... prioritization ofthe pipeline of projects. The value ofthe amount pledged to the PPCR forms the basis for endorsement of SPCRs by the PPCR Sub-Committee. As noted in Table 5, the current value of PPCR ... the SREP Sub-Committee to endorse the further development of activities for SREP financing and to facilitate prioritization of the pipeline of projects. The value ofthe amount pledged to the ... to the FIP Sub-Committee to endorse the further development of activities for FIP financing and to facilitate prioritization ofthe pipeline of projects. The value ofthe amount pledged to the...
... (The annual rate of decline from 1900 to 1935 had been only 2 percent.) In the case of tuberculosis, while some progress had been made since the turn ofthe century, the rate of decline in the ... abroad. The inevitable result of such divergent patterns of growth is a fallingU.S located share of world pharmaceutical production. In theearly 1960s, U.S.production was nearly twice the value of ... health and to the control of escalating medical costs.On the basis of these achievements, the pharmaceutical industry hasmaintained an image of immunity from the deterioration of competitive...
... percent ofthe average salary of assistant professors at the ninety-fifth percentile. The fact that assis-tant professors are more mobilethan their senior colleagues maypartly explainthe smaller ... Cheryl Hill of Hampden-Sydney College for theirassistance in obtaining other dataused to prepare this report. Currentmembers ofthe AAUP’s Committeeon the Economic Statusof the Profession also ... Grant Colleges; many are the “flagship” doctoral-grantinguniversities of their states. Although the sample is only a subset of the universities included in the AAUP’ssample of doctoral-grantinguniversities—primarily...
... century, is the theme of this story ofthe pioneers ofthe Old Southwest.CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONI THE MIGRATION OFTHE PEOPLESII THE CRADLE OF WESTWARD EXPANSIONIII THE BACK COUNTRY AND THE BORDERInformation ... accompanied the surveying party, urged that the line agreed upon at Lochaber should break offat the head ofthe Louisa River, and should run thence to the mouth thereof, and thence up the Ohio to the mouth ... Indians ofthe interior in the effort to displace the French. At an early date the coast colonies began to trade with the Indian tribes ofthe back country: the Catawbas ofthe YadkinValley; the...
... to other parts ofthe world, and 18 ofthe 20 countries with the highest percentages of elderly people are in this region (the others are Japan and the United States), with 13.2–17.9% of their ... already over 65 years. In these countries, the increase in the elderly population will be ofthe order of 30–140% in the next 30 years, depending on the country. Elderly people themselves are ... older, increasing the numbers and proportions ofthe very old. The fastest growing population in most countries ofthe world is ofthe oldest old, 80 years and above. The majority of elderly people...
... which indicatethat the approach may be applicable to the treatment of a wide range of human cancers. This minireview summarizes the available data on thesecompounds and the challenges posed ... complexes are, in effect, able to expose these 3¢-ends, which resultsin the activation of a DNA damage response and selective inhibition of cellgrowth. Several of these G-quadruplex binding molecules ... analogousto those of other mediators of telomere damage [12]. The biological function of induced telomeric quadru-plexes remains to be fully clarified; an end-protectiverole has been suggested, there is...
... separately under the Act for regulatory purposes, just astransmission had been treated separately by the FCC for 15 years prior to the pas-sage ofthe 1996 Act. The language ofthe definition of both ... and the spirit ofthe Tele-communications Act of 1996. The Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act, defines ‘‘information service’’ as ‘ the offering of a capa-bility ... most cases the end user is notgiven the option of buying the transmission link separately from the information service. Rather they buy a bundled package whichcombines the two. Further, most...
... (47.3)2 (1.8)Overall, 82% ofthe respondents reported their health as positive and healthy.Health statusofthe elderly in TaiwanInformation ofthe health statusofthe elderly in Taiwan is ... characteristicsTable 2 shows the background characteristics of the respondents. The mean age ofthe respondents was 71.5 years old with standard deviation [SD] of 5.3 years. Among the participants, 55.5% ... tkwu@telus.netAbstractPurpose: The purpose ofthe study is to understand the functional health statusofthe elderly in Taiwan by using the Chinese version of Minimum Data Set—Home Care (MDS-HC)...
... E.coliarcBmutant to the wild-type phenotype [32]. Therefore, the function of the PAS domains of these proteins in quinone sensing remainsobscure. It is interesting to note that the PAS domain of the phosphorelay ... changing the oxidation status ofthe quinone. This inhibitory effect is due to adecrease ofthe kinase activity of BvgS rather than anincrease of intrinsic phosphatase activities. Other electroncarriers ... investigating the reversibility of the quinone effect on BvgS, the kinase was first incubated in the presence of Q-0 (5 mM). Then, after an additional4.5 min, Q-0 was reduced by the addition of 25...
... Notably, 66.7% of the Korean elderly scored ≥ 6 on the GDS, which in-dicates the need for further evaluation. This preva-lence of depressive symptoms was higher than the rate of 41.7% among the Japanese ... June 2009 ❖ Vol 3 ❖ No 2In this study, the level of loneliness in the Koreanelderly was higher than that ofthe Japanese elderly.Furthermore, the level of loneliness that Koreaninstitutionalized ... weresignificant predictors of depression for the Koreanand Japanese subjects. Regression analysis indicatedthat 55% ofthe variance in depression scores wasexplained by these variables in the Korean elderly.DISCUSSIONThe...
... indicated that they were residents of Alaska accounted for 13% ofthe total. The vessels owned by residents of Alaska accounted for a much larger share ofthe ex-vessel value than of catch (13% ... because the discards of these two species had accounted for 43% ofthe overall discards in 1997. The benefits and costs ofthe reduction in discards since 1997 have not been determined. In 2008, the ... Economic Status NPFMC Economic SAFESTOCK ASSESSMENT AND FISHERY EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE GROUNDFISH FISHERIES OFTHE GULF OF ALASKA AND BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA: ECONOMIC STATUSOF THE...
... and the degraded living environment. The influence of these factors on their life and there by the productivity are analysed with the help of multivariate analysis. The determination ofthe ... not reveal the real income generating capacity ofthe fishing households. Therefore, they were asked about the number of days they spent for fishing in the last week ofthe survey. They reported ... drawn on the basis ofthe proportion of total population in the selected villages. Keeping in view ofthe nature ofthe problem, social and environmental situation and the objectives ofthe present...
... (1) The impact ofthe judgments delivered by the ECJ in November 20043, the effect of which is to significantly curtail the scope of “sui generis” protection; (2) Whether the objectives ofthe ... did not affect the whole or a substantial part ofthe contents ofthe plaintiffs’ databases as they did not prejudice the substantial investment ofthe latter in the creation of their databases. ... particular, the evaluation focused on whether the European database industry's rate of growth increased after the introduction ofthe new right; whether the beneficiaries ofthe new right...
... which is offset by an increase in reliability o n the other [19].Household income was calculated as the sum of the respondent’ s own earned income, earned income of other persons living in the household, ... heal th status was not worse thanin the rest ofthe population.Even within the group of advanced elderly, the fre-quency of problems strongly increased with age, withmore than 80% of respondents ... and other sources of income such as investments, alimony, etc. Missingvalues ofthe summands were imputed by taking intoaccount age, gender, yearsof education, employment status and the number...