Geochemical reactivity of subsurface sediments as potential buffer to anthropogenic inputs: a strategy for regional characterization in the Netherlands

Geochemical reactivity of subsurface sediments as potential buffer to anthropogenic inputs: a strategy for regional characterization in the Netherland

Facing computing as technique: towards a history and philosophy of computing

We present the methodological principles underlying the scientific activities of the DHST Commission on the History and Philosophy of Computing. This volume collects refereed selected papers from the First International Conference organized by the Commission

When logic meets engineering: introduction to logical issues in the history and philosophy of computer science

Introduction to a Journal Special issue on Logical Issues in the History and Philosophy of Computer Scienc

Geuremissies uit de veehouderij II : overzichtsrapportage 2000-2002

Het onderzoek is tot stand gekomen in het kader van de onderbouwing van de wet- en regelgeving op het terrein van de geurhinder in de landbouw. De doelstelling van dit onderzoek was tweeledig. Enerzijds het opbouwen van een zo compleet mogelijke dataset met geuremissiemetingen in alle diersectoren en diercategorieën. Anderzijds de beoordeling van de betrouwbaarheid en reproduceerbaarheid van de geuremissiemetingen. In eerste instantie was de opzet van het onderzoek erop gericht om een groot deel van de stalsystemen van de RAV-lijst (Regelgeving Handreiking Ammoniak en Veehouderij) door te meten, maar na analyse van de metingen van het eerste jaar is een koerswijziging in het onderzoek doorgevoerd waardoor de meeste metingen aan stalsystemen in de varkenssector hebben plaatsgevonden

Information Disclosure in Environmental Risk Management: Developments in China

Entering the twenty-first century, China has been the site of many serious environmental disasters and accidents. These have strengthened the call for the establishment of an environmental risk management system and for the development of new policies to effectively manage risk. Among the new policies in China’s environmental risk management strategy are pollution insurance and information disclosure. This paper explores information disclosure policies through the implementation of the Environmental Information Disclosure Decree by governmental authorities and companies. In both 2008 and 2010, we reviewed the websites of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and all 31 provincial Environmental Protection Bureaus, conducted experiments in requesting information disclosure, and held interviews with all provincial Environmental Protection Bureaus. We conclude that the implementation of the Environmental Information Disclosure Decree is improving but still far from widespread, full and effective. The lack of enforcement and the ambiguity of some clauses in the decree give provincial environmental agencies great discretion to avoid disclosure and discourages enforcement of company environmental information disclosure. Implementation shortcomings of the decree are also related to the longstanding closeness, secrecy and monopoly of information in China’s political syste

An epidemiological study to assess bone mineral density and its association with contributing factors among premenopausal and postmenopausal women in selected villages of District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Background: Development of peak bone mass and premenopausal bone loss is determined by the menstrual status of women. Decline in bone mass with age becomes accelerated during menopause. Menopausal bone loss refers to the accelerated bone loss that occurs during the BM) of premenopausal and post-menopausal women, to identify the contributing factors associated with BMD among pre and post-menopausal women, to compare the level of BMD and the contributing factors of pre-menopausal women with post-menopausal women.Methods: It was quantative research approach and epidemiological analytic research design was used. Total enumeration technique was adopted in this study.Results: Analysis of data was done in accordance with the objectives of the study. Findings show that among premenopausal women 45.10% of the women had osteopenia and 8.20% of the women had osteoporosis, among postmenopausal women 50.00% of the women had oestriopenic and 41.2% of the women had osteoporosis. The analysis shows that factors such as BMI, Health status, life style, age, economic status and dietary patter plays important role to accelerate the level of T-score more than -1 in both group either premenopausal women or post-menopausal women. It shows the significance at the level of p<0.001.Conclusions: The study was completed in July 2016, concludes that there are many factors that can lead to have risk of osteoporosis related fracture. As age is increased the risk is also increased to get the fracture. Every woman can go for screening of BMD test to control the risk of fracture