This paper reviews methods that have been used to evaluate global climate simulations and to downscale global climate scenarios for the assessment of climate impacts on hydrologic systems in the Pacific Northwest, USA. The approach described has been developed to facilitate integrated assessment research in support of regional resource management. Global climate model scenarios are evaluated an...

the optimization model for evaluating regional and global effects of greenhouse gases reductionpolicies named merge is an actively usable tool for studying some aspects of the problem of climate change.it is first of all destined for the quantitative estimation of emission trajectories and results of applyingabatement measures. in the paper, the emphasis is on the adaptation of the integrated a...

OBJECTIVE We describe the application of an optical flow method to inspiratory and expiratory high-resolution volumetric lung MDCT for the assessment of regional air trapping. CONCLUSION Qualitative and quantitative assessment of regional air trapping is feasible using an optical flow method to align volumetric MDCT data sets.

The purpose of the research described in this article is to verify the influence of gender difference and firm size on the business competencies self-assessment of knowledge workers in small regional enterprises of Lower Silesia region, in Poland, a transition economy. An individual survey was conducted on the basis of the questionnaire of business competencies. Two trials of 169 knowledge work...

it is a serious point to put sustainability into effect with the intention of healthy environment. health, according to the united nation development program (undp) is one of the important indicators which shows development level in each country. health is extremely meaningful and is associated with a great part of urban and regional planning policies as a main aspiration. it also contains many...

A health and social impact assessment of the South East Queensland Regional Plan was undertaken in 2005 (Queensland Government, 2005). It is one of few attempts nationally and globally to apply health and social impact assessment to a regional planning process. The assessment methodology builds on existing evidence-based research, methodologies and the combined professional experience of both h...