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Mike Davis's analysis of Third World origins and colonial exploitation

While climatic conditions and geographical factors play a large part in the shaping of the various regions of the world in terms of their development, economic, political and social factors are also a part of the complex causative origins of regional and country development.

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Public debate and scientific evidence on global warming's reality

What is global warming? Global warming discussions have been circulating for the past few decades with increasing frequency. Forty years ago it was a hypothesis that was thrown into the ring for discussion and examined as a "what if" by scientists around the world.

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Global tourism growth and industry resilience despite environmental challenges

Industry report: the commercial resort and entertainment industry. The commercial resort and recreation industry is, according to reports, showing positive growth and the possibility of increased growth in 2007.

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Ocean temperature's effect on marine larvae dispersal patterns

Marine life in the world's oceans is increasingly encountering conditions that are rendering many species near extinction. It has never been so important for scientists to understand the reproduction process among marine life.

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WBGT heat index compatibility for Chinese construction workers in tropical climates

The effects of heat stress on workers has been well documented (1-4), especially in the construction industry (5-6), but widely compatible standards for determining safe limits for heat exposure have yet to arisen, which makes a difficult task of determining the compatibility of Wet Bulb Globe…

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The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement and its applications

The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement commonly known as GUM is a document produced by the Joint Commission for the Guides in Meteorology (JCGM).

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Toyota's growth and environmental innovation in the United States

Toyota Motors is a worldwide company that has grown to be one of the most successful in the world. In the United States, the company started as Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. On October 31, 1957. When sales began in 1958, the company sold only 288 vehicles.

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Corporate environmental sustainability practices and emerging markets

Environmental sustainability has been increasingly embraced as an important agenda by government agencies worldwide. Environmental sustainability and sustainable development have become a component of government planning and policymaking.

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Cognitive learning theory and social cognitive theory in human development

Cognitive learning theory presents a positive perspective of development that lay emphasis on conscious thinking. This learning perspective incorporates the transformation of information in the environment into knowledge, which is retained in the mind.

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Agri-environment schemes as solutions to habitat fragmentation

Habitat connectivity and matrix restoration: the wider implications of agri-environment schemes, Donald & Evans (2006) refer to the threat that agri-business has on indigenous wildlife and the long-term problems this dynamic poses to both human and non-human species.

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