crisis the credit crunch and bank failure an assessment of the u k authorities response
Thermionics Quo Vadis? An Assessment of the DTRA’s Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program pot
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06/03/2014, 15:20
... the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires ... development The committee believes that a firm understanding of the technical and programmatic history of past thermionic activities, of the technology’s successes and failures, and of programmatic and ... years of planning and management, DTRA sought an independent assessment of its stewardship of the advanced thermionics research and development program and the technical progress of the program The...
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An Assessment of the Environmental Implications of Oil and Gas Production: A Regional Case Study pot
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06/03/2014, 16:20
... We presently produce about 5% of our domestic oil needs from the public lands, and another 30% from OCS lands Given the current policy focus on increasing supply, the public lands have been targeted ... debate, and the complex and contentious issues underlying the conflict are likely to continue for the foreseeable future To develop the region’s oil and gas reserves, thousands of new wells must ... Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Following enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), EPA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DOIBLM, the U. S Department of Agriculture...
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SCIENCE AND THE GREATER EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM STUDIES INITIATIVE potx
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06/03/2014, 18:21
... use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 10 pose protection of the submarginal lands of the southern Everglades and the ... summarized the hydrology of the predrainage system in South Florida The USGS and SFWMD developed an understanding of the interactions of the Everglades, the surficial aquifer system, and the canals, ... crafting of the conclusions and recommendations and in the drafting of the report We were ably supported and guided in our work by the Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) and the Board...
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Visual art and education in an era of designer capitalism - deconstructing the oral eye
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07/03/2014, 10:10
... that humans are constituted by a lack or default and that both Titans constitute the origin of the human as defined by an originary lack and what makes up for that lack or default in the form of ... critique of Jean Baudrillard, Roland Barthes, Jacques Lacan, and Laura Mulvey Kibbey’s key point is that the performative act of transubstantiation that magically ‘transforms’ ordinary bread and ... beautiful, becomes possible.5 The aura that surrounds the objet d’art, identifiable by the gilded frame, for instance, makes it untouchable, utopian, and transcendental, and it is usually housed...
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Equipment for older and disabled people: an analysis of the market potx
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08/03/2014, 13:20
... consumers to the regulators and the Office of Fair Trading We are interested in seeing further analysis of the issues by the OFT Equipment for older and disabled people: an analysis of the market ... an analysis of the market Markets There is a lack of comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date information in the public domain on the sizes of the various market sectors, and on the numbers of users ... into and out of beds and chairs, and specialist mattresses and pressure-relieving seating, can reduce the likelihood of pressure sores and ulcers (which is a major cost to the NHS), and unnecessary...
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Linking credit systems and qualifications frameworks - An international comparative analysis pot
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15/03/2014, 07:20
... education and training programmes Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, the UK-EWNI (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and the UK- Scotland 10 Linking credit systems and ... Spain and the UK (England, Wales and Northern Ireland (UK-EWNI) are analysed separately from UK-Scotland) In parallel, the study examined European tools for lifelong learning: the European qualifications ... group on qualifications frameworks (18)) Six countries have already completed their referencing: Belgium Flanders, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK-EWNI and the UK-Scotland Other countries...
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CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE: AN UPDATE OF THEORY AND EVIDENCE pptx
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15/03/2014, 10:20
... index of Cukierman and Webb (1995) NOR is the non-political turnover rate of Cukierman and Webb (1995) b 21 22 BERGER, DE HAAN AND EIJFFINGER Cukierman asks whether the CB is allowed to deal in the ... function of the institutional set-up like the degree of central bank conservatism given a certain degree of independence The more conservative the central bank, the lower output will be and the ... institutions: when are independent central banks irrelevant? World Bank, mimeo Kilponen, J (1999a) Central bank independence and wage bargaining structure Ð empirical evidence Bank of Finland Discussion...
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Deposit interest rates, asset risk and bank failure in Croatia ppt
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22/03/2014, 17:20
... to extend the time horizon for failure of bankrupt and liquidated banks, since most actually entered into bankruptcy or liquidation only after the 1998-99 crisis period, due to the unusually slow ... provide any higher frequency information about themselves, and the Croatian National Bank, the regulatory institution, did not publish any further bank data Central bank analysts did publish two ... Risk and Bank Failure in Croatia", in "Proceedings of the 65th Anniversary Conference of The Institute of Economics, Zagreb", Zagreb: The Institute of Economics Kraft, Evan and Ljubinko Jankov...
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Báo cáo khoa học: A strategy for the generation of specific human antibodies by directed evolution and phage display An example of a single-chain antibody fragment that neutralizes a major component of scorpion venom docx
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23/03/2014, 13:20
... each HuVjFOR and a mixture of HuJjBACK for j chains and each HuVkFOR with a mixture of HuJkBACK for k chains A GeneAmp PCR thermocycler (Perkin-Elmer 9600, Norwalk, CT, USA) was used for PCR The ... Centruroides limpidus limpidus) [39], were obtained using the same procedure, from venoms of the species C limpidus limpidus (Cll) and Parabuthus granulatus (Pg) Construction of the library A human ... 5¢)3¢ orientation VK1.link VK2.link VK3.link VK4.link VK5.link VK6.link VL1.link VL2.link VL3b.link VL3a.link VL4.link VL5.link VL6.link JH1-2.link JH3.link JH4-5.link JH6.link GGCGGATCAGGAGGCGGAGGTTCTGGTGGAGGTGGGAGTGACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCC...
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Mega-Events, Urban Boosterism and Growth Strategies: An Analysis of the Objectives and Legitimations of the Cape Town 2004 Olympic Bid pdf
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23/03/2014, 13:20
... structure of the city, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA Kang, Y and R Perdue (1994) Long term impact of a mega-event on international tourism to the host country: a conceptual model and the case of the ... and construction finances meant that the housing constructed would be of quality and cost considerably above market entry levels The Cape Town plan was a mix of housing at the Athlete’s and Official’s ... squatter settlements in Cape Town is known as Khayelitsha and is made up of a mixture of core houses, site and service plots, and serviced and unserviced shacks (Cook, 1992) Figure shows that the...
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Families Under Stress - An Assessment of Data, Theory, and Research on Marriage and Divorce in the Military pptx
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29/03/2014, 19:20
... Broader Theory of the Success and Failure of Military Marriages The lack of support for the stress hypothesis begs a question: If not stress, then what may account for the success and failure of military ... have a way of chewing up marriages, turning daily life upside down and making strangers out of husbands and wives” (Alvarez, July 8, 2006) In surveys and qualitative studies, spouses of service ... Holzbach, and Morrison, 1981; Rosen and Durand, 1995; Rosen and Durand, 2000a; Segal, 1986; Teplitzky, Thomas, and Nogami, 1988; Vernez and Zellman, 1987) Thus, the weight of the existing evidence suggests...
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COMET AND ASTEROID RISK: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 1908 TUNGUSKA EVENT pdf
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30/03/2014, 16:20
... had the strike occurred over the ocean, as is the case for approximately 70% of such events given the planet’s land-ocean distribution, any trace of the impact would only be found on the ocean ... accuracy of a risk assessment model is important, so is the importance of understanding the management of the risk On the insurance side, comprehensive multi-peril or all-risk insurance policies ... quantify, manage, and transfer risk Founded at Stanford University in 1988, RMS serves clients today from offices in the U. S., Bermuda, the U. K. , France, Switzerland, India, China, and Japan For more...
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Báo cáo y học: "Chronic whiplash and central sensitization; an evaluation of the role of a myofascial trigger points in pain modulation" docx
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10/08/2014, 10:20
... slowly and gradually increasing the pressure of the algometer tip against the marked test site Identical protocols were used to assess pain thresholds in the study group and the control group, and ... important to note that the success of the injections may largely depend upon the skill and experience of the operator [11] It is reasonable to suggest, based upon our conclusions and those of prior ... reasonable to interpret the results of the present study with a modicum of caution The most important conclusion to be drawn from our results, relate to the immediate and substantial changes in peripheral...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Government use licenses in Thailand: an assessment of the health and economic impacts" pptx
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11/08/2014, 14:21
... investment, the study examined the changes in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s index during the period of seven days prior to and after the grant of the government use licenses and the announcement ... Government Use License 200 Jul - 08 Source: Stock Exchange of Thailand Figure Changes in the SET Index prior to and after the issuance of government use licenses and withdrawal of US GSP status Aug - ... [19] For the four anti-cancer drugs there was no importation of generic equivalents at the time of the study Therefore, data on the prevalence of lung cancer, breast cancer, GIST, and leukaemia...
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báo cáo khoa học: " The syringe gap: an assessment of sterile syringe need and acquisition among syringe exchange program participants in New York City" pot
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11/08/2014, 18:20
... of the illicit nature of injecting drug use Such 'trustbuilding' can include both formal relationship-building between public authorities for shared public health and public safety efforts, and ... after recruitment, using a structured questionnaire and closed-ended questions All survey data was anonymous Participants were asked about demographic characteristics and their frequency of monthly ... Head S, Hadsock B, Todd J, Shouse RL: Homelessness and HIV-associated risk behavior among African American men who inject drugs and reside in the urban south of the United States AIDS and Behavior...
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Báo cáo y học: "Weekly self-monitoring and treatment adjustment benefit patients with partly controlled and uncontrolled asthma: an analysis of the SMASHING study" pps
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12/08/2014, 11:22
... contributed to conception and design, acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation of data and critically revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements ... contributed to analysis and interpretation of data and critically revised the manuscript WJJA contributed to acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data and critically revised the manuscript ... how to adjust treatment and a graphical representation of lung function and ACQ over time Patients in the usual care group did not use the ACQ throughout the study and did not receive weekly treatment...
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Báo cáo khoa học: " An assessment of the RIFLE criteria for acute renal failure in critically ill HIV-infected patients" docx
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13/08/2014, 03:20
... HIV-infected patients Authors’ contributions JAL, JF, SJ made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation of data JAL, JN, FA, and MMP were ... they have no competing interests References Bellomo R, Ronco C, Kellum JA, Mehta, RL, Palevsky P and the ADQI workgroup: Acute renal failure - definition, outcome measures, animal models, fluid ... in drafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content All authors have given final approval of the version to be published Competing interests The authors declare...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Ethics review: ‘Living wills’ and intensive care – an overview of the American experience" docx
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13/08/2014, 03:21
... potential for the physician to be found guilty of the offence of ‘Battery’ if they not comply The SUPPORT study and the HELP study of elderly and acutely ill inpatients found that, of 1,041 patients ... decision-making on reassessment [43] These statistics lend weight to the value and importance placed on a surrogate by the patient, but questions their accuracy and detracts from the value of the AD ... different relatives and physicians have of the patient’s AD and the progress and prognosis of the acute illness Finally, relatives cannot be relied upon to introduce the AD at the onset of a critical...
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Báo cáo y học: "Entropy and bispectral index for assessment of sedation, analgesia and the effects of unpleasant stimuli in critically ill patients: an observational study" potx
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13/08/2014, 11:22
... interpretation and drafting of the manuscript IK contributed to data analysis and revised the manuscript SJ conceived of the study, and contributed substantially to all parts of the study and manuscript ... the work reported here resulted from these projects The authors would like to thank Klaus Maier, RN, and Patrick Munch, RN, for their invaluable help as study nurses We also thank Jeannie Wurz (Department ... and drafted the manuscript HY made substantial contributions to data acquisition and interpretation CB and CS planned the study, and collected and analyzed the Page 10 of 12 (page number not for...
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