... result of this evaluation, the Committee has adopted two changes to thetreatmentoftrade finance in the Basel II and III capital adequacy framework These changes respect the integrity ofthe capital ... Treatmentoftrade finance under the Basel capital framework Treatmentoftrade finance under the Basel capital framework Executive Summary Following consultations with the World Bank, the World Trade ... that it “will evaluate the impact ofthe regulatory regime on trade finance in the context of low income countries.” To carry forward the work, the Committee established its Trade Finance Group”...
... of government tradepolicy • Conclusion • PART I STRUCTURE OF PRESENTATION • The frameworks: Definition & Fundamentals Part I: THE FRAMEWORK Government tradepolicy • Trade is the form that the ... exporting country, typically at the request ofthe importing country’s government consumers ofthe product in the exporting country experience Consumers ofthe product in the importing country suffer ... Confidential Part I: THE FRAMEWORK Trade theory • The theories of international trade also matter to international businesses because firms are major players on the international trade scene Company Proprietary...
... that there isn’t a common tradepolicy theory to all the countries The foreign tradepolicy should be changed according to the real situation ofthe country Generally speaking, at the beginning of ... distortion, and the exporter’s negative production distortion Since each of these is negative, the world welfare effect ofthe VER is negative The sum ofthe losses in the world exceeds the sum ofthe gains ... consumption in the home market ofthe exporter This is often referred to as selling at less than "normal value" on the same level oftrade in the ordinary course oftrade Under the World Trade Organization...
... patterns Whether these are activated depends on the social demands placed on the individual by the way of life of their community These determine the situational contexts evocative ofthe social ... I is Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal Fearing Others The Nature and Treatmentof Social Phobia Ariel Stravynski University of Montreal ... over-generalized, and chronic The issues raised by these incompatible points of view attending the inception ofthe notion of social phobia are as relevant now as they were then; they are as controversial...
... deleted from the risk:benefit analysis In some cases a medication with greater side effects or medical risk may be the preferred treatment because ofthe documented efficacy ofthe agent either in ... renal disease are on the rise [65] As more of our patients develop renal disease, psychiatrists must be aware ofthe effects of psychotropics on the kidneys, as well the effects of decreased renal ... mortality [6-9] The authors concluded that the prevalence of obesity in this study of outpatients was related to the use of antipsychotics, but less so lithium or anticonvulsants Of those persons...
... angles ofthe dural opening The most significant step involves constructing small supporting pillars on the bilateral sides ofthe vessels as they pass the edge ofthe dural window (the pillars ... patient populations are small, these experiences are valuable At present, in the absence of definite proof ofthe efficacy of decompressive craniectomy in thetreatmentof TBI, such as from multicenter, ... because ofthe limited space.15 The procedure of subtemporal craniectomy, which was introduced by Cushing,11 involves removing the part ofthe skull beneath the temporal muscle by opening the dura...
... 100% relief of their pain in 86% ofthe patients with a median relief period of months The range of relief varied from zero days to up to 13 months for the facet injection group None ofthe lumbar ... that the direct visualization ofthe joint allows better de-innervation ofthe joint and removal ofthe entire end-plate receptors that adhere to the bone and capsular tissue Limitations ofthe ... improvement from the radiofrequency procedure, the length of improvement varied from months to 16 months Again, no one in the radiofrequency group developed permanent relief of their pain Thus, the endoscopic...
... device, the RAGodoy® apparatus 4-7 was developed for thetreatmentofthe lower extremities by producing dorsoflexion ofthe foot and allows treatment sessions of hours or more daily with losses of ... factors such as, for example, the weight and the fitness ofthe patient and the duration of exercises Compression mechanism One ofthe most important weapons in thetreatmentof lymphedema is compression ... depends on the results oftreatment and so to achieve these objectives adaptation and the development of new forms oftreatment are necessary This team is composed ofthe lymphologist or professional...
... other types of pain) or is unwilling to stop taking other medications for thetreatmentof OA Any other condition that, in the opinion ofthe investigator, would adversely affect thesubject' s ... weeks of randomization Use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen within days of randomization Subject is unwilling to stop taking pain medication other than the study medication (for arthritis or other ... in the morning and two in the evening for a daily dose of 1500 mg glucosamine and 1200 mg chondroitin Removal of Patients from Therapy or Assessment The criteria for removal of patients from the...
... components ofthe immune system to the infected area is facilitated, which leads to a significant reduction ofthe bacterial count The efficacy ofthe V.A.C therapy has been 245 proven in thetreatment ... reduction, the V.A.C.-system is not often used in thetreatmentof prosthesis – related infections Currently, there exist only four reports about the use ofthe V.A.C – system in the infection ... necroses, then the V.A.C.-therapy should not be used for infection management ofthe underlying implant Moreover, the virulence ofthe causative pathogens, the severity of infection and the host response...
... 10% ofthe weight ofthe cement in order to avoid fracture ofthe cement spacer [27] The implantation of an ALC spacer shortens the duration of systemic antibiotic therapy which lessens the likelihood ... impairment of patients’ normal daily activities during the prolonged course oftreatment Another drawback ofthe static spacer is bone loss attributed to migration ofthe block spacer On the other ... Beauchamp [38] first described the successful use of PROSTALAC for the 2-stage revision of infected THA The cement ofthe femoral head articulated with the bone ofthe acetabular bed causing bone...
... available about the systemic antibiotics used in the particular cases nor the causes ofthe renal failure or ofthe allergic reactions, respectively In the latest evaluation ofthe PROSTALAC experience, ... Unfortunately, the retrospective evaluation ofthe patients’ records did not allow any differentiation ofthe particular cause ofthe renal failure, respectively (antibiotic-impregnation ofthe spacer, ... spacer remained in situ because either the patient was not willing to undergo further surgery or because the comorbidities ofthe patient did not allow the prosthesis reimplantation Results Mechanical...
... follow-up Results The author acknowledges that there are no conflicts of interest or financial benefits with the results ofthe study All twelve patients (10 males, females) completed the surgery without ... fluoroscopy, the entry site was then determined and a 3/4-inch incision was made at a 30-degree angle to the vertebrae Through this incision, a guide wire was inserted down to the lamina ofthe stenotic ... and all patients were discharged the day of surgery Additionally, there was no need for thoracotomy, unlike other surgical approaches At the same time, reports in the literature suggest similar...
... to classical therapy was proposed as an alternative therapy in thetreatmentof ocular toxoplasmosis The efficacy ofthe drug was reported in cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients The dosage ... appears in the presence of an allergy to sulfadiazine Atovaquone therapy is used as second line treatmentof toxoplasmosis Atovaquone tablets 750mg QID have been given for thetreatmentof Toxoplasma ... 2009, presence of interactions with the metabolism of folic acid Folinic acid therapy is given three times a week to avoid leukopenia Discontinuation ofthe therapy is recommended if the leukocytes...
... of inlet water and hydroxides iron on the surface of zeolite With regards to the removal rate ofthe pollutants in Table 2, the differences among the MSL systems were small considering with the ... concentration of treated water, however, fluctuated rather than that of BOD, except that of MSL and which were loaded river water at the minimum rate of m3 m-2 day-1 Pattern of fluctuation of T-P concentration ... and Entisol In terms of clogging, it can be prohibited by operation planning like alternative use of two sets ofthe systems or settling the rest period ofthe system during the season in which...
... with ethanol at a final concentration of 10%, then transported to the laboratory of UT at 4oCstored Then, each ofthe samples were divided into two One of them was for DNA extraction and was washed ... general, the higher concentration of primers can lead to the formation of primer dimers Also, the cost ofthe chemicals should be minimized if the same quantitativeness can be achieved The results ... have affected the activities of nitrite oxidizing bacteria - 31 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol.5, No.1, 2007 Figure Behavior of nitrate and nitrite at the end ofthe aerobic...
... with the increased HRT ofthe adsorption tank From an engineering application point of view, the appropriate operational parameters ofthe recycle ratio, HRT ofthe regeneration tank, HRT ofthe ... technical feasibility of this process was demonstrated The effects of recycle ratio, HRT ofthe regeneration tank, HRT ofthe adsorption tank and SRT ofthe system were evaluated The removal efficiency ... with a change ofthe HRT ofthe adsorption tank The NH4+-N removal increased with an increase in the HRT The HRT had a similar sensitivity to the PO43 P removal (Fig 4) An increase in the HRT led...
... group, then the RCT was “double-blinded.” Neither investigator nor study subject can influence, or bias, the assessment ofthe effect ofthetreatment on disease outcome RCT study design features of ... between treatment exposure and disease outcome), except for thetreatment exposure If neither the investigators nor the study subjects know who was allocated into thetreatment group or the control ... effect on the adenoma formation Taken together, the results of these three groups, the efficacy of berry preparations, Mirtoselect from V myrtillus, and C3G in the Min/+ mouse, warrant the further...
... price ofthe total rejection of conscious thinking, but it is also the beginning ofthe discovery ofthe unconscious mind The first sign of decay in the utopian aesthetic consensus is the œuvre of ... marks the apogee of aestheticist influence over philosophical theories of cognition in our epoch In its wake came another variant ofthe demand for extending the legislation ofthe aesthetic into the ... history and end ofthe evolution of consciousness, the other the history of nature, each complementing the other in the story it tells This division of labour, based on the conception of an autonomous...