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Nano means one billionth major aspects of nanotechnology what is it how did it come about what are the social implications

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 22:13

... is it? How did it come about? •What are the social implications? •What does this mean for the future? Definitions • Nano means one billionth • Nanotechnology - Deals with moleculues between one ... and manufacturing from the bottom up Major Aspects of Nanotechnology •What is it? How did it come about? •What are the social implications? •What does this mean for the future? History of Nanotechnology ... nanocomputers beside the cell (E) shows an irregular protein from the cell on the lower right, and a cylindrical gear made by molecular manufacturing at top left (F) shows two atoms in the protein,...

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Microfinance services by savings banks in Africa - The sleeping giants have started moving, but where are they going? potx

Ngày tải lên : 22/03/2014, 21:20

... access to commercial funds, deposits from clients and to a lesser extent equity However, there are distinctive features between Subsaharan Africa and the North Africa and across sub regions within ... savings banks in the microfinance’s arena is often overlooked as many are still restricted from lending and offering microcredit schemes However, these restrictions are progressively lifted, fully ... underbanked populations mostly in the rural areas are the satellite (mobile) branches, which allow to serve financially-excluded geographical areas where mainstream banks found it unprofitable...

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MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH IN NIGERIA: WHERE ARE WE NOW? pptx

Ngày tải lên : 08/03/2014, 15:20

... delay in access to care Priority areas for action • • • • • • • Focused Antenatal Care Intrapartum Care Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Routine Postnatal Care Newborn care Infant and Young ... 2007 and adopted by NCH • Passage of the national Health Bill – NHIS – PHC Board Achievements /Where Are We • Reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio: 545 deaths per 100,000 live births (NDHS 2008) ... Priority area of focus includes Emergency Obstetrics and newborn care – CIDA project for MSG & support • Research Priorities – Implementation research projects on PMTCT, MNCH, etc are currently on-going...

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Governance Indicators: Where Are We, Where Should We Be Going? ppt

Ngày tải lên : 29/03/2014, 08:20

... Where Are We, Where Should We Be Going? Daniel Kaufmann Aart Kraay The World Bank _ 1818 H Street N.W., Washington, DC 20433, dkaufmann@worldbank.org, akraay@worldbank.org We ... the small differences between them are unlikely to be statistically, or practically significant However, we also note that there are many possible pair-wise comparisons between countries that result ... this area is important While less so nowadays, in recent years there has however been considerable debate as to whether such broad notions of governance can in fact be usefully measured Here we...

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Where are we going - Josh Williams

Ngày tải lên : 10/06/2014, 09:38

... FUTURE Where are we going? The Fads • Checking In • Game Mechanics • Badges • Geo-blah-blah-blah Checking out • Checking In is the status update for the places we go It has succeeded where other ... better A Word of Caution Beware of placing your trust in the future web proclaimed by blogs, investors and so-called “social media gurus.” We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams.” ... Badges and achievements are driving activity around the web, but are they really? Social validation is the primary driver for activity on today’s web Social Validation • We share on Facebook in order...

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Báo cáo y học: "Commentary Cyclooxygenase-2: where are we in 2003" potx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 01:21

... compared with the NSAIDs However, there was a numerical excess of MI events in the celecoxib group, regardless of whether patients were concurrently taking aspirin Since the trial was not powered ... non-naproxen NSAIDs that were studied [15] Konstam et al., employees of the manufacturer of rofecoxib, concluded that differences observed between rofecoxib and naproxen were the result of the ... result of the antiplatelet effects of naproxen A large cohort study by Ray et al [16], however, demonstrated that there was no protective effect of naproxen on the risk of coronary heart disease (rate...

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Báo cáo y học: "The need for prognosticators in rheumatoid arthritis. Biological and clinical markers: where are we now" potx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 10:23

... Importantly, we have focused here on markers that are frequently used to evaluate disease activity, cartilage and bone damage There is more going on in relation to the immunopathogenic events, however, ... biological interplay we are dealing with in RA [97] There are two exceptions, however, which make the above summary much less disappointing: acute phase reactants, especially CRP, are highly reliable ... contrast, changes of CTX-I were not related to joint damage [14,15] The changes in CTX-II levels, however, were broadly overlapping with baseline values, and were therefore predictive primarily...

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Báo cáo y học: "Role of chlorhexidine gluconate in ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention strategies in ICU patients: where are we headed" pot

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 19:20

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Báo cáo y học: "The first decade of microbial genomics: what have we learned and where are we going next" doc

Ngày tải lên : 14/08/2014, 14:22

... accelerate, as new technologies are being developed that allow even more rapid generation of genomic data, which in turn will open more avenues of research We are, however, currently only taking ... whale-fall regions, where whale carcasses have sunk to the sea floor These environments are rich in lipid, and DNA encoding metabolic processes could be identified in samples that were geographically ... species need to be explored to get 95% of the species gene pool, assuming that the strains chosen adequately represent the ecological diversity of the species But there are exceptions, depending on...

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22003 how can we get a better sleep

Ngày tải lên : 26/08/2016, 12:04

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How can we speak math?

Ngày tải lên : 26/10/2013, 19:15

... and so we cannot be definite about how TTS speak every number given to it as ascii text Here are some examples We ve marked with a (*) those that seem open to debate • 123 is one hundred twenty-three ... expressions The well-known quadratic formula can be written as a Lisp prefix expression as (/ (pm (- b) (^ ((^ b 2) (* a c)) 1/2)) (* a)) where pm means ± This can be read in a variety of ways Here we remove ... and change) are spoken, but above that are spelled out digit by digit There are different rules for integers appearing in denominators Numbers that not have commas set out “correctly” are spelled...

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More Show Me How: Everything We Couldn't Fit in the First Book Instructions for Life from the Everyday to the Exotic Perfect Paperback

Ngày tải lên : 15/01/2014, 12:15

... template Poke holes with a chopstick Tie together with licorice Serve at once! 165 166 say “i do” italian-style take vows in vegas Guests shower the newlyweds with Jordan almonds A lump of iron ... bouquet A veil and cord are placed on bride and groom to symbolize their unity The couple makes a vow by drinking from wine glasses tied together with string The couples’ parents are honored with a ... open sides Sweet doggy dreams! To make a nutritionally balanced feast for your favorite pup, prepare items from the columns below Mix together with ½ tsp iodized salt and tbsp vegetable oil Bone...

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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: "HOW DO WE COUNT? THE PROBLEM OF TAGGING PHRASAL VERBS IN PARTS" docx

Ngày tải lên : 20/02/2014, 21:20

... thus when box and in are adjacent (except for those rare cases involving heavy NP shift) box is a noun Thus we see that there is a need to distinguish between the cases where the two element ... purpose of assigniug the Lexical Probability (i.e.,phrasal verb) and cases where we have a Noun + Preposition combination where PARTS' analyses will be preferred The "choice" in 0.13 back cool-off ... on the linguistic characteristics of this problematic construction to determine if there are other cases where the current assumption that one word equals one unit interferes with successful...

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Sage 50 Accounts 2013: Who did we turn to when it came to improving Sage 50 Accounts ? A farmer from Aberdeen docx

Ngày tải lên : 06/03/2014, 19:20

... accounts software, we spoke to hundreds of those customers, listened to their feedback and ideas to make Sage 50 Accounts 2013 even better Why Sage? Easy to get going and keep on going We ve been ... can keep up to date with your finances wherever you are Our free mobile applications are simple to use and set up with your desktop software Use them to get a quick overview of customer, supplier ... software will talk you through exactly what you need to and show you how to it The business world is always changing So we adapt our software and services whether that’s to keep up with the latest...

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What is the neutral real interest rate, and how can we use it? doc

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 01:20

... rates that are more shortrun or long-run in focus Before doing so, we discuss how the NRR, as we define it, may be used by monetary policymakers There is one particular time when we need to use ... Reserve Bank If we plug in values for the nominal interest rate, inflation, Survey of Expectations surveys the inflation target, and an estimate of the output gap, then However, there are a variety ... Previously, we assumed that capital is free to flow between legal frameworks of a foreign jurisdiction countries to wherever it earns the highest (risk-adjusted) rate In this article we not attempt...

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Emerging Threats and Security Planning - How Should We Decide What Hypothetical Threats to Worry About pdf

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 15:20

... goals of homeland security policy and assess how we as a nation are trying to achieve them, ask whether what we are doing is working, and make adjustments where necessary The goal of RAND’s research ... targets In truth, if a terrorist 14 In our analysis, we examined a number of other operational problems where it appeared that UAVs might be of particular utility to attack planners They were: ... obviously falls somewhere between the straw men sitting at the extreme ends of this spectrum and would reflect differences in the nature of different threats, the targets security planners are concerned...

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How do we design for the everywhere

Ngày tải lên : 30/05/2014, 21:37

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Báo cáo y học: "How can we reduce the risk of serious infection for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 14:22

... exacerbation are based on only weak evidence [8], while there is excellent evidence that non-live vaccines are safe and prevent infectious complications among patients with SLE Guidelines are in place ... disease flares and accrual of damage, with some studies also showing a reduction in vascular and thrombotic events and improved survival [7] A review of evidence published from 95 articles between ... anti-malarials are more likely to be prescribed to patients with milder disease drugs as standard of care for all patients with SLE without contraindications Competing interests The author declares that...

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báo cáo khoa học: "How can we improve guideline use? A conceptual framework of implementability" pps

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 10:23

... primary and institutional care Other guidelines relevant to specialty care may differ in their implementability characteristics However, while we reviewed few guidelines, they were specifically selected ... structure of the healthcare system and how programs are funded Hence, there is a need to develop broadly applicable strategies for implementing guidelines Observational studies have shown that use of ... content to enhance implementability Findings were reviewed by the research team in person and by teleconference Results A total of 18 studies were reviewed from among 1,348 (441 MEDLINE, 907 EMBASE)...

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báo cáo khoa học: "Unplanned antiretroviral treatment interruptions in southern Africa: how should we be managing these?" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 14:21

... disruptions There was some evidence of this happening in Mozambique, where new health posts were set up and community workers used to search for patients [31] Such strategies do, however, have ... distribution were problematic [34] In South Africa private health care providers took care of many Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients during the strike [41] In a country like this, where the private ... in South Africa, where patients did not migrate during the strike, they were advised to try and source their medication from other health facilities or private pharmacies [40] However, patients...

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