reflections on current knowledge and future directions

... perpetuate for a long time However, the World Conservation Union (formerly International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Global ... management, and restoration management Collaborating across institutional and property boundaries and across local and national levels to carry out the complex tasks of detection, prevention, eradication, ... Resources and Conservation University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Ravinder K Kohli Centre for Environment and Vocational Studies Panjab University Chandigarh, India Andrew Gray Forest Inventory and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 18:21

... Authors’ contributions ID performed statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript DF performed data edition FB was responsible for recording data JPP and LT are responsible for the current genetic ... the ewe’s and lamb’s environmental conditions depending on the number of lambs reared However, the results we obtained did not support the hypothesis of a genetic by environment interaction between ... lamb-ewe-environment combination, while the competition between twin-reared lambs results in only part (a%) of this optimal growth to be expressed In other words, if we only consider random factors:...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 13:21

... quarter Conclusion: confirmed €510-530 million full-year 2012 EBIT target In an economic environment that remains uncertain in Europe, and with demand still strong in most AsiaPacific and Latin ... million from development of the hotel base and asset management transactions  €12.3 million from the acquisitions of Mirvac and Posadas, consolidated respectively since May and October 2012 and ... of know-how and expertise MEDIA RELATIONS Agnès Caradec Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and External Relations Phone: +33 (0)1 45 38 87 52 INVESTOR AND ANALYST RELATIONS Elodie...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... Group National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters Cost Analysis Division NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory National Reconnaissance Organization Naval Air Systems Command, Cost ... readiness, and support of current and future aerospace forces Research is conducted in four programs: Aerospace Force Development; Manpower, Personnel, and Training; Resource Management; and Strategy and ... predictions of future costs An analyst does not have perfect knowledge about technology, economic conditions, and other future events Thus, a cost estimate carries with it an uncertainty and, thereby,...

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... corporation with multiple focuses on hunger improvement, disease prevention and community education through scholarship programs The second one is the McLamore Foundation, also a non-profit corporation ... contribution and services: BK has two of its own in-house national charitable organizations and programs One is the Have It Your Way Foundation, as its slogan “Have it Your Way”, a US-based non-profit ... old However additional service also addressed here such as Wifi, Televion and Bluetooth headset communication device between staff to serve better 13 V Conclusion and Recommendation Fast food industry...

Ngày tải lên: 03/03/2014, 22:42

... overall condition of positivedefinite correlation matrix, the constraints on correlated positive random variables are stronger and far less intuitive.46 Given that correlations between task durations ... Justice and RAND Health often deal with confidential and politically sensitive analyses of decisionmaking and its consequences RAND has an important niche doing work with confidential information ... management decisions CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A program of critical evaluation in the open literature would help resolve these issues How could RAND help? RAND has a reputation for doing work...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 03:20

... Pulp and Paper Production) German Version 3.02 http://www.cm-consult.de N.N (H.A.SIMONS, NLK CONSULTANTS, SANDWELL, PULP and PAPER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CANADA): Water use reduction in the pulp and ... 1994 – a monograph Vancouver: Canadian Pulp and Paper Association 1994 N.N.: Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), Reference Document on Best Available Techniques in the Pulp and Paper ... water consumption on the wet end of the paper machine and the quality of paper Paperi ja Puu 83, 3, 190-203 (2001) BOYKO J., ANDERSON J., LOCKHART C.: Reduction of paper machine water consumption...

Ngày tải lên: 01/04/2014, 00:20

... College London Medical School, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6NT, UK Eseonu et al Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2011, 6:25 http://www.josr-online.com/content/6/1/25 Page of Authors’ contributions ... Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color figure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, ... correction for the high mean age of patients with diabetes and MRSA isolation Other Interesting and Negative Findings No significant association was found between age and outcome This contradicts...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... emphasizes the need for continued HIV surveillance and implementation of preventive interventions throughout Mexico Further research is needed in other at risk populations in Tijuana and other border ... delivery and 54% having or fewer prenatal visits; therefore, this was a high-risk population.[3] In contrast, the CENSIDA surveillance studies were conducted between 1990 and 1999 among women ... Mexico: lessons learned and implications for developing countries AIDS 2002, 16:1445-1457 Abstract Zuma K, Gouws E, Williams B, Lurie M: Risk factors for HIV infection among women in Carletonville,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

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Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 18:21

... cows) and large herds (＞ 150 cows) A pre-tested structured questionnaire was administered to each farm owner to collect information on the herd’s health and management The health information included ... ruminants and camels [2-5] Those three governorates share long borders with Saudi Arabia, Syria and Iraq, and this is where most of the uncontrolled animal smuggling takes place In addition, the ... mortality rate, the abortion rate and the vaccination history The management information included the water source, the cleaning practices, the veterinary services and the workers’ farming behaviors...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... Acquisition of data RGG: Conception and study design, acquisition of data BJM: Conception and study design, acquisition of data JFV-J: Conception and study design, acquisition of data GvB: Conception ... Conception and study design, revision and final approval of manuscript MCS: Conception and study design, acquisition of data, revision and final approval of manuscript All authors have read and approved ... factors and their odds ratios are summarized in Table for neonates and Table for infants and children Among neonates, boys and patients with long aortic cross clamp times or shorter CPB durations...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... intervention or control groups The abstraction will take place at baseline, after the conclusion of the delayed intervention in the control clinics and 12 months after the end of the intervention in ... health care workers to develop relationships that increase the number and quality of interconnections and information flow, contributing to better selforganization and outcomes [20] Baseline practice ... http://www.implementationscience.com/content/3/1/15 Authors' contributions MLP conceived and developed the study, drafted the study protocol, and leads the implementation JAP, PHN and SDC helped to draft both the study protocol and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22

... information as a result of inaccuracy, conflict, contradiction, and/ or confusion 2.1.1 Confusion Wrongful substitutions 2.1.2 Conflict Conflicting or contradictory assignments or substitutions 2.1.3 ... beyond the location of the building to include communication links and response of fire and rescue units and personnel CHAPTER INTRODUCTION Slide No 20 Knowledge and Ignorance ̈ Knowledge: – Knowledge ... to consist of two types: • Nonpropositional • Propositional – The nonpropositional knowledge can be further broken down into: • know-how and concept knowledge • familiarity knowledge (commonly...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:21

... acceptable risk and comparative evaluation of options and/ or alternatives through monitoring and decision analysis Risk control also includes failure prevention and consequence mitigation CHAPTER ... purchase money, and maintain projects and operations CHAPTER RISK ANALYSIS METHODS Slide No 91 Risk Assessment (cont’d) ̈ Economic and Financial Risks (cont’d) – Operational Risks • Operational risks ... financial and investment obligations Preliminary design Detailed design Execution and Termination implementation The preliminary design is not The detailed design The execution and The termination stage...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:21

... System Definition Models ̈ Contributing Factor Diagrams (cont’d) Construction of a Contributing Factor Diagram: Identify and select answer variables in consultation with stakeholders and specialists ... decision CHAPTER 3a SYSTEM DEFINITION AND STRUCTURE Slide No 35 System Definition Models ̈ Decision Trees and Influence Diagrams – The construction of a decision model requires the definition of ... inspection method CHAPTER 3a SYSTEM DEFINITION AND STRUCTURE Slide No 41 System Definition Models ̈ Decision Trees and Influence Diagrams – Tree Construction • The decision tree includes the decision...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:21

... components functioning Functioning System survival based on one component functioning and one component failed Failed System survival based on one component functioning and one component failed Failed ... A Conceptual Design Studies Phase B Concept Definition Phase C Design and Development Phase D Fabrication, Integration, Test and Certification • Phase E Pre-Operations • Phase F Operations and ... engineering, and production control; quality control; production operations Evaluation requirements; categories of test and evaluation; test preparation phase including planning and resource...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:21

... the regression line (b1), and the standard deviation of the random (standard) error ( ) using Eqs 30b to 30d Generate a random (standard) error using a zero mean and a standard deviation as given ... X1 , X , Case a: Non-correlated Random Variables Compute the standard deviation and mean of the equivalent normal distribution for each non-normal random variable using Eqs 13 and 14 Compute the ... Performance-Based Reliability Assessment ̈ Monte Carlo Simulation Methods – Conditional Expectation (cont’d) • In these equations, L and R are the control variables The total failure probability...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:21

... Hazard Functions (cont’d) – For the exponential distribution, the hazard (failure) rate function is constant, and is given by h(t) = (49) and the exponential cumulative hazard rate function is H(t) ... Failure Rates, and Hazard Functions (cont’d) – Exponential Distribution • The exponential distribution has a reliability function R(t) as given by R(t) = exp(- t) (38) = failure rate = constant Slide ... example are based on Monte Carlo simulation – The TTFs and the estimation results of the empirical survivor function based on Eq 55 are given in Table – The table shows only a portion of data since...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:21

... Binomial Distribution (cont’d) Where f = binomial probability mass function r = random variable, n and p =binomial distribution parameters – The corresponding likelihood function is given by l(p ... ̈ Parameter Estimation for the Exponential Distribution (cont’d) – Using the Bayes’ theorem with the prior distribution given by Eq 89 and the likelihood function of Eq 90, one can find the posterior ... Example 22 (cont’d) – The failure data and survivor functions for these components are given in Tables 24, 25, and 26 – The parameters of the hazard rate functions based on Eqs 60a and 60b model...

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