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... Deaths and Marriages For the purposes of this study, and due to low numbers of Torres Strait Islander peo-ples, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were grouped together Because of under-recording ... be-tween Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and have impact on stage and survival Socio-economic status and remoteness were based on area-level measurements at the time of diagnosis and may have ... accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committees and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Publisher’s Note

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... origins VietGAP standards and codes of conduct are governed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development based on domestic laws and the guidelines of FAO (The Food and Agricultural ... stage, the type of knowledge transfer, quality and level of interaction, direction and richness of communications and the orientation differ Explores the different tensions and dilemmas that ... inductive, and the interpretation of the data from an interpretivist perspective involves numerous aspects such as understanding of human nature, language and culture of people, contexts, and the

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... and genital mucosa of humans and is a significant cause of morbidity worldwide A mouse vaginal model of HSV-2 infection has been developed by several investigators [1-4] Although the degree of ... 87.5% of vehicle-treated cells by 48 h p.i (Figure 2b) Treatment with IFN-α or IFN-γ delayed the onset of CPE in MS-infected cultures and increased the fraction of via-Table 1: Effect of IFN-α and ... effect of the combination of IFN-α and IFN- γ was also demon-strated for other members of Herpesviridae [20,23,33] and a variety of RNA viruses like SARS [34], Lassa virus [35] and HCV [25] Considering

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... a Cronbach's alpha of 0.90 (Table 6) Prevalence, extent, intensity and causes of OIDP A total of 43.2% and 44.5% had impact scores of zero (floor effect) using the OIDP ADD and the OIDP-total ... content of about 1 mg fluoride/L (1 ppm) Sampling and procedure A sample size of 1200 was calculated assuming a preva-lence rate of tooth loss (≥ 1 missing tooth) of 50%, a pre-cision of 4% and a ... meas-urement of "ultimate" oral impacts, thus covering the fields of disability and handicap [4,5] It consists of 8 items that assess the impact of oral conditions on basic activities and behaviours

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... of this study, which comprises etching and mechanics simulations and the etching of the resulting designs It should be noted that the designs presented are of micro-hotplates with general applications, ... time With this motivation in mind, a study of alternatives for the geometry of the micro-hotplate follows, directed to the reduction of the etching time and the corresponding effects These Trang ... section and the multiple planes present at the vertices of the membrane and the supporting arms 4.2 Mechanical simulations Based in a finite element analysis made with COMSOL, the behaviour of the

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... purpose of its utilization across e-health mobile applications Although, the standard is incapable of suiting real-time video and voice traffic demands on account of no priority provision and lack of ... evaluation of speech quality (PESQ): An objective method for end-to-end speech quality assessment of narrow-band telephone networks and speech codecs, Telecommunications Standarization Sector of ITU ... design and explicit structure is left up to vendors and research bodies for further development and implementation (J G Andrews, 2007) In the rest of this paper we will explore these areas and apply

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... TiAl3 of −2.96 kJ/mol, NiAl3 of −5.32 kJ/mol, MoAl12 of −3.9 kJ/mol, and TaAl3 of −2.40 kJ/mol The effective heat of formation was shown to be successful in correctly predicting the first and most ... barrier, and the lowest ρc value of 7.27 × 10−7 Ω·cm2 is obtained in sample 4 at an annealing temperature of 850°C and an annealing time of 30 s It is noted that after annealing, samples 3 and 4 ... inter-diffusion when compared with samples 1 and 2 A very limited in-diffusion of Au and out-diffusion of Ti and Al occurred through the Ta barrier All of these factors resulted in a low contact

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... that we were generally out of sight of land except for some off-shore islands, the water was turbid most of the way after we had crossed the Tropic of Cancer off the mouth of the Han river at Swatow ... work, or of the extent of surface fitting of fields which have been effected in China, Korea and Japan through the many centuries, and which are still in progress The lands so reclaimed and fitted ... April and May stage of water The depth of water, after we entered the Grand Canal, often exceeded six feet and our best judgment would place the average depth of all canals in this part of China

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... instrumentation.The aims of spinal instrumentation are stabilization, achievement and maintenance of curve correction (alignment) and facilitation of bony fusion (spondylodesis) Knowl-edge of the underlying ... flexion and lateral bending, interbody devices can restore stability profoundly However, the major disadvantage of these devices regardless of the approach (PLIF or ALIF) is the poor control of extension ... of anterior tension band instrumen-tation and a cage is a promising up-and-coming technique A potential alternative to the above-mentioned combined instrumentation is the recent development of

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... individuals and j firms The estimate of the standard error of the full residual combining individual errors and the random firm effect is s e2, which itself has an estimated standard error of s f2 ... associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto, and a faculty research fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research This paper was presented at the Conference on Firm and Employees ... estimation of the firm-level equation (2) produces an estimate of the average baseline wage (w F) and of the gender wage mium (M) The only information needed is the average wage and the pro-portion of

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... variations in profits Operating lease Short-term, cancelable lease A type of lease in which the period of contract is less than the life of the equipment and the lessor pays all maintenance and servicing ... tender offer by launching its own tender offer for the other firm PSA A prepayment model based on an assumed rate of prepayment each month of the then unpaid principal balance of a pool of mortgages ... Trang 4Paper Money market instruments, commercial paper and other Pairoff A buy-back to offset and effectively liquidate a prior sale of securities Pac-Man strategy Takeover defense strategy

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... strength offabricated shells The amount of reduction is dependent on the geometry of the shell, type of loading(axial compression, bending, external pressure, etc.), size of imperfections, and material ... will form in the longitudinal and circumferentialdirections The number of waves and the shape of the waves are dependent on thegeometry of the shell and the type of load applied For ring stiffened ... from centerline of shell to centroid of combined section of ring and effective length of shell, in Z c= As As +L Zs et Z s = radial distance from center line of shell to centroid of ring stiffener

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... photophobia and hyperlacrimation) - hearing loss - unilateral orchitis( inflammation of one or both of the testes) ** These conditions are usually relieved with the treatment of 1% atropine and steroids ... Ethics is defined as motivation based on ideas of right and wrong when dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants  This concept of can be used to explain the world’s shockingly ... in liver and spleen Fruit bats not show any symptoms Best candidate to be the reservoir More research needs to be done Geography  The link between human infection by the Ebola virus and their...

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... inter-related and co-constructed nature of social locations and experiences [6,12,13], and for understanding differences in health needs and outcomes in mental health and addictions and harm reduction ... fully understand the often unintentional impact of stigma and discrimination as social processes linked to the reproduction of inequality and exclusion, and the many ways in which stigma and discrimination ... in anti-stigma and discrimination work will both allow for greater understanding and awareness of intersecting social identities and the layering of stigma and discrimination, and promise better...

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... chest and abdominal cavity or dehydration/mummification The state of decomposition as an indicator of how long the calf has been dead in uterus Table Cause and time of death categories and sex of ... cause of death Full information such as, e.g age of calf missing The GLM procedure in the SAS package (SAS institute Inc., 2000) was used to analyse the effects of sex of calf and cause and time of ... recording of sex missing for a calves, b calves Acta vet scand vol 44 no 3-4, 2003 Stillbirth and death in calves 115 Table Post mortem weights of calves (kg) in different cause -and- time of death...

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... cause of death in the ICU Malignant tumour disease and exacerbation of chronic cardiovascular disease were the most frequent causes of death of critically ill Table Definitions and grading of organ ... predictions on the likelihood of survival in the ICU and future quality of life Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in most cases included cessation of cardiovascular support and/ or extracorporeal ... data entry or processing Definitions and patient management All codes and definitions of study variables were established before the beginning of the study and were uniformly docu- Available online...

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... construction of normal weight and structural CONCRETE FLOOR AND SLAB CONSTRUCTION lightweight concrete floors and slabs made with conventional portland and blended cements The design of slabs on ... and •type of concrete and related materials In general, the characteristics of the concrete slab surface and the performance of joints have a powerful impact on the serviceability of floors and ... Design of Composite Slabs” (ANSI/ASCE 3-91) and “ASCE Standard Practice for Construction and Inspection of Composite Slabs” (ANSI/ASCE 9-91) CHAPTER 2—CLASSES OF FLOORS 2.1—Classification of floors...

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... workers (OR=3.6 and 4.7 for 110 years and greater than 10 years of employment respectively), and for material handling and related equipment operators, dockers and freighthandlers (OR=3.9 and 8.1 for ... paper and wood pulp Any one of several types of particles and rays given off by radioactive material, high-voltage equipment, nuclear reactions and stars Alpha and beta particles, X-rays and gamma ... acid manufacture, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2007; 31:13-18 69 Baker PJ and Hoel D Meta-analysis of standardized incidence and mortality rates of childhood leukaemia in...

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... health-care systems and laws and regulations permit the use of opioids for medical purposes, and to develop plans of action, with a view to facilitating the supply and avaibility of narcotic drugs ... Physical activity, avoidance of overweight and frequent daily intake of fresh fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of breast, colon, oral cavity, lung, cervix, and other cancers Women Men WHO ... stages For all of them the best type of care is palliative care, that is the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual support that can considerably improve their quality of life and that of their families...

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... association between low consumption of fruits and vegetables and cancer incidence.28 [See Appendix Table I] 80 percent of U.S children and adolescents29 and 68 percent of adults did not meet the intake ... and FASEB J Vol 11, 1997 This work was supported by the National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Grant CA39910 to B.N.A., the Director, Office of Energy Research, Office of Health and ... Friday, J., and Kahle, L L (1996) Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 150, 81-6; and Krebs-Smith, S M., Cook, A., Subar, A F., Cleveland, L., and Friday, J (1995) American Journal of Public...

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