Download or read book River Basin Development and Human Rights in Eastern Africa A Policy Crossroads written by Claudia J. Carr and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book offers a devastating look at deeply flawed development processes driven by international finance, African governments and the global consulting industry. It examines major river basin development underway in the semi-arid borderlands of Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan and its disastrous human rights consequences for a half-million indigenous people. The volume traces the historical origins of Gibe III megadam construction along the Omo River in Ethiopia—in turn, enabling irrigation for commercial-scale agricultural development and causing radical reduction of downstream Omo and (Kenya's) Lake Turkana waters. Presenting case studies of indigenous Dasanech and northernmost Turkana livelihood systems and Gibe III linked impacts on them, the author predicts agropastoral and fishing economic collapse, region-wide hunger with exposure to disease epidemics, irreversible natural resource destruction and cross-border interethnic armed conflict spilling into South Sudan. The book identifies fundamental failings of government and development bank impact assessments, including their distortion or omission of mandated transboundary assessment, cumulative effects of the Gibe III dam and its linked Ethiopia-Kenya energy transmission 'highway' project, key hydrologic and human ecological characteristics, major earthquake threat in the dam region and widespread expropriation and political repression. Violations of internationally recognized human rights, especially by the Ethiopian government but also the Kenyan government, are extensive and on the increase—with collaboration by the development banks, in breach of their own internal operational procedures. A policy crossroads has now emerged. The author presents the alternative to the present looming catastrophe—consideration of development suspension in order to undertake genuinely independent transboundary assessment and a plan for continued development action within a human rights framework—forging a sustainable future for the indigenous peoples now directly threatened and for their respective eastern Africa states. Claudia Carr’s book is a treasure of detailed information gathered over many years concerning river basin development of the Omo River in Ethiopia and its impact on the peoples of the lower Omo Basin and the Lake Turkana region in Kenya. It contains numerous maps, charts, and photographs not previously available to the public. The book is highly critical of the environmental and human rights implications of the Omo River hydropower projects on both the local ethnic communities in Ethiopia and on the downstream Turkana in Kenya. David Shinn Former Ambassador to Ethiopia and to Burkina Faso Adjust Professor of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.

Download or read book Crossroads Between Innate and Adaptive Immunity IV written by Peter D. Katsikis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a collection of reviews derived from work presented at the Aegean Conference: “4th Crossroads between innate and adaptive immunity”. This meeting was the fourth in a series, and assembled a team of scientists working on mechanisms by which the innate immune system of the host senses pathogens, the cellular and signaling networks that orchestrate the innate response and antigen presentation and adaptive immunity. The importance of the crosstalk between innate immunity and the adaptive immune response has only recently started to be appreciated. Although it is well recognized that dendritic cells, NK cells, NK-T cells and T cells are all critical for the host response to pathogens, the respective fields that study the biology of these immune cells tend to exist in parallel worlds with minimum exchange of information and ideas. This fragmentation hinders the integration of these fields towards a unified theory of host response. The Aegean Conference “Crossroads between Innate and Adaptive Immunity” brought together leading international scientists and experts to address critical areas of Innate and Adaptive immunity something necessary for the development of more efficient scientific exchange and crosspollination between these fields. This conference attracted scientists from all over the world to discuss their latest findings on the various aspects of Innate and Adaptive immunity. The conference had limited participation and a scientific and social program that maximized scientific interchange through lecture presentations, poster sessions and informal discussions. ​

Download or read book Bulletin written by North Carolina. Division of Mineral Resources and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Deposits of Brown Iron Ores brown Hematite in Western North Carolina written by Gerald Francis Loughlin and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bulletin Division of Mineral Resources written by North Carolina. Division of Mineral Resources and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crossroads written by Robert J. A. Doornenbal and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Avery s Battlefield written by Deanna K. Klingel and published by Journeyforth. This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Quaker Avery Bennett has learned much from his mother about treating wounds and illnesses, and when he and his dog Gunner head into the Civil War battlefields in search of his Uncle Fredric in 1862, he finds many who need his help.

Download or read book Crossroads written by Alicia Hunter Pace and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This value-priced collection from a USA TODAY bestselling author features southern small-town romances and heartwarming characters that “have such a quirky sweetness and…always ring true” (New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard). Need an escape from the fast lane? Join USA TODAY bestselling author Alicia Hunter Pace in small town Merritt, Alabama, where life, laughter, and love are always waiting just around the corner. Misbehaving in Merritt: Dr. Maxwell Ellis Buchanan IV’s privileged life tailspins out of control when too many speeding tickets mean he must volunteer his time at Merritt’s local arts center. Even worse? He’ll report to Audrey Evans, a former ESPN reporter, who just flat out turned him down for a date. She seeks the peace and quiet of an Alabama small town, and arrogant golden boys don’t fit that bill. Working side by side, Max and Audrey find surprising common ground and a chemistry that leaves them breathless—but are they barking up the wrong tree? Misunderstood in Merritt: As personal assistant to the rich and famous Beauford brothers, Sammy Anderson is content to drift through life, living vicariously through his employers’ fame—until he meets interior design assistant Pam Carson. But when she and Sammy join forces to make sure Jackson Beauford’s benefit concert goes off without a hitch, she is convinced her ordinary existence could never be enough to make him give up his sparkling life in Beauford. It’s up to Sammy to make Pam see that this connection they share is special so they can finally step into the spotlight to find their own fairy tale. Mistletoed in Merritt: Rich boy Bennett Pontellier Watkins and blue collar Hélène-Louise Soileau had a secret, youthful love affair—until their mothers found out and set them on separate paths. Now eight years later, their lives cross again when Hélène-Louise agrees to teach a series of workshops at the Cultural Arts Center in Merritt, where Bennett is the director. The spark is still there, but old patterns begin to re-emerge, and it’s clear that Bennett still wants to hide their relationship from his family. Is Hélène-Louise willing to give up everything she’s built for herself for a man who may never see beyond her social status? Sensuality Level: Sensual

Download or read book Annual Report written by American Tract Society and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 1260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The American Catholic Revolution written by Mark S. Massa, S.J. and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1960s, the Second Vatican Council enacted the most sweeping changes the Catholic Church had seen in centuries. In readable and compelling prose, Mark S. Massa tells the story of the cultural war these changes ignited in the United States - a war that is still being waged today. Suddenly, one Sunday, the mass as the faithful had always known it was different, and so was the Church they had believed was timeless and unchanging. Once the Church opened the door to change, Massa argues, it could not be closed again. Skirmishes broke out over the proper way to worship. Soon, Catholics were bitterly divided over birth control, abortion, celibacy, female priests, and the authority of the Church itself. As he narrates these turbulent events, Massa takes us beyond stereotypes of liberals and conservatives, offering new insights into the last fifty years of American Catholicism.

Download or read book Affirmative Action at a Crossroads Fisher and Forward written by Edna Chun and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The urgency of developing workable race-neutral admissions strategies that maximize the benefits of student diversity has increased. This practical guide offers: concrete recommendations and strategies for the creation of a campus ecosystem that maximizes the structural, curricular, and interactional benefits of diversity, extensive empirical findings and a rich research literature, opportunities for campuses to craft programs, processes, and intervention that maximize student learning outcomes related to diversity, and alternative strategies for addressing disadvantage, including the use of socioeconomic status and state-based percent plans. This book provides a comprehensive overview of key issues and strategic approaches that will assist institutions of higher education in fostering demographic diversity and building inclusive and welcoming campus environments. This is the fourth issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.

Download or read book Avery s Diseases of the Newborn E Book written by Taylor Sawyer and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 1902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, 11th Edition, remains your #1 choice for clinically focused, cutting-edge guidance on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the newborn. Drs. Christine A. Gleason, Taylor Sawyer, and a team of expert contributing authors provide comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of every key disease and condition affecting newborns, keeping you current in this fast-changing field. You’ll find the specific strategies you need to confidently provide care for this unique patient population, in a full-color, easy-to-use single volume that focuses on key areas of practice. Reflects the latest developments on all aspects of newborn evaluation and management, featuring new content, new chapters, new contributors, and fresh perspectives from a new co-editor. Brings you the latest on current topics such as perinatal/neonatal COVID-19, genomics and precision medicine, acute and chronic neonatal respiratory disorders, brain injury and neuroprotection, necrotizing enterocolitis, probiotics, palliative care, prenatal drug exposure, retinopathy of prematurity, and more. Provides clinically relevant, practical guidance in concise, focused chapters that include summary boxes, suggested readings, and more than 500 full-color illustrations, micrographs, and photographs. Contains the 2020 American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association neonatal resuscitation guidelines and the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on the management of hyperbilirubinemia. Serves as a reliable quick reference for clinical questions and an excellent resource for board review. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Download or read book Avery s Crossroad written by Deanna K. Klingel and published by Journeyforth. This book was released on 2011 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quaker Avery Bennett earns his degree from the Medical College of Virginia in 1863, but questions whether he wants to practice medicine after the Civil War.

Download or read book Capitalism at a Crossroads written by Ali Ari and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the current capitalist system has been increasingly struggling to respond to the problems and uncertainties in the global economy, this book aims to identify the main economic, social, and ecological problems and discusses solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable economic system. Written by an international selection of contributors, it takes a wider perspective beyond classical orthodox economics. By doing so, this book covers a wide range of topics, such as global warming and climate change, food and energy scarcity, rising inequality and debt issues, health, ecological, economic, and political crises, degrowth, green new deals, solidarity, economy, artificial intelligence, technological change, smart solutions, and smart cities. Discussing these topics, the book presents answers to the question of whether the current capitalist system is viable and provides suggestions for a fair, inclusive, and modern economic system. Taking a comprehensive approach, the book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of heterodox and alternative economics.

Download or read book Faith at the Crossroads written by Dov Schwartz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book exposes the theological foundations of religious-Zionism. Relying on a rigorous analysis of new primary sources, Schwartz argues that this movement strove to build a new religious consciousness, in light of the Jewish national renaissance in the twentieth century.

Download or read book Crossroads between Innate and Adaptive Immunity written by Peter D. Katsikis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation presents mini-reviews derived from work presented at the Aegean Conference: "First Crossroads between Innate and Adaptive Immunity," which occurred in October, 2005 at the Hilton Conference Center on the island of Rhodes, Greece. The conference included sessions dedicated to host recognition of and response to pathogens, innate immune networks, antigen presentation, and adaptive immune responses, each headlined by a leading scientist.

Download or read book Clinical Ethics at the Crossroads of Genetic and Reproductive Technologies written by Sorin Hostiuc and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Human Genome Project has triggered a technological revolution that has influenced nearly every field of medicine, including reproductive medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, andrology, prenatal genetic testing, and gene therapy. This second edition of Clinical Ethics at the Crossroads of Genetic and Reproductive Technologies offers a thorough, timely discussion of ethical issues raised by the latest genetic and genomic technologies applied in human reproductive and prenatal medicine, providing practical recommendations, guidelines, and algorithms to support ethical clinical practice. Here, international experts consider the ethics of technologies from preconception carrier screening to genetic engineering, CRISPR gene editing, mitochondrial gene replacement therapy, sex selection, predictive testing, secondary findings, embryo reduction, and the moral status of the embryo, genetic enhancement, and the sharing of genetic data. Throughout the book, contributors adopt a global, holistic perspective on applied challenges and the moral questions around the implementation of genetic reproductive technologies. The book is an ideal resource for practitioners, regulators, lawmakers, clinical researchers, genetic counselors, and graduate and medical students.This fully updated second edition examines new developments in the field, tackling ethical aspects of organoid development, recent advances in pharmacogenomics, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and genetic engineering. • Provides practical analysis of the ethical issues raised by cutting-edge techniques and recent advances in prenatal and reproductive geneticsContains contributions from leading bioethicists and clinicians who offer a global, holistic perspective on applied challenges and moral questions relating to genetic and genomic reproductive technology • Discusses preconception carrier screening, genetic engineering, and the use of CRISPR gene editing, mitochondrial gene replacement therapy, and ethical issues, among others • Considers ethical aspects of recent advances and new technologies in the field, from organoid development to pharmacogenomics and direct-to-consumer genetic testing