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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"toilet"”.
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Design and development of an odorless toilet
… a novel system for removing odorous gases from toilets is presented. A review of the numerous existing patents for mechanical systems designed to deodorize commodes, none of which is fully satisfactory, shows that they all employ suction using one of two basic configurations: single point …
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Is Toilet Training As Easy As A B C?
Toilet training is often viewed as a fairly straightforward process. This may be why much of the prescriptive literature available today has not been subject empirical investigation. This study followed twenty-six children through toilet training to investigate five factors that are assumed to be …
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Future-proof toilet design: A user-centred mixed-methods investigation
The toilet is a product that supports one of the most basic human functions. Its independent use marks one of the first milestones in every human life and maintaining this independence is a profound imperative throughout the ageing process. The primary aims of this thesis are to determine the …
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An Evaluation of Urine Alarms in Intensive Toilet Training Programs
Over 50 years of research suggests that toilet training based on behavioral principles is effective for most individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). However, many adults with IDD are never effectively toilet trained. Lack of independent toileting is associated with …
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Investigating flush system method for minimum water usage of toilet system
… designs in reducing the volume of water usage in toilet system. Testing was divided into two sections that were experimental study and simulation study. First, experimental study conducted to test the performance of four different types of tanks and results are recorded. After that, simulation …
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A Punishment-free, Toilet-training Protocol for Children with Developmental Disabilities
… investigation adapted a behaviorally-based toilet-training protocol for use with two male children with developmental disabilities. Positive practice and verbal reprimands were eliminated, and reinforcement, scheduled sits, and a urine alarm were utilized. Data were collected on the number …
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Triumphant bowls of socialism: A cultural history of the Soviet toilet
This dissertation traces the role of the toilet in Soviet art, film, and literature from the 1917 Russian Revolution through the end of the twentieth century. It analyzes the toilet as art object, as trope, and as metaphor in order to identify the particularities of Russian artistic and literary …
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Improvement of the Hygienic situation of Nyakato Slaughter House through Toilet Construction
… but the most pressing need was availability of toilets which was the base the formulation of the project. Thus the overall aim of the project was to improve the hygienic situation of Nyakato Machinjioni through toilet construction. Thirty nine people were trained on the importance of toilets in …
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Freestanding public toilet design and location in Boston and Cambridge : a comparative case study
… case study of the freestanding public toilets in Boston and Cambridge. The research attempts to capture the influence of municipal institutions and local actors on public toilet design and location, and further attempts to assess to what degree the resulting design and location meet …
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Whose toilet is it anyway? : an ethnographic investigation into communally managed and municipally-managed janitor-serviced sanitation facilities in Masiphumelele, Cape Town
… of and responsibility for state-installed toilet facilities, with municipally-managed janitorial services also in operation in many settlements countrywide. Yet resident-driven sanitation management practices and the site-specific realities of informal settlements have not been adequately …
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Performing toilets: putting matter into place
In this study, I place toilets and toilet practices center stage. Each chapter begins with and is compelled by a performance event in which a toilet plays a central role, such as the display of toilets in museum settings, a festival celebrating the building of public toilet blocks, and a Big Squat …
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Evaluation of innovative decentralized sanitation technologies in Ghana
… technologies evaluated include the Clean Team Toilet, Microbial Fuel Cell Latrine, Biofil Toilet, Microflush Toilet, and the more traditional pour-flush toilet. Two semi-centralized technologies, the IMWI Fortifer pellets and Ashesi University's small-scale wastewater treatment system with …
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Application of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment to Domestic Hygiene
… restroom, more specifically the modern-day toilet is both a source and a sink for much of our residual wastewaters. With the onset and resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic hygiene has recently become the subject of critical study to aid and inform public health intervention …
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Household adoption of ecological sanitation : an assessment of agricultural value and user perspectives in Nyanza Province, Kenya
… value of the material from an ecosan toilet and user perspectives on ecosan systems influence households' adoption of ecosan toilets? On average, households in the study area produce 4 kilograms of nitrogen and 0.6 kilograms of phosphorous per year from urine collected in the skyloo …
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Konzeption einer wasserlosen Toiletteneinrichtung für den Luftverkehr
… It is the aim of the project ITK (innovative toilet system – waterless lavatory) to improve the before-named deficits, starting from the first prototype of a waterless lavatory (developed by Airbus Germany and the EADS within the framework of LUFO II). The requirements for a new lavatory …
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Effective management of markets and service provision by Local Authourities: A case study of Lusaka City Council(1991-2013)
… To examine the extent of effective provision of toilet facilities and water supply to markets managed by Lusaka City Council. To determine the extent to which Lusaka City Council has been able to effectively manage fire outbreaks in markets. To determine constraints faced by Lusaka City Council …
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The use of overcorrection in the treatment of irregular enuresis in developmentally disabled persons
<p>Havlng evaluated previous attempts to toilet train developmentally disabled indtviduals, Foxx and Azrin (1973) developed a treatment package designed to produce and maintain independent toileting in institutionalized retardates. The training procedure is divided into two phases. The first phase …
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Elucidating fecal contamination exposure in low-income countries, the contribution from child feces disposal practices and soil ingestion, and links to child health
… often focus on improving water delivery and toilet/latrine infrastructure to reduce pathogen exposure, but child exposure to fecal contamination can remain common after these types of improvements. The overarching goal of this research was to investigate fecal contamination and enteric …
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FACTORS AFFECTING DAYTIME DRYNESS IN PRESCHOOLERS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHILD-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT HISTORY
Successful toilet training is a key developmental milestone typically accomplished during the preschool-age range. Preschool-age children are developing the necessary components (e.g., social skills, communication, transitioning and generalizing behaviors) needed for the toilet training process …
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