... also committed to maintaining the integrity ofthe health SWAp at least inthe medium term The implications ofthe changing financing context on the health sector and RH in particular as seen ... Services are included inthe list of priority health interventions defined inthe POW The specific role of each levelof health services inthe provision of reproductive health services is further specified ... number of existing NGOs inthe districts were delivering services in RH In Ho district, ofthe 20 NGOs were delivering RH services and ofthe NGOs and 15 CBOs inthe AES district were doing the...
... each other in society This is a reason why the Ministry of Education and Training needs to innovate the way ofthe second language teaching by applying the communicative approach in teaching English ... some ofthe specific features naturally occurring inthe language used during the Task Cycle Learners examine the language forms inthe text and look in detail at the use and the meaning of lexical ... thinking” into “productive thinking”; and discussion method results in effective learning outcomes in terms of : (a) the mastery of general subject, (b) the ability of problem-solving, (c) the...
... of rainfall At the end ofthe rainy season, due to the combination of floodwater draining from the upstream areas, the overland flood water entering from Cambodia across the Vietnam border, the ... forest inthe Upper and the Lower U Minh areas were burned, accounting for approximately 57% (17% inthe Lower U Minh and 40% inthe Upper U Minh) ofthe total Melaleuca forest area Inthe U Minh ... step inthe formulation of sustainable strategies in wetland conservation The inventories provide information on the type and the location of wetland, the economic and ecological value of the...
... and individual presentation Objectives ofthe study contribute more theory to the understandings of group discussion find out the essentials of group discussion provide the teachers with the ... most ofthe participants in PTP group performed better and more accurately than those in NP group in terms of EFVF and EFNF (in terms of tense, subject verb agreement and pronouncing morpheme-s in ... and accuracy - Find out other factors affect students’ speaking competence - experiment in higher or mixed proficiency level students - Include the subjects of both male and female in class ...
... discussions inthe course of finalising the studies and provided valuable inputs to the ideas presented inthe Final Chapter.1 The UE Project held two workshops to discuss the progress ofthe case ... economies of scale, development of supporting infrastructure, marketing, and penetration ofthe existing fleet.6 Heywood and The Air Pollution inthe Megacities of Asia (APMA) project was initiated in ... environment in Asian cities The last chapter summarises the findings ofthe studies and discusses the barriers and opportunities ofthe air pollution control inthe transportation sector, concluding...
... growing number of facilities increased A crucial underlying problem was the inability ofthe government to maintain the relatively good distribution of staff it achieved inthe latter part ofthe ... 1.0 While these levels are undoubtedly low, the definition of density does not take into account the high levelof dual practice that exists in many countries, including Indonesia In fact, most ... structure in that is the property of, and was built by, the village government (polindes) Inthe polindes the services are provided by the village midwife, who charges for the services and retains the...
... helped with the interpretation ofthe results, reviewed the manuscript and participated inthe editing ofthe final version ofthe manuscript 20 21 22 23 24 Acknowledgements We thank the participants ... increases gait variability Inthe following paragraphs, we attempt to interpret these findings and discuss their implications for understanding HLGD, the role of vision in gait, and the relationship between ... analysis using software that extracts the initial and end contact time of each stride and determines stride and swing times To focus on the assessment ofthe dynamics of continuous, "normal" walking...
... frequency of inspiratory neurons is unchanged during gasping but, unlike during eupnea, all inspiratory neurons fire simultaneously at the beginning ofthe inspiratory period during gasping [17] ... marking phrenic neurograms during eupnea To investigate the similarity between the patterns inthe early and late phases ofthe phrenic neurogram during eupnea and the patterns during gasping, ... responsible for the neural activities inthe late phaseofthe phrenic neurogram during inspiration In addition, it also significantly increases the duration ofthe phrenic neurogram during expiration...
... maximum and minimum values are defined through the observation ofthe world tendencies in terms of indicators for the long term, allowing periodic comparisons ofthe indexes obtained It is noteworthy ... smaller is the numerator and therefore the worse the situation of development Conversely, the closer the observed value is to the maximum value, the better the situation in terms of development The ... quality of life of stroke survivors in two cities differing in human development index ranking in Brazil Methods Sample The study included, initially, 77 people: 48 from the Metropolitan Region of...
... In order to assess the impact of relay phase noise on the quality ofthe channel estimates, the notion of “block phase noise” is introduced: the LO phases ofthe relays stay constant for a single ... of NSD , this point is a function ofthe destination index m Increasing the NSD while keeping NR constant is therefore in favor of protocol A1 If the number of relays increases, the relation between ... discuss the impact of unknown and random LO phases on the signaling in Section 2.2 Section then motivates the usage ofthe MSE ofthe estimated two-hop channels to judge the quality ofthe channel...
... invertible p Proof We first note that the following proof is inspired by the proof of [14, Theorem 4.5] (i)⇒(ii) Let Pn , n ∈ N, be a family of projections given by the exponential dichotomy of ... related to the solvability of (1.2) in l∞ spaces of sequences defined on N Inthe present paper, we will characterize the exponential dichotomy of (1.1) by the solvability of (1.2) in l p spaces ... 2n1 (2.17) Taking N := 2l and ν := ln2/K, the inequality (2.1) follows From this theorem, we obtain the following corollary Corollary 2.2 Under the conditions of Theorem 2.1, the space X0 (n0...
... property of tannins used.5 In addition, the composition ofthe rust layer and its time of formation at the corroded steel surface are other factors influencing the converter protection efficiency Infrared ... (III) oxides into Fe2+ ions due to their high reducing power These Fe2+ ions can then be easily complexed by tannins, and into ferric-tannates inthe presence of oxygen Interestingly, the chloride ... reduced in favor ofthe formation of ferric-tannates For example, the lepidocrocite peak at 2θ = 32.0 diminished upon the addition of quebracho tannins (Fig 3) The magnetite peaks, however, remained...
... year of storage Inthe case of beechnuts, the key is in prechilling at a controlled moisture content which permits the breaking of dormancy without allowing the germination The proposed prechilling ... and the m.c high (34 %) It is possible that some seeds were inthe early stages of germination and that the higher the m.c., the stronger the negative effect of drying After drying (table II) there ... their m.c in storage, i.e % m.c In case treatment the faster 3.2.2 Results inthe nursery Results for seedling emergence obtained inthe nursery (figure 2) were similar to those obtained in the...
... of their hospitalisation by three independent psychiatrists-raters The first rater assessed the patients using the RPAS and the AIMS, the second using the PANSS and the EPSE and the third using ... using the depression cluster score ofthe PANSS (items G1+G2+G3+G6) [16,17] Means and standard deviations ofthe main variables are shown in table Subjects were assessed during the first week of ... the Eginition Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens, during a one-year period were studied Written informed consent was obtained from the subjects and their relatives day of...
... to the affected area with the bare hand Application ofthe cream was accomplished with the ventral surface ofthe fingers using a rotary motion ofthe fingers with light pressure to the skin The ... administered inthe same manner and on the skin ofthe same patient, we removed the individual effects by analyzing the difference ofthe two scores (i.e., gel score – cream score) rather than the ... was massaged into the skin until the surface ofthe skin no longer felt greasy Inadequate application was noted by the appearance of a white residual film on the skin Aloe vera gel The aloe vera...
... by their marked increased accumulation inthe synovial lining ofthe inflamed joint and their ability to produce numerous proinflammatory cytokines and growth and angiogenic factors Some ofthe ... considered the immunological sentinel ofthe synovium, acting immediately inthe event of joint trauma by liberating an array of proinflammatory mediators However, MCs also appear to perpetuate the ... recorded on the first day of treatment (baseline), prior to administration of masitinib and then again after 4, and 12 weeks of treatment Secondary endpoints included the 12week analysis of disease...
... Based on the spatial and temporal levels of 40-kDa CSPGs inthe injured spinal cord, injection into the injured spinal cord with chABC at the different time points post SCI was performed The hindlimb ... resolution inthe alkaline ranges of IPGs [25,26] As shown in Figure 1B, the poor focusing for the three protein spots in 2DE could gain inaccurate quantification of their spot intensity Third, the ... exclusively increased at day 14 post severe SCI (Table 2; Figure 2), indicating the involvement of Hsp27 in prolonged inflammation occurring inthe late phaseof SCI Nevertheless, the exact role of Hsp27...
... three years ofthe study the incidence of AMI decreased in males from 8.37 to 7.81/1000 and then again increased to 8.26 in 2001, followed by 8.06 in 2002 (Figure 1) In women, the incidence decreased ... percentage having an income within the lowest quartile for Sweden inthe particular municipality, mean2 is mean percentage of having an income within the lowest quartile for Sweden in all municipalities, ... Land Survey of Sweden [11,12] An official grouping of Swedish municipalities into nine groups according to number of inhabitants and infrastructure was used, in order to form subgroups of similar...
... points About in 10 ofthe respondents reported consuming between and servings of vegetables before the introduction ofthe program and this pattern remained the same after the introduction ofthe ... adjustments increasing with increasing levelof education Among males the chances of living healthy increased with increasing levelof educational attainment from primary through to higher levelof education ... advocates ofthe program are members ofthe community who are trained inthe principles and practices of RHN and they in turn educate their community members [22] The program has trained over...
... component ofthe burden of illness and its economic cost [5,6] The financial cost of schizophrenia inthe United States in 2002 was estimated to be $62.7 billion [6] In another study ofthe economic ... treatment phase, the initial dose titration ranges for the first weeks were OLZ [5 to 10 mg/day] and HAL [l2 to mg/day; for the second weeks ofthe acute phase and for the entire continuation phase, the ... Change from baseline to endpoint in productivity level was compared between olanzapine and each ofthe other antipsychotic medications within the individual study based on an Analysis of Covariance...