... Transport Research Library and is Australia’s major transport database As well as the holdings ofthe ARRB Transport Research Library collection, it also includes the holdings ofa number of other ... drivers Casualty crash analyses, even those encompassing casualties of all severity, have a sampling bias: the so-called ‘frailty bias’, which exaggerates any apparent age-related risk increase The ... Newstead and O’Hare (2003) As noted by these authors: “… it may not be entirely accurate to label such behavioural adaptations as ‘compensation’ While these changes may reflect a behavioural adaptation...
... president ofthe National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter ofthe National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding ... six thematic areas for clarity and appropriateness of thematic research priorities (Task 3a) ; balance among substantive research areas as well as among research activities such as observations, ... for integration, systems approaches, and collaboration in the conduct of research and the gathering of data However, the identification of important linkages among the six major themes and multidisciplinary...
... ways to further the SATS concept and build acceptance by FAA, the broader GA community, and state and local transportation of cials NASA’s General Aviation Program Of ce devised a “General Aviation ... utility, the SATS vision emphasizes the integration of many capabilities in a class of aircraft A central aim ofthe integrated demonstrations themselves and the involvement of industry, FAA, and state ... purposes, the aircraft used in air taxi service are usually counted as part ofthe GA fleet even though air taxi companies are regulated as “air carriers.” FAA estimates that about 5,000 GA aircraft are...
... associated with the increased activity of carbonic anhydrase, improving the quality of egg shell and the presence of manganese has an activator influence on the calcification and resistance of ... www.arpnjournal.com Arias, J.L., D .A Carrino, M.S Fernandez, J.E Rodrigues, J.E Denis and A. I Capln, 1992 Partial biochemical and immunological characterization of avian eggshell extracellular matrices Arch ... biochemical and pharmaceutical industries (Ogawa et al., 2004) Collagen used has been isolated mainly from bovine and swine skins and bones After the outbreaks of bovine spongioform encephalopathy (mad...
... their toxins and are capable of activating the alternate complement pathway 55 The normal flora ofthe intestinal tract ofthe breastfed infant, as well as the offspring of all other mammalian ... defense ofthe neonate and the intestinal flora Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica 351(Suppl.):122–125 Pisacane A, Graziano L, Zona G, Dolezalova H, Cafiero M, Coppola A, Scarpellino B, Ummarino M, Mazzarella ... Nagata I, Shiraki K, Tanimoto K, Harada Y, Tanaka Y, Okada T 1992 Mother-to-infant transmission of Hepatitis C virus Journal of Pediatrics 120:432–434 78 Ogasawara S, Kage M, Kosai K, Shimamatsu...
... to a standardized amount of carbohydrate in a food The glycemic load takes into account the amount of food eaten An international table ofthe glycemic index and glycemic load ofa wide variety ... bacterial populations were seen between patients who recently had a colon polyp removed, Japanese-Hawaiians, North American Caucasians, native rural Japanese, and rural native Africans Lactobacillus ... vitamin E, and 69 percent less ofthe minerals (USDA Food database, data not shown) Concentrated sugars and refined flour products make up a large portion ofthe carbohydrate intake in the average...
... Assessment of National Laboratory Capability The ability ofthe nation’s analytical laboratories to respond to a toxic attack will depend on the nature and scope ofthe attack Most ofthe potential toxic ... National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The National Research Council is the advisory arm ofthe National Academies 14 AReviewofthe EPA Water Security Action Plan Is the ... scientific and technical matters Dr Bruce M Alberts is president ofthe National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter ofthe National Academy...
... a firm can be external auditor to a company for 30years without becoming part ofthe ‘organogram’ ofthe company, ACCA does not agree with mandatory rotation of firms after a set number ofyears ... the practice, viewing it as a threat to audit quality Since the year 2000, Australia has reformed the whole basis of its federal law on civil liability In the wake ofa national crisis over the ... the ‘expectations gap’ Concerns are invariably raised when companies fail within a short time ofthe balance sheet date Accusations may be made that the auditors should have been aware that the...
... than the national average—16.7 new cases versus 16.1 per 100,000 per year African American and Latino children in Massachusetts had approximately 25% more diagnosed cancers than white and Asian and ... discharges from industrial plants and wastewater treatment facilities The U.S EPA has found PAHs in almost half ofthe 1, 430 national priority hazardous waste clean-up sites, and benzo (a) pyrene, ... benzo (a) anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, and benzo (a) pyrene as probable human carcinogens, and the U.S Department of Health and Human Services has classified benzo (a) anthracene, According to Rao,...
... urban areas of Hong Kong and Guangzhou (places which already have higher levels of these substances than other urban and rural areas around the world, Deng et al., 2007; Table 6) and approximately ... concentrations than the sediments ofthe Nanyang River This could be due to the fact that the Nanyang River has a lower pH than the Lianjiang River and that dumping of strong acids into the Nanyang ... the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Despite the existence of these agreements and conventions, the transfer of WEEE from the United States, Canada, Australia,...
... respectively, ofthe National Research Council The Transportation Research Board is a division ofthe National Research Council, which serves the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of ... strategic planning and policy making The ISTEA legislation also mandated that the National Academy of Sciences [National Research Council (NRC)] reviewthe statistical programs and practices of ... first years, BTS operated primarily BTS is also charged with more specific tasks relating to the National Transportation Library, the National Transportation Atlas Database, international data, and...
... that battle fatigue and other stress reactions may account for as many as 50 percent ofthe casualties in a given war As a result ofthe effect that stress can have on service members and their ... Hosek, Laura Miller, Laura Castaneda, and Terri Tanielian for their comments throughout the writing process Bryan Hallmark and Brad Stein gave constructive reviews of an earlier draft ofthe report ... (NSRD) ofthe RAND Corporation NSRD conducts research and analysis for the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, the defense agencies, the Department ofthe Navy,...
... with a disabled person (male) for the purpose of sex .The surrogate explains:"I take them out of their chair, put them on to the bed, make them comfortable, please them, wash them, dress them and ... the woman is disabled Shakespeare makes the point that there is an assumption here that any sexual contact is better than no sexual contact (Shakespeare 1996) A further disturbing aspect ofthe ... that the disabled person was somehow less than the surrogate herself It was considered reasonable by the surrogate that a fee (£60) was charged, partly because it is after all a 'business' transaction,...
... according to the characteristics ofthe activity they carry out, but rather on the basis ofthe location of their workplace To exemplify, in the NIPA, a marketing manager working in a car factory will ... (which are higher in these industries) 17 on the basis ofthe Comparative German American Database For the sake of comparability, this database classifies occupations and industries in the US and ... distinctively information-processing economy The United Kingdom, Canada and France have nearly the same ratio as the US, and although Germany and Italy have substantially lower ratios, their informationprocessing...
... efficacy and safety The available evidence suggests that the atypical antipsychotics are at least as efficacious as typicals in decreasing psychopathology In all studies the percentage of patients ... Collaboration Database Children’s Mental Health Policy Research Program, August 2004 Early Psychosis: AReviewofthe Treatment Literature TABLE Search Terms Early Psychosis TreatmentPharmacotherapy ... late adolescence and early adulthood causes major disruptions in the ability of individuals to meet developmental tasks Social, sexual, academic and vocational challenges may be threatened as...
... Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) (Banks and Casanova, 2003) 39 40 Extending working life: areviewofthe literature Barham’s (2002 :307 ) analysis ofthe economically inactive in the LFS suggests, at ... carried out in the period 1999-2005 and draw upon a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research The aim ofthe chapter is to provide a systematic account of current understanding about factors ... financial factors appear as increasingly important as people get older, although ill-health is a major element above as well as below age 55 (Table 2.1) ELSA data further suggests social class...