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Most of the inventor s certificates and patents in the priority countries relate to the method of granulation on completion of the manufacturing process. However, account should be taken of the fact that the method of granulation during the production stage came into practical use only in the mid sixties. 

Sanders, J. (2002) Economic and Sustainability Evaluation of New Technologies.-In Sorghum and millet production in INTSORMIL-priority Countries.- The international sorghum and millet collaborative research support program (INTSORMIL). Annual report 2002. 

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With my European background, I was when I came to America and still am impressed by the rather loosely organized, more decentralized way of research support. Of course, even in a great country like ours resources are not limitless and inevitably prevailing trends of research set priorities. In my field of interest the 1970s and 1980s were a period when, after two oil crises, research on hydrocarbon fuels and their synthetic preparation had significant public interest and support. Catalytic research in its many aspects was heavily pursued and considered a national priority. 

In developing countries, priorities have often been different. Industrialization, water and food supply and sanitation, infrastructure improvements, and basic health care are often the focus of the leaders of a country. In some areas, the availability of a job is much more problematic than some consideration about the quality of the air in the workplace or the home. Many dwellings in developing countries do not have closable windows and doors, so the outdoor and indoor air quality issues are different. In some houses where cooking is done by firewood or charcoal, the air quality outdoors may be considerably better than that inside the smoky residence. 

Before beginning work on PSM in another country, it is important to understand local priorities and influences. These include regulatory issues, cultural expectations, internal company requirements, and systems already in place. 

The thirtieth volume in the series marks the completion of over three decades of endeavour by more than 170 contributors from laboratories in 19 different countries to bring over 120 selected areas of progress in physical organic chemical research to the attention of readers worldwide. Its publication provides an occasion to thank them and also to reflect on the changing times and priorities of research in this field, and to contemplate the future. 

It is difficult to say what would be the best way to improve the pharmacotherapy of mental disorders in economically disadvantaged countries. Among areas that should be examined as options for priority attention there should be at least the following. 

Soil contamination was not perceived as a problem until the 1970s, when incidents in the U.S. and Europe (Love Canal, NY Times Beach, MO Lekkerkerk, the Netherlands) awakened public awareness about the serious threats posed to human health and the environment by abandoned or improperly managed hazardous wastes. In response to the growing public concern, the U.S., the Netherlands, and a number of other European countries started a systematic effort beginning in 1980 to identify potentially contaminated sites, assess the level of contamination, establish priorities for remediation based on risk assessment studies and gradually implement the required remedial actions. 

There is no doubt that the eating patterns and physical activity of the adult have a direct effect on the prevalence of nontransmittable chronic illnesses. In recent decades, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, hypertension, and diabetes, among others, has steadily increased, making these diseases the priority for health care systems in many countries, especially in developed countries. 

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