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... contraception and HIV/STI prevention; inadequate teaching materials and training; a scattershot approach to providing specific information that undermines comprehensive student understanding; and a tendency ... education? Inform the debate Accurate and understandable information can defuse conflict and mobilize support for programs by demonstrating the magnitude of adolescent health problems Such information ... “examinable” and others not test students on their achievements in learning the subject matter (Senderowitz, 2000) Training teachers Teacher training is a challenge everywhere, including in developed...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 14:20

... suggesting data sources, and providing other ongoing input during the project We thank Stacy Fitzsimmons for administrative assistance during the project, and Lance Tan for assistance in preparing ... as they move forward in implementing interventions in their focus areas of health, education, and poverty 17 Findings We now present findings from analyses of data that provide information about ... indicators in more detail Findings for the other indicators are in Appendix A, and a list of data sources and definitions are in Appendix B Infant Health Caddo Parish shows high need in two areas...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 03:20

... summaries 1365 an evaluation file that contained one record for each document This file was analyzed to obtain descriptive information about the test corpus and to compare attributes and ratings We used ... Wilson and David Schmeer for reading, rating and assigning attributes to the 2,727 test corpus documents and LEADs I would also like to thank Breck Baldwin, Afsar Parhizgar, David Schmeer and Paul ... exploited In this investigation, we found that to be the case for most list and newsbrief documents and for many transcripts Beyond news data, this holds for case law documents, many types of financial...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 07:20

... the persistence of gender violence remains a worrying continuity that shapes and binds forms of femininity and masculinity Jewkes and Morrell Journal of the International AIDS Society 2010, 13:6 ... hegemonic masculinity involve sexual and other forms of risk taking These include driving cars fast and dangerously, and heavy alcohol consumption; indeed, social norms around alcohol drinking are such ... individual behaviours In real terms, this means focusing attention on building more gender-equitable and caring masculinities, and less acquiescent femininities In so doing, interventions are needed...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... decreases the infiltrate in joints Furthermore, RA patients relapse shortly after withdrawal of anti-TNF-α [19] and thus, despite the dampening of joint inflammation and the reinstatement of ... follow in humans because not all autoantigen-specific T cells seem to be effective in treating an ongoing autoimmune disease as described in the T1D model [22] Therefore in humans such a prescreening ... whether harnessing CD4+CD25+ Treg will represent a viable therapy for RA and other autoimmune diseases in the future Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23

... tolerance by expanding methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and needle and syringe programs (NSPs), removing the requirement for viral hepatitis testing before school and job entry, and lifting the ... combating fear, stigma, and discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS As a result, the XIX International AIDS conference will be held in Washington, DC in July 2012 Implications for ... treatment, and prevention of HIV-1: evolution of a global pandemic J Clin Invest 2008, 118:1244-1254 49 McIntyre J: Use of antiretrovirals during pregnancy and breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... factors for CVD and evaluation of VO2peak should be incorporated in clinical practice Finally, these finding represent an urging need for developing effective physical training interventions for ... monitoring and management guidelines for second-generation antipsychotics J Clin Psychiatry 2007, 68:14-18 20 21 Ware JE, Kosinski M, Gandek B: SF-36 health survey: manual & interpretation guide Lincoln, ... The test started from warm-up speed (with minimum 5% inclination) after which the speed or the inclination was increased every minute (0.5-1 km—h-1 and 1-2%, respectively) to a level that brought...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:21

... clean injection supplies, injection Page of paraphernalia vending machines may be considered as further novel intervention In addition, the dynamic of ingrained injection routines and assisted injection ... engage in this practice in outdoor venues In the present study, we demonstrated that being female was associated with receiving assistance with injecting in outdoor settings This finding is consistent ... responsibility for the preparation and administration of drugs [23] Further, in our setting, Shannon et al recently demonstrated that individuals involved in sex trade work are being pushed to work and inject...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... porcine endogenous retrovirus in transmitting miniature swine Virol J 2006, 3:91 Suling K, Quinn G, Wood J, Patience C: Packaging of human endogenous retrovirus sequences is undetectable in porcine ... most porcine pathogens; however, porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) are integrated in the pig genome and can be released from normal pigs and infect human cells in vitro [16,17] In the past, ... been described in normal pigs and in melanoma-bearing animals, and recombinant PERV-A/C was characterized by high replication titers [20-22] Whether XMRV and PERV recombine remains unclear, however...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... RBC formation and destruction In so doing it shows the cause for hitherto unexplained observations [13] and predicts other clinical applications for routine blood analysis The model shows that in ... Changes 1in Hb and RDW-CV% with iron deficiency Changes in Hb and RDW-CV% with iron deficiency RDW-CV% indicated by -+Hb indicated by -x- This method cannot distinguish between folate and Vitamin B12 ... stabilizes and the RDW-CV% returns to normal levels The critical finding is that the RDW-CV% becomes abnormal while the Hb and MCV are still within normal range This explains the findings [2,3]...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... ligand-protein binding Power-law behaviors of ligand-protein binding The number of ligands (N) decays with an increase in the number (L) of (a) domains and (b) folds that bind the ligand and ... bio-ligands Ligands and theand2 of bio-ligands and binding ATP, ligands Additionalfor file 1ownerships of metabolism-relevantADP and block numbers of for proteins folds that bindligands ligands ... determining the protein-binding ages of ligands, a rough temporal order (early or late) for ligand-protein binding can be inferred (as shown in Additional data file 3) However, considering the...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:20

... coordination are termed as coordinating conjunctions And a coordinator is organized at the process of conjoining units which are equal status In other words, coordination involves the linking ... possible implications for the effect of communication In short, we have examined implications of AND, implications of BUT and implications of OR However, these three coordinators have some implications ... of language in use, perceived to be meaningful, unified and purposive For other linguists, text and discourse refer to one and the same subject and may be used interchangeably According to the...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:25

... accounting for 3.7 % For example, software and hardware, input and output for nouns, internal and external (drive) for adjectives, delete and add for verbs Adverbs cannot be found in both synonyms and ... discussion; and vocabulary that has specialized and restricted meanings in certain disciplines and which may vary in meaning across disciplines” - Reading skill in ESP Among four skills of listening, ... Chapter III: Implications for teaching vocabulary and reading comprehension in ESP 3.1 Implications for teaching and learning reading Interpretation of a written text in discourse analysis means...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:32

... Dutch working group currently designing the auditing instrument for sustainability in higher education (AISHE) include: providing criteria and a framework for internal and external sustainability ... operations by inquiring about source reduction, social responsibility in investing, and sustainable landscaping In addition, the SAQ assesses crosscutting organizational structures and processes ... useful for colleges or universities in creating sustainability policies, positions, audits, training, and goals The effort is less useful for providing a cross-institutional framework for assessment...

Ngày tải lên: 16/06/2016, 00:42

... Hà Nội Tiếng Anh 13 Adam McCarty (2001), Vietnam in ASEAN, Regional Intergration Process and Challenges, Hanoi 14 Damien J Neven (2000), Evaluating the effects of non-tariff barriers, University ... Unilateralism-Environmental Trade Barriers and the Rising Threat to Prosperity through Trade Website 16 http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/index.html 17 http://vietnamese.vietnam.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html ... Góp phần bảo vệ sức khoẻ người tiêu dùng 2.2.3.2 Hiệu mặt sinh thái môi trường Bảo vệ sinh thái môi trường nước Chương trình nhãn sinh thái Green Seal Mỹ có tác dụng việc giảm ô nhiễm môi trường...

Ngày tải lên: 06/02/2014, 20:27

... worker training and technology upgrading (Mexico) find net gains in technology adoption, worker training, management and quality control practices, and increased networking with other firms and with ... guarantees and interest subsidies The study focused on three assistance clusters in Northern Ireland (training, marketing and upgrading machinery and equipment), and two in the Republic of Ireland (marketing ... coordinated use of a range of CORFO programs It combines training activities, innovation, infrastructure, technical assistance, and business and finance networking In 2001, the PTI financed nine...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 21:20

... The Chinese government has sharply criticized foreign governments for reporting air quality in China, calling their readings inaccurate and complaining that releasing such data violates international ... Appetite for Energy China’s rapid economic growth has fueled a growing demand for energy, such as petroleum and coal, and that demand is becoming an increasingly important factor in determining global ... role in maintaining that system; and (2) that further economic and trade reforms are the surest way for China to grow and modernize its economy For example, by boosting domestic spending and allowing...

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Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 12:20

... Training and Doctrine Command, Army Capability Integration Center, and was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center’s Force Development and Technology Program RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND ... world and cut off from one another In the “Chronic Insurgencies/Instability” trajectory, Ink Blot would be reserved for those insurgencies and areas of instability in which the insurgents are gaining ... Narrowing of Threat Expanding Scope Holding Action Sustained Sunni-Shia Conflict Chronic Insurgencies/ Instability Baseline case largely reminiscent of current actions and environment Shift to information-based...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 20:20

... 2007); Data for China for years 1998 and 2001 are taken from Zhang and Liang (2006); Data for Vietnam are adapted from Nguyen Thi Kim Anh and Pham Thi Hoang Oanh (2007) for 1998, 2001 and 2004, and ... and demand in the market The regime is ‘managed’ in that the exchange rate can move only within a stipulated band, the SBV remains a major participant in the market, and various forms of administrative ... quite passive in taking the role of market-makers in the forward market Indeed, banks may often be relatively slow and cautious in responding to requests for forward quotations Of the 29 forex dealers...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 18:20