... enemy combatant detainees and their supporters captured during the U.S war in Afghanistan emerged within the Bush administration in 2002 The plan was developed within months after the United States ... message by the Secretary of Defense in the face of war crime abuse can abet criminal activity Writing in a prominent newspaper in May 2004, and with the then publicized criminal treatment and interrogation ... BEYOND THE LAW anguish and inferiority capable of humiliating and debasing them.”128 The International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia also has identified criteria for determining whether...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 05:20
... properties: Is it conceivable that during the act of viewing the golden rectangle we add the width to the height and obtain the straight line representing the sum? The intellectual factor does not seem ... written instruction sheet, which was purposely minimal, mainly concentrating on the practicalities of using the computer and responding Concerning the task itself, the sheet said only, The task ... of the individual difference measures, either in personality, interest in aesthetics, or in response to the experiment, explain those rectangle preference differences The ritual obeisance to the...
Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 16:20
Looking at the label and beyond: the effects of calorie labels, health consciousness, and demographics on caloric intake in restaurants
... also included to determine whether one format led to more low (or even high) calorie diners than another Finally, we included variables relating to whether individuals were repeat Page of diners ... responsibility for analyzing the data and writing the paper, with all of the authors contributing by reviewing and editing drafts of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Page ... low-calorie diners had the highest health consciousness scores, on average, yet the difference in health consciousness scores across the three diner groups was much smaller Finally, in terms of dining...
Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 18:33
beyond the roof of the world music prayer and healing in the pamir mountains nov 2008
... the point where it meets the soft palette; the tongue disallows airflow until the point of contact is released, thus producing the sound “g.” With the same process in mind, rather than using the ... something that goes beyond the proper functioning of the physical body” (Dossey 1999, 18) Indeed, the central theme in the broad discourse within and around ICAM is that the proper functioning of the ... Cataloging -in- Publication Data Koen, Benjamin D Beyond the roof of the world : music, prayer, and healing in the Pamir mountains / Benjamin D Koen p cm Includes bibliographical references and index...
Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 01:41
báo cáo khoa học:" Adaptation of the QoL-AGHDA scale for adults with growth hormone deficiency in four Slavic languages" pot
... In particular, they are asked to decide whether phrasing and language are acceptable or whether these should be changed to make the items more ‘natural’ while maintaining their original meaning ... wording did not alter the meaning of the original English items Cognitive debriefing interviews Interviewee details are provided in Table The cognitive debriefing interviews were to assess the ... of the samples included in the postal validation surveys are shown in Table Information on gender was missing for 30 patients in the Czech Republic due to an error in the administration of the...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:20
Báo cáo y học: " Beyond the first 25 years: The International AIDS Society and its role in the global response to AIDS" pps
... activists and others working on the frontlines of the response The IAS encourages all professionals working in the HIV/AIDS field to become members We are convinced that in the struggle against this ... society, and the IAS is looking at ways to strategically expand its role in this area in order to strengthen the capacity of the HIV workforce The IAS has been increasingly involved in policy and ... rapidly since its launch in July 2004 It is fully indexed on PubMed and available online [3] The IAS is also increasingly involved in the development and delivery of a range of education and training...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 09:20
Báo cáo y học: " Iron deficiency in critically ill patients: highlighting the role of hepcidin" docx
... ferroportin, which is the sole known iron exporter [13] The binding of hepcidin to ferroportin induces its internalization and degradation in the cytosol, which prevents the release of intracellular ... hepcidin, which is the master regulator of iron metabolism Hepcidin binds to ferroportin, inducing its internalization and destruction, thus avoiding iron export Inflammation induces hepcidin synthesis, ... amounts of iron, exceeding the transferrin iron-binding capacity, may thus be toxic by inducing the release of free iron and causing oxidative stress This probably explains the increased mortality...
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21
top-antitop cross section measurement as a function of the jet multiplicity in the final state and beyond the standard model top-antitop resonances search at the atlas detector at cern
... Another force included in the Standard Model is the strong interaction, which is in the domain of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) The strong interaction is incorporated by demanding invariance of the ... of the top quark into a W -boson and a b-quark, while the small values of the other elements in the same row suppress the decay of the top quark into the other flavours In fact, the branching ... Region of Interest is shaded For scans using × windows, there are four possible windows containing a Region of Interest, but in the × case, 3.7 the Region of Interest is required to be in the center...
Ngày tải lên: 22/12/2014, 22:04
Thinking outside the triangle collusion and rivalry between transnational corporations and the state in Batam, Indonesia
... industrialization and injections of TNC direct investment in Batam were intrinsically linked to economic developments across the border in neighboring Singapore Since achieving its independence in 1965, government ... raising formerly held down wages in Singapore, industries would face soaring labor costs and be forced to innovate and upgrade, since labor intensive industries paying increasing wages in Singapore ... government maintains a significant interest in the shareholding and decision-making among these outfits (Yeung, 2004) Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government manages the GLC...
Ngày tải lên: 14/05/2015, 14:24
The role of cholesterol sequestration and accumulation in the endocytic pathway in development of neurodegenerative diseases
... other cholesterol binding proteins, such as sterol carrier protein 2, caveolin, StAR protein, or MLN64 The structure of the apo form of bovine NPC2 has been solved, revealing an immunoglobulin-like ... defects in sphinogomyelinase activity (Brady et al., 1966) This disorder is caused by mutation in the NPC1 gene in about 95% of the cases, or in the NPC2 gene in the rest of 5% cases The human ... This reduction in expression of these neurosteroidogenic enzymes was seen in the cortex and in the cerebellum.Treatment with allopregnanolone – providing the neurosteroid in drinking water, as...
Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 14:06
critical thinking use for the inference exercises in mosaic 1, 4th edition
... their own thinking and hence better develop their thinking Participating in the model applying CT for the engineering syllabus, the future architectures are self-regulated in thinking not only ... is the thinking that has a purpose (proving a point, interpreting what something means or solving a problem)” Critical Thinking Use for the Inference Exercises in Mosaic 1, 4th Edition Accordingly, ... Understanding the meanings of the words Understanding the meanings of the words Generalizing every single idea to choose the best/closest meaning answers Understanding the meanings of the words...
Ngày tải lên: 27/12/2015, 08:00
Cambridge.University.Press.Press.Politics.and.the.Public.Sphere.in.Europe.and.North.America.1760-1820.Jul.2002.pdf
... authoritative in the Middle Ages called their authority into question When combined with the propaganda potential of the printing press to disseminate such findings, printing became a major force behind the ... through the ever-improving world of the printed text There, solitary practices of reading and research replaced the shared oral knowledge of the past, promoting the retreat into increasingly ‘private ... specifically in the context of the part played by the press in the political upheavals of the time The collection examines the relationship between newspapers and public opinion, and attempts to define their...
Ngày tải lên: 21/09/2012, 10:58
Báo cáo y học: "Use of chinese and western over-the-counter medications in Hong Kong"
... to consume Chinese herbal medicines [25] Chinese medicine retailers are therefore instrumental in preventing undesirable drug interactions during prescription process In addition, their role and ... system [20] The role of medical professionals is a dominant factor in defining, controlling and scoping the work of the allied health professionals [21,22] as extending pharmacists’ role in primary ... indicated the needs for western pharmacists to study Chinese medicine [24] A total of 26.2% of the respondents reported consuming Chinese OTC medication in the previous year The majority of them...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06
Báo cáo y học: "Aplasia and Agenesis of the Frontal Sinus in Turkish Individuals: A Retrospective Study Using Dental Volumetric Tomograph"
... populations The discrepancy between the frequency in our population and that in other populations may be due to the number of patients examined, the patient sample, and the difference in the examining ... well-developed paranasal sinuses In conclusion, the low percentage of the frontal sinus agenesis must be taken into consideration during the pre-surgical planning related to the sinus In addition, a greater ... the patients’ mid-sagittal lines, which helped to keep the head centered with respect to the rotational axis The lateral positioning light was centered at the level of the sinus, indicating the...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:04
Báo cáo y học: "Transporter Molecules influence the Gene Expression in HeLa Cells"
... processing and analyzing with Illumina’s BeadStudio Data Analysis Software and are described in the following part according the definitions of the Illumina’s (ILL) data as well as of the Illumina’s ... receptor protein linked to signal transduction (CD147) (GO:0007166) The basigin protein was shown to be present in vascular endothelium in both in the non-neoplastic region of the brain and in tumor ... threefold The obtained data proved reliable The primary separation into the defined times points: and 24 hours exhibit a samples's clustering for the time being The probe IDs show no visible change in...
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:44
Báo cáo y học: "An innovative method to evaluate the suture compliance in sealing the surgical wound lip"
... of the stain at different time intervals (T0 = minute, T2 = minutes, T4 = minutes, T6 = minutes, and T8 = minutes) There was significant difference in the permeability of the stain through the ... identify the optimal suture thread to be used in a way that would help maintaining the wound-margin coalescence during the first 24-72 hrs following operation, thus complying with the remodeling of the ... Accordingly, the ideal suture thread should maintain a perfect wound closure, by having 356 enough elastic properties to hold the knot while maintaining tensile strength either in the swollen or in...
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:52
Tiểu luận tiếng anh : Robinson Crusoe – A Representative of the English Bourgeoisie in the early 18th century
... bourgeoisie further encroached on the politic field They became the driving force in the English society After actually overthrowing the feudalism and establishing the Institutional Monarch system, they ... wood-making industries They had to join the force of cheap labor and working in such factories England became a typical example of initial accumulation of capitalism Holding power in economics, the ... 2009 PART A: INTRODUCTION The 18th century saw Great Britain rapidly growing into a capitalist country While in France the bourgeoisie was just beginning its struggle against feudalism, the English...
Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2012, 12:02
John Wiley and Sons - The Portable MBA in Project Management
... reducing the threats that exist in the project and the project’s environment Planning for risk begins during the development of the business case and continues through definition and planning as ... consider the challenges inherent in managing one-time shots: • Staffing As the project has a start and a finish, so does the project team The more unique the project is to your firm, the greater the ... reached the limits of the discipline: The principles of managing a single project are insufficient for managing a collection of independent projects The nature of projects— each is unique in its...
Ngày tải lên: 07/02/2013, 09:32