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Government Procurement: A View From Asia, Locknie Hsu

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

There is no single approach to government procurement regulation among Asian countries. While some are signatories to the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), others are not. Some have deliberate policies which confer preferences on domestic suppliers of goods and services. Even so, some have embarked on changing their GP regimes independently of WTO requirements. Yet others appear to be prepared to make changes in tandem with the negotiation of bilateral or regional free trade agreements. This article examines government procurement from these varied perspectives of Asian countries.

The Study Of The Radiographic Positionings Of The Canine Elbow For Identifying The Medial Coronoid Process, Suwicha Chuthatep, Kongkiat Srisuwatanasagul, Chalika Wangdee, Kumpanart Sunthornwipart, Surassanan Angkana

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Twenty cadaver canine forelimbs, 9 right and 11 left, were used to evaluate the most effective radiographic position that can enhance the cranial aspect of the medial coronoid process (MCP) of the ulna. A lead pellet (1 mm) was buried to represent the area representing the cartilegenous fragment in the canine patient in the fragmented medial coronoid process (FMCP). The distance between the pellet and the radial surface and the superimposition of the humeral condyle silhouette on the pellet were used as parameters for analysis. The results showed that the disto45 medialproximolateral oblique (Di45M-PrLO) position with a 40 flexed elbow …

The Use Of Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa In Ten Cases Of Canine Corneal Staphyloma, Nalinee Tuntivanich, Kumpanart Soontornwipart, Pranee Tuntivanich

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Porcine small intestinal submucosa biomaterial was used to repair corneal staphyloma in 10 dogs. There was no evidence of leakage of aqueous humor and graft rejection following PSIS grafting. Anterior synechia was presented in 25-50% of the corneal area. Granulation tissue vanished within 50 days of the operation. Even though scar formation and anterior synechia were observed at the end of the study, all dogs had vision.

Progesterone Receptors And Proliferation In The Bitch Uterus During Different Stages Of The Oestrous Cycle, Sayamon Srisuwatanasagul, Kongkiat Srisuwatanasagul, Sudson Sirivaidyapong

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Immunopresence of the progesterone receptors (PR) and proliferative activity in the bitch uterus were studied during different stages of the oestrous cycle. Uterine samples were collected at 4 different stages of the oestrous cycle; prooestrus, oestrus, dioestrus and anoestrus. Immunohistochemistry was used to evaluate the localization and to semiquantitate PR and uterine proliferation by using monoclonal antibodies to the PR and the proliferative marker, Ki-67 respectively. The results showed that PR and Ki-67 levels were highest during prooestrus and oestrus while they were low at other stages. However, a significant difference was observed only in the surface epithelium for Ki-67 …

Observations On The Structures Of Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells And Platelets In Some Felis Spp. And Panthera Spp., Wimon Pothiwong, Kamol Sakulwira, Pakorn Prachammuang, Siripen Vethchagarun

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Blood cells and platelets from twenty-seven animals belonging to two genera of the Family Felidae, were studied using both light and transmission electron microscopes (TEM). Generally, blood cells can be categorized into red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. The red blood cells or erythrocytes from these species were round and had neither a nucleus nor organelles. They showed a central pale area, Heinz bodies and rouleaux formation. The white blood cells could be divided into two groups; granulocytes and agranulocytes. The granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils) were spherical in shape with lobulated nuclei and containing specific granules in …

Ultrasound Diagnosis, Phiwipha Kamonrat

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

Intra And Interspecies Somatic Cell Cloning In Rabbits, Cats And Goats, Mongkol Techakumphu, Pranee Numchaisrika, Ruttachak Rungsiwiwat, Ampika Thongpakdee, Malee Apimeteetumrong, Pramuan Virutamasen

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Nuclear transfer from adult somatic cells is an advanced reproductive biotechnology. This technique can be applied in animal production for producing a high genetically identical copy for endangered species conservation and for therapeutic cloning for human medicine. Our three-year preliminary study indicates the possibility of somatic cell cloning by using the rabbit as model of technical development. Later, interspecies cloning in wild cats and domestic cats was performed successfully in terms of cloned embryo production. Meanwhile, goat cloning served as the model for farm animals.

The Eastern Echo, September 1, 2006, Welcome Back Edition, Section E, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Remoulding The Critical Junctures Approach, John Hogan

Articles

This paper improves our understanding of critical junctures, a concept employed in historical institutionalism for exploring change. However, the concept lacks rigour, weakening our ability to define critical junctures. Of late, academics have utilized other mechanisms to identify change in historical institutionalism. Thus, it is within this context that the critical junctures approach is remoulded through the specification of standards, hence reducing uncertainty as to what constitutes a critical juncture. The remoulded approach is employed here in examining change in the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ ~ICTU! influence over public policy in 1987.

The Relationship Between Coping, Anxiety, And Quality Of Life For Taiwanese Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients, Heng-Hsin Tung Phd

Dissertations

Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) is a stressful event and requires coping strategies to achieve adaptation. In Taiwan, despite the fact that the incidence of CABG is increasing in both men and women, research on post-CABG adaptation is very limited and no research focuses on outcomes for women. This can lead to problems for health care providers who lack effective interventions to help these patients. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between coping, anxiety, and quality of life in Taiwanese post-CABG patients. A cross-sectional correlational design was used; the sample consisted of 50 female and …

A Study Of Knowledge And Attitudes Towards The Use Of Evidence-Based Medicine Among Primary Health Care Physicians In Bahrain, Fawzi A. Amin, Zbigniew Fedorowicz, Anthony J. Montgomery

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: A study of perceptions and attitudes towards the use of evidence-based medicine (EBM) among family physicians in Bahrain. METHODS: A systematically developed, anonymous, self administered 13 item questionnaire was mailed to 124 Bahraini family physicians in the Ministry of Health, Bahrain between January and April 2004. The response rate was 65%. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (Windows version 11.00). RESULTS: The respondents (n=81) were mainly female (65.4%) with a mean age of 40 (SD 7.7) years, with 12.7 (SD 8.3) years since graduation. Forty-two percent had attended EBM workshops and 61% claimed to use …

Diagnostic Role Of Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy In Down S Syndrome Associated With Congenital Heart Disease, Atqah Abdul-Wahab, Ibrahim A. Janahi, Fadhila Al-Rawi, Ossama A. Mostafa

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Obstructed Labor. A Real Problem In Yemeni S Rural Areas, Abdelrahman H. Al-Harazi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Symptomatology Of Menopause Among Middle-Aged Women In 3 Impoverished Lebanese Communities, Matilda Saliba, Marwan K. Khawaja, Faysal H. El-Kak

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Uop Graduate School Bulletin Catalog 2006-07, University Of The Pacific

Catalogue, Bulletin, Catalog

No abstract provided.

Volumetric Water Pricing, Charles M. Burt

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

This document discusses the concept of volumetric pricing for irrigation water, including:

1. The justification for paying volumetrically

2. The challenge of charging volumetrically

3. Characteristics of volumetric charges and influencing factors

4. Examples of irrigation projects with volumetric charges

5. A summary of necessary conditions for volumetric billing

Surgical Correction Of Severe Bilateral Thumb Pincer-Nail Deformity, Scott T. Van Duzer, John S. Taras

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers

A 53 year old woman presented to the office with complaint of severe bilateral thumb nail pain and the deformity shown (Figure 1). She denied previous trauma to her thumb nails and had no history of previous bacterial or fungal infections of her nails. Based on the curvature of her nails, which increased from proximal to distal, a diagnosis of bilateral thumb pincer nail deformity was made.

Is Looting Ever Justified?: An Analysis Of Looting Laws And The Applicability Of The Necessity Defense During Natural Disasters And States Of Emergency, Stephanie J. Hamrick

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

When Rights Collide: In A Battle Between Pharmacists' Right Of Free Exercise And Patients' Right To Access Contraception, Who Wins?, Jacqueline Gilbert

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Full Issue 1.2

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

No abstract provided.

Strategic Challenges For Counterinsurgency And The Global War On Terrorism, Williamson Murray Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

In March 2006, President George W. Bush signed a new National Security Strategy that he refers to as a “wartime national security strategy” and states that to follow the path the United States has chosen, we must “maintain and expand our national strength.” One way to do this is to study and propose solutions to the complex challenges the United States faces in the 21st century. At the U.S. Army War College, the students have embraced this challenge and spend a year developing their intellectual strength in areas that extend well beyond the familiar operational and tactical realm to which …

Strategic Challenges For Counterinsurgency And The Global War On Terrorism, Williamson Murray Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

In March 2006, President George W. Bush signed a new National Security Strategy that he refers to as a “wartime national security strategy” and states that to follow the path the United States has chosen, we must “maintain and expand our national strength.” One way to do this is to study and propose solutions to the complex challenges the United States faces in the 21st century. At the U.S. Army War College, the students have embraced this challenge and spend a year developing their intellectual strength in areas that extend well beyond the familiar operational and tactical realm to which …

In Praise Of Parochialism: The Advent Of Local Environmental Law, John R. Nolon

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Golden And Its Emanations: The Surprising Origins Of Smart Growth, John R. Nolon

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Comparative Land Use Law: Patterns Of Sustainability, John R. Nolon

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Disaster Mitigation Through Land Use Strategies, John R. Nolon

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Katrina's Lament: Reconstructing Federalism, John R. Nolon

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Green And Blue Lasers Are Ineffectivefor Dispersing Deer At Night, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Jason M. Gilsdorf, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Paul B. Fioranelli, John A. Wilson, Scott Barras

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Over-abundant populations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) create agriculturaland human health and safety issues. The increased economic damage associated with locally overabundant deer populations accentuates the need for efficient techniques to mitigate the losses. Although red lasers can be an efficient tool for reducing damage caused by birds, they are not effective for deer because deer cannot detect wavelengths in the red portion of the spectrum. No research has been conducted to determine if lasers of lower wavelengths could function as frightening devices for deer. We evaluated agreen laser (534nm, 120mW)and 2 models of blue lasers (473nm, 5 mW and …

Genome Of Horsepox Virus, Gustavo A. Delhon, C. L. Afonso, Z. Lu, L. Zsak, N. T. Sandybaev, U. M. Kerembekova, V. L. Zaitsev, G. F. Kutish, D. L. Rock

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Here we present the genomic sequence of horsepox virus (HSPV) isolate MNR-76, an orthopoxvirus (OPV) isolated in 1976 from diseased Mongolian horses. The 212-kbp genome contained 7.5-kbp inverted terminal repeats and lacked extensive terminal tandem repetition. HSPV contained 236 open reading frames (ORFs) with similarity to those in other OPVs, with those in the central 100-kbp region most conserved relative to other OPVs. Phylogenetic analysis of the conserved region indicated that HSPV is closely related to sequenced isolates of vaccinia virus (VACV) and rabbitpox virus, clearly grouping together these VACV-like viruses. Fifty-four HSPV ORFs likely represented fragments of 25 orthologous …

Pre-Marital Examination As A Method Of Prevention From Blood Genetic Disorders. Community Views

Saudi Medical Journal

The Saudi Royal Cabinet issued the Saudi Royal Decree No. 3 dated 11-7-1424, establishing the pre-marital examination as a health preventive measure for all Saudis, and requesting the 2 prospective partners (male and female) to carry out a pre-marital examination and present a certificate of pre-marital examination before the wedding. However, the prospective husband and wife are not obliged to abide by the laboratory results if they so wish. This program started officially on the 1st of Muharram, 1425. As a consequence, the community perception and views on the pre-marital examination program as a preventive measure become crucial. Therefore, this …