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SOURCE: ... report was prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD). This research was conducted under the auspices of the Forces and Resources Policy
Center of the RAND National Defense Research ...
Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Oce of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity
(ODMEO), with assistance from RAND, brought together diversity experts from academia
and the public and private...
... inspection, the type and extent of the deformation must be described accurately and in detail
so that an assessment of the effect of the damage can be made. The location of the damaged member ... detectability and
reliability of the inspection method, inspector qualifications, and economic considerations. A summary of
NDT methods that describes advantages and disadvantages of each is provided ... contact surfaces of the structure and seal, galvanic corrosion if the seal plate is of
a dissimilar metal to that of the structure itself, or erosion corrosion if abrasive sand and silt particles...
... conditions) or at high pH (highly alkaline conditions) . At
intermediate pH, a protective oxide or hydroxide often forms. Deposits of film-forming materials such as oil
and grease and sand and ... 2001
Engineering and Design
INSPECTION, EVALUATIONAND REPAIR OF HYDRAULIC STEEL STRUCTURES
1. Purpose. This manual describes the inspection, evaluation, and repair of hydraulic steel ... lock
chamber water level and to opening and closing of gates. The number of load cycles is a function of the
number of lockages that occurs at the lock. The number of load cycles due to gate...
... between
hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and different weather parameters. We aim to study if a
correlation exists between the incidence of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia and various weather
parameters ... rest
of the year. This effect is not seen with preeclampsia. This strengthens the association of low
temperature and high humidity with triggering of eclampsia.
Background
The aetiology of preeclampsia ... Mum-
bai for the study period.
The incidence of preeclampsia and eclampsia and the
meteorological parameters between the two seasons (June
to August and rest of the year) were compared. Data was
compared...
... Background and Introduction
Type of Evidence
Category of Type Description of Type of Evidence
of Evidence
A Major randomized controlled clinical
trials (RCTs)
B Smaller RCTs and meta-analyses of ... major cause of
the build-up of coronary atherosclerosis, and hence of
the development of CHD in the long term. For this
I–3
I. Background and Introduction
Table I.3–1. New Features of ATP III
Focus ... cholesterol. The
major apolipoproteins of VLDL are apo B-100, apo Cs
(C-I, C-II, and C-III), and apo E. VLDL are produced
by the liver and are precursors of LDL; some forms of
VLDL, particularly VLDL remnants,...
... 7
Assessment and Classification of Overweight and Obesity 8
Assessment of Risk Status 11
Evaluation and Treatment Strategy 15
Ready or Not: Predicting Weight Loss 21
Management of Overweight and Obesity ... diary and recording the
duration and intensity of exercise.
The following are examples of
activities at different levels of
intensity. A moderate amount of
Examples of Moderate Amounts of Physical ... determination of the degree of obesity
and the absolute risk status.
Management includes the reduction of excess weight and
maintenance of this lower body weight, as well as the institution
of additional...
... variety of scenes,
certain attributes of spatial configuration (such as
the extent of openness and spatial definition, the
normal function and/ or use of the place, and the
age of the site and its ... little of the
research mentioned above evaluated urban stimuli,
or the role that familiarity or recognition of
visualized scenes may play in processes of aesthetic
evaluation. The development ofevaluation ... two types of place were recorded in
the subscales of evasion and compatibility.
However, the results of our research—given the
objective of characterizing the main scenic
resources of a city—show...
... review of laws and policies related to forestry and land, and an analysis of the
process of authorization of land concessions in Laos. Part III presents an assessment of the economic,
social and ... definition of land relate more and more clearly to the use of
land to respond to the economic development criteria of the country.
2. Development of rights and powers to manage and develop land ... Research and Information on Land
and Natural Resources, the Department of Land Use, Planning and Development,
the Department of Land Administration, the Department for Policy and Inspection,
and...
... beneficial and economically viable’ (as defined in the
FSC mandate). On the contrary, they enjoy this seal at the cost of the work and health of their
workers andof the environment of all Uruguayans. ... stages of ant
eradication and nursery building through to the harvesting of the wood lured by dreams of a
better future.
Vacant fields and abandoned farm buildings, storage sheds and vehicles ... survivors and are often a tower of strength when communities oppose plans that
threaten their way of life.
The creation and expansion of oil palm plantations have had a number of different...
... 10.)
Diagnosis and Evaluation
Table 10. Collection and Handling of Plasma Samples for Laboratory Testing
Phlebotomy conditions An atraumatic blood draw limits the exposure of tissue factor from the site and ... Division of Blood Diseases
and Resources of the NHLBI. The Panel was
coordinated by the Division for the Application of
Research Discoveries (DARD), formerly the Office
of Prevention, Education, and ... increase of twofold, to at least 30 IU/dL.
230
In a small case series of VWD patients, the consistency
of FVIII increases and the response of the bleeding
time after a second test dose of DDAVP...
... indexical, tactile and haptic. (Lash 125)
The mapping of cinema onto the spaces of consumption by means of the magical
floating signifier of “Hollywood”—whether in the sense of Workman’s montages ... new media complex and mall at Hollywood and Highland offered—
for virtual guests—geographic cachet, ersatz Intolerance elephants, and big-screen video
displays. As commentators and stars alike ... kinds of product
advertising, that it “can … be used to misrepresent any system of production” (141) and
constitutes “a sort of black hole in both nature and time.” (144) Here, the magic of
apparently...
... C. ,and Rizzolatti,G.
(2004). A unifying view of the basis
of social cognition. Trends Cogn. Sci.
(Regul. Ed.) 8, 396–403.
Gazzola, V., and Keysers, C. (2009).
The observation and execution of
actions ... PMID: 21782846. [Epub ahead
of print].
Oldfield, R. C. (1971). The assess-
ment and analysis of handedness:
the Edinburgh inventory. Neuropsy-
chologia 9, 97–113.
Oosterhof, N. N., Wiggett, A. ... liking and
physical ability is represented within occipitotemporal and parietal
regions of the AON. We consider now how these findings inform
our understanding of the embodied simulation account of...