The purpose of this paper is to understand the progress of water rights and irrigation pricing reform in Heihe River Basin (HRB) and their influence on irrigation application. The data came from a village and household level survey conducted in 2009 and 2014 in five counties in Zhangye City, HRB. The main component of reforming water rights was issuing water certificates to individual farmers. ...

Water is a very important vital resource for all living organisms. A world without water can not be imagined. However the world is running out of its most precious resource. Water resources must be protected completely before the end of life on Earth, so today management of water resources has become the main agenda topic globally. Effective protection can be provided by sustainable water manag...

The growing concern of biologists that all was not well with their species led to the proposal of an international biological program on the theme "The Biological Basis of Productivity and Human Welfare." At the suggestion of American members of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) appointed a planning committee. Its report...

In the past centuries, water was considered as one of the most important factors to appear the social groups and develop communities. Today, it is emphasized as a necessity to supply the economic and political balance. Regarding to limited water resources and underused plains in the world, to provide the humans needs and prevent to appear the consequences of water shortage, the best strategy is...

the water and wastewater considered as one of capital intensive industrials in iran because it has 436 thousand milliard rial in fixed asset, 32.8 million rial in monopolistic market and the share of 0.05 % in gdp. the statistics showed that there is approximately 22 % of facilities and equipment in industrial production process as uncompleted projects. the need for macro investment, the limite...

the physiological process of germination depends on several environmental factors such as temperature, water potential, light, nutrients and smoke. water and temperature are determinant factors for seed germination. both factors can, separately or jointly, affect the germination percentage and germination rate. the effect of temperature on germination and water potential on germination canoften...

Mergers and Acquisitions in Information Technology (IT) industry have reached record levels in the last decade. Especially in the fast-growing market of IT, more and more companies merge or acquire for the purpose of gaining access to knowledge, skills, and innovation. However, even in a sector that recognizes the importance of knowledge, where smart people are the competitive edge of a company...