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Large quantities of harmful substances, gases and particles are released from the ships into the air. This leads to many unwanted chemical processes having a harmful effect on the entire planet and on the human health as well. In most cases, these processes result in ozone depletion, acid rain, global warming, appearance of dermatological and respiratory diseases and other undesirable impacts on the entire ecosystem. Aiming to reduce the adverse impact on the environment, the international maritime community has decided to regulate and set rigorous requirements for ships by introducing and implementing the Annex 6 of the MARPOL Convention. On the bases of these requirements, ships and their owners will be subjected to more stringent conditions that are primarily related to adjustment of existing ships' engines and/or the use of environmentally friendly fuels. This paper analyses air pollution deriving from ships in general and its negative effects on the atmosphere. It also presents possible methods and solutions of adapting ships to new and more stringent requirements as well as the advantages and disadvantages of relevant technical solution

AbstractThis article examines the historical role and legacy of the foreign establishment in China's temporary capital Chongqing during the Chinese War of Resistance against Japan and the Second World War. This extraordinary episode, lasting from 1938 to 1946, ushered in a new era for China's foreign diplomacy and laid the foundation for its rise to world-power status. Placing Chongqing at the very heart of this epochal chapter in modern Chinese history, this article describes the major events, trends, and actors that directly or indirectly were instrumental to China's wartime transformation from a partitioned, de facto colony to a first-rate global power with a permanent seat among the 'Big Five'. Seventy years after the end of the Second World War, this article presents fresh perspectives on a near-forgotten episode of China's war experience. Moving beyond the traditional typecasting of 'Chungking' as a primitive backwater in China's remote hinterland, this article reappraises wartime Chongqing as a major international centre at the spearhead of global change and as an important cradle of the modern power that China is today.

The 2012 International Conference on Applied Biotechnology (ICAB 2012) was held in Tianjin, China on October 18-19, 2012. It provides not only a platform for domestic and foreign researchers to exchange their ideas and experiences with the application-oriented research of biotechnology, but also an opportunity to promote the development and prosperity of the biotechnology industry. The proceedings of ICAB 2012 mainly focus on the world's latest scientific research and techniques in applied biotechnology, including Industrial Microbial Technology, Food Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Marine Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Biological Materials and Bio-energy Technology, Advances in Biotechnology, and Future Trends in Biotechnology. These proceedings are intended for scientists and researchers engaging in applied biotechnology.

The article formulates and proposes for discussion three main directions of state policy aimed at enhancing legal culture among youth and overcoming its dysfunctions: 1) protecting Russian traditional values from digital informational-ideological and propagandistic attacks; 2) fostering legal culture among migrant youth; 3) implementing systemic policies to strengthen and protect traditional values through legal culture education across all societal levels. The dichotomy between digital and analog legal understanding within youth subcultures is addressed. Six functions of legal culture are formulated to develop effective measures of state policy aimed at shaping youth legal consciousness. The process is noted to be associated with preserving and promoting traditional values in society, both Russian and transnational, universal values; with the assimilation of cultural paradigms and language by young migrants; with their compliance with the legislative requirements for adaptation and socialization in Russia, and with societal consolidation.

Viele Geflüchtete erleben Diskriminierung und Anfeindungen in Deutschland aufgrund ihrer ethnischen oder religiösen Zugehörigkeit bzw. ihrer Weltanschauung. Manche von ihnen empfinden dies als Fortsetzung von Konflikten aus ihrem Herkunftskontext. Um dem vorzubeugen, müssen Landesregierung und Kommunen Strategien zur Konfliktprävention entwickeln. Diskriminierungen und Anfeindungen geschehen oft sehr subtil im Alltag, können jedoch zu Gewalt führen, wenn Geflüchtete keine anderen Möglichkeiten zur Konfliktaustragung sehen. Unterkunftsbetreiber, Kommunen und das Land NRW müssen daher niederschwellige Mechanismen zur gewaltlosen Konfliktlösung bereitstellen. Ungleiche Behandlung, aber auch offene Diskriminierungen von Geflüchteten durch Unterkunftsmitarbeiter und Ehrenamtliche verstärken Konflikte. Unterkunftsbetreiber müssen dies durch Aufklärung und Sensibilisierung von Mitarbeitern und eine bessere Koordination von Unterstützungsangeboten verhindern. Konfliktprävention bedeutet nicht nur die Integration von Geflüchteten in die deutsche Mehrheitsgesellschaft, sondern muss alle Bevölkerungsteile gleichermaßen auf Augenhöhe einbeziehen. Migrantenselbstorganisationen können hierbei einen wertvollen Beitrag leisten, wofür sie jedoch Kapazitäten und Wissen benötigen. Die NRW-Landesregierung und Kommunalverwaltungen müssen Migrantenselbstorganisationen auf Grundlage transparenter Kriterien fördern.

Purpose:- This paper aims to investigate the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) and validity of Random Walk Model (RWM) in KSE-100 index starting from 1992 till 2014 taking monthly averages of index. Methodology:- Main focus of the paper is to evaluate the efficiency in KSE-100 index with respect to application of Hurst Exponent and Rescaled Ranged Statistics. Although many researchers have previously explained the working of EMH in KSE-100 index but rarely anyone has explained it using Hurst Exponent Analysis on over all longest period since the establishment of KSE-100 index Feb, 1992 to Dec, 2014. Annual Rescaled Range Statistics are also calculated to explain the good or bad years according to Estimated Hurst Statistics. All statistical analysis has been performed on Gretl which gives the good grasp over Hurst Exponent Analysis. Results:- The results revealed that overall KSE-100 index is not following the random walk and is not performing efficiently, and yearly break up shows that market was persistent in few years but mostly it was antipersistent (long-run memory prevails). Practical Implication:- Implementing Hurst Exponent Analysis enabled us to get rigorous result about performance of the Pakistan stock market in terms of efficiency that implied chances of arbitrage opportunity prevail significantly.

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This study was conducted in July 1994 in Bukeeka-village, a bimodal highland banana producing area of Luwero District, Central Uganda. Its principal objective was to review continuity and change in agricultural production at farmer level. An inventory of names of crop-plants and of socio-economic activities in Bukeeka land had been recorded by the Senior Botanist of the Agriculture Department Government of Uganda, during a village survey in 1937. The 1994 study draws on the 1937 village monograph to identify changes in production and, when possible, to register farmer evaluation of named varieties of bananas and other economic plants. In 1994, household level interviews were conducted in a sample of six banana-farming households. These interviews aim at identifying of factors influencing farmer decisions to retain or vary production of food and fibre crops. They also attempt to describe social and economic priorities of farmers and to indicate constraints to production encountered by farm-households.

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