are important medicinal plants useful in the treatment of various human ailments. Nomenclatural confusion prevails with regards to these medicinal plants in India medical literature and vernacular nomenclature. This nomenclatural confusion has been clarified in the present paper.

The Affordable Care Act enters its fifth year firmly entrenched in our national consciousness. One method that has entered the vernacular for achieving cost savings is accountable care. There are other approaches that are less well known. The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative has the potential to significantly impact neurointerventionalists. We review that initiative here.