Since at least 1930, theorists working in moral philosophy and normativity more generally have recognized the importance of accounting for trade-offs in normative theories of what we ought to do.1 The most common way to do this is to appeal to contributory or pro tanto reasons. The thought is that the reasons for and against the options open to the agent interact and compete—in highly complex w...

Residence time is a critical factor in determining the size of an open face biofilter. Four test biofilters were constructed with media comprised of yard waste compost and brush chips to compare 8 s. and 4 s. residence time. Biofilter performance was monitored for ten months by measuring pressure drop, moisture content, odor threshold, hydrogen sulfide, and ammonia concentrations. Odor reductio...

OBJECTIVES 1) To examine the association between place of residence (i.e., on- versus off-communities and between provinces) and daily smoking and heavy drinking among Aboriginal people in Canada; and 2) to identify community- and individual-level factors that may account for these associations. METHODS Data were from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (2001). The sample included 52,110 Aboriginal...

Introduction: Moving away can be motivated by a multitude of factors, just as the reasons for not moving might different. The individual’s social situation greatly determines chance turning their life around through away. Aims: We investigated factors that affected representatives three Roma groups researched here (Romungro, Vlach, Boyash) in past and intentions to move future. Methods: A SEM m...

A highly effective adsorbent comprised of the Graphene membrane was created using sonification method in this study. For all we know, resulting employed as an for transformer oil purification first time. The quality treated evaluated through several factors, such acid number TAN(mg KOH/g), color, breakdown voltage, and viscosity. results indicated that exceeded other commercial adsorbents terms...

Nebraska CRNAs were surveyed to identify their attitudes regarding choice of residence and to rate their overall job satisfaction. In addition, the study determined differences in these attitudes, based on employment and whether they resided in a metropolitan or rural setting. Places of residence and employment in Nebraska were grouped according to population. Metropolitan areas consisted of Om...

The frequency of life events during the two years before an exacerbation of ulcer in a duodenal ulcer population was compared with the frequency of these events over the same time period in an age-sex matched probability sample of the community population. The mean number of events and the associated distress and life change scores were similar for both groups. When events were categorised into...

Since the late 1950s, land reclamation from lakes has been a common human disturbance to ecosystems in China. It has greatly diminished the lake area, and altered natural ecological succession. However, little is known about its impact on the carbon (C) cycle. We conducted an experiment to examine the variations of chemical properties of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and C mineralization under...

AIM The aim was to assess the pharmacokinetic (PK) interaction of curcumin and glibenclamide (GL) in diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats induced with diabetes were divided into 2 groups of six rats in each. Group I: GL (6 mg/kg po once daily) treatment in diabetic rats and group 2: Curcumin (50 mg/Kg po once daily) + GL (dose as above) in diabetic rats. Blood samples were...