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Environmental pollution by man-made Persistent Organic Chemicals
(POCs) has been a serious global issue for over half a century.
Exposure to POCs may result in health effects, including, endocrine
disruption leading to birth defects, intellectual disability, low
testosterone, childhood obesity, autism and attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Therefore, POCs have been the
subject of intensive regional, national, and international efforts
to limit the production, use, and disposal of these chemicals.
Since POCs are ubiquitous and recalcitrant, and cause long-term
effects on wildlife and humans, trend monitoring studies are
valuable in making clear the behavior and fate of these compounds
and to protect our environment and living resources. The Pacific
Basin is a unique geographical region representing tropical,
temperate and polar zones. This region is home to two-thirds of the
world's population and consists of rapidly growing economies
(countries) and highly developed countries. Due to this diversity
of climatic and socio-economic conditions, environment and biota in
different countries in this basin have varying degrees of
environmental contamination and effects on wildlife and humans. The
Pacific Rim countries play a pivotal role in governing global POC
contamination and resulting harmful health effects. Because
articles on POCs and their effect on environment and health are
published in a large number of different journals, it is useful to
have a book that includes original papers and reviews on the latest
advances by well-known scientists in the field, especially focusing
on the countries in the Pacific Rim. The two volumes of this book
satisfy this need. Topics covered in Volume 1 include an overview
of POCs contamination status and trends in the Pacific Basin
Countries; human exposure to brominated flame retardants; POCs in
sediments, soil and atmosphere of South Korea; and new research on
sequestration and redistribution of emerging and classical
persistent organic pollutants by polystyrene. The collection of
chapters in these volumes may serve as a reasonable representation
of current and future trends of POCs in the Pacific Basin
countries. It is hoped that the book can inspire students and
researchers, as well as professionals, to facilitate the
understanding of the environmental and biological behavior of these
persistent chemicals and to help in the development of strategies
and practices for protecting the global environment for future
generations.
The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the
globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living
longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and
independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs.
This timely and ground-breaking volume will provide an up-to-date
overview of the factors that promote physical activity in later
life. Despite advances in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics,
sports and exercise science, sociology, health psychology, and
public health, knowledge is largely contained within disciplines as
reflected in the current provision of academic texts on this
subject. To truly address the present and substantial societal
challenges of population ageing, a multidisciplinary and
collaborative approach is required. This handbook will inform
researchers, students, and practitioners on the current evidence
base for what physical activities need to be promoted among older
people and how they can be implemented to maximise engagement. This
handbook will be an invaluable resource for researchers,
practitioners, policy makers, and students across the social
sciences.
Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best
research papers submitted by students from the National University
of Singapore's multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary graduate
programme in environmental studies, as their MSc dissertations in
Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period
2014/2015 to 2015/2016. Entitled Sustainability Matters:
Environmental Management in the Anthropocene, this is the sixth
volume in the series, and comprises 15 of the best research papers
completed during this period. The papers have been edited for
brevity. They analyse the many challenges to effective
environmental management covering countries including China,
Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the EU, and
USA. Issues examined include biodiversity conservation,
environmental science, environmental governance and management,
energy, and urban studies.The first compilation, Sustainability
Matters: Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2010 and
comprised the best papers from 2001/2002 to 2006/2007. The second,
Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in
Environmental Management in Asia, was published in 2011, and
comprised the best papers from 2007/2008 and 2008/2009. The third
and fourth compilations, Sustainability Matters: Asia's Green
Challenges, and Sustainability Matters: Asia's Energy Concerns,
Green Policies and Environmental Advocacy, comprised the best
papers from the periods 2009/2010 and 2011/2012 respectively. The
fifth compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental and
Climate Changes in the Asia-Pacific, was published in 2015 and
comprised the best papers for the periods 2012/2013 and
2013/2014.The papers are edited by five staff members from
different disciplines in the MEM programme: Lye Lin-Heng, Harvey
Neo, Sekhar Kondepudi, Yew Wen-Shan, Judy Sng Gek-Khim.
Environmental pollution by man-made Persistent Organic Chemicals
(POCs) has been a serious global issue for over half a century.
Exposure to POCs may result in health effects, including, endocrine
disruption leading to birth defects, intellectual disability, low
testosterone, childhood obesity, autism and attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Therefore, POCs have been the
subject of intensive regional, national, and international efforts
to limit the production, use, and disposal of these chemicals.
Since POCs are ubiquitous and recalcitrant, and cause long-term
effects on wildlife and humans, trend monitoring studies are
valuable in making clear the behavior and fate of these compounds
and to protect our environment and living resources. The Pacific
Basin is a unique geographical region representing tropical,
temperate and polar zones. This region is home to two-thirds of the
world's population and consists of rapidly growing economies
(countries) and highly developed countries. Due to this diversity
of climatic and socio-economic conditions, environment and biota in
different countries in this basin have varying degrees of
environmental contamination and effects on wildlife and humans. The
Pacific Rim countries play a pivotal role in governing global POC
contamination and resulting harmful health effects. Because
articles on POCs and their effect on environment and health are
published in a large number of different journals, it is useful to
have a book that includes original papers and reviews on the latest
advances by well-known scientists in the field, especially focusing
on the countries in the Pacific Rim. The two volumes of this book
satisfy this need. Topics covered in Volume 2 include lessons
learned from three decades monitoring contaminants in Pacific Basin
wildlife samples from the USA's Marine Environmental Specimen Bank;
spatial and temporal trends of brominated flame retardants, PCBs,
pesticides, and dioxins/furans, in the environment and biota in the
USA, Colombia, China, Korea and Japan; emission of emerging
pharmaceutical contaminants in the USA and Vietnam; and possible
application of bio-analytical assays in the biological impact
assessment of persistent organic pollutants in Mangrove sediments
in Southeast Asia with particular reference to Malaysia. The
collection of chapters in these volumes may serve as a reasonable
representation of current and future trends of POCs in the Pacific
Basin countries. It is hoped that the book can inspire students and
researchers, as well as professionals, to facilitate the
understanding of the environmental and biological behavior of these
persistent chemicals and to help in the development of strategies
and practices for protecting the global environment for future
generations.
A comprehensive guide to Shaolin Lohan Kung Fu from both ancient
and contemporary masters. With a new foreword by historian and
martial artist Alexander Bennett, Shaolin Kung Fu details the
oldest form of this ancient Chinese martial art. Shaolin Kung Fu is
prized for its elegant style, effectiveness as a fighting system
and as an exercise that benefits both body and mind. Authors Donn
F. Draeger and P'ng Chye Khim, both master martial artists and
Shaolin experts, focus on the Lohan technique--believed to have
developed from a form devised at the legendary Shaolin Temple some
1,500 years ago. This comprehensive book offers a practical
introduction, including: The history and fundamentals of Shaolin
Kung Fu The fundamentals of Shaolin A complete description of the
Lohan technique and how to master it Detailed Shaolin training
methods, including the use of weapons Weapons used in Shaolin This
book is intended as a supplement to a dedicated training program
and includes detailed instructions explaining both the solo and
partner practice forms. Accompanied by over 400 photos and
sketches, this excellent introduction to the Lohan form is a
must-have for every serious student of Shaolin and Kung Fu. Shaolin
Kung Fu was intended to provide Buddhist monks in ancient China
with an art that would not only act as an intense conditioning
tool, but also arm them with a formidable system of self defense.
Though the context for these skills has changed, modern readers can
benefit from this method in much the same way as its original
students.
Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing Methodologies and
Applications introduces a wide spectrum of collaborative
engineering issues in design and manufacturing. It offers
state-of-the-art chapters written by international experts from
academia and industry, and reflects the most up-to-date R & D
work and applications, especially those from the last three to five
years. The book will serve as an essential reference for academics,
upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and practicing
professionals.
The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the
globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living
longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and
independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs.
This timely and ground-breaking volume will provide an up-to-date
overview of the factors that promote physical activity in later
life. Despite advances in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics,
sports and exercise science, sociology, health psychology, and
public health, knowledge is largely contained within disciplines as
reflected in the current provision of academic texts on this
subject. To truly address the present and substantial societal
challenges of population ageing, a multidisciplinary and
collaborative approach is required. This handbook will inform
researchers, students, and practitioners on the current evidence
base for what physical activities need to be promoted among older
people and how they can be implemented to maximise engagement. This
handbook will be an invaluable resource for researchers,
practitioners, policy makers, and students across the social
sciences.
This edited volume presents the proceedings of the 20th CIRP LCE
Conference, which cover various areas in life cycle engineering
such as life cycle design, end-of-life management, manufacturing
processes, manufacturing systems, methods and tools for
sustainability, social sustainability, supply chain management,
remanufacturing, etc.
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the
side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a
mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not
appreciate your neutrality." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu Every morning
Desmond the mouse wakes with the sunrise and spends the day playing
in the beautiful meadow where he lives. And every night he goes to
sleep under the starry sky. That is, until one night when he wakes
up and finds an elephant asleep on his tail! Desmond asks for help
from every kind of animal passing by, but no one wants to disturb
the sleeping giant. How will Desmond get free? With Matt Meyer's
thoughtful story and lush watercolour illustrations by artist Khim
Fam, DESMOND GETS FREE introduces young readers to timely and
nuanced concepts of justice and liberation in a kid-friendly and
accessible way. Ages 4-8.
Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing Methodologies and
Applications introduces a wide spectrum of collaborative
engineering issues in design and manufacturing. It offers
state-of-the-art chapters written by international experts from
academia and industry, and reflects the most up-to-date R & D
work and applications, especially those from the last three to five
years. The book will serve as an essential reference for academics,
upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and practicing
professionals.
A much-needed resource on the practice of public art commissions
and community engagement through the arts in urban Asia.
Distributed for the NTU Centre for Co ntemporary Art Public art
integrates landscape architecture, urban planning, and cultural
management to create a sense of place. This book, dstributed for
the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, documents a major public art
commission in Singapore, featuring works by artists Dan Graham, Zul
Mahmod, TomAs Saraceno, and Yinka Shonibare, and represents a
unique collaboration between Nanyang Technology University Centre
for Contemporary Art Singapore and Mapletree Investments-a
Singaporean state-owned property developer with global operations.
Essays and interviews with the artists tell the story of the
regional histories, urban politics, and collaboration that went
into the successful creation of a public space. Culture City.
Culture Scape. is a much-needed resource on the role that art can
play in public education and social corporate investment in urban
Asia.
Candygirl is a light-hearted memoir written in an honest and open
language that draws readers into her world right away. It is an
unlikely story of a successful business owner that had lost
everything and had to rebuild her life after her painful divorce.
She found herself taking an uncommon job position of a candy girl
selling candy, cigarettes and snacks in a casino. It is a journey
of self-discovery, broken dreams, renewed hope and one woman's
endless quest for happiness.
This book demonstrates that nonlinearity matters in the study of
exchange rate. It includes discussion on the theoretical and
empirical aspects of nonlinearity in exchange rate. It puts forward
that linear monetary exchange rate model can be extended into the
nonlinear framework, which is more relevant to the contemporary
development in exchange rate study. Various monetary models are
discussed and the validity of these models in the context of
ASEAN-5 countries is examined. Notably, this book offers detailed
discussions on the practical aspects of the relevant nonlinear
econometrics procedures for the testing of integration order,
cointegration and exogeneity, and for modeling and forecasting.
These procedures are also useful for studies other than exchange
rate. Besides, this book provides overview on the historical
exchange rates developments in general and the experience of
ASEAN-5 countries in specific.
Following the lifework (1960s to 2010) of visionary Singaporean
architect William S. W. Lim, The Impossibility of Mapping (Urban
Asia) is a compelling compilation of case studies and historical
projects. This multifaceted publication takes Lim's ideas to a
future Asia: a region defined by an irreducibly complex urban
topography under constant flux. Looking from Singapore to Southeast
Asia, and from this region to Asia more expansively (and beyond),
it presents a diverse range of activities which may be productively
framed through the notion of critical spatial practice.The book has
three interconnected points of departure: Lim's lifework; the
interdisciplinary exhibition 'Incomplete Urbanism: Attempts at
Critical Spatial Practice' at NTU Centre for Contemporary Art
Singapore, and the related conference, 'The Impossibility of
Mapping (Urban Asia)'; and the cross-cultural and urban festival
'CITIES FOR PEOPLE, NTU CCA Ideas Fest 2016/17', held at venues
around Gillman Barracks, Singapore. The multiple links are
emphasised in three key ways: through editorial texts, through
design concepts, and through selected projects inserted as
'intermissions' between each of the book's sections.Artists,
planners, activists, architects, scholars get together in this
volume to respond to Lim's critical spatial practice. Research
essays, artworks, visual and textual documentation, spatio-temporal
maps grapple with the diversity of Southeast Asia, offering
unexpected responses to planning, building, and living cities and
urban spaces, but also put forward the question, 'Who owns the
city?'. This key collection offers a path into spatial questions in
Asia and beyond, and serves as a teaching and research tool.
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