... TJ: The demographic impactof HIV/AIDS in South Africa: National and provincial indicators for 2006 Cape Town: Centre for Actuarial Research, South African Medical Research Council and Actuarial ... using standard paperwork Patients were staged according to WHO clinical criteria by the medical doctor at their screening visit The Toga Laboratory performed viral load and CD4 cell count testing ... toxicities during the first 48 weeks of HAART Ninety-one percent (n = 10) of these toxicities occurred in women, with 50% (n = 5) of these being due to lactic acidosis Participants experiencing...
... presence of a price puzzle, we nevertheless believe that the estimates underpredict theimpactof monetary policy on the level of prices since we not include indicators of future inflation in our ... prices, consumer price indices (CPIs), real gross domestic product (GDP) and interest rates.6 Much ofthe interest inthe behaviour and determination of asset prices stems from their role in ... for these countries the existence of cointegration could not be rejected We therefore specify the VAR models inthe level ofthe variables Nevertheless, we neither impose the number of cointegrating...
... the costs of culling, diagnostic testing of samples, cleaning and disinfection, and other administrative costs (Obi, Oparinde, and Maina 2008) Regarding the impacts of HPAI on the poultry sector, ... including the size and structure ofthe poultry sector, reliance ofthe poor on poultry, andthe levels of diversification in income sources andin assets that determine the capacity to cope with ... producers in all ofthe study countries The insignificant effects (empty cells in Table 6) indicate that the average treatment effect, that is, theimpactofthe scenario (supply -and- demand shock)...
... open-ended and closedended questions Four ofthe clinicians had over 10 years of experience, and one clinician had years of experience Four ofthe clinicians practiced medicine in a research and teaching ... Itch Bleeding Cracking Scaling Dry skin Impact on daily activities Choice of clothing Effects on work More laundry/replacing clothes and linens Household duties Impact on social life Interaction ... feedback included symptoms (skin cracking and dry skin), daily activities (choice of clothing, work impacts, household duties, and more laundry/replacing clothes/linens), sleep impact (difficulty...
... mail and possibly restricting the interpretation ofthe results Clinical implications Clinical implications regarding the dyad viewed as a single client could be incorporated in supportive interventions ... determine combined life satisfaction, the dichotomized results ofthe first question concerning global life satisfaction ofthe two individuals inthe dyad were combined and then classified into ... in figure The characteristics ofthe caregivers, of which 70% were women and 85% were partners to the person with Table Characteristics ofthe persons with stroke according to the dyads combined...
... modulating a response to TB infection could cause an increase in insulin resistance thus decreasing insulin production causing an increase in blood glucose[48] Although no singular mechanism ... receiving ART HIV-LD is a complex syndrome thought to occur due to the secondary effects of HIV infection, direct drug-induced toxicities and, or, the indirect effects of changes in body composition ... examples including infective contributions to cervical, liver and stomach cancers, and possible infective triggers for some types of diabetes[2,3] In addition it is becoming clear that two of the...
... artificial decrease in sedation quality inthe control group compared with standard care These factors emphasise the importance of clearly defining and describing 'standard care' in these studies It ... sedation protocols on incidence of delirium Inthe RCT comparing SBTs alone with SBTs plus daily sedation hold there was no difference inthe incidence of delirium [6] An RCT comparing sedation ... measurement and P value for comparison Incidence of nosocomial pneumonia (%) Jackson et al Critical Care 2010, 14:R59 http://ccforum.com/content/14/2/R59 Page of 11 Table 1: Impactof sedation practice...
... reported inthe contingency table represent the number of quotes in each ofthe nine categories The values in parentheses are the expected number of quotes in each category under the null hypothesis ... sloping Again, the liquidity inference is unambiguous only when the changes in both the price and quantity dimensions reinforce each other 1.2 The effect of institutional constraints The discussion ... andthe day ofthe announcement, because of concerns over the accuracy ofthe announcement date.15 Yet these are the periods where we expect (and find) the most pronounced effects In addition,...
... pursuit of moral ideals and strategic interests was played out inthe political, military, economic and diplomatic fronts of Confrontation, which also reflects the move towards the closure ofthe conflict ... was to a large extent couched in moral terms, there were, simultaneously, other strategic interests being pursued by both the Singaporeans and Indonesians under the cover ofthe moral argument This ... towards Confrontation From the Singaporean and Indonesian political leaderships’ perspective, the main issue in Confrontation was the contest over Malaysia’s “moral personality”, which centred on the...
... influence on the course of events, it is the agency ofthe political players making and acting out their choices within the historical circumstances that shape outcomes In tracing the contrasting ... breaking point in 1963 which culminated inthe policy of Confrontation The poor state of Malaya-Indonesia relations was characterised by mismatched expectations and conflicting self-interest, exacerbated ... reflection of how Cold War politics dominated the thinking of political elites when they considered theimpactofthe formation of Malaysia on the international politics of Southeast Asia Confrontation...
... political theatre of Confrontation 140 5.2 The avoidance of war on the military front of Confrontation 151 Conclusions 163 Chapter 6: The separation of Singapore from Malaysia andtheimpact on Confrontation ... dimension of economic confrontation 121 Conclusions 129 Chapter 5: The political and military fronts of Confrontation, 1963-1965: Creating a new Southeast Asia 135 5.1 The systemic imperatives ofthe ... the Tunku’s Greater Malaysia plan andthe Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) 60 Conclusions 68 Chapter 3: The proximate “causes” of Confrontation, 1962-1963: On the concept of Malaysia 72 3.1 The...
... significant impact on the domestic forestry sector, in terms of policy and practice, and has been the most significant initiative for REDD+ readiness in Viet Nam It has achieved some notable successes, ... well as the decentralization of power to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentand Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment inthe land allocation under Decree 99 The goal of phase ... the pilot exercises on applying the principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent inthe context of REDD+ were internationally recognized as groundbreaking The Programme also made a significant...
... estimated coefficient of CV Consistent with our conjecture, the coefficient of CV is positive and statistically significant at the 1% level In terms of economic significance, when all ofthe independent ... for these countries -8- voting and cash flow rights inthe firm Once the controlling owner obtains effective control ofthe firm, any increase in voting rights does not further entrench the controlling ... Wongc* b Department of Finance, School of Business and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong c Department of Accounting, School of Business and...
... inside the vagina, causing urinary incontinence and pelvic discomfort; if these lesions are left untreated, they can spread to the bladder, cervix, and uterus.2 These tears can occur during childbirth, ... ofthe American Medical Association in 1876, president ofthe International Medical Congress in 1877, and president ofthe American Gynecological Society in 1880 When he died in 1883 the medical ... direction of community doctors The movement from orthodox medicine to “modern” medicine at the end ofthe nineteenth century not only reflected developments inthe field of medical science, but...
... Commerce and Industry “has in recent years expressed the concern of its members regarding the increasing cost of doing business inthe Durban Unicity area The cost of water is one ofthe major components ... some ofthe gains of service delivery, the ideology and practice of cost recovery became more dominant in a number of ways First, there is the question of how cost recovery influenced the then-Department ... services such as water and electricity In direct contrast to the long-standing practice ofthe state subsidising these services, consumers around the world are increasingly expected to pay in full...
... financial constraints The descriptive, statistical analysis in Table indeed confirms that the lower the decline in production (or the higher its increase, inthe best cases), the higher the probability ... the overbearing influence ofthe financial constraints inthe lower half is statistically associated with a rather low occurrence of real good market constraints In a well-regulated market economy, ... period which characterised the first phase of Russian reforms (1992-1996), the overall capacity ofthe financial system to drain domestic savings and allocate financial resources inthe economy...
... study and act on the underlying causes ofthe fires Tree crops provide the main source of income for farmers in South Sumatra and their cultivation practices may increase or reduce the incidence of ... use of land resources depends on the accountability ofthe administrators to the local citizens The consequences: unsustainable developmentand land conflicts Well-connected corporations used the ... use of clones in PMU projects has enabled farmers to see the advantages of increased production When the cost ofthe investment andthe credit is taken into account, the net income per hectare and...
... concepts ofthe study including the concepts of culture and corporate culture; the forming factors andthe main impacts of corporate culture; the corporate culture’s levels developed by Edgar H.Schein ... by Chairman of VietinBank; Trading services: collecting and spending cash, budgeting, payment cards, etc Business accounting and distributing income as the regulation of VietinBank; Examining, ... one ofthe factors creating the level of success of each branch inthe whole system 33 In this part, the researcher will describe the corporate culture of VietinBank, Hoan Kiem Branch Much of...
... on the funding costs of Irish institutions The approach also takes into account the implications ofthe continued deterioration inthe performance ofthe Irish mortgage market especially, the ... per cent between lowest and highest) Hence, there may be merit in checking whether other factors, in addition to funding costs, help explain the divergence across institutions Inthe empirical ... operating costs, the costs of holding capital and liquidity costs The analysis suggests costs relating to increased credit risk may be becoming an increasingly important factor in setting variable...
... Commerce and Industry “has in recent years expressed the concern of its members regarding the increasing cost of doing business inthe Durban Unicity area The cost of water is one ofthe major components ... some ofthe gains of service delivery, the ideology and practice of cost recovery became more dominant in a number of ways First, there is the question of how cost recovery influenced the then-Department ... services such as water and electricity In direct contrast to the long-standing practice ofthe state subsidising these services, consumers around the world are increasingly expected to pay in full...