INTRODUCTION This paper reports, for the first time, the presence of Rhodnius montenegrensis in the State of Acre, Brazil. METHODS Two female R. montenegrensis were collected in a dwelling in the rural area of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. RESULTS The occurrence of this species was confirmed, and the number of Triatominae species in the State of Acre increased from four to five. CONCLUSIONS F...

This cross-sectional study in a sample of 887 primigravidae in Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazil aimed to analyze factors associated with the use of medicines during the first pregnancy. Information was obtained from interviews and prenatal cards. Medicines were classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System of the World Health Organization and risk categor...

The purpose of this article is to investigate the potentials of implementing an integrated Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) and Automated Guided Vehicle System (AGVS) in maritime container terminals. We first define the main components of the proposed configuration and justify the potential impacts of each and that of the integrated system. A 3D simulation (and animation) model is ...

Southwestern Amazonia is the frontier area between Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. In recent years this region has been faced with IIRSA (Integration Initiative of South American Infrastructure), the huge transnational program to promote integration by transportation and to a lesser degree, with energy, particularly hydroelectric. The center of this area consists of the Department of Madre de Dios, P...

ACRE is an Agro-eConomic model for agricultural pRoduction on rEgional level. Based on an extension of Positive Mathematical Programming (PMP) this model was developed as a decision tool for politics with respect to questions of global change scenarios. The validity of the theoretical approach as well as the algorithms has been tested by calculations with empirical data. Currently, ACRE is appl...

Redwood National Park is comprised of large areas of overstocked stands resulting from harvest of the old-growth stands in the late 1940s to the 1970s. The Holter Ridge Thinning Study was initiated in 1978 to address this problem and examine the effects that thinning to varying spacing would have on forest development. Densities following thinning in 1979 ranged from 150 to 790 stems/acre with ...

P. Sengupta,1,2 C. D. Batista,1 R. D. McDonald,2 S. Cox,2 J. Singleton,2 L. Huang,3 T. P. Papageorgiou,3 O. Ignatchik,3 T. Herrmannsdörfer,3 J. L. Manson,4 J. A. Schlueter,5 K. A. Funk,5 and J. Wosnitza3 1Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA 2MPA-NHMFL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA 3Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dres...

This paper provides a description of the methodologies and processes used for the creation of a decision/support model for land acquisition decisions on a cooperative open space project between the City of Bakersfield and other local agencies. The model uses a cost/benefit approach using components of habitat ranking, developed through an independently prepared evaluation, and estimated per acr...

Case Studies Analysis of the experience of land parcels partially taken for high­ way right-of-way ordinarily involves investigation of individual takings — the case study approach. For example, Figure 1 shows what happened from a period before the highway went through a property until a part of the remainder is sold. When this happens, when any part of the remainder is sold, it becomes possibl...

Long-term streamflow data are vital for analysis of hydrological droughts. Using an artificial neural network (ANN) model and nine tree-ring indices, this study reconstructed the annual streamflow of the Sacramento River for the period from 1560 to 1871. Using the reconstructed streamflow data, the copula method was used for bivariate drought analysis, deriving a hydrological drought return per...