Most commonly these false alarms occurred following isolated small-scale increases in notifications, or increases prior to a defined outbreak period.
But prolonged violence, even on a small scale, increases the chance that the Thai military will stage a coup.
America's carbon dioxide emissions have been falling over the last few years to the lowest levels since the 1990s, because of a switch from coal to cheaper natural gas, and on a smaller scale increased investment in renewables.
Also, floristic heterogeneity at the small scale increased with abandonment.
The precision and force necessary to reliably etch magnetic information into smaller and smaller scales, increasing HDD capacity, is approaching the "not worth it" level, while solid state memory is a younger technology, meaning improvements are comparatively easier (theoretically).
Mercury intrusion porosimetry failed to show consistent, small scale increases in porosity after freeze thaw, likely as a result of significant changes in the damaged areas not captured via the porosimetry scale.
Even though declining seagrass biomass and growth is the global trend (Orth and others 2006; Duarte and Gattuso 2008), small scale increases have been identified, particularly in tropical regions (Short and others 1985; Powell and others 1989; Short and others 1990; Powell and others 1991; Udy and others 1999; Campbell and others 2002).
The act does nod in this direction – it mentions helping small-scale producers increase their "bargaining power" for example – but this must be strengthened and followed through.
He had come to the country with a non-profit organisation to help small-scale farmers increase their productivity, but he soon realised that a more pressing problem existed.
Electricity from wind and other renewables (excluding small-scale solar) increased 12.2% on the previous 12 months, but hydroelectric generation fell by 30.3%.
