... livelihood ofthe people;, and management strategies for the exploitation, development and conservationofthe wetland. The multi-level action plan for theconservationof forest wetlands in the MD ... border, the inland high rainfall and the effects of high tide from the sea, yearly between 1.2 and 1.9 million hectares of land are inundated, mainly the Northern parts ofthe MD known as the ... step in the formulation of sustainable strategies in wetland conservation. The inventories provide information on the type and the location of wetland, the economic and ecological value of the...
... characteristic” of ecosystems, and thatthe order of stability of all of the chemical elements is of course immensely higher than thatof an ecosys-tem, which consists of components that are themselves ... services? (2004, 1251) The importance of this line of research goes well beyond the development of ecology as a discipline, but rather has profound policy dimensions. The trade-offs between different ... again, the whole is more than the sum of its parts.Even when we have a catalogue ofthe activities of most ofthe partici-pating species, we are far from understanding the effect of changes inthe...
... isincreasing at the Northern boundary ofthe population. Results show that there is an overallincrease in the number of Clouded Apollo in Estonia, with 73% of all sighting having been madeduring the last ... activities, the biology of butterflies is already better understood than that of any other taxon of non-pest insects. From Wallace and Bates in the 19th century to the ecologicalgeneticists ofthe ... the history of life on this planet. The conference “Ecology and Conservationof Butterflies in Europe” brought together most of the leading and new butterfly biologists and conservationists of...
... position ofthe telescope, and take the mean ofthe readings of the horizontal circle. I t must be remembered thatthe reading ofthe compass needle, when the sight line ofthe instrument is in the ... Thatthe Publications ofthe Astronomical Society ofthe Pacific be regularly sent to the following Observatories, etc., and thatthe Secretaries ofthe Society be instructedto notify them of ... supervision ofthe affairs of the Society.ARTICLE V. The Secretaries shall keep and have the custody ofthe records; they shall have the custody of all other prope rty ofthe Society, excepting the money...
... 1886_._To the Senate ofthe United States_ :In response to the resolution ofthe Senate ofthe 17th of February, requesting to be furnished with a copy of the report made by the consul-general ofthe ... 1886_._To the Senate ofthe United States_ :In compliance with the resolution ofthe Senate in executive session ofthe 27th of January, I transmitherewith the report ofthe Secretary of State and the ... nor the sacrifice ofthe interests of the community.A Compilation ofthe Messages and Papers ofthe Presidents 81In May ofthe present year a small portion ofthe Chiricahua Apaches on the...
... head ofthe Church of England is a lovely lady. The assumption is that since the filler ofthe role Queen of England is not likely to change within the time ofthe conversation and the speaker, ... factors must be checked in the following 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" ... attribution of descriptions is involved, as in readings (iii) and (iv) of (35), we must determine whether the other agents are (believed by the listener to be) aware ofthe equivalence. The general...
... espe-cially interested in the publication of discoveries in fourareas:1) Clinical models that allow the characterization of the molecular profile of non-cancer cells in the TME and of their soluble products, ... andoutcome of therapy.4) Laboratory studies of new drugs and biologicalagents that can target the TME and exert beneficial influ-ences on cancer patients. The focus of this new section ofthe JTM ... announce the new section ofthe Journal of Translational Medicinedevoted to promoting the field of Cancer Microenviron-ment.A new forum on diagnostic and therapeutic implications of molecular...
... familyshould bethe focus ofthe professional. Also, profession-als should be made aware ofthe consequences of care forparents during their training. Furthermore, they should be trained in how ... contains the direct effects ofthe back-ground characteristics on HRQoL, and the third part (3)contains the effects ofthe mediating factors on HRQoL. The total effect of a variable on HRQoL can be ... 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, an informed...
... worsening in their health-related quality of life(HRQoL). However, it has been confirmed thatthe evalu-ation alone ofthe severity of COPD, measured by the degree of reduction ofthe forced ... by the severity ofthe airflow limitation. For instance, it has beenshown thatthe health condition perceived by the patientscorrelates better with the degree of dyspnea [29,30] orwith the ... version ofthe SF-36health questionnaire that contains 12 items [9]. These 12items explain more than 90% ofthe variance ofthe phys-ical and mental component scores ofthe SF-36. Fromthem two...
... 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 time elapsed ... 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 ... totalLCU score can be 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 and...
... plots ofthe correlations between PA as assessed by the PASIPD (left) and the Accelerometer (right) to the Physical Composite Score ofthe SF-36.Table 3 Linear regression models for determining the ... walking distance) of theseindividuals to the amount of daily PA they undertake.This will enhance our understanding and identify the level of functional ability of individuals that reallyenables ... EEreported by Haeuber (2004) [14] of 17 individuals withchronic stroke of similar age (321 ± 187 kcal/day). The range ofthe AEE is vast reflecting that some subjectslikely spent most of their days...
... analyses. The values ofthe VIF are generally below2 and always below 5, so there is no indication of highmulticollinearity. The baseline values explain between42.0% and 59.4% ofthe variance ofthe ... seen to be independent of whether the SF-12, the MacNewquestionnaire, or the SAQ was used.Our data also show the relevance of income for the improvement ofthe psychological quality of life. ... at least for some ofthe sub -dimensions. The relevance ofthe personality variables was shown in par-ticular for the psychosocial aspects ofthe HRQOL,while the aspects ofthe physician-patient...
... isunalterable.It is then ofthe greatest possibleimportance thatthe men who controlduring their lifetime, and createendowments when they are dead, shouldshare the best civilization of their age andcountry. ... wedged, there isno danger ofthe head flying off. He madesome other changes, all of them merely forhis own convenience, without a thought of going into the manufacture of hammers. The neighborhood ... consisting of importance that young men whom naturehas fitted to be leaders should, at the beginning of life, take to the steep andthorny path which leads at length tomastership.Most of these...