government green procurement in the u s an approach to meeting global environmental challenges
An analysis of the inaugural address by g w bush in the u s president election 2004 from a perspective of discoure analysis
... insight into and to make judgments on the political science The study is pure linguistic research, conducted with the aim to discuss what and how linguistic strategies contribute to the success ... via language - To propose a motion in linguistic study into politics Specifically, the study is aimed to find answer to the following research questions: + What linguistic strategies does the speaker ... key words: overuse of vocabulary on security and freedom cause pursued by the U. S government Nguyen Thi Huyen Le Vinh Uni 32 AN ANALYSIS OF THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY G.W BUSH IN THE U. S PRESIDENTIAL...
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Tài liệu Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S pptx
... main span superstructure In structures incorporating approach spans, the main span superstructure material may differ from the approach span superstructure material In this case, the contribution ... bridge is replaced, but the substructure is reused, “Year Built” remains the year of original substructure construction “Year Reconstructed” would then indicate the year the superstructure was replaced ... Bridges are classified as reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, structural steel and timber based on the superstructure material for the main span Values shown in the “Total” columns include...
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Tài liệu Mothers’ Investments in Child Health in the U.S. and U.K.: A Comparative Lens on the Immigrant ''Paradox'' docx
... including non-Hispanic immigrant mothers in the U. S and white, South Asian, black African and Caribbean, and other (largely East Asian) immigrants in the U. K, including higher SES groups Second, ... immigrant mothers in the U. S and to white, South Asian, black African and Caribbean, and other (largely East Asian) immigrants in the U. K Studying mothers’ own behaviors provides a proximate assessment ... ages; and less likely to report episodes of binge drinking than U. S. -born mothers In the MCS, South Asian, black and other immigrant mothers are much less likely to smoke or drink during pregnancy;...
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Tài liệu The Role of Community Banks in the U.S. Economy pdf
... as loans to large businesses and loans of $1 million or less as loans to small businesses According to this definition, community banks accounted for only percent of large business loans in June ... banking services These services are consumed mainly by smaller customers such as small businesses, family farmers, and depositors of low to moderate wealth Small business lending Community banks’ ... of Banking Assets in the 199 0s, ” Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Current Issues in Economics and Finance, August Strahan, Philip, and James Weston 1998 “Small Business Lending and the Changing...
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Tài liệu The Decline in the U.S. Personal Saving Rate: Is It Real and Is It a Puzzle? pptx
... savings in the form of accumulation of traditional assets (stocks, bonds, houses) to what we could call “e-assets.” In parallel, the net saving of U. S businesses also might be substantially underestimated ... cons of two standard definitions of the personal saving rate Because the decline manifests itself in all standard measures and cannot be easily explained by measurement issues, our conclusion is ... transfers), and by foreign investment Of course, firms themselves may elect to retain some of their current earnings (profits) to finance future investments Usually we assume that the public sector...
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Tài liệu K–12 Education in The U.S. Economy pdf
... contribution to the house s total value and forms the basis of an economist s hedonic regression analysis approach to determining the house s value That is, the analysis compares the sale price against each ... purchased inputs provided by the schools themselves, and the social and community environment in which the school operates Measurable outputs can include such things as standardized test scores, ... business can also depress migration into the state, slow the construction of physical capital (buildings and machines) in the state, and reduce the state s aggregate income by reducing its output...
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Tài liệu THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE U.S. MEDIA 2012 doc
... Figure Columnists proportions of men and women graduates Editors Asst Copy Editors Designers since 1999, according to the 2010 Annual Survey of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduates (Becker ... press release, “At the urging of the Guild, several4produc2 of tion companies established diversity programs designed to increase the number women and minority directors and give them exposure to ... editors, and the majority for six key positions, including executive producers, producers, news reporters, writers, anchors, and assistants Women are Percent underrepresented among news photographers,...
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Tài liệu A Comparison of Conventional and Organic Milk Production Systems in the U.S. potx
... the organic milk production industry in the U. S and should be of interest to producers considering the organic production approach and to processors trying to supply the expanding organic milk ... replacing the capital investment for cattle housing, milking facilities, feed storage structures, manure handling and storage structures, feed handling equipment, tractors, trucks, and purchased ... gross margins, while the land cost is an opportunity cost of the land used for building sites and animal holding areas Milk is the primary product produced and sold from dairy enterprises, but secondary...
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Trends in Childhood Cancer Incidence in the U.S. (1992–2004) pdf
... regression analyses and the results therefore may include spurious associations Trends involving
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Consumer Credit Law & Practice in the U.S. doc
... must forward the dispute to the creditor in question The creditor must then investigate the dispute and report back to the credit bureau The credit bureau must report the results of the investigation ... means to assure the meaningful disclosure of consumer credit and lease terms Under TILA, creditors are required to disclose material costs and terms clearly and conspicuously, before the transaction ... credit bureaus to uniquely identify an individual consumer When creditors report new information about consumers to the credit bureaus, they generally use the SSN as a designator to indicate the individual...
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Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pot
... measures of efficiency are “outcome-based,” and should they be? In its discussion the committee uses the terms inputs, outputs, and outcomes as defined by OMB, except as modified and discussed ... Metrics considered or used by EPA included the use of its research results to support regulations, surveys to gauge client satisfaction with its products, average time spent in producing assessments, ... “programs must document performance against previously defined output and outcome measures, including progress toward objectives, decisions, and termination points or other transitions.” 16 Evaluating...
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Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Threat to Occupational Health in the U.S. and Canada doc
... the opinion of both unions and individual workers could lead to absurd and possibly dangerous results In some instances, the directives were just confusing Some workers who had been exposed to ... the fourteenth-century s pandemic, is going to take putting the problems that exist today in our healthcare facilities on the radar screen and in many instances changing the business as usual criteria ... move in if we are to begin to redress these problems To their credit, the contributors to Emerging Infectious Diseases address each of these issues cogently and forthrightly First, changes in health...
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Vertical Integration and Contracting in the U.S. Poultry Sector pdf
... performance standards used by many turkey companies The crux of the growers' complaints about tournaments is the issue of the group-composition risk Under a tournament system, consecutive flocks grown ... consumption and more-or-less constant prices suggest the possibility of a demand shift caused by changing consumer preferences The poultry industry measures significant improvements in product ... well-insulated units with highly automated feeders, drinkers, and heating and cooling devices An interesting feature of the existing contractual arrangements is the simultaneous presence of distinct...
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Poultry of the Middle in the U.S.: ‘Implications for Sustainable Producers & Scaling Up’ pdf
... seeks to better understand their business structures, the infrastructure they use and create, the technologies employed in production and processing, the role of the farmer/growers in the business ... business structure and the niche marketing characteristics of products from poultry businesses of the Middle The study seeks to better understand these aspects of this sector of the industry in order ... Birds are stunned to render them unconscious before killing in most processing plants While required by law in Europe and used in slaughterhouses for other livestock in the U. S stunning is not...
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Ele ctricity Use d by Office Equipment and Netw ork Equipment in the U.S.: Detailed Report and A ppendices ppt
... requirements for CPUs and the varying number of CPUs used in minicomputers The various kinds of peripherals associated with minicomputers such as external discs and tapes Based on sales data, we assumed ... the total stock of server-use computers (including servers, minicomputers, and mainframes) is 10% of the stock of non-residential desktop computers, based on forecasts of server stocks published ... hours/week Nighttime Status – We assumed the same usage of commercial/industrial inkjet printers as that for desktop computers, since both are usually used individually Daytime Status – We assumed...
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Perceptions About Network Security: Survey of IT & IT security practitioners in the U.S. pptx
... 60% Respondents also believe theft of information assets and business disruption are considered the most serious consequences of these attacks (see Bar Chart 16) The least serious consequences concern ... threats to network security increasing in frequency and sophistication? Is their organization s IT infrastructure secure enough to prevent successful attacks? What is the nature of the attacks ... respondents who are employed by private and public sector organizations As can be seen, the largest sectors include financial services (including banking, insurance, credit cards, investment management),...
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Production and Cost in the U.S. Paper and Paperboard Industry pdf
... among industry subsectors Analyses of these product categories (e.g wrapping and packaging, newsprint, printing and writing papers, and household and sanitary papers) would improve our understanding ... significantly, this paper 19 presents new estimates for the industry s short run operating costs The results indicate that the industry operates at constant or slightly increasing returns to capacity utilization, ... substitution possibilities between unpriced pulp and wastepaper The study found positive but statistically insignificant substitution possibilities and contributes to the existing literature in at...
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stagflation in the u.s
... 1973 U. S manufacturing industries began to decline as a result, with the US running its last trade surplus (as of 2009) in 1975 In this paper, Economic growth is measured by Gross Domestic Product ... materials The price controls resulted in shortages at the point of purchase, causing, for example, queues of consumers at fueling stations and increased production costs for industry c Government s ... automobiles Supply-siders argue that there is too much regulation, in the past 25 years they have supported the deregulation of the financial sector, the airlines, and communications They currently support...
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Báo cáo y học: "Utilization and spending trends for antiretroviral medications in the U.S. Medicaid program from 1991 to 2005" docx
... to US$ 926 (Aptivus®, the latest entry to the PI class in 2005 quarter 3) (Neither of these drugs is featured individually but contributes to the category "Other PIs.") Similarly to the NRTIS, ... medications in the U. S Medicaid Program These results provide useful information to policy makers and health professionals interested in cost-effectiveness and cost-containment strategies along with their ... patients using HAART therapy have substantially lower mortality rates than those not using it During the study period, more than twenty marketed antiretrovirals were supplied by nine manufacturers The...
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