... organizations (NGOs). A reviewof a handful of studies conducted over the past two decades on health conditions in urban slums gives an indication ofthe dire conditions that seem to be commonly ... conditions ofthe slums, the serious water supply problem and lack of proper sanitation, the severe air pollution, and the effects ofthe Asian economic crisis explain the poor health status of ... directly responsible for the focus onthe health of children under five years of age, and he was the leader in the definition ofthe health status and determinants indicators that framed the literature...
... Lifespan11 The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan is a publication of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control ofthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Centers ... hormone levels. The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan3 The short- and long-term outcomes of ACE include a multitude of health and behavioral problems. As the number of ... initiation of smoking, sexual activity, and illicit drug use.3 As the number of A CE increases, the number of co-occurring 3health conditions increases.6 The Effects of Childhood Stress on...
... regardless of their causes, there are nonetheless multiple reasons whyWashington and other states should direct some part of their attention to the prevention of alcoholproblems in the elderly. These ... unless there is information to the contrary, the types of prescribing described above constitute a form of abuse.ILLICIT DRUGSIllicit drug use amongtheelderly is generally only reported among ... MISUSE The Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse has identified the prevention of substance abuse and misuse amongtheelderly as a priority area for attention and action. Abuse...
... in the hazard rates.Two key assumptions may underlie the referred overestimation of the transitory eect ofthe Prever scheme: the absence of a second handmarket and the assumption of a constant ... eect of Plan Renove onthe hazards. In contrast, weuse a theoretical model to quantify the eects of Plan Prever on salesand the average age ofthe stock, through the mean of its eect on the ... individual valuation of nondurable goods,and the consideration of a stationary stochastic process –a Poissonprocess– for the underlying uncertainty. Besides the simplification of the problem, this...
... Geneva Conventionfor the Amelioration ofthe Condition of the Wounded and Sick in ArmedForces in the Field: Commentary(ICRC, Geneva, 1952)table ofconventions xlvii1993Convention onthe Prohibition ... Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, Section II: ProtocolAdditional to the GenevaConventions of 12 August 1949, andrelating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts(Protocol ... Commentary on the Additional Protocols of 8 June1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, Section I: ProtocolAdditional to the GenevaConventions of 12 August 1949, andrelating to the Protection...
... digester willdepend on several factors:@ The degree of automation required;@ The amount of dilution necessary, and therefore the size of the digester;@ The investment in addition to the manure handling ... here. The other types of pits (shallow andmedium depth) are lumped together under the category of "conventional" houses. Forthese systems the collection is completed by the use of: @ ... 1980) The economics and suitability of a dryer system will depend onthe costs ofthe system, the size ofthe operation, and the overhead associated with this system. Small scale dryershave the...
... upon the type of economic system that would set the pace of India’s economic development promoting welfare of all its citizens. In light ofthe socioeconomic conditions then existing within the ... performance of country’s agricultural and industrial sector under the shackles of colonial rule had led to abject levels of poverty within the population. Among other things, the leaders ofthe nation ... way shaped the context ofthe aforementioned policy decisions. The influence of these policy decisions onthe development of India's automotive industry shall be discussed in the present...
... large-scale evaluations of abstinence-only programs should provide more information onthe effectiveness of these programs in the future. Those sexuality education and HIV education programs that ... sexual initiation, reducing the frequency of sexual activity and the number of sexual partners, using condoms for disease prevention or contraception for pregnancy prevention, delaying pregnancy ... have with their sexual partners, as well as the characteristics of their partners, are associated with their likelihood of using contraception and risk of pregnancy and STI. Not surprisingly,...
... US Tests the influence ofthe source ofthe internal audit function, whether in-house or external, on both the internal and external auditors' evaluation ofthe quality ofthe internal ... situation of conflict. Furthermore, as employees ofthe organization, the ability of internal auditors to exercise true objectivity has also been questioned (Paape, 2007). In recognition ofthe potential ... strong positions on issues that arise if they know they are likely to be transferred back to the department they are currently auditing. The problem is enhanced when the person in charge of the...
... rare by themselves. However, we have only found one such case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature. In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and ... the under-standing ofthe genetic contribution to AC. Mirror-imaging of ACs may be more common than previously reported. We also consider that it is mandatory to monitor the counterpart of ... feature of MZ. The mechanism of mirror imaging is poorly understood. One explanation is that later fis-sion of MZ makes them particularly prone to this process13. The cleavage of a single...