Environmental Kuznets Curve for SO_2 Emissions in China

This study examines the link between the economic growth and the environmental quality. Based on a panel data set, a N-shaped Environmental Kuzents Curve has been found for the sample period: a cubic relationship between per capita GDP and emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2). We also find that energy consumption is an important determinant of environmental degradation. The empirical results suggest that we should promote environmental protection as soon as possible.

The Impact of Environmental Non-Tariff Measures on China's Agricultural Exports

This article assesses the impact of environmental non-tariff measures on China's agricultural exports. It uses two measures to show which countries make most intensive use of environmental non-tariff measures and which agricultural products exported by China are the most affected. Environmental non-tariff measures were most prevalence in Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Mexico, Japan, Russian, USA, Germany, and Netherland. Labor-intensive agricultural products, such as fish, vegetables, and fruit were most seriously affected.

Application of gold complexes in the development of sensors for volatile organic compounds

Two different kinds of sensors have been developed by using the same kind of vapochromic complexes. The vapochromic materials [Au2Ag2(C6F5)(4)L-2](n) have different colours depending on the ligand L. These materials change, reversibly, their optical properties, colour and fluorescence, in the presence of the vapours of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). For practical applications, two different ways of fixing the vapochromic material to the optical fibre have been used: the sol-gel technique and the electrostatic self-assembly method (ESA). With the first technique the sensors can even be used to detect VOCs in aqueous solutions, and using the second method it has been possible to develop nanosensors.

L'Ane promeneur, ou Critès promené par son ane : Chef-d'oeuvre pour servir d'Apologie au Goût, aux Moeurs, à l'Esprit, et aux Découvertes du siècle

Première edition revue, corrigée, et précédée d'une Préface à la Mosaïque, dans le plus nouveau goût.

Teatro critico universal, o Discursos varios en todo genero de materias, para desengaño de errores comunes

Nueva impresion, en la qual van puestas las adiciones del Suplemento en sus lugares.

Informe de capacitación en el oficio de la joyería en diseño y elaboración de productos para la comercialización en mercados nacionales e internacionales en la cadena minería joyería comercialización del departamento de Antioquia.

253 hojas : ilustraciones, fotografías.

Informe de capacitación en el oficio de la joyería en diseño y elaboración de productos para la comercialización en mercados nacionales e internacionales en la cadena minería joyería comercialización del departamento de Antioquia Medellín.

49 hojas : ilustraciones.

Diagnóstico y reconocimiento de los oficios en los municipios de Plato, Pivijay y Pedraza en el departamento de Magdalena regional Costa Atlántica.

12 hojas.

Imágenes del Claustro de las Aguas, sede de Artesanías de Colombia.

28 hojas ; ilustraciones, fotografías.

Relatividad de las fórmulas de cálculo de superficie de figuras planas

Las fórmulas que empleamos para calcular el área de una superficie geométrica se basan en las medidas de longitudes de esas figuras, con el peligro de que se considere la superficie como una magnitud derivada de la longitud. Pero además estas fórmulas para el calculo de áreas dependen de la forma geométrica que se ha elegida como unidad de superficie: el cuadrado. Aunque esta elección es adecuada desde un punto de vista practico, si queremos formar mentes que sean capaces de resolver problemas mas generales y comprender el concepto de superficie sin reducir su calculo a la mera aplicación de una fórmula, debemos indicar Opciones alternativas y una de ellas puede ser relativizar la elección de la unidad de medida. En este artículo hemos tomado como unidad de superficie un triangulo equilátero de lado unidad con el cual hemos revisado y mostrado la relatividad del proceso de cálculo de superficies áreas de figuras planos.

Floristic notes of Sierra del Rincón Biosphere Reserve (Spain, Madrid province)

New records of vascular plants from Sierra del Rincón Biosphere Reserve and surroundings (Spain, Madrid province) are provided. It is noteworthy the presence of atlantic flora in this continental area and the different shrubby communities in different sectors with different litology: in areas with gneiss they are dominated by leguminous genisteae; where it is schistous, shale or quartzite they are heathlands.

Los géneros Melanelia EssI. y Neofuscelia Essl. (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) en el Centro de España: datos corológicos y clave de especies

Se aportan datos del hábitat y distribución de diez especies del género Melanelia y cinco del género Neofuscelia en el Centro de España (provincias de Avila, Madrid y Segovia). Consideramos que son nuevas citas: Melanelia disjunta, M. elegantula y Neofuscelia delisei, para la provincia de Avila; y M. subargentifera, M. tominii, N. delisei, N. glabrans y N. verruculifera, para la provincia de Madrid. Además. se ha elaborado una clave para la identificación de estas especies.

New records of interesting xenophytes in the Iberian Peninsula. V

As a continuation of previous research on the naturalization of non-native vascular plants in the Iberian Peninsula new chorological data are presented for 16 xenophytes recorded between 2010 and 2014, mostly in the provinces of Huelva and Barcelona (Spain) and in the Algarve and Estremadura (Portugal). For each taxon details about distribution, habitats occupied, previous records, degree of naturalization, etc. are provided. Lachenalia bulbifera and Cyperus albostriatus are probably reported for the first time in the wild in Europe, as are Gamochaeta filaginea, and Dysphania anthelmintica and Oenothera lindheimeri for Portugal and Spain respectively. Cosmos bipinnatus is cited as a novelty for the Algarve (Portugal). Newly reported or confirmed for the province of Huelva are: Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Epilobium brachycarpum, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Ficus microcarpa, Tamarix parviflora and Tamarix ramosissima, while Atriplex semibaccata, Chloris truncata, and Elymus elongatus subsp. ponticus are new for Barcelona. Finally, Passiflora caerulea is a novelty for both Barcelona and Huelva provinces.

Valor social de la fotografía de guerra: Robert Capa en la Guerra civil española

A partir del análisis de las relaciones entre sociología, fotografía y documentación se realiza un recorrido por algunas de las principales fotografías realizadas por Robert Capa durante la Guerra civil española.

Organizational and financial transparency in the website of the foundations: an empirical study for Spain

Transparency in nonprofit sector and foundations, as an element to enhance the confidence of stakeholders in the organization, is a fact shown by several studies in recent decades. Transparency can be considered in various fields and through different channels. In our study we focused on the analysis of the organizational and economic transparency of foundations, shown through the voluntary information on their Website. We review the theoretical previous studies published to put to the foundations within the framework of the social economy. This theoretical framework has focused on accountability that make foundations in relation to its social function and its management, especially since the most recent focus of information transparency across the Website.In this theoretical framework was made an index to quantify the voluntary information which is shown on its website. This index has been developed ad hoc for this study and applied to a group of large corporate foundations.With the application of these data are obtained two kind of results, to a descriptive level and to a inferential level.We analyzed the statistical correlation between economic transparency and organizational transparency offered in the Website through quantified variables by a multiple linear regression. This empirical analysis allows us to draw conclusions about the level of transparency offered by these organizations in relation to their organizational and financial information, as well as explain the relation between them.