quantitative variation in leaf traits
Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration Volume 32 C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mec
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... participation in the C4 Rice Engineering project, which was initiated by John Sheehy at the International Rice Research Institute in 2006 His current research includes the evolution and engineering of ... independent lines of inquiry suddenly converged in 1966–1968 to produce the understanding that holds today Names worth recalling from these different lines of inquiry include Heinrich Moser (Austria), ... fantastic job not only in editing, but also in organizing this book for Springer, and for their highly professional dealing with the typesetting process and their help in preparing this editorial...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.1
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... of global warming in particular Indeed, since the Industrial Revolution the mean surface temperature of Earth has increased by an average of 28C with most of this change occurring in the past 30–40 ... emerging economies led by China proved to be most important to the development of international climate policy, including the success or failure of the forthcoming summit in Copenhagen in December ... the issue of degree of uncertainty which is paramount in political and economic respects Indeed, following the mainstream interpretation of climate change, assuming the human contribution to...
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... obstructions in understanding and combating climate change is the multitude of uncertainty surrounding climate change issues From indentifying underlying drivers of vulnerability, to understanding the ... DRR) or increasing resilience through CBA (in the case of CCA) (Næss et al., 2005; Tompkins, 2005; Penning-Rowsell, 2006) In attempts to link the two fields, it is noted that the ‘core insight ... resilience In the former, a society aims to strengthen its status quo by promoting and enforcing the system’s present characteristics In the latter, change is integrated as an inevitable and intrinsic...
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... and institutional changes described in the following sections, all foster growth in underlying determinants of adaptive capacity These range from governance issues, to recognizing and using human ... 2007) Again we see these proposals as complementary to the in uence of social learning, knowledge networks and iterative risk management in linking CCA and DRR Furthermore, we propose institutional ... learning by doing, (2) integrating knowledge systems, (3) increasing collaboration and equity among community, regional and national levels, and (4) creating greater flexibility in management...
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... damage Hurricanes in Named storms in Landfalling basin hurricanes Damage 0.87 0.46 0.27 * 0.52 0.42 * 0.58 0.45 * * 0.71 basin Hurricanes in basin Intense hurricanes in basin Landfalling hurricanes ... Specifically, if one looks at the increasing activity in the basin the increase has occurred in the easternmost part of the basin, far from land The activity in areas where landfall takes place ... these lines of argument miss an important factor in understanding the differential patterns seen in basin and landfall statistics, and that is the spatial distribution of trends in the NATL basin...
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... economic solutions of doing so are emerging, but maintaining a long-term, global commitment is difficult institutionally in national systems geared toward the short and medium term In November 2008 the ... President, Superintendent, Maine Bureau of Insurance, 27 March www.consumerfed.org/pdfs/Insurance_NAIC_RMS_ Letter_032706.pdf Insurance Services Office, 2008 Insurers to pay $11.5 billion in third-quarter ... is no single, shared scientific justification for altering expectations away from the historical record There are instead many scientific justifications pointing in different directions Starting with...
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... tackle airline emissions and bring international aviation and shipping into the carbon budgeting system The role of aviation will be the subject of an aviation review carried out in 2009 Finally, ... in Florida, where hurricane risks are very high, as they were incapable of limiting exposure to rising risk (von UngernSternberg, 2009).1 During the last few decades a considerable increase in ... events in Europe were the 2002 floods in Central Europe, the 2003 heatwave that caused 35,000 deaths, and river floods in the UK in 2007 The tsunami in Asia in 2004 was a large catastrophe causing...
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... crop insurance against flood damage in Bangladesh using the contingent valuation method Their results indicate that crop insurance is (marginally) commercially viable in riverine flood plain areas, ... Combining investments in dikes to reduce the probability of inundation with investments in flood proofing provides for reduction in risk of extremely large damage compared with investments in dikes ... hazard takes place Examples are anchoring roofs to withstand strong winds, creating flexible buildings that not collapse during earthquakes, or investing in water barriers or ‘flood proofing’ of...
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... traditions in examining responsibility framing in a media context, taking into account all actors involved in the ‘framing contest’ (see Gamson and Stuart, 1992; Wolfsfeld, 1998; Gamson, 2004; Boin et ... Responsibility framing in a `climate change induced' compounded crisis: Facing tragic choices in the Murray – Darling Basin EVA-KARIN OLSSON* Crismart/Swedish National Defence College, Drottning Kristinas ... media coverage of the prevailing crisis in the Murray –Darling Basin in Australia during 2008, as an example of a ‘climate change induced’ compounded crisis inheriting ecological, social, economic...
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... efficient rice in the world’ (The Australian, September 2008) As in framing the character of the crisis, scientists played an important role in framing causes Interesting to note in relation to ... actors, scientists and affected actors (including ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS individual farmers as well as business interests related to farming and communities in affected areas) It should be noted ... ever made one single agency responsible for water management in the Murray – Darling Basin According to the Water Act 2007, MDBA should prepare a plan in consultation with the Basin states and...
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... space in framing the issue, as illustrated in the figures in this analysis, in connection with framing the severity of the crisis and its causes These two factors are vital to responsibility framing ... interest groups always play a prominent role in framing measures in relation to crises, but their strong presence in this case might likewise rest on the specific cultural Australian context in ... internal (inside the media coverage) factors into account when examining responsibility frames in connection with compounded crises In relation to the recommendations provided by Boin et al (2005,...
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Shrimp farming in Tam Giang lagoon, Vietnam-Local perception
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... Quy, an intensive farmer in Vinh Ha, stated: None of us has participated in a specific training for disease prevention and treatment Some of us joined general training only Most of the training was ... Officer in Phu Vang District Since 2001, diseases continued occurring in Phu An and since 2002 in Vinh Ha, leading to considerable losses for the local community Community members told us that in ... practiced in Phu Vang district since 1980s However, the increase in production has been mainly based on the increase in area rather than productivity Table shows that most of the shrimp farming area in...
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Tài liệu NTP-CERHR Monograph on the Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Di-Isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) pdf
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... disorder in the offspring In this example, chemical-induced damage is detected in the next generation In contrast, the reproductive system begins developing well before birth and continues until ... preserved in 10% formalin for histologic examination There was a significant reduction in food consumption and mean body weight in male rats fed 2,100 mg/kg bw/day beginning on day and continuing throughout ... The remaining material was excreted in urine with less than 1% of the dose remaining in the animal after days There is evidence of excretion into the bile; the percentage of total administered...
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Tài liệu Environmental and Occupational Causes of Cancer doc
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... a cleaning agent, a thinner for paint and in paint and varnishes Used in printing rubber and leather industries and found in small amounts in gasoline and airplane fuel Includes coal tar and ... A mineral used in the manufacture of pottery, paper, paint and cosmetics Used primarily in carpentry, joinery and in furniture and cabinetry making Used for preventing, destroying, repelling ... Fibers/Dust Used in a variety of industries including metal machining, print press operating and cotton and jute spinning Asbestos Bladder; Rectal Lung; Breast Bladder; Lung; Skin; Soft tissue...
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Tài liệu International Workshop on Environmental and Economic Accounting - COMPILATION OF RESOURCES ACCOUNTS (SELECTED CASE STUDIES) pdf
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... extraction Metal ore mining Mining n.e.c Construction material mining Services to mining Site specific water consumption data for a number of the large mining companies was obtained Coefficients ... extensive basis within the manufacturing and mining sector than has been quantified in ABS (2000) In order to determine the total quantity of water reused by manufacturing and mining it would be ... petroleum refining; and basic chemical manufacturing Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (includes only non-metallic mineral product manufacturing n.e.c For some manufacturing sectors (ANZSIC...
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Tài liệu Ethical Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health pptx
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... “frame” of numbers of coal miners, the health of miners appears to be diminishing That is, coal mine deaths, per thousand coal-mine employees in the US, have been increasing since 1950 Note that the ... question, influences on the funding of some research projects (and not others), influences on the outcome of research (i.e., findings), and influences on the dissemination of research findings? Are ... decreased, especially in coal mines The HHS thus assumes (1) that a decline in fatal workplace injuries argues for an improvement in worker health and (2) that the decline in fatal coal-mine accidents...
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Tài liệu Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a major environmental and public health challenge doc
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... of pollution in the immediate breathing environment during a specified period of time This can be measured either directly through personal monitoring or indirectly by combining information on ... limited, we include information concerning relevant exposures to outdoor and indoor air pollution and to Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000, 78 (9) Indoor air pollution in developing countries ... smoke trigger asthma in sensitized individuals (79, 81) In developing countries, studies on biomass smoke in relation to asthma in children and adults have yielded mixed findings A questionnaire...
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Tài liệu Car Fleet Renewal Schemes: Environmental and Safety Impacts docx
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... vehicles would provide some indication of the usefulness of the incentive in scrapping a high-emitting car that is still being used regularly Performing roadworthiness inspections to check the emission ... within one country (hence it was not considered that scrapped cars could be placed on the road again in another country) Further, in line with statements made by the scrapping industry during ... study’s main findings regarding the design of fleet renewal schemes so as to maximise societal benefits One of the key findings of this work is the necessity to put in place targeted incentives...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Molecular characterization, phylogenetic relationships, and developmental expression patterns of prion genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) doc
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... PrP sequences Amino acid numbering starts from the initiator methionine Gaps inserted to optimize alignments are indicated by dashes Numbers in parentheses in the alignments indicate the length ... of interest because in terms of function, the fish intestine is highly regionalized both in the larva and in the adult [38] The posterior segment of the fish intestine is the absorption site of intact ... system [41,42], and in epithelial cells lining the digestive tract lumen [43,44] Considering the importance of the intestinal barrier in the process of oral prion infection, this finding might help...
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