The German Advisory Council on Global Change

German Advisory Council on Global Change World in Transition : The Threat to Soils 1994 Annual Report

ANALYSIS OF ELECTRICALLY ACTIVE DEFECTS IN SILICON FOR SOLAR CELLS Dissertation

The German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) draws in its report " World in Transition – Towards Sustainable Energy Systems " [1] the conclusion that " it is essential to turn energy systems towards sustainability worldwide – both in order to protect the natural life-support systems on which humanity depends, and to eradicate energy poverty in developing countries. Nothing less than a fu...

Fostering dental faculty collaboration with an evidence-based decision making model designed for curricular change.

This article introduces an innovative decision making model for adapting evidence-based practice to the specific needs of a department in a dental school. The design encourages suggestions for curricular change directly from the faculty members, while providing a mechanism that allows them to actively participate in the process through the use of evidence-based principles and practice. The nucl...

Reports of the 1979 Advisory Council on Social Security.

The 1979 Advisory Council on Social Security, appointed in February 1978, was charged with reviewing all aspects of the social security program, particularly financing, the general benefit structure, universal coverage, disability insurance, and the treatment of women and families. After 17 meetings and six days of public hearings in Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C...

Farmers’ Perception Regarding Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Crop Production in Layyah District-Pakistan

Pakistan is at 28th amongst the countries that are going to be hurt badly by climate change. It falls in ten major wheat-producing countries of the world in terms of area, production and yield per hectare. Global warming, as a result of climate change, may negatively affect morphological characters of wheat. The present study was undertaken in district Layyah to find out the impact of climate c...