... and deficit in financial resources during the transition period in the nineties in Russia had been the major reason explaining the neglect of structural measures on the Lena River in Siberia, ... economic and political reforms. Financing. Problems in financing are often indicated as one of the most important factors defining failures in performance of institutions; while on the contrary ... insurance it is believed to be a promising mechanism for problem solving in increasing institutional capacities in floods risk reduction in Asia. 3.3. Domestic institutional frameworks for flood...
... Screening and quarantine of incoming fingerlings and avoiding the feeding of trash fish diet are the two major means of avoidance relevant to Asia. Good husbandry practices. Reducing overfeeding, ... severity. Vaccination. A safe and effective vaccine against S. iniae outbreak in fish has been developed by Intervet Norbio Singapore and will soon be available in South East Asia as a major means ... summarizes information about these cases and presents preliminary findings of an ongoing investigation by health officials in Canada (4), which suggests that S. iniae may be an emerging pathogen...
... country that maintains barriers against foreign firms providingfinancial services domestically. Many financial markets inAsia are still quite closed tointernational competition in financial services, ... business (not clear about securitiesbusiness for banks).South Korea Only securities businesses are allowed to be active in dealing, broking,underwriting, securities savings, credit granting. ... of further internationalization for Asia. 2Executive SummaryThe internationalization of financial serviceseliminating discrimination in treatmentbetween foreign and domestic financial services...
... nine times higher in the slums of Manila than in nonslum areas, without specifying an age group.28 Incidence of diarrhea (in adults and children) in these same slums is twice as high as in ... trends increasing.72 The number of people living in urban slums is expected to double within the next 25 years, and by 2025, 6 out of 10 children in developing countries will live in cities73 ... was 1.9%. Looking ahead, the urban population of Asia is expected to increase dramatically, from 1.2 billion in 1995 to 2.5 billion in 2025, with more than 400 million residing in cities of...
... marketing initiatives in developing countries.Participants in the workshop on November 9, 2003 came from the following countries: Thailand, Palestine,India, Nepal, China, Malaysia, Singapore, ... Following the principles of fair trade, pricing is best done in very open way,involving all farmers within a group and both producers and marketing organisation being clear about theirmargins.The ... their small units viable using organicinputs and practices. This requires intensive education, training and motivational activities. Training of womenfarmers and enabling them to be resource persons...
... continue.India will continue to be a highly promising but difcult market for online retailers. Indias internet penetration was only 8.4% in June 2011, accounting for 10.7% of Asia s internet ... seeming to have the edge. In China, home grown pure-play online retailers such as Alibaba Group and E-Commerce China Dangdang will continue to dominate. In India as well, pure-play online ... demands were diversifying and developing into distinct categories. We also identied a growing trend of traditional ofine retailers wanting to sell online, but not having the infrastructure, resources...
... shown to detect Cyp4x1 in brain; quantitation of the Cyp4x1 protein in brain demonstrated 10 ngof Cyp4x1 proteinÆmg)1microsomal protein, showing that Cyp4x1 is a major brain P450. Immunohistochemical ... preincubatedwith purified recombinant Cyp4x1 protein, resulting in the ablation of detection of the 55-kDa protein in brain(Fig. 5C). This shows that the antisera specificallydetect the murine ... and described in bioinformatics analysis [26] byothers.The predicted CYP4x1 protein has characteristics ofa functional P450, including conservation of the haem-binding cysteine in the RNCIG...
... “Dealing in securities” means, whether as principal or agent – acquiring, disposing of, subscribing for or underwriting securities; or making or offering to make with any person, or inducing ... “dealing in securities” is defined widely to include “the making or offering to make an agreement with another person, or inducing or attempting to induce another person to enter into or offer ... regulates all financial instruments as defined in the FIE Act including corporate stocks and bonds as well as Securities. The Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance Japan (the...
... more, including information on how suppliers are to implement the CoC. In practice, Viking has begun to audit working conditions in fac to rie s in China. Viking has not audited working conditions ... with information about Viking’s thoughts on sustainable business. Viking replied to DanWatch’s CSR inquiries. Viking has a Code of Conduct (CoC) adressing CSR in the company’s supply chain. ... organization for rubber companies in Indonesia, GAPKINDO, provides training and planting material to smallholders. Smallholders were interviewed from three provinces in Indonesia: North Sumatra,...
... strain mutant for both STA2 and STA3 genes. Lanes 4–16 and 21–29 correspond to independent recombinant strains obtained from across involving CS9 and IJ2 parental strains.Table 1. Kinetics of in ... cosegregated in 22 indepen-dent meiotic recombinants in a cross involving strain IJ2(sta2-29::ARG7 sta3-1) and an interfertile ecotype ofC. reinhardtii known as C. smithii (strain CS9). This ... latter certainly does not exceed the rate ofamylopectin synthesis. The increase in crystallinity wit-nessed during these first 12 h is in line with the high ratesobserved for amylopectin synthesis....
... investment in research and development in products, services, medicines and technology for older persons. Governments should integrate knowledge on ageing into formal education (including primary ... older women in all settings - at home, in community and in institutions. Governments should address religious and cultural norms in consultation with their faith communities, taking into account ... stakeholders on ageing, including Government focal points, NGOs, academia and international organizations, with the aim of supporting the implementation and monitoring of the Madrid International...
... 6070130101Selected cancersBreast In Asia, the incidence rate of breast cancer among females is highest in Taiwan,Singapore and Philippines. Breast cancer incidence rates in China and India arethe same, ... cancer incidence among males is highest in Korea, Philippines, Singapore, andChina, and lowest in India and Sri Lanka. The rate among males in the UnitedStates is higher than in any of the Asian ... countries in South, East, and Southeast Asia; in decreasing order, they are: Japan, Taiwan,Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Philippines, Sri Lanka,Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia, India,...
... human beings given the high population level in the region. In spite of the magnitude of importance of studying and determining the mechanisms between income and the environment in Asia, there ... indicate that for urban air pollution in Asian cities, the typical EKC shape may not be applicable. The data suggest a lowering of the income turning points for selected pollutants indicating ... pollutants in Asian cities. It is proposed that this is due to lowering of income turning points and the shortening of the stages of economic development accompanying deteriorating air quality....