Nichi-Bei nenkan.

Latest issue consulted: Dai 12 (1918-nen 12-gatsu).

Exporters' encyclopaedia.

Material is arranged geographically. For each country there is a country profile followed by information on marketing data, communications, transportation, business travel, key contacts, and a summary trade regulations and documentation required. Also included are brief sections on U.S. ports, U.S. foreign trade zones, World Trade Center Association members, U.S. government agencies providing assistance to exporters, foreign trade organizations, foreign communications, and general exports and shipping information and practice.

Big Muddy River area assessment /

Examines a 1,731 square mile area in southern Illinois which has been designated a state Resource Rich Area.

The Homeless Prevention Program.

The Illinois Department of Human Services' (DHS) Homeless Prevention Program works to stabilize individuals and families in their existing homes, shorten the amount of time that individuals and families stay in shelters and assist individuals and families with securing affordable housing. The program provides rental assistance, utility assistance and supportive services directly related to the prevention of homelessness or repeated episodes of homelessness.

Upper Rock River area assessment /

Examines an area in north central Illinois--a portion of which has been designated a state Resource Rich Area.

Agriculture fact book.

Latest issue consulted: 2001/2002

Tree planters' notes /

Some no. include reports compiled from information furnished by State Foresters (and others).

National fire plan : hearing before the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress ....

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Crisis macroeconómicas y micro mundos del trabajo. La informalidad en Argentina en los últimos 20 años

Si el trabajo informal es una actividad que se incrementa o disminuye en los momentos de crisis, es una discusión que está inscripta en la génesis de los estudios sobre informalidad. Sin embargo poco se ha estudiado en relación a cómo las crisis socio-económicas permean, modifican, alteran, transforman, los lugares de trabajo, a partir de análisis microsociales. En este artículo en primer lugar analizaremos lo sucedido en el mundo del trabajo en la Argentina a partir de la "crisis 2001-2002" y en particular en relación a los trabajadores informales, dando cuenta de las repercusiones de la misma en el mercado de trabajo. En segundo lugar, y a partir deun trabajo de campo que hemos realizado en cuatro ciudades del país, indagaremos los efectos e incidencias de ese fenómeno macrosocial en un escenario de trabajo informal y atípico: las ferias artesanales urbanas

Estudio de la historieta como campo : Las luchas por la construcción de lo nuevo y de lo viejo, en Argentina, desde los noventa

Este trabajo, realizado dentro del equipo de investigación Estudio y Crítica de la Historieta Argentina, que -desde 2001- se constituyó en la Escuela de Ciencias de la Información de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, se inscribe en un sub-proyecto para realizar una historia sociológica de la historieta argentina, teniendo como orientación básica la teoría de Pierre Bourdieu. Tras introducir la perspectiva de estudio que adoptamos, consideramos, específicamente, una breve aproximación las luchas para construir lo nuevo y lo viejo desde los noventa hasta la actualidad y a las condiciones de producción de dichas luchas. Los noventa son claves porque en ellos se produce la desintegración de producción industrial, de la industria cultural, de historietas argentinas y el surgimiento de la historieta independiente y una región de relativa autonomía en el campo. La edición de historietas independientes en papel es afectada por la crisis general de 2001/2002, pero con posterioridad a ella se produce una situación donde crecen las regiones autónomas, se quiebra el sistema existente de posicionamientos y va constituyéndose una nueva generación de productores culturales reales que producen una expansión de las formas de narrar y de dibujar historietas. En el proceso de autonomización de regiones del campo tienen gran importancia los blogs, resultando central el sitio www.historietasreales.blogspot.com (hoy www.historietasreales.wordpress.com) como espacio para la publicación de historietas independientes fuera de las normas del sistema de producción previo. Por otro parte, luego de la crisis de comienzos de la década, hay casos particulares de continuidad de empresas de pequeña escala e incluso de editoriales independientes -como Llanto de Mudo en Córdoba-, y la aparición de otras, más omenos independientes, parte de las cuales imprimen historietas aparecidas inicialmente en blogs. También se acentúa el predominio del formato álbum/libro, mientras que intervienen en el mercado los diarios (verbigracia Página 12 con el relanzamiento de la revista Fierro y Clarín con distintas colecciones que incluyen recopilaciones de material local e internacional -basadas en un serie presentada por el diario La Repubblica de Italia-) y a la tradicionales ediciones de recopilaciones y, ahora a algunos libros originales, por De La Flor, se suman la publicación de álbumes por parte de editoriales dedicadas tradicionalmente al libro (Ramdom House, por ejemplo). Una de las conclusiones más importantes es que tras la crisis de los noventa, en un mercado muy reducido, y con buena parte de los creadores culturales reales trabajando para el exterior (incluyendo gran parte de quienes publicaban en la época de la industria editorial), en la década siguiente, en lo que va del 2000, se consolida una nueva historieta argentina, una nueva generación de productores culturales reales -guionistas y dibujantes- con variantes importantes respecto de las posiciones y relaciones en el campo en lo que hace tanto a los creadores, a los editores, distribuidores, espacios de consagración, la constitución de redes sociales entre los distintos integrantes del campo, etc.

Fiji disease resistance in sugarcane: Relationship to cultivar preference in field populations of the planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida

Populations of the planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida on sugarcane cultivars resistant (cvs Q110 and Q87), moderately resistant (cvs Q90 and Q124) and susceptible (evs NCo310 and Q 102) to Fiji disease with known field resistance scores were monitored on the plant (2000-2001) and ratoon (2001-2002) crops. In both crops, the vector population remained very low, reaching its peak in the autumn. The vector population was significantly higher on cultivars susceptible to Fiji disease than on cultivars moderately resistant and resistant to Fiji disease. The number of R saccharicida adults, nymphs and oviposition sites per plant increased with the increase in the Fiji disease susceptibility. The results suggest that under low vector density, cultivar preference by the planthopper vector mediates Fiji disease resistance in sugarcane. To obtain resistance ratings in the glasshouse that reflect field resistance, glasshouse-screening trials should be conducted under both low and high vector densities, and the cultivar preference of the planthopper vector recorded along with Fiji disease incidence.

Monitoring PAHs in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Australia, using semipermeable membrane devices and EROD activity in yellowfin bream, Acanthopagrus australis

Two water quality monitoring strategies designed to sample hydrophobic organic contaminants have been applied and evaluated across an expected concentration gradient in PAHs in the Moreton region. Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) that sequester contaminants via passive diffusion across a membrane were used to evaluate the concentration of PAHs at four and five sites in spring and summer 2001/2002, respectively. In addition, induction of hepatic cytochrome P4501, EROD activity, in yellowfin bream, Acanthopagrus australis, captured in the vicinity of SPMD sampling sites following deployment in summer was used as a biomarker of exposure to PAHs and related chemicals. SPMDs identified a clear and reproducible gradient in PAH contamination with levels increasing from east to west in Moreton Bay and upstream in the Brisbane River. The highest PAH concentrations expressed as B(a)P-toxicity equivalents (TEQs) were found in urban areas, which were also furthest upstream and experienced the least flushing. Cytochrome P4501 induction in A. australis was similar at all sites. The absence of clear trends in EROD activity may be attributable to factors not measured in this study or variable residency time of A. australis in contaminated areas. It is also possible that fish in the Moreton region are displaying enzymatic adaptation, which has been reported previously for fish subjected to chronic exposure to organic contaminants. These potential interferences complicate interpretation of EROD activity from feral biota. It is, therefore, suggested that future monitoring combine the two methods by applying passive sampler extracts to in vitro EROD assays. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dynamics of a temperature-related coral disease outbreak

During the austral summer of 2001/2002, a coral epizootic occurred almost simultaneously with a bleaching event on the fringing reefs of Magnetic Island (Great Barrier Reef region), Australia. This resulted in a 3- to 4-fold increase in the mean percentage of partial mortality rate in a population of the hard coral Montipora aequituberculata. The putative disease state, ‘atramentous necrosis’, was observed on both bleached and normally-pigmented M. aequituberculata, and presented blackened lesions that spread within days across the colony surface and throughout the population. Diseased portions of the corals were only visible for 3 to 4 wk, with diseased tissues becoming covered in sediment and algae, which rapidly obscured evidence of the outbreak. Diseased colonies were again observed in the summer of 2002/2003 after being absent over the 2002 winter. Analysis of when diseased and bleached corals were first observed, and when and where the mortality occurred on individual colonies, indicated virtually all the mortality over the summer could be attributed to the disease and not to the bleaching. Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) techniques and cloning, and analysis of the 16S rRNA genes from diseased coral tissue, identified a mixed microbial assemblage in the diseased tissues particularly within the Alphaproteobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. While it is not possible in this study to distinguish between a disease-causing microbial community versus secondary invaders, the bacterial 16S rDNA sequences identified within the blackened lesions demonstrated high similarity to sequences from black band disease and white plague infected corals, suggesting either common aetiological agents or development of a bacterial community that is specific to degrading coral tissues. Temperature-induced coral disease outbreaks, with the potential for elevated levels of mortality, may represent an added problem for corals during the warmer summer months and an added dimension to predicted increases in water temperature from climate change.

The Mental Health Policy Template: Domains and elements for mental health policy formulation

Mental disorders are a major and rising cause of disease burden in all countries. Even when resources are available, many countries do not have the policy and planning frameworks in place to identify and deliver effective interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have emphasized the need for ready access to the basic tools for mental health policy formulation, implementation and sustained development. The Analytical Studies on Mental Health Policy and Service Project, undertaken in 1999-2001 by the International Consortium for Mental Health Services and funded by the Global Forum for Health Research aims to address this need through the development of a template for mental health policy formulation. A mental health policy template has been developed based on an inventory of the key elements of a successful mental health policy. These elements have been validated against a review of international literature, a study of existing mental health policies and the results of extensive consultations with experts in the six WHO regions of the world. The Mental Health Policy Template has been revised and its applicability will be tested in a number of developing countries during 2001-2002. The Mental Health Policy Template and the work of the Consortium for Mental Health Services will be presented and the future role of the template in mental health policy development and reform in developing countries will be discussed.

A simulation model of cereal-legume intercropping systems for semi-arid regions II. Model application

Smallholder farmers in Africa practice traditional cropping techniques such as intercropping. Intercropping is thought to offer higher productivity and resource milisation than sole cropping. In this study, risk associated with maize-bean intercropping was evaluated by quantifying long-term yield in both intercropping and sole cropping in a semi-arid region of South Africa (Bloemfontein, Free State) with reference to rainfall variability. The crop simulation model was run with different cultural practices (planting date and plant density) for 52 summer crop growing seasons (1950/1951-2001/2002). Eighty-one scenarios, consisted of three levels of initial soil water, planting date, maize population, and bean population, were simulated. From the simulation outputs, the total land equivalent ratio (LER) was greater than one. The intercrop (equivalent to sole maize) had greater energy value (EV) than sole beans, and the intercrop (equivalent to sole beans) had greater monetary value (MV) than sole maize. From these results, it can be concluded that maize-bean intercropping is advantageous for this semi-arid region. Soil water at planting was the most important factor of all scenario factors, followed by planting date. Irrigation application at planting, November/December planting and high plant density of maize for EV and beans for MV can be one of the most effective cultural practices in the study region. With regard to rainfall variability, seasonal (October-April) rainfall positively affected EV and MV, but not LER. There was more intercrop production in La Nina years than in El Nino years. Thus, better cultural practices may be selected to maximize maize-bean intercrop yields for specific seasons in the semi-arid region based on the global seasonal outlook. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.