El derecho natural y sus implicaciones prácticas.

Material incluido en el volumen especial de la revista del Instituto Martín de Azpilcueta, Universidad de Navarra : Ius Canonicum (1999), en honor de Javier Hervada

Caracterização etária de árvores adultas de cedro (Cedrela fissilis L., Meliaceae) em áreas remanescentes da floresta ombrófila mista, Colombo, Paraná.

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Avaliação dendrocronológica de Sebastiania commersoniana em uma floresta ciliar do Rio Tibagi sob influência de Guadua cf. tagoara.

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Influência de Guadua aff. paraguayana DÖLL (POACEAE) sobre o crescimento diametral do tronco de uma população de Sebastiania commersoniana (BAILLON) SMITH & DOWNS.

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Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling of the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan System in Northeastern Illinois

The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP) was adopted by the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago in 1972 to address combined sewer overflow (CSO) pollution and flooding problems in 970 km2 of the Chicago metropolitan area served by combined sewers. TARP consists of about 175 km of tunnels, three reservoirs, 256 drop shafts, and over 600 connecting structures, pumping stations, and other appurtenances for the capture and storage of CSOs and for conveying the stored CSOs to water reclamation plants for treatment. The TARP system is comprised of three independent systems: the Calumet system serving the south suburbs and a portion of the south side of Chicago, the Upper Des Plaines system serving the northwest suburbs, and the Mainstream/ Des Plaines system serving the remainder of Chicago and the north, west and southwest suburbs. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) desires to develop new, updated and enhanced computer models to allow for simulation of the TARP systems. The new models will be used to optimize operation of the system as actually constructed, to determine constraints in the system, identify physical changes that may be needed to improve performance, and allow what-if analyses to be performed for potential storm scenarios and facility revisions. The modeling includes development of a Physical Inventory system, Hydraulic Modeling of the TARP systems, and Hydrologic Modeling of the TARP service areas. The Physical Inventory provides a digital description of the physical geometry of the TARP system and the related hydraulic performance of system components. Hydrologic Modeling uses data for each dropshafts service area to determine hydrographs describing the inflows to the TARP systems. A ma jor component of the Hydrologic Modeling is to develop tools and methods that allow robust simulation of the extreme heterogeneity of highly urbanized systems and that provide guidance for data compilation needed to improve the accuracy of such simulations. Hydraulic Modeling uses the information from the Physical Inventory and the Hydrologic Modeling to simulate hydraulic response of the TARP system to different inputs. The Hydraulic Modeling tools developed are capable of simulating the range of possible flows in the system, from gravity flows over a dry bed to mixed gravity/surcharged flows to shocks and hydraulic transients

Influence of bamboo Guadua aff. paraguayana Doll (Poaceae) on the radial increment of Sebastiana commersoniana trees in remnant of a Mixed Ombrophilous Alluvial forests in southern Brazil.

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ESCAlate – Adaptive treatment approach for adolescents and adults with ADHD: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Background: Over the last decade, a wide range of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment approaches for adults, including both pharmacological interventions and psychosocial treatments, have been proposed and observed to be efficient. In practice, individual treatment concepts are based on results of clinical studies as well as international guidelines (NICE Guidelines) that recommend a step-by-step treatment approach. Since the evidence supporting this approach is limited, the aim of the present study is to determine an optimal intervention regarding severity levels of ADHD symptomatology conducting a randomized controlled trial. Method: We aim to include 279 ADHD subjects aged between 16 and 45 years. First, participants are randomized to either a face-to-face psychoeducation, telephone assisted self-help (TASH), or a waiting control group (Step 1). All participants assigned to the control group are treated using TASH after a 3-month waiting period. Participants are then allocated to one of three groups, based on their remaining severity level of ADHD symptoms, as (1) full responder, (2) partial responder, or (3) non-responder (Step 2). Full responders receive counseling, partial responders receive either counseling only or counseling and neurofeedback (NF), and non-responders receive either pharmacological treatment only or pharmacological treatment and NF, followed by a 3 month period without intervention. Discussion: The naturalistic sample is one of the study’s advantages, avoiding highly selective inclusion or exclusion criteria. The efficacy of an evidence-based stepped care intervention is explored by primary (reduction of severity of ADHD symptoms) and secondary outcomes (functional outcomes, e.g., quality of life, anger management, enhancement of psychosocial well-being). Predictors of therapeutic response and non-response are being investigated at each step of intervention. Further, sex differences are also being explored. Trial registration: This study is registered by the German Trial Register (reference number: DRKS00008975 ), 23 October 2015

Direct measurement of NO3 radical reactivity in a boreal forest

We present the first direct measurements of NO3 reactivity (or inverse lifetime, s(-1))in the Finnish boreal forest. The data were obtained during the IBAIRN campaign (Influence of Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions on the Reactive Nitrogen budget) which took place in Hyytiala, Finland during the summer/autumn transition in September 2016. The NO3 reactivity was generally very high with a maximum value of 0.94 s(-1) and displayed a strong diel variation with a campaign-averaged nighttime mean value of 0.11 s(-1) compared to a daytime value of 0.04 s(-1). The highest nighttime NO3 reactivity was accompanied by major depletion of canopy level ozone and was associated with strong temperature inversions and high levels of monoterpenes. The daytime reactivity was sufficiently large that reactions of NO3 with organic trace gases could compete with photolysis and reaction with NO. There was no significant reduction in the measured NO3 reactivity between the beginning and end of the campaign, indicating that any seasonal reduction in canopy emissions of reactive biogenic trace gases was offset by emissions from the forest floor. Observations of biogenic hydrocarbons (BVOCs) suggested a dominant role for monoterpenes in determining the NO3 reactivity. Reactivity not accounted for by in situ measurement of NO and BVOCs was variable across the diel cycle with, on average, approximate to 30% "missing" during nighttime and approximate to 60% missing during the day. Measurement of the NO3 reactivity at various heights (8.5 to 25 m) both above and below the canopy, revealed a strong nighttime, vertical gradient with maximum values closest to the ground. The gradient disappeared during the daytime due to efficient vertical mixing.Peer reviewe