Toll Road Interconnectivity Management In Regional Development During The Covid-19 Pandemic In Pandeglang District, Banten Province

Pandeglang District Government in the implementation of road traffic and transportation development is directed to improve the implementation of road traffic and transportation in all modes of transportation in an integrated manner and have sustainable interconnectivity by taking into account all aspects of people's lives to realize the goal. In the land transportation sector, the main attention is currently directed to the problem of inter-city and urban transportation. One of the priorities for the road and bridge infrastructure development program is to lead to a stable road, leaving the Cipanas-Warung Banten road segment which is targeted for completion in 2020 and subsequently a program of crossing structuring and widening of road sections that do not meet the technical standards of provincial roads with a minimum width of 7,0 meters pavements will be carried out. At the beginning of 2020 there were floods and landslides in the Lebak Regency area, as well as the Covid-19 outbreak that had hit since March 2020, causing the development performance targets for roads and bridges to be in stable condition and meeting the technical standards of provincial road widths to be delayed. Transportation infrastructure problems related to interconnectivity between toll roads, national roads, provincial roads, district roads and village roads, have become a major concern in studies related to their management policies. The research method used in this research is the descriptive qualitative research method. This study requires data to conclude the results of the study, so the researcher uses book studies/literature reviews.Copyright © 2023, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.

Construction and standardization of toolkit of numeracy skills

India is facing learning crisis as close to 5 crore children in elementary school, lacks numeracy and literacy skills mentioned in draft NEP, 2019.ASER (2021) reported that COVID 2019 has worsen the situation, as only 10 per cent of the kids studying grade III to V in government schools can solve a subtraction problem. National Curriculum Frameworks, time to time has expressed the need to bring changes in the areas of teaching, learning and assessment for qualitative improvement in the school education system in India.If we want to bridge the learning gap, we need to provide the suitable interventions. For that purpose, we need to know where students are on the skill continuum and specifically the learning areas which need attention. Traditional pen paper test or examination is designed to test their knowledge on the bases of content, not on competence. This paper endeavors to construct standardized a simple, cost effective and easy to administer screening assessment toolkit to check the competence based numeracy skills for grade three. Final draft of the toolkit is comprised of 9 items. Reliability of the toolkit was found by test re-test method and it was .89. Content validity and construct validity of the toolkit was also established.

Towards Post-Crisis Tall Buildings and Cities

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive and sudden rethink of how tall office buildings, and cities as a whole, should operate. With national and local government responses varying widely across the globe, and much about the virus still unknown, it is impossible to generate a single safe operational model for the immediate near term. However, the aggregate knowledge of the building industry can be activated by creating an indicative, general assessment of how today’s tall buildings and their cities could be modified. This report collates the advice of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s Expert Peer Review Committee and its database of the global tall building industry, as well as the consultancies and professional organizations in the wider CTBUH orbit, forming a hypothetical model of the potential changes coming to the existing stock of tall office buildings and the cities where they are located, and speculates on the urban implications of extrapolating these changes. © 2020, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. All rights reserved.

New Solutions for the New Normal

The COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted social and economic global norms and accelerated many of the key trends shaping the building industry. The ongoing aftermath of uncertainty has led to a sharp drop in real estate investment volumes and commercial rental prices. Owners/operators and tenants are grappling with several key questions and searching for solutions and strategies on how best to move forward. While the economic impact is unprecedented, with billions of dollars of dry-powder capital in the market and record low interest rates, there are significant possibilities for owners/operators to pivot and take advantage of new opportunities. The design and development community, emerging from the defensive stage of pandemic response to a more forward-looking approach, is responding. This paper explores some of the key questions from the owner/operator community and presents the “New Solutions Toolkit,” a growing collection of holistic, practical solutions for lasting resilience and a roadmap to future opportunity. © 2020, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. All rights reserved.

Tall Buildings in 2020: COVID-19 Contributes To Dip in Year-On-Year Completions

In 2020, the tall building industry constructed 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater, a 20 percent decline from 2019, when 133 such buildings were completed.* The decline can be partly attributed to work stoppages and other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report provides analysis and commentary on global and regional trends underway during an eventful year. © 2021, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. All rights reserved.

APPLYING CBA TO DECIDE THE BEST EXCAVATION METHOD: SCENARIO DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

On January 30 of 2020, The World Health Organization declared the pandemic crisis as the first public emergency with international importance. Because of this, many building projects were paralyzed since then and the building industry experienced changes that have brought the inclusion of new tools to achieve the objectives of the projects. The purpose of the present paper is to present the application of Choosing By Advantages (CBA) methodology to select the best alternative in the material removal system in the execution of basements in a project that was paralyzed by the health emergency COVID-19. CBA is a lean tool used to make decisions with clarity and transparency and in this case is used to consider the constraints of COVID-19 protocol to guide in decisions making. This methodology was applied to a case study for a building project in the basement construction phase that restarts its activities in the excavations. For that, an expert panel was formed to analyze and decide the best alternative solution. Finally, the selected alternative was implemented on-site, validating the methodology. It is concluded that CBA is an excellent tool to transparently document the selection process of the removal system. Additionally, this methodology allows including activities regarding the COVID-19 protocol, without affecting the project's productivity. © Prof. Luis F. Alarcón and Assoc. Prof. Vicente González, IGL2021 All rights reserved.

Gaisbock in 2021

Case Report The purpose of the study is to explore the possible diagnosis of Gaisbock in a patient with long-standing erythrocytosis and hypertension. Methods Used Case Study Summary of Results A 40-year-old Caucasian man with obesity was admitted with recurrent leg swelling and increasing oxygen requirements two weeks after hospitalization with COVID-19 pneumonia. Upon review of the patient's history, he was found to have untreated hypertension over several medical encounters and an erythrocytosis spanning ten years. Recent medical history included a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the same leg two and a half months prior and was treated with Xarelto. The patient reported a history of low testosterone for 12 years. However, he had not used any testosterone supplementation for the last nine months. He reported daytime fatigue, frequent bouts of nighttime awakenings, and frequent snoring. The patient never had a sleep study or used a CPAP. The patient used half a can of chewing tobacco daily for thirteen years, and he smoked one pack per day for ten years but quit 12 years ago. He worked strenuous jobs in the construction industry most of his life. On this admission, the patient's lab work was notable for hemoglobin of 18.7 gm/dL (13.7-17.5) and a normal erythropoietin level of 5.7 MIU/mL (2.6-18.5) without thrombocytosis or leukocytosis and a positive factor V Leiden mutation. His blood pressure was 132/91 mmHg. On review of previous records, the patient was found to have consistently elevated hemoglobin The patient had a stocky, ruddy appearance without hepatosplenomegaly. Conclusion Erythrocytosis can be categorized as primary, secondary, or relative. Patients with relative erythrocytosis have a decreased plasma volume with a relative increase in hemoglobin. Additionally, elevated hemoglobin levels have been associated with hypertension. Gaisbock's syndrome, first described in 1905, is characterized by hypertension and erythrocytosis without splenomegaly, leukocytosis, or thrombocytosis. It is associated with mild obesity, elevated blood pressure, and increased blood viscosity, which may explain why these patients often develop cardiovascular complications. Patients with relative erythrocytosis are at a higher risk for thromboembolic complications. In this case, Gaisbock's syndrome was suspected because the patient had had a stocky, plethoric appearance with persistently elevated hemoglobin and blood pressure with a normal erythropoietin level. Gaisbock's syndrome establishes a relationship between benign erythrocytosis, hypertension, and an increased risk for cardiovascular events. (Table Presented).

Assessment of Risks in Building Inspection Services during and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

The building industry has been deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic due to the cessation of many businesses and the changes in working methods. Building inspection is of great importance for ensuring safety and well-functioning steps in the building life cycle. This study aimed to determine the potential dangers threatening building inspection services during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingly, a risk assessment method based on a three-stage survey conducted with mainly construction inspection experts working in the Turkish construction industry was applied. Within this scope, both quantitative and qualitative data were utilized. An analysis of all findings concluded that careless inspection due to the shortening of site visits, unreliable remote inspection ways, and the everlasting paper-based bureaucratic steps of the system are the most threatening risk factors for building inspection mechanisms. All these risks have potential consequences, such as loss of life, crucial defects in building services, and the spread of the pandemic. Indirect risks are mainly caused by financial difficulties. In order to avoid all potential risks, standards should be introduced and technology-based precise remote control mechanisms should be improved through online tools and applications. Moreover, public bodies should provide adequate financial support. This study suggested immediate actions to be taken by the relevant parties against the impacts of Covid-19 by highlighting potential cases and their risks with regard to building inspection services. The implementation of such actions may enable practitioners to conduct more reliable inspections during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. © 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Application of smart technologies for safe construction industry

Introduction: The form of technical guidance is required to change due to the limitations of face-to-face contact and the development of Industry 4.0 technologies after COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, it is necessary in construction sites where work and conditions vary in real time. Material and methods: Accordingly, in the construction field of the KOSHA, special vehicles equipped with CCTVs and drones were introduced to open the era of untact inspections at construction sites. Vehicle-mounted CCTVs are used to inspect the inside and outside of the site non-face-to-face, as inspection materials such as steel frames, steel towers, and small and medium-sized dense sites are difficult to access or require a lot of manpower. Results: The contents of the inspection are analyzed through a modeling program, and the results are shared with the competent front-line agencies and construction sites through cloud and mobile. Through this, a wide range of on-site inspections are possible, and real-time data scales enable timely adaptation to dangerous sites. Furthermore, through the operation of the pilot site, a manual that can use drones for safety and health technology guidance projects will be produced and distributed and expanded to front-line institutions. Conclusions: Through these projects, KOSHA is striving to introduce future technologies and provide customized technology guidance tailored to the times.

Special Session 23 Occupational Health in Construction Industry

Session introduction This session highlights OSH Challenges and solutions with experiences from USA and India including response during COVID 19 Pandemic