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... Change and Disaster Risk in Urban Centers of the Developing World Introduction and Objective of the Study Background, Analytical Framework, and Approach Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and Urban ... the overall study Background, Analytical Framework, and Approach The existing literature on climate change, disaster risk management, urbanization, and urban poverty is expanding rapidly with ... understanding of the issues Analytical Framework The analytical framework used in the study is based on the approach developed by the IPCC, which looks at the risks posed by natural hazards and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2015, 19:13

... and should preserve historical predictions, forecasts, signals, and data In doing so, forecasts and methodologies can be easily compared and measured for effectiveness and accuracy Openness and ... R&D and intellectual property creation Over time, despite both gains and setbacks between the U.S and Asian nations, U.S and global demand for better information hardware, smarter software, and ... generating and testing scenarios The military has war games and simulations to test new technologies and applications to better understand how they might change military strategy and tactics...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... dams, and stable roads and tunnels We have a good understanding about the behavior and protection of groundwater, how to extract the petroleum resources, and develop a geothermal field We understand ... intellectual sense) and to refine and improve our understanding and methods We are more tuned to what we still not know and cannot yet versus reflecting on how far we have come and how much we are ... time effects; understand biogeochemical processes in soils and rocks; stabilize soils and rocks; use enhanced computing, information, and communication technologies; and understand geomaterials in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... expand distribution and sales approaches to improve efficiency and increase market reach Abbott and Novartis, for example, have both developed innovative distribution businesses – True Care and ... financing, contribute to policy and governance decisions and help generate more demand for their services – Media, communication and entertainment companies’ products and services are used to deliver ... laboratories, clinics and hospitals Logistics and transportation companies like DHL and TNT help both the public and private sectors to maximize supply chain efficiency and meet customer needs...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 06:20

... Communications and Networking MR-FDPF model is the second component of the combined approach of this paper 2.3 Comparison RO models and FD models are very different and both of them have advantages and drawbacks ... Indoor and Outdoor radio propagation and “IPLAN” on indoor wireless network planning The authors would like to thank Malcolm Foster for his useful comments and suggestions References [1] J Zhang and ... Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2004 [26] M Thiel and K Sarabandi, “3D-wave propagation analysis of indoor wireless channels utilizing hybrid methods,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 11:20

... simulations and experimental data for cell density (dotted line and open squares, respectively), glucose concentration (broken line and open circles) and ethanol concentration (full line and filled ... the well-established yeast model and combined theoretical and experimental approaches to describe quantitatively the role of TAG degradation in growing cells and the metabolic flux of FA We reconstructed ... input data for the simulation (glucose uptake and cell density) were first fitted to analytical functions (dashed and dotted lines) to facilitate easy handling of the data The thin full line was obtained...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 04:20

... East Asia and the Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS), and Latin America and the Caribbean.13 Although many effective interventions and programs ... broader women- and girls-centered approach to global health and development Each year, millions of women, children and newborns die from what are largely preventable or treatable causes, and there ... women and girls 2008 USAID develops an integrated, five-year MNCH strategy Structure, Programs, and Approach USAID serves as the lead government agency on MNCH efforts, and most funding and programs...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 05:20

... ideas and feedback from customers for creating and developing their products and services In the community managed by Dell and Salesforce.com participants can give ideas and talk about issues and ... communities, content aggregators and virtual worlds, which all have different pros and cons Tool Blogs and podcasts Use Informing of current events and new products Strengths Easy and cheap tool to maintain ... from Sun and interviews with Sun engineers and executives In one podcast, Sun CEO and an expert on sustainable development discussed “how the internet and technology can enable communities and environmental...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 23:20

... Theory and Applications Next we state some lemmas which will be used later Lemma 2.1 see Let C be a nonempty closed and convex subset of a smooth Banach space E and x ∈ E Then, x0 ΠC x if and only ... strictly convex and smooth Banach space, C a nonempty closed and convex subset of E, and x ∈ E Then φ y, ΠC x φ ΠC x, x ≤ φ y, x , ∀y ∈ C 2.5 Lemma 2.3 see 20 Let E be a strictly convex and smooth ... Lemmas 2.8 and 2.9 Lemma 2.4 Let C be a closed and convex subset of a smooth, strictly convex and reflexive Banach space E Let f be a bifunction from C × C → R satisfying (A1), (A2), (A3’), and (A4)...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 05:20

... 1.16 ∀n ≥ 1, and proved that, under certain appropriate conditions over n and rn , the sequences {xn } and {un } both converge strongly to z PF T ∩EP G f z By combing the schemes 1.7 and 1.16 , ... different with ones of others in the literatures and our result extends and improves the ones of Colao et al and some others 6 Fixed Point Theory and Applications Preliminaries Let C be a closed ... A Petrusel, and J C Yao, “Iterative approaches to solving equilibrium problems and ¸ fixed point problems of infinitely many nonexpansive mappings,” Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 11:20

... a), and derive from them and the results of Section non-asymptotic tight upper and lower estimates for |Γ(s, T, a)| and |Γ± (s, T, a)| Utilizing these results, we prove in Section lower and upper ... estimates for the index sets Γ(s, T, a) and Γ± (s, T, a) defined in (1.1) and (1.2) above The sets Γ(s, T, a) and Γ± (s, T, a) will be referred to as a corner and a symmetric continuous hyperbolic ... quantum mechanics and PDEs [44, 25], finance [22], numerical solution of stochastic PDEs [7, 9, 10, 33, 34], and data mining [21] to mention just a few (see also the surveys [5] and [23] and the references...

Ngày tải lên: 12/10/2015, 10:44

... Educational Level and Age, Rwanda, 1991 and 2000 173 A1-1: Government Revenue and Expenditure, Rwanda, 19802001 178 A1-2: Current and Capital Public Spending on Education, Rwanda, 19812001 ... RWANDA AT A GLANCE Geography Known poetically as the Land of a Thousand Hills, Rwanda is a landlocked nation bordered on the north by Uganda, on the south by Burundi, on the east by Tanzania, and ... South Africa, and Zambia, 1999 for Zimbabwe, and 2000 for Rwanda and Uganda Source: For HIV/AIDS prevalence rates, UNAIDS, at ; for orphanhood rates for Rwanda, table 1-2 and for other...

Ngày tải lên: 01/06/2014, 07:47

... (Kashyap and Defronzo, 2007; Szendroedi and Roden, 2009) On the other hand, adipose tissue is an endocrine organ which secretes hormones such as adiponectin and leptin as well as cytokines and chemokines ... treatment has been shown to increase intestinal weight and mucosal thickness, surface area and cryptic architecture in animals and humans (Rowland and Brubaker, 2008; Jeppesen et al., 2005) Furthermore, ... like obesity and diabetes and is influenced by weight alterations and dietary intervention (Cani and Delzenne, 2009a; Cani et al., 2008b) Ingestion of probiotics in animal experiments and in only...

Ngày tải lên: 19/11/2015, 16:47

... experts and stakeholders (federal sponsors and academic centers) Such a step would allow a better understanding of the training and funding landscape and would enable accurate data collection and ... workforce limit understanding of its supply and demand, and an SUMMARY insufficient evaluation of existing programs limits assessment of success Interdisciplinary research among basic and clinical scientists ... provide candid and critical ix x PREFACE comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 15:20

... presented by a product to the health and safety of consumers If necessary, they must also keep a register of complaints, nonconforming products and product recalls and keep distributors informed about ... provide instructions and safety information in the language easily understood by consumers and end-users Furthermore they are subject to the same obligations on sample testing and product monitoring ... Obligations on economic operators and market surveillance procedures will be included in legal texts (e.g EU directives) and will be binding on economic operators and market surveillance authorities...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 03:20

... Helen has a strong background in journalism, market research and analysis and a Journalism BA (Hons) from City University in London She has written for numerous lifestyle and food and drinks websites ... self-aware and self-medicating More and more people understand the effects of probiotics, the health benefits associated with a meatreduction diet and the role of antioxidants in ageing and skincare ... are inundated with mixed messages and lifestyle and diet options; from the most promoted and long-standing diets such as the healthy balanced diet to the extreme and bizarre fad diets - the watercress...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 05:21

... large-scale mass production and organizational management; and the services and information economies by the refinement and use of knowledge and skills about information and the exchange of pure, ... Directions in Theory and Practice, Roland T Rust and Richard L Oliver, eds Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 223–40 Slater, Stanley F and John C Narver (1995), “Market Orientation and the Learning ... static and to be captured for advantage In Malthus’s time, much of the political and economic activity involved individual people, organizations, and nations working toward and struggling and fighting...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 22:20

... clinicians and service providers to take an ongoing cooperative management approach with the patient and family The goal of this approach is to live the best possible life with chronic problems and ... elderly The specific training and background of physicians may be less important than their willingness to understand different approaches in caring for the elderly and their enjoyment of working ... transportation ☐☐ Provide buildings, bathrooms, and exam tables suitable for frail and disabled adults ☐☐ Consider hearing and vision impairments; reduce background noise and distractions; provide large-print...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 13:20

... China but New Zealand's capability for providing them is limited New Zealand has a strength in wool exporting, and China has vast population and a great demand for wool, but New Zealand provides mainly ... meat and green jade and should continue to take full advantage of its reputation to capitalise on expanding consumer markets in China Potential Problems for New Zealand-China Trade Though an expanding ... wholesale and retail outlets, which have increased respectively by two and eight times between 1978 and 1989 The traditional type of distribution system has been steadily replaced, and State-owned and...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 10:20