... livelihood ofthe people;, and management strategies for the exploitation, development and conservationofthe wetland. The multi-level action plan for theconservationof forest wetlands in the MD ... and ecological value ofthe wetland, and the type and incidence of human threat [2]. They are used as basis for the formulation of conservation priorities, the drafting of planning and management ... Center for Tropical Wetland Research, Asian Wetland Bureau, the World Conservation Union, among others on the classification of forest wetlands, the inventory and mapping of wetlands, the mapping,...
... characteristic” of ecosystems, and thatthe order of stability of all of the chemical elements is of course immensely higher than thatof an ecosys-tem, which consists of components that are themselves more ... Professor of Property andcodirector ofthe Environmental, Natural Resources, and Land Use Law Program at Florida State University School of Law. Steven E.Kraftis professor and chair ofthe Department ... Use of Ecosystem ServicesOnce the topic of ecosystem service use is opened up, further refinementreveals the complexity ofthe subject. For example, in one ofthe earliest workson the topic of...
... credence to the hypothesis that, unlessanthropogenic change is mitigated, the world is indeed approaching the sixth major ‘extinctionevent’ in the history of life on this planet. The conference ... description of Clouded Apollo in North-Estonia was made in 1903. During the firsthalf ofthe last century, all records were confined to the very east of North-Estonia. Later the species expanded to the ... isincreasing at the Northern boundary ofthe population. Results show that there is an overallincrease in the number of Clouded Apollo in Estonia, with 73% of all sighting having been madeduring the last...
... position ofthe telescope, and take the mean ofthe readings of the horizontal circle. I t must be remembered thatthe reading ofthe compass needle, when the sight line ofthe instrument is in the ... records; they shall have the custody of all other prope rty ofthe Society, excepting the money thereof; they shall give timely notice3 Minutes ofthe Meeting ofthe Board of Directors, held ... to the form and disposition ofthe details. In the secondplace, the disposition of color on the surface ofthe planet has entirely changed, also. In 1889there is very little ofthe red color...
... the legislature of Utah was vetoed by the then governor of that Territory. It made an appropriation of money for the support ofthe district courts ofthe Territory, including the pay of reporters, ... the Senate ofthe United States_ :In thematterofthe removal of Horatio C. } Burchard as Director ofthe Mint. }In conformity to section 343 ofthe Revised Statutes ofthe United States, the ... conduct ofthe office of district attorney ofthe United States for the southern district of Alabama." The incumbent of this office on the 1st day of January, 1885, and until the 17th day of...
... factors must be checked in the following order: the intensionality of the descrip- tor, the time of reference of the descriptor, and the agents of the descriptor. We must establish the ... head ofthe Church of England is a lovely lady. The assumption is that since the filler ofthe role Queen of England is not likely to change within the time ofthe conversation and the speaker, ... agent ofthe descriptor equivalence asserted in the background assumptions to those ofthe target descriptor, and then assert the intensionality, time, and agent ofthe descriptors in the...
... espe-cially interested in the publication of discoveries in fourareas:1) Clinical models that allow the characterization of the molecular profile of non-cancer cells in the TME and of their soluble products, ... andoutcome of therapy.4) Laboratory studies of new drugs and biologicalagents that can target the TME and exert beneficial influ-ences on cancer patients. The focus of this new section ofthe JTM ... targets from the cancer microenvironment The "Seed and Soil" theory, proposed by Stephen Pagetover 120 years ago (1889) [1], laid the foundations for the modern concept ofthe tumor microenvironment...
... on the guidelines ofthe TAAQOL. Incalculation ofthe scale scores one missing combined-itemscore was allowed for, the missing score is replaced by the mean value ofthe non-missing item scores. ... its familyshould be the focus ofthe professional. Also, profession-als should be made aware ofthe consequences of care forparents during their training. Furthermore, they should betrained ... asking their participation.Parents decided themselves whether the mother or the father completed the questionnaire. The letter was accom-panied by the questionnaire, an informed consent formand...
... version ofthe SF-36health questionnaire that contains 12 items [9]. These 12items explain more than 90% ofthe variance ofthe phys-ical and mental component scores ofthe SF-36. Fromthem two ... 2003).Subjects of both sexes, aged 40 years or older and diag-nosed of COPD at least 12 months before the start of the study, were included. The diagnosis ofthe disease was per-formed according to the ... reference [19]. The SF-12 isscored from 0 to 100 so that, the higher the score, the bet-ter the health condition.Statistical analysis The analysis ofthe data was carried out through the statis-tical...
... confirm the importance of undesirable LEs in HRQoL and suggest that it is not differential bygender,whichputforward the importance of a longitudinal design ofthe study andchanges in the traditional ... (e.g. “ Loss of a job of your father or mother”) vs. extra-family events (e.g. “Going on the firstdate” ) [3-5,27,31]. Each LE was classified accordinglyinto one ofthe tw o categories in eac ... addition, the combination of these two LEs seems to be usual. Infact,notonlytheLCUssumscoredeterminetheeffect,it’s the undesirab ility of thes e LEs what makes respon-dents vulnerable after the...
... models for the Mental CompositeScore ofthe SF-36 were not carried out. In addition,age and gender ofthe participants d id not correlate to the Physical or Mental Composite Scores ofthe SF-36and ... in the amount of PA using the PASIPD, after controlling formotor impairment. The dependent variable for the thirdand fourth regression models was the Mental CompositeScore ofthe HRQL. The ... points (33.3-53.9) for the Physical Composite Score and 43.4 points(64.2-50.3) for the Mental Composite Score. These scoresare below the norm when compared to the median scores of healthy population...
... par-ticular for the psychosocial aspects ofthe HRQOL,while the aspects ofthe physician-patient relationshipare important for all domains ofthe HRQOL. The con-firmation ofthe significance of anger ... significant, with the exception ofthe risk score as a measure ofthe severity of the illness. While the differences between the variousHRQOL scales are considerable for individual predic-tors, the fundamental ... cynicism, the primary focus was on mortality, the incidence of new cardiac diseases, orthe occurrence of impairedbody functions. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) or other patient-reported...
... frostymorning astride of a bag of corn on the horse's back, without stockings or shoesand with trousers half way up to the knees? On one occasion the little Ichabodwas so thoroughly chilled that ... isunalterable.It is then ofthe greatest possibleimportance thatthe men who controlduring their lifetime, and createendowments when they are dead, shouldshare the best civilization of their age andcountry. ... the manufacture, and forsome years several parts ofthe processwere thus performed. Gradually, hismachines were discarded, and for manyyears before his retirement, every portion of the work...