Science news articles about 'leading indicators'

... Academy of Sciences by two ecologists and an economist, suggests it may be possible to use nature's leading indicators to avert environmental disaster. Ecosystems worldwide — lakes, ocean fisheries, ...

... . Nebkha dunes, formed from sediment accumulations around shrubs, have been considered a reliable indicator of rapid dryland degradation. As a preventive action, afforestation has been practiced on ...

... seeking more than a second consecutive term in office. In "The Economy and the Presidential Vote: What the Leading Indicators Reveal Well in Advance," Robert S. Erikson of Columbia University and ...

... poverty and enhancing social coherence. In contrast, using the conventional measure of GDP growth as the lead indicator of national policies "has been badly misleading us," Prof. Robert Costanza, an ...

... C virus (HCV), which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer, is the leading indication for liver transplantation in the U.S. Unfortunately, the infection almost always recurs, and in about 30 percent ...

The desert lands of Abu Dhabi are subjected to various land degradation stresses, including wind erosion, salinization, waterlogging, landfilling and overgrazing. Sustaining these lands has become an ...

... HCV that do not respond to antiviral drugs, liver transplantation is the only option. HCV is the leading indication for liver transplantation, diagnosed in about half of the 6,000 liver transplants ...

... good indicators," said Kerby. "There isn't any evidence that they're a uniquely leading indicator. We tried to be comprehensive in the types of chemicals and organisms that we examined." In light of ...

VERMILLION, S.D., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A coalition of scientists from three U.S. universities is questioning the theory that amphibians are a leading indicator of environmental degradation.