... inthe financial sector had caused the fiasco to begin with, and were now dying of their self-inflicted wounds Instead of clearing out the rot, the politicos rushed into prop up the blight The ... to prolong the agony suffered by the actors inthe stock market and other domains due tothe uncertainty stirred up by the antics of the politicians The roiling of the markets round the globe ... well to band together and set up a brand-new currency as soon as possible To pick an example, Germany could join hands with Finland andthe Netherlands in order to create a common currency to be...
... R&D activity to know where they stand relative to other institutions in their ability to obtain federal R&D funds Second, the vehicle used to convey federal R&D funds to universities and colleges ... fewer federal R&D funds The objective is to increase the ability of academic institutions in these states to compete for such funds and thereby to develop the science and technology resources inthe ... advancing general knowledge, fulfilling federal missions, training future scientists and engineers, and ensuring the prosperity of universities and colleges andthe economic settings in which they...
... behavior to outline and explore its intended working in ways that can be used to construct and test meaningful hypotheses and transfer learning about the intervention to other settings Information ... of interventions to put together, for which setting, and at what point in time As highlighted inthe point above, having a sound understanding and assessment of the context is crucial tothe ... bring about change, and learn how to improve their actions Having a similar need to translate research findings into practice, the KTAs are researching together their experiences of facilitating...
... covariates into equation (1) to perform the testing of the secondary hypotheses related to moderators and mediators of the intervention effect For example, these covariates may include SES, change in ... to continue receiving on-going care from their PCPs They received a folder at the conclusion of the baseline visit including handouts from the American Heart Association containing basic information ... by physician j in clinic k, Risk0 ijk is therisk score at baseline (time 0), Intijk is the intervention vs control status of the i-th participant inthe same clinic and under the same physician,...
... authorities In Spain, the prisons are faced with the phenomenon of smuggling drugs into the prison in two ways: by inmates after carrying out work inthe home or by offenders included inthe group ... (61% and 71.6%); Strengthening medical examination and treatment at the clinic (47% and 61.66%); Adding manpower (56% and 75%) During the medical examination and treatment for prisoners: The most ... at the hospital from district to provincial and specialty hospitals are defined in criminal Law Enforcement in 2010 andthe Decree of the Government This is specific tothe prison in Vietnam, the...
... opportunities Limiting what banks could pay to their depositors, in other words, would limit the amount of yield they would need to earn and hence the amount of risk they would need to bear to be competitive ... way to control bank risk Nevertheless, it does suggest that ceilings are, after all, potential tools to that And policymakers may want all the regulatory tools they can get to maintain safety in ... possibility of eliminating deposit rate ceilings The costs of these ceilings were well-documented during the hearings, and both the Cox and Benston studies were cited as evidence that the ceilings were...
... part (and the instructions accompanying the form), andthe information included inthe form, in its entirety, are accurate and complete (2) The data collection form shall include the following ... reporting package totheFederal clearinghouse on behalf of theFederal awarding agency, or directly tothe pass-through entity inthe case of a subrecipient Instead of submitting the reporting ... audit findings The summary schedule of prior audit findings andthe corrective action plan shall include the reference numbers the auditor assigns to audit findings under § _.510(c) Since the summary...
... (28 days), the greater therisk of acquiring HIV.68 In reviewing the role of breastfeeding in HIV infection, the following major issues continue to elude definitive answer:65 Therisk of vertical ... tuberculosis inthe mother, the urgent problem is to establish the mother ’s and infant’s status, initiate maternal treatment, and if necessary also initiate treatment inthe infant during the diagnostic ... attention.70 INH is secreted into breastmilk, providing from to 25 percent of the therapeutic dose for an infant The agent has been found inthe suckling infant’s urine but not in measurable amounts in the...
... levels (independent, some help needed and dependent) Their medical histories were checked for obtaining data on entry to institutions andthe medicines being used A doctor estimated the number ... status to be the overall survival predictor, independently of age or gender (3) The present study found that therisk of dying within a year was substantial when joining the two main explanatory ... needing help for dressing or washing and needing help for tooth cleaning Thus, having only natural teeth and no dentures appears to increase one-year survival Being cognitively impaired also increased...
... division in mirroring the Guide on OCLC web sites inthe U.S and abroad andin furthering the Guide’s further development Thanks to Robert Harriman, Tom Clareson, Judy Cobb and Amy Lytle in making ... juxtapositions of the works according to themes or particular interests; • by bringing the collections to new audiences and allowing new ways of exploring and enjoying them; • by offering the ability to search ... necessary and beneficial to invest in appropriate training for the volunteers Such training should be factored into the project resource plans In large-scale initiatives, volunteer management and training...
... away owing to inadequate coordination and funding at the international level and lack of capacity and funds in many developing countries The gap between the rich and poorer countries inthe availability ... instructed and trained in its care, use and limitations before wearing or using it for the first time and at regular intervals thereafter andthe worker shall participate in such instruction and ... three main areas: the directives, andthe Occupational Health and Safety Act, in particular, the roles of the joint health and safety committees andthe Ministry of Labour The third area, infection...
... market, and buying the risk- free bond the investor could have obtained a positive profit without any risk If, on the contrary, ytm – s > r, the investor could obtain a certain profit by buying the risky ... years inthe CDS market andthe premium of such contract is s The investor has eliminated the default risk associated with the underlying bond andthe investor’s net annual return is equal to ytm ... to analyse the determinants of the basis to find that the sovereign bases are significantly linked tothe cost of short-selling bonds andto country-specific and global risk factors In his analysis...
... uncertainty all rank high inthe minds of business managers (figure 0.6) In many countries, businesses also point to reform gaps inthe regulatory environment, in access to finance, andin access to ... role of the state and its institutions in various areas of the business environment The report goes beyond the laws andthe regulatory frameworks in place, to dig into the role of the state in credit ... all investo rs Strengthening and sustaining growth in MENA will depend on whether the region’s policy makers will be able to convince existing and would-be investors that they are ready to reduce...
... oil, and other fossil fuels andthe clearing and burning of tropical forests, inspiring research, and influencing policy actions in several countries WRI has continued to publish the greenhouse index ... asked the OECD to develop environmental indicators Pioneering work by the Canadian and Dutch governments and by the OECD ensued.3'4'5 International interest inthe environment andin sustainable development ... agricultural and non-agricultural uses of pesticides; only the former is included inthe indicator Releases are weighted according to their toxicity and their longevity inthe environment and measured in...
... S1¢ binding subsite Substrate binding induces conformational changes involving the ArgA145PheA146 fragment of the protein chain, acting as a flap, first opening and then closing the groove [45] The ... ArgA145 and ArgB263, on the negatively charged COO– inthe aminic part determines the position of the substrate within the S1¢-binding subsite O atoms of the main chain CO groups of LeuB387 and TrpB240, ... calculations The three N atoms of the side chain d-guanidino group of this residue are involved in H-bonding as follows: Ne with the O atom of the main chain CO group of the TrpB240; Ng1 shares H bonding...
... employed and trained Training was conducted at the HSRC in Pretoria from 31 May to June 2006 Twelve trainers took part, and they represented the HSRC, the laboratory and couriers The training content ... on demand for labour and skills; and impact on production costs and consumer demand The second part, investigating the business response to HIV/AIDS, contained the following indicators: the existence ... of the two sectors Chapter 8, the final chapter, presents all the conclusions of the findings from the two studies conducted in both sectors and then makes some recommendations in line with the...
... land in association with the overall planning of land use in other fields toward developing harmoniously agriculture and According tothe original script of the model, rural development with the ... will have up to 70-80% of the land was submerged Therefore, to maintain the role of ensuring food security for the country, according tothe Mekong Delta Rice Institute, from 2010 to 2030, Mekong ... Meanwhile, inthe long-term, reduction of arable land inthe Mekong Delta and some coastal plain is very high when facing the sea level rise According tothe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ...
... credit, interest rate riskinthe banking book, operational and other risks) and computing returns on risk weighted assets, Kuritzkes and Schuermann (2007) find that interest rate riskinthe banking ... with the findings in Kupiec (2007) The paper extends a single-factor credit risk model to take into account stochastic changes inthe credit quality (and hence the market value) of non-defaulting ... rate risk, on the other hand, is captured by earnings at risk, the approach banks use traditionally to measure this risk type In contrast to standard models we integrate both risks using the framework...
... methods to aid in implementing research findings in practice The Internet is another enabling tool for both practitioners and consumers inthe translation of research Over half of the adults inthe ... involved in investigator meetings, the Steering Committee, andthe Data and Safety Monitoring Committee In addition, they assisted investigators in performing community outreach—a clinical trial ... folded into the network and shared among participating practices In making these models work, it is clear that institutions and their IRBs are only going to be willing to relinquish their own autonomy...