Misuse of foreign aid is a well-documented problem. Greenstar is not providing foreign aid; there is no transfer of money to individuals, business or village groups. There is a direct investment in people, products and services, with documented rights for everyone. Greenstar deals directly with a local community, usually 5000 people or less, where everyone knows everyone else.

A bone graft is a surgical procedure for adding height or width to a jawbone in order to increase its volume for the placement of an implant. Home | Dental Implants | Before & After | Testimonials | Frequently Asked Questions | Patient Video See similar questions...

You came to the right place! Corruption is the loss of useable commerce in your cities. Commerce lost to corruption shows up in red instead of yellow in the city display. See similar questions...

A pedicle graft, also known as a pedicle flap, is a section of skin and its underlying subcutaneous tissue and/or muscle that is shifted from one area to cover an open wound or defect. The word ‘pedicle’ refers to the fact that the flap’s blood supply is never divided. A free flap, on the other hand, is a graft in which the blood supply is completely divided and reattached. Free flaps require specialized skill in microvascular surgery. See similar questions...

Rejection is rare in the first month after surgery, although infection is more of a concern. However, rejection can occur at any time, even many years after a tranplant is done. If you have any of the above signs, especially a combination of them, or are unsure if you are experiencing rejection, it is important to contact Dr. Farjo as soon as possible. See similar questions...

arteriovenous graft is another form of dialysis access, which can be used when people do not have satisfactory veins for an AV fistula. In this procedure, surgeons connect an artery and a large vein in the elbow or armpit using a graft made of synthetic fabric that is woven to create a watertight tube. Frequently used to repair blood vessels or perform blood vessel bypass when blockages occur in the legs or abdomen, this tube/graft also works very well to establish dialysis access. See similar questions...

In a prospective controlled trial, thirty patients were randomised to the calcium alginate group and 21 to the paraffin gauze group. The donor sites were assessed at 10 days post harvesting to determine if they were completely healed (100%) or not. Twenty one of the patients dressed with calcium alginate were completely healed at day 10, while only seven in the paraffin gauze group were healed (p < 0.05). See similar questions...

The cost of corruption is four-fold: political, economic, social, and environmental.On the political front, corruption constitutes a major obstacle to democracy and the rule of law. In a democratic system, offices and institutions lose their legitimacy when they are misused for private advantage. Though this is harmful in the established democracies, it is even more so in newly emerging ones. Accountable political leadership can not develop in a corrupt climate. See similar questions...

a first, indiscriminate glance, the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published annually by TI, seems to confirm the stereotypical notion that corruption is predominantly a problem of the South. While the Scandinavian countries come out on top, most of sub-Saharan Africa ranks at the bottom. It would not only be wrong to conclude, however, that - according to the CPI 2001 - Bangladesh is the most corrupt country in the world; it would also be counterproductive. See similar questions...

Petty corruption usually refers to low-level, small-scale corrupt practices. This includes 'grease money': for example, paying customs officials a small bribe to get goods cleared quicker. It also includes extortion: for example, paying police officers to avoid fines or imprisonment. Unlike 'grand corruption', which impacts a country overall by taking large sums of money away from the public purse, petty corruption impacts the poor directly every day. See similar questions...

Transparency International (TI) has chosen a clear and focused definition of the term: Corruption is operationally defined as the misuse of entrusted power for private gain. TI further differentiates between "according to rule" corruption and "against the rule" corruption. Facilitation payments, where a bribe is paid to receive preferential treatment for something that the bribe receiver is required to do by law, constitute the former. See similar questions...

This is one of the most common and severe (sometimes fatal) reactions following a transplant. GVHD may occur in either an acute or chronic form, and occurs when the donor’s white blood cells attack the recipient’s tissue because the donor’s lymphocytes recognize the tissues as foreign (if the “HLA” match is not perfect). The skin, liver and gastrointestinal tract are most susceptible to attack from the donor’s white cells. See similar questions...

of recent, bone replacement therapy, is becoming increasingly popular in extraction situations. Two of the best systems and the ones we use at our practice are "Perio Glass" (Block Drug Company) and Bioplant HTR Polymer (Septodont). What this bone replacement therapy does is prevents bone loss which naturally occurs whenever a tooth is extracted, thus preventing future problems. See similar questions...

It is personal choice really? The root system of the understock is certainly adequate to support the growth of its host. However, in very extreme cold conditions not usually experienced in Australia plants are planted with their graft below the surface so as the grafted plant may self root and re-shoot from the submerged crown if frost bite or freezing occurs. It is not recommended for those roses that have a stoloniferis habit sucker easily. (Gallica's, Rugosa and some Species roses etc. See similar questions...

Oranges and grapefruit are highly susceptible to foot rot disease, caused by Phytophthora citropthora and P. nicotiana. Some rootstocks offer considerable resistance to that disease. So on infested land, it's important to use such a stock. Rootstock variety has some effect on the strength of flavor of the fruit, the sweetness, total yield of the tree, and cold-hardiness of the tree. Some citrus scion varieties are difficult to root from cuttings. See similar questions...

There are two components of corruption. Distance corruption (DC) and corruption due to number of cities (CC). Each of these components is affected by several additional factors. See similar questions...