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The Board of Governors in a Resolution adopted on September 18 requested that the Executive Board reach agreement on a new quota formula, starting discussions soon after the Annual Meetings in Singapore. According to the Resolution, this work should be completed by the Annual Meetings in 2007, and no later than the IMFC Meeting in the Spring of 2008. The Resolution states that the new formula should provide a simpler and more transparent means of capturing members' relative positions in the world economy. This new formula would provide the basis for a second round of ad hoc quota increases, as part of the program of quota and voice reform to be completed by the Annual Meetings in 2007, and no later than by the Annual Meetings of 2008. This paper explores key issues related to a new quota formula as background for an informal Board seminar. This seminar is the first opportunity for the Board to discuss the new formula since the adoption of the Resolution. The paper first reviews the broad considerations and principles that should guide the design of a new quota formula, taking as a starting point the roles of quotas in the Fund. The paper also considers more specific issues in that light, such as the selection of variables and possible functional forms for the new formula. In examining these issues, the paper draws on the extensive discussion of the quota formulas in recent years, taking up questions raised both within the Board and in other fora.

Appendicitis.

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This book is a collection of essays and papers from around the world, written by surgeons who look after patients of all ages with abdominal pain, many of whom have appendicitis. All general surgeons maintain a fascination with this important condition because it is so common and yet so easy to miss. All surgeons have a view on the literature and any gathering of surgeons embraces a spectrum of opinion on management options. Many aspects of the disease and its presentation and management remain controversial. This book does not answer those controversies, but should prove food for thought. The reflections of these surgeons are presented in many cases with novel data. The chapters encourage us to consider new epidemiological views and explore clinical scoring systems and the literature on imaging. Appendicitis is discussed in patients of all ages and in all manner of presentations.

Appendicitis. --- Appendix (Anatomy) --- Perityphlitis --- Gastroenteritis --- Inflammation --- Diseases --- Hepatology

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This is a reprint of the MDPI IJERPH Special Issue entitled "COVID-19 and Environment: Impacts of a Global Pandemic". The reprint consists of 17 papers with different topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic and environmental impacts using data from different countries all over the globe.

Medicine --- Epidemiology & medical statistics --- risk perception --- China as an international tourism destination --- anticipated emotions --- destination attachment --- post-pandemic --- COVID-19 --- customer behavior --- psychological process --- live-streaming shopping apps --- stimulus-organism-response framework --- Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 --- Flow Theory --- gender --- age --- SARS-CoV-2 --- environmental contamination --- air samples --- surface samples --- bottom trawling --- COVID-19 pandemic lockdown --- environmental impacts --- macrobenthic fauna --- tidal channels --- central Mediterranean Sea --- ethnopharmacology --- skin diseases --- cosmetics --- Lithuania --- global environment --- solid waste --- air quality --- transport --- airborne --- CO2 --- collective transport --- tramway --- filtration --- infectious diseases --- epidemiology --- public health --- elementary teacher --- junior high school teacher --- psychological change --- physical changes --- urban mobility --- parking demand --- IoT parking sensors --- explanatory data analysis --- parking policies --- vaccinations --- pharmacist --- KAP --- infection control --- burnout --- COVID-19 pandemic --- postnatal care --- psychological distress --- psychosocial support --- health-seeking behavior --- appendicitis --- surgical care --- metrology --- data analysis --- atmospheric environment --- pollution --- coronavirus --- comorbidity --- spatial analysis --- logistic regression --- ROC curve --- freight transport --- air freight --- sea shipping --- road transport --- recovery measures --- strategies --- public trust --- perceived societal fairness --- mental health --- air pollution --- PM2.5 concentration --- gym sports --- spatial econometric model