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Current policy and status of DDT use for malaria control in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa

By: Melanie L. Biscoe,Clifford M. Mutero,Randall A. Kramer

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Current policy and status of DDT use for malaria control in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa

By: Melanie L. Biscoe,Clifford M. Mutero,Randall A. Kramer

For most African countries, malaria has become an overwhelming public health problem, leading some governments to consider using DDT for malaria control in the midst of a heightened debate about its advantages and disadvantages. This report seeks to document the nature of the DDT debate in East and Southern Africa by describing current DDT policy plus malaria and insecticide control specialists’ views on alternatives to DDT use, examining the factors that influence malaria control policy formation and assessing specialists’ knowledge about the human health impacts of DDT. To obtain this information, malaria and insecticide control specialists were interviewed in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa and malaria control policy documents from each country were reviewed. Results indicate that DDT use for indoor residual spraying (IRS) continues to be viewed as a viable malaria control option, although most specialists are receptive to alternative control measures. Additionally, decentralization has had a profound impact on malaria control in East Africa and the POPs Treaty is used simultaneously as a rationale for a reintroduction of DDT and its continued prohibition in public health. Finally, research necessary to make informed decisions on malaria control policy is lacking in East Africa, and there is a need to educate malaria and insecticide control specialists on the human health impacts of insecticides used for vector control, including DDT.

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9290905972

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9789290905974

Valuing Tropical Forests

Methodology and Case Study of Madagascar

By: Randall A. Kramer,Narendra P. Sharma,Mohan Munasinghe

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Valuing Tropical Forests

Methodology and Case Study of Madagascar

By: Randall A. Kramer,Narendra P. Sharma,Mohan Munasinghe

The loss of large areas of tropical forests has become a major concern of the world community. Although there are many causes of tropical deforestation and forest degradation, an important cause appears to be an undervaluation of forests by markets and governments. One reason for this undervaluation is that many forest products, such as food and medicinal products, are traded in informal markets for which there are little data. Another reason is that many services provided by forests, such as carbon storage, biodiversity protection, recreation, and watershed protection, are not traded in markets; hence, their economic values are often ignored. Even where environmental values are recognized, they may not be measured or used to promote efficient resource management. This volume examines some causes of tropical deforestation and explores forest valuation issues in context of a protected area project. The study sets out the context of tropical deforestation and loss of biodiversity and provides a framework for examining the economic value of forests. It also presents a detailed case study of Madagascar that illustrates the practical application of the techniques of analysis to the valuation of forests." -- Website.

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World Bank Publications

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0821334077

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9780821334072

Securing the Prize

Presidential Metaphor and US Intervention in the Persian Gulf

By: Randall Fowler

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Securing the Prize

Presidential Metaphor and US Intervention in the Persian Gulf

By: Randall Fowler

How presidential metaphors have shaped US discourse on the Persian Gulf From the 1970s to the 1990s American presidents and their advisers introduced four metaphors into foreign-policy discourse that taught Americans to view the Persian Gulf as a vulnerable region and site of US responsibility on the world stage. In Securing the Prize: Presidential Metaphor and US Intervention in the Persian Gulf, Randall Fowler argues that, for half a century, metaphor has been central to defining America's role in the Middle East. Metaphors served as shorthand for presidents to promote their policies, filtering through the judgments of officials, journalists, experts, and critics to mediate American perceptions of the Gulf War. Tracing the use of security metaphors from President Richard Nixon to President George W. Bush, Fowler revises mainstream understandings regarding the origins of the War on Terror and explains the disconnect between skeptical public attitudes toward US involvement in the Gulf War and the heavy American military footprint in the region.

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181

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1643365495

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9781643365497

Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children E-Book

By: David G. Nichols,William J. Greeley,Dorothy G. Lappe,Ross M. Ungerleider,Duke E. Cameron,Philip J. Spevak,Randall C. Wetzel

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Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children E-Book

By: David G. Nichols,William J. Greeley,Dorothy G. Lappe,Ross M. Ungerleider,Duke E. Cameron,Philip J. Spevak,Randall C. Wetzel

Pediatric intensivists, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and anesthesiologists from the leading centers around the world present the collaborative perspectives, concepts, and state-of-the-art knowledge required to care for children with congenital and acquired heart disease in the ICU. Their multidisciplinary approach encompasses every aspect of the relevant basic scientific principles, medical and pharmacologic treatments, and surgical techniques and equipment. From the extracardiac Fontan procedure, and the Ross procedure through new pharmacologic agents and the treatment of pulmonary hypertension to mechanical assist devices, heart and lung transplantation, and interventional cardiac catheterization—all of the developments that are affecting this rapidly advancing field are covered in depth. Employs well-documented tables, text boxes, and algorithms to make clinical information easy to access. Features chapters each written and reviewed by intensivists, surgeons, and cardiologists. Integrates the authors' extensive experiences with state-of-the-art knowledge from the literature. Offers four completely new chapters: Cardiac Trauma, Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult, Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Outcome Evaluation. Describes the basic pharmacology and clinical applications of all of the new pharmacologic agents. Details important refinements and developments in surgical techniques, including the Ross pulmonary autograft replacement of the aortic valve, video-assisted fluoroscopy, and the extracardiac Fontan connection, and discusses their indications and potential complications. Explores the latest advances in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, new developments in mechanical assist devices, heart and lung transplantation, and interventional cardiac catheterization. Examines issues affecting adults with congenital heart disease.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323070078

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9780323070072

Minorities in the Israeli Military, 1948–58

By: Randall S. Geller

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Minorities in the Israeli Military, 1948–58

By: Randall S. Geller

This study examines the attitudes and policies on all sides of the majority/minority divide in Israel during the state’s formative decade, and how the social, political, and strategic decisions made vis-à-vis the non-Jewish populations then continue to impact this unique Middle Eastern state today. While land, labor, and settlement policies, or the educational, legal, or political systems, could have been used to explore majority-minority relations in Israel between 1948-1958, this study does so through the prism of the army – in theory, the state’s most unifying social institution. The central questions investigated in this study are; how did the leadership of the Jewish majority balance its declared commitment to the state’s democratic ideals and the principle of equality on the one hand, and its commitment to creating a Jewish state and ensuring its security on the other? Was the army – charged with instilling Zionist patriotism in Jewish youth – prepared to absorb and integrate Arabs, who constituted the overwhelming majority of the non-Jewish minorities? Would the state’s minority groups be viewed as trustworthy and loyal enough to serve in the army? Furthermore, how would (potential) Arab military service impact the educational mission, and particularly the simultaneously transformative and integrative effort the army was charged with carrying out among Jews? While a specialized work in the fields of Israel and Middle Eastern Studies, this book should appeal to all students interested in majority/minority relations and the state-building process in newly-emerging democratic societies.

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Lexington Books

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149854164X

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9781498541640

Diaries of an Obsessed Fisherman

True Fishing Stories and Adventures

By: Randall K. Lowe

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Diaries of an Obsessed Fisherman

True Fishing Stories and Adventures

By: Randall K. Lowe

Diaries of an Obsessed Fisherman is the authoraEUR(tm)s journey from childhood to manhood, taking you on the amazing detailed stories of his most memorable accomplishments and adventures and of meeting people along the way, friends and family. His angling hobby turned into an obsession. With true stories like these, it is no wonder it morphed into a lifelong passion and quest for new experiences for him to explore.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098086325

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Current policy and status of DDT use for malaria control in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa

Current policy and status of DDT use for malaria control in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa

Valuing Tropical Forests

Valuing Tropical Forests

Securing the Prize

Securing the Prize

Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children E-Book

Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children E-Book

Minorities in the Israeli Military, 1948–58

Minorities in the Israeli Military, 1948–58

Diaries of an Obsessed Fisherman

Diaries of an Obsessed Fisherman

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