Zoo Biology 00: 1–13 (2012) RESEARCH ARTICLE Sex Determination in 58 Bird Species and Evaluation of CHD Gene as a Universal Molecular Marker in Bird Sexing Milos Vucicevic‚1∗ Marija Stevanov-Pavlovic‚1 Jevrosima Stevanovic‚1 Jasna Bosnjak‚1 Bojan Gajic‚2 Nevenka Aleksic‚1 and Zoran Stanimirovic1 1 Department of Biology‚ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine‚ University of Belgrade‚ Serbia Department of Parasitology‚ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine‚ University of Belgrade‚ Serbia 2 The
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ECOTOURISM Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile‚ pristine‚ and relatively undisturbed natural areas‚ intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler‚ to provide funds for ecological conservation‚ to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities‚ or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has
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Abaciscus is a small abacus. Abatjour is a device‚ as a skylight‚ for diverting light into buildings. Abattoir is a slaughterhouse. Abecedarian is a person who is learning the letters of the alphabet. Abeyant means temporarily suspended. Absorbefacient means causing absorption. Acaulescent means either stemless or without a visible stem. Accoucheur is a person who assists during childbirth. Acquiesce means to comply or submit. Aerogramme is a pre-stamped‚ lightweight paper that folds into
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Causes of recent declines in biodiversity The major causes of biodiversity decline are land use changes‚ pollution‚ changes in atmospheric CO2 concentrations‚ changes in the nitrogen cycle and acid rain‚ climate alterations‚ and the introduction of exotic species‚ all coincident to human population growth. For rainforests‚ the primary factor is land conversion. Climate will probably change least in tropical regions‚ and nitrogen problems are not as important because growth in rainforests is usually
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Making a Cycling Town: Qualitative Survey a compilation of practitioners’ experiences from the Cycling Demonstration Towns programme 2005-2009 Contents Abbreviations & Glossary Introduction Acknowledgements Chapter 1: ‘Lift Off’ for Cycling Bikeability 5 6 7 13 9 Chapter 2: Cycling Programme Delivery Best Practice Chapter 3: Cycling Demonstration Town Stories Aylesbury Brighton & Hove Darlington Derby Exeter Lancaster with Morecambe 15 27 28 34 40 46 52 58 66 72 79 86 Chapter 4: Common Elements
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Executive Summary This report presents the analysis and evaluation of service offerings at the Singapore Zoo. Areas of analysis include findings from observation and research on the current key service processes and supplementary services of the Singapore Zoo operations; basic focus strategy used by the management and positioning aspects of the Singapore Zoo; as well as comparison of competitors’ service offerings against the Singapore Zoo. Results of the evaluation of recent developments in the
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1. Globalization enhances economic interdepen- dence but does not necessarily make nations more similar; it is a complex phenomenon that carries both negative and positive consequences and pro- duces winners and losers. 2. Globalization intensifies the ongoing tension between forces for standardization and consolida- tion on the one hand‚ and those pushing for local- ization and adaptation on the other. This tension represents one of the main challenges of doing business internationally. 3. International
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Bianca Borja Professor Foults Writing 2 9 May 2014 The Growing Problem in America: Advertising to Children and its Detrimental Effects on Society [ABSTRACT] Companies view children as a major market force‚ and they have been targeted intensely through marketing and advertising efforts. These efforts have created their own genre of food‚ a once nonexistent category created by media efforts to make profit‚ called “kids food”. These foods are against dietary recommendations‚ extremely high in
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Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 03 2.0 Company Overview 04 2.1 Company Structure 04 2.2 Mission Statement 05 2.3 Financial Analysis 06 3.0 Competitive Analysis 06 3.1 Second Cup 06 3.2 Timothy’s 08 3.3 The Symposium Cafe 09 3.4 Tim Hortons 10 4.0 Competition in Canada 10 4.1 Direct Competition 10 4.2 Indirect Competition 11 5.0 Starbuck’s Current Positioning 13 5.1 Retail Positioning Matrix 13 6.0 Strengths and Weaknesses 14 6.1 Strengths 14 6.2 Weaknesses 15 7.0 External Factors
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Information Management and Business Review Vol. 4‚ No. 4‚ pp. 223-233‚ Apr 2012 (ISSN 2220-3796) Brand Elements Lead to Brand Equity: Differentiate or Die Mosarrat Farhana University of Dhaka‚ Bangladesh mosarrat_58@yahoo.com Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discuss brand elements and to explore its contribution to brand equity based on some relevant research reviews and some examples of prominent brands where brand elements have played a significant role to reach consumer’s head and heart
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