The first international goal for establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) to conserve the ocean's biodiversity was set in 2002. Since 2006, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has driven MPA establishment, with 193 parties committed to protecting >10% of marine environments globally by 2020, especially 'areas of particular importance for biodiversity' (Aichi target 11). This has resu...

This article explores economic aspects of the market for long-term care (LTC) in Japan. As the world's most rapidly aging nation, it is of interest to understand that country's current LTC system and projections of LTC utilization patterns and costs, as well as their potential drivers. Since Japan appears likely to experience important shortfalls in LTC in the future, the authors also discuss a...

Application Background Patients who are interested in facial rejuvenation are increasingly well informed, expecting visible and significant results after undergoing an aesthetic procedure. However, many energy based devices cannot guarantee clinical efficacy due to shortfalls in their engineering design and inherent lack of reproducibility. This paper aims to describe the underlying reasons beh...

SHORTFALLS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE In many countries, health programmes continue to be low in level and quality and uneven in coverage though effective medical technologies are readily available. In many parts of the world, health services have not reached the rural or urban poor, or services are grossly inadequate or unreliable. There is imbalance between curative and preventive progra...

SUMMARY This Technical Memorandum provides a comprehensive and critical review of the available literature on the primary processing, storage and quality of fresh lowbush (wild) blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. and V. myrtilloides Michx.). Areas of discussion include: pre-process cooling, mechanical damage, washing, storage temperature and quality parameters. Recommendations for furthe...

The first imperative is to achieve water, energy and food security for the poorest of the poor. It emphasizes the human dimension and fulfilment of basic human rights. Global demand and supply assessments predict significant shortfalls in water and food in the future, but this should not mask the reality that universal access to minimum standards of water, energy and food can be achieved and su...

Visual geographic knowledge which can be extracted from satellite remote sensing images has characteristics which are not commonly found in non-visual domains. Traditionally geographic expert systems have worked either at the pixel level of raster images or the object level of vector images. This has shortfalls when knowledge acquired from a human image interpreter has to be incorporated into a...

Built-In Self-Test (BIST), as the name suggests is a technique in which the circuit is capable of testing itself. This paper presents two techniques: Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) and Cellular Automata (CA), used for test pattern generation and test response analysis in a typical BIST circuit. Both LFSR and CA are analyzed based on their construction and characteristics. A comparison of...