Environmental targets are often used in planning for sustainable agricultural landscapes but their impacts are rarely known. In this paper we introduce landscape futures analysis as a method which combines linear programming optimisation with scenario analysis in quantifying the environmental, economic, and social impacts associated with achieving environmental targets, on a landscape scale. We...

OBJECTIVES To assess tolerance of esophageal pressure monitoring (EPM) among 5- to 13-year-old children during research polysomnography at study entry and again 1 year later. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING University-based sleep laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Children scheduled for adenotonsillectomy or hernia repair. INTERVENTIONS None; all operations were performed for cli...

in iran the mainstreaming tool for integrating environmental concerns into energy sector is an energy-environment review (eer-iran). this paper comprises: (i) an analysis of the current situation with regards to energy production and consumption; (ii) an evaluation of the growth prospects with regard to energy production and consumption; (iii) the identification of environmental issues induced ...

1 Pós-graduando do Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia da EPM-UNIFESP. 2 Pós-graduando do Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia da EPM-UNIFESP. 3 Pós-graduando do Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia da EPM-UNIFESP. 4 Docente do departamento de Otorrinolaringologia da EPM-UNIFESP. 5 Docente do departamento de Otorrinolaringologia da EPM-UNIFESP. Escola Paulista de Medicina-UNIFESP. Endereço par...

this paper presents a mapping procedure for risk mapping of water and wind erosion, whichhelps to identify protective measures needed in the planning and management of natural parks. the map of water erosion risk was developed by combining the original and revised universal soil loss equation methodologies (usle-rusle), and the map of wind erosion risk was developed using quirantes’ method. usi...

This paper models annual new car average CO2 emissions intensity in EU Member States over the period 1995-2004. It attempts to explore the relationship, if any, between national vehicle and fuel taxes and the EU voluntary agreement in reducing CO2 emissions from the passenger car fleet. Our results indicate that (i) vehicle taxes are likely to be significant in reducing CO2 emissions intensity ...

This paper aims at examining how the adoption of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system challenges the definition of the expertise and roles of accountants within organisations. By drawing on structuration theory, as we rely on the notion of duality of structure for insights into the processes by which new accountants’ practices and positions emerge, we indicate that the three levels (...

This paper explores the legal right to retrench employees from a human resource management perspective in Malaysia. The paper is based on the analysis of the relevant statues on retrenchment such the Employment Act 1955, The Industrial Relations Act 1967, the Employment (Termination and Lay-Off Benefits) Regulations 1980 and the Code of Conduct for Industry Harmony 1975. The author has also use...