Opium, Afghanistan’s leading economic activity, lies at the heart of the challenges the country faces in state building, governance, security, and development. With their narrow law enforcement focus and limited recognition of development, security, and political implications, current global counter[r]
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This book builds on the original First Steps speaking and listening text (formerly known as the Oral Language Resource Book) by drawing on contemporary research and developments in the field of spoken language and its importance for students’ social and academic development. The new Speaking and Lis[r]
Antigen-processing machinery molecules play crucial roles in infectious diseases and cancers. Studies have shown that polymorphisms in endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase (ERAP) genes can influence the enzymatic activity of ERAP proteins and are associated with the risk of diseases.
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Metabolic syndrome is defined by a constellation of interconnected physiological, biochemical, clinical, and metabolic factors that directly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and all cause mortality. Insulin resistance, visceral adiposity, atherogenic dyslipidem[r]
13. The importance of plastic waste recycling industry to the economy of the country, by savingUS $ 400 million (with 51% recycling rate) without any sort of government support indicatesthat some measures need to be urgently taken to encourage and str[r]
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This paper investigates how internal migration is affected by Brazil’s increased integration into the world economy. We analyze the impact of regional differences in access to foreign demand on sectorspecific bilateral migration rates between the Brazilian states for the years 1995 to 2003. Using in[r]
PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Background to the study English has become one of the most popular languages in the world. As an effective means of international communication, it is used as the official language in many fields of life such as economics, politics, science, technology, sports and many oth[r]
while the other surgical team is involved in monitoring activities. In contrast, in aproduction line of manufacturing, if a worker is waiting or monitoring a process, itis considered as a waste that should be eliminated to improve efficiency (see Table 4for summary of dif[r]
Use of opportunistic connectivity together with the delay tolerant network (DTN) architecture provides an economically viable alternative to traditional ICT solutions for communication challenged areas. Here, the remote village scenario is commonly established as a motive in terrestrial DTN research[r]
Persistent infection with high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPVs) is associated with the development of cervical cancer. The transforming capacity of these viruses relies on the cooperative action of the E6 and E7 viral oncoproteins.
The study intends to make practical contributions to the literature on voluntary disclosure and corporate governance in the context of integration in Vietnam through investigating annual reports. First, this paper indicated that, independent variables of firm size, profitability, audit committee and[r]
... Major Professor: Dr John Rigsby Title of Study: INVESTIGATING FRAUD LOSSES: CAN COMPANIES REDUCE LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH FRAUD BY VOLUNTARY DISCLOSING? Pages in Study: 101 Candidate for Degree o f... to reduce future litigation losses, then an inference can be made that market participants might[r]
On the basis of chemical and spectral analyses, the fucoidan fractions obtained were found to be the sulfated fucogalactans containing sulfate ester groups and uronic acid, and composed essentially of fucose and galactose, as well as a minor amount of other sugars. The polysaccharide fractions were[r]
Writing Task 1 - Sample 4: Table (5 categories)Task 1: The table below shows the number of people (millions) taking part inthe five different physical activities between 2001 and 2009 in Australia.The table presents information regarding the number of Austra[r]
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L of Amsorb contained in a jumbo canister was sufficient to absorb CO2 safely over a period of an entireweek. Thus, the cost issue of Amsorb is not straightforward because it depends on the purchase cost andthe schedule for changing CO2 absorbents.Several limitatio[r]