... envisioned in the Programme of action Olsen and Zeckhauser (1966) were the first to check whether there exist in the practice ofthe NATO some form of ‘exploitation’ by the small countries ofthe large ... consisting ofthe level of literacy, life expectancy and GDP per capita To get a clear picture of what might be at stake the gap variable is split up by the HDI of both the donor andthe HDI ofthe ... programs and can therefore not neglect the efforts of others if they want to achieve goals that are in line with the agenda set by the participants ofthe Cairo conference They are dependent on others...
... economic growth? If so, how and to what extend? Who does trust others? The thesis is structured as follows: The first chapter gives an overview ofthe existing literature andthe current state of research ... confirms the validity ofthe trust question Another study by Sapienza et al (2007) gets to the same result under the condition that the stakes ofthe game are sufficiently high By the same token, they ... presidencies Furthermore, Bjørnskov points out that high trust countries like for example the Scandinavian countries andthe Netherlands have a rather peaceful political history and that their royal...
... policy in the euro area These simulations are supplemented by an analysis ofthe experience of other countries in Section The examples ofthe United States, the Netherlands and Ireland are chosen ... necessary, as the example ofthe Netherlands shows The Netherlands reached a higher growth path and halved their unemployment under the condition of a de facto monetary union with Germany and without ... some of them: In the second half ofthe nineties, the real effective exchange rate ofthe dollar rose sharply, in addition the terms of trade improved as a result of a drop in the price of raw...
... effects of RRs on the cost and availability of credit is determined by the banking system’s market structure, the degree of financial development, andthe design of RRs themselves.14 The effects of ... the motives and use of RRs across the world 4 partly reflects the sectoral and targeted nature of many of these other macroprudential instruments and also their less active use over the cycle ... against the wind”: (i) raising RRs during the upswing phase ofthe cycle to contain excessive credit growthandthe associated build up of vulnerabilities and (ii) lowering them during the downswing...
... an ellipse with the use of a function ofthe Xfig software The parameter of lower- face roundness was computed as the ratio between the horizontal axis andthe vertical axis ofthe ellipse (see ... menton) If the face was not depicted fully frontally and was slightly turned, then only the data ofthemore frontal eye (left eye in case of turning right and vice versa), andthe measurement of face ... two paper -and- pencil self-portraits, the first from memory, andthe second with the use of a mirror The facialmetric parameters ofthe two self-portraits were compared with those ofthe photographic...
... businesses and academics in the nature and behavior ofthe financial At the core of this issue are questions about the type of financing need and receive at various stages of their growth, the nature of ... implications among these alternative of small business finance is a growing of small business finance For example, the impact ofthe U.S ofthe early 1990s andthe effect ofthe consolidation ofthe banking ... credit, and other sources of funds These data allow for tests of research regarding the cost and availability of different types of external finance and how the cost and availability vary with the...
... to the most recent edition ofthe World Cancer Report (Boyle and Levin [eds.] 2008) in the past 30 years theburdenof cancer doubled, based on incidence of new cases and deaths Theburdenof ... Breakaway: The global burdenof cancer— challenges and opportunities The health and economic burdenof cancer Overview A key objective of this report is an exploration ofthe global burdenof cancer ... up another 24% ofthe global 2009 total The remainder is comprised ofthe costs of transportation to and from medical providers, the costs of complementary and alternative treatments, andthe value...
... activities and interests ofthe profession through A.E.A.”34 26 > MoreThe relations between the CEA andthe economics profession on matters of theory never fulfilled the early hopes and expectations of ... review ofthe various fields of economics in the early 1950s, Moses Abramovitz wrote ofthe “fragmentary” and “rudimentary” state ofthe art in the economics ofgrowthThe theory of growth, ” he ... “government and business must work together constantly to achieve moreandmore jobs andmoreandmore production which will mean moreandmore prosperity for all the people.”20 In the fall,...
... ofthe proposed critical shortage threshold The focus on doctors, nurses and midwives reflects the greater reliability of estimated numbers of these cadres In practice, the contribution of other ... out ofthe many possible configurations that could be theoretically predicted Among the evident synergies is the contribution ofthe EHRP to increasing the availability of staff for the expanding ... contemplates the further expansion of antiretroviral therapy (whilst sustaining its current gains) within the context of limited resources and many shortfalls in the provision of other essential...
... understanding the impact of PE from the perspective of males with PE andof female partners of men with PE A key strength of this qualitative research study is the large number of male and female ... control in understanding the impact of PE on men and their partners Latency time andthe perception of control over ejaculation affect the men's satisfaction with sexual intercourse and their distress ... supporting reliability and validity [6,15] More recently, Althof and colleagues have developed and validated the Index of Premature Ejaculation which covers many ofthe key aspects ofthe disorder [20]...
... The sleep quantity scale is the mean number of hours of sleep per night reported over the past week Higher scores represent moreofthe concept being measured The HADS is designed to detect the ... comprehensive evaluation of their clinical and comorbid profile, andthe impact of FM severity on HRQoL, symptom domains (such as, pain, sleep, depression), and productivity loss for patients and caregivers ... experienced widespread pain (above and below the waist and on both sides ofthe body) for months or more, experienced pain in the past 24 hours, and been in treatment at the enrolling physician’s practice...
... in the decisions throughout the process of development and finalisation ofthe questionnaire They gave their approval at each ofthe milestones ofthe development and finalisation process The ... between some ofthe IDEEL dimensions andthe SF-36 (such as “impact on work” of IDEEL and “role physical” of SF-36; “emotional impact” of IDEEL andthe mental component (or some ofthe related ... correlated with the items ofthe DEQ (range: -0.05-0.83), indicating the concurrent validity ofthe IDEEL (Table 3) The strength ofthe associations between the IDEEL dimensions and DEQ items was...
... obtained for top shoot growthof clones 1011 and 1019, the latter showing lower final lengths (A 112-136 mm), lower b-values (b 4.8-5.7) and inflexion points on d 35-38 Thegrowthof lateral shoots ... differences between the pH treatments = = acidity andthe addition ofthe ionic mix- ture The effect of acidic rain on the Gn of clone 1019 seemed to depend upon envi- ronmental and/ or ecophysiological ... interaction of pH x ions x d was found The Newman Keuls test was not significant at P
... ofthe model, analyzed the scenarios, and drafted the manuscript EH and LM provided insights into the model structure and edited the manuscript JK conceived ofthe model and helped to draft the ... onto the solid phase and by the rate of shedding of cells from the solid phase into the fluid phase We assume that adhesion and shedding are described by the product of cell number andthe rate ... lead to tumor growth there In this setting, the spine can be thought of as the 'primary' site andthe brain as the 'metastatic' site With the primary site left uncontrolled, the chance of developing...
... examined the relative influence of serum, glucose, and oxygen supply, singly or combined, on thegrowth pattern of bovine IVD cells Since the nutrient supply affects the NP more than the anulus ... extents These areas warrant further investigation, as the actions of individual growthand survival factors that may enter the disc from the vascular supply or that may be synthesised by IVD cells themselves ... perform the experimental work andthe statistical analysis and helped to draft the manuscript SR helped to conceive ofthe study, participated in its design and coordination, and helped to draft the...
... participated in the synchronization and RNA-extraction and in the interpretation ofthe data JG and LDV participated in the design ofthe experiments DI and WV conceived and supervised the study WV, ... of MdEXP2 and microscopy The ORF of MdEXP2 was cloned into the SpeI restriction site (ACTAGT) ofthe vector pSA405A under the control ofthe chlorophyll a/b-binding protein encoding gene ofthe ... stick to the microfibril [18], we hypothesize that the characteristics ofthe MdEXPs might be related to the dominant MLG in the secondary cell walls of Micrasterias [13] instead ofthe (1®4)-b-glucan...
... requiring more specialised personnel and equipment The head office ofthe Ministry of Health and Child Welfare constitutes the highest level ofthe public health care sector and it is the main ... analysis ofthe data and drafted the manuscript GC contributed substantially to the conception and design ofthe study, data collection in the field, analysis ofthe data and critically reviewed the ... preference of a similar size to the range chosen above [53] The size ofthe discount rate affected both the effects of health interventions through the DALY formula andthe costs of health services The...