... 11.2 ECOLOGICALRISK ASSESSMENT MODEL The objective of the assessment component of this analysis was to express the impact of individual exposures to a toxic contaminant in terms of the riskto ... for application in a regulatory context to expand the scope of ecologicalrisk assessments to the level of spatially defined subpopulations and populations, in order to determine whether an activity ... reported from the survey to be 8, 40, and 52% for fish to 7, 7.1 to 14, and 14.1 to 33 cm, respectively The sampled fish were ranked according to size Sampled fish outside the range of to 33 cm were excluded...
... benefit from better detection and treat- 393 ment initiation The OAB-V8 questionnaire is a possible effective and fast screening tool Our study also examined the risk factors for OAB in men We found ... Xu B and Song J Prevalence andrisk factors of overactive bladder syndrome in Fuzhou Chinese women Neurourol Urodyn 2006; 25:717 Teleman PM, Lidfeldt J, Nerbrand C, Samsioe G, Mattiasson A and ... with or treated for urinary symptoms (OAB, LUTS and/ or BPH) Furthermore, those with OAB had a worse quality of life score Mean quality of life score for those with OAB was 3.4 of 6, and those without...
... exposureto specific solvents was assessed on a semiquantitative three point scale (low, medium, and high exposure) , representing the absolute level of exposure in ppm Intensity of exposureto ... subjects were ever exposed to toluene resp xylene (including rather uncertain exposures) Toluene and xylene exposure are highly inter-correlated; furthermore, exposureto both substances is highly ... metal and structural metal preparers, and erectors; metal processors; machinery fitters; and cabinet makers However, in our study several occupations which can be expected to be prone to solvent exposure...
... CP, EP-T, and FC helped to perform analysis and interpretation of the data DHa and PA helped to perform analysis and interpretation of the data andto draft the manuscript VHT and UW (and the European ... helped to carry out the molecular genetic studies, performed acquisition of the data, helped to perform analysis and interpretation of the data, and drafted the manuscript HH and JB helped to carry ... gene and genomewide association studies are prone to confounding due to LD with HLA-DRB1 alleles Successful identification of additional genetic risk factors in this region needs to account for risk...
... Report 2002 47 Risk Management 6.1 Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Risks and Emergencies and Natural Disasters 6.4 Political and Regulatory Environment TSMC's management team monitors closely ... alternatives, and solutions for each possible Internal policies and procedures exist with respect to high -risk/ high-leveraged investment, lending/endorsement and scenario, and appropriate precautionary and/ or ... interest rates and, therefore, TSMC finances its needs through long-term, fixed-rate debt Foreign Exchange Volatility The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risks for both revenues and procurement...
... Health and Welfare Canberra: AIHW; 2000 Haldeman S: Risk factors for low back and neck pain: An introduction to clinical epidemiology and review of commonly suspected risk factors In Principles and ... Center, Burlingame, California, USA; 1992 Protocol, School of Chiropractic, RMIT History and clinical assessment proforma for 4th and 5th year student preceptorship; Bundoora, Victoria; RMIT School ... for kindly proof-reading the text, Michael Dalton for data and statistical consultancy and Julie Bateman for formatting the paper 18 19 20 References 10 11 12 13 14 Mayhew C: Aboriginal and Torres...
... how the set is to be expanded Thus, it is possible to define the property of talking to have John talking andto expand the set previously identified as being denoted by "John" to not include ... elements in the model and this would allow them to be treated differently For example, if "John and Mary" was not identified to be the same as "Mary and John", it would be possible to have the model ... are also useful for other purposes, such as generating sentences from the information in the model andfor providing procedural rather than declarative representations for the information in the...
... investor, and the total risk (and yield), which includes also the share borne by the Treasury" Therefore, under taxation the investor will "increase his private risk above the unadjusted level to which ... the rm to modify its strategy In a stochastic environment, instead, the ability to adapt to new market conditions is crucial for a rm to survive In most cases, rms have an opportunity to delay ... decision and wait until new information (e.g., on market prices, and competitors moves) is available As pointed out by McDonald and Siegel (1986), the opportunity to delay is like a call option, and...
... acquisition To keep projects affordable, developers must have access to financing before land and properties become too expensive Such funding is needed to preserve existing affordable housing andto ... http://reconnectingamerica.org/public/display_asset/ctod_mpotod_final CTOD and CNT (2006), The Affordability Index: A New Tool for Measuring the True Affordability of a Housing Choice, Center for Transit-Oriented Development and the Center for ... $900 total housing and transport expenses How affordability is defined and calculated can vary, leading to confusion Maximum budget shares range from 30% to 35% for housing and 45% to 50% for...
... Restoring Tropical Forest Landscapes; Restoring What andfor Whom? Jeffrey Sayer 552 PART 6: 45 Stork-Prelims.indd vii SCIENCE INFORMING POLICY AND CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TROPICAL FORESTS ... groups forest inventory survey forest landscape restoration Far North Queensland Natural Resource Management Ltd Far North Queensland Electricity Board Forestry Plantations Queensland Forest and ... Nightingale and Kasper Johansen 577 591 48 Rainforest Science and its Application Stephen Goosem, Nigel E Stork and Stephen M Turton 610 49 618 Lessons for Other Tropical Forest Landscapes Nigel E Stork,...
... markets reduced the clearing of forest lands Demand for beef by European countries and demand for animal feeds are the main drivers behind efforts to clear forests for the cultivation of soya beans ... their greater demand for food, livestock production tends to be intensive In the intensive system, the economy of scale is more preferred to meet the increasing demands for livestock products than ... environmental performance through the reduced use of water and energy Food safety and improved disease controls and a greater demand for livestock products have environmental implications However,...
... wire bandwidth WFPGA into tunneling bandwidth WT , internal bandwidth WIN , and interface bandwidth WIF section presents our proposed core constraints framework for creating execution objects for ... into a fixed-communications framework [12–15] Industry standard tools are used to create swappable logic units that fit a finite region size and link to a fixed interface [12, 15] If a core is too ... attempt to highlight the possibilities for domain specific system topologies to be created within a generalized FPGA architecture 1.3 Core isolation and interfacing In order to allow cores to coexist...
... target-detection sensor, to move accordingly using proper locomotion system, andto process the 37 sensor data before sending command to the locomotion system For the target, it must be able to tell when ... simulations were performed to find out how the time taken changed for different number of robots used andfor different speed ratio A general law governing the performance and speed ratio of our ... this topic He has designed some vehicles that used inhibitory and excitatory influences directly coupling the sensors to the motors Some seemingly complex behaviours like cowardice, aggression, and...
... claimed for generic versions of innovator drugs andfor such diverse entities as medical protocols, surgical techniques and medical devices,7-10 there are no such standard criteria for how to evaluate ... one and two, respectively, were: 1.96 (1.84–2.08) and 1.88 (1.79–1.97) for esophagus cancer; 1.29 (1.23–1.35) and 1.28 (1.24–1.34) for stomach cancer; 1.35 (1.31–1.39) and 1.33 (1.27–1.39) for ... different smoking histories and relative riskfor smoker vs non-smoker cancer death in various subgroups Urban males ages 35 and over, 1986–1988 in China † RR1 and RR2 denote relative risks calculated...
... 2.5% for those between the ages of 50 and 59 up to 14.5% in those aged 70 and older [10] Among the traditional cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes mellitus and tobacco use are the strongest risk ... the strongest risk factors for the development and progression of PAD Hypertension and dyslipidemia are weaker risk factors [11] Inflammation is also a recognized risk factor for PAD In particular, ... major risk factor for both coronary and noncardiac vascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis [17] Among apparently healthy men, baseline levels of CRP predict future risk of developing symptomatic...
... described association between VE-assisted birth and increased riskfor neonatal intracranial hemorrhages, and provides robust data on incidence andrisk factors for this complication The finding that ... maternal and infant risk factors – to neonatal brain injury Methods This study was based on information in two national databases held by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, and Statistics ... 20.0 for Windows software package) Three models were used to assess the relationship between the different modes of delivery and the riskfor neonatal cerebral complications, one crude and two...
... Stavanger and Innlandet hospitals, covering Rogaland, southern part of Hordaland, Hedmark, and Oppland counties, covering a total of 69 581 km (21% of the total area ofNorway) and 816 000 inhabitants ... symptoms stands in contrast to a narrow use of the Index as a decision tool in the EMCCs More focus towards the emergency system outside hospitals, including triage and dispatch, and how to best ... Nilsen, and Trond Kibsgaard in the area of Haugesund We want to thank Pål Renland for valuable help in data coding, Tone Morken for help in statistical challenges, Thomas Knarvik and Lars Myrmel for...
... role-physical and role-emotional for those with diabetes; role-emotional for back-pain; social functioning for stroke; social functioning and role-emotional for osteoporosis; social functioning for arthritis/rheumatism/arthrosis; ... on autonomy and independence and make caregivers necessary Thus, there is a need for public policies and the reorganization of health care services to provide improved living conditions for the ... 2763/2003); andto the Secretary of Education of the State of Minas Gerais for the permission granted to the first author to attend the Master’s course REFERENCES Barros MBA, César CLG, Carandina L, Torre...
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