Since the mid-1990s, there have been many increasingly successful endeavors to commercially farm abalone for the purpose of consumption.

Since the mid-1990s, AutoCAD supported custom objects through its C ++ Application Programming Interface ( API ).

Since in the mid-1990s the number of supporters started to decrease, Greenpeace pioneered the use of face-to-face fundraising where fundraisers actively seek new supporters at public places, subscribing them for a monthly direct debit donation.

Since the mid-1990s, it has been largely coincident with what is now called the free software and open source movement.

Since the mid-1990s the Internet has had a drastic impact on culture and commerce, including the rise of near-instant communication by electronic mail, instant messaging, Voice over Internet Protocol ( VoIP ) " phone calls ", two-way interactive video calls, and the World Wide Web with its discussion forums, blogs, social networking, and online shopping sites.

Since the early to mid-1990s, house music has been infused in mainstream pop and dance music worldwide.

Since the mid-1990s, the term " kcmil " has been adopted as the " official " designation of a thousand circular mils, but the designation " MCM " still remains in wide use.

Since the mid-1990s, starspot observations have been made using increasingly powerful techniques yielding more and more detail: photometry showed starspot growth and decay and showed cyclic behavior similar to the Sun's ; spectroscopy examined the structure of starspot regions by analyzing variations in spectral line splitting due to the Zeeman Effect ; Doppler imaging showed differential rotation of spots for several stars and distributions different from the Sun's ; spectral line analysis measured the temperature range of spots and the stellar surfaces.

Since the mid-1990s, in particular due to insights from dualities shown to relate the five theories, an eleven-dimensional theory called M-theory is believed to encompass all of the previously distinct superstring theories.

Since the mid-1990s, commercial travel on Uzbekistan ’ s portion of the Amu Darya has been reduced because of low water levels.

Since the UNFCCC entered into force, the parties have been meeting annually in Conferences of the Parties ( COP ) to assess progress in dealing with climate change, and beginning in the mid-1990s, to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol to establish legally binding obligations for developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Since the early and mid-1990s, many microprocessors for desktops and servers have more than one FPU.

Since the mid-1990s, women have had more choice in bra sizes ; the focus has changed from choosing bras in an average size to wearing bras that actually fit perfectly.

Since at least the mid-1990s, the term has often been replaced by Roman Catholic officials with phrases such as " other Christians ".

Since the mid-1990s, Eastman Kodak and Fujifilm have held a duopoly in the manufacture of 35 mm motion picture negative film.

Since the mid-1990s, Alenia Aermacchi has participated in programs for the supply of engine nacelles for civil aircraft.

Since the mid-1990s, with the redistribution of tapes and CDs of Round The Horne starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick, and increasing academic interest, Polari has undergone something of a revival.

Since the mid-1990s, the block has again become home to a " legitimate " theatre, along with shops and restaurants that draw millions to the city every year.

Since the mid-1990s there has been a considerable warming of relations between the Communist Party and supporters of Chinese reunification as both oppose the pro-Taiwan independence bloc that was elected to executive power in Taiwan following President Lee's retirement.

Since the mid-1990s, the standard practice used of the PRC press has been to refer to ROC government as the " Taiwan authority " () and the ROC President as the " leader of the Taiwan Area " (), where both terms are not used in conjunction with quotation marks.

Since the discovery of oil there in the mid-1990s, it does not need a fictional platinum deposit for it to be of interest to financiers and mercenaries.

Since the mid-1990s, a number of wine brands have switched to alternative wine closures such as synthetic plastic stoppers, screw caps, or other closures.

" Since the mid-1990s African artists have also been very active through the super-group Africando, where African and New York musicians mix with leading African singers such as Bambino Diabate, Ricardo Lemvo, Ismael Lo and Salif Keita.

Since the mid-1990s bilingual approaches to schooling and higher education have become popular in parts of South-east Asia, especially in Thailand and Malaysia where different models have been applied, from L2 immersion ( content taught in a non-native language ) to parallel immersion, where core subjects are taught in both the mother-tongue and a second language ( usually English ).

Since 2001, the economic activity in the country is regulated by the Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan Republic.

Since the dissolution of Dead Kennedys, Biafra has continued to collaborate and record with other artists, including Mojo Nixon, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, and the Melvins, and has become a spoken word performer, covering political topics in particular.

Since German reunification, the PDS has frequently been the target of suspicions that leading members were connected with East Germany's Ministry for State Security, or Stasi.

Since 2001, the Pakistani government has stated that curriculum reforms have been underway by the Ministry of Education.

Since his accession to the throne in 2005, King Abdullah has taken steps to rein back the powers of the ulema, for instance transferring their control over girls ' education to the Ministry of Education.

Since 1972, Versailles has been the seat of one of France's 30 nationwide académies ( districts ) of the Ministry of National Education.

Since 1840, the Château d ' Amboise has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Since then twenty new accounting standards were issued by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation aiming to align accounting practices with IFRS.

Since the end of World War II, the Ministry of Education has issued statements and regulations to promote the usage of both the Hinomaru and " Kimigayo " at schools under their jurisdiction.

Since the mid-1980s, the term " Industrial dance " has been used to describe the music of Cabaret Voltaire ( early 80s ), early Die Krupps, Portion Control, The Neon Judgement, Clock DVA, Nitzer Ebb, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Ministry ( mid-80s era ), KMFDM, Yeht Mae, Leæther Strip, Combichrist or early Spahn Ranch.

# Development Corporation for Israel / State of Israel Bonds: Since 1951, Israel Bonds sales have helped Israel ’ s Finance Ministry support projects in key sectors.

Since about 2000 the Ministry of the Environment of Italy, following the recommendations of the Apennines Park of Europe Project, has been defining the Apennines System to include the mountains of north Sicily, for a total distance of The system forms an arc enclosing the east side of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas.

Since her brother's departure, she had been the Director of Ministry and Mission.

Since the beginning of 1996, the State has suspended all new applications from Internet service providers seeking to commence operations in the PRC ; moved to put all existing Internet services under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Electronics Industry, and the State Education Commission ; and attempted — without much success — to establish firewalls, limit the contents of home pages, and block access to certain Internet sites through routing filters.

Since 1994, however, the Ministry has ceased to prescreen CCTV news programs ; now the programs are examined after they have aired.

Since the creation of the Ministry of State Security in 1983, the MPS has lost much authority and does not undertake paramilitary functions, which are now within the province of the People's Armed Police, nor does it generally conduct domestic intelligence which since 1983 has been a primary responsibility of the Ministry of State Security.

Since 2001 the company has been owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Since January 1, 2009, Tongyong Pinyin is no longer official, due to the Ministry of Education's approval of Hanyu Pinyin on September 16, 2008.

Since the base has only one runway, city planning officials and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport have been researching new runway proposals to relieve the congestion a single, high traffic runway causes.

Since then the Royal Arsenal would have been guarded, until its closure, by the War Office Police Force, who became in 1971 the Ministry of Defence Police Force.

Since 1949, a Federal Minister for Special Affairs ( Bundesminister für besondere Aufgaben ) is a member of the Federal Government that does not have charge of a Federal Ministry, although some have simultaneously been Chief of the Federal Chancellor's Office.

Since devolution its powers have been limited to those relating to reserved matters that are not dealt with by other departments of the UK Government, and it, along with the Wales Office, was then absorbed into the Department for Constitutional Affairs ( DCA ), which in turn became the Ministry of Justice.