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Beyond TRIPS: Why the WTO's Doha Round is Unhealthy
OA Monitor ExerciseOA Monitor ExerciseOA Monitor ExerciseThe current round of World Trade Organization (wto) negotiationsâthe Doha Roundâhas significant implications for global health which have received insufficient attention from the global health community. All too often the health implications of global trade agreements are examined only after their conclusion, and are concerned only with intellectual property rights. This paper seeks to move beyond this narrow focus and elucidate the wider health implications of the Doha Round. It explores the negative effect of the Round on state capacity to provide and regulate health services in low-income countries, and the impact it will have on livelihoods among the poor and their ability to access health services. Overall the paper makes the case for greater engagement from the health community with the wto and the Doha Round negotiations beyond the customary focus on intellectual property rights
Method of maintaining activity of hydrogen-sensing platinum electrode
Three-electrode hydrogen sensor containing a platinum electrode maintained in a highly catalytic state, operates with a minimal response time and maximal sensitivity to the hydrogen gas being sensed. Electronic control and readout circuitry reactivates the working electrode of the sensor to a state of maximal catalytic activity
Pulse activated polarographic hydrogen detector Patent
Development of pulse-activated polarographic hydrogen detecto
The Dual Feminisation of HIV/AIDS
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Globalizations on 2011, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14747731.2010.49302
The effects of climate change and variation in New Zealand: An assessment using the CLIMPACTS system
Along with a need to better understand the climate and biophysical systems of New Zealand, the need to develop an improved capacity for evaluating possible changes in climate and their effects on the New Zealand environment has been recognised. Since the middle of 1993 the CLIMPACTS programme, has been focused on the development of such a capacity, in the first instance for the agricultural sector. the goals of this present assessment are:
1. To present current knowledge on likely scenarios of climate change and associated uncertainties in New Zealand;
2. To present current knowledge, based on quantitative analyses using a consistent set of scenarios, on the likely effects of climate change on a range of agricultural and horticultural crops of economic importance;
3. To demonstrate, by way of this report and the associated technical report, the capacity that has been developed for ongoing assessments of this kind in New Zealand. This report has been prepared for both the science and policy communities in New Zealand. There are two main components:
1. The detailed findings of the assessment, presented in a series of chapters;
2. An annex, which contains technical details on models used in the assessment
Analysis of standing vertical jumps using a force platform
A force platform analysis of vertical jumping provides an engaging demonstration of the kinematics and dynamics of one-dimensional motion. The height of the jump may be calculated (1) from the flight time of the jump, (2) by applying the impulseâmomentum theorem to the forceâtime curve, and (3) by applying the workâenergy theorem to the force-displacement curve
Abiotic O Levels on Planets around F, G, K, and M Stars: Possible False Positives for Life?
In the search for life on Earth-like planets around other stars, the first
(and likely only) information will come from the spectroscopic characterization
of the planet's atmosphere. Of the countless number of chemical species
terrestrial life produces, only a few have the distinct spectral features and
the necessary atmospheric abundance to be detectable. The easiest of these
species to observe in Earth's atmosphere is O (and its photochemical
byproduct, O). But O can also be produced abiotically by photolysis
of CO, followed by recombination of O atoms with each other. CO is
produced in stoichiometric proportions. Whether O and CO can accumulate
to appreciable concentrations depends on the ratio of far-UV to near-UV
radiation coming from the planet's parent star and on what happens to these
gases when they dissolve in a planet's oceans. Using a one-dimensional
photochemical model, we demonstrate that O derived from CO
photolysis should not accumulate to measurable concentrations on planets around
F- and G-type stars. K-star, and especially M-star planets, however, may build
up O because of the low near-UV flux from their parent stars, in
agreement with some previous studies. On such planets, a 'false positive' for
life is possible if recombination of dissolved CO and O in the oceans is
slow and if other O sinks (e.g., reduced volcanic gases or dissolved
ferrous iron) are small. O, on the other hand, could be detectable at UV
wavelengths ( < 300 nm) for a much broader range of boundary
conditions and stellar types.Comment: 20 pages text, 9 figure
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