1) there is a natural greenhouse effect that keeps the world warmer than it otherwise would be; 2) greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere because of human activities and they are trapping increasingly more heat; 3) there is a collective picture of a warming world and humans have likely contributed; and 4) continued increase in greenhouse gases is projected to lead to increases in sea...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate quality of life and patients' satisfaction in transsexual patients (TS) after sex reassignment operation compared with healthy controls. DESIGN A case-control study. SETTING A tertiary referral center. PATIENT(S) Patients after sex reassignment operation were compared with a similar group of healthy controls in respect to quality of life and general satisfaction. I...

Executive Summary 8 7 9 1 8. 1. I n t ro d u c t i o n : Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity 8 8 1 1 8. 2. Adaptation Characteristics and Pro c e s s e s 8 8 2 1 8. 2. 1. Components and Forms of A d a p t a t i o n 8 8 2 1 8. 2. 2. Climate Stimuli for A d a p t a t i o n A d a p t a t i o n s 8 8 4 1 8. 3. F u t u re A d a p t a t i o n s