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... examinations, including dental examinations, and interviews The dental examinations include a dentist’s assessment of tooth decay and the presence of dental sealants, and the interviews include ... difficulties in obtaining needed dental care, including finding a dentist in their Maryland neighborhood who would accept Medicaid patients.1 May 2007 and February 2008 congressional hearings investigated ... to surrounding tissue and bones Travel to other o r nc ing ncluding ng organs, including the brain Source: GAO and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry The American Academy of Pediatric...

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... “father of medicine” primarily because of his introduction of a consistently naturalistic orientation to thinking about disease and cure, banishing gods and demons as agents of sickness and recovery ... a few mainstream practitioners denouncing “the abominable atrocities of wholesale and indiscriminate drugging” and otherwise expressing their displeasure with the profession’s neglect of the body’s ... tissues, and eventually cells, medical practitioners necessarily concentrated more and more on the patient’s parts, instead of his whole body and being, and on understanding and explaining his...

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... factors Extent of carotid IMT correlates well with current risk stratification of patients using Framingham risk scores Use of carotid IMT in ongoing and future observational studies and randomized ... moderate linear association between FMD and IMT in treatment naïve subjects at risk of CAD (r = -0.217, p = 0.058) In a large study involving 2,109 healthy adults aged 24 to 39 years in Finland, Juonala ... data consisting of 257 patients with baseline carotid IMT and brachial FMD; and (2) progression data consisting of 168 patients with baseline and follow-up measurements for carotid IMT and brachial...

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... production, finishing and processing system; and welfare factors, both of the animals in terms of exhibiting natural behaviors and being free of disease, suffering, and mortality, and of the labor in terms ... available for use in training Industry populations have advantages for genomic prediction In the case of elite or widely used industry animals, the individuals included in the training data will ... has changed industry dynamics, introducing competitive partners into the process of ranking animals, and has increased the proprietary nature of performance information, genotypes and analytical...

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... holdings and the likelihood of a disciplinary-type CEO succession in poorly performing companies On the other hand, the examination of insider shareholdings has shown the existence of a non-linear ... an adequate proxy for the costs and benefits linked to the provision of information The cost of gathering and preparing detailed information and the risk of creating a competitive disadvantage ... but recommends the appointment of independent directors in order to balance the dominance of the CEO/chairman of the board A number of studies have identified the combining of these two positions...

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... accumulation of information ordering itself in a meaningful, intelligible way The organization of the bits (of information) in different patterns while articulating the logic inherent in them and considering ... results in cool extremities and pallor Fast breathing À supplies more oxygen Tensing up of muscles as readying for action occurs; at peak it results in trembling and incoordination of the hands and ... rigidity of the face Sweating À through evaporation it cools off straining muscles An urge to urinate (in some an inability to it) Intestinal cramps and alternating diarrhea and constipation and sometimes...

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... accounting for 71% of the area in mainland China), and includes eleven provinces and one municipality, but the population is relatively sparse (360 million, accounting for only 28% of the total China ... results of epidemiological studies from China [8, 9, 10] and the prevalence of myopia is higher in China, indicating that differences in ethnicity, regional and economical differences and development ... gender and school type affecting the prevalence of refractive errors Quality Assurance All investigators and staff involved in this research participated in an intensive two-day training Demographic...

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... ven bi^n t ınh Tra Vinh _ _ (Final report in 1999 and developing plans in 2000 of aquaculture in marsh areas of coastal zone in Tra Vinh province) Department of Fishery, Tra Vinh 20 pp unpublished ... Assessment of mangrove forest deterioration in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines, using Landsat MSS data In: Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment Macintosh, ... mangrove distribution in Tra Vinh indicate significant changes in mangrove forest coverage in Tra Vinh (Fig and Tables and 3) In 1965 rice paddy was the most use of land in Tra Vinh The mangrove forests...

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... the beginning of leaching, decreased after a peak, and then increased and decreased again This behavior indicates that the initial leaching is like Na+ leaching, and the surplus Ca2+ is drained ... transport of salts such as cations (Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+) and Cl- in a column were investigated by using a tensiometer and a four-electrode sensor, and the amounts of these salts in soil and leachate ... runoff rate of salts The four-electrode sensor consisted of four stainless steel rods inserted in parallel into an acrylic column with an inner diameter of 50 mm, outer diameter of 60 mm, and...

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... conducting several benchmark studies [3, 4] In this paper, we consider the optimization of two engineering techniques to increase the sequestration efficiency and safety of GCS in saline aquifers In ... migration of CO2 [7], and (3) injection of brine into the aquifer with or after CO2 injection can accelerate the dissolution of CO2 and enhance its residual trapping by the enhanced convective mixing ... determined by examining the gaseous phase distribution at the ceiling of the aquifer The intersection of the SG curve with the x-axis indicates the tip of the CO2 plume, i.e., the extent of CO2...

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... contribution of other factors involved in speaking 1.3 Cultural factors in the teaching and learning of speaking skills in classrooms 1.3.1 What cultural factors influence on the teaching and the learning ... pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both.” Skills can be classified in two main types: domain-general and domain-specific For example, in the domain of studying, ... group; it is that part of learned behavior shared with others The concept include a group’s way of thinking, feeling, and acting, and fixed patterns for doing certain things According to Thompson (1990:132),...

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... penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycin lipoteichoic acid, septic shock Beta-lactamases    hydrolyse penicillins and cephalosporins secreted by Gram positive bacteria Within periplasm of Gram ... invasiveness of pathogenic bacteria by reducing opsonisation and protecting from phagocytosis  E.g Streptococcus pneumoniae in RTI  vaccination: pneumococcal; meningococcal A and C  GLYCOCALYX ... bacteria, shorter and finer than flagella  Two classes:  ordinary pili ‘colonisation antigens’ Protein, attachment to host cells Can be involved in host cell invasion e.g Neisseria meningitidis ...

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... any • Condition and appraisal ratings of structure • Traffic data Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S The coding guide assists bridge inspectors in preparing data for identification ... that of Reference The main purpose for creating and maintaining the NBI is to monitor the condition of bridges carrying public highways Therefore, for funding and reporting purposes, the FHWA ... Bridge Inventory (NBI) as of December 2003 The NBI is maintained by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Tables and figures present information on both the number and deck area of existing...

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... in Wonderland New York: New American Library, 1960 Readers can learn a great deal about the nature of language if they can figure out precisely why Alice and the creatures of Wonderland continually ... Alice sinh vật xứ sở thần tiên liên tục thất bại việc thông tin (3) Edward T Hall The Silent Language New York: Doubleday Anchor Book, 1973 An account by an American anthropologist and linguist of ... phản với CÂU NƯỚC ĐÔI) :: Ví dụ: "Nếu bạn tin vào điều kỳ diệu khoa học, bạn nên tin vào điều kỳ diệu Kinh thánh." (Niềm tin vào khoa học tin vào kinh thánh có giống không?) Câu nước đôi (Amphiboly)...

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... working this, who is he involving?) In customer teams, roles of CBD people in consumer and customer and centre of expertise teams and to a lesser extent role of marketing people in consumer and ... explicit It is working in Asda and in Boots In net, We want to have people excited about winning and delighted about what is in it for them They will then believe they should stay working for P&G because ... Have a training programme This is often why people joined P&G in the first place and this is currently perceived as missing Have a plan for each team and each function focused towards building capability...

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... analysis of the sample Each cleanup step is intended to eliminate interfering compounds by using physical or chemical properties that differ between interfering compounds and the analyte of interest ... used in the model, the more representative the model output can be of land application at field scales The intent of introducing this approach is to encourage all involved in sustainable land ... affecting the USEPA’s interpretation of the results Exposure point concentration distributions were determined using source partition modeling of constituent releases, fate and transport modeling,...

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... While most sales are in North America and Europe, production is global with developing countries producing and exporting ever-increasing shares Due to expanding markets and attractive price premiums, ... group of people as part of its ways, aids in the cohesion of this group, helps that particular group maintain its identity in the face of others, and therefore creates a feeling of "belonging" ... considered important and understanding the age dynamics and consumption of organics will go a long way in influencing the target market and marketing approach to drive the demand of organics The second...

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... Addressing the Objectives and Goals of Monitoring 5.0 Addressing the Objectives and Goals of Monitoring The principal goal of DOE’s Carbon Sequestration Program is to gain scientific understanding of ... understanding of CO2 reaction products in the sandstone reservoir Understanding the kinetics of reaction with certain mineral formations (Dawsonite) is critical for sequestration in sandstone ... knowledge-base of CO2 storage in saline formations and increase public confidence and awareness of GS The CO2SINK field site is located in Ketzin, Germany, approximately 20 km west of Berlin at the site of...

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... (for instance swabs, transport media and candle jars) • training laboratory technicians and building capacity for performing culture and AMR testing • increasing the availability of routine laboratory ... producing and disseminating standards for performing N. gonorrhoeae culture and AMR testing • working with WHO collaborating centres and other international and national reference centres to maintain ... outlines the policies and principles for the prevention and care of STIs, to offer guidance to ministry of health officials who have the responsibility of developing and implementing interventions for...

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