review of existing literature on value chains and supply chains

... Program [UNDP]), main conceptual contributions and program models, and status of current urban programming “Conclusions and Recommendations for Action” Discussion of the Nature of Existing Urban Health ... sanitation, and air pollution) “Overview of Urbanization in Asia and the Near East”: trends and projections of urban growth and population density in three cities and assessment of urban poverty and ... organizations (NGOs) A review of a handful of studies conducted over the past two decades on health conditions in urban slums gives an indication of the dire conditions that seem to be commonly found:...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... perforation The abdomen should be examined for clinical evidences of peritonitis These conditions will require emergent surgical intervention Ventilation, airway compromise and the risk of aspiration ... Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Authors’ contributions ZO, MK and ZC were involved in patient care ZO and MK reviewed the literature and wrote the manuscript ABK performed operation ... Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color figure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:21

... second operation, and has given approval of the manuscript Consent The role of transvaginal drains and the effect of intra-fallopian antibiotic instillation on fertility still remains unclear One ... antibiotics alone; hospital stay and need for surgery were also lower in the study cohort http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/97 during the second admission IH was the consultant incharge of ... be one argument for all premenopausal females to undergo a laparoscopic procedure for this condition Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this Case report and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... read and then considered for inclusion into a construct map of the NPM endogenous factors The first endogenous process in the NPM concerns the professional-patient relations, the interpersonal context ... Patient-centred consultations and outcomes in primary care: a review of the literature Patient Education and Counselling 2002, 48:51-61 31 Mead N, Bower P: Patient-centredness: a conceptual framework and review ... quality of publications and percentage of international published contributions in biomedical scientific journals [18], however, we can see from the work of Law et al that the evidence base of randomised...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 11:20

... NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE From user demand to manufacturer design A Review of the Literature on User Innovation SHAO Dong (Donald) DIVISION OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT NATIONAL ... enrich the existing literature on intermediate user innovation Overall, this thesis reveals the internal relationship and rational connection inside each research area of user innovation, and it ... generation assets and their vertical scope across generation and distribution The design of market institutions moderates the persistent influence of the demand specificity on transaction costs and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/10/2015, 21:23

... Puncture of the mass confirmed the presence of adenocarcinoma as well as a purulent collection complicating this lesion In spite of multiantibiotic treatment and drainage of the collection, the ... institution, en bloc resection with vascular reconstruction can be considered), and absence of extrahepatic adjacent organ invasion [12] Patients with positive margins after resection or positive ... intense glucose uptake underwent a new surgical intervention consisting of an en-bloc resection of segment VII of the liver, part of the diaphragm and the whole 11th right rib Pathology analysis revealed...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21

... 11 Conclusion The existing data on EGIST is not sufficient to make a significant conclusion on the prognosis and survival of these patients, but certainly cellularity, mitosis and necrosis of ... Authors' contributions MC–S, SM, and MYA participated in the care of the patient MC–S performed the literature review and drafted the manuscript SM, BA, BG, AWT assisted in the review of the literature ... The use of adjuvant STI-571 is based on the assumption of highest impact on residual microscopic disease, despite a negative margin of resection of the primary tumor [3] STI-571 has demonstrated...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA Authors’ contributions DP made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data NN and AT were involved in drafting ... descriptions and figures Author details Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA 2Department of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Avenue, Long Branch, ... Kalluri R, Wilson CB, Weber M, Gunwar S, Chonko AM, Neilson EG, Hudson BG: Identification of the a3 chain of type IV collagen as the common autoantigen in antibasement membrane disease and Goodpasture...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

... Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA Authors’ contributions DP made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data NN and AT were involved in drafting ... descriptions and figures Author details Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA 2Department of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Avenue, Long Branch, ... Kalluri R, Wilson CB, Weber M, Gunwar S, Chonko AM, Neilson EG, Hudson BG: Identification of the a3 chain of type IV collagen as the common autoantigen in antibasement membrane disease and Goodpasture...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:20

... regardless of the type of postoperative complication Conclusion The aims of this qualitative review were to describe the evolution of PCT after cardiac surgery and to assess the value of PCT in terms of ... cross-clamping time, duration of CPB, and the duration of surgery PCT as a tool for identifying infection Because of the marked overlap of signs and symptoms, diagnosis of infection still represents ... for PCT and CRP values for prediction of infection From [39] with permission The role of PCT in predicting postoperative complications and death The association between serum PCT levels and the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... older In conclusion, we report a second case of mirror-imaging of ACs in MZ, which contributes to the understanding of the genetic contribution to AC Mirror-imaging of ACs may be more common than ... case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical implications First, Helland and ... cystic lesion with low and high signal intensities on T1- and T2-weighted images (d), (e) & (f) Brain CT and T 1and T2-weighted MRI of twin B shows a mirror-imaging lesion with a diameter of 30×21×5...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:00

... cause brain contusion and a secondary reparative process The location of the impact and the tumor should correspond exactly one to the other There should be a time interval between trauma and the ... 250 more convenient conditions to study Large study populations are imperative because of the relatively low prevalence of head injuries and the low incidence of brain tumors Conflict of Interest ... injury, and early brain CT was negative; (2) the blow was severe and caused brain contusion or intra- 249 cranial hematoma with a secondary reparative process; (3) the location of the impact and...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:48

... impact of loss of licence on safety; impact of loss of licence on mobility; and impact of the ‘greying of society’ on safety For each set of ‘facts and myths’ conclusions are drawn based on both ... association between ageing, medical conditions, functional impairments and safety implications THE ELDERLY AND MOBILITY: A LITERATURE REVIEW 23 On the one hand, it claimed that around one-third of ... deterioration in driving skills Report a greater range of health conditions and functional limitations THE ELDERLY AND MOBILITY: A LITERATURE REVIEW 19 Perform poorly on off-road tests of driving...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... Impact of the recession on Value and Premium Goods ] BACKGROUND Recessions, like any other part of the economic cycle, bring with them challenges as well as opportunities for businesses Consumer confidence ... trademarks of Information Resources, Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 13 [ The Impact of the recession on Value and Premium Goods ] SUMMARY Don’t think of the ... the loss of market share to private label and value brands Insight: Tight margins mean little room for manoeuvre with price reductions, despite the pressure of falling consumption Action: Resist...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 03:20

... INDEPENDENCE AND OBJECTIVITY: A REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH Introduction Auditor independence and objectivity are the cornerstones of the profession The assurance ... guidelines and standards on independence and objectivity Our focus is on the literature in this area since the new definition of internal auditing was released in 1999 Prior literature reviews of internal ... noted (in the Glossary to the Standards) are personal conflicts of interest, scope and resource limitations, and restrictions on a ccess to records, personnel and property Practice Advisory 1130.A1-1...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:20

... identification of the common effects of stress on task execution and perception for both individuals and groups, and discussion of factors that can help to reduce the effects of stress on performance ... 15 Stress and Performance: Possible Relationship Frameworks 16 Stress and Decisionmaking, Perception, and Cognition 17 Stress and Group Functioning 19 Stress and Job Satisfaction and Turnover ... research and development provisions of RAND’s contracts for the operation of its U.S Department of Defense federally funded research and development centers This research was conducted within the RAND...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... description of the specific models extracted from the standard libraries of both software platforms in Section and Section The report also includes a discussion on the approach to modeling conventional ... improvements of existing models and for the development of new ones While it was found that the existing dynamic models for conventional hydro and PSH plants allow for accurate representation and modeling ... plant and network components and their controls contribute to the proper operation of a power system by maintaining a desired frequency and voltage profile and defining the performance of the...

Ngày tải lên: 16/04/2014, 01:48

... motivation included flexibility in HR management and supervision, improvements in working conditions, institutionalization of a culture of accountability, application of financial incentives and ... low rate of utilization of health centres providing EmOC is partially due to the poor perception of quality of care This bad perception is the consequence of shortfalls in skilled professionals ... Bearing in mind, on the one hand, ethical and logistical constraints, and on the other, the extent to which staff performance depends on material and organizational resources [47,48], existing theoretical...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... Journal of Neuroinflammation 2011, 8:116 http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/116 Table Review of reported cases of CAA-related inflammation (Continued) Page of 10 Sakaguchi et al Journal of ... improvement of cognitive function paralleled resolution of the lesions seen on MRI, this report demonstrates clinically and radiologically progressive improvement of CAA-related inflammation Our case ... Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color figure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... at one week, six weeks, three months and Figure tibia on lesions the medial femoral condyle chondral Post arthroscopic debridement of the and the medial Post arthroscopic debridement of the chondral ... Weeks Months Months Tim e of Follow Up Figure Mean WOMAC Pain Score of all patients at pre op, weeks, months, and months Mean WOMAC Pain Score of all patients at pre op, weeks, months, and months ... deterioration of SF-36 PCS scores at the month time point Discussion Traditional and labeled use of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Orthovisc® for treatment of pain due to OA of the knee involves a series of ml...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20