Eur J Population (2007) 23:1–31 DOI 10.1007/s10680-006-9110-6 Population and labour force projections for 27 European countries, 2002–2052: impact of international migration on population ageing Projections de population et de population active pour 27 pays europeens ´ 2002–2052: impact de la migration internationale sur le vieillissement de la population Jakub Bijak Æ Dorota Kupiszewska Æ Marek Kupiszewski Æ Katarzyna Saczuk Æ Anna Kicinger Received: 8 August 2005 / Accepted: 31 March 2006
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Introduction “We, as peace-keepers, represent the United Nations and are present in the country to help it recover from the trauma of a conflict. As a result we must consciously be prepared to accept special constraints in our public and private lives in order to do the work and to pursue the ideals of the United Nations Organization” United Nations DPKO [1] These words illustrate the highest standards of integrity and conduct that need
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AVIATION TERRORISM Thwarting High-Impact Low-Probability Attacks TERRORISME AÉRIEN Contrecarrer des attaques improbables à impacts élevés A Thesis Submitted to the Division of Graduate Studies of the Royal Military College of Canada by Jacques Duchesneau, C.M., C.Q., C.D. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy April 2015 ©Jacques Duchesneau © This thesis may be used within the Department of National Defence but copyright for open publication
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Santander UK plc 2011 Half Yearly Financial Report Intentionally left blank Santander UK plc Half Yearly Financial Report for the six months ended 30 June 2011 Contents Chief Executive Officer’s Review and Forward-looking Statements Chief Executive Officer’s Review 2 Forward-looking Statements 5 General Information 5 Business and Financial Review – Interim Management Report Business Review - Summary 6 Business Review – Divisional Results 9 Other Material Items 18 Balance Sheet Business
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND MINERAL RESOURCES MERU NORTH DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT ACTION PLAN 2009-2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Economic growth and environment are closely intertwined in Kenya’s development. Environmental Action Planning is a tool that aims at enhancing the integration of environment into development planning. Meru North District faces many environmental challenges with some being unique to the District. Some of the challenges include; Poverty has lead to the over-use
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F ROM Y E STE RDAY TO THE FUTUR E True to our commitment to continuously provide excellent service and compelling value propositions to our customers, we at Pos Malaysia are going through rapid changes. We are realigning our priorities, focusing our efforts on improving our operations and becoming more customer-oriented than ever. We believe that the strategic transformation we manage today, is not only for us to become relevant and sustainable tomorrow, but most importantly it will deliver superior
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functional form . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.1 Candidate functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.2 Theoretical selection of curves . . . . . . . 2.3.3 Fitting the models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.4 The Gompertz curve in more detail . . . . 2.4 Running data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 Results of fitting the Gompertz curves . . . . . . . 2.6 Limit values of time and distance . . . . . . . . . 2.7 Summary and conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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research successfully. First of all, I deeply appreciate our advisor Tilaye Kassahun (PhD) who offered me first hand information. Besides, thanks to Development Bank of Ethiopia and all the staff who showed their willingness to give me the necessary data. I will never be able to complete the research without their cooperation. I am grateful for their contributions. Finally, I would like to extend my gratitude to those who provide direct and indirect support to help me complete my research. Table
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This paper was prepared for the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity, September 9-10, 2004. We thank Emil Apostolov, Matt Hall, Brennan Kelly, and Melody Keung for outstanding research assistance; Alan Auerbach, William Brainard, Robert Cumby, Bill Dickens, Doug Elmendorf, Eric Engen, Laurence Kotlikoff, Thomas Laubach, Maria Perozek, George Perry, Frank Russek, Matthew Shapiro, and David Wilcox for helpful discussions; and Eric Engen, Jane Gravelle, and Thomas Laubach for sharing data. ABSTRACT
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and specialty products, which includes niche products. The methodology used in this study consisted of two phases. Phase I used a deductive research design with an aim to clarify niche strategy issues and provide breadth on the topic (quantitative data). The instrument utilized in this phase was an online survey, which was developed by the researcher and contained three sections: company information, niche markets and globalization. Because of the limited literature on niche markets, the
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