... generate 77% oftheglobalwarming emissions, 17% ofthe ozone-depleting emissions, and 96% ofthe acidifying emissions [sulfur dioxide] associated with current national production of these crops ... recently conducted a review ofthe sustainability of organic grain production on the Canadian Prairies, including many ofthe Canadian studies discussed in detail below Notably, the authors conclude ... crops, the E inputs inOF (8.1 GJ ha−1) were 35% lower than inthe IF systems (12.4 GJ ha−1) The largest shares of energy input in IF were diesel fuel (29%) and mineral fertilizers (37%) Mineral...
... address There is a relative power ofthe hearer and the speaker; the social distance between the hearer and the speaker, and the ranking ofthe imposition involve in doing the face threatening act In ... iv PART A: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale ofthestudy Aims ofthestudy Scope ofthestudy .2 Methods ofthestudy Design ofthestudy ... the collected data Designs ofthestudyThe thesis consists of three parts: Part I: Introduction discusses the reasons for choosing the topic, the aims, its scope, methods and the design of the...
... framing theglobalwarming problem and devising policy Inthe BC approach, the benefits of actions to mitigate globalwarming are the costs averted – the monetary value of future globalwarming damages ... Subsidies: The Other Market-Incentive Tool Summary ix 138 140 Trade and GlobalWarmingThe Impact of Trade on GlobalWarming Analytical Approaches Additional Connections Linking Trade to GlobalWarming ... generations inthe far future for theconsequencesofglobalwarming All attempts to set up a sinking fund for compensating future victims are subject to plunder in intervening decades.2 The inter-generational...
... explores the role ofthe old Communist elites inthe late 1980s and the early 1990s duringthe genetic stage of party-system formation inthe Baltic states, Russia, and Ukraine By combining the comparative ... to the emergence ofthe second wave ofthe political institutionalization research and the rebirth ofthe institutional analysis of political parties inthe early 1990s The publication of Institutions, ... institutionalization ofthe party system Although a number of scholars employed the concept of institutionalization in their studies of political parties duringthe first wave, these institutions have become the...
... out making use of a set of documents dealing with relevant legal provisions and the management of human resources inthe MHS-BH as its corpus As regards thestudyofthedynamicsofthe incorporation ... contained three correction factors: alteration ofthe reference date, by centring the index on the first day ofthe month; alteration ofthe value for July 1994 because ofthe change inthe unit of ... the changes inthe health districts (HDs) ofthe Municipal Health Secretariat ofthe City of Belo Horizonte (MHS-BH), concentrating on an investigation into the incorporation of workers and the...
... the test of Chi-Square was used or Fisher Exact test when frequency are smaller than It was interesting to study if the number of subjects increased in each ofthe groups by years A simple linear ... [17] The overall 5-year survival rate remains poor, despite significant improvements in surgical treatment and chemotherapy The first interesting results in our study were the constant increase of ... phenomenon Further investigations should also be undertaken to find out more about the causes that have contributed to this increase The second findings of our study showed that the cohort of endometriosis...
... smaller than the relevant skin depth ofthe corresponding metal, the EM wave can be transmitted by tunnelling through the structure The position ofthe PBG can be determined by selection of proper ... when the resonance energy ofthe lower levels is within the band gap, the system is in an absorbing state However, when the resonance energy ofthe lower levels is outside the band gap, the system ... the Hamiltonians ofthe four-level QD, the QD–field interaction, the PBG reservoir, the QD–PBG reservoir interaction and QDs–QDs interaction, respectively [36, 37] Using Eq (2), the equation of...
... 1998), insulinimmunoreactive cells were found inthe central regions ofthe principal pancreatic islets of both species inthe present study Glucagon is synthesized inthe A cells ofthe pancreas ... inhibits the secretion ofthe gastrin, cholecystokinin, secretin, glucagon, insulin, motilin and gastric acid (Kitamura et al., 1984) and the absorption of amino acid, glucose and fatty acid inthe ... localization of endocrine cells inthe principal pancreas of Silurus asotus and Siniperca scherzeri have not yet been reported In addition, the localization of these endocrine cells within the pancreatic...
... rate of CO2 from the soil core was calculated using the slope of a line showing the rate of increase in CO2 concentration with time All data are the means of triplicate samples We defined the emission ... although the soil carbon inthe deeper layer may be in uenced by globalwarminginthe long term Because the type of vegetation on the site has changed over a long time, the carbon source and the ... characteristics inthe deeper layer might differ from those inthe surface layer This discrepancy may make it difficult to estimate thein uence oftheglobalwarming on the decomposition ofthe soil carbon...
... shown in Figure Both patient and caregiver POM ratings for aripiprazole increased duringthe 12-week switching phase At the end ofthe switching phase (LOCF), 54.7% of 123 subjects and 48.0% of ... limit the generalizability ofthestudy s findings as the population included in this study may not be fully representative of all patient types encountered in real-world settings Furthermore, the ... over the course ofthestudy are shown in Figure Mean CGI-I scores showed improvement duringthe course ofthe study; at week 64, the mean CGI-I score was 3.10 (95% CI 2.9 to 3.3) At endpoint...
... participated inthe design ofthe study, inthe collection, analysis and interpretation of data (CD was the statistician for the study) , inthe writing ofthe manuscript and inthe decision to submit the ... the design ofthe study, inthe collection, analysis and interpretation of data (CD was the statistician for the study) , inthe writing ofthe manuscript, inthe decision to submit the manuscript ... histogram indicating the appearance in normal lung and in emphysema, and the derivation ofthe densitometric indices that were used inthe current study 15th percentile point is defined as the cut-off...
... thestudyof eicosanoid release in equine synovial joints To evaluate the relative abundance of these lipid mediator species in normal and inflamed joints and investigate the effects of COX inhibition ... report, we describe the application of mediator lipidomics techniques to thestudyof SF eicosanoid profiles in normal and inflamed equine joints Furthermore, we illustrate the use ofthe developed ... financially supported in part by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (Alkmaar, The Netherlands) The funding source had no role in data analysis or interpretation, drafting ofthe manuscript, or the...
... Design ofthe study, aquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data and writing ofthe manuscript P N: Interpretation of data and critically revising the manuscript U B: Design ofthe study, ... clothing thickness or wetness, the extent of undressing, the incidence of whole body fixation, the amount of intravenous fluids transfused or the incidence of intravenous opioids or sedatives administered ... competing interests 17 Authors contribution The authors contibuted inthe following way to the paper: P L: Design ofthe study, aquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data and writing of the...
... ofthe upper delta plain are mainly described depending on location ofthestudy area and its surrounding (Nguyen 1993) Inthe northern bank ofthe Tien River, swamp deposits with elevation of ... dissolved arsenic inthe oxic freshwater environments The impacts of these processes in transport ofthe contaminant are important aspects for the removal of many arsenic species in groundwater system ... GEOCHEMICAL STUDYOF ARSENIC BEHAVIOR IN AQUIFER OFTHE MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Engineering in Kyushu...
... Out of sight, out of mind (The US) g + A sparrow inthe hand is better than a cock on the roof (Russia) + One bird inthe hand is better than two inthe bush (The US) h + Two captain sink the ... psychological consequences, often performing an act by saying something such as persuading, convincing, scaring, enlightening, inspiring, or otherwise getting someone to or realize something E.g: ... concept of “face” is the central part of their theory A set of five strategies to minimize risk of losing face is suggested by these two authors The choice ofthe strategies will be performed on the...
... lists of hedging expressions are possible Therefore, discovering the hedging meaning and categorizing linguistic expressions of hedging inthe conversations in Gone with the Wind involves analyzing ... Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell? In respect to the first questions, the findings ofthe research showed that there are four main categories of hedging devices emerging from the data, ... scope, thestudy has the following limitations The first issue deserving consideration concerns the notion of hedges and taxonomies of hedging devices When carrying out the study, in which the taxonomy...
... described in terms ofthe level of their psychological consequences, often performing an act by saying something such as persuading, convincing, scaring, enlightening, inspiring, or otherwise getting ... the speaker’s intention via the process of inferences Therefore, the hearer needs to take all the circumstances surrounding the conversation because they can make a lot of help in inferring the ... on process of interpretation that the center ofthestudy is on the effect ofthe hearer rather than the speaker There are six maxims ofthe politeness principle that are used to explain relationship...