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... Methodology:  Data from the baseline survey of participants in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS)  Thesis:  The present trend of functional disability is increasing  It should be ... reported poor quality of life  In the face of impaired physical and mental functioning, perceived social handicap stands in the way of realizing quality of life  Smoking rates are dramatically ... Managing Health Care and End of Life Decisions in Singapore, 29 May 2009, Singapore Ng Tze Pin, Gerontological Research Programme, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of...

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... since its inception), up 3.4% over 2009, accounting for 27 , 7% market share (the highest) in the total market. In the list of best-selling cars in Vietnam market, Innova always keep the leading position ... exported 3 kinds of auto parts, including: antennas, exhaust valve and the throttle pedal to the 13 regions in 10 countries around the world including Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, India ... Yaris RS, the new Altis 2.0RS. Especifically, 5 of TMV vehicles has always been in the list of Top 10 best-selling cars in Vietnam in 2012, including 6 4. An analysis of the choice of foreign...

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... the São Paulo State Secretary of Health for financing the fieldwork; to the Secre- tary of Health Surveillance of the Minis- try of Health for financial support in the data analysis through the ... 224 individuals in Singapore, also using the SF-36 đ (23). The present study found that the most prevalent chronic diseases had a signifi- cant influence on the quality of life of the elderly individual. ... capita income less than minimum wage. Of the individuals living at home, 9.4% were lost, with 9.1% due to refusals and 0.3% for other reasons. Of the chronic diseases included in the study, the...

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... Corporate Finance,and the Theory of Investment”. American Economic Review. [3] Rajan, R. G. & Zingales, L, (1995), “What do we know about capital structure? Some evidence from international ... international data”. The Journal of Finance. [4] Trần Đình Khôi Nguyên (2006). “Capital structure in small and medium-sized enteprises: the case of Vietnam”. ASEAN Economic Bulletin. [5] Nguyễn ... Vũ (2003). “Determinants of capital structure for listed firms in the Vietnam stock Exchange Market”. Danang University Press, Danang, Vietnam. [6] Stata Web Book. University of California, Los...

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... which bonds should be included in our universe. Examples Include biofuels, hydro, waste and water. More transparency from issuers could bring some of these into the climate-themed bond universe. ... issued the largest amount of climate-themed bonds, with 23% of the global total. France comes in second with 17%. Together, Europe accounts for 67% of the global market, followed by the USA ... issuance Europe’s leading position in climate-themed bonds is explained by the large volume of outstanding issuance for rail infrastructure. But large utilities are now starting to tap the bond market...

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... case of the luxurious Greeks and Romans, who used skins in the adornment of their persons or homes. In fact, the conversion of skins into leather must be of the highest antiquity, for, in the ... found together, the skin over the head of one being stitched to that over the feet of another; but those of the great are contained in cases hollowed out of a piece of savin wood. The bodies ... the banks of the water or in any manner so that the lime strings could be drawn across and about the surface in with skins as a protection from the inclemency of the weather, and also in the...

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... robots 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 Numerical Value A Look into Plans by Graphplan in the Blocks World domain Length of plan Number of steps in plan Classes of Resource Allocation Scheduling INH-UNSOLV[5 10] INFRES FINRES EASY HARD [3 ... MANY CHOICE OF TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING RESOURCE SCHEDULING PROBLEM MANY CHOICE OF TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING ABSTRACT PLANNING PROBLEM PROBLEM PLAN A B A B R1 R2 Initial State Goal State TABLE on_A_Tab on_B_Tab clear_A clear_B armE_R1 armE_R2 on_A_Tab on_B_Tab clear_A clear_A on_B_Tab on_A_Tab clear_B clear_B PICK_A_R1 PICK_A_R2 PICK_B_R1 PICK_B_R2 PICK_A_R2 STACK_A_B_R1 STACK_B_A_R1 PICK_B_R2 STACK_B_A_R2 PICK_B_R1 PICK_A_R1 hold_A_R1 hold_A_R2 hold_B_R1 hold_B_R2 . . on_A_B . . . . . . . Fact ... alt="" 1 3 5 7 9 # robots 0.1 1.0 10.0 100.0 log(time in secs) Performance of Graphplan and Blackbox (satz) in the 6-block Shuffle Problem in Blocks World GP-G GP-S GP-TOT BB-TOT 1.0 3.0 5.0...

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... nerves innervating the gut, to the dor- sal motor nucleus in the brain, and to the intermedio- lateral grey column in the thoracic spinal cord, respectively. From these sites of initial CNS invasion at ... spread of infection and intestinal neuroinvasion following inges- tion of TSE agents. Neuroinvasion, sympathetic and parasympathetic spread to the CNS, and propagation from the brain and spinal ... (MF). In the GALT-draining lymph nodes, PrP TSE was then found to be associated with free ranging cells in the cortical and paracortical sinuses. Following infection of the GALT and GALT- draining...

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... versions of Winterowd’s article suggests convincingly, then, the tide had shifted in the years separating their publication. While interest in the study of style grew exponentially during the three-decade ... having little or no serious role in the writing process” (390). Another area of style that scholars examined during the Golden Age was usage, defined as the study of the propriety or, more often, ... the new title alone intimates, a dramatic change in the influence of language theories on composition had occurred in the intervening years, and part of that shift involved the vastly diminishing...

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... dietary tryptophan enters the kynurenine pathway, leading to the biosynthesis of NAD or resulting in the complete oxidation of amino acids for energy production. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) ... con- sensus. In tumor and normal epithelium, the expression of IDO and Bin1 was interpreted for immunoreactivity using the 0–4 semi-quantitative system of Gastl [37] for both the intensity of staining ... staining and the percentage of posi- tive cells (labeling frequency percentage). The intensity of membrane staining was grouped into the following 4 cat- egories: no staining/background of negative...

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... activity. Then the sections were examined by immunostaining using the primary antibodies overnight at 4°C in a humidity chamber. The avidin-biotin Table 1 The expressions of Oct4 and Sox2 and their relationships ... measured from the onset of treatment to the date of death or the survival status at the la st date of follow-up. The loco-regional control (LRC) was theintervalfromtheonsetoftreatmenttothedateof rec ... observed in the cancer cells of tumor tissues (Fig. 1). The distribution of immunostaining scores is listed in the T able 1. The highest expression rate of Oct4 was 9.4% (8 of 85), whereas that of...

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... once during fol- low up, very few were changed to second-line therapy. Similar findings have been reported in the Médecins Sans Frontières multi-country cohort, with an incidence of switch of 4.8 ... on routinely col- lected immunological and clinical data. Other study variables measured at time of HAART initiation were included in the analysis: age, WHO clini- cal stage, body mass index, ... PAC and FD designed the study. PAC and CAB collected the data. DKE and PC analyzed the data. DKE and PAC interpreted the data. All authors contributed to the writin g of the manuscript, and all...

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