Health care is one of the largest service industries in the U.S. economy, representing approximately 17 percent of the gross domestic product, according to World Bank data.1 From an environmental perspective, the average health care facility uses more energy than other commercial buildings, produces millions of tons of solid waste annually and utilizes various cleaning chemicals and hazardous c...

ing ProtocolsBrief as it is, the Erlang implementa-tion of sequences is much longer andless clear than the original Java ver-sion. Much of the code is not particu-lar to sequences, however, so it shouldErlang value, and it is sent atomicallyand immutably. The message is sent tothe receiving process’s mailbox, andthe sender continues to execute—itdoes not ...

One of the most important issues in structure-function relationship modeling is that each rangeland has numerous functions and each of them can provide the most benefits in a certain state of that ecosystem. In fact, relationship between structure and function can be varied in different states. After presentation of the Linear Structure-Function Model based on the Clementsian succession theory,...

Diminished bite force has been considered a defining feature of modern Homo sapiens, an interpretation inferred from the application of two-dimensional lever mechanics and the relative gracility of the human masticatory musculature and skull. This conclusion has various implications with regard to the evolution of human feeding behaviour. However, human dental anatomy suggests a capacity to wit...

tetizar o cotidiano nos seus mais singulares detalhes. Movimentos expressos em cores vibrantes fazem surgir imagens, até as imperceptíveis. Linhas e manchas constituem corpos. Contornos irregulares e imprecisos indicam trajetórias inesperadas. Para mim, arte é expressão da vida e com isso importa afetar pela sensação.” Com essas palavras a artista plástica gaúcha Denise Marcolin define suas obr...

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Economic measures of income have ignored large areas of human well-being and are poor measures of well-being in the areas to which they attend. Despite increased recognition of those distortions, ‘GNP per capita continues to be regarded as the quintessential indicator of a country’s living standard’ (Partha Dasgupta). Well-being seems to have intuitive plausibility as a concept, but in practice...