Chemical assessment of sediment along the coastal belt of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India, after the 2004 tsunami

Concentration levels of Cr, Ni, Zn, Pb and Cu in relation to those of the nutrients - total phosphates, exchangeable nitrates, total organic carbon, etc. have been investigated in the sediments of Nagapattinam beach after the 2004 tsunami. The maximum values in the study area were 3204, 75, 71, 57 and 18.5 ug g-l for Cr, Ni, Zn, Pb and Cu respectively; Cd was below detectable level. All the trace elements were relatively high in the near-shore sediments and the distribution pattern of the metals in the study area was in the order: Cr > Ni > Zn > Pb > Cu. The present study shows that the tsunami has brought the clayey sediments from the sea-bottom that were settled for years together in inland areas as well as from the offshore sediments. The event has changed the chemical composition of the beach sediments and is threatening fishing grounds even in trace concentrations

Investigations on the structural and operational changes of Ring Seine Fishing Systems of Kerala and its Life Cycle Assessment (lCA)

The study covers theFishing capture technology innovation includes the catching of aquatic animal, using any kind of gear techniques, operated from a vessel. Utilization of fishing techniques varies, depending upon the type of fisheries, and can go from a basic and little hook connected to a line to huge and complex mid water trawls or seines operated by large fishing vessels.The size and autonomy of a fishing vessel is largely determined by its ability to handle, process and store fish in good condition on board, and thus these two characteristics have been greatly influenced by the introduction and utilization of ice and refrigeration machinery. Other technological developments especially hydraulic hauling machinery, fish finding electronics and synthetic twines have also had a major impact on the efficiency and profitability of fishing vessels.A wide variety of fishing gears and practices ranging from small-scale artisanal to advanced mechanised systems are used for fish capture in Kerala. Most important among these fishing gears are trawls, seines, lines, gillnets and entangling nets and traps The modern sector was introduced in 1953 at Neendakara, Shakthikulangara region under the initiative of Indo-Norwegian project (INP). The novel facilities introduced in fishing industry by Indo- Norwegian project accordingly are mechanically operated new boats with new fishing nets. Soon after mechanization, motorization programme gained momentum in Kerala especially in Alleppey, Ernakulam and Kollam districts.

SHGs and Cooperatives in the Fishing Sector: An Inclusive Development Option for the Fisher folk of Kerala

The Kerala model of development mostly bypassed the fishing community, as the fishers form the main miserable groups with respect to many of the socio-economic and quality of life indicators. Modernization drive in the fishing sector paradoxically turns to marginalization drives as far as the traditional fishers in Kerala are concerned. Subsequent management and resource recuperation drives too seemed to be detrimental to the local fishing community. Though SHGs and cooperatives had helped in overcoming many of the maladies in most of the sectors in Kerala in terms of livelihood and employment in the 1980s, the fishing sector by that time had been moving ahead with mechanization and export euphoria and hence it bypassed the fishing sector. Though it has not helped the fishing sector in the initial stages, but because of necessity, it soon has become a vibrant livelihood and employment force in the coastal economy of Kerala. Initial success made it to link this with the governmental cooperative set up and soon SHGs and Cooperatives become reinforcing forces for the inclusive development of the real fishers.The fisheries sector in Kerala has undergone drastic changes with the advent of globalised economy. The traditional fisher folk are one of the most marginalized communities in the state and are left out of the overall development process mainly due to the marginalization of this community both in the sea and in the market due to modernization and mechanization of the sector. Mechanization opened up the sector a great deal as it began to attract people belonging to non-fishing community as moneylenders, boat owners, employers and middle men which often resulted in conflicts between traditional and mechanized fishermen. These factors, together with resource depletion resulted in the backwardness experienced by the traditional fishermen compared to other communities who were reaping the benefits of the overall development scenario.The studies detailing the activities and achievements of fisher folks via Self Help Groups (SHGs) and the cooperative movement in coastal Kerala are scant. The SHGs through cooperatives have been effective in livelihood security, poverty alleviation and inclusive development of the fisher folk (Rajasenan and Rajeev, 2012). The SHGs have a greater role to play as estimated fall in demand for marine products in international markets, which may result in reduction of employment opportunities in fish processing, peeling, etc. Also, technological advancement has made them unskilled to work in this sector making them outliers in the overall development process resulting in poor quality of physical and social infrastructure. Hence, it is all the more important to derive a strategy and best practice methods for the effective functioning of these SHGs so that the

Laser controlled areas (NPL)

Short video produced by the National Physical Laboratories on class 3B and 4 laser controlled areas

Fumigaciones aéreas dentro de la política antidrogas de Colombia y sus efectos diplomáticos sobre la relación Colombia Ecuador

La presente monografía es el resultado de un ejercicio analítico de pregrado que estudia cómo se han venido deteriorando las relaciones bilaterales entre Colombia y Ecuador como consecuencia de las fumigaciones con glifosato realizadas por el Gobierno colombiano a partir del inicio del Plan Colombia. La aspersión con glifosato es una de las principales estrategias del Plan Colombia para erradicar los cultivos ilícitos de coca y se ha venido implementando de manera extensiva desde el año 2000 hasta el día de hoy en los departamentos de Putumayo y Nariño, los cuales limitan con Ecuador.

Qualifying urban outskirts and public areas A refl exion from Bogata’s public policies

This article presents the results and conclusions obtained from an investigation into the possibilities of qualifying urban outskirts of Bogota with regard to the construction of public areas. The discussion presents the results obtained in previous investigations which give reason to conclude that the city’s outskirts are currently equipped with insuffi cient basic urban services and equipment. Questions are raised in regards to the proposals of the Plan for Territorial Organization (POT as abbreviated in Spanish) according to now known facts. From analysis both of currently known facts as well as the proposals of the Plan for Territorial Organization advancement is made in the analysis of the existing possibilities in the latter scenario to improve the condition of the admittedly unarticulated and defi cient urban outskirts, especially for the development of low cost housing.

Solid waste management in metropolitan areas: barriers and opportunities for intermunicipal arrangements in Brazil

Municipal solid waste issue has acquired a growing importance into urban management discussions, particularly in metropolitan areas. Although metropolitan regions were created for integrating public functions of common interest, it appears that the structures, in general, are limited to planning  activities. In this context, the democratization process occurred in Brazil during 1980’s led to the  strengthening of inter-municipal arrangements of voluntary cooperation, acquiring great expressiveness  in metropolitan areas, responsible for 60% of waste generated in Brazil. However, despite the  consortia emergence as an alternative management of metropolitan territory, its process of setting up and operation is not free of challenges and dilemmas. This paper starts with the hypothesis that  inter-municipal consortia in metropolitan areas have high strength asymmetry and weak regional  identity among municipalities, conditions that tend to create barriers to its concretization. In this  context, this research aim  to develop a comparative study of inter-municipal arrangements for solid  waste management in the metropolitan areas of Curitiba (pr), Belo Horizonte (bh) and Salvador  (ba), by identifying influence degree of regional identity and strength asymmetry in these arrangements. The multiple case study reveals an inverse proportionality relationship between regional  identity and strength asymmetry among the municipalities, deeply influenced by political interinstitutional  arrangement and the metropolitan area in which they are is inserted.

Areas prioritarias de la orientación en el contexto educativo : una propuesta de revisión.

Resumen tomado de la publicación. Monográfico titulado: orientación e intervención psicopedagógica en los contextos educativos, comunitarios y empresariales

Herramienta de prácticas sobre sistemas de apantallamiento de líneas aéreas de alta tensión, tutoradas por ordenador.

Realizado en la E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de la Universidad de Valladolid, por tres profesores del centro, para las asignaturas de Tecnología Eléctrica y Sistemas de energía eléctrica. El objetivo era elaborar una herramienta informática basada en software de simulación que incorpore un interface gráfico para el tratamiento de apoyos normalizados de líneas de Alta Tensión. Permite al alumno diseñar y calcular completamente el sistema de apantallamiento que los hilos de tierra proporcionan a los conductores de fase de las líneas de alta tensión frente a descargas atmosféricas, atendiendo tanto a consideraciones reglamentarias como puramente electrostáticas y para diferentes configuraciones constructivas. La herramienta informática, desarrollada en entorno Matlab, parece estar teniendo bastante aceptación por parte del alumnado.

Las personas con retraso mental y su diagnóstico : traducción, adaptación y valoración de la Escala de Conducta Adaptativa ABS-S: 2 y ABS-RC: 2 del método de Evaluación de las Areas de Habilidades Adaptativas AAA.

Adaptación de las escalas de conducta adaptativa ABS-S: 2; ABS-RC: 2 y el método de evaluación de Ýreas de Habilidades Adaptativas, AAA. Dos muestras de 67 sujetos sin retraso mental y 142 sujetos con retraso mental en el ámbito de aplicación de la escuela con un tipo de muestreo estratificado. Traducción, adaptación directa e inversa, planteamiento de hipótesis, cumplimentación de las escalas por el profesorado y los padres, procedimiento estadístico de análisis e interpretación de los datos, estimación de baremos, discusión del proceso y resultados. Escalas American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR): ABS-S: 2; ABS-RC: 2; AAA (Areas de Habilidades Adaptativas; ICAP (Inventario de Conducta Adaptativa) y CET (Cuestionario para la Evaluación de los Test). Bases de datos, SPSS versión 10.0 y Office. Las Escalas ABS-S: 2 y AAA sirven para poder ser utilizadas en la población española con y sin retraso mental de 2 a 18 años. La conducta que se mide en estas escalas manifiesta una adecuada validez y fiabilidad. Las conductas desadaptadas correlacionan de forma inversa con la adquisición y uso de las conductas adaptadas. Las escalas que se han manejado se consideran esenciales para el diagnóstico de las personas con retraso mental ya que hasta este momento no se disponía de ningún instrumento que evaluara las áreas de habilidades adaptativas. Sería conveniente sacar baremos más representativos de la población sin retraso mental para una mayor funcionalidad de las escalas de cara al diagnóstico y la intervención educativa de las personas con retraso mental.

Going fishing.

Apropiado como material de apoyo para la enseñanza de la lectura en la educación primaria. Motiva a los niños a explorar sus respuestas personales en determinadas situaciones y enlazar con sus propias experiencias. También ofrece modelos para la escritura. Cuenta la historia de la familia Hazell que pasó unas vacaciones en la isla de Wight en 1994.Se quedaron cerca de la playa y Lloyd, de seis años, estaba muy emocionado por ir a pescar por primera vez.

OCR A2 Unit G453 Physical education : principles and concepts across different areas of physical education.

Guía de apoyo para alumnos de educación secundaria de segundo ciclo que sigan la especificación de OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) en el nivel A2 del área de educación física. Está estructurada en tres secciones: una introducción sobre cómo usar el libro y con consejos para la realización del examen; una guía de contenidos con los conceptos y temas básicos (estudios históricos, estudios comparativos, psicología del deporte, biomecánica, y ejercicio y fisiología del deporte); y una sección con preguntas tipo examen y dos juegos de respuestas comentadas por un examinador.

Guía general; Decreto de Currículo; Proyecto curricular; Orientación y Tutoría; Orientaciones didácticas; Areas curriculares.

Contiene: I. Guía general; II. Decreto de Currículo; III. Proyecto curricular; IV. Orientación y Tutoría; V. Orientaciones didácticas; VI. Lenguas extranjeras; VII. Educación Física; VIII. Educación Plástica y Visual. NIPO: 176-96-027-7