EC O L O G IC A L E C O N O M IC S 6 1 ( 2 0 07 ) 62 7 –6 34 a v a i l a b l e a t w w w. s c i e n c e d i r e c t . c o m w w w. e l s e v i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / e c o l e c o n Natural resources‚ capital accumulation and the resource curse☆ Richard M. Auty⁎ Department of Geography‚ Lancaster University‚ Lancaster LA1 4YB UK AR TIC LE I N FO ABS TR ACT Article history: Early concern by economists for the effect of natural capital on economic growth gave way Available
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Project Prevention Offers Sterilisation To The Drug Addicts International Corporate Responsibility November 26‚ 2010 http://www.projectprevention.org/objectives/ Charity offers UK drug addicts £200 to be sterilised. Drug addicts across the UK are being offered money to be sterilised by Project Prevention-an American charity. Charity is offering £200 to any drug user in London‚ Bristol‚ Leicester and parts of Wales to be operated on. The first person in the UK to accept the cash is drug
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Fall Prevention Shannon Cournaya Nursing 6052 July 21‚ 2013 Fall Prevention “A fall is an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level” (Who). “Falls are problematic in all care settings and can result in serious injuries including death. “More than 40% of people hospitalized from hip fractures do not return home and are not capable of living independently again; 25% of those who have fallen pass away each year” (Stop Falls). Falling
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patterns‚ hallucinations‚ memoryloss)‚ or death. Also called substance abuse. Drug 1. Natural or synthetic substance which (when taken into a living body) affects its functioning or structure‚ and is used in the diagnosis‚ mitigation‚ treatment‚ or prevention of a disease or relief of discomfort. Also called legal drug or medicine. A legal or medicinal drug (such as amphetamines)‚ however‚ can be harmful and addictive if misused. 2. Habit forming stimulant or narcotic substance (such asalcohol‚ cannabis
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HRMANAGEMENT CASE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Includes: human resource planning; recruitment‚ selection‚ and hiring of new employees; the orientation‚ training‚ and appraisal of current employees; and employee remuneration‚ motivation‚ and retention. You are to assume the newly-created position of Human Resource Director for a medium sized firm with over 600 employees. The firm has experienced significant expansion in the past few years; the human resource department and its functions
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Natural Resources 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES 2.2.1 Natural resources and associated problems 2.2.2 Non-renewable resources 2.2.3 Renewable resources a. Forest Resources: Use and over-exploitation‚ deforestation‚ case studies. Timber extraction‚ mining‚ dams and their effects on forests and tribal people b. Water Resources: Use and over-utilisation of surface and ground water‚ floods‚ drought‚ conflicts over water‚ dams – benefits and problems. c. Mineral Resources: Use
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Pressure ulcer prevention is an important clinical issue in the renal unit that causes patients in the hospital setting unnecessary pain and discomfort‚ an increased risk for infection‚ and an increased need of resources for treatment. According to the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC‚ 2012)‚ hospital admissions are “resulting in annual costs of $11 billion for treatment related to the ulcers.” Another issue that hospitals have come across with the prevalence of pressure ulcers is the responsible
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The events on September 11th‚ 2001 changed the world as we know it. The United States government is reorganizing and adapting to increase domestic security against terrorism. These changes will impact the American criminal justice system and our community. Domestic intelligence has changed drastically since the 9/11 attacks and relationships between federal state and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies and the communities in which they serve. Interaction between law enforcement
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RoutledgeFalmer: 2003 McFeely‚ Siobhan. "Helping Prevent Teenage Pregnancy." Practice Nurse. 11 March 2005: 37. Academic Search Planner. EBSCOHost. 5 April 2005. The National Campaign To Prevent Teenage Pregnancy. 2004. Teen Pregnancy. www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/teens/facts/fact1.asp
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important for prevention specialists to assess a community’s readiness before attempting to implement a prevention program in a community? Which step do you think will be the hardest to implement? Which will be the easiest? Why? Prevention programs can be helpful in communities. There are steps used to implement prevention programs in communities. Prevention programs need to be helpful and effective. Planning is important when constructing programs for treatment. Planning a prevention program grants
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