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31Climate Change-The Global Effects — ▪ 2008 Introduction by John Streicker In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Fourth Assessment Report. Previous assessments (1990, 1995, 2001) had provided strong indications that by various measures the… …
32Culture change — is a term used in public policy making that emphasises the influence of cultural capital on individual and community behaviour. It places stress on the social and cultural capital determinants of decision making and the manner in which these… …
33C change — is a waterproof and windproof temperature adaptive material developed and produced by Schoeller textiles.The material contains a membrane layer which is set to a predetermined temperature range. Once the climate inside the garment warms (due to… …
34animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …
35Stanley Salmons — (1939 ) was born in Clapton, East London, and was educated at St. Marylebone Grammar School. Awarded a Royal Scholarship, he attended Imperial College London, from which he graduated in Physics and went on to gain a D.I.C. in Electronics and… …
36acclimatization — ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion (ə klī mə tĭ zāʹshən) n. The physiological adaptation of an animal or plant to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude. * * * Any of numerous gradual, long term responses of an individual… …
37James Burnett, Lord Monboddo — James Burnet redirects here. For the Scottish painter, see James M. Burnet. Lord Monboddo, pencil sketch by John Brown, circa 1777 James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (25 October 1714 – 26 May 1799) was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution …
38IOSO — is a multidisciplinary design optimization software that runs on Microsoft Windows as well as on Unix/Linux OS and was developed by Sigma Technology . It is used to improve the performance of complex systems and technological processes and to… …
39Evolutionary radiation — An evolutionary radiation is an increase in taxonomic diversity or morphological disparity, due to adaptive change or the opening of ecospace.cite doi|10.1666/0094 8373(2005)0312.0.CO;2] Radiations may affect one clade or many, and be rapid or… …
40Ronald A. Heifetz — is the King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership, and cofounder of the [http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/leadership/ Center for Public Leadership] at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Known for his seminal work …
