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... And knowing thepeopleofthe Gulf, we are certain that they not want to spend years living off payments from BP Then there is the natural ecosystem itself, the marshes and beaches, the fish, birds, ... Louisiana The Macondo Well was the technological descendent of these, and many other, early offshore wells There is a systematic pattern that links our demand for oil to the complexity ofthe technology ... tour while the second officer, Andrea Fleytas, was at the desk station The officers explained how the rig’s thrusters kept the Deepwater Horizon in place above the well, showed off the radars...
... ecology The previous users ofthe river and waterfront located their businesses there precisely because of its location on the Hillsborough River The natural ecology ofthe site the river—was the ... about the nuances of their neighborhoods as well as the things that matter to them and their families now and in the future With the perspective of Tampa’s people and places, the plan that emerged ... Although the I-4 overpasses in Ybor have a lot of character and represent the “flavor” of Ybor, most ofthe other bridges in the area are simply smooth concrete I’d love to see murals under the overpasses...
... percent, the location ofthe launch site in Florida not far from Cape Canaveral, the number of astronauts on the mission, the length of time the voyage would last, the weightlessness that the astronauts ... through the quantum theory, which allows us to decode the secrets ofthe subatomic world The quantum theory, in turn, has given us the transistor, the laser, and the digital revolution that is the ... of mathematics and physics, Columbia University, author ofThe Elegant Universe Alan Guth, professor of physics, MIT, author ofThe Inflationary Universe William Hanson, author ofThe Edge of Medicine...
... expenditures would have the effect of breaching the 60% rule and would have to be financed either on the revenue or the expenditure side ofthe budget Since the bulk ofthe increase in government ... in the share ofthe over 65s in the populations ofthe EU15, US and Japan will inevitably occur due to the fact that the post-war baby-boom generations in the latter areas will be reaching the ... on the basis of an examination ofthe consequences of World War I and the subsequent low birth rates ofthe 1920s, that the French population would only be 35 million in 1980 when in fact the...
... partner(s) – (yes/no) Type of partner (university, government, other) Location(s) Reported areas of emphasis / collaboration: Research, education, service, “diseases” US distribution of institutions w/ ... Saskatchewan Distribution of GH programs within institutions (n=196) Report directly to president / provost 62 (49% of 126) US Medical Schools 15 (88% of 17) Canadian Medical Schools Other: Dentistry, ... Institute The major local challenges to implementing international activities are: 1) insufficient governmental and institutional funding… and 2) the lack of coordination and awareness of efforts...
... their own money They invest other people s money and take percent of it as their annual fee for managing the money regardless of how successful they are They then pocket 20 percent of any upside ... These also take bigger percentage bites out ofthe incomes of average Americans than they out of those ofthe rich What are the super-rich and big corporations doing with all their savings? They’ve ... for the University of Washington by 26 percent Because of these state cuts and tuition hikes, families and youngpeople are absorbing more ofthe cost of higher education The total amount of outstanding...
... compare the agreement among the three EQ-5D scores (Figures 2A–C) These plots showed the differences between scores (Yaxis) and the means of scores (X-axis) The mean ofthe differences (d) and the ... based on the UK MVH protocol But the US algorithm replaced the N3 variable by D1, which represents additional number of dimensions at level and beyond the first [13] To evaluate the impact ofthe ... computed the incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) which is equal to the ratio of incremental costs (cost of drug A minus cost of drug B) over incremental QALY (QALY of drug A minus QALY of drug B) The...
... surgery will further drive the use of topical HA in the urologic field They offer promising employ in the laparoscopic and robotic surgery to avoid the intricacy ofthe laparoscopic Page of sutures, ... prevention of recurrence of prostate cancer following RP [41] To our knowledge this is the first study which compare the use of a HA and ofthe ISC in the enucleoresection of RCC The recent evidence ... a better understanding ofthe genesis of those reactions Ahead of its time are, on one hand, the recently applications of HAs in the premature rupture of membranes where the adhesive sealants...
... from these studies The primary objective was to assess the effects of neutropenic complications on the delivery of ABVD chemotherapy Secondary objectives were to investigate the incidence of CIN ... Patients in both the US and the EU experienced similar rates of FN in the first cycle of chemotherapy (US 7% vs EU 9% EU) and across cycles 1-4 (US 12% vs EU 11%) The incidence of CIN in cycles ... approved the final manuscript Authors Information MS, RP, and TDS: On behalf ofthe Impact of Neutropenia in Chemotherapy - European Study Group (INC-EU) EC and GHL: On behalf ofthe Awareness of Neutropenia...
... analysis ofthe Thai PRRSV ofthe EU genotype (01CB1) may evolve from the EU prototype, the Lelystad virus On the other hand, the Thai PRRSV ofthe US genotype (01NP1) may originate and evolve from the ... prevention and control of newly emerged PRRSV This work highlights the significance of full-length sequences of PRRSV in Thailand for future studying ofthe genesis and evolution ofthe PRRS viruses ... reported full-length sequences ofthe Thai PRRS viruses of both EU (01CB1) and US (01NP1) genotypes The full-length size ofthe EU strain, 01CB1, is 14,943 bp, similar to the two EU strains (LV; 15,101...
... regarded as the birth of monopoly control laws is the year 1890 with the passage ofthe Sherman Act in the US After the Sherman Act, the US enacted in turn the Clayton Act (1914), the Federal ... into the ambit of allegations of abuse The VLC does not refer to entry barriers and their role in the establishment of dominance In addition to the dominant position of a single enterprise, the ... only the laws of three legal systems: The EU, the US and Vietnam The EU and the US are the most important and characteristic legal systems, which deal with the issues concerned in this thesis These...
... preventing the dangers of this type of monopoly formation and ofthe way it can constrain free competition The investigation ofthe concept of “dominant position” is one ofthe central tasks of this ... came to life at the same time, and as part of, the establishment ofthe Community.18 It resulted from an awareness oftheroleof competition in the economy and the potential dangers of monopolies ... State ofthe people, by the people, and for the 48 people , “guarantees and unceasingly promotes thepeople s mastery in all fields, and severely punishes all acts violating the interests of the...
... to bring to the attention ofthe general public an understanding ofthe conceptual underpinnings ofthe issues that lie at the heart ofthe crisis Objective conceptual studies ofthe crisis are ... needed to protect their solvency Both the property ofthe bank and the property ofthe borrower remain in the possession and use ofthe parties during the loan contract Only the immaterial property ... destroy the thing Food is an example ofthe first, a house ofthe second No moral problem is entailed in selling the use ofthe house for a period of time, as opposed to the house itself, as there...
... up until then, thePeople s Republic of China (PRC) generally sought to avoid close scrutiny of life inside the country The spectacle ofthe opening ceremony and China’s dominance ofthe medal ... emblematic of its new-found confidence on the international stage On the eve ofthe 59th anniversary ofthe PRC, Premier Wen Jiabao praised the contribution of these achievements towards the great ... US fits with the dominant, status quo power of PTT and as the classic ‘state’ actor in wider IR theory and FPA Since the end ofthe Cold War, the US has been the sole superpower ofthe system but...
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