... implications ofthe scarcity of a number ofnatural resources, the mismanagement or depletion of such resourcesand unequal access to them should also be recognized as potential causes of conflict and should ... for sustainable development […] The Security Council also stresses that the use, disposal and management ofnaturalresources is a multifaceted and cross-sector issue that involves various UN ... watering holes and fertile land, to trade routes, fish stocks and spices, sugar, oil, gold and other precious commodities, war has too often been the means to secure possession of scarce resources Even...
... "structure" section, five in "process" and 27 in "results" Most articles addressed several items Twenty discussed material resources; six, human resources; and four, organizational resourcesThe structural ... interests Acknowledgements The authors wish to thanks Professor Gilles Dussault and Professor Kaspar Wyss for the contributions made by reviewing the first version of this article References 10 ... midwives, nurses, physicians, anaesthetists and obstetricians [42,44,45] Unskilled staff, such as traditional birth attendants, are sometimes addressed by these studies Administrative and management...
... bladder, and sanjiao ) are Yang The symptoms of sickness also can be classified: chill and a slow pulse are symptoms of Yin, while fever and a fast pulse are symptoms of Yang The Five Elements The theory ... ancient East Asians combined the trigrams with a variety of images such as animals, members ofthe family, numbers, parts ofthe body, compass directions, seasons ofthe years, etc (see Table 4) The ... Conditions for the East Asian Approach Over thousands of years, East Asia has formed its own social system based on these principles Its characteristics can be summarized as business-government...
... types of students in other university, NEU students are the perfect entity to take the research The study illustrates the effects of music cover and NEU students’ behaviors towards the spread of ... Nowadays, finding covered songs are so easy, they appear in most CDs of most singers “Music cover” is not a new concept Most singers choose to cover a song of other musicians or singers to make their ... studies and shows what the achieved points andthe weakness in each study are After that, it states personal opinion of reporter about previous studies andthe purpose to this research Data analysis...
... machinists, merchants, painters, peddlers, plasterers, printers, professors, sailors, school masters, ship carpenters, shoemakers, stevedores, storekeepers, turners, wood sellers, and upholsterers Of ... example, the Commercial Bank of Albany served as the correspondent ofthe Albany Savings Bank That savings bank, as was common, conducted its business within its correspondent s offices, just as the ... officers, major stockholders and their friends, families, and business associates, because it could be used to expropriate resources from outsiders, including minority stockholders, depositors, and...
... substances secreted from nerve cells, reflecting changes occurring in the CNS CSF analysis remains a key tool in understanding the status and functions ofthe CNS, and investigating the mechanisms of ... 1995) The nociceptive response was associated with the production of prostaglandins and was blocked by inhibitors of prostanoid synthesis In addition, COX inhibitors as well as prostaglandin ... cells) in terms of number and volume, forming networks with themselves via gap junctions and making very close contacts with neuronal synapses and blood vessels (Halassa et al., 2007) Astrocytes...
... Legislature Under its assigned missions, the office conducts the following types of examinations: Financial audits attest to the fairness ofthe financial statements of agencies They examine the ... benefits Such bills cannot be enacted unless they are referred to the Office ofthe Auditor for an assessment ofthe social and financial impact ofthe proposed measure Analyses of proposed special ... departments, offices, and agencies ofthe State of Hawai‘i and its political subdivisions Background The Department of Human ResourcesDevelopment is part ofthe executive branch ofthe State of Hawai‘i...
... workers’ compensation raises further questions of stewardship The department is responsible for the processing of claims and administering of workers’ compensation funds; however, it does not systematically ... reporting ofthe Department of Human Resources Development; recommend improvements to such systems, procedures, and reports; and report on the fairness ofthe financial statements ofthe department Ascertain ... and results as well as to design and monitor a system of internal control over the process to ensure the reliability ofthe process and accuracy ofthe reports These components are especially critical...
... charging system The debate for the adequacy of such system was between the capitalist party and socialist party The capitalist party opposed it, since the system is against the basic principles of ... cheaper if the consumptions get bigger On the other hand, the socialist party supported it, since it gives fair treatment among big consumers and small consumers However, such system was successfully ... with the makers’ business strategy, thedevelopmentof SWT-flushing toilets continued further to date Thedevelopment processes of SWT-FT by TOTO Co Ltd., one ofthe leading toilet makers in...
... analytical study on transparency SESSION 4: Gender-sensitive development cooperation hands-on: The success of gender-responsive budgeting and planning FOCUS The objective of this session is to highlight ... (on disbursements, forecasts, progress on results, and gender issues) widely available to all stakeholders for accountability purposes This third conversation will address the role of transparent ... marker system to assess the contribution of overseas development assistance (ODA) to gender equality goals have also been important contributions to greater effectiveness With its emphasis on development...
... dummy variables (Eastern, Southeastern, Southern, Southwestern and Western exposures), which take the value if the château possesses slopes with a given exposure Slopes can be of low or higher ... unless the process starts spontaneously; used by all châteaux) Since all vineyards proceed similarly, it is not possible to capture the possible effects of these chemical steps (4) Fermenting of ... uses kieselguhr, the other cellulosic-asbestos filtering components); a third process is adsorption The particularity is that adsorption needs one ofthe two other processes, while each of the...
... BUSINESS ADVOCACY AND SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE The Governor 's Office of Business Advocacy and Small Business Assistance helps Maryland businesses navigate through the processes and regulations ... at the following address: www.blis.choosemaryland.org C DOMESTIC BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS DIVISION OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DBED s Division of Business Development is the direct arm ofthe State ... Maryland s business laws are flexible and serve well those businesses that have chosen to establish operations in Maryland To encourage the creation and expansion of businesses, Maryland offers several...
... assistance from the Commission ofthe European Communities The views expressed herein are those ofthe project and not represent any official view ofthe Commission This is one of a series of ... Nucleus estates and smallholder schemes: monopolies and conflicts The first approach in the seventies was the Nucleus Estates and Smallholders Scheme (NES/PIR) which was used with local farmers and ... extensive areas, on the climate The Indonesian lowland forests are particularly biodiverse and their destruction results in the irreversible loss of species The economic and social costs resulting...
... values the land is in the same office as the city s state land bureau, as is the case in Loudi Once the LGFV could be dressed up with land assets or subsidies for bond issuance, investors like the ... both sides ofthe river, and thousands of workers are teeming about the work sites The cities will be serviced by five subway lines, Xu says The area is meant to attract banks, brokerages, and other ... equity, land, stakes in local state-owned companies, and city banks More assets meant more borrowing Many assets benefited the public only: parks, hospitals, and schools.8 Since the assets generated...
... robustness ofthe systems which were tested and this problems m a y fail to test the system 's coverage of leads to difficultiesin the interpretation ofthe results discourse phenomena This is because ... against a version of a real system and we can observe the ways in which the system satisfies, or fails to satisfy, user requirements 1.2 The current study W e discuss semantics and pragmatics only ... phase of such an analysis in which we discuss the set of words that the system failed to analyse Method Subjects TheThe 12 subjects were all familiar with using computers insofar as they had used...
... this method of transporting water in darkness and coolness was one ofthe reasons for the fertility that was once a characteristic ofthe oases in Eastern Turkestan Such historical observations ... ofthe family whose members almost exclusively interested themselves in the husbandry ofthe forests and their wild life In time their motto became 'Fidus in silvis silentibus' (Faithful to the ... his death For practical reasons I have not been able to use further special sources; so it is possible that there are omissions and possibly some mistakes in the text On the whole, however, the...
... and resistance are increased; increased pressures lead to power losses and increased heat, all of which expresses itself in the form of excentric reactive forces which inhibit the synthesis of ... makes it possible for the individual planets andthe various solar systems to move along their courses, as parts of Spiral Nebulae THE SIGNIFICANCE OFTHE SPIRAL Without the Spiral there can be ... contents ofthe test tube rise over the edges ofthe latter and gather together forming a little mound on the sides next to the poles In the case of diamagnetic liquids, the samples in the test tubes...
... various narratives that allowed them to account for their actions and reconstitute themselves as persons The reassessment of self-worth and personal purpose experienced by social activists is one of ... ofthe System of Social Assistance is designed to streamline the social insurance system and “establish in Ukraine an effective, new organization of targeted assistance for the poorest groups ... about their social justice struggles, and why were their efforts evaluated so differently by state and business elites? Postsocialist Politics of Dyferentsiatsiia Just like millions of other people...
... Amenity Value ofNaturalResources 14.3.2 Resourcesand Intergenerational Equity 14.4 Assessment ofthe Finiteness ofResources 14.5 Assessment of Petroleum Reserves 14.6 Estimation of a Basic Model ... emissions of greenhouse gases are at a high level and still increasing Concerning greenhouse gas emissions, the high standard of living of modern Western societies makes these countries emit most ... warming and resources, we study those issues in the context of modern growth theory Besides addressing important issues in those areas we also put forward a dynamic framework that allows focus on the...