Researchers found that learning to compete against internal benchmarks rather than focusing on comparison with others improved younger player's initiative and motivation.

研究人员发现，学会将自身作为参照物进行比较，而不是专注于和其它人的竞争，这对提高年轻队员的主动性和积极性有很大的帮助。

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After a few times before the English corner, everybody's initiative and English application abilities have been significantly improved.

经过前几次的英语角活动，大家的主动性和英语应用能力得到了明显的提高。

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Community health education approach taken by the nurses was a lack of initiative, long-term and systematic approach of health education should be improved and strengthen their accountability.

社区护士采取的健康教育方法却缺乏主动性、长期性和系统性，应改进健康教育方式并加强其责任心。

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For example, in 2007 Novartis launched a social business initiative in India called Arogya Parivar that has improved access to medicine for 42 million rural patients across 33, 000 villages in 10 states in India.

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Within the initiative of Joint Programme targeted at creation of new income generation opportunities and promotion of improved agricultural practices, 24 rural farmers and dehkhans (small farmers) in target areas were selected to form a network of agriculture extension agents (rural consultants) responsible for provision of consultancy services to rural population and solutions to the problems they might face in application of new agricultural practices.

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The conference is organized in support of the International Year for Sustainable Energy for All (2012) and the initiative of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, which sets the goals for improved energy efficiency, doubling the use of renewable energies and universal access to modern energy services by 2030.

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