Based on sustainable development theory and the UN's Human Development Index, this thesis puts forward what the quality of urban life implies, makes a study of the world Expo's potential influences on the urba...Based on sustainable development theory and the UN's Human Development Index, this thesis puts forward what the quality of urban life implies, makes a study of the world Expo's potential influences on the urban life of Shanghai and advances the strategy and measures to strengthen the life-quality-facing urban展开更多
Air pollution has been identified to be one major problem associated with urbanisation, particularly in developing countries. In this regard, this paper utilizes data from a year-long experiment of simultaneous measur...Air pollution has been identified to be one major problem associated with urbanisation, particularly in developing countries. In this regard, this paper utilizes data from a year-long experiment of simultaneous measurements to examine and compare the variations of carbon monoxide concentrations, a major air pollutant at urban and rural site in Akure, a medium-sized tropical city in south western Nigeria. The comparison was done to assess the urban influence on the air pollutant. CO concentrations at the urban centre have been identified to exhibit distinct diurnal and day-of-week variations with respect to traffic rush hours. It is also observed that the concentrations at the urban centre were 2 - 3 times higher than that of the rural site which exhibited a consistent cyclic diurnal pattern throughout the week. Results further identified the major cause of CO concentration in the urban centre to be vehicular as consistent increase of the air pollutant from 08:00 to 16:00 during the weekdays is found to be associated with “school runs and rush hours” and also rises through the midnight hours on days linked with social events, particularly Saturdays. In relation to human health and World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, results showed that CO concentrations at the urban centre exceeded the WHO 8-hour average recommendation during daytime throughout the weekdays.展开更多
During the rapid growth of urbanization,the nostalgic culture has been further activated,propelling the progress of the "urbanization of man" that puts people first.The increasing prevalence of nostalgic cul...During the rapid growth of urbanization,the nostalgic culture has been further activated,propelling the progress of the "urbanization of man" that puts people first.The increasing prevalence of nostalgic culture is not accidental,but rather a reflection of the spiritual loss and dejection of modern people caused by the high level of material civilization.This inspires calls for return to "man" and focus on ordinary people,which to a large extent is in line with the aim of folk culture.Therefore,to strengthen the protection of folk culture,take the initiative to add into it a human dimension and take good care of the living world of modern people is an important approach to well placed "nostalgia" and the advancement of a healthy,rapid growth of a newtype of urbanization.展开更多
This article reviews the current status of cardiovascular disease(CVD) on the international scale.Presently viewed as an epidemic that has migrated from westernized societies to developing countries,several important ...This article reviews the current status of cardiovascular disease(CVD) on the international scale.Presently viewed as an epidemic that has migrated from westernized societies to developing countries,several important issues are elaborated upon.They include the basis for the increasing prevalence of CVD and the associated societal implications.The challenges related to lack of resources and infrastructure support may also impede successful implementation of proven strategies to reduce CVD.In addition to traditional risk factors such as cigarette smoking,hypertension,obesity,hyperlipidemia,diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance,many developing countries must also contend with other risk biomarkers.Included in this grouping are human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other infectious/inflammatory processes as well as nutritional and vitamin deficiencies that make preventive measures more difficult to prioritize.Taken together,greater partnering between local governments,affiliated hospitals and international societies is needed to enhance and facilitate efforts aimed at optimizing standard of care measures in developing countries in order to reduce cardiovascular risk.展开更多
This article estimates the historical scenic beauty’s economic value that tourists do have to preserve a pre-Hispanic farm production system dating from XIV to XVI century to be known as chinampas (raised beds) and i...This article estimates the historical scenic beauty’s economic value that tourists do have to preserve a pre-Hispanic farm production system dating from XIV to XVI century to be known as chinampas (raised beds) and is located in Mexico City. Therefore, in order to do this, surveys are performed and by contingent valuation (CV), the willingness-to-pay (WTP) is estimated. The best estimation points out that tourists are willing to pay 24.4 dollars around each year, and by means of such estimation, it is estimated that the cultural service’s economic value to preserve raised beds is between US$ 3000 and US$ 3700 per hectare. Such found value must be used as another input for decision makers when dealing with projects and/or policies facing contrary purposes. The analysis is innovative in the sense that there is almost no CV literature to estimate the economic value of historical scenic beauty.展开更多
文摘Based on sustainable development theory and the UN's Human Development Index, this thesis puts forward what the quality of urban life implies, makes a study of the world Expo's potential influences on the urban life of Shanghai and advances the strategy and measures to strengthen the life-quality-facing urban
文摘Air pollution has been identified to be one major problem associated with urbanisation, particularly in developing countries. In this regard, this paper utilizes data from a year-long experiment of simultaneous measurements to examine and compare the variations of carbon monoxide concentrations, a major air pollutant at urban and rural site in Akure, a medium-sized tropical city in south western Nigeria. The comparison was done to assess the urban influence on the air pollutant. CO concentrations at the urban centre have been identified to exhibit distinct diurnal and day-of-week variations with respect to traffic rush hours. It is also observed that the concentrations at the urban centre were 2 - 3 times higher than that of the rural site which exhibited a consistent cyclic diurnal pattern throughout the week. Results further identified the major cause of CO concentration in the urban centre to be vehicular as consistent increase of the air pollutant from 08:00 to 16:00 during the weekdays is found to be associated with “school runs and rush hours” and also rises through the midnight hours on days linked with social events, particularly Saturdays. In relation to human health and World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, results showed that CO concentrations at the urban centre exceeded the WHO 8-hour average recommendation during daytime throughout the weekdays.
基金a staged research result of the"Research on the Cultivation and Development of Cultural Brands in Jiangxi Province"(JC1404)-a research project launched across Jiangxi universities on humanities and social sciencesthe"Research on the Protection and Development of Folk Culture through the Creative Industries"a doctoral start-up fund of Jiangxi Normal University
文摘During the rapid growth of urbanization,the nostalgic culture has been further activated,propelling the progress of the "urbanization of man" that puts people first.The increasing prevalence of nostalgic culture is not accidental,but rather a reflection of the spiritual loss and dejection of modern people caused by the high level of material civilization.This inspires calls for return to "man" and focus on ordinary people,which to a large extent is in line with the aim of folk culture.Therefore,to strengthen the protection of folk culture,take the initiative to add into it a human dimension and take good care of the living world of modern people is an important approach to well placed "nostalgia" and the advancement of a healthy,rapid growth of a newtype of urbanization.
文摘This article reviews the current status of cardiovascular disease(CVD) on the international scale.Presently viewed as an epidemic that has migrated from westernized societies to developing countries,several important issues are elaborated upon.They include the basis for the increasing prevalence of CVD and the associated societal implications.The challenges related to lack of resources and infrastructure support may also impede successful implementation of proven strategies to reduce CVD.In addition to traditional risk factors such as cigarette smoking,hypertension,obesity,hyperlipidemia,diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance,many developing countries must also contend with other risk biomarkers.Included in this grouping are human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other infectious/inflammatory processes as well as nutritional and vitamin deficiencies that make preventive measures more difficult to prioritize.Taken together,greater partnering between local governments,affiliated hospitals and international societies is needed to enhance and facilitate efforts aimed at optimizing standard of care measures in developing countries in order to reduce cardiovascular risk.
文摘This article estimates the historical scenic beauty’s economic value that tourists do have to preserve a pre-Hispanic farm production system dating from XIV to XVI century to be known as chinampas (raised beds) and is located in Mexico City. Therefore, in order to do this, surveys are performed and by contingent valuation (CV), the willingness-to-pay (WTP) is estimated. The best estimation points out that tourists are willing to pay 24.4 dollars around each year, and by means of such estimation, it is estimated that the cultural service’s economic value to preserve raised beds is between US$ 3000 and US$ 3700 per hectare. Such found value must be used as another input for decision makers when dealing with projects and/or policies facing contrary purposes. The analysis is innovative in the sense that there is almost no CV literature to estimate the economic value of historical scenic beauty.
