... insurance it is believed to be a promising mechanism for problem solving in increasing institutional capacities infloods risk reduction in Asia. 3.3. Domestic institutional frameworks for flood ... practices during recent floodsin four countries: the Red River flood in Vietnam, the Lena River floodsin Russia, the Fukuoka floodsin Japan, and floods at the Chao Phraya River in Thailand. ... economic and political reforms. Financing. Problems in financing are often indicated as one of the most important factors defining failures in performance of institutions; while on the contrary...
... the Delta. Flooding water eliminates a great part of the salinity in the soil in the coastal areas and flushes toxicity released from acid sulfate soil. Also, floods kill the insets and rats ... water mainly for agricultural productivity, protect against flood and control salinity intrusion, many large-and-medium-scale hydraulic works such as pumping stations, irrigation and drainage ... population. Otherwise, flood brings natural fishes, brings plankton which is food for fishes in cases and pools. In some questionnaire survey and interviews have been implemented in AnGiang, DongThap...
... Screening and quarantine of incoming fingerlings and avoiding the feeding of trash fish diet are the two major means of avoidance relevant to Asia. Good husbandry practices. Reducing overfeeding, ... severity. Vaccination. A safe and effective vaccine against S. iniae outbreak in fish has been developed by Intervet Norbio Singapore and will soon be available in South East Asia as a major means ... summarizes information about these cases and presents preliminary findings of an ongoing investigation by health officials in Canada (4), which suggests that S. iniae may be an emerging pathogen...
... list of the largest rivers in the world and is longest river in southeastern Asia. From its source in Tibet, the river flows to the South China Sea through Yunnan, China, forms the border partly ... Fig. 1: The Mekong basin Fig. 2: MD flooding map in 2000 A DISCUSSION PROPOSAL ON PEOPLE’S ADAPTABILITY TO FLOODS IN THE MEKONG RIVER DELTA Le Anh Tuan 1 1 ... then splits into Tien river and Hau river before entering the border of Vietnam and continues to branch into 9 tributaries as the river estuaries. The Mekong River Delta (MD) in Vietnam is...
... skills that compensate for the decline in the ability of the brain to grasp and remember new material. They can organize their learning by setting times for reading or practice. They can build ... best way to help a country. For one thing, billions of dollars of aid often goes missing, into corrupt governments or inefficient administration. A second point is that many foreign aid projects ... Telecommuting: will it change the world? Telecommuting will have major effects in the worlds of work and family life. However, its biggest effect will be in the area of individual freedom,...
... country that maintains barriers against foreign firms providingfinancial services domestically. Many financial markets inAsia are still quite closed tointernational competition in financial services, ... business (not clear about securitiesbusiness for banks).South Korea Only securities businesses are allowed to be active in dealing, broking,underwriting, securities savings, credit granting. ... of further internationalization for Asia. 2Executive SummaryThe internationalization of financial serviceseliminating discrimination in treatmentbetween foreign and domestic financial services...
... nine times higher in the slums of Manila than in nonslum areas, without specifying an age group.28 Incidence of diarrhea (in adults and children) in these same slums is twice as high as in ... trends increasing.72 The number of people living in urban slums is expected to double within the next 25 years, and by 2025, 6 out of 10 children in developing countries will live in cities73 ... was 1.9%. Looking ahead, the urban population of Asia is expected to increase dramatically, from 1.2 billion in 1995 to 2.5 billion in 2025, with more than 400 million residing in cities of...
... marketing initiatives in developing countries.Participants in the workshop on November 9, 2003 came from the following countries: Thailand, Palestine,India, Nepal, China, Malaysia, Singapore, ... Following the principles of fair trade, pricing is best done in very open way,involving all farmers within a group and both producers and marketing organisation being clear about theirmargins.The ... their small units viable using organicinputs and practices. This requires intensive education, training and motivational activities. Training of womenfarmers and enabling them to be resource persons...
... df=537,p<0.009).MeasuresData reported in this paper come from the patient interview,informant interview, and visiting nurse services medical records(Health Care Financing Administration form 485).To assess ... Comorbidity Index was originally created as a method forclassifying medical comorbidity in order to predict mortality.Disabilities in activities of daily living, instrumental activities ofdaily living, ... treatment guidelines. In assessing major depression in elderly home care pa-tients, the study hoped to determine the treatment needsof this large and growing patient population. Intensive di-agnostic...
... continue.India will continue to be a highly promising but difcult market for online retailers. Indias internet penetration was only 8.4% in June 2011, accounting for 10.7% of Asia s internet ... seeming to have the edge. In China, home grown pure-play online retailers such as Alibaba Group and E-Commerce China Dangdang will continue to dominate. In India as well, pure-play online ... demands were diversifying and developing into distinct categories. We also identied a growing trend of traditional ofine retailers wanting to sell online, but not having the infrastructure, resources...
... “Dealing in securities” means, whether as principal or agent – acquiring, disposing of, subscribing for or underwriting securities; or making or offering to make with any person, or inducing ... “dealing in securities” is defined widely to include “the making or offering to make an agreement with another person, or inducing or attempting to induce another person to enter into or offer ... regulates all financial instruments as defined in the FIE Act including corporate stocks and bonds as well as Securities. The Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance Japan (the...
... identified new linear IgE-binding epi-topes in x-5 gliadin and described the gene cloning,expression in E. coli, purification, and immunologicalcharacterization of the recombinant x-5 gliadin. In our ... C-terminal half (178 amino acids)of the x-5a gliadin protein, including all 11 IgE-binding epitope sequences,was expressed in Escherichia coli by means of the pET system and purifiedusing RP-HPLC. ... recombinant x-5 gliadin protein thatcan be used for diagnosis and possibly treatment ofWDEIA.ResultsIdentification of IgE-binding epitopes in x-5 gliadinThe IgE-binding epitopes of x-5 gliadin...