... important role inthe restructuring of weak banks and finance companies, including through the infusion of new capital COST OF FINANCIAL SERVICESIN ASIA An analysis ofthe impact ofinternationalization ... system, with the degree ofinternationalization more important indirectly in terms of influencing the quality ofthe financial system than in terms of directly affecting the optimal degree of capital ... AND BENEFITS The starting point for the study ofinternationalizationof financial services is whether the theory of comparative advantage and the empirical evidence on the benefits of openness...
... aims In principle ,the main activities ofthe service will be based around education and improving standards of sexual health medicine within the primary care organisation as well as offering ... training • Base line experience working as a clinical assistant e Evidence of maintenance of competencies The GPwSI would be expected to maintain his or her competencies through continued professional ... arrangements, including links with others working inthe same clinical area in primary care, at PCT level and in acute trusts The GPwSI will be accountable to the PCT Board with clinical responsibility...
... clientele, in effect abandoning the nation’s postal savings franchise The result of all these mergers was a decline in post office revenues from financial services, a leading factor inthe closing of ... of home Internet and telephone banking servicesin place of postal counter servicesin Finland and other countries invite further scrutiny Although Internet usage in Finland is 43 per cent, the ... and in 38 India the Ministry of Finance estimates that the overall cost of tax incentives amounts to 16 per cent ofthe value ofthe funds collected under the programme In China, any number of...
... 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 ... 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 ... urbanisation ofthe municipality (rural, rural/urban or urban) were gathered from Statistics Norway Information on the position ofthe informant inthe CHS (leader/non-leader) was gathered through the interview...
... different in another establishment Nevertheless, the size ofthe sample that participated in this study guarantees stability inthe results inthe event of future replications Competing interests The ... more ofthe answers were missing were eliminated, bringing the final number of respondents to 364 practitioners Among these respondents, 243 were women and 120 were men, yielding 27.9% ofthe initial ... understanding ofthe role these factors play inthe translation of research knowledge In addition, the observations in this study were collected from practitioners and administrators working inthe same...
... given inthe GATS context and the panel had held that the ordinary meaning ofthe term “affecting,” in Art I: of GATS, did not convey any notion of limiting the scope of GATS to certain types of ... according to Liechtenstein law Member states may liberalize service sectors with conditions as to the nature, kind of method of offering servicesin these sectors Norway, for instance has offered ... some arguments in favour of trade liberalization Chapter presents an overview ofthe thesis and discusses the meaning and importance of higher education and of international trade inservices generally...
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... 2004, of portacaval shunting, thereby decreasing first pass metabolism; decrease in quantities and affinity of plasma proteins, thereby increasing free-drug levels; increase in volume of distribution ... hrs following the post-dialysis dose There is a case report in which lithium levels were maintained inthe therapeutic range by intraperitoneal administration of lithium during continuous peritoneal ... syndrome), including carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, and lamotrigine The triad of hypersensitivity includes fever, rash and internal organ involvement with onset of symptoms within to weeks of...
... surrounding cytoplasmic membrane in at least 10% of invasive carcinoma cells or presence of membranous staining in less than 30% provided that the staining is intense (++) Score 3: Presence of intense ... were included inthe study Blood sampling was performed after surgery inthe patients who were underwent surgical intervention (in group1 and 2) The serum samples in group were obtained after the ... groups The relevance of this finding is that it was the result ofthe first subgroup analysis for these biomarkers Bc1 should therefore be studied in terms of tumoral development and inflammatory...
... the 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 ... and in most reports the involved patient populations are small, these experiences are valuable At present, inthe absence of definite proof ofthe efficacy of decompressive craniectomy inthe ... Following removal of part ofthe skull, they performed dural incisions in a stellate fashion In this step, it is important that entrance points of major vessels are close to the midpoint between the...
... inthe development ofthe oxidative stress (68) If our findings are proven by further studies involving a larger number of patients, ultra-low microcurrent therapy might change the concept of ... pathogenesis of insulin resistance in humans using magnetic resonance spectroscopy Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006;14 (Suppl 1): 34S–40S 31 Boden G Role of fatty acids inthe pathogenesis of insulin resistance ... symptomatic instead of a causal treatment for oxidative stress (67) Interruption ofthe overproduction of superoxide by the mitochondrial electron transport chain would normalize the pathways involved in...
... variations in working pressures ofthe main groups of muscles ofthe limbs whilst using compression mechanisms during exercising This is a new line of research that aims at developing facilitating devices ... technique aims at draining lymph (already inthe collectors) and stimulating the formation of lymph (the flow of interstice fluid to the lymphatic capillaries) Increases in interstice pressures, ... which can be used inthe control of exercising Eight devices have been developed that involve the main muscle groups with the objective of improving the mobility of joints and reducing trophic muscle...
... withdrawn from the study (without penalty) if, inthe opinion ofthe treating physician, it was not inthe patient’s best interest to continue For instance, if during the course ofthe study a patient ... including glucosamine and chondroitin, one month prior to study and during the study, other than multivitamin and mineral supplements containing vitamins and minerals as the sole medicinal ingredients ... unwilling to stop taking pain medication other than the study medication (for arthritis or other types of pain) or is unwilling to stop taking other medications for the treatment of OA Any other...
... of an endoprosthesis involving the local tissue and causing an immune reaction [15] The most common problem hereby is the draining sinus, prolongating and preventing wound healing The pathophysiological ... reduction, the V.A.C.-system is not often used inthe treatment of prosthesis – related infections Currently, there exist only four reports about the use ofthe V.A.C – system inthe infection ... overstrain the clearance function ofthe V.A.C.-therapy, thus being probably the reason for the system failure inthe infection treatment in case 10 One limitation of our study is that we cannot define...
... by the ratio in which the antibiotics are mixed into the cement and therefore, the total dose of antibiotics should not exceed 10% ofthe weight ofthe cement in order to avoid fracture ofthe ... safety The most commonly used antibiotics in ALC include tobramycin, gentamicin and vanco- 254 mycin [26] The combination of vancomycin and one ofthe aminoglycosides provides a broad spectrum of ... salvage ofthe infected hip: rationale for the use of gentamicin-impregnated cement and heads The hip proceedings ofthe thirteenth open scientific meeting ofthe hip society 1985; :65-94 Ensing...
... remove the femoral stem For loading ofthe bone cement, the combination of gentamicin and vancomycin was most frequently used followed by the combination of gentamicin and teicoplanin Data about the ... http://www.medsci.org Int J Med Sci 2009, sion ofthe haematoma is an indispensable premise inthe prevention of a wound infection Besides draining sinus, other infections during the two-stage protocol ... complications (draining sinus, pneumonia, etc.) Despite the retrospective design of our study and the limited possibility of interpreting these findings and their causes, this rate indicates that these patients...