World Health Statistics 2008

World Health Statistics 2008
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2008
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9241563591

This annual edition presents the most recent statistics since 1990 of over 80 health indicators for WHO's 193 Member States. This fourth edition includes an expanded set of over 76 key indicators and a section with 10 highlights in global health statistics in the past year. This book has been collated from publications and databases of WHO's technical programmes and regional offices. The core set of indicators was selected on the basis of relevance for global health, availability and quality of data, and accuracy and comparability of estimates. The statistics for the indicators are based on an interactive process of data collection, compilation, quality assessment, and estimation between WHO technical programmes and its Member States. In this process, WHO strives to maximize accessibility, accuracy, comparability, and transparency of country health statistics. In addition to national statistics, this publication presents statistics on the inequalities in health outcomes and interventions coverage within countries, disaggregated by urban/rural setting, wealth/assets, and educational level. Such statistics are primarily derived from the analysis of household surveys and are only available for a limited number of countries.

An Interpretation of Universal History

An Interpretation of Universal History
Author: José Ortega y Gasset
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1975
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780393007510

Ortega traces the course of Western civilization backward, searching out what makes a civilization rise or fall and offering a way of looking at our own time. Based on a series of lectures on A. J. Toynbee's A Study of History.

Increasing Student Motivation

Increasing Student Motivation
Author: Margaret A.Theobald
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2005-09-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452215219

This unique resource provides a wealth of theories and strategies for teachers to help spark students' motivations to learn and succeed beyond their formal schooling years.

Estuarine Ecology

Estuarine Ecology
Author: John W. Day, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2012-11-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0471755672

Estuaries are among the most biologically productive ecosystems on the planet--critical to the life cycles of fish, other aquatic animals, and the creatures which feed on them. Estuarine Ecology, Second Edition, covers the physical and chemical aspects of estuaries, the biology and ecology of key organisms, the flow of organic matter through estuaries, and human interactions, such as the environmental impact of fisheries on estuaries and the effects of global climate change on these important ecosystems. Authored by a team of world experts from the estuarine science community, this long-awaited, full-color edition includes new chapters covering phytoplankton, seagrasses, coastal marshes, mangroves, benthic algae, Integrated Coastal Zone Management techniques, and the effects of global climate change. It also features an entriely new section on estuarine ecosystem processes, trophic webs, ecosystem metabolism, and the interactions between estuaries and other ecosystems such as wetlands and marshes

Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology
Author: Lloyd H. Smith
Publisher: Thomas Allen Publishers
Total Pages: 1400
Release: 1985
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Marine and Coastal Protected Areas

Marine and Coastal Protected Areas
Author: Rodney V. Salm
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9782831705408

This is a new edition of the classic textbook on marine protected area (MPA) management in the tropics, originally produced as an output of the Bali World Parks Congress in 1982. Approaches to planning and managing MPAs have evolved considerably. Major advances include innovative financing mechanisms, partnerships with the private sector and NGOs, and collaborative management between government and coastal communities. These advances have brought new approaches for MPA establishment and management that are more participatory, involving communities through interaction and collaboration rather than prescription. With new case studies and illustrations, the guide comes in a water-resistant cover for field use. It is intended for those who plan individual and/or national MPA systems and gives philosophical context for MPAs along with some basic principles and approaches.

Chemistry and Biogeochemistry of Estuaries

Chemistry and Biogeochemistry of Estuaries
Author: Eric Olausson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1980
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This book is intended as a monograph for a wide range of scientists in environmental sciences. The focus is placed on the chemistry and biogeochemistry of estuaries but outlines are also given of human and physical factors, biotic transport, and the biological processes necessary for a better understanding of the management of estuaries. Particular attention is paid to the distribution of chlorinated hydrocarbons, oil pollution problems, and the recovery capacity and decontamination of estuaries.

Estuarine Shores

Estuarine Shores
Author: Karl F. Nordstrom
Publisher:
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1996
Genre: Science
ISBN:

An estuary refers to the portion of a river that meets the sea. This book describes and discusses the processes that create and shape the physical and biological environments on estuarine shorelines. It identifies the current state of knowledge and explores trends in research that may be applied to the solution of scientific and management problems.

Essentials of Oceanography

Essentials of Oceanography
Author: Alan P. Trujillo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2010
Genre: Oceanography
ISBN: 9780138150709

Now updated to be more student-oriented, this textbook offers an insightful, ecologically sensitive presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena.