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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"AAP"”.
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Network strengthening for policy influencing : a case study of Kenya’s Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) of the United Nations Development Programme
… through the Africa’s Adaptation Programme (AAP), civil society organizations (CSOs) are participating in agenda setting, and increasing awareness that promote climate change adaptation through civic engagement. Civic engagement serves as an important tool for nongovernmental organizations …
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NAT2/AAP1 as a Prototypical Example of the AAP Amino Acid Transporter Gene Family: From Protein Topology to Regulation of Gene Expression
A genomic clone of NAT2 was isolated and sequenced. The 5' -flanking region contains several consensus recognition sites for putative transcription factors. I have now shown that NAT2 expression is nitrate and light inducible, but not circadian-regulated. Since the nitrate assimilatory enzymes are …
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Assessment of awareness, attitudes, and practices of environmental health practitioners regarding ambient air pollution and its associated health effects in Namibia
… that about 6.7% of participants were aware of AAP and its associated health effects. Regarding attitudes, 59% of the respondents had a negative attitude towards AAP. 9 % always participated in preventative activities regarding AAP, while 66.7% indicated that they never got involved in awareness …
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Advanced abdominal pregnancy: diagnosis, evaluation and surgical management in a resource constrained setting
Introduction Advanced abdominal pregnancy (AAP) is a pregnancy of over 20 weeks gestation, with a foetus living, or showing signs of having once lived and developed, in the mother's abdominal cavity. It is a rare obstetric complication associated with high maternal and perinatal morbidity and …
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Distributions and diversity of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria along onshore offshore transects near Pacific Islands
Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (AAP's) population abundances are not well characterized, in spite of their potential importance for the microbial loop and primary production. AAPs have a photoheterotrophic metabolism, thus both inorganic and organic nutrients, as well as physical …
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Affirmative Action policy and Labour Market Structure: Evidence from Saudi Arabia
… as much attention as Affirmative Action Policy (AAP) in social sciences. AAP’s main aim is to eliminate or prevent past discrimination against disadvantaged groups and to enhance their position in society. Its role has become controversial around the world. In Saudi Arabia, despite changes and …
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Neural Indicator of Altered Mismatch Detection Predicts Atypical Cognitive-Perceptual Experiences in Psychotic Psychopathology
Background: Atypical auditory processing (AAP) in psychotic psychopathology is evident in early (N1), mid-latency(P2/N2/mismatch negativity), and late (P3) neural responses. The influence of attention on AAP, and how temporal stages of AAP are associated with phenomenology of psychotic …
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In-vehicle speed adaptation - On the effectiveness of a voluntary system
… adaptation system, the Active Accelerator Pedal (AAP), and its effectiveness for different driver types. The papers making up this thesis are based on a study carried out on 284 vehicles and drivers in the Swedish city of Lund from 1999 until 2002. The results showed that the AAP brought a …
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TNT-contaminated soils remediation for volunteer Army ammunitions plant
… country. The Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant (V AAP) is a 6,681 acre Government owned and contractor-operated facility for the production and storage of trinitrotoluene (TNT). Two (2) technologies were investigated for TNT (nitroaromatic explosive) contaminated soils remediation. The technologies …
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Geochemistry, Thermochronometry, Petrogenesis, and Geometry of Igneous Dikes in Central Arkansas: Implications for Mississippi Embayment Evolution
… tectonics. The Arkansas Alkaline Province (AAP) lies along the ME’s western border in central Arkansas and was emplaced in the mid-Cretaceous Period as a suite of intrusive bodies. The relationship between the ME and AAP, and a mechanism which generated both, remain unclear. To investigate …
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Typical and Atypical Antipsychotic induced weight gain (AIWG) and its metabolic correlates among male forensic inpatients in Cape Town, South Africa
… those prescribed only atypical antipscyhotics (AAP) and those prescribed only typical antipsychotics (AP). The metabolic parameters on admission (From 2017) and at follow up (Up to 2022) were documented. Ethics approval was granted by the University's Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). …
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DBHAaaS – Database High Availability As A Service For Cloud Computing
… on the database. We refer to our system as AAP (Always Ahead Processing). In AAP a transaction always executes to completion. We have made forward execution of transactions persistent by combining together transaction execution, transaction failure and its subsequent recovery as one seamless …
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Jean Chrétien: policy etrepreneur : a case study of the 2002 G8 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta
… leaders responded with the African Action Plan (AAP). At the Kananaskis summit, G8 leaders focused on African development issues, the specifics of which were addressed in the AAP. Prime Minister Chrétien took the lead in these efforts, developing domestic policies (such as the Canada Fund for …
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Barrier to Utilization of Primary Healthcare Resources in Children Two Years of Age and Under
… in the first year-of-life failed to meet the AAP guidelines of 5 well-baby visits (mean = 4.64, SD 2.72) while most of those in the second year-of-life slightly exceeded the 3 well-baby visit standard (mean = 4.04, SD 2.47). Compliance in the latter group was 76.60 of the cohort (n = 82) and …
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Noise Levels In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review
… with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) proposed standards. This investigation also aims to compare noise levels among various NICU conditions in order to best hospital conditions for noise reduction.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive search of the literature utilizing …
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Safe Sleep in the NICU Environment for SIDS Prevention
… by the American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP) for SIDS prevention due to patient medical status and environment. However, in 2011 these guidelines were updated by the AAP to include NICU specific recommendations. This is a very important change due to this patient population being at a …
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Influence of accelerator pedal force feedback on truck drivers' speed control
… considers the use of Active Accelerator Pedals (AAPs) and the potential for improved driver performance that they may offer by providing pedal force feedback to the driver. In order to develop understanding of the interactions between the human driver and accelerator pedal, two near identical …
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Dental implant maintenance: measuring confidence and collaboration
… collaboration, and utilization of the new 2018 AAP classifications on dental implants.</p> <p>Methods: Dentists (n = 3) and dental hygienists (n = 81) attended a course on dental implant maintenance and were invited to participate in three surveys: a pre-course survey, a post-course survey that …
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Implementation of a Migrant Well-Child Health Toolkit for CAWC Healthcare Providers
… and ensure vaccinations are up to date (AAP, 2020a). Methods. This QI project used a pre and post-survey design. The Migrant Well-Child Health Toolkit is comprised of current recommendations for migrant well-child visits according to the AAP, CDC, WHO, Bright Futures Guidelines, SAMHSA, …
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Between Foundation and Reaction
… with the studios and seminars I took at Cornell AAP.
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