... including a more systematic monitoring ofthe state ofthe environment The new activities included the convening ofthe Habitat I Conference in Vancouver in 1976, the establishment of a warning ... level of personal influence, while at the same time maintaining the confidence of delegations The design ofthe preparatory process, the methods of accelerating political agreement and the innovative ... Global Collaboration inChemicalsManagement 407 John Duffus Chapter 29 TheRoleofUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammeinSoundChemicalsManagement 419 Jan van der Kolk Chapter 30 United Nations...
... obligations, their selection of partners, and the establishment of R&D activities The third point is that, depending on the country of domicile of a company investing in China, there are differing circumstances ... increased incomes caused by an enhanced efficiency ofthe economy lead to increased savings, and the increased savings induce an increase in investment, and such an increase continues until the ... phenomenon of job-hopping, plays an indispensable rolein technology and know-how disseminatio n in China On the other hand, looking at the importance of and evaluation ofthe present status of factors...
... Korea in 958 Japan adopted them in 1887 Civil service exams have been available to Taiwan since the beginning of its current administrative system in 1949 The roots of these tests lie inthe tradition ... incessant warfare against each other In Mainland China, the end ofthe Qing dynasty and the ensuing republic (1912–1949) constituted a period of great instability and warring factions and inability to ... to their areas Of course, I am the obvious exception to the first point I am not an insider of East Asia Inthe spirit of full disclosure, I was raised inthe Netherlands, spent 20 years of my...
... joined the league: the Chonbuk Hyundai Motors, based in Chonju inthe centre ofthe country; the Suwon Samsung Bluewings, installed inthe industrial town of Suwon, the cradle of Samsung; and the ... 11 entertainment industry, as just a few ofthe key trends The consequences include a growth inthe economic effects and impacts of sport, the ongoing increase inthe value of genuinely global ... accused of exploiting the national sentiments ofthe people who had to work hard for the representation ofthe state under sometimes very awkward conditions Theroleofthe state in safeguarding the...
... remains mainly inthe second stage while transitioning into the third stage Inthe fourth stage, virtually all kinds of suppliers, including those of electrical parts, set up business inthe ... correct them.” This is where theroleof institutions comes into play b) Institutional Conditions Institutional settings, interacting with politics, play an important rolein making rents profitable ... suppliers who invested in more technological upgrading in their production chains Secondly, the accidental rents during the early developing period ofthe industry had resulted in important learning capacities...
... residing in China incur the hatred ofthe Chinese For they regard themselves as the proud citizens of a conquering country When the Japanese go into partnership with the Chinese they manage inthe ... selling the country to a foreign nation Inthe manner ofthe defeat ofthe Anfu clique at the height of its supremacy, rather than inthe mere fact of its defeat, lies the credit side ofthe Chinese ... the way of profit For the only analogue of provincial government in China at the present time is the carpet bag government ofthe south inthe days following our civil war These things explain...
... Predictors of a chain of care structure inthe CHS To examine whether quality of care indicators at EDs in 1999 could predict whether or not the CHS had a chain of care structure in 2006, a series of ... about the aftercare services provided in Page ofthe CHS In 2006, we therefore conducted an interview study ofthe CHS in a sample of randomly selected municipalities in Norway The purposes ofthe ... attempt There are a number of other ways the chain of care model could be defined or operationalised Selecting structural elements as indicators of a chain of care model is one way of managing the...
... plays a prominent roleinthe empirical trade literature examining the industry-specific determinants of intra-industry trade It explores the impacts of inter-industry differences on intra-industry ... average of trade overlap for each industry and E measures the degree of a country‟s inter-industry specialization Accordingly, the lower the value of this index, the larger the share of intra-industry ... significantly Such trading trends together with the rapid growth of China‟s national income have prepared the ground for thedevelopmentof intra-industry trade in manufacturing between China and Japan,...
... Training officials of Department of Education and Training of Vinhphuc; rectors of Colleges in Vinhphuc province, Head of Training Departments of Colleges, over 50 Heads of Faculty inthe Colleges; ... Department of Education and Training of Vinhphuc; rectors of Colleges in Vinhphuc province, Head of Training Departments of Colleges, 42 Head of Faculty inthe Colleges; 20 Directors of Enterprises, ... Affairs of Vinhphuc , VT Management officials of Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs of Vinhphuc; Deputy Director Department of Education and Training of Vinhphuc, Professional Training...
... differing levels of consumption either side ofthe poverty line This approach avoids reliance on a single line and thus the some ofthe dangers of estimating incidence of poverty at the margins of ... the elderly The inclusion of transfers inthe income reflects the final incomes ofthe elderly households in Vietnam Again we see that transfers remain unequally distributed across quintiles This ... has their pension can, in theory have an original market income of zero today, but this is highly misleading We address this point later by examining final income profiles The second area of concern...
... display of fractional changes in each ofthe 14 health indicators considered, with each plotted point representing a single country As in Figure 1, countries to the left ofthe vertical line in each ... and forty-nine health indicators were found inthe initial database search, most of which were missing data points Ofthe indicators with complete or nearly complete data sets, 14 met inclusion ... critical gap in our understanding ofthe effects of this programmeThe IOM report states that the "benefits and unintended consequences [of PEPFAR] will not be fully appreciated if the initiative...
... called ReInForM (Reliable Information Forwarding using Multiple Paths in Sensor Networks) The main idea investigated in this paper, is the introduction of redundancy in data to increase the probability ... Forwarding example numbers (as explained below); (2) they select one ofthe prime numbers, each of them on the basis of their position inthe list of addresses {C, D, E, F } specified inthe previously ... node is in a power saving state with the effect of increasing the packet loss and reducing the network reliability For instance, let us consider Figure 3, where the first time-line represents the clock...
... an important roleinthedevelopmentof emphysema In animals, instillation of NE can result inthedevelopmentof pulmonary emphysema [18] Individuals deficient in α-1 protease inhibitor, moreover, ... JL: Protein tyrosine phosphorylation in signalling pathways leading to the activation of gelatinase A: activation of gelatinase A by treatment with the protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor ... conversion was minimal (Fig 2b) The addition of exogenous PGE2 decreased the conversion of MMP-9 to the 83 kDa form MMP-9 Neither indomethacin nor PGE2 induced release of gelatinase activity in monocytes...
... Figure so as to connect individual discussions with the broader hypothesis being proposed For instance, we refer to “Link 6” inthe heading of Section in reference to the connection between robustness ... and additional examples of degeneracy in biological systems Theroleof degeneracy in adaptive innovations (Links & 3) In [3], we explored whether degeneracy influences the relationship between ... down into internal and external sources For instance, changes originating from within an organism include inherited changes to the genotype and stochasticity of internal dynamics, while sources of...
... areas of information18: The checklist has been created based on the following: the framework ofthe Steering Committee Report ofthe Business Reporting Research Project ofthe Financial Accounting ... context of Chairman/CEO duality the Code proposes the appointment of a “lead independent director to request the calling of board meetings or the inclusion of new business on the agenda; to coordinate ... beginning ofthe 90s,4 an increasing number of countries have started to work on thedevelopmentof CGCs to promote confidence in financial reporting and governance mechanisms in a context of increasing...
... processes at the ‘destination’ influence the embedding process In particular, the presence of other FBOs and theroleofthe state greatly influence the territorial embedding process In Chapter ... by focusing on the commonalities of their interests whilst considering their differences (see Chapter Eight) Theroleofthe state points to the importance of processes occurring within the territory, ... Hannerz (2008: 239) notes, the term ‘transnational’ 13 makes the point that many ofthe linkages in question are not “international,” inthe strict sense of (only) involving nations – actually, states...
... occurs at the middle ofthe column to provide the largest moment of inertia for resisting buckling The problem is to determine the optimum linear tapering ofthe column so that the volume of material ... a smaller initial region size than the one used at the beginning ofthe previous pass Recently, Luus (1998) showed that the strategy of choosing the region size at the beginning ofthe next pass ... SPI-B852 9in x 6in b852-ch02 R Luus Figure Convergence to the minimum value ofthe Gibbs free energy, showing the effect ofthe number of random points per iteration Handling Equality Constraints In...
... modifier of hemoglobin that works by decreasing the binding affinity of hemoglobin to oxygen thus permitting greater oxygenation of hypoxic tumor cells and enhancing the effect of radiation In addition ... difference in survival These results have not been strong enough to bring any of these agents into routine clinical care At this time there are several clinical trials underway involving other potential ... success of chemotherapy will hinge on thedevelopmentof new agents that have improved penetration into CNS CNS effects of radiation therapy for brain metastases WBRT, the standard of care for brain...