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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"Housing conditions"”.
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The Effects of Dry Sow Housing Conditions on Welfare at Farrowing
… of confined and loose dry sow and farrowing housing systems on the welfare of the sow and her litter. Litter size decreased and piglet mortality increased greatly after the sixth parity, regardless of housing system, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of piglets weaned per litter. …
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Influence of social housing conditions on mouse mammary tumor growth and behavior
… mammary carcinoma (SC115). Change in social housing condition, direction of change [individual to group (IG) or group to individual (GI)), group size, sibling relationship and dominance were the major variables examined. Male mice were housed from weaning in groups (G) or individually housed …
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The Housing Conditions of Township Neighbourhoods: Assessing Housing Performance in Langa, Cape Town
The shortage in the provision of housing is one of the most urgent needs facing the majority of South Africans. The provision of proper housing has shown the stark difference in equality within the postApartheid housing landscape of South Africa. Much of the Apartheid regime had led to racial …
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Influence of Winter Housing Conditions on Growth Rates and Feed Consumption of Dairy Heifers
… growing period are carefully managed as to feed, housing and care to promote normal growth. However, they are often neglected during their yearling stage to the point where growth is retarded because of environment factors. On many dairy farms in the North Central States the management of yearling …
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Minority housing conditions in urban settings: Proposals for the improvement of Las Vegas' Amerindian homes
… living on reservations occupy some of the worst housing in the United States. But, nowadays, both on reservations and in urban settings, a small majority (about 56%) of them use the same types of architectural space as any other Americans. For example, HUD homes on the reservations, apartment …
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The effect of on-farm husbandry and housing conditions on pigmeat quality and eating characteristics.
… on management practices, genotype, feed and housing conditions. Bacon samples from each farm were subjected to a sensory profile analysis by a trained taste panel. Highly significant differences (p<0.01) were found between farms for all attributes. Step-wise regression analysis showed that …
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Housing conditions of Anglo-American and Spanish-American girls in vocational homemaking classes in New Mexico, 1938-1939
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Satisfaction with public housing: the case of Abuja, Nigeria
Public housing programs have been the major tool for providing shelter in Abuja City, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationships between housing satisfaction and structure types, building features, housing conditions, neighborhood facilities, management, and …
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Comprehensive evaluation of well-being in pigs: Environmental enrichment and pen space allowance
… in different environments under intensive housing conditions. Four categories of indices--viz., productivity, including growth and feed-efficiency performance and health; physiology; immunology; and behavior were used for assessing the well-being of the animals involved. Productive, health, …
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An Evaluative Study of the Federal Housing Act of 1937; Its Amendments; and Concomitant Housing Assistance Payments Program.
… created under 1974 amendments to the National Housing Act of 1937. It examines housing subsidy and housing assistance payments intended to provide safe, decent, and sanitary housing conditions for low and moderate income families. The thesis focuses on elderly families living in Jefferson …
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The effect of housing micro-finance on household welfare
The affordable housing crisis in South Africa has created a need for better quality and efficient housing alternatives. The aim of this research is to identify how housing microfinance contributes towards improved living conditions and welfare of low-income households through a case study analysis. …
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Residential model for steep slopes : case study, Ajaltoun, Lebanon
… with an introduction describing the existing housing conditions that resulted from the continuing civil war and the need to develop steep land, thus justifying the purpose of such a model. The introduction is followed by the project description where the goals and strategies of this …
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Re-housing the Urban Poor in Irish Country Towns, 1880-1947: A Case Study of Sligo
Despite the numerous works on the poor housing conditions of Irish famihes from the 1850s to the 1940s, little research has been conducted to date on the provincial Irish towns. In order to closer investigate the dreadful dwelling conditions endured by the Irish urban poor at the start of the …
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Understanding behavioral health symptoms in children experiencing housing and food insecurity
BACKGROUND: Modifiable social needs that include housing security, housing conditions, and food security can impact children’s behavioral health. Boston Children’s Primary Care has entered into an accountable care arrangement that has allotted funds for “flexible services” to direct housing or food …
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Happy Chickens: Novel Physiological and Behavioral Measures of Cumulative Experience in Broilers and Laying Hens
Conventional housing environments for broiler chickens and commercial laying hens are often barren, high-density environments with an emphasis on production efficiency. These housing conditions limit birds' ability to display species-specific behaviors, can negatively impact health, and may …
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Slum Upgrading and the Rental Housing Sector: A study of landlord-tenant relationships in a Lagos (Nigeria) slum
The prominence of the inadequate housing conditions found in slums has compelled most governments in developing world and international organisations, notably the World Bank, to invest in several housing strategies, namely the provision of housing and self-help housing, in order to improve the …
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An economic and industrial survey of Chesterfield County, Virginia
… type and status of employment, family income, housing conditions, the educational level, transportation facilities, natural resources, and the county's assets in general. After studying these facts, it was realized that there has been considerable growth in the county. The county has been able …
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Expanding the housing supply through conversions of the existing stock
… States despite the steady improvement in overall housing conditions throughout the postwar period. Households that face the greatest difficulty in gaining access to suitable housing are those with low-income, i.e. those in the market for low-cost rental housing. These households have difficulty in …
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