... Ruhr area and an adjacent rural area in Germany at baseline and at follow-up Total Group (n = 2116) Baseline in 1985-1994 Follow-up in 2006 Changeinrural area Changein urban area PM10 No2 PM10 ... function, Inflammation and Aging), a prospective cohort of elderly women living in the highly industrialised Ruhr district andin adjacent rural areas in Germany Chronic respiratory symptoms and lung ... baseline and who agreed to further examinations in the questionnaire follow-up in 2006 The women were invited in a randomized manner from four cities in the Ruhr area (Duisburg, Dortmund, Essen and...
... Tradition andChangein Administrative Law Martina Kiinnecke Tradition andChangein Administrative Law An Anglo-German Comparison ^ Springer Dr Martina Kiinnecke The University ... channelling individual complaints into a preexisting system of orders from the King directed to the person who had injured the individual.^ The writ originated in a personal request by an individual ... human rights and security in the age of terrorism Common lawyers are increasingly interested in continental jurisdictions: " in the light of significant recent constitutional changes in this country,...
... The WPS disseminates the findings of work in progress, preliminary research results, and development experience and lessons, to encourage the exchange of ideas and innovative thinking among researchers, ... majority, and foreign earnings, which are used in financing development activities In the course of the last 40 years, industrial tree crops, notably cocoa, coffee, oil palm, and rubber, have dominated ... about 40 percent of exports, 14 percent of GDP, and more than 20 percent of government income (Nkamleu and Kielland 2006) Recent global and African production trends are shown in Table In Africa,...
... attracting and retaining health staff in remote and/ or rural areas, tackling staff mal-distribution and over-specialisation, particularly in the physician workforce, retaining and motivating health ... there was an increased emphasis on rural internships and the need to provide trained staff in underserved areas In 1977, the first mandatory rural internship was created in Minas Gerais In 1976, ... respond to primary care demands within SUS PROFAE 2002/2007 Aimed at expanding training of nurse technicians and nursing aides PROMED 2003/ Aimed at financing curricular reform in medical schools directed...
... University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland Service system department, National Institute for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland UKK Institute for Health Promotion, Tampere, Finland University of ... squared (m2) Changein (kg) weight was defined as weight in 2000 minus weight in 2008 Stable weight was defined as weight in 2008 between -5.0 and 5.0 kg of weight in 2000 Women who lost or gained more ... quality of life was defined as QoL in 2000 minus QoL of life in 2008 resulting in the categories -3, -2, -1 defined as deteriorated QoL, defined as no changeand or defined as improved QoL Hormone...
... 74 in Ben Tre conducting GAPand which were initially certified • SUMA promoted GAP for small scale farms in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces and hatcheries in Ca Mau and Khanh Hoa provinces during ... aid in facilitating this process GAPand BMP should be promoted through a widespread training and awareness raising programme, with SUDA working closely in supporting NCAFE to develop “Training ... received GAP training to replicate GAPin other shrimp farming zones of Ben Tre and Kien Giang provinces In September 2006, NAFIQAVED and regional centers No 4, 5, and field-tested and drafted...
... saline (pH 7.4), dehydrated in graded ethanol, and embedded in paraffin wax Sagittal sections (6 µm thick) were then cut, stained with safranin-O/fast green and haematoxylin and eosin, and examined ... tissue regrowth in the shaved area Based on the histological findings, we speculate that early weight bearing induced slight plug sinking or tilting, and that the shaved area came into direct contact ... parapatellar incision Osteochondral grafting Intravenous pentobarbital sodium (25 mg/kg body weight) was used to induce and maintain general anaesthesia The rabbits were placed supine, and the surgery...
... when attempting to understand changes in building technique By defining the foundations of buildings based upon their typical features (i.e ground preparation, wall footings, flooring and roof supports), ... architectural features continues in Chapter with walls and roofs Supposed material and technological changes suggest a transformation in walling and roofing in the seventh and sixth centuries BC ... archaeology to vernacular architecture and structural engineering Incorporating the definitions used in these fields for common terminology into specific archaeological definitions creates the boundaries...
... students and encouraging them to speak Avoiding interrupting students for correcting mistakes when they are performing Preparing interesting speaking and listening worksheets to attract the students ... teachers should initiate through challenging, directing, inquiring, inviting, stating, suggesting, modelling, and listening Aside from that, they should provide feedback by praising, encouraging exploration, ... stories and drama, children link together the there and then in stories and the world of here and now, building up their understanding upon their experience in drama, which can bring vividness and...
... bridge the gap between the pleasurable experience of listening/singing and the communicative use of language” Thirdly, songs also sustain students‟ interest in learning Davanellos (1999:13) pointed ... English learning 18 motivation This section determines data on students‟ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation The statements were designed based on the above definitions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation ... scores and percentage Finally, the students' reflections were collected and analyzed to gain information about their experience in learning English through songs This analysis is done in an informal,...
... 10 Gap – filling when watching the video poem Reordering mixed lines when listening to the poem Practicing pronouncing words, and stress, intonation by reading aloud the poems Drawing ... questionnaire andand post – questionnaire) were used together with and Students’ reflections (including the worksheets, some of their thoughts and feelings towards learning English through songs and poems, ... MAJOR FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS Data from the first questionnaire indicates that both the experimental and the control group have higher extrinsic motivation than intrinsic motivation in learning...
... academic and spiritual being I hope that Pat and his community will find in these pages something insightful and useful as they continue to pursue their lives in the singularity that is life in Interior ... standard for deconstructing and analyzing ecosystem services, viewing how they have changed or might change over time, and for evaluating and modeling service substitutability The third and final ... committed to continuing this work, and to bringing the power of the researcher and the research institution into their hands for their direction, for only they know the meaningful and important...
... rich think some palliatives are required to contain the rural poor and Grameen is doing exactly that • Grameen Bank’s credit is in turn helping the rural rich to expand their business inrural ... bring the rural poor from the fringes to the centre of the activity Interestingly, instead of giving subsidies, the concept of shared resources seems a better option in alleviating poverty inrural ... judiciously and pursuing some pragmatic policies in implementing necessary infrastructure, providing the necessary institutional support andin building up the right manpower (ATAS, 1995) According to...
... dates of beginning and ending temperatures through 20oC, 25oC The dates of beginning and ending temperatures through 20oC, 25oC are very important for defining the crop calendar and crop rotation ... for defining the growing period for Agriculture in the North andin the Mountain regions Absolute minimum temperature Absolute minimum temperature is very important for distribution of perennial ... Vinh (North central region), Can tho and Bac Lieu (Mekong river delta) On the other hand, in winter-spring season rainfall is increasing trend which observed at Bac Giang, Ha noi, Nam dinh, Vinh,...
... per decade In some summer months, temperature increases about 0.10.3oC per decade • More heavy rainfalls causing severe floods; • Rainfall decreases in dry season (Jul., Aug.) and increases in ... Resources • Instability in rainfall would cause more severe floods in rainy season and droughts in dry season • Increase in frequency and intensity of typhoons, storms would cause high floods & inundation, ... Malaria: contraction and expansion, changes in transmission season High confidence Increase in malnutrition Increase in the number of people suffering from deaths, disease and injuries from extreme...
... drinking, cooking, washing and bathing The data shows that women were very likely to use a well/spring and flowing water/stream/river for drinking (84%), cooking (85%), washing (81%) and bathing (86%) ... Proportion of the total time per week women in Flagstaff spent on activities (in hours and minutes) 100 60 40 20 Person Mass media Person Person Person Person Person Person Person Total 0 1h 1h 40 ... hours and 28 minutes is spent travelling and performing unpaid work Port St Johns: Using average time spent per day, a day consists of 59 minutes travelling to and from the river Travelling to and...
... 2008) Because changes in water timing result in changes in water quantity and quality, shifts in the timing of freshwater flows have become a leading driver in global declines in freshwater biodiversity ... riparian and bottom-dwelling organisms Increase in the variability and timing of annual monsoon Increased temperatures Reduced precipitation and runoff Increased precipitation and runoff More intense ... Sea-level rise Increase in intensity and frequency of extreme precipitation events Changes in air temperature Increased variability in temperature hifts in the S seasonality and frequency of...
... the changes in hydration and the conformational changes involved in protein–ligand interactions [16,17], and thus may provide further information on the molecular mechanism of fosfomycin and ... provided further insight into the molecular mechanism driving the formation of the covalent C115–fosfomycin adduct A conservative exchange of K22 to arginine maintains fosfomycin binding, while a ... glutamate side chain weakens or even prohibits fosfomycin binding due to charge–charge repulsions Most interestingly, the uncharged valine side chain completely abolishes fosfomycin binding in the absence...
... Acronyms and abbreviations xi Studying teacher education and institutional changein South Africa in 2006 Rapidly changing policy and governance 18 Internal restructuring in response to external imperatives ... Diploma in Education FERTI Faculty of Education, Research Technology and Innovation Unit FET further education and training band GET general education and training band HDE Higher Diploma in Education ... facing an imperative to change, both from shifting education policies and relationships, and from shifting policies and relationships within their new higher education location, intersecting in...