Such centres served as rallying points for the citizenry to express its devotion to Rome and the emperor.
In settled regions, the caravansary, located on the outskirts of most urban centres, served as a hub for business and as a source of information about the outside world for the city's residents.
These centres served as a bridge between generations and communities, allowing young artists rhyming over beats to perform with R&B singers or Latin and funk bands who kept alive older traditions of instrumental and lyrical virtuosity, argues Naison.
Patients from the three remaining centres served as controls.
As networks of primary health care, the centres serve as the core of the vaccination campaign plan.
The Cambodian version of the MCH handbook was developed and introduced in two health centres, and two other health centres served as controls.
Operated under tents in camps for displaced people, the centres serve as a safe haven where children are registered, watched and protected by social workers and volunteers.
Aside from providing a haven for fun and games, the centres serve as places where children can learn about and discuss problems they face, through entertaining and educational activities – including role-playing and simulations.
Centres served as a base for the collection and dissemination of health information, home visits, care for malnourished children, referral of individuals and families to appropriate services, meetings of community members and providers, and events and campaigns on health issues [ 28].
Reston, an original concept in urban planning, consists of a number of villages (separated by woodland tracts), each with a "town centre" serving as a retail area.
