LEADER 02808nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910450432203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-44186-0 010 $a9786610441860 010 $a1-4237-3562-5 010 $a0-19-535771-X 010 $a1-60256-006-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000028747 035 $a(EBL)578793 035 $a(OCoLC)727647149 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000116499 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135867 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000116499 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10036196 035 $a(PQKB)10851252 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC578793 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC271124 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL578793 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10087196 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL44186 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL271124 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL631842 035 $a(OCoLC)936850024 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000028747 100 $a19951107d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBuzz$b[electronic resource] $ethe science and lore of alcohol and caffeine /$fStephen Braun 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-509289-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-205) and index. 327 $aCover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; 1. Alcohol 101; 2. Down the Hatch; 3. Your Brain on Alcohol; 4. Sex, Snores, and Stomach Aches; 5. Demon Rum; 6. The Eyelids of Bodhidharma; 7. A Quicker Genius; 8. The Body, Wired; 9. Hooked; 10. Better Living Through Chemistry; Postscript; References and Suggested Reading; Index; Footnote 330 $aAlcohol and caffeine are deeply woven into the fabric of life for most of the world's population, as close and as comfortable as a cup of coffee or a can of beer. Yet for most people they remain as mysterious and unpredictable as the spirits they were once thought to be. Now, in Buzz, Stephen Braun takes us on a myth-shattering tour of these two popular substances, one that blends fascinating science with colorful lore, and that includes cameo appearances by Shakespeare and Balzac, Buddhist monks and Arabian goat herders, even Mikhail Gorbachev and David Letterman (who once quipped, ""If it we 606 $aAlcohol$vPopular works 606 $aCaffeine$vPopular works 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAlcohol 615 0$aCaffeine 676 $a615/.7828 700 $aBraun$b Stephen$01036074 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450432203321 996 $aBuzz$92456188 997 $aUNINA LEADER 05521oam 22007935 450 001 9910965247503321 005 20240313202119.0 010 $a9780821398456 010 $a0821398458 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9844-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001039649 035 $a(EBL)1177251 035 $a(OCoLC)843199836 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860377 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12327555 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860377 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10917060 035 $a(PQKB)11756587 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1177251 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1177251 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10685346 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL479797 035 $a(DNAL)1112069 035 $a(US-djbf)17601941 035 $a(Perlego)1483841 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001039649 100 $a20130118d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aIncreasing resilience to climate change in the agricultural sector of the Middle East : $ethe cases of Jordan and Lebanon /$fSustainable Development Department, Middle East and North Africa Region 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$d2013. 215 $apages cm 225 1 $aWorld Bank Studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780821398449 311 08$a082139844X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Actions to Increase Resilience Are Needed in Jordan and Lebanon; A Participatory Process Can Be Used to Build Climate Resilience; Jordan and Lebanon Are Getting Hotter, Drier, and Experiencing More Climate Variability; Developing Action Plans Is a Key Step in Addressing Climate Change; Tables; Table O.1: Summary of Action Plans for Lebanon and Jordan; More Timely and Accessible Meteorological Information Is Needed to Increase Resilience; Important Policies Can Be Implemented in Both Countries to Build Resilience; Road Map of This Report 327 $aMap 2.3: Accumulated Rainfall Totals (Millimeters) Based on Monthly GPCP for the Decade 1998-2007Map 2.4: Winter (December-January-February) Rainfall Totals (Millimeters) in 2007-08 (Left Panel, Positive NAO) and 2009-10 (Right Panel, Negative NAO); Map 2.5: Accumulated Rainfall Totals (Millimeters) from Daily TRMM for the Decade 1998-2007; Observed Climate Trends; Figures; Figure 2.1: Observed and Re-Scaled TRMM Daily Rainfall at Kamishli (Upper) and Amman (Lower); Figure 2.2: Observed and TRMM Rainfall Totals at Kamishli (Left) and Amman (Right Panel) 1998-99 327 $aFigure 2.3: Annual Mean Temperatures for Selected Stations in the HadCRUT3 ArchiveFigure 2.4: Annual Precipitation Totals for Selected Sites in the GHCN Archive; Map 2.6: Trend in Annual Cool Days (TX10p), Cool Nights (TN10p), Hot Days (TX90p), and Hot Nights (TN90p) for the Periods 1950-2003 and 1970-2003; Climate Model Projections; Map 2.7: Temperature and Precipitation Changes Over Africa from the MMD-A1B Simulations; Statistical Downscaling Model; Figure 2.5: Downscaled and Observed Daily Mean Temperature at Amman for 1999-2000 327 $aFigure 2.6: Hindcasts of Winter Mean Temperatures (Left Panel) and Estimated Return Periods for Daily Mean Temperatures (Right Panel) at AmmanFigure 2.7: Observed (Black Line) and Downscaled (Grey Line) Distributions of Wet-Day Totals at Amman for the Period 1961-2000.; Figure 2.8: Observed (Black) and Downscaled (Grey) Monthly RainfallMetrics at Amman for the Period 1961-2000: Wet-Day Probability(Top Left), Total Rainfall (Top Right), 95th Percentile Wet-DayTotal (Bottom Left) and Mean Dry-Spell Duration (Bottom Light) 327 $aFigure 2.9: Observed and SDSM Hindcast Daily Mean Temperature (Left) and Winter Growing Degree Days (Right) at Kfardane, Lebanon 330 $aThis publication aims to assist countries in understanding the specific challenges and opportunities posed by climate change in the agricultural sector in order to increase climate resilience and adapt to climate change. 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