... shaped the flora and fauna of Australia over the past 400 million years when it was first part of the Pangaean landmass and then of the ancient Gondwana continent For example, the rainforests of the ... on the Atherton Tableland: ‘Most of your readers know Atherton, and I look on this small settlement as marking the first skirmish in the coming war between the pioneers of civilization and the ... present and future and Metcalfe and Small (Chapter 9) described the unique flora of the region Williams et al (Chapter 10) examine the genetic and species diversity of the vertebrates across the landscape...
Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2014, 12:11
... acceptance, and approval Other regions and farsighted Africans—have already taken onboard the integrated approach Responding to client demand, the World Bank’s Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) ... at the larger picture, these improvements to the slum areas were also able to improve the water quality in the rest of the city, due to sewage no longer being dumped into rivers and streams The ... Characteristics and Location of Mbale, Uganda Key Characteristics and Location of Arua, Uganda Key Characteristics and Location of Douala, Cameroon Stakeholders and Participants at the Workshops and Consultations...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 22:20
The Future of Biodiversity pot
... national and regional targets and for enhancing coherence in the implementation of the provisions of the CBD and the decisions of the Conference of the Parties, including the programs of work and the ... prior to the Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol Mr Rene Lefeber of the Netherlands, one of the CoChairs of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs that negotiated the text of the new ... and regional targets and for enhancing coherence in the implementation of the provisions of the Convention and the decisions of the Conference of the Parties, including the programs of work and...
Ngày tải lên: 25/03/2014, 06:21
AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH IN CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ppt
... Introduction The dream of all clinicians and researchers is to give their name to an illness, whatever the technique used to make the discovery During the 20th century and the early part of the 21st ... sarcoma and lymphoma, and CMV is the agent of interstitial pneumonia and retinitis 3.1.2 Herpes virus and CFS Herpes virus is a popular hypothetical candidate for the pathogenesis of CFS, either ... PNK1 and this also regulates the ratio of TRAF1 and TRAF2 and determines the NF-κβ and JNK signalling (Kat et al., 2008) TRAF1 and TRAF2 in turn modulate the signalling activity of IKK and JNK...
Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 11:20
The Future of Work in the Age of Social Network
... directly tied to the bottom line The more productively you work, the more money you’ll make The future of work is… FLAT No one is going to complain about their commute In real estate the mantra ... pieces and unleash it to millions of people around the world Wikipedia’s 13 million articles are all written and maintained by the crowd Threadless™ finds t-shirt designs to sell from submission and ... amazing web tools to work together from anywhere in the world Tools like Skype have made long-distance calling virtually free The world is now flat ation rganiz o The world is now flat Call centers...
Ngày tải lên: 02/07/2014, 21:22
THE FATE OF BIODIVERSITY IN MODIFIED TROPICAL FORESTS
... 1999), and the additional four islands surveyed in my recent surveys are labeled X1 to X4 The dam is located in the lower right corner of the figure The location of the reservoir in southern Thailand ... 2012) The theory of island biogeography postulates that the change in the number of species on an island would be St +1 = St + I − E (2) where St+1 and St are the number of species at times t+1 and ... the elapsed time interval There are several ways to define I and E For example, they can be functions of island size and the number of resident species on the island The number of parameters can...
Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 11:32
Automated, creative and dispersed the future of work in the 21st century
... will dominate the automated world 13 The bank of the future 15 Well-being and employee development top the management agenda 17 The university of the future 18 The government of the future ... which of these trends they believe will have the greatest impact on their organisations in the coming decadeand-a-half The top ten trends, and their ranking according to the executive poll, can ... between work and home are blending together.” For Professor Hedge, smartphones are just the beginning The falling cost and size of computing components, and the growing coverage and bandwidth of...
Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2015, 00:05
The future of broadband in south east asia
... services l The supply of broadband must be matched by demand Despite the financial and practical challenges of broadband implementation, it remains the easier part of the supply and demand equation ... currently in the midst of implementing their plans The future of broadband in South-East Asia The broadband divide The speed of broadband connectivity is increasingly a prerequisite to capture the possibilities ... The future of broadband in South-East Asia Contents About the report Executive summary Introduction: Broadband as an economic enabler 7 8 The broadband divide The Broadband Commission...
Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2015, 00:24
The future of healthcare in africa progress on five healthcare scenarios
... such as hypertension and diabetes, continue to increase, and data from the 2013 Global Burden of Disease survey from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation suggest that they will increasingly ... health coverage and creating a broader system able to identify health targets and collect and monitor data, rather than merely reacting to health crises as they arrive While there are few overarching ... in northern Nigeria designed to improve healthcare delivery and training, and the African Development Bank, which is investing in public health infrastructure projects across the continent The...
Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2015, 00:24
The future of healthcare in africa progress, challenges and opportunities
... deaths—African or other—before the world understands that the key solution to strengthening these systems lies in effective leadership from within Africa rather than from outside the continent Onno ... on their commitments to strengthen healthcare systems and fast-track the end of the AIDS epidemic by 2030 The HIV/AIDS response has also taught us that there are ways to maintain healthcare and ... limited variety in their diets; they may not necessarily seek medical attention at the first sign of symptoms; or they might not consider that the conditions they have are treatable Another influencing...
Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2015, 00:24
The future of healthcare in europe
... treatment and care Other factors are adding to the demands on the system These include the spread of unhealthy lifestyles, the explosion in technology-based cures and the sophistication of the workforce ... for their loved ones The EC-backed initiative, EQUAL, estimates the numbers of carers in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands to be in the millions (see table above) Exacerbating the problem is the ... of the sponsor The interviews were carried out by Alexandra Wyke, Paul Kielstra and Conrad Heine Alexandra Wyke was the author of the report, and Aviva Freudmann and Delia Meth-Cohn were the...
Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2015, 23:09
The future of healthcare in africa
... of the sponsor The interviews were carried out by Andrea Chipman and Richard Nield Andrea Chipman was the author of the report and Stephanie Studer and Aviva Freudmann were the editors © The ... has the biggest and most well-developed private insurance sector, the largest and best-trained health workforce on the continent and with the exception of Tanzania—is the closest to achieving the ... Factor in the perilous state of the global economy and, in particular, the foreign aid and multilateral budgets on which African healthcare systems are heavily dependent, and the magnitude of the challenge...
Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2015, 23:17
The Peloponnesian War and the Future of Reference, Cataloging, and Scholarship in Research Libraries potx
... like a wall”; one grasped the tail and said the elephant is like a rope”; and so on with the tusk (“like a spear”), the trunk (“a hose”) and the ear (“a fan”) Each of them discovered something ... relevant sources as they can achieve They want to see the shape of the elephant” of their topic the full extent of its different important parts and how the parts fit together Librarians who ... truncates “Athen*” the results will include a great deal of chaff having the terms “Athenia,” “Athenaeum,” “Athen,” “Athenagoras,” and “Athenais.” If, however, one does not truncate, the search would...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 23:20
THE FUTURE OF ANIMAL PROTEIN IN POULTRY DIETS potx
... low.” The current U.S and the very similar Canadian rules directed at prohibiting the use of certain mammalian proteins in feed for cattle and other ruminants have affected the handling and usage ... “Measures in the U.S that are most effective at reducing the spread of BSE include the ban on the import of live ruminants and ruminant meat and bone meal from the United Kingdom (since 1989) and all ... biosecurity and environmental resources for the animal industries Resources and a synergism that has allowed for the sustainable and the most efficient, safest meat producing system in the world...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 09:20
The Role of Rainfed Agriculture in the Future of Global Food Production doc
... microcatchments in the production of millet and sorghum The catchments were set up so that runoff would collect in the v-shaped area and then overflow around the sides once the basin was filled The yields ... catchment area and cultivated area that are adjacent to each other (Habitu and Mahoo 1999) Boers and BenAsher (1982) additionally specify that the distance between the catchment area and the runoff ... of farmers from the planning stages and the use of farmers for maintenance and data collection and provision of appropriate educational and extension support could help expand the contribution...
Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 00:20
The Future of Medical Education in Canada (FMEC): A Collective Vision for MD Education ppt
... the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands generously opened their doors to the FMEC project, sharing successes and innovations as well as challenges and ... stakeholders and consultants, gathering feedback from the aforementioned groups, organizing the logistics of mail-outs and meetings, and sharing in the writing and editing of the many versions of the ... Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States Ten evidence-based priority areas for change emerged from this comprehensive data-gathering phase These priority...
Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20
THE ROLE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN THE TRANSITION TO RURAL SUSTAINABILITY pptx
... communautaire) into the legal systems of the accession countries In relation to the CAP, the focus is on the here and now and not on how the CAP may look in the future after implementation of the proposed ... the ecological collapse of the Chesapeake Bay and now threaten the S Light et at /Introduction $26B fish and shellfish industry at the mouth of the Mississippi River The Red River Valley of the ... have a major impact on the competitiveness of both the EU and the ACs Furthermore, the U.S has a strong hand in guiding and setting agendas of the WTO For this reason, the U.S will remain a major...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 18:20
Think in paper – The future of paper begins at Voith Paper. pot
... 3) The great advantage is that the motors are simply slipped onto the journals of rolls and dryers both on the front side and on the drive side The work was focused on the dryer section, but the ... with the latest control and visualization technology meeting after the rebuild the demands made on winders of the new generation ● Complete engineering and delivery of the electrical control and ... specialists and they tailor each machine to the Sorter for handling the rejects from the from Voith Paper and Voith Fabrics visit- specific requirements of their customers middle ply and twin impeller...
Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2014, 02:20
Multilateral Enviromental Agreements and the Future of Global Biodiversity pdf
... Iran It addresses all wetlands issues - from the mountains to the sea – and covers: • Inland wetlands: marshes, lakes, rivers, peatlands, and forested wetlands; • Coastal and near-shore marine systems: ... throughout the world” The Convention uses a broad definition of the types of wetlands covered in its mission, including lakes and rivers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands and peatlands, oases, ... as the value of including the World Heritage Convention (WHC) in the template due to the bio- diversity focus of the template, and the length and complexity of the template For many PICs, there...
Ngày tải lên: 25/03/2014, 06:21