... Su, and An-Ming Wu SECTION IV: RemoteSensingandInSituMeasurementsfor Habitat Mapping Chapter 13 RemoteSensingandInSituMeasurementsforDelineationandAssessmentofCoastalMarshesand ... rescue and recovery plans 1.5 INTEGRATION OFREMOTESENSINGANDINSITU DATA Part IV of this book consists of four chapters under the category of integration ofremotesensingandinsitumeasurements ... the coastalRemoteSensingofCoastal Environments landscape and seascape Remotesensing is well known for its unique role in the study of dynamics ofcoastal landscape and land-cover/land-use change...
... experiment of the ACIAR Project "Impact of trace metals on sustainability of fertilization and waste recycling in periurban and intensive agriculture in south-east Asia" in Ha Tay and Vinh Phuc provinces, ... et al., Impact of heavy metals on sustainability of fertilization and waste recycling in peri-urban and intensive agriculture in south Asia, Annual Report, ACIAR and CSIRO Land and Water, 2003 ... Institute for Soils and Fertilizers (NISF) and CSIRO Land and Water Australia within an ACIAR project in Ha Tay and Vinh Phuc provinces [26] Biosolids in the form of chicken or pig manures co-composted...
... irrigated agricultural soils of peri‐urban areas of Hanoi and Nam Dinh cities showed that reuse of municipal wastewater for irrigation had significantly increased both TOC and Ntot in soils. This finding is in agreement ... Characterization and diagnosis of rural‐urban interface farming in the Tu Liem and Thanh Tri districts of Hanoi city, Vietnam, International Journal of Sustainable Agriculture Sustainability ... due to increasing demand from the inner city markets of Hanoi and Nam Dinh. At the Hanoi site, sewage water has been used for irrigation since the 1960s. Because of water ...
... analysis (TGA) (TA-500) was applied to investigate the changes in thermal stability with a heating rate of 10 °C/min and an air flow of 60 mL/min Raman spectroscopy (Jobin YVON LabRam HR800) was used ... to the G band for comparison The intensity of the D band, at frequencies around 1,344 cm-1, is correlated with structural disorder of CNTs, which originates from the defects including disordered ... defects in the CNTs Results and Discussion Experimental Samples of pristine MWCNTs weighing 0.05 g sourced from a commercial organization were loaded into the stainless steel crucible and placed...
... countries in 1997-1998, Russia in 1998, Brazil in 1999, Argentina and Turkey in 2001 The following boom to emerging markets during the 2000’s was again interrupted by a sudden reversal of capital ... before, but as of BRICS only India is growing as expected for BRICS countries 2.2 Recent performance in BRICS in detail China GDP Growth Weakest Since 2009 China GDP annual growth rate China ... growth since the first quarter of 2009, mainly due to a slowdown in industrial output, sluggish property investment and a contraction in exports GDP growth of China (YoY) China Capital Flows China...
... country in the world and the 5th largest economy In 2014, following military intervention in Ukraine, prospects for economic growth declined further The recent economic performance in EMEs ... year-on-year in the third quarter of 2015 The recent economic performance in EMEs India Expanded 7.4 percent year-on-year in the three months to September of 2015 The recent economic performance in ... Most of the EMEs in a difficult economic situation Russian and Brazilian economies are falling into deep recession Russian and Brazilian economies are falling into deep recession Indian...
... system and with other findings reported in the literature (Table 3) Duquet and V6dy (1991) found for the sludge compost that the affinity of Zn for the Fe oxide fraction was high (76%) and increased ... could not form Cu and Zn hydroxides theoretically form in pure solution at pH above 5.6 and 7.1, respectively The addition of red mud and the composting process increased pH to over in the red ... expected to stay in ionic form in solution Since the total concentration of Zn was high in sludge and most soluble Zn was in free ionic form (Behel et al., 1983), Zn was evenly distributed in carbonate,...
... naringin After remaining seated and resting for 45 min., participants completed a second self report rating scale After 75 min., a third and final self report rating scale was completed, andmeasurements ... caffeine-sensitive individuals [39] The absence of changes in blood pressure, resting heart-rate and self-ratings in the four treatment groups involving p-synephrine, naringin and hesperidin relative ... compare the effects of p-synephrine alone andin combination with different amounts of hesperidin and naringin on: (1) resting metabolism, (2) blood pressure, (3) resting heart-rate, and (4) self-reported...
... antiinflammatory effects of flurbiprofen VAS scoring is a simple and often used method for evaluating variations in pain intensity Subjects are instructed to indicate the intensity of the pain ... marking a 100-mm line anchored with terms describing the extremes of pain intensity VAS scoring was a valid measure of pain in the early postoperative period (8) VAS scoring was used for evaluating ... NSAIDs are associated with inhibition of platelet aggregation, gastrointestinal bleeding, and renal toxicity, limiting their usefulness in clinical practice The incidence of these side effects are...
... (P>0.05) Figure and independently showed the protein expression of Cx43 and Cx40 in the iliac arteries of different groups Figure Hematoxylin/eosin staining of the iliac arteries in the normal ... staining was distributed in both the tunica media and neointima with more prominent staining in the latter Panel C: After losartan treatment, Cx40 staining was markedly reduced in the neointima ... Hastings Software) was conducted to determine the primers for Cx43 The anticipated size of amplification products was 399 bp for Cx40, 283 bp for Cx43, and 465 bp for GAPDH Expression of Cx40 and...
... focuses on bringing a systematic approach by incorporating various dimensions of personality to broaden the understanding of laughter and its application in clinical practice Therefore, the ultimate ... Award”, for excellence in academics and profound involvement in the community, the “Rick Hansen Award” for excellence in community leadership, and University of Toronto “Book Award” for excellence in ... activated T cells and B cells and increased Ig levels Thus, laughter is capable of combating the negative aspects of distress and fortifying the individual’s immune system to help fight against various...
... bacteria in the biofilm even in the absence of COD in Phases and This observation is similar to the findings of Rittmann et.al (1994) After the reactors have been decoupled in Phase 3, the fraction of ... biofilm into functions of ammonium oxidizing and COD oxidizing fractions Convergence tolerance was set to 0.0005 and the secant minimization algorithm was selected as the optimization routine for ... Increase in diffusional resistance of substrate into the biofilm due to the growth of the outer heterotrophic layer over the slower growing nitrifers During Phase 2, the diameter of biofilm particles...
... communities) in the ecosystem Studies on biological effects include identifying and quantifying instances of exposure of biological communities to spilled hydrocarbons, evaluating acute, chronic and residual ... 1760 to 6784 m-2 and dominant species were Polychaeta (Lee, 1998) As shown above, DIN and DIP concentrations in seawater and chlorophyll-a concentrations in seawater and sediment in the C simulator ... tor Fig Infiltration rate of seawater by tide at day 23 and 58 in the C and O simulators Fig.8 shows infiltration rate of seawater by tidal action both in the C and O simulators The infiltration...
... the control of D- and L- isomers in the PLA polymer chain, there is the possibility of inducing different crystalline melting points into the PLA chain [11] Heatsetting the fibers thus introduce ... Figure Effect of time of heatsetting on the linearity of load extension in warp direction of knitted Ingeo™ Poly (lactic acid) fabric Figure Effect of time of heatsetting on the linearity of load extension ... PLA polymer, ring opening polymerization in the melt and completely eliminating the use of costly and non-ecofriendly solvents On completion of the polymerization process, the remaining monomer...
... write anything intheir notebooks The aims of carrying out this action research were twofold: (1) to investigate the current situation of the teaching writing and learning writing of the grade ... collection of data through to the “publication” of a finished text: PRE – WRITING (Specify the task/ planning and outlining/ collecting data/ making notes) ↓ COMPOSING ↓ REVISING (Reorganizing/ shifting ... questionnaire for students Question 1: What you think of the pre – writing activities today? a Very boring b Boring c So so d Interesting and challenging e Very interesting Question What you think of the...
... effects of certain forms of pay -for- performance plans on future performance By applying the precepts of expectancy theory to specific components of the pay -for- performance plans and using longitudinal ... Nonetheless, the link between individual performance and long-term incentives may be weaker than for other forms of compensation, and thus may have lower expectancy than other forms of pay -for- performance ... measure of each individual’s pay -for- performance relationship for each pay form Step 2: Analyzing the Effects of the Pay -for- Performance Relationships In the second stage of our analyses, we examined...
... towards two kinds of prewriting activities quickly To obtain information on the attitudes of the grade 11 students towards two kinds of prewriting activitiesbrainstorming and giving a text as ... brainstorming was interesting, funny and useful, 36.4% of the students agreed and strongly agreed that it was relaxing Therefore, brainstorming changed the regularly boring atmosphere of writing ... and circled As students begin thinking about associations, lines or drawn branching off from the main topic with anything that can be (even remotely) related Making a mind map is a strategy for...
... process of defining SSNRs and undertaking a variety of related research and program activities 12 Screening and Treatment The early identification and treatment of toxic stress, including child ... working in violence prevention, with ideas about how to incorporate this information into their work Stress is internal or external influences that disrupt an individual’s normal state of wellbeing ... participated in the research, making it one of the largest studies of its kind Each participant completed a questionnaire that asked for detailed information on their past history of abuse, neglect, and...
... mating throughout pregnancy and gestation Complete details of the study, including a description of reproductive effects in parents and offspring, are included in Section In the F1 offspring ... preserved in 10% formalin for histologic examination There was a significant reduction in food consumption and mean body weight in male rats fed 2,100 mg/kg bw/day beginning on day and continuing throughout ... information sheet - Phthalates in infant formulae - follow-up survey Joint Food Safety and Standards Group, vol 1999:MAFF - UK, 1998;13p MAFF Phthalates in infant formulae Joint food safety and...