... Government for the formulation and implementation, of a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). The goal ofthe BAP is remediation of the threats to biodiversity caused by the 40 years of war. In 1993, the ... countries in the world for preventing the further wetland forest loss or degradation. Implementing in Vietnam the above described action plan, it is believed that consultancy and support of international ... author is grateful for the financial support offered by the IUC Programme of VLIRUOS with the CanTho University, through which he could embark on a sandwich doctoral programme between the...
... built itor its parts. Moreover, it iseasy for people to describe a value for the end result in each case of these threetypes of ecosystem benefits. Sitting in her office in a distant city dreamingabout ... consumption benefit through the market for timber. Not coincidentally, these three categories of ecosystem benefits depend fortheir value principally on ecosystem structure. It is the structure ofthe ... claimed that the gradual attainment of more complete dynamic equilibrium . . . is the fundamental characteristic” of ecosystems, and thatthe order of stability of all of the chemical elements is of...
... than the quarter of a million visitors that annually visit its sister butterfly house, Papiliora-ma, in Switzerland. Also in the UK in 2005 (and one ofthe ‘babies’ ofthe MacMan programme), the ... along the banks of rivers. Rivers with riparianstrips of bushes form suitable migration corridors for Clouded Apollo and provide habitat patchesin the riparian meadows. The appropriate density of ... predicted habitat suitability maps and results frommark recapture studies showed a quite high degree of habitat connectivity but no effect of isolation or habitat size on the occurrence of either species...
... satelliteis for 8h40m; July 16, planet unsteady.93 Colors ofthe Equatorial Belts.North ofthe narrow, light rift in the northern part ofthe north belt, the color wasfrequently of a ... to the form and disposition ofthe details. In the secondplace, the disposition of color on the surface ofthe planet has entirely changed, also. In 1889there is very little ofthe red color ... photograph ofthe sketches of Jupiter to the Socie ty. The original colored drawings [exhibited to the meeting] will be deposited in the library of the Lick Observatory, where they will always be available...
... education ofthe deaf mutes therein. It also appropriated for the support ofthe Territorial insaneasylum, as well as the salaries of Territorial officers, including thatofthe superintendent ofthe ... andlaws ofthe United States, the employment of military force to suppress domestic violence and enforce the faithful execution ofthe laws ofthe United States if the command and warning of ... River. These patriotic donations of the States were encumbered with no condition except that they should be held and used "for the common benefit of the United States. " By purchase with the...
... order: the intensionality of the descrip- tor, the time of reference of the descriptor, and the agents of the descriptor. We must establish the "level" of each factor in the target ... called because of his size and occupation. In sentences of propositional attitude, certain descriptors canbe substituted for, provided the con- tent ofthe proposition, relative to the speaker ... Substitution of equals Given our descriptor logic, we can now turn to the question of when substitution -of- equals inferences can and can& apos;t be made. The failure of substitution of equivalent...
... models that allow the characterization of the molecular profile of non-cancer cells in the TME and of their soluble products, and how these cells canbe regu-lated at different stages of cancer ... biologicalagents thatcan target the TME and exert beneficial influ-ences on cancer patients. The focus of this new section ofthe JTM is on studies that bridge the laboratory and the clinic. We ... lev-els. In contrast, there is a lot to be done with respect totranslating the insights gained in the laboratory on the involvement ofthe TME in cancer pathogenesis to the clinic and the biomedical...
... on the guidelines ofthe TAAQOL. Incalculation ofthe scale scores one missing combined-itemscore was allowed for, the missing score is replaced by the mean value ofthe non-missing item scores. ... in the factors that affectHRQoL may help health care providers to be aware of par-ents vulnerable for problems. The child and its familyshould bethe focus ofthe professional. Also, profession-als ... explain-ing the aim ofthe study and asking their participation.Parents decided themselves whether the mother or the father completed the questionnaire. The letter was accom-panied by the questionnaire,...
... are not only mediated by the severity ofthe airflow limitation. For instance, it has beenshown thatthe health condition perceived by the patientscorrelates better with the degree of dyspnea ... items [9]. These 12items explain more than 90% ofthe variance ofthe phys-ical and mental component scores ofthe SF-36. Fromthem two scores canbe calculated, the physical (PCS-12)and the ... with the physical component of quality of life, but not with the mental. The same has hap-pened with other parameters such as the educational level of the patients evaluated. It is possible that...
... addition, the combination of these two LEs seems to be usual. Infact,notonlytheLCUssumscoredeterminetheeffect, it s the undesirab ility of thes e LEs what makes respon-dents vulnerable after the ... categorized according to the amount of stress suffered.We calculated both the number of LEs and the Life Change Unit (LCU) score, a summary ofthe amount of stressinherent to the event and the ... totalLCU score canbe calculated for each respondent as aweighted sum of all the LCU scores (range of LCUs forone LE: 5-216). We used the Spanish version of CLES that has been found to be valid...
... points (33.3-53.9) for the Physical Composite Score and 43.4 points(64.2-50.3) for the Mental Composite Score. These scoresare below the norm when compared to the median scores of healthy population ... 10-12% ofthe variance of the physical (but not the mental) composite score of the SF-36. Overall low levels of daily PA were revealed forthese individuals with a mild motor impairment. The median ... entered to control for the stroke motor sever-ity and found to account for 13% (p = 0.02) of the total variance ofthe Physical Composite Score of the SF-36. Adding PA as assessed by the PASIPD resultedin...
... mean that in the group of non-participants, if the number of c aseswerethesame,itwouldbemoredifficulttoprovetherelevance ofthe predictors studied here.We studied two personality traits important ... factors depending on the definition; they canbeonly partially measured with the PICS. In addition, the PICS measures only patientperception, not the physician’s assessment.One limitation ofthe ... characteristics ofthe CHD (includingrisk factors), and the HRQOL at the beginning of inpati-ent rehabilitation, the personality traits cynicism andanger correlate with the HRQOL after rehabilitation.2....
... telegram of ten words from that young man atNewport, written with perspiring hand ina pause ofthe game of polo, determineswithout appeal the course ofthe paper inany crisis of business or politics.I ... the dainty boys ofthe presenttime think of going to mill on a frostymorning astride of a bag of corn on the horse's back, without stockings or shoesand with trousers half way up to the knees? ... precisely the bestform of every part. There is not a turn or curve about either the handle orthe headwhich has not been patiently considered,and reconsidered, and considered again,until no further...