Secular changes of anthropometric measures for the past 30 years in South-West Germany

Over the past 30 years in Western Australia (WA), there has been heated debate about the future use of the remaining karri and jarrah forests in the south-west of the State. This debate revolves around policy proposals from two social movements: one wants to preserve as much of the remaining old-growth forests as possible, and an opposing movement supports a continued

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Research in Design Theory and Methodology in West Germany

2nd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology ◽

10.1115/detc1990-0131 ◽

1990 ◽

Author(s):

M. S. Hundal

Keyword(s):

Design Theory ◽

Basic Research ◽

West Germany ◽

Federal Republic Of Germany ◽

Thought Processes ◽

Design Development ◽

Cad Systems ◽

The Past ◽

Embodiment Design ◽

Design Theory And Methodology

Abstract Current research in design methods in the Federal Republic of Germany is reviewed. VDI guideline 2221 is discussed. The paper looks at basic research in design theory and methodology, application of the methodology to computer-aided conceptual and embodiment design, development of intelligent CAD systems, use of expert systems in CAD, and understanding thought processes in designing. References to the publications of the past three years are given.

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SAT0455 Prevalence of behçet’s disease in south-west germany among the adult turkish and german population

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.3401 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 71 (Suppl 3) ◽

pp. 626.2-626

Author(s):

F. Riewerts ◽

J.C. Henes ◽

C. Deuter ◽

H.-M. Lorenz ◽

F. Mackensen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Behçet’S Disease ◽

Behcet’S Disease ◽

Behçet's Disease ◽

West Germany ◽

German Population ◽

Behcet's Disease ◽

South West

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The Africa Bureau, London

The Journal of Modern African Studies ◽

10.1017/s0022278x00004079 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 292-294

Author(s):

Peter Calvocoressi

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

West Africa ◽

United Nations ◽

Accurate Information ◽

Physical Size ◽

Informal Group ◽

The Past ◽

African People ◽

South West ◽

South West Africa

It is not easy to describe the objects, still less the activities, of the Africa Bureau in a few words. It is one of those organisations whose ambitions and influence are much greater than its physical size.If you look at the dominating purpose behind the activities of the past 12 years, you will find it in the Bureau's sympathy with and determination to promote African independence. It was established in 1952 to provide accurate information particularly on the aims and hopes of African nationalism, to oppose unfair discrimination, and to encourage development in Africa. The need for such an organisation in Britain had been recognised primarily by Rev. Michael Scott, who on returning from South Africa sought help from people in Britain for the African people of South West Africa. An informal group advising on the intricate political and constitutional issues involved in bringing South West Africa's plight before the United Nations provided the nucleus from which the Africa Bureau grew, and since 1948, Michael Scott, honorary director of the Bureau, has attended the U.N. and given evidence as personal representative of Chief Hosea Kutako of the Hereros.

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Relationship between organic micropollutants and hydro-sedimentary processes at a karst spring in south-west Germany

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.007 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 532 ◽

pp. 360-367 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Ferry Schiperski ◽

Johannes Zirlewagen ◽

Olaf Hillebrand ◽

Karsten Nödler ◽

Tobias Licha ◽

...

Keyword(s):

West Germany ◽

Karst Spring ◽

Organic Micropollutants ◽

Sedimentary Processes ◽

South West

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Hydrogeological investigations at the mineral springs of Stuttgart (Muschelkalk karst, South West Germany) – New results

Tracer Hydrology 97 ◽

10.1201/9781003078142-60 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 361-367

Author(s):

W. Ufrecht

Keyword(s):

West Germany ◽

Mineral Springs ◽

South West

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II.—Notes on the Pleistocene of the North-West Territories of Canada, North-West and West of Hudson Bay

Geological Magazine ◽

10.1017/s0016756800143596 ◽

1894 ◽

Vol 1 (9) ◽

pp. 394-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J. Burr Tyrrell

Keyword(s):

Geological Survey ◽

Hudson Bay ◽

North West ◽

The Past ◽

North Shore ◽

The North ◽

South West ◽

North West Territories

In the extreme northernmost part of Canada, lying between North Latitudes 56° and 68° and West Longitudes 88° and 112°, is an area of about 400,000 square miles, which had up to the past two years remained geologically unexplored.In 1892 the Director of the Geological Survey of Canada sent the writer to explore the country north of Churchill River, and south-west of Lake Athabasca;in1893 the exploration was continued northward, along the north shore of Athabasca Lake

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Back Pain in Children and Adolescents from the Region of Murcia (Spain): ISQUIOS Programme

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph19020946 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 946

Author(s):

María Teresa Martínez-Romero ◽

Antonio Cejudo ◽

Pilar Sainz de Baranda

Keyword(s):

Back Pain ◽

Body Mass ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Pubertal Development ◽

Body Height ◽

Maturity Stage ◽

Leg Length ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

School Aged Children ◽

The Past

Puberty is a vulnerable period for musculoskeletal disorders due to the existence of a wide inter-individual variation in growth and development. The main objective of the present study was to describe the prevalence of back pain (BP) in the past year and month in school-aged children according to sex, age, maturity status, body mass index (BMI) and pain characteristics. This study involved 513 students aged between 9 and 16 years. Anthropometric measures were recorded to calculate the maturity stage of the students using a regression equation comprising measures for age, body mass, body height, sitting height and leg length. An ad hoc questionnaire composed of eight questions was used to describe BP prevalence in school-aged children. The results showed that the prevalence of BP in school-aged children was observed in 35.1% over the last year (45% boys and 55% girls), and 17.3% (40.4% boys and 59.6% girls, with an association found between female sex and BP) in the last month. The prevalence of back pain in the past year and month was higher the older the students were, or the more pubertal development they had experienced. The prevalence of BP in the last year was also higher in those with overweight or obesity. After adjustment for sex, there was an association between BP and older age and higher BMI in boys and an association between BP and higher pubertal development in girls. In summary, the present study showed that the prevalence of BP was related to the maturity stage and weight of the participants, with different prevalence patterns found according to sex.

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Extreme runoff response to short-duration convective rainfall in South-West Germany

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions ◽

10.5194/hessd-8-10739-2011 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 10739-10780

Author(s):

V. Ruiz-Villanueva ◽

M. Borga ◽

D. Zoccatelli ◽

L. Marchi ◽

E. Gaume ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Flash Flood ◽

Rain Gauge ◽

Hydrologic Model ◽

West Germany ◽

Structure Evolution ◽

Model Parameters ◽

Distributed Hydrological Model ◽

Precipitation Frequency ◽

South West

Abstract. The 2 June 2008 flood-producing storm on the Starzel river basin in South-West Germany is examined as a prototype for organized convective systems that dominate the upper tail of the precipitation frequency distribution and are likely responsible for the flash flood peaks in this region. The availability of high-resolution rainfall estimates from radar observations and a rain gauge network, together with indirect peak discharge estimates from a detailed post-event survey, provides the opportunity to study the hydrometeorological and hydrological mechanisms associated with this extreme storm and the ensuing flood. Radar-derived rainfall, streamgauge data and indirect estimates of peak discharges are used along with a distributed hydrologic model to reconstruct hydrographs at multiple locations. The influence of storm structure, evolution and motion on the modeled flood hydrograph is examined by using the "spatial moments of catchment rainfall" (Zoccatelli et al., 2011). It is shown that downbasin storm motion had a noticeable impact on flood peak magnitude. Small runoff ratios (less than 20%) characterized the runoff response. The flood response can be reasonably well reproduced with the distributed hydrological model, using high resolution rainfall observations and model parameters calibrated at a river section which includes most of the area impacted by the storm.

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