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White Paper NCPD 1.3 contact hours Identification of the Topic The high prevalence and costs of urinary incontinence (UI) and other pelvic floor disorders in adults highlight the need for [...], The high prevalence and costs of urinary incontinence and related pelvic floor disorders in adults highlights the need for competent nurses and advanced practice nurses who can provide high-quality continence and pelvic health care. However, challenges exist in recognizing this as a nursing specialty, preparing new and experienced nurses with specialty knowledge and skills, increasing the number and diversity of the workforce, and promoting individual achievement and professional recognition as a continence and pelvic health nursing specialist. This White Paper provides recommendations based on evidence and expert opinion to support the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associate's efforts in advancing the roles of registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses in the expanded specialty area of continence and pelvic health nursing. Keywords Incontinence, pelvic floor, nurses, advanced practice nurses, urology, urogynecology, competencies.

The article focuses on the upturn in the paper industry of Wisconsin. It states that in 1900s, the industry played a major part in newsprint and book paper requirements of the U.S., and started to produce other types of coarse paper when the nation opened its reciprocal trade agreement with Canada. It also mentions Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co.'s (Nepco) efforts to address the issues of Canadian competition wherein it had made developments in earnings and sales.

By now, most can agree that going electronic is a necessity of doing business, especially in the health care setting. Among other uses, electronic health records (“EHR”) often provide for [...]

2020 JUL 4 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- COMSATS University Islamabad (Islamabad, Pakistan) has been issued patent number 10,684,277, according [...]

2020 JUL 4 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Fresh data on Biotechnology - miRNA-Based Therapy are presented in a new [...]

A novel approach for voxel based radiobiological evaluation of the two-phase sequential radiotherapy treatment plans with different dose regimens Gaganpreet Singh1,2, Balbir Singh1, Arun S. Oinam2, Rose Kamal1, Deepak Thaper1, [...]

Byline: RECORDER REPORT All Pakistan Paper Merchants Association (APPMA) has decided to counter the efforts for imposing anti dumping duty on imported paper by the local manufacturers. The decision was [...]

The UK paper industry has reacted with uncertainty to the US's move to impose tariffs on imports of glossy paper from China, South Korea, and Indonesia. The US Commerce Department [...]

Staff Papers has, since its inception in 1950, been an important vehicle for the dissemination of research done by staff of the IMF. The paper discusses three areas in which articles published in Staff Papers up until the 1970s made major contributions to the literature in international economics. The areas covered are: first, the absorption approach and the monetary theory of the balance of payments; second, the Mundell-Fleming model; and third, foreign trade modeling. The nature of the contributions and their relationship with further developments in the respective fields are detailed. [JEL B20], The International Monetary Fund's Staff Papers first appeared in 1950, apparently in response to a suggestion by Dennis Robertson that such a journal would prevent the premature burial of bright [...]

Presents a speech by the New Zealand ambassador to the United States, given before the American Forest and Paper Association's Legislative Conference, dealing with the issue of New Zealand's perspective on international trade.

* Custom sealed container movement needs to be promoted to increase employment opportunities and hence economic activity and development. For instance, sealed containers should move from North East India to [...]

To gain from bilateral trade, there is no alternative but to increase the productivity in all the sectors. For this purpose, more research and development, transfer of technologies, market based [...]

Paper industry representatives lobbied U.S. House minority leader's John Boehner's West Chester Twp., Ohio, office July 13 with a message about jobs being at risk if more isn't done about [...]

The article discusses economic developments in Finland as of late October 1985. It claims that the country's economy is growing faster than any developed country, except Japan and Norway, in the past 10 years. It presents the economic link between Finland and Russia, the low government spending in Finland, and the country's high paper production.

The article discusses the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), highlighting its focus on international policy concerns and major economic powers. Topics on the PIIE website include a vast array of documents covering blogs, commentaries, multimedia, event announcements, working papers, policy briefs, and more, with a strong emphasis on transparency and accessibility to research by their senior researchers and staff analysts in multiple languages.

Reports that the United States' exports of recycled paper remained strong in the first half of 2005, according to the Department of Commerce. 1.2 million metric tons representing a 19.2 percent rise since June 2004; Top export destination China at 51.1 percent; Canada's 16.4 percent consumption.

The Border Papers is a project on Canada's policy choices in the context of its place in North America. September 2008 Cockfield, Arthur J. Finding Silver Linings in the Storm: [...]

The article reports that China was the top customer for Canada's pulp exports in 2012 followed by the U.S. The entry of Asian interests into the pulp production industry benefited Canada as the country's exports of Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) to Western Europe, the U.S. and Japan dropped when these countries turn to recycled paper. Paper Excellence acquired aging pulp mills across Canada to be refurbished.

The article reports that the shipments of recovered paper from the U.S. has decreased which reflected a slowdown which the Department of Commerce has predicted. According to the American Forest and Paper Association, the domestic consumption fell by 4.9 percent which led to a monthly decline of 4.3 percent on the total demand. The growth in export to China has remained strong and considered as the top destination for U.S. exports.

The article reports on the increase of recovered paper exports by 13.3 percent in the U.S. for the year 2005 as compared to the previous year. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, China has continued to hold the record as the biggest U.S. recovered paper consumer. Old corrugated cardboard (OCC) is the second largest category of recovered paper exported from the country. The top three export markets for OCC are China, South Korea and Canada.

The article discusses the U.S. Department of Commerce's report that exports of recovered paper in 2006 has started with shipments of over 1.3 million. metric tons. According to the report, deliveries of all grades from the U.S. to Canada has declined 11.2 percent in January 2006. However, shipments to all of the top five countries increased by 15.8 percent due to improved orders from China, Mexico, South Korea and India.

The article discusses the impact of Canadian plastics regulation on trade relations between the U.S. and Canada. Topics explored include the distribution of environmental policy implementation among various government levels in Canada, the Strategy on Zero Plastic Waste introduced in Canada to reduce single-use plastic waste, and the way U.S. manufacturers may be affected by the Canadian prohibition on plastic manufactured items and plastics labeling policy.

The article reports on the concerns over the impact of the economic growth and national security-focused policies of U.S. President Donald Trump administration on the growing energy investments opportunities of U.S. energy companies in Latin America (LatAm). Topics include the impact of the decline in the commodity prices on the natural resource investment, the implication of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the recommendations to support the countries' economic trends.

Discusses the National Bureau of Economic Research's research in six main areas including trade and growth, strategic behavior and trade, international macroeconomics, international finance and direct foreign investment. Description of the reorganization of the program into two programs.

UNDER A LOW WINTER SUN muted by the leading edge of an ice storm sailing in from Oklahoma, I trudge up Moore Hill above the old Shottsville, Alabama, cemetery and [...]

The article reports on the accord among nine of the top ten non-Communist countries to form a new international money to supplement dollars, pounds and real gold in Stockholm, Sweden. Great Britain, U.S., Canada, Sweden, Japan, France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands agreed to restore confidence in monetary arrangements due to the gold crisis. Moreover, it will be known as Special Drawing Rights (SDR) that will be administered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Bermuda has responded to discussion of offshore tax evasion in the wake of the Mossack Fonseca "Panama Papers" leak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the activities of 32 Chinese journalists who accompanied China Vice Premier Teng Hsiaop'ing during his visit in the U.S. in 1979. It states that one Chinese television producer on the trip claimed that the journalists aimed to strengthen the friendship of Americans and Chinese. It adds that the journalists made television broadcasts on the successful visit of the Vice Premier to the U.S. and disregarded incidents that may damage the reputation of the U.S. in China. It also says that the broadcasts made an impact to the people of China particularly in the region of Peking. Furthermore, it provides details on activities made by the Premier such as his visits to a plant of Ford Motor Co. in Atlanta, Georgia and the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Former economic adviser left White House over tariff dispute "I'm in the process of making some of the greatest trade deals ever to be made", Trump boasted, according to a transcript of the Aug. 14 interview with Woodward released by the Post. [Extracted from the article]

Import duties on printing ink and paper across the globe could be eliminated under plans being discussed by the World Trade Organisation's seven-year-old Doha Development Round. That is the ambition [...]

Identification of the Topic There are multiple medical conditions where placement of an indwelling urinary catheter for permanent bladder drainage is an option. The majority of guidelines that discuss the [...], Nursing care recommendations after placing a suprapubic catheter remain inconsistent, partly because many resources do not differentiate between indwelling urinary catheters and indwelling suprapubic catheters. This is further complicated by a lack of standardized training and variations in the nationwide guidance offered by nurse practice acts. This white paper provides recommendations based on expert opinion and the scarce evidence relative to suprapubic catheter care after the initial post-insertion change. Key Words Urinary catheterization, patient satisfaction, cystostomy, urologists, drainage, catheters, indwelling, urethra.

Discusses obstacles to a global equity culture. Effects of ease and cost of buying and selling stocks on the development of a global market; Problems with European stock exchanges which are set up for national and not international use; Praise of the United State's clearing and settlement systems; Exchanges in Japan; The London Stock Exchange; Thoughts on whether the public is open to a global stock exchange.

The article reports that a U.S.-Japan commercial treaty to internationalize the Japanese yen is not expected to strengthen the yen in foreign exchange markets and to alter international trade, balance of payments, and balance of trade patterns between the two countries. Measures to make the yen an international currency include the creation of a free Euroyen market and deregulation of Japanese capital markets.

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While tumbling commodity prices took the shine off big emerging markets Russia and Brazil, other emerging economies like India and Vietnam surprised on the upside. Russia is on track for its longest slump in two decades mostly because of lower oil prices. Brazil has been dogged by the commodities slump, political turmoil, a corruption scandal and a widening budget gap. [Extracted from the article]

Dr. Marcus Noland's paper explores the economic implications of former President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs and policies on trade, immigration, and the Federal Reserve Board. The modeling work suggests that while Trump's program may harm the US economy, it could benefit other countries, including many in Asia. The study shows that capital flows out of the US into Asian countries, with Japan being the exception due to its reliance on US capital goods. The research also highlights the potential negative effects of eroding Fed independence and the importance of central bank autonomy in reducing inflation rates. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the publication crisis in Argentina in 1943 due to the shortage of paper sources in the country. It states that several publishers will be out of business if the problem will not be resolved immediately. It mentions that the country planned to ask the assistance of Canada and the U.S. to get minimum supplies. However, it notes that the increasing freight rates might affect the total newsprint imports of Argentina.

Presents remarks by President George Bush and Japanese Ambassador Takakazu Kuriyama at the White House, April 1992, concerning the signing of the Paper Market Access Agreement, intended to increase opportunities for sales for foreign firms exporting paper products into Japan. Interactive partnerships; White House fact sheet of the agreement; Key elements; Key statistics.

The article highlights the first-ever White Paper issued by China on April 21, 2011, titled "China's Foreign Aid." It provided an overall picture of the country's foreign aid activities over the past decades. The White Paper was issued by the Information Office of the State Council and it introduced China's foreign aid policy and the financial resources that the aid has drawn upon in the past. The author lists the eight forms on how China offers foreign aid such as complete projects, goods and materials and technical cooperation.

The Bashkir Scientific Research Center for Beekeeping and Apitherapy (BSRC) has sent a trial shipment of 1,170 kg of honey to Azerbaijan. The honey, which includes linden, sunflower, and flower varieties, underwent laboratory tests before being approved for export. The Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Congress Activities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Margarita Bolycheva, highlighted the diverse range of exports from Bashkortostan to Azerbaijan, including metals, fuel and energy goods, chemical industry products, wood, pulp, and paper products, machine-building products, and food products. Trade between the two regions has seen a 1.4 percent increase in the first two months of this year compared to the same period last year, with potential for growth in chemical and oil and gas industry products, mineral fertilizers, and aluminum. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the export of wood chips to Japanese pulp and paper makers by U.S. forest products companies. It states that wood chip exports increased to a little more than 1.1 million units in 1968, since the first boatload of wood chips sent by U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers Inc. to Japan. It notes that the imported chips of Japan account for over 12% of its chip consumption in 1968 and may likely increase to 30% by 1975.

Late last month China began imposing antidumping tariffs on unbleached kraft linerboard, reports Dow Jones. The China Ministry of Commerce says it has imposed tariffs between 7 percent and 65.2 [...]

The article reports on the status of international trade relations among the U.S., Russia and Germany. Russian purchasing of U.S. products have declined by 55 percent, while Russian sales in the U.S. dropped by 34 percent. Germany has notified local manufacturers that it is unable to continue the country's 70 percent export guaranty scheme for the Russian order. Despite the internal financial problems of Germany, the Reichsbank decided to rediscount Soviet paper up to 36 million U.S. dollars.