the volunteer movement in coral reef restoration

... allowing corals to maintain their competitive dominance On Western Atlantic coral reefs, there has been a shift away from dominance by corals since the die-off of the herbivorous, long-spined ... 5:21 PM The Volunteer Movement in Coral Reef Restoration 329 FIGURE 19.3 Deployed in bundles as a certified reef in the 1960s and 1970s, waste tires are causing considerable impact to reefs off ... 2006 5:21 PM The Volunteer Movement in Coral Reef Restoration 333 native species existed prior to the invasion of alien algae and where planting may serve the dual purpose of reseeding the native...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... landfilling and other forms of thermal combustion In comparison to other incineration processes for energy capture, end use in cement manufacturing has the key benefits of utilizing pre-existing infrastructure ... used in cement kilns In comparison to dedicated waste to energy incineration, burning plastics in cement kilns eliminates the challenge of disposing of incineration ash since it can be incorporated ... biomass residues in the ten provinces in China with the greatest biomass production……………………………….34 Figure III-2 Map of China showing cement production (in million tons in 2006) in the top-ten biomass...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 05:20

... versions of the questionnaires, only studies examining the measurement properties of the original language version were included In case the original language of a questionnaire is spoken as the majority ... leading to indeterminate ratings for these questionnaires as well For the remaining questionnaires that were rated indeterminate, factor analysis had not been applied Page of 13 with respect to the ... scales indeed demonstrated substantially smaller ceiling effects in direct comparison with the original HAQ, indicating that these scales might be more appropriate than the original HAQ for use in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:20

... NACA to enhance the effectiveness of existing instruments within APEC  Institutional arrangements for managing the marine environment is fragmented in most economies  Baseline surveys to identify ... Conclusions, including the results of the November 2001 Workshop Management Framework - Introd uced Marine Pests Management capabilities and approaches  APEC and the MRCWG have a role in liaising with ... Within APEC little is known on the introduction of marine pests  Little practical information on measures to prevent introductions  Lack of knowledge in what individual countries are doing...

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 11:15

... Assisting the SPs in Improving Their Performances Chapter Chapter 164 Training Session Two: Learning to Use the Checklist Principles for Checklist Coaching The Goal of Training Session Two The Training ... participated in the initial refinement of the training procedures we are using in the CCACC I am grateful to them and to all the SP educators in the CCACC for their dedication to the quality of our coaching ... Feedback) The Three Areas of Training Emphasis: Performance, Checklist, Feedback The Goal of Training Session Three The Training Setting Summary of the Training Activities Reminders Session Three Training...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 16:20

... time of the examination;* & the survivor's narrative of the rape, in her own words; & the findings of the clinical examination; & the nature of the samples taken; & a conclusion * If the certificate ... Limit the number of people allowed in the room during the examination to the minimum necessary Do the examination as soon as possible Do not force or pressure the survivor to anything against ... survivors Preparing the survivor for the examination Taking the history Collecting forensic evidence Performing the physical and genital examination Prescribing treatment Counselling the survivor...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 23:21

... at the day time point leading to a potential sampling bias in the data At all other time points, all 108 (54 placebo and 54 dosed) individuals where assessed using the internalization assay The ... demonstrate the ability of the CCR2 antagonist to inhibit the saturating concentration of the AF488-MCP-1 used in the assay To accomplish this CCR2 antagonist was titrated into the assay using the derived ... demonstrated to inhibit the binding and activity of MCP-1 in vitro (data not shown) Stability AF488-MCP-1 reagent stability was determined by examining both the binding of AF488-MCP-1 in whole blood...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... invited to participate in the study Consenting adults were visited in their home for the TTO interview A small pilot study (n = 15) was undertaken in advance of the main study to check that interviewees ... The tariff can be applied by classifying individuals into particular health states on the basis of their responses to the CAMPHOR For example, an individual who indicates that they can join in ... λ There are six of these terms in total with level λ = acting as a baseline for each dimension Hence for a simple linear model, the intercept (or constant) represents state 1111 and summing the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... to reach the photodiode Bearing in mind the adequate but limiting factor of the 100 μV resolution for the measuring equipment, the input voltage noise floor and drift of the instrument’s input stages ... stable for the purposes of providing a reference current source for the instrument After an initial warmup period of 15 minutes to obtain thermal equilibrium of the circuits inside the sealed instrument ... wanted input signal A UDT PIN 5DPI precision photodiode was used as a sensor during these tests and measurements The data obtained was then used to establish the sensitivity and margins of uncertainty...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 01:20

... angles to each other, in both the raised and lowered positions through the plate and are imbedded at least in [150 mm] in the pedestal The pedestal shall be cast inverted on the base plate A ... be provided for measuring the diameter of the mortar after it has been spread by the operation of the table The scale shall be machine divided into 40 increments with 0.16 in [4.0 mm] between divisions ... molds in use The surfaces of the base and top shall be parallel and at right angles to the vertical axis of the cone The mold shall have a minimum wall thickness of 0.2 in [5 mm] The outside of the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/07/2014, 23:20

... 4.4 The amount of the processing addition to be interground with the cement for evaluation purposes shall be determined by the sponsor of the addition 4.4.1 The amount of the addition in the ... containing the addition C 465 Sampling Cement 5.1 Samples of the plant-ground cement shall be taken from the product stream during grinding Prior to the start of sampling a given lot of cement, the ... tested on the same days, with storage of specimens side by side in the same section of the moist cabinet during the 24-h curing period Retesting of companion cements on the same, or a following, day...

Ngày tải lên: 10/07/2014, 23:20

... this: Food Packaging Materials As you can see, the carbonate-containing groups (shown in blue) for the crosslinks between the polymer chains (shown in red) This crosslinking is makes the material ... conformations The one on the left is called the trans conformation, and the one on the right is the cis- conformation In Latin, trans means "on the other side" So when the hydrocarbon groups of the amide ... is soluble in water, so by wrapping around the dirt like this, the hydroxyethylcellulose tricks the water into accepting the dirt In this way, the dirt gets washed away instead of being deposited...

Ngày tải lên: 01/08/2014, 07:20

... testing They were not blind to clinical diagnosis Only brief training was given, as all of them were already experienced in the field There was no specific training concerning the SCCT because the ... is the ‘Deformation Index’ (DfI) The third index (subscale CI alone) is the ‘Closing -In Index’ (CiI) It is important to note that all the items of the SGST included in the DcI are easy for the ... approved the final version StM collected data, assisted in the interpretation of results, gave input to revisions of the manuscript and approved the final version SK collected data, assisted in the interpretation...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... were included in the final version The McNemar test or binomial distribution was used to compare the "prevalence" of symptoms at self-report and after clinical validation The cut-off point for the ... turned to unexplained As reported for false-positives, the clinical interview setting also seemed to interfere in the opposite way, leading some participants to enhance their complaints This problem ... symptoms, since they need a thorough investigation involving their doctors in order to decide the nature of symptoms This group of somatizers blurs the distinction between MUS and medically explained...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... around the clinical cut off points, indicating that the floor effect does not impact upon the usefulness of the modified HADS In the current study problems were also evident in the original HADS-A, ... of the scale caused by removing the effects of local dependency in the data through the testlet design The performance of the HADS has been called into question following Rasch analysis in other ... shows that the original HADS-D was slightly overestimating the prevalence of probable (together) depression, which could be driven by the inclusion of the item D8 (slowed down) in the original scale...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:20

... the analyses, took part in reading the ms and approved to the final version of the ms TF developed the SPSQ-C, took part in the preparation of the manuscript and made major contributions to the ... party", and "eating together with others during the lunch-break" The respondents rate their perceived social fear in these potentially phobic situations on a three-point scale corresponding to no fear, ... experience in using rating scales and diagnostic interviews in clinical and research contexts The mental health professional conducted 35 of the 51 interviews The respondents were interviewed...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... macrosialin, Emr I and Beta-5 Integrin respectively using primers (Table 1) The restriction sites for insertion in the plasmid were included in primers as indicated Respective amplicons were cloned in ... all the experiments MMG envisioned and supervised all the studies Both the authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... and indication of protective ability would be interesting In addition, targeting macrophage for various applications including immunotherapy might also be explored Conclusions To determine whether...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 19:22

... present the driving force for electron injection into the semiconductor and hole injection into the electrolyte If there were no loss causing processes, i.e no recombination reactions, the obtained ... dependent on the intensity and spectrum of the illuminating sunlight, the redox properties of the dye and the efficiencies of the charge injection process and collection of the electron in the semiconductor ... recombination at the TiO2/dye/electrolyte the interface8 In this interface, the surface morphology and structure of the TiO2 film is decisive to the chemical absorption of dye, the electron injection...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 15:47

... technique for the molecular imprinting of protein macromolecules The main considerations include (1) the compatibility of the imprinting system with the template protein molecules; (2) the imprinted ... selectivity in an aqueous environment One of the advantages of miniemulsion protein imprinting is that the system offers the option of incorporating desired property into the imprinted particles Thus, in ... Minoura, 2001) In their investigation, instead of imprinting the entire protein molecule, they imprinted just a small peptide fraction of the protein This short peptide is the epitope of the 16 ...

Ngày tải lên: 12/09/2015, 08:20

... (F2) In class, I underline the new words in the reading text or write down the new words in a notebook Then I ask the teacher for the meaning and write down the meaning; sometimes look up the ... questionnaires • Analyzing data from questionnaires • Indentifying emerging themes in the questionnaires • Formulating and revising the interview questions • Interviewing a group of informants 45 CHAPTER ... difficult they found the passage In general, whether the differences are biological or the product of socialization, findings in L2 learning support the notion that there are differences in how...

Ngày tải lên: 29/01/2014, 00:23