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... addition, there is no accurate estimate on the size ofthe contaminated land andthe number of mines laid in it Humanitarian Demining andthe Challenge of Technology The diversity ofthe mine ... Innovative Solutions andtheChallengesof Technology of terrains and environmental conditions in which mines are laid and because ofthe wide variety of landmines There is wide range of terrains (rocky, ... Standards (IMAS) The amount of time it takes to clear an area is less important than the safety ofthe clearance personnel andthe reliability and accuracy ofthe demining process Safety is of...
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... modified as individuals become aware of other groups andofthe ethnic differences between themselves and others, and attempt to understand the meaning of their ethnicity within larger setting.4 ... tragetting of Muslim economy, business establishments, and other sectors, all with the tacit approval ofthe government Some are ofthe view that the security andthe very existence ofthe Sri Lankan ... What are thechallengesof assimilation to the ethnicity ofthe Sri Lankan Malays? What are the responses to such challenges? What are the outcomes ofthe assimilation on the Malays in the country?...
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... difference between the center of dimension z (the center ofthe polished surface) andthe center of dimension x1 (the center ofthe optical fiber) We can find z by using the law of sines: c= c=z ... regardless ofthe quality ofthe fixtures or methods used In addition, as equation shows, the more the ferrule is polished, the greater the apex offset becomes Figure shows how the apex offset will ... grind on the chamfer ofthe ferrule For any APC ferrule that is to be tuned, an offset chamfer cannot be used, forcing a higher minimum and maximum apex offset onto the ferrule So the tradeoff is...
... Total Cost of ownership Support of Databases Cost of Software Support of Middleware Cost of Hardware Support of Operating Systems Consulting Cost Support of Hardware Cost of Integration ... “Our bank has set out a plan to expand the current branch network of 34 branches, grow total assets, grow the number of customers, and widen range of products and services This plan will ensure ... Knowledge and Understanding of VIB’s business What VIB looked for in a partner “We are a bank, and project delays are very costly The opportunity costs of any delays usually erode any benefits of the...
... in the office ofthe CEO at the Human Sciences Research Council in Cape Town Julia Louw is a Senior Researcher in the office ofthe CEO at the Human Sciences Research Council in Cape Town At the ... Respondents often missed their appointments to collect their medicine at the clinic due to the fear of disclosing their status At the clinic they would hide their pills and prescriptions and refuse food ... We recognise the global significance ofthe HIV and AIDS epidemic.1 We cannot but recall and salute the contributions of all the heroes and heroines in our midst and millions across the world who...
... acidification—in the past, the present, andthe future It first discusses the principal processes that control the acid-base chemistry of seawater andthe cycling of carbon in the ocean The chapter then ... services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National ... agency of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities The Council...
... considerations as the supply ofthe arts (e.g., the hours and locations of museums and galleries andthe cost of attendance), the availability of leisure time, income levels, andthe dissemination of information ... artists, the operation ofthe arts market, and museums and other visual arts organizations Demand Demand for the visual arts takes two principal forms: appreciation and collecting The fact that the ... advisors; and more services are provided by intermediaries The interaction of supply and demand forces has dramatically expanded both the size and diversity ofthe arts market andthe players...
... focused on the premiums andthe brand names ofthe insurance companies However, they may not fully understand the exclusion terms ofthe contract, which identify the circumstances under which the insurance ... is the shape ofthe demand function The demand function shows the relationship that might exist between price and sales volume The techniques used to determine the shape ofthe demand function ... images and photographs Visualization of these products increases the sensory input ofthe consumer and creates a sensation similar to the consumption ofthe product This increases the cognitive and...
... mainstreaming and some heavy barriers to it The problem of lack of political will can be linked to another pervasive problem – the widespread lack of understanding and awareness ofthe importance ofthe ... • and, in these ways, improve the productivity, resilience and adaptability of local, sectoral, national and indeed global social and economic systems – reducing the risk of collapses andthe ... better understanding ofthe capabilities of environmental assets, the consequences of environmental hazards, andthe real or potential impacts of development on the environment Such understanding can...
... aspects ofthe policy information and process the information differently than if the objective is to determine whether the policy fulfills the election mandates ofthe governing party In other ... needs analyses andthe inclusion of end-users in the research agenda/program This will aid in articulating the context ofthe research, identifying the relationship and purpose ofthe research ... evidence' and how to assess the strength ofthe evidence [13] For example, one critical factor that has arisen is the question ofthe policy makers' ability to judge the quality and applicability of...
... raised the issue of what, if anything, is known about the optimal care of these patients, the impact on their families and who should best care for them The panel were unanimous that these patients ... into the Open Label study Bakker reported that the inclusion rate was far higher in The Netherlands, and suggested that this may be due to the greater availability of ICU beds, in comparison to the ... http://ccforum.com/content/6/3/271 to all this is the public’s demand for more intervention; the more done, the greater the risk of developing sepsis Vincent then raised the complementary solution, that of concentrating educational...
... gene-expression profiling, in vitro assays and literature sources The power ofthe method was illustrated by the identification and use of kidney biomarkers as early predictors of nephrotoxicity ... proofof-concept clinical trials Burley and Park 330.3 comment summarized the relative predictability of antisense oligonucleotides as therapeutic agents and their potential to improve efficacy and ... from human patients with the aim of establishing tissue- and serum-based markers for both diagnostics and functional classification of disease He described the capture of cell-surface proteins...
... for the names ofthe creditor and debtor, their places of residence, the form and amount ofthe debt, andthe length ofthe remaining grace period before he filed suit In James Cebra of New ... to sue if their debtors failed to repay them The value ofthe security thus rested on the creditworthiness ofthe sureties andofthe makers ofthe notes given in pledge Little wonder, then, that ... bill, the debtors imprisoned there gathered “to celebrate the auspicious event.” They enjoyed “a rich repast of social conversation, on the prospect of returning to the world, andthe bosom of our...
... simple, then you can leave the computer to get on with it If the decisions get complicated, then human intervention is always the right thing to do.” Which ofthe following are the biggest challenges ... that the sheer volume and variety ofthe data available to transport operators is almost unique Anything—from personal and vehicle location data, to ticketing data and scheduling, to weather and ... Station is one ofthe city’s most congested, and managing the flow of passengers at peak times is extremely demanding If two trains arrive at the same time, causing 2,000 to converge onto the Underground...
... explains “They thought about the right message - the unique selling proposition often for months They gave less thought to the right circumstances, the right place, andthe right time They did ... about the four P’s of marketing—price, product, place, promotion.” In the 1980s and 1990s, however, another school of thought emerged the Scandinavian school “People started to question whether the ... because they understand the minds of their customers so well.” In other words, they are so immersed in a particular socio-cultural context that they can expertly develop and sell products for other...
... aspects of scheme governance, respondents saw their strengths as the setting and monitoring of investment strategy andthe managing of relations between trustees andthe corporate sponsor They were ... should be on the explicit understanding that it is in a company capacity.” The issue of knowledge and understanding has risen to the fore in the wake ofthe Myners Report in 2001 and this is underscored ... were over 20% ofthe market capitalisation That represents a serious risk to the financial health ofthe scheme sponsor Given that the majority ofthe schemes in the survey have assets of more than...