Different methodologies are used to assess the potential for using high efficiency cogeneration for cooling and heating. They are mostly adapted to the availability of data and tools for their analytical processing. This paper presents the approach applying location intelligence as a tool that allows using geospatial analysis algorithms and geovisualization of its results. Due to the extremely large amount of data and the dependence of the results on their accuracy and the level of aggregation, the initial methodology of the analytical process implied two steps: wide scale mapping by the ”top down” method, and local mapping by “bottom up” method. However, in order to overcome the problem of regional disparities of quality and the existence of spatial data, certain adaptations of the initial methodology have been made considering the need for a single analytical approach for the entire area of interest. Randomized control of the obtained results indicate that applied geospatial algorithms satisfy the required level of accuracy and reliability of the final methodology.
Online courses have potential to reach broader audience when compared to traditional learning methods, as they can be made instantly available to groups of students dispersed over wide range of locations and time zones. Some learning topics are easily adopted to this online environment, while others may be challenging to implement as online courses due to their specific requirements and associated cost. If mastering certain topic requires hands-on experience then online course must be made interactive to match the experience of a traditional instructor-led class. Otherwise, online course will be perceived as unsatisfactory and lacking positive impact. Computer Aided Design (CAD) training requires both high performance Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and hands-on experience with specific CAD software. Both these requirements are difficult to meet on a remote student computer without additional cost. In this paper, grouping CAD workstations into cells is proposed in order to perform required graphics processing using existing hardware and software resources available in an average CAD laboratory. Proposed cell framework uses video capture and GPU hardware encoding to stream the content to the remote students while capturing their interactive feedback for the near real-time hands-on experience. The framework requires single capture card per cell and utilizes 20% of the resources for the cell overhead processing. Remaining 80% of workstations are fully available to the online students and instructors.
Development of a spatial decision support system requires integration of various spatial data sets coming from different information systems of possibly more than one organization. The spatial decision support system development for spatial planning and environmental protection is discussed and spatial data integration is described. The heterogeneity of information systems from which spatial data come is reflected through their purpose. Utility and real estate cadaster systems imply services to citizens as part of spatial data infrastructure in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The spatial planning information system is intended for registration of environmental changes and spatial decision making. Utility cadaster information system development is described along with important aspects on how to satisfy both functional cadastral services and spatial planning experts needs to analyze information related to land use and network supply systems. Particular attention is given to spatial data transformation for utility cadaster database development in accordance with a prescribed data model.
This paper describes an approach introducing location intelligence using open-source software components as the solution for planning and construction of the airport infrastructure. As a case study, the spatial information system of the International Airport in Sarajevo is selected. Due to the frequent construction work on new terminals and the increase of existing airport capacities, as one of the measures for more efficient management of airport infrastructures, the development team has suggested to airport management to introduce location intelligence, meaning to upgrade the existing information system with a functional WebGIS solution. This solution is based on OpenGeo architecture that includes a set of spatial data management technologies used to create an online internet map and build a location intelligence infrastructure.
This paper presents an innovative approach to optimize the process of the transmission line towers spotting using genetic algorithms. The mathematical model as well as the process of setting and decoding the variables of the genetic algorithm in the Matlab program package is explained. Possible settings of the fitness function and other parameters of the genetic algorithm in Matlab are outlined and described in order to find optimal arrangement of the transmission towers with minimizing the cost of construction and future maintenance of the transmission line on a particular section. Restrictions imposed due to environmental and geological conditions, legal regulations, standardization and typification of structures as well as other factors imposed by public utility companies and investors have been Taken into account.
The paper presents integration of spatial data and processes in local administration, or how to develop integral spatial information system for local government. Firstly, it is necessary to identify existing problems, then define the goals, and finally choose the appropriate solution. The obstacles that inhibit such approach are already recognizable in many municipal departments and relate to insufficient utilization of existing information system due to diverse applications, and inaccessibility of datasets located at various locations, and consequently, growing maintenance costs for the information system. The objectives to be pursued are: to integrate the functionality of the entire system, to enable the availability of spatial data to all employees, to ensure full interaction, cooperation and exchange of information between the mayor, officials and citizens, and based on this, to optimize the costs maintenance and further development of the information system. In this sense, the solution imposes centralization and integration of all spatial data and processes related to them, through a unique model and with web architecture at the level of the whole organization. Additionally, the benefits from implementation of such solution, as well as its impact on the work of the administration from economic and social benefits point have been analyzed.
In order to ensure a high level of public health and animal health protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is necessary to improve the existing and/or provide quality management of animal by-products, i.e. to establish an infrastructure for quality and efficient treatment/disposal of animal by-products and waste of animal origin. This implies a wide range of activities in this field, such as measures to improve the legal and institutional framework, better data system management, establishment of by-product management model including transport solutions and technologies and provision of an adequate financial framework and sources of funding. At this point, the issue of management of animal by-products and animal waste in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has not been adequately addressed and poses a threat to both human and animal health. In this regard, establishment of a sustainable management system for animal by-products and animal waste is of utmost importance for further development of BiH agriculture. Inadequate management of animal by-products and animal waste poses a huge threat to the environment, endangering natural resources, watercourses, sources of drinking water, soil and atmosphere. This paper presents some of the activities related to establishment of this infrastructure, relating to the methodology of selection of locations for central plant and intermediate establishments for treatment and collection of animal waste and the definition of optimal transport routes and transport capacities.
Tularemia is a vector-borne zoonosis with a complex epidemiology caused by Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis is a non-motile, obligatory aerobic, facultative intracellular Gram-negative coccobacillus. The bacterium has a broad host range, i.e. mammals, birds and invertebrates. Two types (A, B) and four subspecies (F. tularensis subsp. tularensis (type A), F. tularensis subsp. holarctica (type B), F. tularensis subsp. mediasiatica and F. tularensis subsp. novicida.) are known today. Types A and B are of importance as they cause disease in humans and animals. Type A is present almost exclusively in North America and type B is found all over the Northern hemisphere. F. tularensis is considered to be a class A biological warfare agent, it is notoriously difficult to recognize infections in non-endemic regions and was produced as a weaponized agent by several countries in the 1960ties and 70ties. Humans can acquire tularemia by inhaling dust or aerosols contaminated with F. tularensis bacteria, this type of exposure can result in pneumonic tularemia, one of the most severe forms of the disease. especially farming involving machines that disperse remains of infected animals or carcasses. Rarely, water can become tularemia contaminated through contact with infected animals. Humans who drink contaminated and untreated water may contract oropharyngeal tularemia. The tularemia outbreak in B&H in 1995 showed an unusual number of oropharyngeal cases. As all aspects of this particular tularemia epidemic were not thoroughly investigated and the possible intentional use of agents of biological warfare remained a possibility, we reviewed all available data in order to assess whether the outbreak was natural. Correspondence to: Mirsada Hukić, Institute for Biomedical Diagnostic and Research Nalaz, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tel: +387-33-651 371; E-mail: mirsadahukic@yahoo.com Received: May 23, 2017; Accepted: June 20, 2017; Published: June 22, 2017 Introduction Tularemia is a vector-borne zoonosis with a complex epidemiology caused by Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis is a non-motile, obligatory aerobic, facultative intracellular Gram-negative coccobacillus. The bacterium has a broad host range, i.e. mammals, birds and invertebrates. Four subspecies are known today; F. tularensis subsp. tularensis (type A), F. tularensis subsp. holarctica (type B), F. tularensis subsp. mediasiatica and F. tularensis subsp. novicida. Types A and B are of importance as they cause disease in humans and animals. Type A is present almost exclusively in North America and type B is found all over the Northern hemisphere [1]. Infections due to tick and deer fly bites usually take the form of ulceroglandular or glandular tularemia. F. tularensis bacteria can also be transmitted to humans via the skin when handling infected animal tissue. This can occur when hunting or skinning infected rodents like rabbits, muskrats and other rodents. Many animals have also been known to become infected and clinically ill from tularemia. Domestic cats are very susceptible and can transmit the bacteria to their owners. Therefore, care should always be taken when handling sick or dead animals. Infection due to handling animals can result in glandular, ulceroglandular and oculoglandular tularemia. Eating of under-cooked meat of infected animal’s tularemia can also result in oropharyngeal tularemia [2]. Humans can acquire tularemia by inhaling dust or aerosols contaminated with F. tularensis bacteria, this type of exposure can result in pneumonic tularemia, one of the most severe forms of the disease. especially farming involving machines that disperse remains of infected animals or carcasses. Rarely, water can become tularemia contaminated through contact with infected animals. Humans who drink contaminated and untreated water may contract oropharyngeal tularemia [3]. Transmission from person to person has so far not been reported. Inhalational tularemia following intentional release of a virulent strain of F. tularensis would have the greatest adverse human Hukić M (2017) Recognizing the possibility of bioterrorism in the face of emerging and reemerging zoonotic pathogens in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war (1992-1995) Volume 1(3): 2-7 Virol Res Rev, 2017 doi: 10.15761/VRR.1000113 consequence because of its very high infectivity if delivered as an aerosol. It has been estimated that an aerosol dispersal of 50 kg of virulent F. tularensis over a metropolitan area with 5 million inhabitants would result in 250 000 incapacitating casualties, including 19,000 deaths. Outbreaks of pneumonic tularemia, particularly in low incidence areas, should prompt consideration of bioterrorism. F. tularensis has long been considered a potential biological weapon. It was one of the agents studied the Japanese germ warfare research units in Manchuria, China between 1932 and 1945; it was also considered for military purposes in the West [4]. An outbreak of tularemia reported in Soviet and German soldiers during the second world war may have been the result of intentional release [5]. F. tularensis has been studied, weaponized and stockpiled by several countries, including Japan, the USSR and the US [4]. Pathogenesis Francisella tularensis can infect humans through the skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, and lungs. The major target organs are the lymph nodes, lungs and pleura, spleen, liver, and kidney. Bacteremia is common in the early phase of infection. The initial tissue reaction to infection is a focal, suppurative necrosis. Suppurative lesions become granulomatous, typical of other granulomatous conditions, i.e. tuberculosis or sarcoidosis. Humans with inhalational exposure also develop early in the course of illness hemorrhagic signs and inflammation of the airways which usually evolves to bronchopneumonia. Clinical manifestations The primary clinical forms of tularemia vary in severity and presentation according to virulence of the infecting organism, the dose, and way of administration. Primary disease presentations can be glandular, ulceroglandular, oculoglandular, oropharyngeal, pneumonic, typhoidal, and septic forms. The onset of tularemia is usually abrupt, with fever (38°C-40°C), headache, chills and rigors, generalized body aches (lower back pain) and sore throat. A dry or slightly productive cough frequently occurs with or without signs of pneumonia. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea sometimes occur. Sweats, fever and chills, malaise, progressive weakness and weight loss characterize the continuing illness. In untreated tularemia, symptoms often persist for several weeks or months. Any form of tularemia may be complicated by hematogenous spread, resulting in secondary pleura-pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. Prior to the administration of antibiotics, the overall mortality with the more severe type A strains is of 5% to 15%, and in the case of untreated pneumonic and severe systemic forms fatality rates as high as 30% to 60% were reported. Type B infections are in contrast rarely fatal. Ulceroglandular tularemia, after handling a contaminated carcass or due to an infective arthropod bite, a local cutaneous papule appears at the inoculation site together with the onset of generalized symptoms, becomes pustular, and ulcerates within a few days. The ulcer is tender may show an eschar. Antibiotic treatment does not prevent the affected nodes from becoming fluctuant and rupture. Oculoglandular tularemia, which follows direct contamination of the eye, ulceration occurs on the conjunctiva, accompanied by pronounced chemosis, vasculitis, and regional lymphadenitis. Glandular tularemia is characterized by lymphadenopathy without an ulcer. Oropharyngeal tularemia is acquired by drinking contaminated water, ingesting contaminated food, or by inhaling contaminated droplets or aerosols. Affected persons may develop stomatitis but more commonly develop exudative pharyngitis or tonsillitis, sometimes with ulceration. Tularemia pneumonia is the direct result of inhaling contaminated aerosols. Inhalational exposures commonly result in an initial clinical picture of systemic illness without prominent signs of respiratory disease. The earliest pulmonary radiographic findings of inhalational tularemia may be peribronchial infiltrates, typically advancing to bronchopneumonia in one or more lobes. Pulmonary infection can sometimes rapidly progress to severe pneumonia, respiratory failure, and death. Lung abscesses occur infrequently. Typhoidal tularemia is used to describe systemic illness when the site of inoculation or the localization of infection is unclear. Tularemia sepsis is severe and potentially fatal. As in the case of typhoidal tularemia, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting may be prominent early in the course of illness. The patient typically appears toxic and may develop confusion and coma. Unless treated promptly, septic shock and other complications of systemic inflammatory response syndrome may develop with hemorrhagic signs, acute respiratory distress syndrome and organ failure [4]. The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) (1992-1995) As in all conflicts, the inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina were under extreme pressure during the war that took place 1992-1995. Due to the nature of the conflict that sometimes involved hostilities amongst neighbors, there was minimal respect for human rights and civilians, children and old people as well as soldiers suffered the consequences. In particular the weakest individuals, namely women and children suffered the most. Horrific ethnic cleansing campaigns between 1992 and the end of 1995 killed thousands and violently displaced more than two million people in much of B&H. International intervention into the Bosnian conflict led finally to a peace agreement in late 1995 (the Dayton Accords). The Dayton agreement finally ended the war in B&H. In 1995, the conflict between multiple factions was ag
There is increasing interest of organization for advanced presentation and data analysis for public users. This paper shows how to integrate data from enterprise data warehouse with spatial data warehouse, publish them together to online interactive map, and enable public users to perform analysis in simple web interface. As case study is used Business Intelligence System for Investors, where data comes from different sources different levels, structured and unstructured. This approach has three phases: creating spatial data warehouse, implementing ETL (extract, transform and load) procedure for data from different sources (spatial and non-spatial) and, finally, designing interface for performing data analysis. The fact, that this is a public site, where users are not known in advanced and not trained, calls for importance of usability design and self-evident interface. Investors are not willing to invest any time in learning the basics of a system. Geographic information providers need geoportals to enable access to spatial data and services via the Internet; and it is a first step in creating Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI).
This paper shows an innovative approach for implementation business intelligence systems in advanced threat and risk analysis using spatial component. It demonstrates how to improve intelligence of complete information system by involving spatial extension. Most of business data in data warehouses are often spatial per se, and without using this component, analysis missing very important dimension of the data nature. From other side, frequent problem in enterprise data warehouse is creating relations between tables which come from different sources and without any common attributes; that could be very easily solved by spatial relation. This paradigm of spatialization assumes changing overall system architecture, from data storage, via retrieving to its presentation mechanism. Particular benefit of this approach for threat and risk analysis is effective utilization of location data, advanced spatial analysis techniques and more variety in data visualization. Examples of organizations which need such system are intelligence agencies, emergence services or epidemiology centers.
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