... courses in Southeast Asia particularly inthe Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam and Singapore The rationales for selecting these countries are explained inthe methodology section Using the framework ... Law and Governance It is vitally important to discuss the aspects of law and governance in general, andin particular, the rule of law, including the institutional and internal governance inthe ... or un-spoilt lands, hilly plains and mountainous areas for breathtaking landscapes and challenging games During the construction and landscaping stage, the earth-moving activities generally destroy...
... Sustainability Practices inthe Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam and Singapore Summary The last twenty years saw the considerable proliferation of golf courses in Southeast Asia owing to sustained ... hard and soft law instruments There is an additional discussion about the norms of the industry or self-regulation (Item 1.7), including an evaluation of the practices inthe golf industry andthe ... Sustainability Practices inthe Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam and Singapore The “Revised version” builds its comparative environmental law literature on Robinsons (1998) approach andthe environmental...
... On the other hand, inthe far Northeast, along the Mekong River, over 2030 mm is received annually Variation inthe average amount of rainfall is therefore notable inthe Northeast During the ... pineapple and upland rice (RRIT 2005) Cherdchom et al (2002) reported four main integrated rubber farming systems inthe South of Thailand emerging during the financial crisis inthe late 19 1990's The ... introduced in Asia in 1876, when seeds were first shipped from the Amazonas to the United Kingdom and further to Ceylon and planted there Inthe following year, rubber trees were planted in Singapore and...
... radiation exposure inthe UK DM Parkin and SC Darby Tobacco-attributable cancer burden inthe UK in 2010 DM Parkin S14 11 Cancers attributable to infection inthe UK in 2010 DM Parkin S77 S6 10 Cancers ... hormones inthe UK in 2010 DM Parkin S73 The fraction of cancer attributable to lifestyle andenvironmental factors inthe UK in 2010: Introduction DM Parkin S42 S70 S2 Cancers attributable to inadequate ... Sara Hiom and Catherine Thomson for their questions www.bjcancer.com and comments; Colette Pryor for collating incidence data and Katrina Brown for invaluable support in preparing the report...
... center They will the following: a Record the information inthe NTP Laboratory Register b Smear, fix, stain and read the slides c Record the examination results inthe NTP Laboratory Register andthe ... 12 Program Indicators INTRODUCTION TUBERCULOSIS (TB) remains a major public health inthePhilippinesIn 1998, TB ranked fifth inthe 10 leading cause of death and fifth inthe 10 leading causes ... Procedures (MOP) for the National Tuberculosis Control Program, 2001 PhilippinesThe National tuberculosis control Program (NTP) inthePhilippines was initiated in 1968 and integrated into the general...
... years now inthe Netherlands In planning investments inthe pulp and paper industry, including investments in innovation, the question is no longer only in what to invest, but increasingly also ... water charges inthe Netherlands andthe electricity tax in Finland The evidence on the relationship between environmental policy instruments and innovation suggests that these instruments have ... of the main environmental changes inthe pulp and paper industry inthe recent past and their main drivers Table 2.1 Technology changes underlying environmental performance dynamics in pulp and...
... Greeting and Offering Help Asking for Information Describing Problems Complaining and Showing Sympathy Giving Advice and Instructions Giving Directions Explaining the Situations Describing People ... follows: Greeting and Offering Help Giving Advice and Instructions Asking for Information Giving Directions Describing Problems Explaining the Situation Complaining and Showing Sympathy Describing People ... general information, the needs in English listening and speaking skills, theproblemsin English listening and speaking skills, and suggestions General Information This part indicates the general information...
... ) + C2 ] and ˜ A2 = Np + M[||u1 || + Nq + C1 (||u1 || + Np + Nq ) + C2 ] + C2 T 1−α sup inthe relation (8) and (2 − α) Taking the sup inthe relation (7) and max 1, adding the resulting expressions ... equations) is the class of neutral differential equations In this type of problemsthe delayed argument occurs inthe derivative of the state variable This is the case, for instance, when a growing population ... provided to illustrate our finding Preliminaries In this section, we present some notation, assumptions and preliminary results needed in our proofs later Definition The integral α (Ia+ h)(x) = (α)...
... The ˆ2 standard errors of σp i were obtained by the square root of the respective sampling variances, and these were calculated from the sampling (co)variances of the components inthe denominator ... variance components and their standard errors were obtained by using the average information REML algorithm [9], implemented inthe ASREML program [10] The standard errors of the estimated parameters ... estimated in this study, scaling the data to a constant environmental variance was somewhat more effective in increasing fairness of selection, and resulted in close to optimal ranking and selection...
... directly into the Hai Phong port during flood tide, andthe mixed water returns to the bay during an ebb tide After closure of the Cam river mouth in 1981 by the Dinh Vu dyke, the Lach Huyen and Nam ... severity increase the flood level, the vulnerability of sea front to flooding is intensified This study investigates a hindcasting of water level during a storm surge inthe Gulf of Tonkin The Do ... flood tide and has a constant value (above water) between 15:00 and 24:00 on the first day and 40:00 and 47:00 on the second day The southeastern wind results in wind and wave setup and consequently...
... wheat and rice in India Wheat production in India now occupies the second position inthe world (shown in experimental plots in Figure 1.3) However, the demand for wheat in India will increase ... 1000 mm; (d) the northern plains between the northwest desert andthe Brahmaputra Valley andthe peninsula, excluding the coastal belt, which receive 500 to 750 mm rainfall; and (e) the northwestern ... incremental increases in yields per unit of fertilizer and other input are lower than they have been inthe past Inappropriate and indiscriminate use of chemical and organic fertilizers, pesticides and...
... compensate for these losses by expanding into other arable areas This may also result in spillover effects inthe form of further reduction inthe size of landholdings and, in some cases, even landlessness ... land still further inthe years to come Demands on finite water resources are increasing and, with the increase in population, contamination of water resources is on the rise Also, increase in ... located inthe western part of India, are poor in soil quality, and are prone to wind erosion The hills and tarai soils are mostly inthe northern and northeastern parts of the country and are...
... 1993) These pests infest the grain usually from other infested grain stored inthe same building or nearby In India, the insect species of most importance damaging the food grains including the ... consume and damage human foods inthe field and storage In addition, they spoil food in storage by leaving urine and droppings, thus reducing the sales value Through their gnawing and burrowing habit, ... been infected with aflatoxins, the high temperatures will not rid the grain of the toxin If the grain has a high level of the toxin, the only option is to destroy the grain Insect-infested grain...
... Changing Perceptions of Poverty and Finance Financial Services and Food Security Microfinance: A Win–Win Proposition Microfinance in India Improving Microfinance in India Adjust Interest Rates and ... Apex institutions and federations of SHGs are expanding, but their sustainability is uncertain and their future role in promoting and strengthening the system is unclear STRENGTHEN ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ... sustainable individual lending Other unresolved issues include who should bear the cost of NGOs and banks in forming and nurturing groups, the role and sustainability of federations of SHGs, the...
... Resources andthe Environment: Pressing Problemsinthe Developing World Tycooly International Publishing Dublin, Ireland Seldon, T.M and D Song 1994 Environmental quality and development: Is there ... (on the horizontal axis) having that much income, as shown in Figure 29.1 A line of 45° from the origin defines the line of perfect equality and a line tracing the actual distribution of income ... underinvest in agricultural technology, inthe education of the rural population andinthe physical infrastructure in rural areas Each of these failures in policy weakens the performance of the...
... national and international levels, with the effects playing out at community, household and individual levels The analyses inthe last section of the book all agree that the performance of the agricultural ... achieve better and more secure lives for the human population, living in consonance with their environments rather than exploiting them Inthe latter two sections, contributors address problems of ... result of uncertain food supplies and degraded environmental quality, and there is no guarantee that the situation will get better during the coming decades Both food security and environmental...
... needles, lessening their need for bleach If that is one's view, then a decline in "using bleach" is, in fact, a positive outcome On the other hand, if one interprets "using bleach" as part and parcel ... Complexities inthe lives of female drug users inthe AIDS era: Linking ethnographic and epidemiological approaches In Integrating cultural, observational, and epidemiological approaches inthe prevention ... measuring changes in drug paraphernalia sharing behaviors Beyond "using bleach," other examples include "boiling water" and "always cleaning the needle before use." Again, it could certainly be...
... its holding by the delisting date, andthe cash is assumed to be held at the call-loan rate After the relevant buying period, the program simulates the sale of the securities, beginning on the first ... tax-loss selling (Griffiths & White, 1993; Jones et al., 1991) in that the marginal investor is selling at the end of December and buying inthe first few trading days of January That is, the majority ... findings The analyses commence by ensuring that the TOYE continues to appear to exist in Canada Two daily indices from the TSE-Western Business School Database were obtained The first is an index...