... into the mainstream of development, recognizing that in order to address the escalating problems related to the environment, the root causes which lay inthe broader development process and the ... the needs ofthe present generation) The concept has since been broadened, in recognition ofthe non-environmental aspects of sustainability, and the non-economic aspects ofdevelopment [3] In ... monitoring information is to be provided in support of policy and decision-making, planning and evaluation [13] This is one ofthe key challenges to the health sectorin taking forward the sustainable...
... financial hub ofthe ASEAN region The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) made significant investment in Thailand, both inthe financial institutions sector and the industry sector, ... relevant inthe electronics and automobile sectors, two ofthe most important recipients of FDI The influx of new foreign investments has benefited the country in terms of industrial growth, including ... FDI inthe primary sector continues to experience a declining share with a greater distribution of FDI flows to the manufacturing and the tertiary sector FDI in finance and banking activities increased...
... to support learning in an informal way, formal Education and Training is lagging behind in reaping the benefits of ICT to increase and improve learning opportunities The Rise ofSocial Media Studies ... Internet for finding information about goods and services (ranging from 12% in Romania to 79% inthe Netherlands) 33% use the Internet for seeking health-related information (ranging from 10% in Bulgaria ... 56% in Finland); and 31% use the Internet for reading online newspapers and magazines (ranging from 18% in Poland to 64% in Denmark and Finland) (Eurostat 2009 data) The usefulness ofthe Internet...
... 1981 to find business ethics” how is defined? inthe research papers and inthe consciousness ofthebusiness After findingthe common point ofthe concept, he synthesized and introduced the concept ... complete definition of Group Development Private Sectorofthe World Bank, Social responsibility ofbusiness is the commitment of businesses to contribute to sustainable economic development, ... Because the objective ofthe research is inspecting the understanding of CSR importance of officers in Vietnam; the 31 researcher does not use professional software like SPSS The result ofthe research...
... learning about the lives of women in different parts ofthe world Their commitment to social change and their insights into the effects of socialist collapse on the lives of everyday people inspired ... nature of Ukraine’s postsocialist “third sector (as the NGO sphere is called in transnational development- speak”) and about the impacts on women ofthe collapse ofthe socialist system and the introduction ... persons with spinal cord injuries inthe city of Kyiv As the single mother of a son, Sasha, who injured his spine in an accident as a young teen inthe early 1990s, Zoia initially formed the organization...
... above, we think it likely that insights we gain into the functions ofsocial networks in LTC settings are likely to be of use in other settings and sectors In terms ofthe Knowledge to Action cycle ... facilities, despite being part ofthe same organization, have distinct characteristics that will enhance applicability ofthe findings of this study to other LTC settings The larger ofthe two is an ... present in Figure 1, which combines the TPB [68-70] with influences from social networks We will analyze these data at the level of individual staff member in each ofthe six units included in the...
... topics of this thesis; the Industrial Design discipline and the packaging industry of Singapore inthe context ofsustainabledevelopmentThe first section introduces the concept ofsustainabledevelopment ... conducting further literature review inthe main areas of focus: Industrial Design and sustainabledevelopment and the packaging industry inthe context of Singapore The next step includes the cross ... packaging industry in Singapore towards sustainable development; an analysis of some ofthe products developed by these companies within the given context; a profile ofthe consumers ofthe sector...
... the main purpose of assessing the factual situation, its impacts in order to make recommendations to promote developmentin Vietnam The topic "The impactof gender inequality on developmentin ... on the analysis oftheimpactof GI in education and 13 employment on two main aspects of development: EG and HD, finding answers to the following questions (1) What is the factual situation of ... has been chosen as the thesis theme As gender inequality is signifying in a number of aspects and the meaning ofdevelopment is quite broad, the thesis confined its research in two aspects: education...
... HỘI I Ministries Ministry of National Defence Ministry of Public Security Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Justice Ministry of Finance Ministry of Transport Ministry of Construction Ministry ... Ministry of Education and Training Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 10 Ministry of Industry and Trade 11 Ministry of Planning and Investment 12 Ministry of Health 13 Ministry of Science ... on the basis of new opinion about the roles ofthe government inthe market economy, the new awareness about the functions, the duties ofthe administrative offices which are suitable to the...
... manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the head ofthe major department or the Dean ofthe School of Graduate Studies when in his or her judgment the proposed use ofthe material is inthe interests ... parts ofthe population; and encouraging private and NGO participation inthe health sector were the main goals ofthe policy) During the past fifteen years, the government has made an inspiring ... from the model may result in biased results 2.1.3 Investment in education and rate of returns to education The time and money spent in formal schooling, on -the job-training and off -the- job training...
... build a strong business case for improving and demonstrating their social responsibility To businessin a sustainable manner, CSR needs to be integrated in core business strategies of SMEs if it ... build a strong business case for improving and demonstrating their social responsibility To businessin a sustainable manner, CSR needs to be integrated in core business strategies of SMEs if it ... to sustainablebusiness success (The European Commission, 2001) and the continuing commitment ofbusiness to contribution to sustainable economic development, working with employees, their families,...
... restricted for the first three days of therapy by NARP, the consumption of these quinolones was unsurprisingly high Besides that the use of oral quinolones for maintenance may contribute to the significant ... before the initiation ofthe NARP Even in these selected centres already applying local antibiotic restriction policies the utilisation of many ofthe restricted antibiotics was decreased and the ... resulted in clear and immediate saving The long term influence on medical budget may be stronger than the beginning The financial impactof antimicrobial restriction program has been shown both in...
... and the additional spreading is minimal or non-existent; this would be the case of a UWB system The choice ofthe spreading bandwidth will impactthe system in a number of ways, including the ... a linear relationship between the energy ofthe fading coefficient and the minimum spreading bandwidth Specifically, as the energy inthe fading coefficient increases, the minimum number of coherence ... cost, both financially and in implementation, increases with the number of fingers Thus theperformanceofthe Rake receiver is largely based on the number of fingers, the number of multipath...
... refinement: they represent the efficiency ofthe query when the user selects the best possible refinement for a given QR type We have split the results in three groups depending on the size ofthe target ... give us a kind of “upper boundary” of what is possible to achieve using QRs They include almost anything that is found inthe manual attributes and the named entities They also frequently include ... researcher) These cases widen even more the range of effective QRs The overall results of using tokens and ngrams are almost perfect for all clusters, but at the cost of considering every possible bit of...
... income, thereby providing a more accurate measure oftheimpactofthe disease If one looked only at theimpactof HPAI on the income from poultry without accounting for its role inthe whole income ... affected the poultry sectors The countries also differ in various other factors, including the size and structure ofthe poultry sector, reliance ofthe poor on poultry, and the levels of diversification ... No information is available on the costs of culling, diagnostic testing of samples, cleaning and disinfection, and other administrative costs (Obi, Oparinde, and Maina 2008) Regarding the impacts...
... and the welfare ofthe communities around them In this section the main findings ofthe literature on FDI or TNC sustainabledevelopment impacts are identified and adopted as hypotheses for the ... perspective The FDI in this sector represented just 4.5% ofthe FDI accumulated in Brazil in 2000 But since 2000 thesector has been receiving increasing influx of FDI On average foreign investment inthe ... According to the empirical findings, the hypothesis H.1 is valid for some spillovers channels that are the forward linkages and the demonstration effect, being indefinite for the indicator of innovation...
... price Increasing the WTP of marginal consumers flattens the demand curve inthe vicinity ofthe initial equilibrium, leading to more elastic demand at that point Despite the fact that the demand ... level ofthe demand curve facing a brand, we find that increased advertising increases the price elasticity of demand for 17 ofthe 18 brands we examine (spanning four categories) This finding ... strong proponents ofthe information view of advertising, and we will argue inthe conclusion that it is perfectly capable of explaining shifts inthe shape ofthe demand curve ofthe type suggested...
... significance ofthe study Section 1.7 draws an outline ofthe study 1.1 Overview of working capital management Working capital is a critical component inthe functioning of any business After the initial ... investment and financing of current assets Net working capital, on the other hand, shows the liquidity of a firm As the result, net working capital indicates the financing needs of a firm, both ... financing sources Working capital is the part of firm’s capital that is used for routine day-to-day business operations In other words, working capital refers to the funds needed by the business...
... users in order to serve for the evaluation ofperformance and profitability ofthebusiness Therefore, the analysis ofthe profit and loss statement will bring an overview ofbusiness financial ... used Self-financing ratio is greater than the debt to be paid and al of them decrease on ending ofthe year but the initiative ofthe company's debt rose at the end ofthe year Self-financing ratio ... Thus the intensity of competition is identified not only by the number of firms inthe industry, but also by the similarity of firms' goods and services inthe same industry and in other industries...