Oil palm expansion has achieved an extraordinary negative impact relating to environment, wildlife, habitat, climate change and social justice. Change organisations such as the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil work to mitigate oil palm expansion sustainably. CKC proposes the Indonesian and Malaysian Oil Palm model offers a useful reference for change in upstream coconut plantation investment…
A food allergy is an overreaction by the body’s immune system to a certain food. The body produces antibodies against a food protein and releases histamine and other chemicals causing inflammation. An allergic reaction often occurs within minutes, though can take place up to two hours after ingestion. A normally harmless substance that triggers an allergic reaction. Most food allergens are pr…
An estimated 3.5 to 4% of adults, and 6 to 8% of children, are allergic to foods. More than 10 million people in the United States alone are known to have a food allergy. Although researchers have identified more than 160 foods that contain naturally-occurring proteins that have been shown to cause allergic reactions, researchers also estimate that 90% of all food allergic reactions are caused …
The market, technology and policy foundations are in place for a new era of growth in nuclear energy over the coming decades. Demand for electricity is rising fast, not only for conventional uses such as light industry or air conditioning, but also in new areas such as electric vehicles, data centres and artificial intelligence. Electricity use has increased at twice the rate of total energy de…
With global energy demand on the rise, nuclear power — a low-carbon energy source for sustainable development— continues to play an important role in the energy mix of many countries. Global nuclear capacity is expected to grow, resulting in an increased demand for Agency services to support nuclear infrastructure development. In 2023,there were 27 Member States considering, planning or im…
The Human Rights and Business Country Guide provides country-specific guidance to help companies respect human rights and contribute to sustainable development. To effectively manage their potential human rights impacts, companies need comprehensive information about the local human rights context in which they operate. The Country Guide offers a systematic overview of key human rights issues t…
Windfalls from hydrocarbons and metals have largely driven growth in recent decades. The extractive sector accounts for nearly 30% of GDP, two-thirds of exports, three quarters of the stock of FDI and half of government revenues. Like other lessdiversified economies, Kazakhstan is vulnerable to commodity-price fluctuations and other problems associated with resourcebased development. To sustain…
The Mongols arose from obscure origins in the recesses of Inner Asia to unify their immediate nomadic neighbors and then to conquer much of the Eurasian landmass, ruling large parts of it for more than a century. Emerging from a newly consolidated heartland north of the Gobi in the thirteenth century, the Mongols and their armies—made up of conquered peoples—thrust through western Asia, cro…
This topic measures the number of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirement for a small- to medium-sized limited liability company to start up and formally operate in each economy’s largest business city. To make the data comparable across 190 economies, uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, has start-up capital equivalent to 10 times the income p…
Stretch between the fifth and fourth fingers of the left hand in ascending, and the fifth and fourth fingers of the right hand in descending. For studying the 20 exercises in this First Part, begin with the metronome set at 60, gradually increasing the speed up to 108; this is the meaning of the double mark at the head of each exercise. Lift the fingers high and with precision, playing each not…
What has become abundantly clear to us, when referring to the Dragon Fruit industry in all the countries of the world where they are grown commercially, is that an enormous amount of information, research and market development has already taken place and is continuing. We are not proposing the planting of Dragon Fruit with our eyes closed or feeling our way in the dark.
The banana plant is a large perennial herb with leaf sheaths that form trunk-like pseudostems. The plant has 8 - 12 leaves that are up to 270 cm long and 60 cm wide. Root development may be extensive in loose soils, in some cases up to 9 m laterally. Plant height, bunch size and various other characteristics depend on the variety. Flower development is initiated from the underground true stem (…
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The first grapevine planting material arrived in Australia with wine settlement in 1788. Today grapes are grown commercially in all States and Territories. Grape growing (wine, raisin, and table) is the largest fruit industry in Australia with production in a wide range of environments from temperate to tropical. Wine grape production and wine making is the largest and most predominant of the t…
In Japan, consumers purchase sweet and tasty strawberries all the year round. Berries are eaten both fresh and as processed products. Strawberry cakes and many other types of sweets are popular among young ladies and children. In the Philippines, strawberry jam and wines are marketed. But we can create additional demand for berries by producing sweets using them. Presently in the Philippines, o…
Wine grapes have been grown in several counties of Colorado since the end of the last century. A renewed interest in wine grape cultivation was initiated during the mid-70's and the most dramatic growth of the Colorado Wine Industry is occurring this decade. Since 1990, vineyard acreage has increased from 242 to over 400 acres. State production levels have also increased from 107 tons to 755 t…
This topic measures the number of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirement for a small- to medium-sized limited liability company to start up and formally operate in each economy’s largest business city. To make the data comparable across 190 Doing Business economies, uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, has start-up capital equivalent to 10 tim…
Native bees are a hidden treasure. From alpine meadows in the national forests of the Rocky Mountains to the Sonoran Desert in the Coronado National Forest in Arizona and from the boreal forests of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to the Ocala National Forest in Florida, bees can be found anywhere in North America, where flowers bloom. From forests to farms, from cities to wildlands, ther…
High value agricultural products present economic opportunities for competitive producers, both in international and local markets. In the South African context, policies such as the National Development Plan, the Agricultural Policy Action Plan and the New Growth Path guides the sector towards export-focussed, labour intensive farming to bolster economic crop and to reach set targets for job c…
Blueberries are one of the few fruit crops native to North America. Wild blueberries were utilized by Native Americans for making medicines, dyes, and flavorings, as well as for direct consumption. Once a small-scale crop produced within limited regions, blueberries are now grown throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Although highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are the…
According to the legend The fruit was created thousands of years ago by fire breathing dragons. During a battle when the dragon would breathe fire the last thing to come out would be the fruit. After the dragon is slain the fruit is collected and presented to the Emperor as a coveted treasure and indication of victory. The soldiers would then butcher the dragon and eat the flesh. It was belie…
Fathers today are increasingly looking to be involved in the domestic events of the family as active, involved fathers (Lamb 2000). However, current re-search suggests that actual fatherly engagement depends on complex causal relations. Apart from welfare-state framework conditions, work organizations especially influence the lifestyle and engagement of a father. They are consid-ered…
In each and every society, certain groups of people are ‘marginalized’. By marginalization here we mean being disregarded, ostracized, harassed, disliked, persecuted, or generally looked down upon. Such people often include women and children, the poor, the disabled, people of different sexual orientation, ethnic minorities, religious minorities, refugees, among others. In short, the …
In 1432, poet John Lydgate was commissioned to commemorate the triumphal entry of Henry VI to London. Setting the scene, Lydgate wrote of ‘this Citee with laude, pris, and glorie/For joye moustred lyke the sonne beem’.1 He described the participants in this civic muster in terms of their clothing: the mayor in red velvet, the sheriffs and aldermen in scarlet furred …
Urban agriculture initiatives have rekindled the imagination of city residents and advocates across the United States. At its core, urban agriculture (UA) is about growing food – and engaging in allied activities – in urban spaces. Community gardens, large-scale urban farms, rooftop gardens, hellstrip gardens, and edible landscaping in public s…
Food is central to urban health, urban economies and urban form. Roberts has argued, “More than with any other of our biological needs, the choices we make around food affect the shape, style, pulse, smell, look, feel, health, economy, street life and infrastructure of the city” (2001: 4). However, food has been largely absent from urban studies and urb…
As a strategic pivot and important hub for ocean development and internationaltrade, large ports consume huge amounts of energy and are one of the main sourcesof global carbon emissions [1]. China has a vast port scale, with seven of the world’stop ten ports located in China [2]. The top ten seaports in China based on theirannual container throughput as of 2021 are listed in Table1.1. Various…
The electric power grid was developed on an architectural assumption of centralizedgeneration being delivered to passive distributed loads irrespective of the costrequired to do so [33]. However, several new energy-management change driversare emerging to uproot this status quo. Chapter1identifies these drivers as therising demand for electricity [34–36], the emergence of…
Setting out new plants -- Always prune or rub off all flower buds and cut back 1/2 to 2/3 of the height at the time of planting. For potted plants, gently separate and spread out the roots so that the root mass is no longer in the shape of a pot. In Year One – the goal is to avoid fruit production entirely. With removal of all flower buds at the beginning of year one, the bush grows vegetativ…
Gym bube is a fun introduction to your little one's gymnastics experience. This parents/caregiven assisted class focuses on play based learning in our fun filled gymnastics play areas. Your child will develop their fine motor skills and movement as they enjoy gripping, swinging, bending and crawling.
In 1548, ten members of the then recently founded Society of Jesus opened the first Jesuit school in Messina, Sicily. That event would have immense repercussions on the character of the Society of Jesus, but it was also a crucial event in the history of schooling within the Church and in western civilization. Jesuit education was founded on the Renaissance and humanist traditions, to which Igna…
In the year 1553, one Friday morning, August 4, the eve of the feast of Our Lady of the Snows, while Ignatius was in the garden, I began to give him an account of my soul, and, among other things, I spoke to him of how I was tempted by vain glory. The spiritual advice he gave me was this: “Refer everything that you do to God; strive to offer Him all the good you find in yourself, acknowledgin…
Since the U.S. embassy started monitoring PM2.5 air pollution in Prishtinë in 2016 and made the data available on the internet, there have been growing concerns over the levels of air pollution that have led to citizen protests. For example PM2.5 air pollution surpassed 600 ?g/m3 and 606 ?g/m3 on 28 and 29 January 2017 respectively, and wintertime concentrations substantially exceed levels d…
Strong winds generated during severe cyclones can cause extensive property damage and create wind-borne debris that can cause injury to people and damage to buildings. Cyclones can also produce very heavy rainfall, which can cause both flash flooding and widespread flooding. Flooding can damage properties but will also cut roads and other infrastructure. The combination of damage from wind and …
Air is the component of the environment in which harmful elements propagate rapidly on extended spaces. Achieving higher efficiency in economic activities has made the human being to interfere directly or indirectly in the evolution of many climate elements, provoking a lot of local and regional mutations that ,by cumulation, begin to influence the state of the climate on large territories, inc…
Wildlife conservation varies worldwide in its form, function, and underlying principles. In recent years, efforts have been directed to describe the key attributes that collectively make wildlife conservation in North America unique. Although efforts to articulate wildlife conservation in North America have come of late, awareness among practitioners in the U.S and Canada that their wildlife …
Ini kesempatan terakhir... Sekaranglah penentuan nasib kelas 11 IPS 4 untuk tahun ajaran mendatang. Selama ini, kelas 11 IPS 4 dilabeli "kelas murid buangan" oleh beberapa guru dan murid SMA Nusa Jaya. Mana mungkin Gita nggak frustrasi dengan anggapan itu. Ia bertekad membongkar berbagai kasus yang melibatkan kelasnya dan menghilangkan rumor konyol itu. Belum lagi mesti berhadapan dengan pili…
The Improved indigenous chicken is also known as an Improved Kienyeji Chicken in Kenya. It is a breed made by crossing different local, or Kienyeji Chickens from Kenya. The result is a bird that matures faster and is high producing compared to the traditional Kienyeji bird.
The Flamingo Specialist Group is a voluntary organisation open to all flamingo specialists without charge. Its activities are coordinated by the global and regional chairs who serve without compensation, and whose time is donated by themselves and their respective employers. The funding required for its activities are raised through donations and grants secured by the coordinators from various …
Heat radiation at the nanoscale is a relatively young but flourishing research field, that has attracted much attention in the last decade. This is on the one hand due to the fact that this effect is nowadays experimentally accessible (Hu et al. (2008); Kittel et al (2005);Narayanaswamy et al. (2008); Ottens et al. (2011); Rousseau et al. (2009); Shen et al. (2009)), and on the other hand due t…
This guideline was coordinated by Dr Chizuru Nishida, Coordinator of the Nutrition Policy and Scientific Advice Unit (NPU) in the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD), with technical support and inputs from Dr Jason Montez, Technical Officer, NPU, and Dr Francesco Branca, Director, NHD. WHO gratefully acknowledges the technical input and expert advice provided by the mem…
Radiation is energy that moves through space or matter at a very high speed. This energy can be in the form of particles, such as alpha or beta particles, which are emitted from radioactive materials, or waves such as light, heat, radiowaves, microwaves, x-rays and gamma rays. Radioactive materials, also known as radionuclides or radioisotopes, are atoms that are unstable. In nature, there is a…
Increase vehicle production for national consumption by 10%. Increase national content by 15% through the substitution of vehicle imports, by substituting imports of electronic components for vehicles, expanding aluminum auto parts production, and developing battery cell production for electric vehicles. Manufacture trains in Mexico and/or their components. Double dual education plans.
Radioactivity is a spontaneous process characteristic of atoms with unstable nuclei in which the nucleus releases energy either as a particle with kinetic energy or as electromagnetic energy. Upon release of this energy the nucleus may be stable or it may still be unstable and will acquire stability through an additional transformation(s). The original species prior to radioactive disintegrati…
In particular, the 2030 Implementation Initiative specifically supports its partner countries in anchoring the objectives of the 2030 Agenda in national political processes, increasing revenue and mobilising investments and strengthening the monitoring and review of the Agenda. The BMZ has thus created a unique bilateral initiative that starts where the need of the partner countries is greatest…
Selalu ada saat ketika kita tidak sempat bertanya kepada sepasang kaki sendiri kenapa tidak mau berhenti sejak mengawali pengembaraan agar kita bisa memandang sekeliling dan bertahan semampu kita untuk tidak melepaskan aira mata menjelma sungai tempat berlayar tukang perahu yang mungkin saja bisa memberitahu kita, ke sana, saudara, ke sana. Selalu ada kapal yang mendadak bergoyang bahkan ketik…
Chinese leaders were determined to make the agreed deal work. They consulted widely. In the years leading up to 1997 I met with top leaders several times a year, both as a governor of the American Chamber of Commerce and—more often and more significantly—as chair of the Economic Committee of the Business and Professionals Federation, a group of top Hong Kong business leaders that had helped…
Thailand has transitioned from a lowincome to an upper-middle-income country in less than a generation. Over the past 20 years, the country has maintained high foreign reserves, low inflation, a sound banking system and a stable exchange rate. Combined with an openness to trade, financial flows, labour migration and investments in both human and physical capital, these advances have facilitate…
This topic measures the number of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirement for a small- to medium-sized limited liability company to start up and formally operate in each economy’s largest business city. To make the data comparable across 190 economies, uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, has start-up capital equivalent to 10 times the income p…