Although Japan has received a psychological boost by seeing its players win contests on a worldwide playing field, South Korea probably benefited more from being a host country as the games helped bring a marked increase in global awareness of Korea's new economic and technological prowess.
Its most recent report, released in 2006, showed a marked increase not only in the awareness of climate change on the part of the respondents but also in the best practices being developed to manage exposure to climate risk.
Take, for example, the global financial crisis, in which greed for wealth meant that there was a marked lack of awareness or concern for the well-being of others.
The brightly marked new traffic pattern did appear to be raising awareness of the intersection's dangerous history.
Monday, February 29th marked Rare Disease Day -- an international effort to increase awareness of and support for individuals and families whose lives are affected by a wide range of somewhat obscure diseases, disorders and syndromes.
When it comes to violent content, Facebook's guidelines allow videos of violent deaths to be shared, while marked as disturbing, as it says they can help create awareness of issues.
Also other recent investigations show a marked decrease in fetal complication rates probably due to a greater awareness of the disease, experienced management and treatment [ 4, 19].
We may speculate that one of the reasons for such a marked improvement following a "single shot" campaign is ascribable to an increased awareness of the disease and information on the drugs available and when to take them.
But these aphorisms opened up a deepened awareness of the Greek temperament, as well as underscoring the marked contrast between this worldview and the biblical understanding of human existence.
In addition, the prevalence and awareness of hypertension in urban and rural dwellers in SAGE Wave 1 show marked differences, especially those on treatment and with adequate control by age and urban or rural residence.
