In this paper, we review the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Scenarios and their assumptions on biodiversity conservation, using a framework based on the cultural theory (CT) perspectives. We explored an adaptation of the CT typology and the significance of some underrepresented worldviews for discussions on conservation in a changing world. The...

In this paper, we provide an overview of the changing design and manufacturing landscape in the 21 century that has come about because of the arrival of IT and the changing global conditions. Based on this overview and a review of the current state of IT for PLM support in the design and manufacturing sector, we identify the areas of need for standards. A review of areas covered by standards le...

Landsat ETM+ data from the National Park of Khabr in Kerman province, dating May 2000, were analyzed to investigate the possibility of forest type mapping in arid and semi-arid regions.Quality evaluation of the image showed any radiometric distortion. Orthorectification was implemented to reduce relief displacement. The RMS error obtained was less than half a pixel. The ground truth map allocat...

This article draws on a study of differential treatment of young people in the youth justice system to present a typology of styles of policing that contrasts procedural justice with adversarial policing. It considers the factors that can trap police in adversarial styles of policing and offers suggestions about how best to move towards policing grounded on principles of procedural justice. It ...

This paper provides an overview of recent research studies on perfectionism in the context of the changing conceptions of perfectionism as well as the development of new multidimensional perfectionism measures. The findings on the dimensionality and typology of perfectionism as well as the prevalence of perfectionism among gifted students have led to the conclusion that perfectionism can be dis...

This paper classifies dipping tones in the framework of the Multi-Register and Four-Level tonal model. There are six types of dipping tones, four in Register M and two in Register L. The former includes (1) low dipping {323}, (2) back dipping /523/, (3) front dipping /324/, and (4) double circumflex /3232/, and the latter includes (5) creaky dipping {202} and (6) slack dipping /213/. After the ...