... changes in biodiversity due to human activities in different habitats This agenda would require significant advances in taxonomic expertise for identifying marine organisms and documenting their distributions, ... diversity of life in the ocean is being dramatically altered by the rapidly increasing and potentially irreversible effects of activities associated with human population expansion Biodiversity ... the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution Understanding Marine Biodiversity http://books.nap.edu/catalog/4923.html EXECUTIVESUMMARYExecutive Summary...
... team HMMWV high-mobility, multipurpose, vehicle HUMINT human intelligence IED improvised explosive device IO information operations JP joint publication JUO joint urban operations xxi xxii “People ... widely praised, users also noted its limitations While it might help mitigate the risk of fratricide, it was not considered a fratricide prevention tool Training Recent military operations in the ... other units with dissimilar missions Training too is fundamental in preparing for urban contingencies In addition to modifications to weapon training, CSS soldiers need better instruction on urban...
... collaboration, teamwork, individual creativity, initiative, and personal accountability The timeline for implementing the reform involved three distinct but overlapping phases (see Figure 2) In Phase I, ... institution responsible for helping to establish the other institutions and for performing oversight, coordination, and advisory functions during the transition to the new system Executive Summary ... part time and had significant primary responsibilities in other sectors of Qatari society Over time, the reform’s leaders put more emphasis on public communication, appearing in public, attending...
... coupled with the impact of mass media and communication in South Africa The findings provide important insights into understanding HIV risk and risk reduction as well as informing a continuum of intervention ... transmission of HIV Given the strong association between STI and HIV infection, the control and prevention of STIs is critical in the prevention of HIV This study showed that the availability of ... has a serious HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) epidemic, with millions of its people living with the disease For the country to respond effectively to...
... +10 Trust in Institutions – NGOs, Media, Government and Business Drilling down into trust in each of the four institutions shows some intriguing disparities and one statistical commonality: trust ... social activists involved in real-time, horizontal, constant peer-to-peer dialogue resulting in a new diamond of influence Smart institutions will use vertical one-way communications while continually ... differences in trust in big business and small business to what’s right, recognizing a significant difference in perceptions of the two While among informed publics globally trust in big business...
... effectiveness Achieving Further Efficiencies In addition to considering the above, companies can gain additional efficiencies in designing and implementing or assessing internal control by focusing ... communication with a wide range of managers, this assists the board and its audit committee in performing oversight responsibilities for financial reporting in a highly effective manner Compensating ... Recruiting individuals with requisite financial reporting and other expertise to serve effectively on the board of directors and audit committee • Recruiting and retaining personnel with sufficient...
... acoustic analysis 18 Sustaining U.S Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities: ExecutiveSummary The Skills of a Sustained Workforce Might Follow Their Distribution for the Virginia-Class Design We ... Across Risk Categories High risk Low risk Medium risk Medium to low risk RAND MG608/1-5.2 24 Sustaining U.S Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities: ExecutiveSummary Options Addressing Supplier Risk ... Carderock Division, and Frank Molino at the Naval Undersea Warfare xi xii Sustaining U.S Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities: ExecutiveSummary Center, Newport Division, shared their extensive knowledge...
... cryptography In addition, ubiquitous access to information would facilitate information sharing and increase the ability to track individual’s activities Pervasive sensors would provide governments with ... social mores that affect how a technology application is perceived within a society; compatibility of a new application with dominant public opinions; and the politics and economics underlying ... range of this variation on a matrix of 2020 technical feasibility versus 2020 implementation feasibility for all 56 technology applications Technical feasibility is defined as the likelihood that...
... media with digital media businesses and a multitude of non-traditional media businesses While advertising represents about US$449 billion in advertising spending worldwide in 2012, e-commerce is ... about how traditional media, including broadcast outlets, magazines and newspapers, successfully integrate digital media into their businesses This executivesummary highlights the key points of the ... worldwide, 2009-2015 Millions € North America: U.S Europe France Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom Asia/Pacific China Japan World Mobile phone subscription penetration is growing and surpassing Internet...
... beneficiaries – individuals with disabilities, their family members, and rehabilitation practitioners Principal investigators should implement Participatory Action Research (PAR), making it an integral ... funding agencies Funding agencies not assign sufficiently high priority to medical rehabilitation research Within the NIH, this can be rectified by establishing an independent institute dedicated to ... norm) It will be necessary then to establish the psychometric properties of the key indicators, e.g., their validity, reliability, and sensitivity A post-Summit, multi-organizational initiative is...
... the Phillipines is rather limited to multilateral cooperation activities or projects involving a third-party During the official visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to the Phillipines in August ... education and training between Vietnam and other ASEAN countries The realization of ASEAN 10 initiatives, which are striving for regional peace and stability, maintaining national identity and unity, ... policies and guidances on cooperation with ASEAN countries in the field of education and training during the period of accelerating industrialization, modernization and international integration...
... parental history of asthma and eczema in the child ‡ Minor risk factors are eosinophilia, wheezing without a cold, and allergic rhinitis There are conflicting and insufficient data for physicians ... ICSs (level II) • Intermittent treatment with ICS in children There are insufficient data for physicians to recommend a short course of high-dose ICS in children with mild intermittent asthma ... antiasthma medications Misunderstanding of the role and side effects of medications *An increased number of criteria increases the likelihood of asthma Insufficient patient education, particularly...
... Perspectives Policies in Reducing Poverty and Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities Lessons Learned on Policies in Vietnam Implications for Policy Makers INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES ABOUT ... due to certain differences Cultural Diversity Linguistic diversity is a typical characteristic in mountainous areas, but it is also a barrier to the implementation of socio-economic development ... traditional identity of ethnic minorities in production and daily life activities [Tran Huu Son, 2014] Lessons Learned in Reducing Poverty through Understanding Cultural Diversity When implementing...
... Digital Evolution: Learning from the leaders in digital transformation EXECUTIVESUMMARY Digital transformation is the reinvention of business practices to derive the maximum value from digital ... and executives with real-time analytics, was also a common objective This highlights the importance of information management capabilities in digital transformation—described by one executive interviewed ... of digitisation Around one-third say their business is split evenly between digital and traditional practices, while 10% describe themselves as fully digital Most companies say their digital...
... and edited by Josselyn Simpson Taming organisational complexity Executive summary: taming organisational complexity— start at the top At many companies, organisational complexity is a recurring ... productive pursuits—with 17% spending a whopping 26-50% of their workday dealing with complexity If executives could cut the time they spend managing complexity in half, we estimate that a minimum ... cut into their organisation’s profits, with 5% saying that profits were affected significantly Areas of the organisation most negatively affected by complexity, according to executives, include...
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