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... the ECJ from holding that there is still a barrier to trade.97 Another disturbing aspect of Mr. Bot’s approach is how easily a case-by-case examination ofthe extent ofthe obstacle to interstate ... Commission v. Italy. But it is manifest that the application of principles to facts will involve a careful examination ofthe proportionality ofthe measure, particularly in the case of measures ... Despite the invitation by Advocate General Jacobs, the ECJ has steadfastly held the line against a de minimis approach in article 34 TFEU (article 28 EC). See Opinion of Advocate General Jacobs,...
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... Policy and Practice Information and coordinating CentreFINCA Foundation for International Community AssistanceFSDT Financial Sector Deepening Trusts in Kenya and TanzaniaGHAMFIN Ghana Microfinance ... two were of savings schemes alone. They include evaluations of programmes within Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania (Zanzibar), Uganda and Zimbabwe. Ten ... studies included inthe in- depth synthesis 85Appendix 4.2: Narrative synthesis of findings relating to the impact of microfinance on the wealth ofthe poor 89Appendix 4.3: Narrative synthesis of...
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... LP and 89.6% LR.5 Discussion: Converging Approaches The main goal of this paper was to find the minimal set of fragments which achievesmaximal parse accuracy in Data OrientedParsing. We have ... parse accuracy.1 IntroductionOne ofthe goals in statistical natural languageparsing is to find the minimal set of statisticaldependencies (between words and syntacticstructures) that achieves ... item is pruned from the chart.4 Whatisthe Minimal Subtree Set thatAchieves Maximal Parse Accuracy?4.1 The base lineFor our base line parse accuracy, we used the now standard division of the...
... atfeatures and the blending inofthe new and the traditional may be on the road to a healthierHegelian synthesis type of thing.”On the other hand, she added, it may besimply that there is ... organizational affiliations are listed at the beginning of each ofthe chapters in PartTwo. Each author or team of co-authors reviewed the relevant individual studies in depth, synthe-sized the ... Germany, and Japan. Major findings included the following. The amount of national control ofthe science curriculum varied among the three nations. In the United States, there is no mechanism at...
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... statistical significance ofa change in HR-QoL, but placing the magnitude of these changes ina con-text that is meaningful for health professionals, patientsand other stakeholders (Pharmaceutical ... anything otherthan large differences inthe mean changes. Thus the smallsample sizes can explain the lack of statistical significanceTable 3: Magnitude ofthe MID by worse/betterGlobal rating ... raises many issues. [1–7] The scales and instru-ments used may be unfamiliar to many clinicians andpatients, who may be uncertain ofthe meaning of the scale values and summary scores. [8]Repeated...
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