... the immediate and medium-run effectsofnaturaldisasters on child health and investments by linking three waves of household survey data from India to information on all naturaldisasters that ... to the effectsofdisasters between boys and girls, there appear to be important gender differences in the behavioral responses of parents to disasters We find that the adverse effectsofdisasters ... several naturaldisastersof varying intensity and types causing significant damage to life and property From 1992 to 2006, the period of time spanning our data, there were 228 natural disasters...
... type of organizations and professionals who respond to naturaldisastersand CEs to ensure an integrated and coordinated response Further study of the relationships among natural disasters, CEs and ... the occurrence of epidemics can increase and/ or be exacerbated after naturaldisastersand CEs gencies, and 1,374 recorded epidemics The median duration of the largest 30 naturaldisasters (table ... 0% NaturalDisasters Complex Emergencies Epidemics Type of Event Figure Occurrences ofnatural disasters, complex emergencies and epidemics during the last decade (1995–2004)* Occurrences of natural...
... COLLEGE OF AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES EFFECTSOFNATURAL FOODS ON FOOD SELECTION AND GROWTH RATES OF COBIA (Rachycentron canadum) LARVAE By NGUYEN CHI A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the ... degree of Bachelor of Aquaculture Supervisor Assoc Prof Dr TRAN NGOC HAI Dr LY VAN KHANH Can Tho, December 2013 APPROVEMENT The thesis Effectsofnatural foods on food selection and growth rates of ... straits and bays, 112 estuaries, canals and thousands of small and big islands scattering along the coast, more than million km² exclusive economic zone and very large water surface area of brackish...
... down of carbohydrates, protein and fat; the development of white blood cells; the activity of the nervous system; and the regulation of blood pressure)(Bryan 1998) Pineal and Pituitary Glands ... responses of the pineal gland and secretion of the hormone melatonin in 1968; this hormone also influences the functions of other glands from direct action on specific areas of the brain (A Summary of ... the gland in the absence of light and where daylight and artificial lighting in the interior of buildings are inadequate the natural suppression of melatonin production during the day fails and...
... widths of the bundles of FtsZ Fig Effectsof TMAO on denaturant-induced perturbation of the far-UV CD spectra of FtsZ FtsZ (7.3 lM) was incubated with M urea in the absence and presence of different ... of FtsZ occurred spontaneously at urea concentrations > 0.6 m and > 1.25 m in the absence and presence of 0.6 m TMAO, respectively Furthermore, the standard free energy changes of unfolding of ... increasing concentration of urea in the absence and presence of TMAO The Dm values for the urea-induced unfolding of FtsZ were found to be 1.8 and 3.6 m in the absence and presence of TMAO, respectively...
... dying and damaged trees and trees of very low quality The main characteristics of research plots, cutting intensity and response of stand parameters after the cutting operations in 1989 and 2003 ... Increment and Yield of Forest Stands The Principles of Forest Yield Study Oxford, Pergamon Press: 506 Béland M., Agestam E., Ekö P.M., Gemmel P., Nilsson U., 1999 Effectsof scarification and seedfall ... phase ofnatural regeneration of beech forests in the national nature reserve of Voděradské bučiny In: Kupka I (ed.), Proceedings ofNaturaland Artificial Regeneration: Merits, Drawback and Limitation...
... sulphur and amine-groups of the organoclay andof chain opening reaction of epoxy group in ENR 50 that participated in the vulcanisation reaction This leads to a lowering of the scorch time and cure ... matrix XRD and TEM results indicated that the organoclay were intercalated and exfoliated at phr of organoclay and partly exfoliated and re-aggregated at 10 phr of organoclay Journal of Physical ... S (2004) Effectsof epoxidised natural rubber as a compatibilizer in melt compounded natural rubber-organoclay nanocomposites Eur Polym J., 40, 2513–2521 Comparison of the Effectsof Organoclay...
... Encyclopedia of Weather andNaturalDisasters U X L Encyclopedia of Weather andNaturalDisasters Weather Overview VOLUME Anaxos, Inc., Editors U X L Encyclopedia of Weather andNaturalDisasters ... topic of weather andnatural disasters, and includes chapters on climate, clouds, and precipitation Volume presents the first six of the alphabetically arranged chapters on weather andnatural ... knowledge of the topic and candid insights contribute much to the final product viii U X L Encyclopedia of Weather andNatural Disasters: Volume Timeline c 1650 B C E The Mediterranean island of...
... importance ofplanning function as follows: Provides Direction: Planning provides a clear sense of direction to the activities of the organization and to the job behavior of managers and others ... alternative courses of action: Another source of importance ofplanning is that it permits managers to examine and analyze alternative course of action with a better understanding of their likely ... impulsive and arbitrary decisions: Planning tends to minimize the incidence of impulsive and arbitrary decisions and ad hoc actions; it obviates exclusive dependence on the mercies of luck and chance...
... difference between the effectsofplanning with writing and those of the other planning conditions like rehearsal and reading on the fluency, complexity, and accuracy of oral narratives The present ... effects does planning with and without writing have on the complexity of an L2 oral narrative? 53 RQ 3: What effects does planning with and without writing have on the accuracy of ... no planning, planning without writing (rehearsal), andplanning with writing Given 10 minutes of planning, the planning- without-writing group were told to rehearse their performance while the planning- with-writing...
... in the form of char at the end of the test Most notably, an average of 52% and 59% of the energy input was left over as char at the end of the test for Stove fueled with corn cobs and wood pellets, ... lower heating value of the charcoal produced from the fuel (J g− 1), and mc is the mass of the ash and charcoal remaining at the end of the test (g) The overall efficiency of each stove is defined ... the heat of vaporization of water (2260 J g−1), and mH2Oevap is the mass of water evaporated out of the pot during the test (g) The energy contained in the char remaining at the end of the test...
... Characterization of soluble organic compounds and complexation of copper, nickel, and zinc in extracts of sludge-amendedsoils J Environ Qual 16, 341-348 Duquet B and V6dy J C (1991) Study of heavy metal ... the addition of red mud Since the heavy metals have different properties and different concentrations in the red mud and compost mixtures, the speciation of metals and the effect of red mud on ... in the sludge and sludge compost was evenly distributed in the carbonates, oxides, organic and residue fractions as a result of the lowest value of the standard electrode potential of Zn 2+ among...
... Ecosystems and Environment, 27, 493-503 Qiao, L., Hofstede, H and Ho, G E (1993) The mobility of heavy metals in clay amended sewage sludge and municipal solid waste compost In: Proceeding of 9th ... fixing of the free metal ions through metal precipitation as hydroxides and carbonates, adsorption onto oxides and mineral surfaces and chemisorption or complexation with inorganic ligands The ... 1993) In order to determine the long-term fate and potential hazard of land application of MSW compost, it is necessary to investigate the speciation of heavy metals Difficulties in studying this...
... absence of thermogenic changes in the placebo group, the absence of adverse effects on blood pressure, heart-rate and self-reports in the four treatment groups, the consistency of the effectsof p-synephrine ... [29] in a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled protocol to compare the effectsof p-synephrine alone and in combination with different amounts of hesperidin and naringin on: (1) resting ... to a masking of the thermogenic effects found with lesser amounts Conclusions This randomized double-blinded placebo control pilot study supports the safety and thermogenic effectsof p-synephrine,...
... C-reactive protein (CRP), and cytokines (interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)) in patients with thoracotomy and to investigate the effectsof flurbiprofen on postoperative inflammatory ... reported higher VAS scores and additional analgesic consumption These findings may be related to the antiinflammatory effectsof flurbiprofen VAS scoring is a simple and often used method for evaluating ... Society of Anesthesiology class IV or higher, patients undergoing resection of the pleura or chest wall, and patients with hemorrhagic diathesis or medication of anticoagulants, corticosteroids, and...
... lightness (L*) and an increase in redness (a*) and yellowness (b*) values of raw WSN sheets from soft and hard wheat flour samples Measurements of L*, a*, and b* usually give low standard deviations ... a standard cooked noodle thickness of mm Experiment The effect of water addition and vacuum on color, gloss, and translucency for soft wheat WSN was also examined using ANOVA Translucency and ... translucency of noodles made from the soft, low-FSV wheat flour and the soft, high-FSV wheat flour (9.25% protein) were 39.75 and 43.75%, respectively The mean levels of translucency of noodles...
... understanding of “Music cover” 1.2 The real definition of “Music cover” To explain and make everybody understand clearly about “music cover” and “music copy”, the report researched Bern Convention and ... category of rock, rap, and hip-hop were covered by a lot of Vietnam’s musicians and singers Such as “Girl friend” (Avril lavigne), “The Accolade of Hip-hop” (Lee Huyn Do)… The effectsof Music ... researches about one of many concepts which a lot of people don’t understand exactly which is called “Music cover” This paper is expected to give readers a deep understanding of music cover In order...
... biological effects include identifying and quantifying instances of exposure of biological communities to spilled hydrocarbons, evaluating acute, chronic and residual toxicity to organisms, and assessment ... collected from a natural tidal flat in Hiroshima Bay, Japan The contents of silt & clay (< 0.075 mm) in the sediments of C and O simulators were 2.9% and 3.7%, respectively Those in natural tidal ... at day 23 and 58 in the C and O simulators Fig.8 shows infiltration rate of seawater by tidal action both in the C and O simulators The infiltration rates of sweater at day 23 in the C and O simulators...