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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51095#.VFMiv2fHRK0 Author(s)   Junhong Tang * , Yan Liu Affiliation(s) Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China . ABSTRACT Eco-criticism offers a new perspective for us to study Wuthering Heights. In Wuthering Heights, the place of Wuthering Heights and the residents are the representatives of nature, while the place of Thrushcross Grange and the residents are the spokesmen of civilization. The history of the changing relationship between the human beings and the nature is reflected in the relationships of the main characters in Wuthering Heights. Long ago the human beings lived in awe of the nature an...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51094#.VFMivmfHRK0 Author(s)   Jessica L. de Haan , Liette Vasseur * Affiliation(s) Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada . ABSTRACT Intercropping has been seen as an advantageous strategy in sustainable agriculture. Plants however interact with one another both above and below ground with members of the same species (intraspecific) or members of a different species (interspecific) for nutrients, water and light. It is therefore essential to understand these interactions when intercropped. The objective was to examine the above and below ground interactions between onion and lettuce in m...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51093#.VFMiu2fHRK0 Author(s) Marion Trousselard 1* , Aurelie Jean 2 , François Beiger 2 , Florent Marchandot 3 , Bernard Davoust 4 , Frédéric Canini 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Département des Facteurs Humains, Neurophysiology of Stress, Armies’ Biomedical Research Institute, Armies’ Health Service, Bretigny sur Orge, France . 2 Institut Francais de Zoothérapie, Mont de Velanne, Velanne, France . 3 Monthléry Armies' Health Center, Montlhéry, France . 4 South Armies’ Health Direction, Toulon, France . ABSTRACT For many soldiers confronted with exposure to stressful situations, an animal-mascot bond is considered effective help for deal...