biodiversity biotic interactions and ideas for pest management
ECOLOGICAL BASIS OF AGROFORESTRY - CHAPTER 10 ppsx
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12/08/2014, 03:20
... Press Anderson, J.M and J.S.I Ingram 1989 Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility: A Handbook of Methods Wallingford, UK: CAB International Anderson, J.M and M.J Swift 1983 Decomposition in tropical forests ... Ecosystems and Environment 58:145–155 Caldentey, J., M Ibarra and J Herandez 2001 Litter fluxes and decomposition in Northofagus pumilio stands in the region of Magallanes, Chile Forest Ecology and Management ... systems Agroforestry Systems 4:77–87 Goncalves, J.L.M., N.F Barros, E.K.S Nambiar and R.F Novais 1997 Soil and stand management for short rotation plantations In Management of Soil, Water and Nutrients...
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Báo cáo y học: "A review of anatomical and mechanical factors affecting vertebral body integrit
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03/11/2012, 09:49
... network allows for the efficient distribution of compressive and shear forces This efficiency exists via the orientation and spacing of the three dimensional arrangement of osseous plates and struts ... longissimus and iliocostalis, thus reducing their capacity to resist shear force and Int J Med Sci 2004 1: 170-180 174 increasing the compression vector [57] Spinal posture and geometry may therefore ... Fracture in Women and the Relationship with Bone-Density and Symptoms - the Chingford Study J Bone Miner Res 1993 8(7):817822 Tsauo JY, Chien MY, Yang RS Spinal performance and functional impairment...
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Báo cáo " A review of washback and its pedagogical implications " potx
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05/03/2014, 12:20
... offerings and modes of instruction, and potentially reduce the capacities of teachers to teach content and to use methods and materials that are incompatible with standardized testing formats” ... classroom setting and the educational/political system Positive Washback 5.1 Classroom setting Teachers and learners will be motivated to fulfil their teaching and learning goals (Anderson & Wall, ... their political agendas and to seize influence and control of educational systems (Shohamy, 1996 [6]) Tests are used as a “lever” for change To present a clear view of positive and negative washback...
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Transforming Your Care A Review of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland pptx
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07/03/2014, 04:20
... voluntary and community sector (facilitated by the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action), registered social care workforce (facilitated by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council), and private ... improvements The need to understand demand patterns and work with providers in primary, community and secondary care to ensure more effective management of demand will be a central issue in the ... Reshaping the System (2010) McKinsey NI Confederation for Health and Social Care: Areas for Action for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland 2011-2015 11 quite simply fail the popula#tion as...
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The Report of the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms for ICT for Development - A review of trends and an analysis of gaps and promising practices ppt
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15/03/2014, 19:20
... other hand, the Task Force discussions have provided a unique forum for many of these stakeholders to exchange and propose ideas, both individually and collectively, for new initiatives and approaches ... especially for regulators and other public sector employees and organizations Communications access and connectivity for voice, mobile, and data services in remote rural areas, isolated islands, and ... available for ICT development, therefore, not necessarily amount to a trade-off with financing for more direct and urgent forms of support, such as for food, medicine, emergency relief, and so forth...
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2009 Investment Company Fact Book 49th edition - A Review of Trends and Activity in the Investment Company Industry pptx
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23/03/2014, 08:21
... to U.S and worldwide economic and financial conditions—from year to year and over longer periods—also play an important role in determining demand for specific types of mutual funds and for mutual ... responsible for conducting and overseeing research on the flows, assets, and fees of mutual funds, as well as a major recent research initiative to better understand the costs and benefits of laws and ... account for the 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...
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2011 Investment Company Fact Book - A Review of Trends and Activity in the Investment Company Industry doc
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23/03/2014, 11:20
... responsible 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 ... account for the 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 ... security settlement, information systems and technology, and other corporate management functions Jobs related to fund administration, including financial and portfolio accounting and regulatory compliance...
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A Review of Transport and Urban Air Pollution in Pakistan: SYED ZAFAR ILYAS ppt
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29/03/2014, 21:20
... development and implementation of vehicle emission and fuel and oil quality standards; vehicle licensing, registration, and inspection; certification and licensing of fuel dispensing and service ... emissions and repair noncomplying vehicles; fuel adulteration control; transport system management and traffic control; transportation planning, road construction and maintenance; and land use ... rapidly, such as fuel and oil quality improvements, stop smuggled fuel and oil (from Iran and Iraq) and metered fuel-oil mixtures on two strokes Such measures would also be ‘‘fit and forget’’ in nature,...
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Báo cáo y học: "Anti-SSA/Ro antibodies and the heart: more than complete congenital heart block? A review of electrocardiographic and myocardial abnormalities and of treatment options" ppt
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09/08/2014, 06:22
... of the fetal heart between 16 and 30 weeks of gestation, and anti-SSA/Ro antibodies were not considered pathogenic for the adult heart In support of this, Gordon and colleagues [20] did not find ... prompted the cardiologists to ask for a search for anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies in the healthy mother Both were positive Because no CHB was noticed and because the hyperechogenicity ... were transient, and spontaneous recovery occurred before or shortly after birth [1] The same issue was investigated in a prospective multicentre study named PRIDE (PR interval and dexamethasone...
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Báo cáo y học: "Tibialis posterior in health and disease: a review of structure and function with specific reference to electromyographic studies" pot
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10/08/2014, 21:23
... understand the role of TP in the development of pathology and in disease-specific populations including RA, cerebral palsy and TPTD Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Foot and ... conceived the idea for the review, RS and GSM drafted the manuscript and the figures, GSM prepared the video supplement, JW and DET critically revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the ... T, Spiegel J: Rheumatoid arthritis in the foot and ankle – diagnosis, pathology, and treatment The relationship between foot and ankle deformity and disease duration in 50 patients Foot Ankle...
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báo cáo khoa học: " The Chinese government’s response to drug use and HIV/AIDS: A review of policies and programs" potx
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11/08/2014, 18:20
... tolerance” policies toward drug use and harm reduction programs [23], increasing the demand for care, support and treatment for IDUs to reach those in need [31] and a lack of cooperation among departments ... professional staff and funding to provide these services, especially at the city or county level Police and medical staff lack the knowledge and skills for delivering harm-reduction and behavioralchange ... 2007 Estimates for People at Risk for and Living With HIV in China: Progress and Challenges J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009, 50(4):414-418 Bao PY, Liu MZ: Systematic review of HIV and HCV infection...
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Báo cáo y học: " A review of 2004, and with the new year comes a new look" potx
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12/08/2014, 20:21
... clinical scenarios; and • paediatric journal club critiques Finally, we, the editorial team at Critical Care, thank all of our readers, authors, referees and Editorial Board members for their continued ... several articles for us over the past year to whom we should like to extend special thanks for all of their hard work, a list of whom can be found at the end of this issue of the journal and on the ... of the journal and on the website (http://ccforum.com/info/about/reviewers.asp) Competing interests KL, ER and CH are employees of BioMed Central and receive a fixed salary References Thompson...
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Tài liệu Financial crises and bank failures: a review of prediction methods docx
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16/02/2014, 06:20
... between 1998 and 2005 (see Mayer and Pence (2008) for measures of the size and the increase of the subprime mortgage market based on US Department of Housing and Urban Development and LoanPerformance ... States were very high (and unusual even for subprime market) delinquency and foreclosure rates for mortgages originated in 2006 and 2007 High rates of foreclosures, declining home values, borrowers’ ... (2008) and Demyanyk and Van Hemert (2008), it appears the United States (in 2007); Argentina (in 1980); Chile (in 1982); Sweden, Norway, and Finland in (1992); Mexico (in 1994); and Thailand, Indonesia,...
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Báo cáo y học: " Societal costs of air pollution-related health hazards: A review of methods and results" pot
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13/08/2014, 11:22
... care personnel, and hospital facilities) and direct non-health care costs (e.g the cost of caregivers' time, injure crops and forest, material- damage cost, and visibility cost; informal care is ... nitrates and ozone, and PM) and the total costs of mortality and morbidity were estimated to be approximately between $2.56 and $2.92 billion Nocker et al.[30] also reported that mortality and morbidity ... results show that pollution-related damage cost about 2.8% of GDP for Germany, 4.4% for Italy, 3.9% for the Netherlands, and 2.0% for the UK in 1994 Health damage represented by far the largest...
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Tài liệu THE ELDERLY AND MOBILITY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE pdf
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13/02/2014, 18:20
... the facts and myths of the elderly and traffic safety; Understanding the need for mobility; and THE ELDERLY AND MOBILITY: A LITERATURE REVIEW Identifying methods to increase mobility for the elderly ... shorter, closer to home, and for different purposes than those of other drivers (the most common trip being for shopping for older women and social, recreational and medical visits for older men, as ... that support walking and cycling including resources to promote these activities and provision of a safe and comfortable environment in which to walk and cycle THE ELDERLY AND MOBILITY: A LITERATURE...
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Tài liệu A Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy docx
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17/02/2014, 06:20
... exchange of ideas and suggestions for improvement (Task 8) The committee finds that while the format of the Denver workshop was designed to promote the open exchange of ideas and suggestions for improvement ... applied observational and modeling efforts, both to advance science and ultimately to inform and support policy decision making and societal needs Improvements in models and observing systems—in ... workforce issues and information sources in revising, clarifying, and improving its projections of needs in this area 1 Introduction and Background In the Oceans Act of 2000, Congress called for...
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Tài liệu A REVIEW OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE: FOCUSING ON THE STUDIES OF INDOOR AIR ENVIRONMENT IN JAPAN COMPARED TO THOSE OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES pptx
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17/02/2014, 22:20
... relationship between moisture and temperature on skin and upper airway symptoms was investigated and showed that skin dryness and rashes, pharyngeal dryness, and nasal dryness and congestion are alleviated ... associated with the use of coal and other fuels for heating and cooking.52) Biological Pollutants Dander, mold, dust, and other organisms carried into by animals and people are biological air pollutants ... smoke, and other combustion.85) Chemicals analysis was performed to determine the pollutants emitted by PCs serviced for months and styrene was detected with phenol, toluene, 2-ethylhexanol and formaldehyde.79)...
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Tài liệu Determinants of Productivity for Military Personnel - A Review of Findings on the Contribution of Experience, Training, and Aptitude to Military Performance pdf
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17/02/2014, 22:20
... previous month and landing performance and reflects the fact that both recent and cumulative training contribute to improved performance - 18 Table 3.1 Career Training and F-14 Landing Performance ... 13 Table 3.1 Career Training and F-14 Landing Performance 18 Table 3.2 Training in Previous Month and F-14 Landing Performance 18 Table 3.3 Career Training Hours and Bombing Error 19 Table ... training/development, and recruitment and retention programs of the armed forces Accurate data on the relationship between performance on the one hand and ability, experience, and training on the...
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Tài liệu Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents - A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation docx
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18/02/2014, 07:20
... expenditure data were reported for only four brands in the frozen desserts category, the frozen desserts and candy categories were combined for purposes of this Report For each brand with youthdirected ... beverages and candy/frozen desserts ($11.6 million each), and juice and non-carbonated beverages ($10.2 million) Relative to overall in-store and packaging expenditures for the reported brands, the ... appeared on packages and store displays for fruit snacks, breakfast cereals, candy, yogurt, frozen waffles, toaster pastries, macaroni and cheese, and fruits and vegetables Multi-brand food companies...
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