... including demonstration of cooking and feeding, to the group. After that they take on the responsibility themselves, cooking khichuri in their own houses and starting new groups of their own. Sorufa ... Selenge. As a result of World Vision’s models for child health in the district, the malnutrition rate has gone from being one of the worst to the best in the country, and the Mongolian government ... mobilisers are very involved in the clinic arrangements every month. They visit every house in the area and inform them beforehand of the clinic day. They also come on the day in case language becomes...
... affect the business cycle dynamics of theAsiaPacific countries, for example, whether capital flows generate boom-bust cycles, and whether capital flows help explain the synchronization ofthe ... monetary and fiscal policies, the nature of underlying shocks in the economy, etc.6 Using the data of twelve AsiaPacific countries, we find the following stylized facts of business cycles. First, ... synchronization of business cycles. 3. Trends and Stylized Facts of Business Cycles In this section, we document the main characteristics of business cycles ofthe selected countries in theAsia Pacific...
... and the development can become sustainable in terms of water resources. Another added benefit of rainwater harvesting is the potential reduction in flood peaks. If rain that fell on the roof ... and there are many other examples around the world. In short, rainwater harvesting has been proven to be successful in many parts ofthe world. In any buildings in the urban areas, there ... monthly storage of rainwater. The monthly storage volume is ranging from 33m3 to 84m3 with an average of 53m3. These amount of water stored definitely will not be able to meet the total water...
... Fabrication of Palm frond cement-bonded blocks Testing of compressive strength of PFCBB using The Universal Testing Machine 1 THE 28TH CONFERENCE OF THE FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING ... recommended that the outer harder and shiny part ofthe palm fronds be used for the fabrication of PFCBB. 4. Other factors like water absorption ofthe PFCBB be conducted to determine its other properties ... Cunningham and P.D. Evans. Effects of Post Harvest Storage on the Suitability of A. Mangium for the Manufacture of Wood Wool Cement Board. Proc. ofthe 5th Pacific Rim Bio-based Composites...
... withstand the impact of the salt in sea water. 3than 37°C in April, the hottest month. The division ofthe season in the north more clearly than in the southern, where the only exception ofthe ... currently the source of sand for cement concrete is ultilize from rivers, sand resources depleted day by day by mining as well as the rapid growth of the construction industry. Therefore the using of ... conduct the research to maximize the advantages and disadvantages of this type of road, this type of cement concrete is relevel for the flat terrain, geological stability, uniform in terms of intensity...
... Fc is less than Ft the null hypothesis is accepted. Therefore there is no significant difference between the means ofthe water absorption ofthe boards using the method of water immersion. ... is less than Ft the null hypothesis is accepted. Therefore there is no significant difference between the means ofthe flexural strength ofthe board using the method of water immersion. ... Since Fc is less than Ft the null hypothesis is accepted. Therefore there is no significant difference between the means ofthe density ofthe boards using the method of water immersion. ...
... contributions. Together, China, Indiaand the Russian Federation accounted for more than two thirds ofthe growth of developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. At the same time, the region’s developed ... against the currencies of other major trading partners, such as the European Unionand Japan. Furthermore, what is of particular concern to regional economies istheir varying degrees of appreciation ... Developments and Prospectsin the Asia- Pacific Region 2006. First, the appreciation ofregional currenciesagainst the United States dollar has muted the impact of rising oil prices.1401201008060402001970197519801985199019952000200520062007Nominal...
... Utrecht, The Netherlands Published by the Association for Computational Linguistics Preface This volume contains the papers prepared for the Sixth Conferenceofthe European Chapter of the Association ... find the selected student papers and the poster/demo abstracts at the end ofthe Proceedings. The programme further includes an information session on infrastructural initiatives in the area of ... first time the European Conferenceofthe ACL includes a student session. This part oftheconference was organized by the Dutch Student Association for Computa- tional Linguistics. The student...
... Further, 78% of girls and 77% of boys reported that after participating in the GEMS intervention, they feel more comfortable with students ofthe opposite sex. Notions of sexuality and the ... University ofthe Philippines Diliman. Cited in EnGendeRights, 2009, Shadow Letter to the Committee on the Rights ofthe Child: Supplementary information on the Philippines scheduled for review by the ... driver ofthe HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea.10 A study from Cambodia identied the linkages between the two epidemics and iterated the importance of cross-dialogue between the two professional...
... a GPL software gives the user the freedom to share3TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 5I. THE RULE OF LAW AND THE INTERNET 5What principles underpin the UNCITRAL Model Law? 5What kind of protection ... authority over it and the activities of those who use it. The legalquestions arising from the increasingly complex world ofthe Internet has raisedquestions about the role and the rule of law in this ... profile ofthe users. Thisprofile will then be used to tailor-fit products and services for the customers, aswell as predict their buying and spending patterns. There are also cases whenthe...
... in the provision of microcredit. The Commission sees the role ofthe savings banks as a complementary to non-banking financial institutions, since they often target different segments ofthe ... as the JEREMIE and the JASMINE programmes. Savings banks have a particular role to play in the development of microfinance, since they finance the local economy in the communities where they ... definition ofthe terms used in the microfinance sector and involving all the actors in the development of this sector in Europe. The financial crisis has had a “positive” impact on microfinance...
... (≥1 kg). Thereare good opportunities to explore other tropicalregions ofthe world to assess the potential for the aquaculture of other species of spiny lobster basedon the harvest of wild ... a period of prolonged bad weatherand strong tidal flows which led to the loss of most of the standing stock of fish and the eventual closure of the operation. In the Torres Strait, where tidalcurrents ... allowed, the potential for reduction in the recruitment of lobstersto wild populations has been offset, either throughreduced commercial harvest of adult lobsters, or the release to the wild of larger...
... Table 2 basedon the sampling of nine such episodes (0 –1 km). The quantitative interpretation of these ERs is difficult because of the extreme complexity of urban sources in Asia. However, since ... twicethat of nonmethane hydrocarbons (SC2-C8NMHC). Throughout the troposphere, the OH reactivity of OVOC is comparable to that of methane and far exceeds that of NMHC. A comparison of these data ... to the homogeneity ofthe sources and sinks in the UT. Thisnorth–south latitudinal behavior for these gases is mainlydictated by the presence of more efficient removal (higherOH and hn) at the...