... ensuring judicial independence and addressing inefficiency inthe administration of justice andthe low quality of judicial and legal training • Activating the role of women and youth in society The ... building institutional capacity, incorporating technology, and streamlining and simplifying all trade-related procedures, including customs Channelling additional investment into upgrading the ... governance and increase investment in human capital to further integrate the region inthe global economy on a win-win basis The Council has incorporated a full programme in 2004 to support the Arab...
... inthe hands of the elders andthe men; the parental family in which two or three generations live together with authority inthe hands of the eldest male; andthe nuclear family (father, mother ... to meeting the needs of the child, its family and community intheArab States Their combined efforts work to improve the well-being of the child within its family and community Whatever their ... ARTICLES Early Childhood Care and Education intheArab States: Survey Findings The responsibility of caring for and assisting children, their families and communities intheArab States is shared by...
... eventual unraveling of theArab social contract and unmaking of theArab polity Chapter explores the proximate sources oft he uprisings intheArabworldand explains how the legacies of Arab political ... strategies and sequences will emerge in each country and will change over time as these expectations shift Understanding the O rigins of theArab Spring The origins of the uprisings in part stem ... bringing relevant experiences from the rest of theworld to the region There are of course existing development institutions that can and are playing such a role, including theArab League and...
... wheat and rice in India Wheat production in India now occupies the second position intheworld (shown in experimental plots in Figure 1.3) However, the demand for wheat in India will increase ... Himalayan range inthe north and by the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, which surround the peninsula Rainfall: Depending on the geographic location, rainfall is highly sitespecific and variable ... 1000 mm; (d) the northern plains between the northwest desert andthe Brahmaputra Valley andthe peninsula, excluding the coastal belt, which receive 500 to 750 mm rainfall; and (e) the northwestern...
... compensate for these losses by expanding into other arable areas This may also result in spillover effects inthe form of further reduction inthe size of landholdings and, in some cases, even landlessness ... land still further inthe years to come Demands on finite water resources are increasing and, with the increase in population, contamination of water resources is on the rise Also, increase in ... located inthe western part of India, are poor in soil quality, and are prone to wind erosion The hills and tarai soils are mostly inthe northern and northeastern parts of the country and are...
... 1993) These pests infest the grain usually from other infested grain stored inthe same building or nearby In India, the insect species of most importance damaging the food grains including the ... consume and damage human foods inthe field and storage In addition, they spoil food in storage by leaving urine and droppings, thus reducing the sales value Through their gnawing and burrowing habit, ... been infected with aflatoxins, the high temperatures will not rid the grain of the toxin If the grain has a high level of the toxin, the only option is to destroy the grain Insect-infested grain...
... Apex institutions and federations of SHGs are expanding, but their sustainability is uncertain and their future role in promoting and strengthening the system is unclear STRENGTHEN ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ... sustainable individual lending Other unresolved issues include who should bear the cost of NGOs and banks in forming and nurturing groups, the role and sustainability of federations of SHGs, the ... government, legal and financial institutions tend to disenfranchise the poor by restricting their entry into business, appropriating their property and weakening the quality of their health and educational...
... (on the horizontal axis) having that much income, as shown in Figure 29.1 A line of 45° from the origin defines the line of perfect equality and a line tracing the actual distribution of income ... employed in projecting food demand in Figure ** The 0.3% constant rate of increase in food demand per capita results because the tendency for accelerating demand as income grows in developing countries ... this volume, a few Indian facts on poverty and inequality are in order There is debate in India regarding the statistics on poverty and inequality relating in part to changes in methods of data...
... national and international levels, with the effects playing out at community, household and individual levels The analyses inthe last section of the book all agree that the performance of the agricultural ... clearer thinking about developmental ends and means, and thereby contribute to a climate of opinion that supports better informed and more forward-thinking actions, both privately and publicly ... sources to the biochemistry of nutrient absorption inthe body, soil fertility, cropping systems, harvesting and storage, marketing, food preparation and cultural influences on diet The purpose...
... several others inthe Philippines, andthe public hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) in November 1995 in Nigeria The subsequent ... environmental injustice and human rights violations inthe Third World are: the murder of Wilson Pinheiro and Francisco “Chico” Mendes inthe Amazon rain forest, the massacre of Father Nery Lito Satur and ... genocide against members of minority groupsin order to appropriate their lands and natural resources The subjugation of indigenous minority groups extends to the subjugation of nature andthe Human...
... off their pain and grief Whereas inthe following chapters themes relating to the secular andthe sacred will be examined and analyzed on the basis of ethnographic eldwork, inthe nal essay the ... Shrines and Pilgrimage inthe Modern World New Itineraries into the Sacred Shrines and Pilgrimage inthe Modern World New Itineraries into the Sacred Edited by Peter Jan ... period of their lives with their then leader ,the greatest son of these lands, inthe hope that in their current troubled times Tito can something for them again Visitors to the small shrine of long-distance...
... right from the beginning.” “Since then, we have seen a positive increase inthe interest of the mothers in their children’s health Every month the clinic is packed with over 50 mothers.” Strategy: ... lasting and life-threatening malnutrition Common deficiencies include iron, vitamin A and iodine Vaccination Many childhood diseases including measles, polio, diptheria, tetanus and whooping ... now through the clinic we have made them aware of their conditions and taught them what could be done.” Local women working as World Vision mobilisers are very involved inthe clinic arrangements...
... or re-binding of flavin at the FMN-a binding site occurs only in reduced enzyme and that FMN-a is essential for the NADH-induced activation of the Ni-Fe site inthe SH, as well as for the H2-NAD+ ... (16.8 UÆmg)1), indicating that part of the original enzyme molecules did not contain FMN-a Integrity of the SH during the release of FMN-a Ó FEBS 2004 Two FMN groupsin NAD+-reducing [NiFe]-hydrogenase ... [15] The protein part that holds two of the Fe-S clusters inthe small subunit of the D gigas enzyme is missing in HoxY of the SH, suggesting an exposure of part of the hydrophobic surface of the...
... of the Internet is the ability to bring like-minded individuals from around theworld into one forum Alon, Brunei, and Siegal examine the way in which ritual activities maintain and develop the ... of Interactive Advertising, Journal of Interactive Marketing, andinthe impending books Advances in Electronic Marketing and Marketing Communication: Emerging Trends and Developments, among others ... Hyan-Jung Lee, and Hyung-Il Lee 379 Finding the Best Ways to Combine Online and Offline Shopping Features Awn M Levin, Irwin P Levin, and C Edward Heath 401 20 Consumer Behavior in Online Auctions:...
... understanding the range of processes at work in tropical environments 6 farming, hunting, and fishing inthe olmec world Determining the relationship between population growth and agricultural intensification ... resources they exploited,” but they criticize the exclusion of individual 10 farming, hunting, and fishing inthe olmec world decision-makers from the process Instead, Winterhalder and Goland propose ... important than estuarine, brackish, and marine species (Coe and Diehl 1980a; Wing 1980) Although fishing and turtle collecting were the most 36 farming, hunting, and fishing inthe olmec world common...
... steep increase in net inflows inthe second quarter recording net inflows of €70 billion, compared to inflows of €42 billion inthe first quarter Both the United States and Europe enjoyed increased ... billion during the quarter, up from net inflows of €176 billion inthe first quarter of the year Equity funds worldwide experienced reduced net cash inflows inthe second quarter amounting to €16 ... pain, S weden, S witzerland, Turkey and UK; 2010 data includes Ireland in money market, long-term and total net sales only (2) 37 countries reported in 2010:Q1; 40 in 2010:Q2, 2010:Q3 and 41 in...
... outflows inthe fourth quarter of 2011 These inflows into balanced/mixed funds were €21 billion inthe United States and €8 billion in Europe inthe first quarter Money market funds worldwide ... net inflows inthe fourth quarter Bond funds reported €86 billion of net inflows inthe United States, up from €51 billion inthe previous quarter In Europe net inflows totaled €49 billion during ... reflects the depreciation of the US dollar vis-à-vis the euro during the quarter The following graphs show the net asset growth of the six largest countries/regions Geographical Trends in Investment...
... defensively and not to initiate attacks Their interest in football, in other words, might have been greater than their interest in fighting In England, especially since the mid-1960s, a certain kind ... ‘spirit’ of the game is world- wide Recent examples include Maradonna’s ‘hand of God’ goal against England inthe 1986 World Cup Finals (which helped to win the trophy) andthe feigned injury of the Chilean ... beatinge in a clusture together, and there parte most be taken everyman with his companie, soe that you shall see two brothers the on beatinge the other, the man the maister, and frinde against...