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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Environmental System"”.
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Droplet and Particle Dynamics in Aerosol Reactors and Environmental System
… and their dynamics in different reactor systems and environments is needed, which is the main focus of my graduate work. My dissertation is divided into three sections. The first section of my dissertation focuses on understanding the particle formation in the aerosol reactors that employ …
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Advancing the effective implementation of the one environmental system for mining through cooperative environmental governance
In 2014, the One Environmental System for mining came into effect. This legislative framework was introduced to streamline the environmental regulation of mining activities by consolidating such regulation in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA). The most significant aspect of the …
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Optimizing the efficiency and filter area of the SurgiBox Environmental System by redistributing effective media area across filter length
… they are working to improve their air filtration system by better utilizing filter media to create a more efficient system. To help SurgiBox achieve this goal, Solidworks Flow Simulation Models were created and analysed to determine what parameters would be necessary to achieve a goal of a uniform …
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Arctci-tecture for the global commons
Environmental agendas in architecture have enjoyed an increased attention recently, as a result of the emerging 'sustainable' design ethos. This framework of sustainability initiates a rethinking of the scale of an architectural site - a building must be understood as situated not only in a …
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Accounting in Indonesia - a study of the ideological influences on western and Islamic accounting thought and practices
… tries to document and review the ideological-environmental factors surrounding the conventional accounting concepts in the Western, with reference to the US, UK and the IASC's conceptual framework, and to examine the influence of such factors on accounting concepts. It is found that the …
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Ocupação do solo urbano, legislação e licenciamento ambiental no bairro de Gramame – João Pessoa - PB (1992– 2013).
… from 1992 to 2013. Our concern is to link environmental and urban problems using as instruments urban policies, such as the Master Plan, Urban Code and Municipal Code of Environment, where the Environmental Permit in accordance with the National Environmental System is predicted. For this, …
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Performance bounds on matched-field methods for source localization and estimation of ocean environmental parameters
… estimation of source location and/or ocean environmental parameters by exploiting full wave modeling of acoustic waveguide propagation. Typical estimation performance demonstrates two fundamental limitations. First, sidelobe ambiguities dominate the estimation at low signal-to-noise ratio …
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The outlook on the extractives upstream investment in South Africa: the environmental governance issue
… country's policy perception zooming in on the environmental governance of the extractives sector. Environmental governance in South Africa was fragmented. The fragmentation occurred in policies, institutions and, ultimately, governance. The consequences of this fragmentation were regulatory …
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Análise da estabilidade lateral em ambientes fluviais do semiárido paraibano.
In a environmental system the physical elements that compounds the landscape are interrelated as a organized whole, so that its organization is connected to the system stability, however its stability should not be understood as a state which the system remains static, but should be seen as …
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Performance bounds on matched-field methods for source localization and estimation of ocean environmental parameters
… estimation of source location and/or ocean environmental parameters by exploiting full wave modeling of acoustic waveguide propagation. Typical estimation performance demonstrates two fundamental limitations. first, sidelobe ambiguities dominate the estimation at low signal-to-noise ratio …
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Identifying, Monitoring, Quantifying and Converting Algae to Bio-Fuels in Bio-Reactors
… and quantify algae grown in both open and closed systems were evaluated. Capillary electrophoresis single strand conformational polymorphism (CE-SSCP) was able to identify known algae samples in an environmental system by "fingerprint" comparison, but may be most useful as a fast, accurate method …
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Quantifying China's carrying capacity : using optimization to explore sustainable food production
Feeding the world's growing population in an environmentally sustainable way is a complex social and engineering challenge. In this thesis, we develop a novel method for assessing the number of people that can be fed sustainably in a particular region for given natural resources and diet (the …
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A geohydrological study of the Richards Bay area
… data is accurate and sufficient to represent the environmental system adequately. The groundwater flow mode! used in this project requires specific information about geological features, hydraulic properties as well as recharge and evapotranspiration. All the available information has been …
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Sustainability Assessment of a Municipal Utility Complex: a System of Systems Approach
… and a widespread of social interest in environmental preservation. Municipalities face challenges in designing, constructing, and operating environmentally sustainable utility complexes, and their primary goal in developing such a complex is to minimize the environmental impact resulting …
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Champs-Multizone and Virtual Building for Integrated Building Systems Design and Performance Evaluation
… building IEQ and energy performance monitoring system using a Virtual Building structure to facilitate fast comparison between design and montored performance.; 3) developing a methodology to use CHAMPS-Multizone for a green building design throughout its initial and final design stage. The …
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Faunal and human biogeography during the Terminal Pleistocene.
… are part of a complex and changing faunal and environmental system. The dynamic processes leading to faunal change (including extinction) are currently not fully understood. In order to unravel these biogeographical processes, which may take decennia up to millennia, the latter part of the …
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The Occurrence and Fate of Steroid Hormones from Manure Amended Agriculture Fields
… for nutrient management can be a source of environmental hormones. This dissertation investigates the occurrence of hormones in fields applied with various manures and their adjacent streams, as well as the effect of manure application technologies on the fate of hormones in soils, …
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Analisi diacronica, pedogeochimica ed etnopedologica per lo studio dell’evoluzione storico-territoriale e delle condizioni attuali dei suoli e del paesaggio. La fascia costiera dell’Ambito di Paesaggio “Golfo di Oristano”(Sardegna centro-occidentale)
… characterized by a complex and delicate environmental system and a production context historically significant in terms of agriculture. The purpose is to propose a tool for knowledge of the area through the analysis of the existing relationship between: - the landscape and its …
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Limites e potencialidades na proteção do meio ambiente com ênfase na gestão ambiental municipal: uma análise de Região de Paulo Afonso/ BA
… the implementation and operation of a Municipal Environmental System as a capable body, with its own assets and technicians, combined with an active Municipal Environmental Council, acting in alignment with national environmental agencies, capable of identifying, analyzing, discussing and …
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Sustainable development: Why is it not delivering on its promises?
… biodiversity loss, climate change and further environmental issues. Why is this happening and what can be done about it?<br/><br/>This research examines what socio-economic and governance factors affect sustainability in complex coupled social-ecological systems. Furthermore, it analyses the …
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