POPULATION CARRYING CAPACITY FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD IN THE ARAB WORLD DURING THE PERIOD 1996 – 2008 القدرة الاستیعابیة السکانیة لقطاع الزراعة والغذاء فى الوطن العربى خلال الفترة 1996- 2008

Listeriosis, Taiwan, 1996–2008

During 1996-2008, a total of 48 patients with listeriosis were identified at a Taiwan hospital. Average annual incidence increased from 0.029 to 0.118 cases per 1,000 admissions before and after January 2005. Serotype 1/2b predominated; serotype 4b emerged since 2004. Food monitoring and disease surveillance systems could help control listeriosis in Taiwan.

Visualizing Consolidation in the Global Seed Industry: 1996–2008

The commercial seed industry has undergone tremendous consolidation in the last 40 years as transnational corporations entered this agricultural sector, and acquired or merged with competing firms. This trend is associated with impacts that constrain the opportunities for renewable agriculture, such as reductions in seed lines and a declining prevalence of seed saving. To better characterize th...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

Methadone Maintenance Treatment in British Columbia, 1996-2008

Methadone Maintenance Treatment in British Columbia, 1996-2008

This paper is submitted to the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport as part of a project to review methadone maintenance treatment in British Columbia. The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the authors of the background papers on which this report depends or the position of the Ministry.