... understatement in expressing their goals Restraint of this sort is more difficult for U .S officials, who must build congressional and public support for costly and sometimes dangerous missions in distant ... nation-building as an unsuitable activity for U .S forces When compelled to engage in such missions, first in Afghanistan and then in Iraq, the administration sought to break with the strategies and institutional ... after the successful conclusion of a first democratic election COPING WITH FAILED STATES During the early 199 0s, the United Nations enjoyed a series of successes This winning streak and a consequent...
... also disseminates the SERs on the AHRQ Web site (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm) and disseminates summaries of the evidence (summaries of the SERs) and recommendations of the USPSTF in ... status of their patients represent the only information available describing physicians’ accuracy in assessing risk for dental caries The results suggest that, at least for this risk factor, physicians ... and the Journal of the American Dental Association s special supplement on caries diagnosis and risk assessment.23 The clinical risk indicators most accessible for PCC to use in screening preschool...
... demographics survey Participants were blinded to the study conditions, our research questions, and hypothesis measure, a 7-point response scale was used to answer the remaining items The questions included ... in their post-graduate career with considerably less experience in health methods or PGs In contrast to pass rates of 86% reported in this study, the initial pass rates for those participants ... Group Step Step Tutorial AGREE II (PDF) Step Practice Exercise Step Review/Assess Test-PG Step Questionnaires Figure Study description to the original AGREE Instrument or the AGREE II To assess this,...
... emphasize how important it is for their health development into adulthood ASK ADVISE ASSIST ARRANGE Χ If the answer is yes: the student to stop by discussing the risks, the health impacts and the ... Futures: Ensure tooth brushing., teach flossing; Ask about dental sealants Sealants forthe second permanent molars Bright Futures: Ensure tooth brushing., flossing; Ask about dental sealants FLUORIDE ... Excessive pressure when brushing ! Use of stiff-bristled toothbrush ! Use soft-bristled toothbrush ! Avoid excessive pressure when brushing Congenital Anomalies ! Defects in newborns which include...
... topic The assessment is made according to the “assessment of exams” part In case of failure (5.0) a second assessor has to be designated by the examination board If the two assessments differ, the ... credits assigned to the master s thesis (see respective attachment) A failed master s thesis can only be re-taken once When re-taking the master s thesis a new topic is issued A passed master thesis ... professors A assigned topic can be returned once within the first four weeks of the processing time; in this case the master s thesis is treated as if it has not started yet The processing time...
... organisms are the same in kind as those associated with the introduction of unmodified organisms and organisms modified by other methods UK s House of Lords Statement on Safety The UK s House of ... sustain and nourish an ever-increasing population And, soybean growers take pride in their rolein producing one of the healthiest food crops inthe world USB has invested millions of dollars ... benefits of consuming soy, including: alleviating menopausal symptoms29 30 , reducing cardiovascular disease risk31 32, reducing risk of certain cancers33 34 35 and increasing the bone density...
... linked to getting heart disease Stress at home If you are caring for a disabled or ill spouse, the stress of this role may raise your risk of heart attack Combined stress Being stressed both at ... the benefits of such a therapy outweigh its risks For now, the safest option for menopausal hormone therapy is to stick with the lowest dose forthe shortest time to treat menopausal symptoms ... make insulin because the body s immune system has attacked and destroyed them People with type diabetes must take insulin by injection or with an insulin pump tes, your body s system for producing...
... activity assays for cysteine variants of Strep-VnfA indicate that the N-terminal cysteine residues are plausible candidates forthe ligands of the Fe -S cluster Thus, the locus of the Fe -S cluster should ... the subunit of VnfA bind the single Fe -S cluster A possible scenario is that two of three cysteine residues (Cys15 and Cys8 or Cys10) bind the Fe -S cluster and the remaining residue binds the ... inthe N-terminal GAF domain Because a single residue gap between Cys8 and Cys10 is unusual in ligands for a single Fe -S cluster, it is unlikely that all the N-terminal cysteine residues in the...
... child s weakness; in order to imagine a horse, he needs to define his actions by means of using the horse inthe stick as the pivot But nevertheless, the basic structure determining the child s relationship ... sister She never behaves with respect to the other Just because she is her sister – except perhaps in those cases when her mother says, “Give in to her.” Inthe game of sisters playing at “sisters,” ... are sisters: they are dressed alike, they walk about holding hands – in short, they enact whatever emphasizes their relationship as sisters visa-vis adults and strangers The elder, holding the...
... in Medline abstracts The training datasets used forthe literature mining are as in [32] The dictionary of human protein names was assembled from the LocusLink and Swiss-Prot databases by manually ... identifiers abstracts annotations interactions A table ofofidentifierslistoftraining setsdiscuss classifierproteins AdditionalforthisMedlineusednames Bayesian protein interactions test1 training functional ... co-citing abstracts to discuss protein-protein interactions Specifically, the likelihood of a co-citing abstract to discuss physical protein interactions was evaluated using the naive Bayesian classifier...
... t-test was used to assess the statistical significance inthe data RESULTS Substitution I181M in B19 NS1 interferes with NS1-induced apoptotic cell death To test the hypothesis that B19-associated ... reduction in cells undergoing apoptosis We used the AnnexinV binding assay to assess apoptotic cell death in HepG2 cells The pattern of apoptosis observed in HepG2 cells expressing all B19 NS1 constructs ... using the same restriction enzymes, resulting in pCMVEGFPwoFastBac1 The native B19 NS1 sequence was obtained from the PBDP2 vector (34) Mutagenesis of the native sequence was performed using the...
... consumers, i.e transport In many instances transport is over short distances, as inthe case of milk collection cited above Increasingly the steps inthe chain are separated over long distances ... applica- sive and intensive systems emissions from manure tions (and grazing deposits) to soils were derived are dominated by soil emissions Among soil emis- using the default emission factor for ... nitrous oxide (N2O) and chlorofluorocarbons Since the beginning of the industrial period anthropogenic emissions have led to an increase in concentrations of these gases inthe atmosphere, resulting...
... methods The research in this paper is focused on sociological surveys inthe form of interviews and on data processing using statistical research methods The research is unique due to the fact ... inthe backyards, stairways, on the street or sidewalk as well as inthe nearest vicinity It is specific in Timisoara that the elderly spend more their time outdoors, therefore less time is spent ... flowerbeds, organise various activities forthe elderly, for instance, gymnastics exercises, tea evenings, or dancing Conclusions The opinions of the elderly proved that a healthy lifestyle include...
... experiences Management Issues The increasing diversity of the user community may also lead to a mismatch between the mission of the steward and the interests of the user communities, which inthe case ... almost $300 million Table 1.2 does not include the magnitude of the investment in or the operating and maintenance costs of the instruments installed at the facilities FUNDING SOURCES FORTHE USER ... user facilities, emphasizing trends in their scientific applications and user communities The stresses faced by the facilities and their supporting agencies due to the changing needs of the user...
... monetization is now one of the fastest-growing segments in advertising Publisher video impressions grew nearly 70% inthe second half of 2011 across the DFP Video platform As measured across in- stream ... of interest to our clients as well, which is what Ad S ize s 20 prompted us to introduce this research publication This premiere issue focuses on trends inthe publisher display business It is ... Pets & Animals Jobs & Education Hobbies & Leisure Business & Industrial Home & Garden news Finance Real Estate Beauty & Fitness Sports Autos & Travel Vehicles 33 Video Ads Videos tell stories—from...
... Damage the brain s stress response system Contribute to premature aging of the body Healthy Brain Abused Brain National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Excessive Stress Disrupts the ... objective assessment Medical evaluations and diagnoses Forensic and specialized interviews Family psychosocial assessments and psychological evaluations Child maltreatment training for family ... strategies Infuse the protective factors into Florida systems that serve parents and children Strengthen Florida systems to better serve the needs of Florida families Provide information on ways...
... functioning systems of IC Therefore, inthe 198 0s at Phelps, we started issuing opinions on IC, using negative assurance This was revolutionary in its day We gave management an opinion they could point ... focus on improving the business, to recommend specific CM applications, is like low-hanging fruit, to impact the business in a positive way Another issue is the time and cost of developing CM software ... of the FASB s Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC), a Senior Advisor to Oversight Systems, and serves on the SOX&GRC Institute Advisory Board, the Pace University Lubin School...
... corporate interests inthe sport, whether as sponsors or as part of the infrastructure necessary to establish leagues, competitions and associations In East Asia there has been a massive expansion ... His work involves studying the location strategies employed by professional sports clubs using geomarketing techniques and resources Shimizu Satoshi is Associate Professor of Sociology of Sport ... culture, the instrumentalisation of sport in globalising processes, and the response to globalisation in terms of the shaping of local identities, the last three authors suggest that there has been...
... loans, and other assets After taking possession of the premises, the FDIC posts notices to explain the action to the public and changes locks and combinations as soon as possible It then notifies ... disposition of the failed institution s assets and liabilities, one set forthe assuming institution (if there is one) and one forthe receivership Resolution of Claims Against the Failed Institution ... bars an injunction to prevent foreclosures or asset sales Similarly, courts are prohibited from issuing any order to attach or execute upon any assets inthe possession of the receiver These statutory...
... understanding present relations, he also suggests, is South Africa s strategic interest inthe massive Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) forthe sale of water from Lesotho s highlands to ... resolve Africa s festering conflicts Even as the ANC leadership perceived resolving Africa s conflicts in moral terms as a ‘destiny’, it was also convinced of the domino effects Africa s instability ... died inthe ‘splendid little war’ (Cilliers 1998), which intensified riots, looting and the destruction of businesses inthe city of Maseru The incursion was widely criticised as apartheid-style...