... adoption of the internet has changed the memescape in critical ways,
allowing for interactive and highly vivid mediums, new methods of sharing and
distribution, and a lasting record. The internet ... nearly zero to nearly 7 times the average number of
searches for “Ninja Cat” in 2008, and then settling back down following digestion.
[Figure 4 – Google Trends for “Ninja Cat” in 200...
...
that was 1.5 times higher than in Southern Asia,
3.2 times higher than in Latin America and the
Caribbean, 3.6 times higher than in Eastern Asia
and 11.6 times higher than in developed regions. ... probability was 1.8 times higher than
in Southern Asia, 5.3 times higher than in Latin
America and the Caribbean, 6.7 times higher
than in Eastern Asia and 17.3 t...
... rapidly increasing total cost of healthcare in China and the increase
in private spending on healthcare.
In a study of the economic consequences of aging in China, Cai and Wang
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find that "[u]nder ... are in China.
That the culture of mutual support among family members remains central in China is surprising,
since China’s family was intentionally undermined by gover...
... countries with an incidence rate of <20 cases
per 100 000 population or <10 cases in total).
Since 2009, data have been reported using an online
web-based system.
5
In 2011, the online system ... time in the global report. There has been consid-
erable progress in diagnostics in recent years, including
the endorsement of Xpert MTB/RIF at the end of 2010;
other tests inc...
...
Segmental reporting
Presentation
of
segmental reporting
The Group’s
segment
al
reporting is in accordance with IFRS 8 Operating Segments. Operating segments are reported in a manner ...
financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management and investment
management services. In addition, individual fi...
... executive buy -in of
clear financial objectives and
operating model
• An incontestable fact base and
cost baseline
• Ongoing transparency and reporting
of cost and benefits linked to
financial plans
• ... signifi-
cant increase in funding costs.
Efforts to stem the tide by raising capital
and additional dividend cuts haven't entirely
succeeded. Increasingly, banks are turning to
int...
... with Chinese President Hu
Jintao gained nothing discernible while it reinforced China’s view of the US as
a declining power. That weakness only heightened tension when, in Obama’s
second year in ... hundreds in
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WORLD REPORT 2011
2005 in the city of Andijan, even though no steps had been taken toward per-
mitting an independent investigation–originally the chief condition for li...