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- Creating the Right Atmosphere for Negotiating Differences
- Good negotiation skills help to get an individual's needs met, and those of the other party. This is easier said than done. It requires time and creativity. If the stakes are high enough, however, it is often worth trying to find a win-win solution. As the population expands, resources dwindle....
- White papers 2005-11-16
- Subtree Power Analysis Finds Optimal Species for Comparative Genomics
- Sequence comparison across multiple organisms aids in the detection of regions under selection. However, resource limitations require a prioritization of genomes to be sequenced. This prioritization should be grounded in two considerations: the lineal scope encompassing the biological phenomena of interest, and the optimal species within that scope for detecting...
- White papers 2004-12-05
- The Evolution of Drug-Activated Nuclear Receptors: One Ancestral Gene Diverged Into Two Xenosensor Genes in Mammals
- This white paper deals with activating the pregnane X receptor PXR and constitutive androstane receptor CAR in mammals. In non-mammalian species, only one xenosensor gene has been found. Using chicken as a model organism, the aim of the study was to elucidate whether non-mammalian species only have one or two...
- White papers 2004-10-12
- Does The WTO Substantially Limit The Ability Of Countries To Regulate Harmful Non-Indigenous Species?
- Do global trade regimes restrict countries from passing and enforcing their own strong domestic environmental standards? This Essay attempts to reign in the issue of the relationship between trade and domestic environmental policy by focusing on one test case. It is the new area of regulating harmful invasive species and...
- White papers 2003-12-15
- Spatially Resolved Elemental Analysis of Chemical Species in a Hydrogen-Air Diffusion Flame by Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy
- Laser induced plasma spectroscopy LIPS was applied to direct multielement analysis of chemical species in a hydrogen-air diffusion flame. The plasma was generated by focusing the second harmonic radiation from an Nd:YAG laser at a wavelength of 532nm and the dispersed plasma emission was detected by a multi-channel spectrometer. The...
- White papers 2001-02-27
- Connection Design Methodology for Structural Composite Lumber
- Structural Composite Lumber SCL defines a class of engineered wood products made from adhering veneer sheets or wooden strips together with exterior structural adhesives. This results in a lumber-like material with far more homogeneous structural characteristics that makes far more efficient use of the raw material than does solid-sawn lumber....
- White papers 2000-01-23
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- The passing of the mama stalls
- THE CONVENIENCE stalls that were found along five-foot ways and under staircases of shop houses are a dying breed. Fondly called Mama stalls, they are run by Indian "uncles" who managed to make a living selling everything from condoms to toy xylophones. They are sure to have the daily newspapers...
- Articles 2008-12-01
- Start horsing around: ready for a unique supplement that can help you lose fat? Giddy up!
- OKAY, FIRST OFF-despite the headline, this story has nothing to do with the type of horse you saddle up to ride across the Western plains. It is, in fact, about an extract that, no matter how savvy a supplement buyer you are, you've probably never heard of before. ...
- Articles 2008-07-01
- Roll out the barrel
- Q Although I train hard using the latest equipment, I don't have a big, full, barrel chest like yours in your heyday. What could be the problem? A I The answer may be simpler than J you think. The best way to build 1 the chest is by...
- Articles 2008-07-01
- Wet and wild
- Puffins, dolphins, sand lizards, seals - Britain's coasts are home to many exotic creatures. Ifunanya Ifeacho on the species to see - and where 1 GREY SEALS Grey seals like a spot of sunbathing as much as we do. Richard Harrington, a marine biologist...
- Articles 2008-06-26
- Government of Canada Takes Action to Protect Important Land in Southern Alberta
- Rick Casson, Member of Parliament for Lethbridge today joined representatives from the Nature Conservancy of Canada and local ranchers of the Milk River Ridge in announcing the conservation of globally significant habitat in the foothills fescue grasslands of Alberta. "Our Government is taking real action to conserve Canada's natural treasures,"...
- Articles 2008-06-25
- Energy is spent to protect birds from threat of power lines
- Scientists are increasingly concerned about the number of birds killed by running into power lines and wind turbines, said Al Manville, a senior wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but there are reports of success in preventing such incidents -- at least in the case of the...
- Articles 2008-06-24
- Senior WWF Official Urges Congress to Embrace Global Approach to Species Conservation
- Efforts to Protect Single Species Fall Short by Failing to Address Larger Issues Threatening Long-Term Survival, Says WWF's Tom Dillon WASHINGTON -- In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives today, Tom Dillon, senior vice president for field programs at World Wildlife Fund WWF, urged a new paradigm...
- Articles 2008-06-24
- Last chance to save the tuna?
- As demand soars and stocks dwindle, conservationists say time is running out for the fish Urgent measures to save falling stocks of tuna in the world's second-biggest tuna fishery, the eastern Pacific, must be launched at a key international meeting this week, conservationists are demanding. ...
- Articles 2008-06-24
- Army Wins Two DoD Awards for Environmental Stewardship
- ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Two of this year's Department of Defense Environmental Awards were given to Army installations making strides in historic preservation and sensitive species protection. In Alabama, the U.S. Army Garrison Redstone Arsenal's protection of local history resulted in the DoD...
- Articles 2008-06-24
- Hercules Acquires Logos Quimica
- WILMINGTON, Del. -- Hercules Incorporated (NYSE:HPC) today announced it has acquired Logos Quimica Ltda., a Brazilian based specialty chemicals company with 100 employees and 2007 annual sales of approximately $17 million. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Logos Quimica specializes in the supply of specialty chemicals, technology and services...
- Articles 2008-06-24
- Receding Midwest Floodwaters Shine Renewed Importance on Effective Mosquito Control and Education Efforts
- Cooperative approach between government, residents minimizes public health risk in wake of disaster SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Mosquitoes, pesky insects that have prospered since prehistoric times, are an interesting species. The average adult life span of a female is three to 100 days, and she...
- Articles 2008-06-23
- Are dinosaur discoveries just tip of iceberg?
- As news of a remarkably well-preserved cache of dinosaur bones was being heralded in media outlets around the world, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management paleontologist who had announced the find was taking a breath and urging others to do the same. No new species were turned...
- Articles 2008-06-23
- Activists outraged by Kenyan biofuel plans on fragile wetland
- NAIROBI AFP — Outraged conservationists Monday protested Kenyan plans to grow biofuel crops on a coastal wetland, warning that they will ruin the environment home to 350 species, including endangered ones. Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPB and Nature Kenya said allowing the planting of...
- Articles 2008-06-23
- US Supreme Court to review sonar v. whales fight
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to examine President George W. Bush's right to exempt the navy from environmental laws against the use of sonars considered potentially harmful to whales. The navy and environmentalists have dueled in federal court for years over the use of...
- Articles 2008-06-23
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