The book provides practical methods for supporting improved participatory processes, including the application of theory and models to aid decision-making.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The Global Partnership for Oceans will assist with implementation by supporting countries in meeting commitments for improved ocean management.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

Regulations supporting effective disclosure, as well as improved audit, accounting and risk-rating standards, should be preferred to restrictive regulatory controls that block innovation and growth.

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These efforts include gaining commitments from private-sector participants to automate and standardize the clearing and settlement process, encouraging improved netting and cash settlement arrangements, and supporting the development of a central counterparty for credit default swaps.

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TOKYO, JAPAN, November 16, 2012 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has developed the world's first dual-mode small-cell base station, or femtocell, supporting 3G (W-CDMA) and LTE simultaneously for improved service coverage in indoor locations such as offices, shops and homes.

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The other path is taken by leaders who fulfill their obligations, and which would lead to improved relations between the United States and Sudan, including supporting agricultural development for all Sudanese, expanding trade and investment, and exchanging ambassadors, and eventually, working to lift sanctions -- if Sudanese leaders fulfill their obligations.

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"There is a significant body of scientific and clinical evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of ginkgo extract for both cognitive function and improved circulation, " said Mark Blumenthal, executive director of the American Botanical Council.

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Furthermore, it also provides supporting evidence that distributed decision making and pushing that capability lower in the organizational hierarchy correlates to improved operating margins .

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