... where 54% of the participants reported that they preferred a female doctor to take their Pap smear, 48% that they preferred a woman for their breast exam and 36% that they preferred a woman to ... gynecologist. Therefore, there are women who emphasize more on the sex of the doctor, than on his/her level of education.23 However, the way the patients choose their doctor is not fully understood ... informed regarding the purpose of the study and then the questionnaires were handed out tothe women who were interested in participating. Moreover, it was made clear that the data were collected...
... thing led tothe next, and by the mid-1970s, I completed my PhD thesis at Princeton applying game theory to foundational issues in political and moral theory. My great good fortune was to have ... But not too simple.—EinsteinPessimism is ubiquitous throughout the Western world today. Whether today’s anxiety stems from the inability of politicians in Washington, DC, to fund the U.S. ... is because they are much more vulnerable to infl uences from the extreme fl ank of their own party than tothe rhetoric of the opposite party. This development in turn has widened the gulf between...
... Neither Brain nor Ghost - The MIT Press"A new view of mind is in the air. Teed Rockwell has sensed it and articulated it beautifully ... systems theory, he proposes a bold alternative to Cartesian materialism that deserves careful scrutiny." J. A. Scott Kelso, Glenwood and Martha Creech Chair in Science and Director, Center ... Heath Paper / March 2003 Perspectives on Science: Historical, Philosophical, Social Quarterly (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) See Other Titles In: > Cognition, Brain, & Behavior...
... consent forms. The partici-pants were then asked to give their written informed con-sent to join the study, and a timetable was agreed with the interviewers who subsequently collected the completedquestionnaires ... [5]. Underweight subjects were too fewin number (n = 16) and were excluded from the study.Statistical methods The subjects were divided into three groups according to nourishment status: normal ... compared to identify the factors leading to increased body weight and obesity and, consequently, to the impairment of health-related quality of life.Competing interests The authors declare that they...
... activities to the State. The executive director is responsible for the overallmanagement of the corporation, including the uniform application ofpolicies, procedures, and practices as they relate tothe ... versionwww.adultpdf.comOffice of the Auditor The missions of the Office of the Auditor are assigned by the Hawaii State Constitution(Article VII, Section 10). The primary mission is to conduct post audits of the transactions,accounts, ... on the board. The threeex-officio members are the director of business, economic developmentand tourism; the director of human services; and the governor’s specialassistant for housing. The...
... StateUniversity on the merits of PBP. Board members were also invited to this meeting. The briefing and other similar meetings related tothe PBPmethodology took place in early to mid-1999. Under the assumption ... effectivecommunications with the board might have allowed the corporation to address the board’s concerns prior tothe October 1999 denial of the performance based procurement. The corporation did not ... that the project was only 40 to 50percent complete at that time. The corporation is unable to explain the disparity between the payments made and the estimated percentage ofcompletion, as there...
... GovernmentAuditing Standards as they relate tothe corporation. It also displays the corporation’s combined financial statements together with explanatorynotes and supplementary information.In the opinion of ... the management and the Board of Directorsof the corporation and is not intended to be and should not beused by anyone other than these specified parties.Honolulu, HawaiiDecember 8, 2000 The ... Programs The Federal Low-Rent Program and the various Section 8 funds arereferred to collectively as the HUD Subsidized Programs and represent the contracts that the corporation has entered into with...
... Audit The recognition of gains from the sale of units is dependent on anumber of factors relating tothe nature of the property sold, the terms of the sale, and the future involvement of the corporation ... convertible to pay upontermination of employment.10. Allocated Costs The corporation provides certain administrative services to itsvarious funds. The cost of these services is allocatedtothe fundsbased ... monies paidinto the State Treasury. The Director of Finance may invest any moniesof the State, which in the Director’s judgment are in excess of the amounts necessary for meeting the immediate...
... The Office of the Auditor The missions of the Office of the Auditor are assigned by the Hawaii State Constitution(Article VII, Section 10). The primary mission is to conduct post audits of the ... as the lead tourism agency for the State of Hawai`i. The authorityreports directly tothe governor and Legislature and is attached to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism ... provide the Auditor with broad powers to examine all books, records, files,papers, and documents and all financial affairs of every agency. The Auditor also has the authority to summon persons to...
... opportunities through tourism.HistoryEstablished in 1903, HVCB, then known as the Hawai`i Visitors Bureau,is the oldest tourism organization in the Pacific region and began as acommittee of the Honolulu ... contractors’ final reports were not received in a timely manner,contracts were renewed prior tothe authority’s evaluation of the qualityof the work provided, and final payment was made prior to the completion ... (now the Department of Business, Economic Developmentand Tourism) to contract with the bureau for marketing services. In July1996, the bureau’s name was officially changed tothe Hawai`i Visitors&...
... 13Chapter 2: The Hawai`i Tourism Authority Enabled the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau to Exploit State Contract FundingChapter 2 The Hawai`i Tourism Authority Enabled the Hawai`iVisitors ... if they were needed to pay forgoods to be received, or services to be rendered, by the end of eachcalendar year. Funds should not be committed to pay for goods orservices to be provided in the ... by the Hawai`i Tourism Authority provided the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau with a blank check to spendstate funds for self-serving purposes.2. The authority’s failure to monitor...
... cor-responds tothe first answer choice, B tothe second, C to the third, and D tothe fourth.)Preview TestAnswer Explanation1. B The student gets some basic information from the professor about the ... fact that they are“evergreen” trees (which allows them to start pho-tosynthesizing right away in the spring) as adapta-tions tothe cold. There is no mention of their barkor of their root ... cor-responds tothe first answer choice, B tothe second, C to the third, and D tothe fourth.)Preview TestAnswer Explanation1. B The student gets some basic information from the professor about the...