To determine the background incidence of reported gastrointestinal illness among plant employees, we reviewed encounter records (for January 2010 September 2011) from the plant's medical office.
The moves come against the background of reports that Israel is to approve hundreds of new houses in occupied Jerusalem.
They also come against a background of reports of discontent in Iran over an economy struggling under Western-led sanctions imposed over Iran's disputed nuclear programme, our correspondent adds.
The crane can be seen in the background of Reporting Scotland broadcasts from BBC Pacific Quay and also in the backdrop of The Riverside Show on STV Glasgow.
In contrast, U.S. journalists from all the major networks and cable stations frequently show images of crying children holding onto their dead mothers in Gaza, and NPR and the BBC constantly expose their viewers and listeners to sounds of crying children and wailing women in the background of reports in Gaza.
However, given a background of reports of recent safety problems [ 4– 6] and questions about optimal duration of use, substantial declines in prescriptions and sales of oral bisphosphonates (since 2007 2008) and intravenous bisphosphonates (since 2010) for osteoporosis treatment have been observed [ 3].
Moreover, against the background of reports about possible subtle health effects that may be related to epigenetic modifications, there is a growing awareness that the introduction of new reproductive technologies and treatments needs to be based on sound preclinical and clinical research aimed at collecting evidence about their efficacy and (long-term) safety, as well as their cost-effectiveness.
The dedication of Battle Monument on the corner of the Plain was reported on in several articles in The New York Times; on this site, for now, I have reproduced only one, May 30 , 1897— which was the date of the dedication of the completed monument; but the article merely sets the stage and background of it, reported from the day before.
Thus, a motif being characteristic implies high relative merit against the background of all reported motifs and, hence, increases the likelihood that the motif is a true positive finding.
The ROD was calculated according to the following equation: (OD of Ang II/AT1R/AT2R − OD of background)/OD of background as reported previously [ 22, 23].
