... supporting activities) andthe indirect water use (the water use in the producer’s supply chain). The 'water footprint of a business' is the same as the total 'water footprint ofthe ... (from fields and plants). Grey component ofthe water footprint – The volume of polluted water that associates with the production of goods and services. It is quantified as the volume of water ... result ofthe production ofthe product or service. For example, for crop production, the “blue” component is defined as the sum ofthe evaporation of irrigation water from the field andthe evaporation...
... the in¯uence of competitors is not shown. The loop on the right connects the needs ofthe customerto the needs ofthe manufacturer andthe loop on the leftconnects the needs of society to the ... value.Use ofthe intercept as a phenomenological measure of the value ofthe product is also intuitive in the absence of the S-model. The use of V±P as a measure ofthe drivingforce for demand was ... Fig. 5 by the overlap ofthe two curves in the vicinity of P/EEV%1. The model assumes that the slope of the demand curve does not change for a small change invalue. The fact that the two curves...
... 908. OFFICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH.12‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within13 the Office ofthe Commissioner ofthe Food and Drug Ad-14ministration an office to be known as the Office of ... COMPOSITION. The Coordinating Com-13mittee shall be composed ofthe Directors of the1 4Centers and Offices.15‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON. The Director ofthe Of- 16fice shall serve as the chairperson ofthe ... and any other means4appropriate, provide for the exchange of information5between the Office and recipients of grants, con-6tracts, and agreements under subsection (c), and be-7tween the Office...
... ESTABLISHMENT. The Secretary shall estab-10lish within the Office ofthe Administrator ofthe Health 11Resources andServices Administration, an office to be 12known as the Office of Women’s Health. The ... 1 year after the date 15 of enactment of this section, and every second year there-16after, the Director ofthe Office shall prepare and submit 17to the appropriate committees of Congress a ... 1 year after the date 21 of enactment of this section, and every second year there-22after, the Director ofthe Office shall prepare and submit 23to the appropriate committees of Congress a...
... information andservices concerning HIVwhen they understand the importance of pre-venting and managing HIV infection through the use of family planning and dual protec-tion, safe antenatal and deliver ... norhave they been as well resourced as MCH/FP services. However, in the past decade, they havegained higher visibility both through the ICPDProgramme of Action and because they are co-factors of ... of husbands/partners,reducing the stigma associated with receivingHIV services in antenatal and delivery settings, and increasing the reach of such services towomen who deliver at home rather...
... the future, the real-time identication ofthe effects of these developments on thesupply of money will be an important contribution of the monetary analysis to the assessment ofthe appropriate ... assess which of these forces is mainly driving actual developments, as the determinants of money growth often affect both sides, and demand andsupply interact.2.2 MONEY SUPPLYAND MONETARY ... domestic and foreign of ces on the basis ofthe relative needs. The availability of such markets to large banks, on the one hand, insulates the lending activity from local funding conditions and, ...
... recovery of non-hazardous waste. It includes management and other services related to waste handling, the collection and purchasing of waste and scrap, andthe operation of recycling plants. The ... tariff and non-tariff barriers to environmental goodsandservices .2 They recognised also the importance of technical assistance and capacity building in the field of trade and environment and ... Environmental Goodsand Services. In Nicaragua, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) has an Office of Environmental Services that is in charge of identifying the benefits of trade...
... supported the claims ofthe clients ofthe inadequacies of these services in the health centers. As to the adequacy ofthe number of personnel, most services are well attended by the personnel ... ofthe services; described the system of how these services are supported andthe flow of their delivery. The assessment by the 178 health workers focused on the adequacy ofthe budget and supplies; ... knowledge ofthe mothers ofthe potential dangers of not seeking professional health services during their pregnancy andthe detrimental effects to their children. Again, this confirms the report of...
... subsection (f), within the Office16 of the Administrator ofthe Health Resources and Services1 7Administration, an office to be known as the Office of1 8Women’s Health. The Office shall be headed ... professionals, and other individuals1 and groups, as appropriate, on the policy ofthe Cen-2ters with regard to women; and3 ‘‘(5) serve as a member ofthe Department of4 Health and Human Services ... Women’s Health within the Depart-ment of Health and Human Services, and for other pur-poses.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1tives ofthe United States of America in Congress...
... The model ofthe credit union that has been presented is one of a monopoly. This is reasonable because ofthe nature ofthe common bond. However, the consequence is that the values ofthe ... union is the nature ofthe objective function. Members include both borrowers and savers: one strand in the theoretical literature takes the interest of one of these groups as paramount and considers ... T0, was regressed upon the macroeconomic variables andthe characteristics ofthe union at the start ofthe period under investigation, together with their interactions. Variables that were...
... analysis ofthe creditworthiness andthe repayment capacity of their clients, a domain where they have a high level of expertise, while savings banks could make use of their front and back of ce ... decided on the basis ofthe borrower’s investment need and their ability to repay. The amount of the first loan does not exceed US$ 750 and the borrowers can apply for a second loan of up to ... channelling more of the remittances into the financial system and intermediating the flow ofthe resources, savings banks contribute to leveraging the positive impact of these transfers. In...
... few of them. They all had different definitions of an acceptable result, and these definitions have changed with the passage of time. In the years following Desert Storm, the American public and ... orders. The personalists subscribe to the wine and dine (or shmooze and booze) theory of management and selling: establish trust and confidence with employees and prospects, and you can get them ... Specifications, the Benefits define the values ofthe product to the customers, the Functions describe in detail how the product works, andthe Features describe how the product applies the Functions...
... provision of public goods. It focuses on the problem of public goodsand collective action and refers to the specific example of water and sanitation. The microfinancing of water and sanitation is ... solution to the lack of water and sanitation.On the whole, in both cases the provision of microfinance for water and sanitation ad-dressed the symptoms rather than causes ofthe underprovision of water ... India, Vietnam and elsewhere to access decent services. Shifting the governance of vital goods from the public realm into the sphere of private interest (and capital markets in the case of microfinance)...
... Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of EducationJoint Guidance on the Application ofthe Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) And the Health Insurance Portability and ... Overview of HIPAA Congress enacted HIPAA in 1996 to, among other things, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system through the establishment of national standards and ... Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) andthe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Actof 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, and to address apparent confusion on the part of school administrators,...
... Treasury (the ‘Treasury’), the Bank of England (the ‘Bank’) andthe Financial Services Authority (the FSA) in the field of financial stability. It sets out the role of each authority, and explains ... 5. The Treasury has no operational responsibility for the activities ofthe FSA and the Bank and shall not be involved in them. But there are a variety of circumstances where the FSA andthe ... where: a) the nature ofthe operations has been agreed according to the provisions of paragraphs 13 and 14 of this Memorandum; and b) the operations do not fall within the ambit ofthe Bank...