1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460458003321

Autore

Kewley Geoff D.

Titolo

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder : what can teachers do? / / Geoff Kewley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Rouledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-90072-1

1-136-90073-X

1-283-03708-4

9786613037084

0-203-84172-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Collana

NASEN spotlight

Disciplina

618.92/8589

Soggetti

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Behavior disorders in children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Profiles of 'typical' children with ADHD; 1 What is ADHD?; 2 Coexisting conditions; 3 Assessment of children with ADHD; 4 Managing children with ADHD; 5 Case studies; 6 What teachers can do; 7 Other tips that teachers might find helpful; 8 The long-term outlook; 9 Concluding comments; Appendix 1: Further reading; Appendix 2: Useful addresses; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder a 'made-up' term?Is it simply an excuse for bad behaviour?How do children with ADHD really experience school??This practical teacher's guide dispels all the myths and gets down to the facts about ADHD. It explores the nitty-gritty of what you need to know in order to help the children in your class to cope with this complex condition.This fully revised second edition gives an overview of the disorder based on the broad int



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783339303321

Titolo

Marine mammal populations and ocean noise [[electronic resource] ] : determining when noise causes biologically significant effects / / Committee on Characterizing Biologically Significant Marine Mammal Behavior, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

0-309-13349-1

1-280-17373-4

9786610173730

0-309-54667-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Disciplina

620.2/5

Soggetti

Marine mammals - Effect of noise on

Marine mammal populations

Underwater acoustics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820899003321

Autore

Bekele Melaku

Titolo

Reading through the charcoal industry in Ethiopia : production, marketing, consumption and impact / / Melaku Bekele and Zenebe Girmay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : , : Forum for Social Studies, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

99944-50-51-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Collana

FSS Monograph  Reading through the charcoal industry in Ethiopia

Disciplina

662.74

Soggetti

Charcoal

Charcoal industry

Charcoal industry - Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgement; List of Tables; List of Figures; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Background; 1.2. Objective and Scope of the Study; 1.3. Study Areas and Methods; 1.3.1. Study Areas; 1.3.2. Methods; 1.4. Structure and Limitation of the Study; 2. Fuel-wood Production and Consumption in Ethiopia: Historical Review; 2.1. Fire-wood; 2.2. Charcoal; 2.3. Fuel-wood Scarcity: Brief Account; 3. Charcoal production; 3.1. What is Charcoal?; 3.2. Charcoal Quality; 3.3. The Charcoal Makers; 3.4. Charcoal Making Technologies

3.5. Production of Charcoal Briquettes3.6. Charcoal Producing Areas and the Preferred Tree Species; 3.7. Charcoal Production Trends; 4. Charcoal Supply, Marketing and Consumption in Selected Cities and Towns; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The City of Addis Ababa; 4.2.1. General Features of Respondents; 4.2.2. Views of Respondents on Charcoal Supply, Marketing and Consumption; 4.2.3. Charcoal Inflow; 4.2.4. The Charcoal Trade Chain; 4.3. Mekelle (Tigray Regional State); 4.4. Awash and Gewanie (Afar Regional State); 4.5. Bahir Dar (Amhara Regional State); 4.6. Adama (Oromiya Regional State)



4.7. Hawassa and Arba-Minch (SNNPR)4.8. Harshin (Somali Regional State); 4.9. Dire Dawa City; 5. Charcoal Impacts; 5.1. Charcoal Impact Assessment; 5.2. Forest Resources of Ethiopia and the Charcoal Impact; 5.2.1. Forest and Woodland Resources; 5.2.2. The Charcoal Impact on Forests and Woodlands; 5.3. The charcoal Impact on Climate; 5.4. The Charcoal Impact on Soil; 5.5. The Charcoal Impact on Human Health; 6. The Institutional Deficits in the Charcoal Industry: The Way Forward; 6.1. Institutional Shortfalls; 6.2. The Way Forward

6.2.1. Charcoal as a Policy Agenda: Recognize and Legalize the Industry6.2.2. End Open-Access Situation; 6.2.3. Establish a Management System; 6.2.4. Establish a Charcoal Agency and a Data Centre; 6.2.5. Initiate Forest Plantations for Charcoal Production; 6.2.6. Improve Charcoal Technology and Diversify its Sources; 6.2.7. Develop Modern Energy Sources; 6.2.8. Education and Research; References; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Studies in many African countries show that charcoal making is among the primary drivers of deforestation and subsequent land degradation. In the case of Ethiopia, charcoal is produced from state-owned (public) forests and woodlands. There is little regulatory intervention from the government side. Moreover, production is more traditional and the producers have little idea that charcoal can be produced efficiently with modern technologies. Although charcoal meets significant portion of urban householdsí energy needs in the country, and also support the livelihood of tens of thousands of rural