Kenya’s 2013 Elections pptx
... may arise could overwhelm the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal and IEBC.84 This is also seen as a test of security arrangements.85 C Possible Scenarios Given Kenya s tumultuous politics and ... only the laws themselves, but also respect for those laws Again, here signs are less positive and suggest that powerful politicians may still refuse to abide by new rules 11 The experts were required ... tallying of results Such groups can also be useful allies in bolstering commissioners’ ability to resist political interference Insecurity too poses a huge challenge Despite the reforms, many structural...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 20:21
... -graphs must be treated separately There is a basic species relationship which permits the expression of the unrooted species in terms of the rooted ones It plays the role of the classical Dissimilarity ... this section Finally, in Section 4, we present the molecular expansion of some of these species It consists of a descriptive classification of the unlabelled structures in a given class in terms ... Robinson, e and Alan Sokal, for useful discussions Some statistical mechanics 2.1 Partition functions for the non-ideal gas Consider a non-ideal gas, formed of N particles interacting in a vessel...
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 08:20
... This should be updated in times of anticipated problems Emergency preparedness planning should include discussions with relevant MoH agencies and other service delivery providers ▪ Establish ... monitoring system was rapidly introduced to capture essential data on the number and types of consultations to assist with service delivery planning The problems of program monitoring using FUCHIA ... Patients reported obtaining extra medications from various sources: shared between spouses, or friends, or they obtained them from a nearby clinic This would imply that treatment literacy messages...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:21
Examining the performance of the alternative cut flower supply chains for smallholder producers in da lat using a pluralistic approach
... discipline of horticulture, which refers to the cultivation of ornamental plants, flowering plants, foliage plants, cut flowers, bulbs, seeds and seedlings Cut flowers are defined as blossoms ... from flowering plants sold as stems, bunches or arrangements (Gauchan et al 2009; JETRO 2011; TIPS and AUSAID 2007; USITC 2003) Fresh cut flowers are used for decorative purposes such as vase arrangements ... distinguish two main purchasing motives: (i) consumers buy cut flowers for special occasions such as birthdays, Valentine s Day, Mother s Day, Christmas or other festive days Another 20% are purchased...
Ngày tải lên: 12/05/2016, 15:05
GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN U.S. THYROID CANCER INCIDENCE, AND A CLUSTER NEAR NUCLEAR REACTORS IN NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, AND PENNSYLVANIA potx
... Of the seven states with the highest rates, five are in the northeast U .S (Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island) Of the five states with the lowest rates, four ... The purpose of this report is to compare thyroid cancer incidence rates across U .S states and counties, to identify any potential causes of rapid rises in the past several decades MATERIALS AND ... produce useful data But the emergence of comprehensive registries in all 50 states, plus efforts by the U .S government to establish a unified data base makes geographic analysis possible Recently,...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20
Báo cáo khoa học: The role of the Fe-S cluster in the sensory domain of nitrogenase transcriptional activator VnfA from Azotobacter vinelandii potx
... [Fe 3S4 ]+ in VnfA) However, the EPR data cannot exclude possible presence of other types of Fe -S clusters, such as 4Fe- 4S ([Fe 4S4 ]) and 2Fe- 2S ([Fe 2S2 ]), because the Fe -S clusters could be EPR-silent ... N-terminal cysteine residues in the subunit of VnfA bind the single Fe -S cluster A possible scenario is that two of three cysteine residues (Cys15 and Cys8 or Cys10) bind the Fe -S cluster and the ... participation of some 2Fe- 2S cluster species in the purified Strep-VnfA, which offers the possible involvement of other types of Fe -S clusters in VnfA Further identification of the Fe -S cluster in transcriptionally...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 09:20
To Cut or Not to Cut? That is the (Central Bank’s) Question In Search of the Neutral Interest Rate in Latin America pdf
... different currencies 23 Evidence on these issues is still to be presented But a deeper discussion of the role of MaPPs as complement or substitute to standard interest rate polices deserves better attention ... analysis on MaPP seems to be symmetric, except for its fiscal cost If capital inflows are sterilized (purchasing reserves with domestic paper) the quasi-fiscal cost increases Capital outflows, ... increase the quasi-fiscal deficit, as they entail selling reserves while purchasing domestic assets by issuing domestic currency VII CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS In this paper we present...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 14:20
clustering challenges in biological networks - s. butenko (world, 2009)
... distance clustering method of the authors [2, 8], assumes the cluster membership probabilities given in terms of the distances of the data points from the cluster centers, and the cluster sizes A resulting ... of a data set into subsets (called clusters), so that each subset consists of elements that are similar with respect to some similarity criterion The measure of similarity can be the distance between ... improved search trees for C LUSTER E DITING is to a case distinction, where we provide for every possible situation additional branching steps The analysis of successive branching steps, then, yields...
Ngày tải lên: 12/05/2014, 17:16
Báo cáo khoa học: " A comparative study of gastrointestinal parasites between ranched and free ranging Burchell''''s zebra (Equus burchelli antiquorum) in Isiolo district, Kenya" ppsx
... statistical software application was used for the statistical analysis Gastrointestinal parasites in Burchell s zebra Results Parasites recovered Ten genera of gastrointestinal parasites were recovered ... animals Discussion Most genera of parasites were recovered from the large intestines including those that are of most parasitic importance such as the large strongyles The large intestines therefore ... parasites Strongylus, Crossocephalus and Parascaris were present in statistically significant higher burdens in the free ranging zebra For Triodontophorus, Oxyuris, Habronema, and Gasterophilus, the...
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 18:20
báo cáo khoa học: " Educational outreach to general practitioners reduces children''''s asthma symptoms: a cluster randomised controlled trial" potx
... managed and analysed using SAS (Version 8.2 SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA) We report univariate descriptions, cross-tabulations with chi-squares, and, for adjusted analysis of the principal ... medical records or administrative databases These pragmatic characteristics of this trial increase its relevance in this setting, widen its applicability, and demonstrate that it is possible to conduct ... Methods Study design The design was a cluster randomised controlled trial with the general practices as the unit of randomisation, intervention, and analysis The study conforms to the Consort...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22
báo cáo khoa học: " The membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A (MS4A) gene cluster contains a common variant associated with Alzheimer’s disease" potx
... these five GWAS datasets using the meta-analysis tool in Plink selecting only those markers common to at least four of these studies (1,098,485 SNPs) The most promising and consistent results ... individuals from each study as cases and HapMap CEU individuals as controls, and removed SNPs with P-values < 10-6 in a test for association Principal components analysis Principal components analysis ... release of mediators (such as histamine) This signal cascade is responsible for the manifestations of allergy [29] Indeed, polymorphisms within the MS4A2 gene have been associated with susceptibility...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:21
báo cáo khoa học: " ''''Who''''s who'''' in two different flower types of Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae): morphological and molecular analyses of flower organ identity" pdf
... Expression analysis of CvAP3 (A) and CvSEP1 (B) in C vulgaris flower tissues Figure Expression analysis of CvAP3 (A) and CvSEP1 (B) in C vulgaris flower tissues Normalized (vs 1 8S rRNA) expression ... petals and stamens show a comparable staining pattern and petals consist of an increased amount of cell layers if Figure Sagittal slices of mature flower buds Sagittal slices of mature flower buds ... between bracts and leaves by morphological characteristics became possible via SEM analysis of both tissues (Fig 3) The surface structure of leaf tissue of both flower types (Fig 3AB) showed a puzzle-like...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 03:21
Báo cáo y học utilisation of priority traditional medicinal plants and local people’s knowledge on their conservation status in arid lands of kenya (mwingi district)
... this region, was also being extensively harvested as a source of firewood and charcoal It is possible that this is one of the medicinal plants whose conservation status needs further assessment ... as plants from which concoctions for protecting stored grains against pests are obtained Loss of grains to pests is a major challenge in drylands of Kenya which is already food insecure arising ... Materials and methods Study area Mwingi district lies in the arid and semi-arid region of Eastern Province of Kenya and comprises ecologically fragile ecosystems, hence biodiversity assessment...
Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2015, 08:01
Computational study of the anion photoelectron spectra of fexn (x = 0, s and n = 3, 4) clusters
... energies of molecules in the gas phase Because the photoelectron spectra of small transition metal-containing clusters in the gas phase are studied in this thesis, our discussion will focus on ... the gas phase, it is also acceptable to describe them as molecules or more specifically as transition metal complexes In spite of their small sizes, these clusters are of importance because they ... calculations with small ANO-RCC basis sets at BP86/QZVP geometries (b) CASPT2 geometry optimizations with small ANO-RCC basis sets (c) CASPT2 single point calculation with large ANO-RCC basis sets at...
Ngày tải lên: 22/05/2016, 11:09
IELTS Foundation Student's Book ANSWER_KEY.pdf
... are used to express a result As a result is used to describe something that is caused directly by something else happening Therefore is used when something happens as a result of the reason previously ... p18 Prediction cars noise, smell, dirt, expense Student s own answers Possible answer Problems caused by cars Guessing meaning from context EU decade congestion asphyxiated subsidized (on) the ... buys and sells things consumer – someone who buys something or uses services 10 player – a person or organization that influences a situation, especially in business or politics Prices going down:...
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2012, 10:15
PHP Architect's Guide to PHP Security
... utilizes the system stack for tracking purposes Alas, the system stack is limited, and with enough iterations, it s possible to “smash” the stack and crash PHP For example, if the user supplies a ... characters, such as emdashes (—) and single quotes are not found in the locale-sensitive [A-Za-z] range and invalidate strings White space characters such as spaces, tabs, and new lines are also considered ... becomes unnecessary Access Exemptions A security-minded administrator generally doesn’t want users to access the central temporary directory, since it can store sessions To prevent access to...
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2012, 10:14
Bai tap XS va TK Toan-Th.s Hoang Ngoc Nham.doc
... độ rủi ro nhiều hay ít ta cần tính và so sánh phương sai về lãi suất Công ty nào có phương sai về phần trăm lãi suất thấp thì sẽ có ít rủi ro E(X2)=85,2; E(Y2)=87,4 Var(X)=4,2; ... sản phẩm loại I sản phẩm lấy ra” và đại lượng ngẫu nhiên Y là s ́ sản phẩm loại I có sản phẩm Y có thể nhận một các giá trị 0,1,2,3 Theo công thức xác suất đầy đủ ta ... ) = = C12 11 Gọi BI (i=0,1,2,3) là biến cố “có i sản phẩm loại A sản phẩm lấy từ kiện thứ hai” X là s ́ sản phẩm loại A sản phẩm lấy từ kiện thứ hai ⇒ X là đại lượng...
Ngày tải lên: 15/08/2012, 11:43