Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder associated with recurrent seizures‚ which influences approximately 50 million individuals worldwide [1-2]. More than 30% of the cases still have uncontrolled seizures even after the administration of antiepileptic drugs [3-4]. This represents a major unmet clinical need for new‚ well-tolerated antiepileptic drugs able to control pharmacoresistant epilepsies. Natural cannabis has a long history in medicine [5]. Cannabinoid derivatives have been used as therapeutic
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Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee Release Economic Projections Summary On June 19th‚ the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released details of the monetary policy action to intervene the economy. What the FOMC promises to seek are price stability and continued rise in employment. Expectations are that the economy will continue to grow and the unemployment rate will decrease. Nevertheless‚ the Committee is aware of the actual risk that the economy
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Course ID: FOUND 1401 Assignment: Research Essay Name: ID#: Date: 2012 – 11-20 Tutor: Mrs. Paulette Bell – Kerr Stream/Day & Time: Thursday (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) What are some of the reasons that contribute to the high rate of absence of fathers in Caribbean families‚ and how significantly does the presence of the father affect the development of Caribbean children? Leading psychologist‚ Michael E. Lamb (1999) expresses that fathers are the “forgotten contributors
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bank of indiaThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central banking institution‚ which controls the monetary policy of the Indian rupee. It was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act‚ 1934. The share capital was divided into shares of 100 each fully paid which was entirely owned by private shareholders in the beginning. Following India’s independence in 1947‚ the RBI was nationalised in the year 1949. The RBI plays
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the 4 Ps model by Rhodes (as cited in Ng‚ 2009). It is the creative person engaging in creative process to conceive the creative product. All that‚ are facilitated in a creative press or environment (Ng‚ 2007). Therefore‚ creativity transcend further than having a novel idea. It has to be manifested in the real world as a tangible creative product. The concept of creativity differs between the Western and the Asian societies. Study by Niu and Sternberg (2006) compares the development of conceptions
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Now the following information is well documented and is presented for your review and edification. Do not try to fight the IRS in federal court‚ you will not win. The deception runs rampant throughout the executive‚ legislative and judicial branches. Now let us begin with the admission of the US attorney general that the IRS is not an agency of the Federal Government. What they actually admit it?...why yes they do in (Diversified metal Products v. IRS etal. CV-93-405E-EJE U.S.D.C.D.I.) You
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Three ways the Federal Reserve Bank can change the money supply. One way the Federal Reserve Bank can change the money supply is by purchasing U.S. government securities from financial institutions. They can create “funds” or credits on their balance sheets in exchange for the securities. The second policy the Federal Reserve can use is the discount rate. This is the interest-rate the Federal Reserve charge banks for their loans. They can either increase or decrease this rate to encourage or discourage
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2011 Case: U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis - Policy Reactions 1) What are the causes behind the U.S. Subprime mortgage crisis? Is one cause more responsible than another? The first and more important factor that lead to the subprime mortgage crisis was governments creation of Freddie and Fannie. This move by the government to intercede the private financial industry sector eventually lead to the US government being the largest lender of mortgages in the US. In addition to the flawed notion
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currently experiencing the worst crisis since the Great Depression back in the decade that was preceding World War II. The crisis started off from the home mortgage market‚ especially the market for so-called “subprime” mortgages‚ and has already spread beyond subprime to prime mortgages‚ commercial real estate‚ corporate junk bonds‚ and other forms of debt. This paper critically illustrates the factors that account for the crisis‚ who was affected by this crisis‚ and how it was spread to the rest
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Kraszewski May 14‚ 2013 National University Finance 440- Financial Institutions If the Federal Reserve wanted to reduce the amount of liquidity in the Banking system‚ how would they accomplish this via open market operations? The Federal Reserve uses three methods to influence the money supply in the United States. Their tools are: open market operations‚ discount lending and the reserve requirement but open market operations are the most essential to the control of the monetary policy
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