risk and resilience in minority youth

... constant-maturity in ation-indexed and nominal yields both in the US and in the UK In ation-indexed bonds have been available in the UK since 1983 and in the US since 1997 In ation-indexed bonds ... segmentation hypothesis in the US and in the UK, and section considers time-varying real interest rate risk and in ation risk premia Finally, section offers some concluding remarks Estimating the Liquidity ... liquidity, real interest rate risk and in ation risk It would be interesting to understand the implications for portfolio management and pension investing and how these implications vary by investment...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 02:20

... risk and ambiguity in three operational problems It is a collection of interrelated essays, including the traffic equilibrium problem and vehicle routing problem in the transportation system, and ... 1992; Chen and Epstein 2002; Epstein Introduction and Schneider 2008; Bossaerts et al 2010; Guidolin and Rinaldi 2013), and marketing (see for instance, Swait and Erdem 2007; Muthukrishnan et ... to investigate the decision making in the service systems under both risk and ambiguity Specifically, by clearly distinguishing between risk and ambiguity, we first study people’s preferences and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 11:30

... Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2009 Strengthening governance, risk and compliance in the banking industry Preface Strengthening governance, risk and compliance in the banking industry is ... respondents and interviewees for their time and insights March 2009 Strengthening governance, risk and compliance in the banking industry © Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2009 Strengthening governance, ... result in a glut of data, causing delays in recognising and reacting to risks Pighi emphasises the need to align risks and controls properly at the outset and refine them continually as the business...

Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2015, 23:13

... Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2009 Strengthening governance, risk and compliance in the insurance industry Preface Strengthening governance, risk and compliance in the insurance industry ... respondents and interviewees for their time and insights February 2009 Strengthening governance, risk and compliance in the insurance industry © Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2009 Strengthening ... © Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2009 Strengthening governance, risk and compliance in the insurance industry Figure 1: Insurers struggle with complexity, inconsistency and incompatibility...

Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2015, 23:13

... behaviors, including actions to prevent HIV transmission,20 and is a key concept in Social Learning Theory.21 We constructed three indices measuring self-efficacy regarding sex and condom use, in International ... health and social outcomes among youth. 32 More research is needed to better delineate the roles that families play in influencing sexual and contraceptive behaviors among youth in Ghana, and elsewhere ... receiving increasing attention in sexuality education and life-skills training efforts in much of the world, relatively few studies have documented the impact of partner communication on sexual and...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 12:20

... antihistamines In fact, the risk point estimates for hypospadias were higher with maternal exposure to other antihistamines compared with loratadine Thus, our risk estimates not corroborate the findings ... conception and first trimester : Loratadine Other antihistamines Exposure first and second trimester : Loratadine Other antihistamines Exposure during pregnancy : Loratadine Other antihistamines Crude ... collected by midwives and doctors attending deliveries, contains information on all births in Denmark since January 1973 [24,25] The main data constitute maternal age, self-reported smoking status at...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 10:09

... right deep vein thrombosis, affecting the femoral and external iliac veins, and anti-coagulation with heparin and warfarin was required Spontaneous rupture of the membranes, leading to premature ... twins were delivered vaginally and in good condition three hours later The twin girls were small for dates (at 1.48 and 1.19 kg) but were otherwise well, requiring only minimal resuscitation and ... disease and pregnancy In Advances in Nephrology Year Book, ed J Grunfeld, M Maxwell, J Bach et al., vol 14, pp 103–41 Linn, MO: Mosby, Inc Lindheimer, M.D and Katz, A.I (1992) Pregnancy in the...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 08:20

... Health and increased the clinic staff members’ motivation to initiate the program in their clinics Key staff members were instrumen- 17 ASTHMA M ANAGEMENT IN MINORITY CHILDREN tal in helping clinicians ... recruitment and retention are facilitated by incentives, including convenience and comfort factors s The informed consent process and followup efforts can be challenging and time consuming s Understanding ... (short-acting inhaled beta2agonists) and (2) clarifying and repeating times, doses, and amounts of all medications (right medications, right use, including use of a metered-dose inhaler) Researchers in...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 09:20

... attempts to quantify and explain risktaking behaviour of financial intermediaries This topic is central in economics and finance since controlling the risk- taking in banking relates directly ... significant, indicating that there are no size-related differences in risk- taking in Savings sanks Examination of the interactions reveals no differences in the determinants of risk- taking in different ... business in each type of institution In Savings banks, which are generally oriented towards small investors, an increase in this ratio is indicative of an increase in business volume, whereas in Commercial...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 06:20

... dumping in Eastern Europe, 239 in Asia, 148 in Latin America, and 30 in Africa (cf Sachs 1996, 144) Specific cases include dioxin-laden industrial wastes exported from Philadelphia to Guinea and ... uphold the principles, the poor and minority groups, especially in remote areas, remain disenfranchised and are more susceptible to human rights abuse and environmental injustice The following section ... business practices accompanying such schemes, RCP is inadequate in explaining transnational toxic waste trade, natural resource exploitation, and environmental inequity For a better understanding...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:20

... agencies' ratings, market prices of bank stocks and subordinated debt, (standard) balancesheet and income statements financial ratios, and other (non-standard) measures of bank risk and financial ... forcing less risk- loving banks to raise their deposit rates to retain deposits, thus squeezing bank profits and creating a secondary impulse for less risky banks to actually increase the riskiness ... whether the levying of risk- adjusted deposit insurance premia could eliminate incentives to excessive risk- taking Chan, Greenbaum and Thakor (1992) argue that both incentive and information problems...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20

... the risk of infection increases in close contact with closer contact to the index case and more contact period In our study we evaluated tuberculosis risk only in household contacts of the index ... and 13% sporadic contacts and 16% of a healthy control group in Jinan, China [15] Zangger et al investigated totally 53 contacts of 15 years old African origin girl with pulmonary TB living in ... male patients was higher in the index cases, but the number of female patients was higher in contacts determined active disease In our opinion, the reason of this findings were that female contacts...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 03:20

... as “civilians accompanying the force.” Risk Management in Theory and Practice Army and joint doctrine define risk and provide practical guidance for managing risk The doctrine tends to be operationally ... participants and organizations may pose additional risks in terms of challenges in planning, coordination, and management Short tours and abbreviated training for some government contracting and functional ... mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from RAND Published 2005 by the RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street, P.O Box...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 15:20

... pneumothorax in right lung 2: Mixed alveolar and interstitial fibrosis 3: Pleural thickening in right lung 4: Several bullae in right lung 5: Alveolar and interstitial shadowing 6: Paraseptal emphysema in ... of SSP and duration of occupational exposure to silica [24] Our findings support this hypothesis as shown in Table According to an investigation by Bahrami and Mahjub in the stone-grinding factories ... surrounded by a thin wall and less than 10 mm in diameter If an area of emphysema was greater than cm in diameter, this was defined as a bulla Stone grinding process There was the same process in the 20...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... in terms of findings of South African research on hegemonic masculinity and femininities and their relation to HIV risk, and relate it to broader concerns in HIV prevention and care Jewkes and ... vest their masculinity in material or professional achievement, and has increased the likelihood of finding masculine affirmation in homosocial (sometimes criminal) settings and in their relations ... hegemonic masculinity involve sexual and other forms of risk taking These include driving cars fast and dangerously, and heavy alcohol consumption; indeed, social norms around alcohol drinking are such...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... assess, measure and monitor operating risk in the business lines Assist in the development of and manage processes to identify and evaluate business areas' operating risks and risk and control self-assessments ... also include developing and implementing training programs for workforce members, investigating and acting on internal and external complaints, implementing corrective action plans as needed, and ... Revise & maintain ERM guidelines for identification, measurement and management of risk • Interact & partner with divisional risk coordinators to implement risk reporting and monitoring standards...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 23:20

... as “civilians accompanying the force.” Risk Management in Theory and Practice Army and joint doctrine define risk and provide practical guidance for managing risk The doctrine tends to be operationally ... participants and organizations may pose additional risks in terms of challenges in planning, coordination, and management Short tours and abbreviated training for some government contracting and functional ... mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from RAND Published 2005 by the RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street, P.O Box...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 17:20

... particular risk factors that make an individual vulnerable towards developing a disorder [8] Risk factors can be divided into two main categories: severity and type of traumatic event, and predisposing ... events involving violent assault in childhood was also associated with a high risk of PTSD from trauma in adulthood In the case of adult female rape victims, assaults in childhood often involved ... significant findings PTSD and Physical Trauma No significant associations between PTSD and the occurrence of physically injuries or the need for hospitalization were found This finding is in contrast...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 20:23

... or below Ϫ2.5 as determined by DXA indicates established osteoporosis and an important increase in fracture risk. 2 Tscores in the osteopenic range between Ϫ1 and Ϫ2.5 indicate a need for antiresorptive ... sought routinely in elderly asthmatic patients receiving ICS or prednisone treatment because a majority may exhibit a clinically important (and potentially treatable) increase in fracture risk Furthermore, ... Z-scores indicating no increase in fracture risk. 4 approved doses of a standard formulation of budesonide (without the adrenergic component) in four rather than two divided treatments each day can increase...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 20:23

... with clinical knee OA were found with a haplotype in ADAM12 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 12) and ESR1 in women [118] and again with ADAM12 in men along with the CILP (cartilage intermediate ... exposure moderately increases the risk of Scl, with medium exposure increasing the risk twofold and high exposure increasing the risk fourfold [85] There is still interest in the relationship ... smoking has been linked with a substantial increased risk of RA [17] (over 13-fold) and there was an increasing association between increasing pack-years of smoking and RA Current smoking has been...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22