... high-quality information ⎯ and this information needs to be used to improve program functioning by shifting the focus from inputs to results, informing decisions and creating accountability for performance ... predefined format (available at www.worldbank.org/hnppublications on the Guide for Authors page) Drafts that not meet minimum presentational standards may be returned to authors for more work before ... Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper India’s Undernourished Children: A Callfor Reform and Action Michele Gragnolatia, Meera Shekarb, Monica Das Guptac, Caryn Bredenkampd,...
... introduced reforms to public reporting and auditing, this report provides an update on the trends in the market for public company audits that we identified in 2003 in the market for public company ... continued effort to assist Congress in reviewing concentration in the market for public company audits Specifically, this report examines (1) the level of concentration in the market for public ... have similarly highly concentrated audit markets For example, in 2006 the HHI of the audit market in the utilities sector was over 3,500 The audit market was also similarly concentrated for companies...
... intersection Performativity, the Performative, and Performance in Contemporary Art Robert Gero, Washington University in St Louis, gero@wustl edu Performativity and its root, the performative, have ... program, Open Forms is characterized by experimental and alternative formats (e.g., forums, roundtables, performances, workshops) that transcend the traditional panel Because they are preformed in ... Open Forms sessions are not listed with the other sessions in the 2013 Callfor Participation Sessions listed with email addresses are accepting applications, otherwise, they are listed for information...
... faster, quieter Global Health 2005;1:3 Global Forum for Health Research 10/90 Report on Health Research 2003–2004 Geneva, Switzerland: Global Forum for Health Research; 2004 World Health Organization ... many of these schools and their affiliated hospitals have formed partnerships with foreign institutions, and some schools have funding for bidirectional exchange programs Finally, a number of ... country In addition, the FIC’s newly established Framework Programs for Global Health provides support for NIH-funded U.S and foreign institutions to help develop multidisciplinary curricula in...
... developments, the IMF’s baseline petroleum price projection for 2009 has been revised down relative to the October WEO, from $100 to $68 a barrel Similarly, metals and food prices have fallen from their ... flow reversals and disorderly exchange rate depreciations for many emerging economies Another downside risk relates to growing risks for deflationary conditions in advanced economies, although ... As a result, the fiscal policy stance is projected to be broadly neutral in 2009 Specifically, in cyclically adjusted terms, general government deficits in advanced economies are not projected...
... the reference value for each of such categories; furthermore, as a remaining criteria for the assets in relation to which it is not possible to define a general criteria for the identification ... corporate governance system In light of the above, therefore, we deem appropriate that AIFMD level measures on organisational requirements for AIFM should follow the said approach and, consequently, ... should discipline: (i) the notification letter for the procedures concerning the right of EU AIFM to market and manage EU AIF in the European Union; (ii) information that should be disclosed to investors...
... developed and tested for customizing the workforce skill mix to local health service needs? For example, what impact have recent health sector reforms had on the local health workforce? • What is ... workforce? • What is the status of existing efforts to train health workers using innovative methods, including distance learning and various forms of information technology? How will training by ... management had an impact upon health workforce capacity at the local level? Manuscripts will be accepted in two formats Full papers of 3000 words or less for policy and research papers Brief communications...
... developed and tested for customizing the workforce skill mix to local health service needs? For example, what impact have recent health sector reforms had on the local health workforce? • What is ... conditions, the deteriorating health of the workforce in many developing countries, urban/rural and workforce imbalance, and migration of the workforce from developing to developed countries • ... workforce? • What is the status of existing efforts to train health workers using innovative methods, including distance learning and various forms of information technology? How will training by...
... primary means by which business executives are measured The ability to improve business performance is therefore a critical requirement for organizations Failure to improve business performance ... assists here by providing performance metrics, or key performance indicators (KPIs), which can be employed to evaluate business performance A KPI is a performance metric for a specific business activity ... information for better risk management, performance management, and capital allocation decisions Chapter Understanding Business Performance Management 17 BPM offers more than just support for...
... Reporting in Evidence-Based Medicine Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1999, 117 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-113 Cite this article as: Rison: Neurology Case Reporting: a callfor all Journal of Medical Case ... opportunities for the publication of case reports [11] Journal of Medical Case Reports is a peer-reviewed journal committed only to case reports It is open access and remains at the forefront of ... made them easier ” [7] A good story stays with you for life Case reports are an essential complement to textbook reading and are an ideal venue for student and resident education A whole new light...
... winner [5] In 2006, Dr Joseph G Sodroski of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute was the awardee [6] Callfor nominations and the selection process As stated previously [4], the Prize alternates yearly ... the final selection For 2007, nominations will begin September 15th and will close October 30th I urge all members of the retrovirology community to participate in this process for recognizing a ... make a nomination should seek out a Retrovirology Editorial board member to communicate his/her information to the selection committee A list of current Editorial Board members can be found at the...
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... total, therefore, these databases reference 2,299 distinct EC numbers, or 62% of all known EC numbers And, for 1,437 (3,736 2,299) EC numbers (38% of the 3,736 total), no protein sequence for that ... fewer than 110 sequences for any EC number that previously lacked a sequence Enzyme genomics: sequence an enzyme for each enzyme activity I propose a project to systematically isolate and sequence ... http://genomebiology.com/2004/5/8/401 As in Roberts’ proposal, my project calls for close collaboration between bioinformaticians and wet-lab biologists One can expect that, in some cases, the...
... provides a viable way to determine “visually similar characters for characters that appeared in Figure and Figure For instance, we can tell that “搞” and “篙” are similar because their Cangjie codes share ... same or similar pronunciations, e.g., “試場” and “市場”, if we have a machine readable lexicon that provides information about pronunciations of characters and when we ignore special patterns for tone ... Cangjie codes share “卜口月”, which in fact represent “高” Unfortunately, the Cangjie codes not appear to be as helpful for identifying the similarities between characters that differ subtly at the...
... as attention for perception: the selection of a subset of information for further processing by another part of the information processing system In the particular case of visual information, this ... active search and similar tasks require 2.3.2 The Stentiford model of visual attention The model of visual attention proposed by Stentiford [16]— henceforth referred to as the Stentiford model of ... distinguish preattentive similarity from attentive similarity: attentive similarity is determined after stimuli have been interpreted and classified, while preattentive similarity is determined...
... paper brings forward a new network traffic model The form is as follows: M (i ) = c1 N α , β , H (i ) + c ( c h = 1 d ∗ ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON In order to analyze the performance of ... table.1 is simulated trace of the S4 model and the simulated trace of stochastically selected as the target for simulation For the FBM model By comparing the traces in Fig.1, it is convenience in comparing, ... non-Gaussian case Tail Approximation: Let X ~ Sα (σ , β , µ ) with < α < , then, as known in closed form for most stable distributions, they α + β C x −α α P {X > x } ~ σ P {X < − x } ~ σ α...