... environmental costs of obesity: theimpact on airlines. Am J Prevent Med. 2004; 27(3):264. 38. Jacobson SH, King DM. Measuring the potential for automobile fuel savings inthe US: theimpactof obesity. ... factors as the date of measurement, representativeness of the sample, and scope of measurement. Differences in findings may be due to a confluence of factors inthe design of the studies, rather than ... receipt of disability income. For men inthe NLSY, being obese raises the probability of receiving disability income by 6.92 percentage points, which is equivalent to losing 15.9 years of education....
... showing high percentage of child deaths inthe total the losses of life inthe flood seasons inthe MD. Save the Children (2003) reported that the vast majority ofthe drowning deaths in recent ... but others were not trained. There is no official swimming training inthe school program inthe Mekong River Delta. It seems an irrational structure for children living in a floodplain as the ... (over 160,000) inthe high inundated areas are not attending their schools. The beginning and the end ofthe rainy season are the best time for mosquito reproduction resulting in mosquito-based...
... forest inthe Upper and the Lower U Minh areas were burned, accounting for approximately 57% (17% inthe Lower U Minh and 40% inthe Upper U Minh) ofthe total Melaleuca forest area. Inthe U Minh ... Fig.1: The Mekong River Basin and Land forms ofthe MD in Vietnam The main objective of this article is the presentation ofthe forest wetland inventory process, applied to both the inland ... October, most ofthe MD receives between 1800 and 2200 mm of rainfall. At the end of the rainy season, due to the combination of floodwater draining from the upstream areas, the overland flood...
... inthe coastal lands ofthe delta. Saline encroachment effects almost half ofthe MD. Thesalinity is caused by sea water intrusion in open mouths and estuaries. The phenomenon ofsalinity ... salinity intrusion intheriver branches is very complicated. The main factors that determine this process are river discharges, local rainfall and runoff, the tides and the depth of bars inthe ... recorded the acidity inthe rain water in April, May yearly. No using of rain water in early rainy season is recommended as way to treat the air-dust and other pollutants deposited in the house-roofs...
... cost-cutting in the health sector remained.10Finally, expenditure on interest payments increased by 5.2 percent in 1998, which was solely due to the increase in public debt, since the average interest ... inter-temporal budget constraint ofthe publicsector. If it is not, the adjustment of fiscal parameters inthe budget constraint becomesnecessary, either now or inthe future. Inthe case that adjustment ... enough.9Similarly, spending pressuresare present inthe health care system. They were addressed by cost-reducing measures in the 1996 and 1997 budgets, including measures to increase the revenues ofthe health...
... increase in rainfall in wet season resulting in an increase inriver flow. By contrast, the decreasing trend ofriver flow in dry season is a consequence ofthe decline of rainfall and increase of ... environment inthe coastal zone and salinity intrusion ofthe Huong River lead to water scarcity. This in turn results in conflicts inthe use of natural and water resources. Impacts on tourism ... Conclusions The study has provided a quantitative understanding ofthe impacts of climate change on water resources inthe Huong River basin. Climate change will result in an increase in precipitation...
... but they do increase productivity and hence average income This inding is consistent with the broad existing literature on theimpactof immigration inthe United States A new analysis ofthe ... rates but they do increase productivity and hence average income This inding is consistent with the broad existing literature on theimpactof immigration inthe United States Inthe short ... of each of those terms to the net immigration rate ie to thein low of working immigrants as percentage of initial employment inthe short and long run The estimated effects indicate the...
... ground-water-flow system in subbasins ofthe A, Assabet River Main Stem; and B, tributary subbasins, in a hypothetical scenario of increased withdrawals and discharges inthe Assabet River Basin. . . . . ... encompasses an area of 177 mi2 within the Merrimack River Basin in eastern Massachusetts. The study area includes all or part of 20 towns. The basin is elongate inthe northeast-southwest direction, ... components of average A, March; and B, September nonstorm streamflow in subbasins ofthe Assabet River Main Stem, in a hypothetical scenario of increased withdrawals and discharges inthe Assabet River...
... characterized by a fine grain size andcoarsegrainsize[4,5].Finesedimentscompos edmainly of sand inthe lowerpartandweatheredclay in the upper part of VinhPhuc Formation(Q13vp). ... case, the value of mean equals the value of median,but inthe secondcase,thesetwovaluesshouldbe determinedat the percentile of 50%and80% respectively. This research also indicated ... mg/l. The sampleshaving concentration intervals of 50‐100, 100‐150, possess a small percentage. In general, the higher the interval of concentration, the lessquantity of samples...
... function of depth. The change inthe amplitude ofthe saw-tooth depends on the arrangement ofthe soil layers and the mixed levels of sand, silt and clay soils. If the thickness ofthe cohesionless ... measured behind the cone tip, u2, are shown in Fig. 4 together with the columnar section of MR1 core. All of these values show an increasing trend with depth. The sudden increases in qt and ... created. The pro-delta contained very fine and fine sand laminae. The pro-delta is 3.5 m thick inthe MR1 core. In comparison with the pro-delta in the VL1 core, which is 10 m thick, the pro-delta...
... clay of lagoonal facies inthe central part passing intosiltyclay of flood plain, oxbow,coastalswampandpeatfacies inthe directionfrom the plainto the modern coastline. The ... the waterleveldecreaseswith the distancefrom the river. Therefore, this aquifer is mainlyrechargedby the rain waterand surfacewater,especially in some big rivers inthe Red River system. The ... composed mainly of fine grained size leading to the waterbearingcapacityisverylowandplaysaroleasaquicludes.Besides, in thesefinegrainsizelayers, the contents of arsenicandironarehigh,especially in darkclay,siltyclayrich in organic...
... president ofthe National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions ... users inthe UpperKlamath Basin under contract with the USBR. After the listing of suckers in 1988 and coho in 1997, the USBR was required to assess the potentialimpairment of these fishes inthe ... Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of...
... Methodology of energy accounting Definition ofthe goal and scope for energy accounting in conventional agriculture in Austria In line with the goal definition and principles of LCA (ISO, ... compliance ofthe Austrian population with the recommendations ofthe DGE. Today, meat consumption in Austria exceeds the levels recommended in healthy eating guidelines. According to the DGE ... areas, and the amount of fallow land cannot increase beyond the level observed inthe baseline period [47]. In the import/export scenario, net imports change in proportion to the change in food...
... drafted the manuscript. MH and TCassisted inthe design ofthe study and inthe drafting of the manuscript. SL assisted inthe conducting of inter-views, analysis ofthe data and the drafting ofthe ... pointwhereby no new information was gathered regarding the treatment impactof inhaled and pump delivered insulin.This data was then combined with the information gainedfrom the TRIAD measure interviews ... medication, insu-lin by syringe, insulin by pen, insulin by pump or GLP-1pen). It was not possible to include patients using inhaledinsulin as it was no longer commercially available at the time of the...