effects of environmental conditions on water use efficiency of c4 grasses
Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration Volume 32 C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mec
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... Work on Photosynthesis and Focus on Hydrilla VI Importance of Malate and Operation of C4- like Pathway VII Contemporary View of his Observations on Hydrilla VIII bservations on Inhibitors/Stimulants ... investigation Longmans, Green & Co., London Bose JC (1907) Comparative electrophysiology Longmans, Green & Co., London Bose JC (1913) Researches on the irritability of plants Longmans, Green & Co London ... Structure, Function, and Post-translational Regulation of C4 Pyruvate Orthophosphate Dikinase Chris J Chastain Summary I Introduction II Post-translational Regulation of C4 PPDK III Functional and Bioinformatic...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.1
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07/10/2012, 15:56
... change, none of the IPCC scholars – let alone their opponents – doubt its conspicuous contribution; throughout its history mankind has accumulated too much experience of the consequences of ‘conquering’ ... altering environmental conditions Finally, from a national and global policy perspective the new conceptualization of climate change and climate policy implies transition to matching mitigation and ... and severity of abrupt fluctuations in environmental conditions, driven by natural variability and anthropogenic – primarily technological – factors with the specific contribution of each remaining...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.2
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... second priority to climate change mitigation (CCM) since its inception, however, because of a perceived sense of greater urgency to slow the pace of emissions in response to Article obligations ... resilience (Young et al., 2006) Traditionally, research on adaptation to environmental change has been centred on the responses of different social entities to environmental stimuli Alternatively, the ... addressed the special concerns of the world’s 38 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), which were given an ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS opportunity to develop National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) Similarly,...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.3
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... flood responses at the municipal level in Norway Global Environmental Change, 15(2) 125 – 138 Nelson, D R., Adger, W N and Brown, K., 2007 Adaptation to environmental change: contributions of a resilience ... Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Secretariat, Bonn, Germany Klein, R J T., Nicholls, R J and Thomall, F., 2003 Resilience to natural hazards: how useful is this concept? Environmental ... Routledge, London Brooke, C., 2008 Conservation and adaptation to climate change Conservation Biology, 22(6) 1471 –1476 Capra, F., 1996 The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.4
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... predictions of out-ofsample (i.e in real time) US landfalls or damage on timescales of one to five years (cf Karen Clark and Company, 2008) One reason for this is that the track record of such ... (i.e retrodictions or hindcasts), no methodology has yet shown skilful out -of- sample predictions of US hurricane landfalls or damage, on timescales of one to five years, in the form of real-time ... considerable amount of uncertainty about damage, due to the nonlinear impacts of storms of different hurricane intensities, as well as the differential levels of population and development along...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.5
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... making under conditions of uncertainty, decision makers need also to make judgements under conditions of ignorance, where uncertainties cannot be known with certainty Decision makers will continue ... Climate Change Economics and Policy, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE Committee on Climate Change, Manning House, 22 Carlisle Place, London SW1P 1JA UK Energy Research Centre, ... capita emissions (e.g contraction and convergence), others the carbon efficiency of an economy (e.g triptych), but all based broadly on the UNFCCC principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.1
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... achieved for a carbon price of £40 per tonne by 2020 In a first instance, the same cut-off price of £40 per tonne was then used for emission reduction options outside the EU ETS (in the non-traded sector) ... Carbon Economy: The UK’s Contribution to Tackling Climate Change The First Report of the Committee on Climate Change, December TSO, London www.theccc.org.uk/reports/building-a-low-carboneconomy ... Building a Low Carbon Economy: The UK’s Contribution to Tackling Climate Change: The First Report of ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS the Committee on Climate Change, December TSO, London www.theccc.org.uk/reports/buildinga-low-carbon-economy/supporting-research...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.2
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07/10/2012, 15:57
... Managing natural disaster risks 213 concentrations of greenhouse gases Future greenhouse gas emissions may rise rapidly due to the fast industrialization of Asian economies with increasing demands ... that emissions could be reduced to zero, warming would continue for several decades because of the lag in response time of the climate system caused, among others, by the past emissions that persist ... portfolio of properties at risk component of the model can include various characteristics of assets, such as the location, age and type of buildings or land use The vulnerability component of the...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.3
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... Unlikeliness of an Economic Catastrophe: Localization and Globalization Working Paper No 576 Queen Mary College, University of London, London ˇ Bockarjova, M., 2007 Major Disasters in Modern Economies: ... foundations of crisis communication theories which have been developed based on a notion of crises as the consequence of a single cause, confined to one organization, characterized by a clear beginning ... 2009 The impact of socio-economics and climate change on tropical cyclone losses in the USA Regional Environmental Change doi10-1007/ s10113-008-0082-4 Slovic, P., 1987 Perception of risk Science,...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.4
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... in terms of reconfiguration of water management systems, whereas the Opposition was more inclined towards framing the situation in favour of affected communities 3.2 Framing the cause of the event ... description of decisions as ‘irreversible’ The framing of the situation as a tragic choice set the tone of the reporting and underlined both the complexity and the urgency of the situation The ... allocated water for the environment The first AUD50 million water buyback in 2007/2008 aimed to secure 35 billion litres of water, and another was announced on September 2008 in the northern part of...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.5
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... Journal of Sociology, 98(3) 555 – 596 Goffman, E., 1974 Frame Analysis: An Essay on the Organization of Experience Northeastern University Press, Boston, MA ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS 240 Olsson Goffman, ... first focused on structural adjustments and the latter on direct effects on rural communities Whereas the scientific frame was focused on long-term impacts and risk assessments, the coverage of affected ... Rather, the political framing connected to measures was rather focused on technical aspects and not the longterm implications of irrigation agriculture in a drought-prone area like the Murray – Darling...
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Shrimp farming in Tam Giang lagoon, Vietnam-Local perception
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02/11/2012, 10:15
... several studies focused on the impacts of shrimp farming on the salinisation of the soil and contamination of ground water since it encroaches on agriculture and the use of freshwater for farming ... publication may only be reproduced after prior consultation with the author and on condition that the source is indicated For rights of reproduction or translation contact Noragric © Tuong Phi ... development of shrimp farming (Hong, 1999) Additionally, evidence shows the signals of environmental pollution appeared in many zones of intensive farming as well as shortage of freshwater and reduction...
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Tài liệu NTP-CERHR Monograph on the Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Di-Isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) pdf
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13/02/2014, 10:20
... Corporation Effect of dose on di-isodecyl phthalate disposition in rats 878213821 Warren, MI: U.S Environmental Protection Agency, 1983 23 Ejlertsson J, Johansson E, Karlsson A, Meyerson U, Svensson ... addition to lower doses, this study incorporated measurement of anogenital distance on day of birth and assessment of nipple retention on pnd 13 or 14, on all offspring of both generations Age ... Serious concern for adverse effects Concern for adverse effects Some concern for adverse effects Developmental effects Reproductive effects Minimal concern for adverse effects Negligible concern...
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Tài liệu Environmental and Occupational Causes of Cancer doc
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14/02/2014, 21:20
... review of the state of the science regarding environmental and occupational causes of cancer, we conducted a review of the peer-reviewed literature, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL CAUSES OF CANCER: ... Sustainable Production 31 CONCLUSION We consider the scientific literature linking environmental and occupational exposures to cancer to be substantial and getting stronger as time goes on One of us (R.C.) ... weight of the evidence regarding the risk of bladder cancer associated with chlorination by-products from water disinfection continues to grow A bladder cancer case-control study of the effects of...
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Tài liệu International Workshop on Environmental and Economic Accounting - COMPILATION OF RESOURCES ACCOUNTS (SELECTED CASE STUDIES) pdf
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17/02/2014, 10:20
... range of issues these include: • a broader assessment of the consequences of economic growth; • the contribution of sectors to particular environmental problems; and • sectoral implications of environmental ... capital formation Material input Environmental stock Environmental activity Growth $ Environmental Protection Accounts includes only transactions relevant to environmental protection $ I-O tables ... long term use will be used and this must be noted Average annual volume of water (ML) required in a basin each year for environmental flows/sustain prevailing environmental conditions Volume of...
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Tài liệu Ethical Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health pptx
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17/02/2014, 10:20
... study of one’s own, on topics of environmental health, one might focus on a number of key ethical themes, such as consent, equity, or compensation With respect to consent, several types of cases ... process Controversies over the methods appropriate to ethical evaluation of environmental health focus on (5) the burden of proof, (6) stakeholder representation in environmental- health decisions, ... on Environmental Health In evaluating the extent of environmental- health threats, it is important to realize that factual information, often used as a basis for ethical decisions about environmental...
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Tài liệu Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a major environmental and public health challenge doc
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17/02/2014, 22:20
... focused attention on the role of air pollution The complex influence of air pollution on the development of asthma is a matter of controversy While some assert that air pollution, including environmental ... cases of chronic bronchitis, i.e inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes, and for most cases of emphysema (overinflation of the air sacs in the lungs) and chronic obstructive pulmonary ... Potential health effects Wheezing, exacerbation of asthma Respiratory infections Chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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Tài liệu Car Fleet Renewal Schemes: Environmental and Safety Impacts docx
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19/02/2014, 04:20
... cost-effectiveness calculation we undertook only looked at first order effects of the schemes (with the exception of safety impacts which include some second-order effects in the calculation of the monetised general ... for used cars that were representative of the scrapped fleet in the US 100 kTonnes of CO2 emissions avoided, tonne CO2= ~120 gallons of petrol, gallon= ~ 1.7€ (2.5USD) excl tax 60 kTonnes of CO2 ... objective of helping shape the transport policy agenda on a global level and ensuring that it contributes to economic growth, environmental protection, social inclusion and the preservation of human...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Molecular characterization, phylogenetic relationships, and developmental expression patterns of prion genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) doc
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19/02/2014, 16:20
... gene consisted of at least two exons with the coding sequence contained within exon A coding sequence of 1701 bp, from an ATG codon at position 71 of the cDNA to a stop codon starting at position ... prp2, consists of at least two exons, the ORF being contained within exon A coding sequence of 1821 bp, from a translation initiator ATG codon at position 86 of the cDNA to a stop codon starting ... downstream of a 1607 bp intron The sequences at the intron–exon boundaries of zebrafish prp1 were consistent with the usual consensus sequence (GT ⁄ AG) at intron–exon boundaries This unique intron was...
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