... non-profit sector demands a new type of executive Professionals with a sense of social policy are required in this sector They should have a profound knowledge of management and be aware of the ... sphere of Comparative Politics/Global Governance, European Integration, Institutions and Political Change and Public Policy Master ofGovernanceand Public Policy The Location The Course The city of ... specialisations: 1) European and Global Governance, 2) Economics, Welfare and Public Goods, 3) Public Management and 4) Governanceof Democratic Systems 17 Master of Public Policy (MPP) Network and Careers Contact...
... reports of positive associationsof stroke and carotid artery disease with H pylori infection In addition, there was a strong association in subgroup analysis of patients with different etiologies of ... positives and the negatives of H pylori infection and gastric atrophy according to the genotypes of MTHFR and TS in any subgroups defined by the genotypes (Table 2) Table shows the ORs and 95% CIs of ... were collected for measurement of plasma tHcy and serum folate We defined tHcy levels of 12 nmol/ml and more as hyperhomocysteinemia, and folate levels of mg/dl and lower as lower serum folate...
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... subgroups stratified for both anti-CCP and RF status we found evidence of independent associationsof both RF and anti-CCP with radiographic outcome Those with both RF and anti-CCP expressed the most ... Chandler RW: Prospective study of the early course of rheumatoid arthritis in young adults: comparison of patients withand without rheumatoid factor positivity at entry and identification of ... associated with radiographic outcome in a cross-sectional cohort with established disease In our study the presence of RF alone and anti-CCP alone were associated with similar radiographic outcomes, with...
... itself, the associationsof self-reported bruxism and symptoms and consequenses of disturbed sleep remains far from clear The aims of the present study, performed in media personnel with or without ... Savolainen A: Perceived orofacial pain and its associationswith reported bruxism and insomnia symptoms in media personnel with or without irregular shift work Acta Odontol Scand 2005, 63:213-217 ... rhythms In 2003, a standardized questionnaire was mailed to all employees of the Finnish Broadcasting Company with irregular shift work (n = 750; 57.0% men) and to an equal number of randomly selected...
... and 11 (7.8%) positive for aRibPR2 Some of those sera were further exclusively positive for one of the recombinant aRibPs and showed an increased titer up to twofold of the corresponding cutoff ... of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis RB, CD, FH and WSchlumberger contributed to study design FB, RB, US, KE and ... heterocomplex (aRibPNH), aRibP R 0, aRibP R and aRibP R for SLE and to analyse their associationswith disease features and future damage Materials and methods Study participants Altogether 479...
... physiciandiagnosed asthma or demonstration of a significant bronchodilator response (SBR) of at least 12% of baseline FEV1 in the absence of a doctor diagnosis of asthma [26,27] Participants with ... chronic cough without sputum production was seen more commonly in males, current smoking andwith ageing There were significant positive associationswith severe depression, obesity and use of ACE inhibitors ... marginally non-significant associations were seen with atopy, and use of anti-reflux treatment Cough productive of sputum was also more common in males and current smokers, and less common in those...
... different layers of regionality At the international level, regional initiatives seek to involve clusters of states in closer interaction and joint framing of problems and opportunities.9 Within the ... defence ministries of Russia, Norway and the United States,8 has been of some significance in efforts to cope with the dumping of radioactive material in the Barents Sea Layers of regionality The ... legal discussions of this layer of regionality in the protection of the marine environment, see Boyle, Chapter 1; and Vukas, Chapter in this book Sub -regional cooperation and protection in the...
... with the largest amount of forest land of the country, very few people (Kinh and non-Kinh) actually have forest land as most of this land has not yet been allocated to households Table Size of ... farmers cannot afford Often models are based on lowland agriculture and are promoted in upland and mountainous areas without prior testing and verification on local farms andwith local people to ... farmers In the recent past, the allocation of perennial cropland and forestry land has often been based on the ability to invest in the land with labour and capital Given that poor people, including...
... and to supply the region with workplaces, taxes etc (bottom-up -policy) Fig 1: Levels ofregionalpolicy EU, National state, Federal state… RegionalPolicy / Regional Cohesion and Structural Policy ... system of public savings banks is of interest as they are deeply involved in local andregional economy They are not only hidden champions, because of their knowledge ofregional economy andof the ... inappropriate as a regionalpolicy only orientated towards growth Therefore a structural and cohesion policywith an orientation to growth andregional balance is needed: on the one hand, growth potentials...
... Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment, and the Netherlands Society of Toxicology The concept of sustainable development necessitates the integration of ecotoxicological sciences with ... our understanding of the aquatic environment and its response to disturbances The book as a whole promotes the understanding of the structure, function, and performance of healthy and damaged ... Overview of methods for processing and integration of data, risk communication, and risk perception • Use of information from biological testing in decision- and policymaking • Selected and simple...
... Western Europe, China, and Japan (27%, 24%, 18%, and 13% of TCE demand; and 43%, 19%, 10%, and 9% of PCE demand, respectively).99 Over all, use of TCE and PCE has declined in developed countries in ... concentrated, with a handful of multinational companies accounting for the vast majority of herbicide sales.151 Adoption of herbicides in developing countries is often associated with a package of agricultural ... geographic patterns andtrends over time in production, use and disposal of industrial organic and inorganic chemicals, selected metals, and agricultural chemicals The first part of this report focuses...
... deployment and use of ICT has been ratcheted up by technological transformations that have dramatically lowered the cost of goods and services and expanded the range of technology choices and development ... lowered the cost of ICT goods and services and expanded the range of technology choices and solutions It has also stimulated the entry of new players – principally the private sector - and increased ... (Switzerland), the City of Lyon, the City of Paris, the City of Santo Domingo, the City of Curitiba, the Province of Turin, the Province of Rome, the Region of Aquitaine (France), the Region of Rhône-Alpes...
... teams change and adapt with the project tasks at hand Expanding and shrinking team boundaries are at the core of the definition of virtual R&D teams Conclusions and future trends The use of virtual ... importance of transnational virtual R&D teams goes hand in hand with the availability of talented engineers and scientists in an increasing number of centres -of- excellence around the globe and our ... development and production of the combustion chamber and turbine blades as well as final assembly of the turbine ABB Mannheim was responsible for R&D and production of rotors, requiring profound technological...
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... majority of funds’ commercial paper holdings, and the share of outstanding commercial paper these funds hold tends to fluctuate with investor demand for money market funds and the overall supply of ... by investors of all ages, and the increasing use of target date and other asset allocation funds, many of which are offered in a funds of funds structure First, the leading edge of the Baby Boom ... for conducting and overseeing research on the flows, assets, and fees of mutual funds, as well as a major research initiative to better understand the costs and benefits of laws and regulations...
... status of the three key dimensions of long-term care policy financing, delivery, and workforce and identifies some of the major demographic andpolicytrends that will affect the demand for, and ... long-term care services, executives ofassociationsand advocacy groups, researchers, and senior of cials in the legislative and executive branches of both state and federal government as well as ... policymakers and members of the public has ebbed and flowed during the past three decades More and more Americans and their leaders face the dilemma of how to meet the needs of elders with chronic...
... Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of RAND’s National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) NDRI is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, ... consists of a large number of applications, systems, and components—many of which might not hold up individually to a standard of global See, for example, Good, 1999; Arunachalam, 2000; and ... errors and medical deficiencies of clones, questions of the ownership ofgood genes and genomes, and eugenics Although some attempts at human cloning are possible by 2015, legal restrictions and...
... Seasonal Concentration of RSPM in Mumbai Map of Patna Trends in Annual Average Concentration of SO2, NO2, RSPM and SPM in Patna Trends in Annual Average Concentration of SO2 in Pune Trends in Annual ... includes water, air and land and the interrelationship which exists among and between water, air and land, and human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro-organisms and properties Air ... improvement of the quality of the air and the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution To plan and cause to be executed a nation-wide programme for the prevention, control and abatement of air...
... quality of life In total 10% of those with type diabetes had problems with MOBILITY as judged from the EQ-5D, 3% with SELF-CARE, 19% with USUAL ACTIVITIES, 34% with PAIN/DISCOMFORT and 35% with ... sample of members of the Norwegian Diabetes Association A large Page of proportion of the individuals with type diabetes in Norway are members of the NDA, while only a minority of those with type ... Solli et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:18 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/18 Page of Table Distribution of levels of perceived problem in each of the dimensions of the EQ-5D descriptive...