J Gastroenterol DOI 10.1007/s00535-012-0544-9 ORIGINAL ARTICLE—LIVER‚ PANCREAS‚ AND BILIARY TRACT Elevated frequency and function of regulatory T cells in patients with active chronic hepatitis C Kuo-Chih Tseng • Yun-Che Ho • Yu-Hsi Hsieh Ning-Sheng Lai • Zhi-Hong Wen • Chin Li • Shu-Fen Wu • Received: 20 June 2011 / Accepted: 11 January 2012 Ó Springer 2012 Abstract Background Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a pivotal role in the persistence of hepatitis C virus infection. The aim
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DIAGNOSING INDUSTRY GLOBALIZATION POTENTIAL (Excerpts from G. Yip’s Total Global Strategy) Industry globalization drivers are the underlying conditions in each industry that create the potential for using global strategy. Here we will examine each driver in more depth. To achieve the benefits of globalization‚ the managers of a worldwide business need to recognize when industry conditions provide the opportunity to use global strategy levers. These industry conditions can be
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MONEY LAUNDERING: INDIA AND THE WORLD Table of Contents Chapter I: Introduction Money laundering refers to the conversion of money that is illegally obtained‚ so as to make it appear to originate from a legitimate source.1 Article 1 of the EC Directive defines the term money laundering as “the conversion of property‚ knowing that such property is derived from serious crime‚ for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illicit origin of the property or of assisting any person who
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ADVISORY: Notes from the 2010 FLCC Critical Care Transport Paramedic class as was recorded solely by Marcus LaBarbera- NYS Paramedic. I do not apologize for any spelling or grammar errors‚ lack of completeness‚ or recording errors. These are primarily personal notes but I am offering them to the community as an additional study resource. I will take no responsibility for persons who fail any quiz or test as a result of this document. Always consult the text books recommended specifically by
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Vol. 2 Issue 1 July 2012 at JOURNAL A RESEARCH JOURNAL OF BIMTECH STUDENTS TATTVA is a forum for BIMTECH students to bring to light the outcomes of their journey of discovery into the issues on which they have been cogitating - whether the issues are in marketing‚ finance‚ world business‚ retail management‚ insurance or sustainability or livelihood or microfinance. It is aspirational in intent‚ striving for rigour and has something of importance or an insight to share. In short‚ it is
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1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Banking system occupies an important place in a national’s economy. A banking institution is indispensable in a modern society. It plays a pivotal role in the economic development of a country and forms the core of the money market in an advanced country .In recent times the banking sector over the world has been undergoing a lot of changes due to deregulation‚ technological innovation‚ globalization etc. Bangladesh banking sector is lagging far behind in adopting these
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Internship Report Customer Satisfaction: A Study on Bank Alfalah Limited Exam Roll: 020016 Internship Report on Customer Satisfaction: A Study on Bank Alfalah Limited Prepared For: Chairman Internship Placement Committee Prepared By: Exam Roll No.: 020016 Registration No.: 18122 4th Year‚ 8th Semester Batch No.: 12th‚ BBA Program Academic Session:
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INTRODUCTION AND DESIGN OF THE STUDY 1.1 INTRODUCTION Every business organization depends for its effective functioning on its pool of able and willing human resources. It is man alone who with his ability to feel‚ think and grow‚ shows satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The industrial progress of country would depend on its committed labour force. Hence it was felt that the workplace should provide adequate facilities to protect the health of the workers from occupational diseases. But to
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SUPPLY CHAIN UPPLY HAIN MANAGEMENT ANAGEMENT Report produced for the EC funded project INNOREGIO: dissemination of innovation and knowledge management techniques Sotiris Zigiaris‚ MSc‚ BPR engineer by BPR HELLAS SA J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 0 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1 Contents 1 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.2 Description What is the Supply Chain Management (SCM) What is the importance of Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management Today Supply Chain Management Tomorrow
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2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies The Ethisphere Institute‚ a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation‚ advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics‚ corporate social responsibility‚ anti-corruption and sustainability‚ announced the official unveiling of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This year’s honorees have gone above and beyond to prove business ethics are paramount to the success of a company’s brand and bottom line. In its fifth year‚ the World’s
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