The compatibility of an "animal lib­ eration" ethic and an environmental eth ic depends prima ri lyon how one interprets the meaning and moral structu re of a theory of envi ronmental ethics. In part this is because the meaning and moral structure of an animal liberation ethic is fairly straightforward: it focuses on the absence of morally relevant differences between humans and animals, and on...

Bioassay tests were carried out to investigate the susceptibility status of two (3rd and 4th) instar larvae of Culex quenquifasciatus Say populations of Dhaka city against two organophosphate (malathion and chloropyrifos) and two pyrithroid (cypermethrin and lambdacyhalothrin) insecticides. The LC50 values of malathion, chloropyrifos, cypermetrin and lambdacyhalothrin against the 3rd instar lar...

Bi r th weight is in large extent influenced by gestational age. In addi tion genetic and envi ronmental factors determine intrauter ine growth and bi r th weight. The contr ibutions of these factors may be influenced by maternal smoking dur ing pregnancy. We examined bi r th weight and maternal smoking in a sample of 2930 twin pai rs from the Nether lands Twin Register using structural equatio...

The literature data on the use of agricultural waste, mandarin peel (Citrus reticulata) as a sorption material for removal various pollutants, mainly metal and metalloid ions dyes from aqueous media, are summarized. review, based analysis literary sources, provides information volume waste generation processing citrus fruits, including tangerines. Information is given content chemical compounds...

Mandaue is a crucial city in Cebu island, Philippines as it links other large metropolises and highly industrialized. The occurrence of urban heat island (UHI) was already confirmed by previous study. In this paper, we aim to determine how UHI could be improved mitigations including increasing vegetation, adding open spaces, employing green roofs and/or combination thereof. ENVI-met software ut...

A water effect correction algorithm was developed by our research team in order to correct/remove water effects for improved detection of SAV (Submerged Aquatic Vegetation) from remotely sensed hyperspectral data. The algorithm was implemented in IDL (Interactive Data Language) and incorporated to ENVI as user-defined module. This paper specifically explains the two different methods in present...