Earth Sciences
epub |eng | | Author:Vaclav Smil

Fig. 3.21 Cocaine and marijuana use among U.S. users aged 18-25, 1990-2004. From White House (2006). Nader (2003) included displays of gluttony among his four signs of societal decay, together ...
( Category: Disaster Relief July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | 2013-07-14 | Author:Lenton, Tim; Watson, Andrew; & Andrew Watson

PART IV THE COMPLEXITY REVOLUTION 11 Life gets an upgrade Now we have reached halfway through the history of the planet. It is 2.3 billion years ago, early in the ...
( Category: Geophysics July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Monika B. Kalinowska, Magdalena Maria Mrokowska & Paweł Mariusz Rowiński

In the second (II) and third model (III), water structure was introduced in the flume with a totally or partially sandy bed (Fig. 1b, c); the weir was made of ...
( Category: Engineering July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | 2017-07-15 | Author:Brecher, Jeremy

Chapter 9 Turning Climate Worriers into Climate Warriors WELL OVER ONE HUNDRED MILLION AMERICANS ARE WILLING to act to protect the climate. More than half of Americans say they are ...
( Category: Environmental Policy July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Scott Pardo

In some studies, perhaps especially observational studies, many, many variables are recorded for each experiment unit (e.g., subjects). Generally there is some interest in relating different variables to one another, ...
( Category: Biomedical Engineering July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Merin Sara Thomas & Rekha Rose Koshy & Siji K. Mary & Sabu Thomas & Laly A. Pothan

3.3 Morphological Analysis 3.3.1 Morphological Analysis of Starch Based Composites Scanning electron microcopy (SEM) was used to evaluate films homogeneity, layer structure, pores and cracks, surface smoothness and thickness. TPS ...
( Category: Economics July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Wouter Zijl, Florimond De Smedt, Mustafa El-Rawy & Okke Batelaan

3.8 Boundary Conditions “Upside Down” Suppose that we consider a problem in which only flux boundary conditions are imposed. Such types of problems are frequently considered in petroleum reservoir simulations, ...
( Category: Engineering July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | 2019-07-14 | Author:Daniel C. Esty;

NOTES 1. Robert D. Kaplan, The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us about Coming Conflicts and the Battle against Fate (New York: Random House, 2012). 2. Anton A. ...
( Category: Environmental Policy July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Daiqing Zhao & Wenjun Wang & Zhigang Luo

6.5.3 Problems in Defining Benchmark Value and Resolutions The accuracy and integrity of companies’ benchmark emissions is of great significance for safeguarding the effectiveness of allowances allocation. Yet, the data ...
( Category: Economics July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:David Mašín

Parameter : Parameter specifies the position of the theoretical isotropic normal compression line. In clays, this line may easily be determined experimentally using isotropic compression experiments. In granular soils, however, ...
( Category: Geochemistry July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Voicu D. Dragomir

(2)Managers aim to generate synergistic resource combinations and implement new capabilities, both internally and collaboratively. (3)The company will continuously check and evaluate its business model and strategy against emerging environmental ...
( Category: Economics July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Sean O'Hogain & Liam McCarton

During feeding periods, the sludge layer height increases at a rate of around 10 cm/year. When the layer approaches the top of the banks or walls surrounding the STW (usually ...
( Category: Engineering July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | 2014-07-20 | Author:Unknown

Survival | vol. 56 no. 4 | August–September 2014 Spying on Allies Leif-Eric Easley The United States is accused of monitoring the communications of other countries and collecting data on ...
( Category: Photography & Video July 5,2020 )
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Michael Leigsnering

Figure 4.3 illustrates the overlapping grouping of image pixels assuming an pixel image and possible propagation paths. The small number in the top left corner of each square indicates the ...
( Category: Information Systems July 5,2020 )
epub |eng | 2011-05-03 | Author:Andrew Weaver

GLOBAL WARMING AND OUR HEALTH Global warming is projected to have both positive and negative effects on human health. Summer heat-related mortalities are expected to increase. An extreme example of ...
( Category: Engineering July 5,2020 )