... and whether we can find any evidence of business cycle synchronization inthe region. We examine the following twelve countriesintheAsiaPacific region: five Asian crisis countries (Indonesia, ... underlying shocks inthe economy, etc.6 Using the data of twelve AsiaPacific countries, we find the following stylized facts of business cycles. First, business cycles inthe five Asian ... correlation in general increased inthe 1990s from the previous periods. This is mostly due to the industrial countriesinthe sample. In conclusion, we can summarize the main characteristics of the...
... FOR ASIA AND THEPACIFIC IN THE ASIA- PACIFIC REGION 2008PROSPECTSDEVELOPMENTSKEY ECONOMICAND 4China seeks growth with sustainabilityChina continues to be beset by its inability to rein in ... markets asinvestors cashed in their holdings. Financial-market contagion thus spread from the United States to the Asia- Pacific region. There was also a withdrawal from markets intheregion as ... spurred the record inflation in China in 2007. The increase inthe CPI in August of 6.5 per cent year on year wasled by food price inflation of 18.2 per cent. Pork prices in China, the world’slargest...
... building programmes; however, most often these are not holistic and integrated.13 Moreover, integration of GBV into the medical curricula is still lacking inthe region. 13ã One of the main ... participating inthe initiative, students reported feeling more condent in protesting and registering complaints against unwanted sexual advances (girls – 51% to 79%; boys – 48% to 66%), a nding that ... towards meeting international commitments in addressing women’s rights in the Pacic region. Yet there is still much work to be done, particularly in supporting countries to deliver on their commitments....
... linking involves enrolling a target in dozens-sometimes hundreds-of e-maillistings.4. Spoofing is faking the e-mail sender’s identity and tricking the target recipientinto believing thatthe ... some-one uses the Internet to cause an injury in one State, the person causing the damage may be hauled into court inthe State where the injury occurred. In caseswhere the connection between the activity ... the Internet”. It states, among others, that “[a]fter conducting an in- depth review, the CRTC has concluded thatthe new media on the Internet are achiev-ing the goals of the Broadcasting Act...
... found mainly in NinhThuan Sea and P. stimpsoni in Quang Binh–QuangTri Sea (Thuy 1996, 1998). The greatest hurdle inthe commercial culture ofspiny lobster is the difficulty in growing speciesthrough ... of the breeding ecology of the stocks in these regions. Larval ecology of P. ornatus inthe Coral SeaRecruitment processes inthe Torres Strait andeastern coastal regions are governed by the ... Seed Lobsters are distributed mainly inthe Central Seafrom Quang Binh province to Binh Thuan province(see Figure 1). Among nine identified species in the region, three have rapid growth,...
... received a single vaccination since their birth. So we had to start right from the beginning.” “Since then, we have seen a positive increase inthe interest of the mothers in their children’s ... sessions, including demonstration of cooking and feeding, to the group. After that they take on the responsibility themselves, cooking khichuri in their own houses and starting new groups of their ... for Asiain prioritizing children, their health and their rights. However, communities living in poverty, both urban and rural, may not have the capacity to access the benets thatthe government...
... either in wild-type strains and in mutant strains harboring mutations in the genes encoding enzymes of the biosynthesis and/or the transfer of the O-specific polysaccharide [12,13]. The core region ... which contains commonsugars. It is worth noting thatthe core oligosaccharide ofLOSs has been reported to play a role inthe interaction of the microorganism with the environment [12,13]. In this ... hypothesis is based on the consideration that insertion of two bulky pyruvate groups at the end of the oligosaccharide chain blocks its elongation, by creating astructural hindrance to the action...
... the recent enforcement settlements under EPA’s Petroleum Refinery Initiative that affect petroleum refineries inthe MARAMA region. Ten of the 14 refineries inthe MARAMA region have been included. ... identifying the CTGs and ACT documents that are potentially applicable to a petroleum refinery. Another element of the SIP was finalized by EPA inthe NOx SIP in 1998. The final version of the ... result of the requirements of the enforcement settlements (to be discussed in more detail later), resulting in a region- wide reduction of about 90 percent for all units inthe region. The region- wide...
... profilingtheextensivedegreeofLPSheterogeneityintheH. in u-enzae strains. The extreme variability observed inthe OSstructures is likely to have important implications for the biology and virulence of these isolates. The 38 variant ... were identified on the basisof spin-connectivity pathways delineated in the 1Hchemicalshift correlation maps, the chemical shift values, and the vicinal coupling constants. From the glycoform composi-tions ... residue being present inthe pyranosylring form. Further evidence for this conclusion wasobtained from NOE data which also served to confirm the anomeric configurations of the linkages and, togetherwith...
... suggested that the N-terminus of the RT domain is required forprotein interactions with the high-affinity binding site in subdomain DIVa of the intron, whereas otherregions of the RT and domain X interact ... splicing of the intron RNA into the insertion site inthe DNA are shown at the top. Solid lines indicate DNA and dashed lines correspond to intron RNA.M. D. Molina-Sa´nchez et al. Group II intron ... hybridizingaround the position of the intended mutation and abolish-ing antibiotic resistance. The final constructs were generatedby inserting the RmInt1-containing fragment resulting fromBamHI...
... Sectors in the high income countries of the Region was about US $11 000–33 000, and the aver-age annual growth rate of GNP in all the high income economies was 2.3% in the period 1980–1991. The ... important that they were fully jus-tified in making the attempt.Limitations and Constraints The investment that is being, and will be,committed to environmental management in the interests ... decrease inthe economic out-put of thecountriesin transition. Table 1.9shows the decline in net material productand industrial output in some of the CCEEand NIS in 1990–1992. The CCEE...
... similar to that described for the sulfuration of the C-terminal glycine in ThiS andMoaD, involved in thiamine biosynthesis and molyb-dopterin biosynthesis, respectively, and for the sulfura-tion ... nm N2laser). From the peptide ladder, the N-terminal amino acidsequence of the peptides was obtained as shown in Fig. 2for the thioglycine-containing tryptic peptide of the MCRa-subunit from ... methylases[9]. How the sulfur is transferred into the carboxamidegroup of glycine inthe peptide chain remains to beshown.Neither the functions of the five modifications norwhether the modifications...
... concerning agricultural production, trade, processing, retailing (including catering) and marketing.Food prices The real price of food is the lowest in history for many countriesinthe European Region. ... and northern Europe. Inthe past four decades, the supply of beer has increased within the EU, whereas that of wine has decreased. These data indicate that both factors conducive to the risk ... Studying the determinants: the next steps 233. The evidence base for interventions to counteract obesity 24 Main messages 24 Introduction 24 Interventions in micro-settings 25 Interventions in...