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The article's main theme is national identity & its questionable role in establishing identity of a European political community. It is argued that political integration within the European Union requires a normative & conceptual reexamination of the concept of national identity. 'Europeanization' in the context of this article suggests the integration of national groups within & between the states of the Union is a project rooted in the political future. Consequently, national identity, inspired historically, may have reached a stage whereby its utility has expired. Adapted from the source document.

ABSTRACTAs part of the requirements of s. 105 of the Water Resources Act 1991, the Environment Agency is producing flood‐plain maps of all major rivers. Where no historic data are available for a large flood event, mathematical models are used to simulate 100‐year design flood flow events, which allows the definition of flood‐prone areas. These maps, together with a database of the water levels and flows, will form part of a national Flood Plain Information System.This paper describes the development and generation of flood‐plain maps for the Rivers Leam and Itchen in Warwickshire. The data collection and review of topographic and hydrometric data are outlined. Procedures for combining information from gauged data, historical flood data and methods based on catchment characteristics form the basis for estimating design input flows to hydraulic models. Modelling principles and data requirements of two different hydraulic models, used to estimate peak water levels of design return period, are described.

Malaria is hyper-endemic in Ghana, accounting for 44% of outpatient attendance, 13% of all hospital deaths, and 22% of mortality among children less than five years of age. The paper analyzed the risk factors of malaria mortality among children using a logistic regression model and also assessed the interaction effect between age and treatment of malaria patient. Secondary data was obtained from the inpatient morbidity and mortality returns register at Tamale Teaching Hospital, from 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2010. The results showed that risk factors such as referral status, age, distance, treatment and length of stay on admission were important predictors of malaria mortality. However, it was found that the risk factors; sex and season were not good predictors of malaria mortality. Finally, the interaction effect between age and treatment was found to be significant. It was recommended, among other things, that the government should provide more assessable roads and expand ambulance services to the various Districts/communities in and around the Tamale metropolis to facilitate referral cases.