... affect the business cycle dynamics of theAsiaPacific countries, for example, whether capital flows generate boom-bust cycles, and whether capital flows help explain the synchronization ofthe ... cycle synchronization in the region. We examine the following twelve countries in theAsiaPacific region: five Asian crisis countries (Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand), ... monetary and fiscal policies, the nature of underlying shocks in the economy, etc.6 Using the data of twelve AsiaPacific countries, we find the following stylized facts of business cycles. First,...
... contributions. Together, China, Indiaand the Russian Federation accounted for more than two thirds ofthe growth of developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. At the same time, the region s developed ... Developments and Prospectsin the Asia- PacificRegion 2006. First, the appreciation of regional currenciesagainst the United States dollar has muted the impact of rising oil prices.1401201008060402001970197519801985199019952000200520062007Nominal ... 2006-2007Developing economies ofthe region East and North-East Asia North and Central Asia South and South-West Asia South-East Asia Developed economies ofthe region 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0...
... Further, 78% of girls and 77% of boys reported that after participating in the GEMS intervention, they feel more comfortable with students ofthe opposite sex. Notions of sexuality and the ... the region. 13ã One ofthe main challenges faced by most countries is the lack of temporary shelters for survivors, mainly due to the high costs associated with establishing and running these ... has been slow and uneven. While most ofthe countries in the region have domestic violence laws, majority of these are blind to the needs and realities of young people, and youth-friendly reporting...
... in the children of Sri Lanka’s tea-planting regions, born into the families that live and work on the estates. The state of children’s health in Sri Lanka is set to worsen as a result of ... including demonstration of cooking and feeding, to the group. After that they take on the responsibility themselves, cooking khichuri in their own houses and starting new groups of their own. Sorufa ... Selenge. As a result of World Vision’s models for child health in the district, the malnutrition rate has gone from being one of the worst to the best in the country, and the Mongolian government...
... possible that the plasma BNP level is not an accurate reflection ofthe function ofthe NPPB gene. In the present study, the overall distribution of the VNTR genotype and the allele frequency ... for EH [9]. The aim ofthe present study was to identify mu-tations or polymorphisms in the 5’-flanking regionof the NPPB gene and to assess the relationship between variants ofthe gene and ... et al. reported that the 5’-flanking region of the 1.9 kilo-base pairs in the NPPB gene has a high transcriptional activity. Using the deletion mutant model, the deletion of sequences between...
... between them and the judge or court officer. The second indicator of efficiency is the time—in calendar days of dispute resolution. Time is measured as the number of days counted from the moment the ... delivery of the goods. For importing the goods, the procedures measured range from the vessel’s arrival at the port of entry to the shipment’s delivery at the factory warehouse. For exporting the ... index comprises the availability of documents that can be used during trial, the ability ofthe investor to examine the defendant and other witnesses, the legality of inspection of company documents,...
... e.g. the case ofthe association between the N-terminal region ofthe membrane-bound tyrosine kinase Lckwith the cytoplasmic tail ofthe T-cell coreceptors CD4or CD8 [37].In solution, on the ... dispersion in the HN region as well asin the methyl region (data not shown) is an indicator of the lack of globular structure, and of little, if any,secondary structure [15]. The presence of strong ... smaller and the dispersionslightly larger (r ẳ 0.25) compared to the valuesobtained for the protein alone (Supplementary Fig-ure S1). Most ofthe expected cross-peaks in the Ha region of the 1H-15N...
... up the vacant see. But Anselmremained firm on the subject ofthe rights ofthechurch in the matter ofthe investiture ofthe clergy, andrefused to consecrate the bishops who had received their ... pilgrimage the knight, the yeoman, the prioress, the monk, the friar, the merchant, the scholar from Oxford, the lawyer, the squire, the tradesman, the cook, the shipman, the physician, the clothier ... IV. The History ofthe See 103ILLUSTRATIONS.PAGE The Cathedral from the South Frontispiece Arms of Canterbury Title The Cathedral from the North 1Plan of Canterbury Cathedral (Circa 1165) 4 The...
... cluster in these two regions. Know-ledge ofthe structure of a larger portion of MeCP2including the transcriptional repression domain wouldresolve these speculations and clarify the role of the helical ... [18]. The structure ofthe helicalcoil a2/a3allows us to interpret the consequences of the six mutations. As P153(152) and G162(161) are buried in the protein core, replacement of each of these ... one-turn helix on the other face. It is thoughtthat the two inner strands ofthe b-sheet lie within the majorgroove ofthe DNA and that a hydrophobic pocket formedby the side chains of Y123 and...
... we reach the conclusion that the substitutions in the shutter region affect the rate of latency transition by affecting the rate of passage of the RCL through the gate region. Based on the amino-acid ... 74% ofthe cases;residue 186 an Asn in 87% ofthe cases; and residue 334 aHis in 80% ofthe cases [3]. In addition, residue 54 is a Pro in89% ofthe cases. The importance ofthe identity of the residues ... [4–6]. The subsequent RCL insertion intob sheet A therefore results in an < 7-nm translocation of the proteinase from the position of its initial encounter with the RCL to the other pole of the...
... a GPL software gives the user the freedom to share 3TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 5I. THE RULE OF LAW AND THE INTERNET 5What principles underpin the UNCITRAL Model Law? 5What kind of protection ... authority over it and the activities of those who use it. The legalquestions arising from the increasingly complex world ofthe Internet has raisedquestions about the role and the rule of law in this ... profile ofthe users. Thisprofile will then be used to tailor-fit products and services for the customers, aswell as predict their buying and spending patterns. There are also cases whenthe...
... to improve the results further. Therefore,we took only the fragment ofthe multiple sequencealignment covering the first half ofthe PolC N-termi-nus (corresponding to residues 1–89 of BsuPolC; ... explore the structure ofthe PolCN-terminal region. We found that this region includestwo consecutive structural domains. Both domains aredistantly related to the structure of domain V of the clamp ... possibility that their localization on the surface is aresult of inaccuracies in the modeled structures cannotbe disregarded. On the other hand, even some posi-tional errors within the cluster of positively-chargedresidues...
... altogether or left in charge of a shepherd. Many ofthe proprietors of these sheep stations had been liberal supporters ofthe Church, and their ruin spelt disaster to the authorities ofthe ... guardian of our Church& apos;s influence, Primate Harper. The loss of such fathers oftheChurch has been felt in the interval under review, and could not but affect the life and progress of the Church. ... advancement of His glory and the salvation ofthe heathen nations in those distant parts ofthe globe by men of character and principle? On the contrary, He takes men from the dregs of society, the...