During the last decades the disease vector Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) has rapidly spread around the globe. Global shipment of goods contributes to its permanent introduction. Invaded regions are facing novel and serious public health concerns, especially regarding the transmission of formerly non-endemic arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya. The further development and potent...

Fresh waters are among the most seriously threatened ecosystems on the planet, having suffered intense human impacts over the past century (SALA et al. 2000, COWX & COLLARESPEREIRA 2002, DUDGEON et al. 2005). In their direct comparison of rates of species loss in freshwater vs. terrestrial ecosystems, RICCIARDI & RASMUSSEN (1999) projected a future extinction rate of 4% per decade for North Ame...

The article considers transport accidents on watercrafts in inland waterways, sea and ocean waters caused by unreliable operation of the main systems during ice shallow water conditions difficult for naviga-tion violations technical rules crew members. There are given statistical data causes water. Frequent breakdowns due to open (two-circuit) cooling system ship’s power plants stated. Open sys...

Abstract We address a curious omission from both the literature on law of charity and socio-legal studies – effect apparently extraneous factors, such as politics ideology, well searching for money charitable purposes identities public who are to benefit charity. This is because even accepts that idea in sociological concept, albeit one has developed technical meaning. argue approaching concept...

Using annual serologic surveillance data from all poultry farms in the Netherlands during 2007-2013, we quantified the risk for the introduction of low pathogenicity avian influenza virus (LPAIV) in different types of poultry production farms and putative spatial-environmental risk factors: distance from poultry farms to clay soil, waterways, and wild waterfowl areas. Outdoor-layer, turkey (mea...

Bangladesh is a land of rivers, canals, and lakes where water transportation an essential means transport. The country use boats as one the leading resources carrier in its widespread inland waterways. Most currently used only diesel for fuel. Appropriate renewable energy sources, particularly solar with generators, could reduce consumption. In this paper, typical boat requirement was calculate...

Abstract Several research and innovation initiatives have been pursued worldwide for the development of autonomous unmanned ships. However, these ships’ wider adoption is limited by existing regulatory framework, which presently does not provide clear guidelines requirements design operation The aim this study to comprehensively analyse maritime safety security framework including national inte...