... ruminants is the major limitation of their use, by allowing efficient use of often marginal land they play a critical role in global food security. Furthermore, the methane emissions of ruminants ... savings in the form of fuel and machinery, these savings were largely offset by increased energy expended on pesticides and N fertilizers. In a study conducted in the Parkland region of the Canadian ... on climate change. The GWP depends mainly on the use of fossil fuels for on farm activities, energy use forthe production of inputs and emissions of N2O connected to the on-farm nitrogen...
... meats, etc). Indeed, the province of Parma is known also as the food valley”. The characteristics ofthe environment, the presence of woods andthe habit of consuming sausages and raw meat make ... sausages, and pork increases the inci-dence of toxoplasmosis. The Inflammatory and Autoimmune Ocular Diseases Service of Parma University Hospital is a reference Centre forthe Parma area. Therefore, ... where world famous food and wines are produced. Green is undoubtedly one ofthe dominant colours in the territory of Parma and a series of Na-ture Reserves in the province of Parma as well as...
... radioactive waste in the Sea of Japan to irre-sponsibility on the part ofthe Navy andthe nuclear industry, the Russian Minister of Environment informed the Consultative Meeting ofthe London Convention ... late1995, the Federal SecurityBureau raided the homes and offices of several personsinvolved in the preparation of a report on the waste management ofthe NorthernFleet. Theylater arrested one of them, ... 1945–96: TheRoleofthe Arctic, the Environment andthe NSR’, in W. Østreng (ed.), National Security and InternationalEnvironmental Cooperation in the Arctic – The Case ofthe Northern Sea...
... ofthe ECB and the introduction ofthe euro, theroleandthefunctions that are performed by the ECBas captain ofthe European monetary team, namely the Eurosystem, and the multiple aspects of ... the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland are considered to fulfil the necessary conditions forthe adoption ofthe euro as their single currency; the Members ofthe Executive Board ofthe ... alongside the members of the Executive Board, ex officio members ofthe Governing Council ofthe ECB(Article 10 ofthe Statute ofthe ESCB). As “shareholders” ofthe ECB, the Eurosystem NCBs endow the...
... the decline in prices ofthe E-Mini and SPY, the E-Mini was relatively cheaper than either SPY or baskets of individual securities. These same firms reported that they therefore purchased the ... on their withdrawal from the markets andthe consequent evaporation of liquidity. The third section studies additional factors that may have had a role in the events ofthe day. Finally, the ... MARKET PARTICIPANTS ANDTHE WITHDRAWAL OF LIQUIDITY II.1. O VE RVI E W In the previous section we explored the liquidity ofthe E-Mini and SPY, and discussed the behavior of cross-market arbitrage...
... of the individuals in the sample and determine whether the credit applicant had requested a copy of his or her consumer report, and if so, whether he or she disputed the accuracy of any information ... measure ofthe frequency of errors in consumer reports. The GAO noted that no methodology was provided forthe Andersen study or forthe statistics cited by the CDIA.107 Further, as the GAO ... study, andthe next 33Federal Trade CommissionAct, forthe collection of information involved in the proposed study. Some ofthe specific elements ofthe proposed pilot study are as follows:• The...
... funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense ... using the activity categories in each area (and “other”). Based on the consistency and detail of most users’ input and on the content ofthe comments they provided, we believe that the data ... funded research and development center sponsored by the OSD, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, andthe defense...
... ahead ofthe Richmond on her port bow, the Wissahickon and Sciota between the Richmond andthe Hartford, the Winona and Pinola between the flag-ship and the Brooklyn, and in the rear, on the port ... part ofthe enemy's fire, and to reinforce that ofthe flag-officer. The upper batteries,like all the others, were silent while the ships lay in front of them; but as soon as the Hartford and ... to assist the troops to land.On the 27th, Porter, having received official information ofthe fall ofthe city, notified Colonel Higgins of the fact, and again demanded the surrender, offering...
... the price ofthe lth category of labor services and P'i is itsrelative price. The relative price is the ratio ofthe price ofthe lth cate-gory of labor services to the average price of ... inlogarithms ofthe variables, one can write (as an approximation), the demand functionsfor inputs as=+=+where x4 is the logarithm ofthe ith input per unit of output, P, is the logarithm ofthe ... inter-relationships forthe assessment ofthe contribution of education togrowth, the possible sources ofthe differential growth in the demand for educated versus uneducated labor, andthe possible...
... exploit the informational comparative advantage of informal financialinstitutions and strengthen the complementarity between the formal andthe informal sectors. The poorest people of rural and ... contagion. But the centrality of the issue has to do with a deeper reason, that is, the understanding ofthe crucial role thatfinance plays forthe functioning of market monetary economies of production. ... output stabilizes the flow of funds that firms need to re-appropriate at the end ofthe circuit process. In terms ofthe CTF model discussed above, the large role ofthe state in the financial sector...
... professional colleagues on the world. The Association has theroleof coordinating the activities ofthe members in order to protect the interests ofthe members and improve the position of ... on developing and increasing the quality of trade services ofthe Ministry of Trade andthe Ministry of Transport.Being the intermediary between enterprises and Government’s offices, VIFFAS ... consumer-demand modal, market andthe attitude to the availability and diversity of goods+ The pressure of reducing cost + The development of Information technology+ The pressure of globalization...