LATRINE STRUCTURE, DESIGN, AND CONDITIONS, AND THE PRACTICE OF OPEN DEFECATION IN LODWAR TOWN, TURKANA COUNTY, KENYA: A QUANTITATIVE METHODS RESEARCH

Latrine Structure, Design, and Conditions, and the Practice of Open Defecation in Lodwar Town, Turkana County, Kenya: A Quantitative Methods Research

Background: Poor latrine conditions, structure, and design may deter latrine use and provoke reversion to open defecation (OD).Statistics show that only 18% of the households in Turkana County, Kenya, have access to a latrine facility with most of these facilities in poor structural designs and poor hygienic conditions, which encourages rampant OD

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Physics-Based Simulation of Heat Load on Structures for Improving Construction Standards for Bushfire Prone Areas

Australian building standard AS 3959 provides mandatory requirements for the construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas in order to improve color block iphone case the resilience of the building to radiant heat, flame contact, burning embers, and a combination of these three bushfire attack forms.The construction requirements are standardize

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