The data looks at issues such as population, ill health, crime, safety, business and employment.
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Yet, broader social issues, such as population increase, environmental degradation, and climate change suggest additional arenas where managers can contribute their talents to make the world a better place.
The most formidable challenge that the Convention will have to face over the coming years are related to global phenomena such as population explosion, diminishing financial resources and climate change.
Ofsted said the inspections were being carried out to find out why there were differences in standards between local authorities with similar demographics, such as population and levels of deprivation.
By looking at past storms, the researchers created a formula that says damage is proportional to wind speed multiplied by itself and then taking that number and multiplying it by itself, after adjusting for inflation and factors such as population.
Participants addressed current major challenges such as rapid population growth, environmental degradation, and climate change.
And it comes at a time when demand is growing from factors such as the ageing population, development of new treatments and rise in conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
These include large states such as Texas and Florida, medium size states such as Tennessee and Washington, and smaller states, in terms of population, such as New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska.
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The changes could not be explained by other factors - such as mother's age and socioeconomic status or population effects such as changes in air pollution and influenza epidemics.
Perhaps extending reach without the expense of opening new shops, especially in areas where ereader take-up may be low, such as in towns where the population is ageing and less attracted to technology such as ereaders, might be something to explore.
These include large states such as Texas and Florida, medium-size states such as Tennessee and Washington, and smaller states, in terms of population, such as New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska.
It is considering proposals such as relocating the population, introducing genetically modified crops and building barriers to protect the lowlands.
But she said that issues such as an ageing population in Wales means that health bodies and local government must work more closely.
While the health service is getting small rises in its budget, many argue that costs from issues such as the ageing population and lifestyle factors including obesity outstrip these increases.
One could think of many reasons for considering a human base on Mars - such as over-population on Earth - but Darlene Lim is mainly motivated by the thrill of exploration.
If the NHS does not become more productive it will simply have to cut what it does to cope with the rising demand from factors such as the ageing population and obesity.
While the health budget is increasing in the coming years, many experts say this is not happening fast enough to keep pace with rising costs from factors such as the ageing population and obesity.
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Demographic information such as median income and population density are from the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent ZIP code survey.
The chart below ( click here for larger image) shows that revenues are expected to grow (because of factors such as inflation, more population, and economic expansion) by more than 7 percent each year.
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The ONS is looking at other methods of counting the population, such as a compulsory register of addresses.
Mostly on television, but also concentrated in a few big population centers such as New York or Los Angeles.
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Here, the focus is on studying the genetics of diseases that particularly afflict the Chinese population, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, a form of liver cancer.
While many regions such as Atlanta have a diverse population, other regions lack racial and ethnic variety and will have to deal with a new kind of population, he said.
Demko thinks that some of the most health-conscious boomers will gravitate toward places with a healthy local population, such as Okinawa, the former Soviet republic of Georgia and the Dominican Republic.
Immigrants from countries with relatively small numbers in the overall population, such as Greece, are disproportionately more likely to own businesses, while immigrant women are twice as likely as U.S.-born women to be business owners.
Instead, they found high caffeine levels near Carl Washburne State Park and Cape Lookout, two areas not near the potential pollution sources, and low levels of caffeine near large population centers such as Astoria, Warrenton and Coos Bay.
Organizations such as the Guttmacher Institute and Population Action International (PAI) state that the number seven billion reflects the urgent need for people to be able to exercise their right to determine the size and spacing of their families.
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As the world's population ages, mobile robotic platforms such as SAMI or Ava have the potential to be applied to the healthcare industry -- from helping the elderly or disabled at home to pushing wheelchairs and bringing residents to the cafeteria or outdoors in eldercare homes.
It called for the authority to look into using other data sources to measure population figures - such as the National Insurance number register, GP lists and council tax records.
The urban poor living in such settlements under terrible conditions of squalor, crime, and insecurity now make up 30-40%t of the population of cities such as Manila, Jakarta, Mexico City, and Lagos.
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