... from the participants onthe four dimensions The second part ofthe session concentrated on interventions intended to build links across the themes and to move towards action to build the new economy ... and happiness; andthe establishment of a commission of experts to elaborate the details ofthe dimensions ofthe proposed new economy to be considered by the 68th session ofthe General assembly ... follows: n n Elaborating the details ofthe four dimensions ofthe proposed new economy by a commission of eminent experts for the consideration by the 67th session ofthe UN General assembly...
... Minister of Health andthe Minister ofthe Environment, Land and Sea of Italy, on behalf of all the ministers of health and environment in the European Region of WHO, together with the WHO Regional ... policies and actions of other sectors to address the social, environmental and economic determinants of health rotocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention onthe Protection and Use of Transboundary ... evidence ofthe success ofthe collaboration of UNECE andthe WHO Regional Office for Europe: the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) (8), andthe Protocol on Water and...
... Like the rest ofthe tax bill, many of these provisions phase in very slowly, and inflation erodes away much ofthe value ofthe advertised increases Nonetheless, when fully phased in, the tax ... the gradual phase-in of most of its major provisions, which changes the distribution ofthe benefits ofthe legislation over time Many ofthe major provisions aimed at high-income taxpayers the ... credit, the child and dependent care credit, the limitation of itemized deductions, the personal exemption phaseout, the AMT, as well as the standard deduction, 15% bracket, and EITC provisions for...
... calcium and potassium automatically occurs during operation in the gasifier, with the composition ofthe particle surface determined by the composition ofthe ash ofthe fuel used for gasification ... gasification with steam, the Ca content of coal ash both promotes the wateregas shift equilibrium and influences the composition ofthe product gas For the used materials here, the Ca content plays the ... at the inlet ofthe reactor, the gas mixture passes through the catalytic active material in the heated zone and leaves the reactor through a Liebig cooler, for water condensation, and into the...
... review and information attained from two focus groups The literature review andfocus groups were conducted to explore the impact of osteoporosis and its treatmentonpatient perceptions and to ... manuscript and participated in the study design, analysis and interpretation ofthe findings RWB reviewed the manuscript, initiated the concept, and participated in the design and implementation ofthe ... reviewed the manuscript and participated in the study concept and design and interpretation ofthe findings DC reviewed the manuscript and participated in the study design, analysis and interpretation...
... indicator of concomitant CN poisoning [23] Baud et al found that the concentration of lactate increases proportionally with the amount of CN poisoning because ofthe metabolic acidosis [27] Based on these ... blocking ofthe mitochondrial respiration chain andthe formation of intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) [10] The result is cytotoxic hypoxia caused by the inhibition of CCO by the high ... edetate and methaemoglobin forming antidotes Initial evaluation of antidotal efficacy is based on correction of hypotension and lactic acidosis andthe final outcome rests onthe degree of permanent...
... understand how these stresses influence the orientation ofthe fractures developed and use the information to optimize the placement of perforations andthe spacing of wells in a production field The ... lateral orientation ofthe perforations can impact the direction ofthe fractures In addition, perforation orientation may influence the fracture success andthe long-term productivity ofthe well 63 ... biocides, and selection ofthe appropriate one is partially based onthe pH ofthe fracturing fluid andthe temperature ofthe formation Bronopol (1,2-Bromo-2-nitropropane1,3-Diol) is one chemical...
... including intrapulmonary contusions and lesioning, and fractures ofthe extremities, both open and closed Initial wound management focused on surgical removal of devitalized tissue and aggressive ... this unique cohort of patients, in particular with respect to complex wound management, infection and psychoemotional control According to the concept of a trimodal distribution of medical problems ... glycopeptides only, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, sensitive to ofloxacin only Polymicrobial wound contamination also included contamination with fungi (for instance, Candida albicans as well as non-albicans...
... the depth of penetration ofthe drill unit Electrocautery and holmium lasers are used for hemocoagulation and soft tissue removal Once the bone and newly drilled hole is visualized, a standard 103 ... away the lamina ofthe vertebral body and to widen the opening that was created with the 12mm bit Kerrisons and pituitaries are utilized during the entire process to smooth the edges ofthe bone ... was confirmed with either nerve conduction studies and/ or nerve blocks Exclusion criterion was prior spinal surgery There was no sham or control group Patients were followed by phone or personal...
... for the discovery of ‘mismatches’ between the TT andthe ST onthe same three levels 2.1.2 Operation ofthe model A key concept in the operation of House’s model is the context of situation or ... ideational and interpersonal component of that function A similar profile and statement of function is made ofthe TT The TT profile is compared to the ST profile (using the schema below) and a ... rights and obligations ofthe citizens, as well as the operation ofthe different aspects of social life (Nguyen Dang Dung et al., 1995) The legal system of Vietnam consists of a constitution – the...
... 46.9% ofthe variation andthe Y axis accounted for 16.7% ofthe variation Water components in the figure are written as ions Concentrations of various nutrients are converted to those of nitrogen ... in the wetland and its surrounding andthe development ofthe harmonized management techniques for the restoration ofthe wetland ecosystem” The authors would like to thank Dr Kunihiko Kato of ... We have shown the results of research onthe alder area of Sarobetsu Mire This area may expand and affect the vegetation of Sarobetsu Mire in the near future The survey results ofthe alder area...
... mammalian cells and under the conditions ofthe Salmonella/reversion assay, as demonstrated previously by some of these workers A number of genes important for expression of detoxification and antioxidant ... et al reductionof quinones by other quinone reductases One-electron reduction results in the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), generated by redox cycling of semiquinones in the presence ... deterioration by 69%, preventing deterioration in the clinical status ofthepatient Confidence intervals measure the robustness and stability ofthe estimate ofthe odds ratio, and if the confidence...
... its conformation would be strictly trans These findings are consistent with those of Sanders et al [155] Onthe basis of thermodynamic and kinetic data, they concluded that oligomerization ofthe ... most ofthe other cases, the original publications are cited Onthe basis of our research on cystatins, which are capable of domain-swapping, andon a literature survey of a number of other amyloidogenic ... from the hinge loop to the termini, and fold back to two monomeric domains The extended surface ofthe ‘hinge loop’ is the only region ofthe protein that adopts a different conformation in the...
... project officer This work was conducted in RAND Health, a division ofthe RAND Corporation A profile of RAND Health, abstracts of its publications, and ordering information can be found at www.rand.org/health ... translation and diffusion of practices THE PRODUCT EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF MEASURES To assess the effects ofthepatient safety initiative, this evaluation will establish a foundation of data ... year ofthe evaluation will cover these same activities, as well as additional components ofthe product evaluation The fourth evaluation year will focusonthe product evaluation to assess the...
... recoil ofthe lung (Fig 2) [9] The kyphotic curvature ofthe spine andthe anteroposterior diameter ofthe chest increase with aging, thereby decreasing the curvature ofthe diaphragm and thus ... occluding the airway 0.1 second after the beginning of inspiration Peterson and colleagues describe, in subjects ages 65 to 79, a 50% reduction in the response to isocapnic hypoxia and a 60% reduction ... around the airways further increases the tendency for the small airways (
... cases ofthe detention of Cornelia Rau andthe deportation of Vivian Solon, involving the then Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA);2 the payments made by the ... government andthe public for their contribution to the public interest by their professionalism The opportunity to serve the public remains the greatest attraction to join the public service, andthe ... role and responsibilities ofthe APS They complement each other in defining the professional behaviour expected of public servants They are also supported by the provisions in the Code of Conduct’,...
... Disclaimer The designations employed andthe presentation ofthe material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever onthe part ofthe United Nations Environment Programme ... information on a variety of economic, health and environmental issues in the area The mission ofthe organization is to increase local awareness about the importance ofthe lake, and what can be done ... developing economies in tropical regions, often have an especially high concentration of industry and population along their coasts Because of this, water pollution andthe subsequent impacts onthe environment...