water use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination in c4 species
Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration Volume 32 C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mec
... evolution and engineering of C4 photosynthesis, the impact of temperature and CO2 variation on the biochemical processes governing C3 and C4 photosynthesis, and cold-tolerance in high-yielding C4 grasses ... Bose-Einstein’s statistics, and for the particle ‘Boson’ named after him The (J.C.) Bose Institute in Kolkata is keeping up his motto and is training several young Indian scientists and offering ... family having the most C4 species and distinct C4 lineages of all plant families While serving a common function of concentrating CO2 around Rubisco, the many independent lineages of C4 photosynthesis...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.1
... should involve weighing the full gamut of risks, costs and benefits of handling these hazards using a multicriteria and systems approach towards the setting of policy priorities and resource sharing ... these include the state providing institutional support to businesses and households to help them cut down emissions, and integration of both climate change and disaster risk reduction policies into ... literature and media as a major driver (and effect) of climate change and of global warming in particular Indeed, since the Industrial Revolution the mean surface temperature of Earth has increased...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.2
... the interim of the IDNDR, the Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action for a Safer World led to a change in thinking about disaster mitigation (Schipper and Pelling, 2006) Movement in thinking and ... knowledge, learning and the social sources of adaptability, renewal and transformation; and (3) and understanding ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS of change and uncertainty as inherent in social-ecological ... Uncertainty and iterative risk management One of the greatest obstructions in understanding and combating climate change is the multitude of uncertainty surrounding climate change issues From indentifying...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.3
... dissolve and still retain the original function of the organization By enhancing the understanding of how these shadow systems and other institutional factors promote resilience, institutions and ... learning by doing, (2) integrating knowledge systems, (3) increasing collaboration and equity among community, regional and national levels, and (4) creating greater flexibility in management ... organizations and institutional changes described in the following sections, all foster growth in underlying determinants of adaptive capacity These range from governance issues, to recognizing and using...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.4
... landfalls and damage Hurricanes in Named storms in Landfalling basin hurricanes Damage 0.87 0.46 0.27 * 0.52 0.42 * 0.58 0.45 * * 0.71 basin Hurricanes in basin Intense hurricanes in basin Landfalling ... these lines of argument miss an important factor in understanding the differential patterns seen in basin and landfall statistics, and that is the spatial distribution of trends in the NATL basin ... increasing SSTs and increasing storm activity (e.g Holland and Webster, 2007) If there is such a simple relationship, then increasing SSTs would be accompanied by increasing storm activity, landfalls...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 1.5
... economic solutions of doing so are emerging, but maintaining a long-term, global commitment is difficult institutionally in national systems geared toward the short and medium term In November 2008 the ... progress in meeting them in an annual report to government Applying a transparent, evidencebased approach to setting and meeting budgets, the CCC is intended to support the development of robust carbon ... certainty Decision makers will continue to make bets on the future and, just like in a casino, some bets will prove winners and some will be losers But over the long term those who the best in...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.1
... tackle airline emissions and bring international aviation and shipping into the carbon budgeting system The role of aviation will be the subject of an aviation review carried out in 2009 Finally, ... century), predominantly due to the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and other land use changes These rising levels of greenhouse gases result in increases in surface air temperature, because the ... deaths, and river floods in the UK in 2007 The tsunami in Asia in 2004 was a large catastrophe causing more than 283,000 deaths while a major earthquake in China caused at least 70,000 deaths in 2008...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.2
... occurring and the damage that it will cause Constructing different scenarios of climate and socio-economic change and estimating their in uence on risk may be a useful first step in assessing future ... Examples are anchoring roofs to withstand strong winds, creating flexible buildings that not collapse during earthquakes, or investing in water barriers or ‘flood proofing’ of houses Several studies ... et al., 2005; 2006) In particular, use of buildings and interior fitting adapted to flooding reduced damage to buildings by 46 and 53 per cent, and damage to contents by 48 and 53 per cent, respectively...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.3
... traditions in examining responsibility framing in a media context, taking into account all actors involved in the ‘framing contest’ (see Gamson and Stuart, 1992; Wolfsfeld, 1998; Gamson, 2004; Boin et ... to add to the growing literature by examining responsibility framing in connection with the media coverage of the prevailing crisis in the Murray –Darling Basin in Australia during 2008, as an ... Catastrophes: Insuring, Mitigating and Financing Recovery from Natural Disasters in the United States Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, Georgia State University and Insurance Information...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.4
... water use by finding new sources of water and to buy back water entitlements from willing sellers (AUD3.1 billion) The main task is to acquire water licenses from willing sellers in order to use ... for water management in the Murray – Darling Basin According to the Water Act 2007, MDBA should prepare a plan in consultation with the Basin states and the communities The first plan is intended ... wetlands which perform essential hydrological, biological and chemical functions and which support and maintain the productivity and health of the river systems A number of the Basin wetlands...
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Climate change as environmental and economic hazard - phần 2.5
... space in framing the issue, as illustrated in the figures in this analysis, in connection with framing the severity of the crisis and its causes These two factors are vital to responsibility framing ... an important role in framing the situation and its causes 4.2 Proposition two: The strong role of scientists in framing crisis severity and causes limits political actors' framing options Except ... a narrow sand dune peninsula Lakes Alexandrina and Albert form the mouth of the Murray River and are comprised of fresh to saline waters The Coorong’s fragile ecology depends on getting a mix...
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Shrimp farming in Tam Giang lagoon, Vietnam-Local perception
... coastal shrimp farming communes: Phu An, Phu Da and Vinh Ha in Phu Vang district The links between the impacts of shrimp farming and policies, institutions and farming practices were investigated Attention ... from effluents and wastes, chemicals and medicinal residues to water and soil, salinisation of agricultural land and introductions of non-native species (World Bank, 1998) Hopkins et al (1995) ... divided into three phases: (1) Initial, (2) Operational and (3) Final The initial stage was focused on secondary data collection and individual interviews of the local officers and researchers in...
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Tài liệu NTP-CERHR Monograph on the Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Di-Isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) pdf
... products These include coverings on wires and cables, artificial leather, toys, carpet backing, and pool liners It has only limited use in food packaging or handling and is not used in medical devices ... effects in F1 offspring included a decrease in live pups at birth and on pnd and a decrease in pup birth weight and weight gain in the high-dose group on pnd 0, 7, 14, and 21 for both sexes and also ... kidney, and brain At days following administration, 27, 8, 9, and 10% of the initial burdens in the lung, gut, liver, and kidney remained No DIDP-derived material was left in the brain after...
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Tài liệu Environmental and Occupational Causes of Cancer doc
... 1930s used by an increasingly large percentage of U.S dry-cleaning operations Used as a cleaning agent, a thinner for paint and in paint and varnishes Used in printing rubber and leather industries ... used in some printing and leather tanning processes Used mainly for degreasing metal parts Previous used as a dry cleaning agent TCE may be found in printing inks, varnishes, adhesives, paints and ... paper and Clapp et al 2005 (Reference #1 in citation list] A mineral used in the manufacture of pottery, paper, paint and cosmetics Used primarily in carpentry, joinery and in furniture and cabinetry...
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Tài liệu International Workshop on Environmental and Economic Accounting - COMPILATION OF RESOURCES ACCOUNTS (SELECTED CASE STUDIES) pdf
... accordingly based on known water use and the industry profile in the State Mining Coal mining Oil and gas extraction Metal ore mining Mining n.e.c Construction material mining Services to mining ... hunting and trapping Forestry and fishing Mining Meat and dairy products Other food products Beverages, tobacco products Textiles Clothing and footwear Wood and wood products Paper, printing and ... detailed in Appendix 4.6.2 Effluent reuse Reuse data was obtained from respondents (usually the water supply; sewerage and drainage services industry) Some manufacturing and mining water reuse has...
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Tài liệu Ethical Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health pptx
... “frame” of numbers of coal miners, the health of miners appears to be diminishing That is, coal mine deaths, per thousand coal-mine employees in the US, have been increasing since 1950 Note that the ... question, influences on the funding of some research projects (and not others), influences on the outcome of research (i.e., findings), and influences on the dissemination of research findings? Are ... environmental causes of cancer actually threatens public health and the common good because the focus does not address the main causes of cancer Ames and Gold also maintain that investing public funds in...
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Tài liệu Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a major environmental and public health challenge doc
... nearby houses (6), the burning of forests, agricultural land and household waste, the use of kerosene lamps (7), and industrial and vehicle emissions Indoor air pollution in the form of environmental ... pollution are obtained from studies of mean particle concentrations indoors in urban and rural settings in developed and developing countries A number of assumptions are made, including: that the ... Pineda O, Belizan J Carbon monoxide in dwellings in poor rural areas of Guatemala Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1981, 26: 24–30 115 Naeher L et al Indoor, outdoor and...
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Tài liệu Car Fleet Renewal Schemes: Environmental and Safety Impacts docx
... vehicles would provide some indication of the usefulness of the incentive in scrapping a high-emitting car that is still being used regularly Performing roadworthiness inspections to check the emission ... avoided in 2010 and the remaining 40 kTonnes in the 2011-2030 period monetised using an external cost of ~25 €/tonne in 2010 and ~40 €/tonne as an average in the 2011-2030 period as per IMPACT Handbook ... avoided in 2010 and the remaining 135 kTonnes in the 2011-2030 period monetised using an external cost of ~25 €/tonne in 2010 and ~40 €/tonne as an average in the 2011-2030 period as per IMPACT Handbook...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Molecular characterization, phylogenetic relationships, and developmental expression patterns of prion genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) doc
... last finding should be of interest because in terms of function, the fish intestine is highly regionalized both in the larva and in the adult [38] The posterior segment of the fish intestine is the ... been demonstrated in the brain, kidney and posterior intestine and was similar to the intense expression demonstrated in the adult brain and peripheral tissues of Fugu prp1 and salmon stPrP homologous ... Embryos and larvae were incubated in preabsorbed sheep antidigoxigenin-AP Fab fragments at : 4000 dilution in blocking solution for h They were rinsed in PBS-T (6 · 15 min) and then in chromogenic...
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