... with the establishment ofthe Nairobi ozonesonde measurements andthe Mount Kenya Global station Further, the DACH project that links the high Alpine monitoring stations of Germany, Switzerland and ... Ozone stations, two ozone sonde locations, solar radiation/UV stations and regional precipitation chemistry stations Common to many other countries, he noted that there was strong competition ... is the support ofthe WMO/UNEP Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion andthe publication ofthe Antarctic Ozone Hole Bulletins He suggested a Global Aerosol Watch based onthe example of the...
... United Nations General Assembly: Final report ofthe Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention onthe Protection and Promotion ofthe Rights and Dignity of Persons with ... identifying the key gaps and some ofthe opportunities and next steps for action The dialogue also strengthened and expanded the network of people working on issues related to HIV/AIDS and disability, and ... proportion of PLHIV experience depression as a result ofthe psychosocial aspects of HIV infection Front-line health professionals and AIDS service providers often have limited knowledge and skills...
... duration was years (range 3–13), duration being calculated as the time from the onset ofthe first clinical event that was a clear manifestation of SSc (other than Raynaud's phenomenon) to the ... without honeycombing, 2- honeycombing involving up to 25% ofthe lobe, 3honeycombing involving 25–49% ofthe lobe, 4- honeycombing involving 50–75% ofthe lobe, 5- honeycombing involving > 75% ofthe ... fluid cultures interpretation are standardized [41] Nevertheless infectionsofthe lower respiratory tract constitute a risk factor for deterioration of pulmonary function especially in patients...
... presentations and posters contained non-biased information about the aim ofthe trial and practical consequences ofthe next study period (oral hygiene, administration of study medication) Personnel ... standard care • The expectations of both nurses and physicians onthe effects of SDD on patient outcome, especially on pneumonia and patient survival, changed over time • Confidence of nurses and ... in the coordination ofthe trial and helped to draft the manuscript PP participated in the coordination ofthe trial and in the statistical analysis and helped to draft the manuscript MJB conceived...
... including intrapulmonary contusions and lesioning, and fractures ofthe extremities, both open and closed Initial wound management focused on surgical removal of devitalized tissue and aggressive ... patients and relatives and psychotherapeutic support was introduced as early as possible The service was provided by the department's psychotherapeutic intervention team consisting of three qualified ... glycopeptides only, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, sensitive to ofloxacin only Polymicrobial wound contamination also included contamination with fungi (for instance, Candida albicans as well as non-albicans...
... for the discovery of ‘mismatches’ between the TT andthe ST onthe same three levels 2.1.2 Operation ofthe model A key concept in the operation of House’s model is the context of situation or ... ideational and interpersonal component of that function A similar profile and statement of function is made ofthe TT The TT profile is compared to the ST profile (using the schema below) and a ... rights and obligations ofthe citizens, as well as the operation ofthe different aspects of social life (Nguyen Dang Dung et al., 1995) The legal system of Vietnam consists of a constitution – the...
... 46.9% ofthe variation andthe Y axis accounted for 16.7% ofthe variation Water components in the figure are written as ions Concentrations of various nutrients are converted to those of nitrogen ... in the wetland and its surrounding andthe development ofthe harmonized management techniques for the restoration ofthe wetland ecosystem” The authors would like to thank Dr Kunihiko Kato of ... We have shown the results of research onthe alder area of Sarobetsu Mire This area may expand and affect the vegetation of Sarobetsu Mire in the near future The survey results ofthe alder area...
... from the participants onthe four dimensions The second part ofthe session concentrated on interventions intended to build links across the themes and to move towards action to build the new economy ... and happiness; andthe establishment of a commission of experts to elaborate the details ofthe dimensions ofthe proposed new economy to be considered by the 68th session ofthe General assembly ... follows: n n Elaborating the details ofthe four dimensions ofthe proposed new economy by a commission of eminent experts for the consideration by the 67th session ofthe UN General assembly...
... index describes the relationship between force of contraction (Pdi/Pdimax) and duration of contraction (ratio of inspiratory time to total respiratory cycle duration [TI/TTOT]) and is related ... recoil ofthe lung (Fig 2) [9] The kyphotic curvature ofthe spine andthe anteroposterior diameter ofthe chest increase with aging, thereby decreasing the curvature ofthe diaphragm and thus ... around the airways further increases the tendency for the small airways (
... government andthe public for their contribution to the public interest by their professionalism The opportunity to serve the public remains the greatest attraction to join the public service, andthe ... cases ofthe detention of Cornelia Rau andthe deportation of Vivian Solon, involving the then Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA);2 the payments made by the ... role and responsibilities ofthe APS They complement each other in defining the professional behaviour expected of public servants They are also supported by the provisions in the Code of Conduct’,...
... for the application of a convolution filter to an image As the size andthe values ofthe convolution matrix are known at the runtime code generation stage, the two inner loops ofthe convolution ... Optimisations We implemented limited methods of loop fusion and array contraction Other optimisations could improve the code’s performance further, and/ or reduce the effect the quality ofthe vendor ... UA-objects, invokes the UA method on these, and perform the reverse operation onthe result The wrapper skeleton functionality is the inverse ofthe client The wrapper skeleton method creates GIDL...
... 14 equivalent to many billions of tons of annual reductions In this context, the contribution ofthe voluntary carbon offset market – even under the most optimistic demand scenarios – is likely ... standard set of guidance for additionality would greatly aid the credibility ofthe voluntary market Monitoring and Verification Standards Of existing U.S standards and programs, only CCAR and ... observers are concerned about the lack of standards and oversight for voluntary carbon offsets, and wonder whether buyers are truly getting what they pay for, i.e., real emission reductions The issue...
... employment and hours Onthe other hand, estimates ofthe labor loss may be overstated, because ofthe double counting ofthe earnings losses of some ofthe deceased workers andthe assumption that the ... to the nation as a whole These estimated replacement costs ofthe physical losses are based onthe assumption that the reconstruction ofthe World Impact ofthe World Trade Center Attack on New ... billion These losses include the costs of cleaning up the site, the replacement ofthe destroyed World Trade Center complex and its contents, the repair ofthe damaged buildings in the area, and the...
... Minister of Health andthe Minister ofthe Environment, Land and Sea of Italy, on behalf of all the ministers of health and environment in the European Region of WHO, together with the WHO Regional ... policies and actions of other sectors to address the social, environmental and economic determinants of health rotocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention onthe Protection and Use of Transboundary ... evidence ofthe success ofthe collaboration of UNECE andthe WHO Regional Office for Europe: the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) (8), andthe Protocol on Water and...
... Like the rest ofthe tax bill, many of these provisions phase in very slowly, and inflation erodes away much ofthe value ofthe advertised increases Nonetheless, when fully phased in, the tax ... the gradual phase-in of most of its major provisions, which changes the distribution ofthe benefits ofthe legislation over time Many ofthe major provisions aimed at high-income taxpayers the ... credit, the child and dependent care credit, the limitation of itemized deductions, the personal exemption phaseout, the AMT, as well as the standard deduction, 15% bracket, and EITC provisions for...
... Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) ; to monitor and report on implementation ofthe Earth Summit agreements at the local, national, regional and international levels The mandate ... Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism with the support ofthe department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Mineral and Energy andthe Department of ... the Vienna Convention for the Protection ofthe Ozone Layer andthe Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on 15 January 1990 South Africa is currently developing an Ozone...