... Graedel’s appointment as the first professor ofindustrial ecology in 1997, the birth ofthe Journal ofIndustrial Ecology in 1997, andthe foundation ofthe International Society for Industrial Ecology ... Experimental Industrial Ecology Budgets for the materials of technology Design and development of eco -industrial parks Industrial food webs Metabolism of cities Theoretical Industrial Ecology Theory ofindustrial ... picture ofthe flow of goods and services among all producing and consuming sectors of an economy IOA also registers the flow of goods and services into and out of a given region The mathematical...
... the theory and design of wastewater treatment processes.2, 25–31 Sludge and Brine Processing and Disposal Water Conservation and Recycle Water conservation and recycle consist of minimizing the ... routing, and material balance Since an industrial waste survey provides an understanding ofthe waste flow through the plant, andthe potential for water and residual reuse, a majority ofthe industries ... protect the quality of groundwater, surface water, the land, andthe air from contamination by solid wastes The Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA) emphasized the protection of groundwater...
... free and fair trade, eradication of poverty andthe protection of human rights, in particular the rights ofthe child, as well as to the strict observance andthe development of international law, ... coverage of sustainable-development issues 22 Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Its Member States, ofthe One Part, andthe Republic of Korea, ofthe Other Part, Off J ofthe European ... those in the Central America AA A “trade and 25 Trade Agreement between the European Union and Its Member States, ofthe One Part, and Colombia and Peru, ofthe Other Part, Off J ofthe European...
... indeed the ancestral host of Achryso- chroides Regarding the effect of taxa sampling on the reconstruction of reproductive strategies, although the biology of most species in other parts ofthe ... size and sex ratio The mapping indicates several changes in reproductive strategy with apparently parallel evolutionofthe unusual split sex broods (and of mixed sex broods) in the latreillii and ... trees ofthe order Fagales (oaks, birch, alder, etc.) and colonized plants ofthe order Fabales, Rosales and Sapindales once each (Fig 4) Mapping of plant growth form indicates that the ancestor of...
... the comments and suggestions ofthe participants ofthe workshop ‘Economic Theory andthe Practice of Consumption: Evolutionary and other Approaches’, organised by the University of Cassino and ... analysing the shape ofthe growth pattern ofthe quantity of cinema consumed and expenditure on cinema The time ofthe take-off will be estimated quantitatively (and its timing compared with the qualitative ... exact date to the emergence ofthe idea, or concept of cinema, but the first projection of moving images dates from the 1850s, andthe first patents on the viewing and projection of motion pictures...
... Phylogeny ofthe marsupials Phylogenetic relationships ofthe orders of Marsupialia Top: the placement ofthe contemporary continents of South America and Australia within Gondwanaland andthe split of ... that they grow there out ofthe nipples ofthe mammae from which they draw their food, until they are grown up’ [1] These observations were made by Francisco Pelseart, Captain ofthe ill-fated and ... of both conserved and novel small RNAs in the tammar genome (a) Size ranges ofthe major classes of small RNAs The x-axis shows number of reads mapped to the tammar genome while the size of the...
... as the Division of Wildlife Services, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, andthe Bureau of Land Management ofthe United States Department ofthe Interior, the Corps of Engineers ofthe ... maters Thelawofthe Curia Regis, which had been thelawofthe very great, extended and adapted to the needs ofthe people so as to become the common lawof a nation So long as the common law ... parts ofthe Parliament are the King’s Majesty, the Lord’s Spiritual, the Lord’s Temporal, andthe Commons The King and these three Estates together form the great corporation of body politic of the...
... behavior of a minimum of known parts often makes possible the discovery ofthe values ofthe remaining parts as does the known sum ofthe angles of a triangle plus the known behavior of three of its ... beginning was the word”; I say to you, “In the beginning of industrialization was the spoken word.” With the graphic writing ofthe words and ideas we have the beginning ofthe computer, for the computer ... wider focus than the other professions Also as human beings they battle the narrow views of specialists—in particular, their patrons the politicians, andthe financial and other legal, but no...
... executive officer of a Federal Reserve Bank andthe leader ofthe Federal Reserve Board were “governors”; after the act the chief executive officer of a bank is a “president” andthe members ofthe ... TheEvolutionof Monetary Policy and Banking in the US Donald D Hester TheEvolutionof Monetary Policy and Banking in the US Donald D Hester Professor of Economics, Emeritus University of ... combination ofthe recent rate of inflation, the deviation of a four-quarter rate of inflation from the bank’s desired rate of inflation, andthe deviation ofthe percentage growth rate of real GDP...
... Table-5 is the relationship between q′ ofthe target andthe BHARit ofthe acquirer There is a negative and significant relationship between 35 the level of intangibles ofthe target before the acquisition ... (2002), the divergence between the internal andthe external cost of capital is due to the information asymmetries between the inventor andthe investor, moral hazard on the part ofthe inventor ... incumbents in their industries, and every firm has an existing base of capital 21 equal to (Megna and Klock, 1993) The MVi ofthe target firm is measured as the sum of all outstanding claims on the firm...
... embed themselves in the tissue ofthe host Wings and legs are shed andthe fly attains a sack- or flask like appearance while the males retain their wings throughout life The morphology ofthe ... some ofthe best times in evolab Thanks to all the other members ofthe evolab (past and current) who have helped and supported me at different stages and many of whom I have seen begin and finish ... (12S, 16S, COI, Cytb) and nuclear genes (18S, 28S, Ef1a and CAD) The monophyly ofthe Calyptratae, the superfamilies Hippoboscoidea and Oestroidea andthe paraphyly ofthe muscoid grade are confirmed...
... contracted the H5N1 strain ofthe avian flu virus The UK government has ordered enough ofthe drug to treat 25% ofthe population in the event of an avian flu pandemic In this case there are three ... and dialogue with the company standard setters, (b) an acceptance ofthe division of labor between the private andthe public sector with a recognition that each can intelligently help the other ... Each of these has proponents and critics Instead of these usual suspects, Tong offers the ethic of care as the guiding principle in times of infectious crisis Michael J Selgelid, Paul M Kelly, and...
... “promote and regulate the use of National Parks, monuments and reservations and to conserve the scenery and natural and historic objects andthe wildlife therein and by such means as will leave them ... have them approved by EPA or the Coast Guard, and implement them, or face heavy civil and criminal penalties Single hull tankers are to be phased out, and licensing and supervision of officers and ... Management ofthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ofthe Department of Commerce Sixty-one percent of all federal lands, some 470 million acres, is administered by the Department of Interior’s...
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... intensities ofthe vertical and horizontal components, respectively, which are the functions of u, l, Dp and m The index of refraction m of a particle is given by the inverse ofthe ratio ofthe propagation ... and that the acid rain is primarily the result of long-range transport of pollutants from the heavily industrialized areas of northern Europe The rain and snow in portions of eastern Canada and ... (2) the transport and transformation ofthe chemicals in the atmosphere, and (3) the removal ofthe chemicals from the atmosphere Therefore, when one regularly measures (monitors) the quantity of...
... many environmental professionals However, there is currently a very diverse and diffuse source of literature in the field ofenvironmental sampling and analysis The nature ofthe literature often ... concentration and assess the degree of pollution and to identify the short- and long-term trends To detect accidental releases and evaluate the risk and toxicity to human and biota To study the fate and ... regard to the standards that are used to calibrate the analytical instruments The accuracy ofthe standards is a determining factor on the accuracy ofthe sample results Thus, each set of standards...
... many environmental professionals However, there is currently a very diverse and diffuse source of literature in the field ofenvironmental sampling and analysis The nature ofthe literature often ... concentration and assess the degree of pollution and to identify the short- and long-term trends To detect accidental releases and evaluate the risk and toxicity to human and biota To study the fate and ... regard to the standards that are used to calibrate the analytical instruments The accuracy ofthe standards is a determining factor on the accuracy ofthe sample results Thus, each set of standards...
... gradually if the yr!!;, falls for several days The difference between maximum rates of transpiration (E and absorption is greatly ) max affected by the relative magnitude of root resistance The minimum ... Nevertheless, for the moment, due to the lack of experimental data, it is likely that several models ofthe same object (e.g., same species) can be presented, each having its own strengths and ... value of leaves occurs leaves about h after (E at that time, transpiration ): max and absorption are equal This fact provides a means to obtain an estimation ofthe total resistance ofthe transpirational...