The works include the design of fact tables and dimension tables; the design of metadata; and the design and development of function modules of the StatDB.

包括事实表和维表的设计，元数据结构的设计，及统计库功能模块的设计和实现。

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While inflation may fundamentally result from too great a creation of money, the proximate or immediate cause of its actual development is much more a function of expectations of what will happen next.

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The degree of commitment the nation should make to natural gas as a strategic resource (accepting but managing the impact of development), is very much a function of the size of the prize.

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O-GlcNAc is essential for human function, but also affects the development of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and dementia.

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