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Tài liệu Impact Evaluation Of Small And Medium Enterprise Programs In Latin America And The Caribbean pptx

Tài liệu Impact Evaluation Of Small And Medium Enterprise Programs In Latin America And The Caribbean pptx

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... Monitor-ing and Evaluation. 6. Chile – Small and Medium Enterprise – Monitoring and Evaluation. 7. Colombia – Small and Medium Enterprise – Monitoring and Evaluation. 8. Peru – Small and Medium Enterprise ... – Chile. 3. Small and Medi-um Enterprise - Monitoring and Evaluation – Colombia. 4. Small and Medium Enterprise - Monitoring and Evaluation – Peru. 5. Mexico – Small and Medium Enterprise – ... on the scheme’s implementation in the West and East Midlands of England, the South West of England and South Wales. The sample included 4,326 firms of which 2,840 firms re-ceived support (the...
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Risk of cancer from diagnostic X-rays: estimates for the UK and 14 other countries docx

Risk of cancer from diagnostic X-rays: estimates for the UK and 14 other countries docx

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... University of Oxford, UK, and Barry Wall and Colin Muirhead from the NationalRadiological Protection Board, UK, for their helpful comments on the calculations and on the manuscript. The study was ... the Japanese atomic bombsurvivors.7 The lung cancer model included parameters for sex and attained age. All other models includedparameters for sex and age at exposure, and for leukaemia and ... Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA. The source of this information is describedbelow, and details of the calculations are provided in the webappendix (http:// image.thelancet.com/extras/03art4007webappendix.pdf).Models...
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Tài liệu   Allergic and Non‐Allergic Sinusitis for the Primary Care Physician:  Pathophysiology, Evaluation and Treatment  pdf

Tài liệu   Allergic and Non‐Allergic Sinusitis for the Primary Care Physician:  Pathophysiology, Evaluation and Treatment  pdf

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... 36LABORATORYEXAMINATIONSeverallaboratorytestsmaybeconsideredin the workupofpatientswithrefractorychronicorrecurrentacutesinusitis.Theseincludecompletebloodcount(CBC)withdifferential, and serumimmunoglobulintests,.Also,sweatchloridetestingmaybeperformedtoruleoutcysticfibrosis,especiallyinchildrenwithnasalpolypsorchronicorrecurrentsinusitis.RADIOLOGYWhenanX‐raymustbedone, the imagingprocedureofchoiceis the computerizedtomography(CT)scan,whichisrecommendedprimarilyinevaluating the extent and severityofdiseaseinchronicsinusitis and incomplicatedsinusitis(Fıgs.5–6).SinusCTscans and MRIscanshavealloweddoctorstodirectlyvisualize the pathologywithin the sinuses and depictnormal and abnormalanatomy.Thesetoolsareanimmenseimprovementoverplainfilmsinusdepiction and cangivereliablereproducibleinformation.(14‐24) The CTscanisnow the goldstandard and hasreplacedplainX‐raysas the imagingstudyofchoiceinchronicsinusitis.CTscans,especially the coronalimages,areusefulinimaging the underlyingsinusanatomyindetail. The combinationofnasalendoscopy and CTscansin the evaluationofchronicsinusdiseaseallows for precisediagnosis and treatment.CTscanisaninvaluabletoolin the evaluationof the sinuses.Oneof the primarystrengthsofsinusCTimagingisimprovedcontrastresolution:thatistosay, the abilitytodepictbone/air and bone/softtissueinterfaces.AnotherprimarystrengthofCTscansisimprovedspatialresolution:thatis, the abilitytodepictvery small structures. The surgeon and the radiologist,workingtogether,hopetoobtainnumerousspecificpiecesofinformationfromCTscansofpatientswithsinusdisease.Thisinformationincludes the statusof the bonywalls, the natureofmaterialwithin the sinuses, and the statusof the adjacentnormalstructuressuchas the eye,brain, and midface. The statusof the bonywallsof the sinusesisimportantbothinbenignsinusdisease and alsoinsinustumors.Ittakesnewer‐generationscannersonlyminutestoprovidehigh‐resolutionimagesoftissueslabsthatare ... 9 The sinusescommunicatewith the nasalcavityvianarrowopeningscalledostia.(11)Ostiadrainintospaceswithin the nosecalledmeatiwhichareborderedbyverticallyorientedbonesknownasturbinates. The tearduct(naso‐lacrimalduct)drainsinto the inferiormeatus(whichisborderedby the inferiorturbinatebone).Thisisonereasonwhyournosedripswhenwecry. The maxillary,frontal, and ethmoidsinusesdraininto the middlemeatus,whichisborderedby the middleturbinatebone(FIGURE2).Someof the ethmoidsinusesalsodraininto the superiormeatus,whichisaspacedefinedbysuperiorturbinatebone.While the maxillary,frontal, and sphenoidsinusesaresolitary,well‐definedcompartments, the ethmoidsinusis–inactuality–acollectionofseveral small sinuses,structuredlikeabeehive.Itis for thisreasonthat the ethmoidsinuseshavevarieddrainagepatterns. The sphenoidsinusdrainsinto the spheno‐ethmoidalrecess,locatedbetween the superiorturbinatebone and the nasalseptum.(3,11,12)Air and mucusenter and exit the sinusthrough the sinusostia. The functionsof the nose and sinusesincludeolfaction(senseofsmell),respiration, and defense.(3,11,12) The nose and sinusesproducemucustokeep the nasal and upperrespiratorypassagewaysmoist, and haveaneffectonvocalresonance.Among the importantphysiologicalrolesof the sinusesare the humidification and warmingofinspiredair, and the removalofparticulatematterfromthisair.Humidification and warmingofinspiredairareaccomplishedby the waterysecretionsof the serousglands,whichcanproduceupto1–2litersofsecretionsperday. ... terlevelrises and areservoirforms.Similarly,if the osteomeatalcomplexisblocked,abackupofmucusoccurs.Thiscanleadtoaconditionthatleadstoinfection.Bacterialivein the nose and sinuses;however,inaninfectiousstatesomesubset(s)ofbacteriahavereproducedoutofproportiontoothers.Thisbacterialovergrowthisoftenpresentinsinusitis–particularlyacutesinusitis.Anyprocessthatcausesmucosalinflammationinto the sensitiveareaof the osteomeatalcomplex(OMC)canocclude the othersinusesthatdrainintothiscrossroadzone.(16‐20)Blockageof the small openingsfromswelling(causedbyinfection,allergy, and othercauses)canalsoresultinsinusitis.Whenobstructionoccurs, the mucusisretainedin the sinuscavity.Thesestagnantsecretionsthicken and provideamedium for bacterialgrowth.Obstructionalsoimpairsaeration and gasexchangewithin the sinuscavity.Absorptionoftrappedoxygenleadstohypoxiaordecreasedoxygenlevelswithin the sinus,whichexacerbatessinusitis.Thesechangesleadtodamage and dysfunctionof the cilia and epithelium. The retainedsecretions and infectionleadtofurthertissueinflammation,whichinturnleadstofurtherblockage.Thesechanges...
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Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer pptx

Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer pptx

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... scientific and engineering research, dedi-cated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the generalwelfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress ... to the study by speaking atmeetings or by providing data and other written materials. The names and affiliations of all the speakers and other contributors are listed inAppendix A.All of the ... into the system in rather crude form, it can be diffi-cult and problematic to judge them solely on the basis of their earlyversions.ASSESSMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES The dominant framework for...
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Time Banks A radical manifesto for the UK ppt

Time Banks A radical manifesto for the UK ppt

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... getting on for 40 time banks across the UK, thanks to the efforts of Time Banks UK and their partners at the TimeBank campaign, and the idea has been hailed as a vital tool for rebuilding trust and ... settingup time banks, funded by the new educational trust Shine. Theywill be paying pupils in time credits for their efforts as peertutors, and letting them cash them in for a recycled computer.As ... in the city, and cash them in for recycled computers, and so on In all these cases, time banks are rebuilding community, localtrust and the sense of self-worth among those taking part. Butthey...
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Acquisition and Competition Strategy Options for the DD(X) potx

Acquisition and Competition Strategy Options for the DD(X) potx

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... funded research and development center sponsored by the OSD, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense ... Strategy Options for the DD(X) and their continuing viability. This issue was examined by modeling the demands for shipyard labor and estimating the cost of providingthat labor force under a variety ... on the shipbuilding industrialbase were examined by modeling the supply and demand for shipyardlabor under each of several options for distributing the work among the two shipyards and for...
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Ethics and Professionalism: A Guide for the Physician Assistant ppt

Ethics and Professionalism: A Guide for the Physician Assistant ppt

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... to their patients, so theycan understand them and help them, and to their col-leagues, so they can work harmoniously with them.Managing One’s Own EmotionsManaging emotions in oneself is the ... Honor and integrity, excellence, and respect for others are three of the six elements of profes-sionalism. By using another student’s work and ben-efiting from it, the student who copied the other’swork ... 1-4). These principles and values areused as the basis for the guidelines for a PA’s workas a professional engaged with patients, other pro-fessionals, the health-care system, and society. The American...
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Investigation of au and in as solvents for the growth of silicon nanowires on si(1 1 1)

Investigation of au and in as solvents for the growth of silicon nanowires on si(1 1 1)

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... coefficients of gold and indiumon silicon, the solubility of substrate atoms in the twometals, the surface tension of gold and indium and the surface energy of silicon and silicon oxide. The diffusion ... experimental para-meters and a possibility to position the nanowires which isessential for most of the applications.In this work, the investigation of Au and In as solvents for the growth of silicon ... size and distribution of gold and indium droplets on the silicon surface that we observed by SEM and TEMafter cooling down (Figs. 1–3) may be therefore reasonablyexplained considering the influence...
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TiO2nanotubes and CNT–TiO2hybrid materials for the photocatalytic oxidation ofpropene at low concentration

TiO2nanotubes and CNT–TiO2hybrid materials for the photocatalytic oxidation ofpropene at low concentration

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... reported for the preparation of TiO2-nanotubematerials: the hydrothermal synthesis [1–7], the anodic oxidation[8–11] and the template synthesis [12–17]. The advantage of the template-based synthesis ... rates for the photocatalytic oxidation are lower for the nanotubes than for P25. The results for the conversion of propene at 100 ppmv and the calculated activities are shown in Tables 3 and 4, ... structures. The observed diffractions insample CNT–TiO2are typical for the anatase phase, and theirbroadness suggests the presence of very small crystals. The peak ata2uof 26.48 is typical for the...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "MIMUS: A Multimodal and Multilingual Dialogue System for the Home Domain" doc

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... launches the information about the phonemes as asynchronous events, which allows for lip synchronization. The dialogue manager controls the talking head, and sends the appropriate com-mands depending ... lay-out, with all the devices and their state. When-ever a device changes its state, the HomeSetupis notied and the graphical layout is updated.ã The Device Manager controls the physical de-vices. ... When a command is sent, the DeviceManager notifies it to the HomeSetup and the Knowledge Manager, guaranteeing coherencein all the elements in MIMUS.ã The GUI Agents control each of the device–specific...
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STOCK ASSESSMENT AND FISHERY EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE GROUNDFISH FISHERIES OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA: ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE GROUNDFISH FISHERIES OFF ALASKA, 2008 potx

STOCK ASSESSMENT AND FISHERY EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE GROUNDFISH FISHERIES OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA: ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE GROUNDFISH FISHERIES OFF ALASKA, 2008 potx

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... discard rates were about 12% and 5%, respectively, for the GOA and the BSAI compared to 16% and 14% in 1997. Although the fixed gear fisheries accounted for a small part of both total catch ... the BSAI, the 2008 discard rates were 13% and 4% for fixed and trawl gear, respectively. In the GOA, however, the corresponding discard rates were 8% and 15%. One explanation for the relatively ... 15. The estimates for halibut are in terms of bycatch mortality because the bycatch limits for halibut are set and monitored using estimated discard mortality rates. The estimates for the other...
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BUILDING COMMUNITY AND COMBATING HATE - Lessons for the Middle School Classroom pot

BUILDING COMMUNITY AND COMBATING HATE - Lessons for the Middle School Classroom pot

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... from the worksheet to discuss with others in the small group. Allow 10-15 minutes for this discussion. Following the small group discussionconduct a discussion with the whole group using the ... tell them that they are to take aposition in the room based on whether they agree, disagree, or are unsure about the accuracy of the statement. 3. Read some or all of the statements below and ... exclusionProcess1. Write the word prejudice on the board. Instruct students to respond in a free-writingexercise about their understanding of the word and any feelings that the word evokes for them. Allow...
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Financial Accounting: A comprehensive and practical online guide for the basics of financial accounting docx

Financial Accounting: A comprehensive and practical online guide for the basics of financial accounting docx

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... AccountingUnderstand the Accounting FrameworkUnderstand the Accounting ProcessUnderstand the process of FinalizationUnderstand the Financial Statement AnalysisUnderstand Depreciation AccountingUnderstand ... influences the financial statements and thereby the pre-tax income and the income tax payable. When the tax reporting and financial reporting differs, it leads to differences in income and deferred ... reporting and the importance of financial standards in security analysis and valuation. The course explores the role of financial reporting standard-setting bodies worldwide and the International...
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