Християнсько-демократичні ідеї та деструктивні дії функціонерів ХДПУ

У статті аналізуються та вивчаються деструктивні дії політичних функціонерів у діяльності Християнсько-демократичної партії України.The paper contains the analysis and the research of political functionaries’ destructive actions in activity of the Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine

On the revealed comparative advantages of Dutch cities

Davis and Dingel explain the distributions of skills, occupations, and sectors across cities. Their model predicts that larger cities will be relatively skill-abundant and specialize in skill-intensive activities. This relates the model to factor-driven comparative advantages. They also develop an elasticity test and pairwise comparison test for the spatial distributional implications of the model. What is not analyzed, however, is the associated structure of trade flows. This next step—the analysis of the structure of trade—is the main contribution of our article. We combine micro-economic data to analyze how the sorting process of factors of production across cities determines the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) distributions of Dutch cities. We find that (i) the sorting of factors of production across cities is consistent with Davis and Dingel, (ii) RCA patterns differ significantly across locations, (iii) RCA differences can be explained by the interaction of local skill-abundance and sector skill-intensity (in line with the factor abundance model), and (iv) the RCA analysis relative to the Netherlands mostly, but not always, coincides with that relative to the world

Trade uncertainty and the two-step procedure: The choice of numeraire and exact indexation

In a small open economy it is optimal to first maximize national income and second choose the best consumption point. The same two-step procedure under (quantitative) uncertainty is suboptimal if one of the goods is used as numéraire. Optimality is restored however, if nominal prices are deflated by the exact price index. Hence there is equivalence between the appropriate two-step procedure and the introduction of a stock market under uncertainty (Diamond 1967) under ideal circumstances

Goed Gietwater: Werkpakket 2: Kwaliteit gietwater en groeiprestaties

Referaat De opkweeksector stelt hoge eisen aan de kwaliteit van gietwater ter voorkoming van groeiremming en ziekten. Lozingen en emissies zijn soms een uitweg om risico’s te mijden. Het project Goed Gietwater beoogt de ontwikkeling van een duurzame watertechnologie voor opkweekbedrijven in de glastuinbouw. Hiermee moet de emissie geminimaliseerd worden. In dit verslag over werkpakket 2 wordt een geselecteerd aantal factoren die de kwaliteit van het gietwater negatief kunnen beïnvloeden nader onderzocht. Het gaat om een ontsmettingsmiddel (natrium hypochoriet), twee organische stoffen (POW-humus en kokoschips) een remstof (Alar) en een vloeier. Deze stoffen worden in meetreeksen getest op groeiremming. Natrium hypochloriet laat groeiremming zien vanaf 45 mg/l, ook Alar (Daminozide) remt de groei vanaf 45 mg/l. De organische stoffen en de vloeier vertonen geen groeiremming. Een hoog gehalte aan organische stof beïnvloedt wel de groei van micro-organismen en kan verstorend werken bij de UV-ontsmetting. In een tweede reeks testen is gekenen naar het tenietdoen van de groeiremming met geavanceerde oxidatie. Geavanceerde oxidatie (AOX) lijkt geen oplossing te bieden voor afbraak van natrium hypochloriet, humus en exudaat van kokoschips bij de in de praktijk toegepaste UVc-dosis (maximaal 250 mJ/cm2). Vloeier in demiwater wordt bij een hoge dosis peroxide (30ppm) en 240mJ/cm2 UVc tot 45% afgebroken. AOX leidt niet tot substantiele afbraak van remstoffen. Abstract The propagation sector demands a very high quality of irrigation water to prevent negative growth effects and diseases. Discharge of nutrient solution is sometimes used to avoid risks for the crop. The project Goed Gietwater (Good Irrigation Water) aims to develop sustainable water technology for nurseries in greenhouse horticulture. The underlying aim is to reduce the emission of nutrients and crop protection agents. This report decribes how in Work Package 2 a selected number of quality determining factors was investigated in laboratory experiments. The tested materials were a disinfectant (sodium hypochlorite), two organic compounds (POW-humic and coconut chips) a growth control agent (Alar) and a surfactant as used in rockwool. Sodium hypochlorite gave growth inhibition from 45 mg/l on, Alar (Daminozide) reduced growth from 45 mg/l. The organic substances and surfactant showed no growth inhibition. In a subsewuent series of tests advanced oxidation (AOX) seems no solution to destruct sodium hypochlorite or POW humus or the exudate of coir chips when applied in practical UVc doses (up to 250 mJ/cm2). Surfactant with a high dose peroxide (30 ppm) and 240mJ/cm2 UVc is broken down up to 45%. AOX does not readily destrcut growth control agents

Using CT colonography as a triage technique after a positive faecal occult blood test in colorectal cancer screening

Item does not contain fulltextOBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of CT colonography (CTC) as a triage technique in faecal occult blood test (FOBT)-positive screening participants. METHODS: Consecutive guaiac (G-FOBT) and immunochemical (I-FOBT) FOBT-positive patients scheduled for colonoscopy underwent CTC with iodine tagging bowel preparation. Each CTC was read independently by two experienced observers. Per patient sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) were calculated based on double reading with different CTC cut-off lesion sizes using segmental unblinded colonoscopy as the reference standard. The acceptability of the technique to patients was evaluated with questionnaires. RESULTS: 302 FOBT-positive patients were included (54 G-FOBT and 248 I-FOBT). 22 FOBT-positive patients (7%) had a colorectal carcinoma and 211 (70%) had a lesion >or=6 mm. Participants considered colonoscopy more burdensome than CTC (por=6 mm. The PPV of CTC was 87% (95% CI 80% to 93%) and NPV 77% (95% CI 69% to 85%). Using CTC as a triage technique in 100 FOBT-positive patients would mean that colonoscopy could be prevented in 28 patients while missing >or=10 mm lesions in 2 patients. CONCLUSION: CTC with limited bowel preparation has reasonable predictive values in an FOBT-positive population and a higher acceptability to patients than colonoscopy. However, due to the high prevalence of clinically relevant lesions in FOBT-positive patients, CTC is unlikely to be an efficient triage technique in a first round FOBT population screening programme