Therapeutic Architecture and Temporality: Evidence-Based Design for Long-Stay Facilities for Individuals with Severe Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour

Since individuals with severe and profound Intellectual Disabilities (IDs) have no concept of time, it is difficult for them to autonomously maintain daily structures.Those affected are dependent throughout their lives on external care structures.Even though research suggests that individuals with IDs should live in smaller facilities, individuals

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Climatic Damage Cause Variations of Agricultural Insurance Loss for the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States

Agricultural crop insurance is an important component for mitigating farm risk, particularly given the potential for unexpected climatic events.Using a 2.8 million Evaporator with Defrost Element nationwide insurance claim dataset from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), this research study examines spatiotemporal variations of over

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