... disinterested repose ofthe connoisseur; rather, disturbance and restlessness are the consequences of art The experience of modern art is no longer intelligible from the standpoint ofan aesthetics ... and spirit or matter and form; it is the materiality of being, outside the visible, whence the experience of art becomes one of dispossession and restlessness, not disinterestedness and repose ... which the sensible establishes, the essential is committed Life is there Sight is, to be sure, an openness and a consciousness, and all sensibility, opening as a consciousness, is called vision;...
... of land inthe North-East, and just over 10% inthe South-East and South-South Land ownership and land tenure give women security and provide a key to access other resources and opportunities ... be saving ourselves and investing in our future Ngozi Okonjo–Iweala Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Minister of Finance and Chair of Panel Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria and co-Chair of Panel This study ... women and girls suffer systematic disadvantage and discrimination that is magnified for those inthe poorest States and sectors of society It recommends policies to improve the lives of women and...
... part ofthe uptake curve is a measure of affinity This model has been successfully used in many studies to assess the underlying mechanisms responsible for upregulating and down-regulating influx ... ); and (2) the slope, a, ofthe initial linear part ofthe uptake curve as estimated by linear regression analysis Statistics All statistics were carried out using the software Statgraphics ver ... curves Examples of relationships between the concentration of inorganic phosphorus (P) inthe root chambers andthe rate of P uptake of single specimens of (A) Cladium mariscus spp jamaicense and...
... plasma levels of cytokines at the onset of infection andin early septic shock, in particular IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-8 Proinflammatory cytokines This is the first clinical study to demonstrate an ... plasma cytokine response in chronic alcoholic patients at the onset of infection and early septic shock Experimental studies have shown that ethanol modulates cytokine secretion and synthesis in ... 87:1025-1028 13 Sander M, Irwin M, Sinha P, Naumann E, Kox WJ, Spies CD: Suppression of interleukin-6 to interleukin-10 ratio in chronic alcoholics: association with postoperative infections Intensive Care...
... [15] The advantage of writing process based methods is its testing range The disadvantage of such methods is its resolution On the other hand, the reading process based method is ofthe advantage ... process, d0 and d are the head-disk spacing at track following status andthe head-disk spacing inthe transient process under investigation (d=d0+∆d) 19 The achievable testing range of flying ... slider and disk) so that the air bearing force reduces andthe slider approaches the disk As the velocity decreases, flying height also decreases andthe readback signal is sensed at each of the...
... in communities are aware and able to suspect TB in persons who show signs and symptoms suggestive ofthe disease, such as prolonged cough, persistent fevers, and weight loss Maybe not surprising, ... consistency and range checks The database was converted to SAS® 9.2 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA) for recoding where necessary and final analyses Fisher s exact Chi-squared test was used ... collection, managementand analysis Initial contact withthe selected respondents was made through the TB focal persons at the health centres Trained research assistants from the Tropical Diseases Research...
... farmers’ choices Farming systems can be decomposed into lower level subsystems (the cropping system andthe livestock system in particular), which themselves can be decomposed into sub-subsystems ... generalist diagnosis ofthe system and on testing of proposed mechanistic relationships simultaneously This means a constant to-andfro movement between systems modelers, who formulate hypotheses (based ... Thenaturalresourcemanagement analysis takes as basic elements thenatural resources at stake andthe stakeholders who have some interest—directly or indirectly inthe use or maintenance of these...
... managementand conservation ofnatural resources This includes the analysis of problems and opportunities, the definition of research and development initiatives, andthe monitoring and assessment ... the Mongolian team]); identification of common issues; writing studies/stories; and planning KEY COMMON ISSUES In reviewing individual case studies and synthesizing the most striking things and ... class, caste, ethnicity and age are integral to understanding the social relations and decision-making processes concerning access to, and use andmanagementofnatural resources A sound understanding...
... avenues for better NRM impact assessment inthe future This book presents the results ofthe SPIA initiative including the case study results It provides a synthesis of these cases and offers a theoretical ... national standards for assessing forest management Box 11.1 Research in uence on SGS standards and audit processes Table 11.2 Performance- and systems-based classification for Corrective Action Requests ... (NRMR) has increased significantly over the last two decades; and so have requests from the investors to assess the impacts of their past investments in such research The Consultative Group on International...
... is the City intensively polluting and depleting water resources when it industrialises and urbanizes? How can the City deal with increased stresses and burdens on water resourcemanagementin ... departments in HCMC [16] This causes confusion to many industries and leads to unpleasantness and avoidance rather than fear or compliance from industries In addition, poorly trained staff and inconsistent ... rainfall is not distributed evenly, and tends to increase inthe southwest-northeast axis Most central districts and northern districts usually have higher rainfall than districts inthe south and southwest...
... types of data (i.e periodic data, sporadic data, and messages), and exchange the transmission orders of data for sensors and actuators It can guarantee real-time transmission of sporadic and ... outstanding e>q)erts and scholars in their fields This series will be of interest to researchers, lecturers, and graduate students alike Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China aims to ... particularly complex software systems Therein they also discuss various challenges for applying control theory to server systems In server systems such as Web servers and email servers, there are generally...
... course of a decade, the state ofthe world surban children has worsened The number of people living in slums has increased by over 60 million These are mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, ... access to alcohol and illegal drugs than their counterparts in rural areas They may resort to these substances as a means of coping with stress or as an outlet for idleness and frustration inthe ... fulfilment of their rights Following an overview ofthe world surban landscape, Chapter looks at the status of children inurban settings through the lens of international human rights instruments and...
... camels and goats, has resulted inthe conversion of grasslands from deeprooted perennial grasses and shrubs to annual grasses less resistant to drought stress Deep-rooted leguminous trees and shrubs ... hypotheses; and (d) interpretation of results as they pertain to the various components ofthe agroecosystem and to the system as a whole A lack of understanding ofthe interrelatedness of system ... domestication; genetic strains resistant to drought, pests, and disease; beneficial pollinators and symbionts; and pest antagonists, parasites, and predators Destruction ofthe rain forests also...
... communities find themselves when facing issues of sustainable resource use But, as important as this process of enabling communities to take ownership of their own development was and is, it does not ... powers and nation states, and their violent assumption of authority over most common lands andnatural resources led to the demise of traditional resourcemanagement systems virtually everywhere The ... interesting and useful initiatives It is not a training manual and yet presents exercises and learning objectives It looks at how experience is, and can be guided by theory and how theory can be...
... science andresourcemanagement tek can provide both the appropriate questions to ask about natural resources and ecosystems andthe missing answers to some existing questions Furthermore, tek can ... century The temperate rainforest of southeast Alaska, which receives well in excess of 100 inches of rain in most years, has thousands of streams and rivers inhabited by salmon that provided the ... relationship to villages, clans, and house groups The question of their antiquity also surfaced Inthe mid-198 0s I was able to return to the west coast of Prince of Wales Island and begin a systematic...
... initiatives Withan even-handed approach, the chapter presents the concerns of business firms and environmental guardians, discusses the specific marginal gains and losses, and explores the efficient ... worth of toys? The production of solid waste is increasing almost as rapidly as the number of landfill disposal sites is decreasing As the most convenient sites fill up, urban sprawl replaces prospective ... viability, andthe associated risks of extinction Expanded whaling activities increase losses to future generations of whale processors and eaters, present and future generations of whale watchers, and...
... both scientists and managers that is in conventional use to discuss this important class of vegetation Classification Systems of Weeds and Invasive Plants Botanical classification is the systematic ... and invasive plants, especially as they exist in agriculture, forests, rangelands, andnatural ecosystems By considering weeds foremost as plants and by relying heavily on theconceptsof plant ... glycosides, oxalates, resins and resinoids, volatile oils, acrid juices, phytotoxins (toxalbumens), and minerals There are few poisons, including synthetic substances and minerals, that approach the strength...
... what is seen inside the guest operating system? These questions cannot be easily answered without understanding the basic memory managementconceptsin ESX Understanding how ESX manages memory ... its applications These two statistics are quite useful for analyzing the memory status ofthe virtual machine and providing hints to address potential performance issues This paper helps answer ... [3] and “VirtualCenter Memory Statistics Definitions” [4] The rest ofthe paper is organized as follows Section presents the overview of ESX memory managementconcepts Section discusses the memory...
... rights are an important issue as well.Secure land rights increase the incentives andthe possibilities to engage in sustainable practices of land and water management. They can also be used as collateral ... arresting and reversing deforestation,controlling erosion and managing soil, managing soil moisture and water,halting the degradation of pastures,recovering and conserving marine resources and ... (FAO) andthe International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)) and local and national NGOs Assisting wetland rice producers in South and South-East Asia At its Sixty-Sixth Session in April...