Ovulatory shift, hormonal changes, and no effects on incentivized decision-making

Employing an incentivized controlled lab experiment, we investigate the effects of ovulatory shift on salient behavioral outcomes related to (i) risk preferences, (ii) rule violation, and (iii) exploratory attitude. As evolutionary psychology suggests, these outcomes may play an important role in economic decision-making and represent behavioral aspects that may systematically vary over the menstrual cycle to increase the reproductive success. Exploiting a within-subjects design, 124 naturally cycling females participated in experimental sessions during their ovulation and menstruation, the phases between which the difference in the investigated behavior should be the largest. In each session, hormonal samples for cortisol, estradiol, and testosterone were collected. The group of women was also contrasted against an auxiliary reference group composed of 47 males, who are not subject to hormonal variations of this nature. Our results reveal no systematic behavioral differences between the ovulation and menstruation phases

Inventory Review 2007. Stage 1 and 2 review. Emission data reported to LRTAP Convention and NEC Directive, review of gridded data and review of PM inventories in Belarus, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine

Vurdering av utslippsdata rapportert til Konvensjonen for langtransportert luftforurensning i 200

Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories CHECKS AND VERIFICATION AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

National inventories submitted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are updated annually, i.e. the inventory for a new year is compiled and added and the emissions of the other inventory years are being revised when considered appropriate. Since this process requires the handling of much data and often many persons are involved, both in selecting representative emission factors as well data processing, errors and inconsistencies may easily slip in. This paper reviews the needs and possibilities for validation (checking) and verifying procedures, i.e., checking the internal consistency of the inventory and activities using external data to verify the emission estimates, respectively. Concrete options are reviewed that could typically be done at national level, by national teams, and options at the international level that comprise for example inter-country comparisons and comparisons with independently compiled datasets (global emission inventories and international statistics). The latter could most efficiently be done at international level by international bodies or by international co-operation of national experts. In this paper we will primarily focus on what individual countries can do. In addition, procedures, priority setting and reporting requirements of checks and verification activities at national level are discussed, as well as possible institutional arrangements for activities at international level. Checks and Verification at National and International Levels 523Background Paper

Transboundary particulate matter, photo-oxidants, acidifying and eutrophying components

This report presents the EMEP activities in 2018 and 2019 in relation to transboundary fluxes of particulate matter, photo-oxidants, acidifying and eutrophying components, with focus on results for 2017. It presents major results of the activities related to emission inventories, observations and modelling. The report also introduces specific relevant research activities addressing EMEP key challenges, as well as technical developments of the observation and modelling capacities

Transboundary particulate matter, photo-oxidants, acidifying and eutrophying components : EMEP Status Report 1 2017; August 23, 2017

This report presents the EMEP activities in 2016 and 2017 in relation to transboundary fluxes of particulate matter, photo-oxidants, acidifying and eutrophying components, with focus on results for 2015. It presents major results of the activities related to emission inventories, observations and modelling. The report also introduces specific relevant research activities addressing EMEP key challenges, as well as technical developments of the observation and modelling capacities. An important topic this year is the transition to the new EMEP grid and resolution. For the first time, officially reported fine scale emissions (0.1◦×0.1◦ resolution) have been used in the EMEP MSC-W model runs for air pollution assessment. The impacts of this change on model results and its comparisons to observations are analyzed in this report