Heightened rates

In view of heightened rates of suicide and evidence of poor mental health among healthcare occupational groups, such as veterinarians, doctors, pharmacists and dentists, there has been increasing focus on the students aiming for careers in these fields.

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As funding for agricultural research becomes increasingly scarce in many countries, research administrators have come under heightened pressure to ensure that available resources are used efficiently. The need to demonstrate accountability has generated increased interest in research impacts assessment methods and motivated a large number of empirical studies designed to determine whether agricultural research programs are having their intended effects.

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some studies investigated changes in aesthetic evaluation of artworks as a function of accompanying verbal information. cupchik et al. (1994) showed that interpretative activ- ity increased the perception of the artworks concerning their power, challenge, and per- sonal meaning. cupchik and gebotys (1988) suggested that an indication of such an elaboration process would be a heightened appreciation of the interpretative challenge of the artwork.

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“The U.S. Economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.9% in the first quarter of 2003, after expanding 1.4% in the 2002 fourth quarter. First-quarter growth was achieved despite an impending war in Iraq, high oil prices, harsh winter weather in many parts of the country, and heightened security alerts” (Wagle). The possibility of another economic recession has dropped significantly. However, there is concern that the U.S. could possibly fall into a deflationary trap, or declining prices and wages that could result in eroding asset values. “According to the U.S.

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In the European Union, the existing insurance and reinsurance directives do not contain any provisions that place reliance on credit rating agencies. There is no explicit credit risk charge for the solvency margin in the Solvency I framework. The solvency margin in the Solvency I framework is not the sum of different capital charges related to different risks, but a single capital charge calibrated to reflect all the risks an insurance company faces.

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The international consequences of zero-interest-rate policies are also negative. With interbank markets in the U.S. and Europe congested, forward foreign exchange markets become more difficult to organize. Without forward cover, exporters and importers find it more difficult to secure normal letters of credit. In the financial panic of 2008, foreign trade imploded much more than domestic trade. In addition, the Fed’s zero interest rate strategy inevitably weakens the dollar in the foreign exchanges.

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Rate review efforts stepped up: Preliminary results indicate the new tools offered by the Affordable Care Act appear to be helping to slow down premium growth. In Connecticut, for instance, existing State authority bolstered by Federal resources from the Act led the State Insurance Commissioner to reject a proposed 19.9 percent premium increase by the State’s largest insurer that would have raised costs for 48,000 consumers. This year, the Connecticut legislature is considering increasing its rate review authority in part because of the law’s new resources and standards.

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Positive and Negative Symptoms Abnormal sensory symptoms may be divided into two categories, positive and negative. The prototypical positive symptom is tingling (pins-and-needles); other positive sensory phenomena include altered sensations that are described as pricking, bandlike, lightning-like shooting feelings (lancinations), aching, knifelike, twisting, drawing, pulling, tightening, burning, searing, electrical, or raw feelings. Such symptoms are often painful.

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Integration: Efferent-Reafferent Mismatch A discrepancy or mismatch between the feed-forward message to the ventilatory muscles and the feedback from receptors that monitor the response of the ventilatory pump increases the intensity of dyspnea. This is particularly important when there is a mechanical derangement of the ventilatory pump, such as in asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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