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... interpret; and information on outcomes is often incomplete without comprehensive data on the range of outcomes, including malformations, fetal growth and preterm delivery Yet, the demand for this information ... methotrexate and include growth deficiency, craniofacial anomalies, and absent fingers and toes Among the three case reports in which infants survived and for which developmental information was ... FDA Pregnancy Category and currently available data Secondly, we compare the strengths and weaknesses of post-marketing strategies for developing new pregnancy safety information, with a specific...

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... yields in vivo are also suitable for efficient production by cell-free synthesis In order to compensate for the increased effort and expense required for the production and selective isotope labelling ... interconversion between Ala and Glu, Glu and Asp, and Glu and Gln is efficient in wheat germ extract but can effectively be suppressed by inhibitors of transaminases and glutamine synthase [20] ... proteins makes it an attractive tool for preliminary studies prior to the production of uniformly [15N ⁄ 13C]labelled samples for in-depth NMR analysis Much information can be gleaned already from...

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... power allocation strategies for relay networks were studied based on different cooperation strategies and network topologies in [12] In [13], we proposed power allocation strategies for repetitionbased ... CSI and the residual energy information into account to prolong the network lifetime while meeting the BER QoS requirement of the destination Distributed power allocation strategies for decode -and- forward ... hardly met in practice and the path lengths among nodes could vary Therefore, power control among the relays is required for such a cooperation In [10], a closed-form expression for the moment generating...

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... Foreword xviii Foreword xix Foreword xx Foreword xxi Foreword xxii Foreword xxiii Foreword xxiv P R E FA C E ‘People tend to overestimate new technology in the short run and underestimate it in the ... perspective and thereby offer a more longitudinal and enriching view of the subject and the way it has evolved over time in terms of concepts and frameworks as well as strategies and practices ... of this book More specifically, we analyze and illustrate how firms develop and implement strategies for their e-business activities and draw lessons and guidelines from the studied practices...

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... and papers prepared for the June 2003 convening, and highlights the points of discussion among conference participants about research options and strategies for action Developing Strategies for ... appealing to a wider and increasingly younger and more diverse market to reflect the country’s ethnic and racial composition Advertising for both Dr Pepper and Up consistently use models and celebrities ... certain interests Toys and products with brand logos Food companies increasingly market branded toys and products to preschoolers and young children to promote brand awareness and preference The...

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... maps and charts from IMHEN of down-scaled climate change baseline data and A2 and B2 scenarios up to 2100 These maps and charts formed the basis for discussions at Provincial, District and Commune ... 1.10 Climate change and health 61 E 1.11 Human capital and migration 61 E Adaptive strategies for climate- resilient livelihoods 62 E 2.1 Building climate- resilient ... understand and address the vulnerability of the poor women and men to current and future climatic variability and to ensure that policies and programmes work to reduce this vulnerability and enhance...

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... Fisher information matrix) of the SRL for the frequency estimates in the case of the conditional and unconditional signal source models On the other hand, Dilaveroglu [22] has derived a closed-form ... frequency resolution for the real and complex conditional signal source models However, one can note that the coupling between the parameters, CRB(f1, f2) (i.e., the CRB for the cross parameters f1 and ... expressions w.r.t Pfa and Pd in the case of real received signals, and unequal and unknown amplitudes and phases In [13], Liu and Nehorai have defined a statistical angular resolution limit using...

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... of ICTs for facilitating scientific research and for transforming the research processes of observing, recording, gathering, analyzing, managing and using data and information, and transforming ... 45 ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS 46 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, SIMULATION AND MODELING FOR UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE 48 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 50 ... Inc and other companies; • Google, Microsoft and many other companies that increasingly recognize the value of map-based information and visualization tools for decision-making and for buying and...

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... GIS Methodologies for Developing Conservation Strategies Biology and Resource Management Series Michael J Balick, Anthony B Anderson, and Kent H Redford, Editors Biology and Resource Management ... an author for his work on data entry and analysis and for the production of many of the maps We also thank Craig Campbell and Jeannine Maldonado for data entry and Donald Van Blaricom for technical ... methodologies for developing conservation strategies : tropical forest recovery and wildlife management in Costa Rica / Basil G Savitsky and Thomas E Lacher Jr., editors p cm — (Biology and resource...

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... geographic models (Fedra 1993) A geographic model represents spatial and temporal aspects of reality in digital terms For example, a model that estimates soil loss may use rainfall, land cover, soil, and ... Lamberson, and E E Stevens 1995 Spatially explicit populations models: Current forms and future uses Ecological Applications 5: 3–11 Fahrig, L and G Merriam 1985 Habitat patch connectivity and population ... their land and/ or changing resource use laws so that economic and cultural survival was no longer feasible (Wells and Brandon 1992) Misunderstandings and hostility toward conservation efforts resulted...

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... across multiple bands For example, all Landsat sensors have had a green and a red band and at least two infrared bands The Landsat TM sensors have a blue band and infrared bands additional to ... geographical information systems for land resources assessment Oxford: Clarendon Press Crain, I K and C L MacDonald 1984 From land inventory to land management Cartographica 21: 40–46 Dickinson, H and H ... primary forest However, old secondary forest and disturbed primary forest were indistinguishable, and confusion occurred between secondary forest and regions of mixed crops (Sader, Stone, and Joyce...

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... Bethesda, Md.: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Rasch, H 1994 Mapping of vegetation, land cover, and land use by satellite—experience and conclusions for future project applications ... Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 60: 265–71 Ringrose, S M and P Large 1983 The comparative value of Landsat print and digitized data and radar imagery for ecological land classification in ... America, and suggestions for training and implementation for natural resource management in developing tropical countries Accuracy of positional information for navigation and positioning has been...

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... examination of forest/land-cover types to estimate deforestation rates and land use patterns, animal tracking through radio telemetry, and monitoring biodiversity (Sader and Joyce 1988; Stoms and Estes ... research and providing for easy and uniform archiving of data These needs can be met through implementing a software and administrative system that institutionalizes data sharing and standardization ... weights, for the resources forest and water The absolute weights for forest were (a) population density, 0.15; (b) roads and trails, 0.26; (c) terrain slopes, 0.08; (d) logging activities (forest...

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... of landscape for wildlife (Anderson, Wentz, and Treadwell 1985); multiple linear regression models (Gaudette and Stauffer 1988); exponential regression models (Patton 1984); habitat gradient models ... 5—Extreme threat (Ͼ0.8) Land Use Change and Model Validation We used Landsat TM satellite imagery and aerial photographs for cloudy areas to estimate land use changes in the ACCVC for the period 1986–1992 ... identified for this area of study: tropical dry forest, wet premontane forest, and tropical wet forest The average annual rainfall is 1,624 mm Materials and Methods Fieldwork Location and Installment...

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... land use and land cover map of Costa Rica produced by the Instituto Geografico Nacional de Costa Rica (IGN 1984) The IGN map series contained data on the distribution of forty land use and land ... agencies and organizations (Machlis, Forester, and McKendry 1994) It is an effective tool for decision-makers and policy analysts because it clearly maps out potential conservation priorities and ... include a mosaic of Landsat TM images, habitat classes generated from the image analysis, distribution of public lands, and a combination of habitat data and public lands suitable for consideration...

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... forested wetlands Although these areas are forested, a distinction was made between forest and wetlands in the habitat classification scheme, so these areas remain outside the defined habitat for ... analysis Error and the Gap Analysis Model 173 Biological Error Wildlife phenomena are problematic to measure and map Difficulties include complexity of species behavior and temporal dynamics For example, ... monkeys, 176 Morgan and Savitsky for example, typically have small home ranges and can survive in small fragments of forest (Eisenberg 1989) They have been known to occupy stands of forest bordering...

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... 1991 Caring for the earth: A strategy for sustainable living Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), UNEP, and WWF Lacher, T E Jr and J Calvo-Alvarado ... information systems A handbook prepared for a workshop held at the University of Idaho, Moscow 16 Using the Gap Analysis Model for Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Management in Developing ... Archive; and USGAU‫ס‬the U.S Government and Affiliated Users) for addressing this need, although institutional support for salaries for fulltime technicians, once trained, is critical Finding and keeping—competent...

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... Information on the bird species is from Perrins (1990) and Stiles and Skutch (1989) Information on mammals is from Nowak (1991) and Timm et al (1989) Information on reptiles is from Burton and ... centimeters in head and body length and 51 to 89 centimeters in tail length The black-handed spider monkey inhabits rain and montane forests between northeastern and western Mexico and western Panama ... 29634–5130 telephone (864) 656–4700; fax (864) 656–4780 Shipping and handling costs for the map tube mailing are $5.00 for U.S requests and $8.00 for international requests (prices subject to change) Make...

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... Political force, (2) 17 Economic force, (3) Social force, (4) Technological force, (5) Environmental force, and (6) Legal force 2.3.2 Industry environment analysis 2.3.2.1 Porter’s Five Forces Model8 ... strategies and competitive strategies, proposed by Hunger et al (2000) and Thompson et al (2005) and illustrated in Figure 2.1 and Figure 2.3, are used to analyze and develop strategy for DHG 2.2 ... as (1) SO Strategies, (2) ST 37 Strategies, (3) WO Strategies, and (4) WT Strategies Furthermore, quantitative methods of developing strategy can be used, such as (1) SPACE Matrix, and (2) QSPM...

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