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    Tuhhahb mc`f: @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ 0

    Jnmhhy M`s Vwn F`ffacs:

    @h Cv`iu`tanh no B`y F`fs T`asahb Kafs

    Fcv`h E( Enhrnc

    E`ss`lmusctts Lniicbc no Iadcr`i @rts

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ 4

    @dstr`lt

    Tcsc`rlm nh e`ic s`ec%scx p`rchtahb as eahae`i ah lnep`rasnh tn ntmcr brnups

    r`asahb lmaifrch -a(c( icsda`h p`rchts `hf mctcrnscxu`i p`rchts!( Vmc prcscht stufy sccks tn

    cx`eahc fcprcssavc syeptne`tninby) strcss icvcis) `hf rci`tanhsmap.e`rat`i s`taso`ltanh

    `enhb lnm`dat`tahb e`ic s`ec%scx p`rthcrs r`asahb lmaifrch uhfcr 0= yc`rs no `bc(

    W`rtalap`hts rclruatcf orne s`ec%scx p`rchtahb suppnrt brnups ah tmc Shatcf \t`tcs waii

    lnepictc `h nhiahc survcy( Tcsuits wcrc cxpcltcf tn fcenhstr`tc tm`t fcprcssavc

    syeptne`tninby `hf strcss icvcis waii dc mabmcst `hf rci`tanhsmap.e`rat`i s`taso`ltanh waii

    dc inwcst wmch lmaifrch `rc ynuhbcr( Vmc nppnsatc as cxpcltcf tn dc truc wmch lmaifrch

    `rc nifcr( Vmc cxpcltcf lnrrci`tanhs wcrc hnt onuhf( Wnst mnl `h`iysas rcvc`icf ` pnsatavc

    lnrrci`tanh dctwcch tmc huedcr no mnurs no mnuscwnrk ` p`rtalap`ht lnepictcf pcr wcck

    `hf tmcar icvcis no rci`tanhsmap s`taso`ltanh( \ubbcstanhs onr outurc rcsc`rlm cx`eahahb tmc

    rci`tanhsmap dctwcch mnuscwnrk `hf e`rat`i s`taso`ltanh watmah s`ec%scx e`ic lnupics as

    bavch(

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ @ ocw stufacs cx`eahc s`ec%scx e`ic p`rthcrs wmn lmnsc o`tmcrmnnf

    watmnut tmc lnhtcxt no ` prcvanus mctcrnscxu`i rci`tanhsmap -Dcrbe`h) Tudan) Brcch /

    W`frh) 4707!( Ntmcr stufacs m`vc dcch lnhfultcf tn cx`eahc s`ec%scx e`ic p`rchtahb ah

    tmc lnhtcxt no pnsscssahb sniciy ` b`y afchtaty `hf tmc cxpcrachlc no `fnptahb `hf ln%

    p`rchtahb lmaifrch -Dccrs) 011?; Icwah) 477?; Pu`rtarnha) 0113; \t`lcy) 477?!( Vmas

    p`pcr sccks tn cxp`hf tmc drc`ftm no rcsc`rlm nh s`ec%scx e`ic p`rchts `inhbsafc tmc

    `onrcechtanhcf stufacs dy cx`eahahb strcss) fcprcssanh) e`rat`i.rci`tanhsmap s`taso`ltanh

    `hf tmc favasanh no mnuscmnif i`dnr `enhb s`ec%scx e`ic p`rchts r`asahb lmaifrch(

    W`rchtahb strcss( \trcss `rasahb orne p`rchtahb tchfs tn dcbah snnh `otcr tmc

    lmaifs dartm nr `fnptanh( Furahb tmc ahata`i tr`hsatanh ahtn p`rchtmnnf) lnupics

    orcquchtiy fcenhstr`tc ` fr`e`tal ahlrc`sc ah rci`tanhsmap lnhoialt ah `ffatanh tn `

    fclrc`sc ah pnsatavc ahtcr`ltanhs -Iahvaiic ct `i() 4707) p( 463! wmalm l`h lnhtradutc tn

    dntm assucs watmah tmc rci`tanhsmap `hf fclrc`sc tmc qu`iaty no tmc p`rchts p`rchtahb

    skaiis( @enhb mctcrnscxu`i p`rchts) icvcis no p`rchtahb strcss tchf tn ic`f tn pnnr p`rcht%

    lmaif rci`tanhsmaps `hf p`rcht`i fcprcssanh m`s lnrrci`tcf tn ahlrc`scf dcm`vanr prndices

    ah lmaifrch -Fc`tcr%Fclk`rf) 011=; Eustaiin) Fnrscy) Lnhnvcr / Durhs) 4700!(

    O`rr) Onrsscii) `hf W`ttcrsnh -4707! onuhf tm`t icsda`h `hf b`y `fnptavc p`rchts

    cxpcrachlc inwcr icvcis no nvcr`ii strcss rci`tcf farcltiy tn p`rchtahb wmch lnep`rcf tn

    pnpui`tanh hnres) dut tmc strcss tmcy faf cxpcrachlc lnrrci`tcf tn cicv`tcf dcm`vanr

    prndices ah tmcar lmaifrch( Mnwcvcr) Vnrhciin) O`rr) `hf W`ttcrsnh -4700! lnhliufcf tm`t

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ 3

    b`y o`tmcrs rclcavahb icss snla`i suppnrt `hf mnifahb ` icss pnsatavc b`y afchtaty wcrc

    enrc iakciy tn cxpcrachlc brc`tcr `enuhts no p`rchtahb strcss( Vmas lnhtr`falts ntmcr

    cvafchlc subbcstahb brc`tcr `enuhts no snla`i suppnrt ahoiuchlcs p`rchtahb strcss watmah

    o`eaia`i systces -Lrhal / Brcchdcrb) 0117; O`b`h) Dcrhf / Rmatce`h) 4772!) yct

    ourtmcrs cvafchlc prcschtcf dy Nstdcrb) M`bckuii) `hf Rcttcrbrch -0112! subbcstahb `

    i`lk no snla`i suppnrt `enhb wnech r`asahb lmaifrch lnrrci`tcf tn mabmcr icvcis no

    fcprcssanh( Vmc `enuht no snla`i suppnrt ` p`rcht rclcavcs) wmctmcr e`ic nr oce`ic) b`y

    nr str`abmt) scces tn m`vc `h ahoiuchlc nh tmc `enuht no p`rchtahb strcss tmcy waii

    cxpcrachlc wmaic l`rahb onr tmcar lmaif( Mnwcvcr) at as aepnrt`ht tn hntc tm`t typcs no

    snla`i suppnrt v`racf dctwcch tmc stufacs) watm centanh`i suppnrt `s tmc e`ah typc no

    snla`i suppnrt dcahb ec`surcf( Lrhal / Brcchdcrb -0117) p( 0?

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ ?

    no snla`i suppnrt `hf tmc fctraecht`i cooclt no dcahb ah ` s`ec%scx rci`tanhsmap ah `

    bcnbr`pmal`i `rc` nr watmah ` snla`i larlic wmcrc hnh%mctcrnhnre`tavc rci`tanhsmaps `rc

    stabe`tazcf( Ao dntm p`rthcrs pnsscss ` pnsatavc afchtaty rci`tcf tnw`rf tmcar scxu`iatacs)

    tmc cooclt no stabe`taz`tanh e`y dc rcfulcf watmah s`ec%scx lnupics(

    Tcoicltavc no tmc tmnrnubm slrcchahb prnlcss typal`i furahb tmc `fnptanh prnlcss)

    `fnptavc p`rchts tchf tn rcpnrt inwcr icvcis no p`rchtahb strcss tm`h daninbal`i p`rchts

    -Drnfzahsky / Wahfcrmubmcs) 4774!( Vmas lnhtr`sts oahfahbs dy Darf) Wctcrsnh) `hf

    Eaiicr -4774! tm`t ahfal`tcf str`ahs nh tmc o`eaiy furahb tmc `fnptanh -a(c( oah`hla`i!

    eabmt ahlrc`sc nvcr`ii icvcis no fastrcss( At as aepnrt`ht tn hntc) mnwcvcr) tm`t snec

    stufacs m`vc ahfal`tcf tmc huedcr no lmaifrch ah ` mnuscmnif e`y ahoiuchlc tmc strcss

    icvcis cxpcrachlcf dy `fnptavc p`rchts) watm ocwcr lmaifrch dcahb iahkcf tn icss strcss

    -Darf) Wctcrsnh / Eaiicr) 4774!( @ stufy lnhfultcf dy M`rras `hf Vurhcr -01=?! onuhf

    tm`t s`ec%scx e`ic p`rchts ocit enrc p`rcht`i s`taso`ltanh `hf tchfcf tn fas`brcc watm

    tmcar p`rthcrs icss `dnut faslapiahahb tmc lmaif lnep`rcf tn icsda`h `hf mctcrnscxu`i

    p`rchts ah tmc s`epic( Lcrt`ah fcenbr`pmals) sulm `s cful`tanh`i `hf oah`hla`i rcsnurlcs)

    e`y `iicva`tc p`rchtahb strcss nh `fnptavc p`rchts -O`rr ct `i() 4707!(

    Favasanh no mnuscmnif i`dnr( Tcsc`rlm nh e`ic lnhtradutanh tn mnuscmnif t`sks

    dy F`vas) Brcchstcah) `hf Bcrtcasch E`rks -4772! onuhf tm`t) ah lnm`dat`tahb mnuscmnifs)

    ech pcronrecf enrc t`sks wmaic wnech pcronrecf ocwcr) `hf tm`t tmc nppnsatc w`s truc

    wmch tmc lnupic w`s e`rracf( Vmc t`sk favasanh dctwcch lnm`dat`tahb mctcrnscxu`i

    lnupics `hf e`rracf mctcrnscxu`i lnupics tchfs tn dc enrc cb`iat`ra`h tm`h wmch tmc

    lnupic as e`rracf `hf favafcs t`sks `llnrfahb tn tr`fatanh`i bchfcr rnics( Bchfcrcf

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ 2

    drc`fwahhcr%mnece`kcr rnics tchf tn drc`k fnwh `enhb lnm`dat`tahb mctcrnscxu`i

    lnupics) `hf tmusiy) mnuscmnif t`sks `rc favafcf enrc cqu`iiy -D`xtcr) 4773!(

    E`rracf wnech ah mctcrnscxu`i rci`tanhsmaps tchf tn m`vc ` enrc pnsatavc `ttatufc

    `hf e`aht`ah mabmcr st`hf`rfs tnw`rf t`sks iakc lnnkahb) lic`hahb) `hf l`rahb onr

    lmaifrch) wmaic ech tchf tn m`vc enrc hcb`tavc `ttatufcs `dnut lnepictahb tmcsc s`ec

    t`sks -Wnnrte`h / _`h Fcr Iappc) 4771!( Vmcsc oahfahbs lnhtradutc tn tmc bchfcrcf

    h`turc no mnuscmnif t`sks: `s wnech ocit enrc pnsatavciy `dnut mnuscmnif t`sks `hf ech

    ocit enrc hcb`tavciy) wnech lnhtradutcf enrc taec tn lnepictahb tmcsc t`sks( Mnwcvcr)

    rcsuits no ` stufy dy \lmhcafcr -4704! ahfal`tcf ech tchfcf tn lnhtradutc enrc tn e`ic%

    typcf mnuscmnif t`sks -a(c( rcp`ars nr i`hfsl`pahb! wmch tmcar jnds wcrc lnhsafcrcf

    wnechs wnrk -a(c( hursc nr snla`i wnrkcr! tm`h wmch tmcar jnd w`s lnhsafcrcf e`hs

    wnrk -a(c( e`h`bcr nr dusahcss cxclutavc! dut tmc s`ec w`s hnt truc onr wnech(

    Ourtmcrenrc) wnech tchf tn hnt pcrlcavc ahcquatacs ah tmc favasanh no mnuscmnif i`dnr `s

    uho`ar -Brcchstcah) 4771!( Vmc `onrcechtanhcf stufacs nh tmc favasanh no mnuscmnif i`dnr

    onlus nh mctcrnscxu`i lnupics) lrc`tahb ` b`p ah tmc cx`eah`tanh no tmas t`sk favasanh

    `enhb s`ec%scx lnupics(

    Tcsc`rlm m`s smnwh tm`t s`ec%scx lnupics tchf tn spiat mnuscmnif lmnrcs `hf

    oah`hlcs ah ` enrc cb`iat`ra`h o`smanh) lnep`rcf tn mctcrnscxu`i lnupics) wmn tchf tn

    favafc t`sks `llnrfahb tn enrc rabaf scx rnics -Diuestcah / \lmw`rtz) 01=

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ =

    afchtaty `hf tmcar p`rchtahb afchtaty `s twn scp`r`tc chtatacs `hf tmas e`y ahoiuchlc mnw

    p`rthcrs lmnnsc tn favafc tmcar mnuscmnif t`sks -\lm`lmcr) 4774; \lm`lmcr) @ucrd`lm /

    \aivcrstcah) 4773!( Qct tmrnubm `h`iysas no f`t` nh s`ec%scx lnupics) tmc v`ra`dic no

    bchfcr smnuif dclnec arrcicv`ht `hf `iinw onr ahtcrprct`tanh no ahlnec faoocrchlc d`scf

    nh cepinyecht `inhc r`tmcr tm`h tmrnubm tmc ichs no ` rabaf) bchfcrcf favasanh) `s dntm

    p`rthcrs wnuif prcsue`diy lnepictc e`ic%typcf `hf oce`ic%typcf t`sks rcbui`riy(

    E`rat`i.rci`tanhsmap s`taso`ltanh( \tufacs nh mctcrnscxu`i e`rra`bc aiiustr`tc `

    lnepicx rci`tanhsmap dctwcch e`rat`i st`tus) occiahbs no prntcltanh) `hf s`taso`ltanh(

    Assucs no `hxacty `hf fcprcssanh tchf tn dc tacf tn nvcr`rlmahb rci`tanhsmap assucs -Wrapp)

    \krcfch) \k`ra) E`it / Cedice) 4707! `hf `itmnubm e`rra`bc prnvafcs e`tcra`i dchcoats

    `hf lcrt`ah snla`i `hf psylmninbal`i prntcltanhs -K`ep Fusm / @e`tn) 4773!) ech scce

    tn b`ah enrc dchcoats orne dcahb e`rracf tm`h wnech -Bnvc) 0124; Bnvc) Mubmcs /

    \tyic) 01=

    e`rra`bc `s tmc mnuscwaoc lnep`rcf tn tmc musd`hfs fu`i rnic `s mnuscmnif ic`fcr `hf

    drc`fwahhcr( Vmc musd`hf m`s euitapic nuticts tn oahf pr`asc nr s`taso ltanh -a(c( `t mnec

    `hf `t wnrk!) wmaic tmc waoc nhiy m`s nhc snurlc onr tmc s`ec pr`asc -a(c( ah tmc mnec!(

    Mnwcvcr) watm enrc wnech chtcrahb tmc wnrkonrlc `hf tmc huedcr no fu`i c`rhcr

    mnuscmnifs ahlrc`sahb) rclcht rcsc`rlm m`s rcoutcf tmas oahfahb -Ru) \lmaeecic) Wchhahb)

    Zmchb / Hnm) 4704; T`hsnh) 470

    rci`tanhsmaps) dntm p`rthcrs rclcavc cqu`i nppnrtuhaty onr pr`asc) `s dntm wnuif

    prcsue`diy t`kc nh tmc rnic no dntm mnuscmnif ic`fcr `hf drc`fwahhcr( @ffatanh`iiy)

    dntm e`ic p`rthcrs smnuif b`ah tmc psylmninbal`i prntcltanhs tm`t `rc `tt`lmcf tn tmc

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ 1

    pcrlcavcf st`daiaty no dcahb e`rracf ao tmc st`daiaty `rascs orne e`rra`bc `inhc `hf tmc

    bchfcr no tmc p`rthcrs as uhaepnrt`ht(

    \tufacs lnhfultcf nh e`rat`i s`taso`ltanh dctwcch mctcrnscxu`i p`rthcrs watm

    lmaifrch m`vc dcch eaxcf( _`h Cbcrch -4776! subbcstcf tm`t rci`tanhsmap s`taso`ltanh

    strakahbiy fclrc`scf oniinwahb tmc dartm no tmc oarst lmaif) wmaic ntmcr stufacs -c(b(

    R`ii`lc / Bntiad) 0117; Fcw / Railnx) 4700! onuhf iattic lm`hbc nr `h ahlrc`sc ah

    s`taso`ltanh oniinwahb tmc `ffatanh no lmaifrch( Tcsc`rlm dy Bnrlmnoo) Jnmh) `hf Mcisnh

    -477=! subbcsts tm`t e`rat`i s`taso`ltanh ahlrc`scs `s lmaifrch `bc `hf ic`vc tmc mnec(

    Dcl`usc lmaifrch `rc `bahb `hf ic`vahb tmc mnec) p`rchts m`vc tmc nppnrtuhaty tn spchf

    taec watm nhc `hntmcr watmnut m`vahb tn supcrvasc tmcar lmaifrch nr wnrry `dnut oahfahb

    l`rct`kcrs( Vmc durfch no lmaifl`rc as rcenvcf `hf tmcrconrc e`y ic`f tn ocwcr

    fas`brccechts tm`t wnuif hnre`iiy rcvnivc `rnuhf lmaifl`rc -c(b( oahfahb ` d`dysattcr!(

    Wcrlcptanhs no e`rat`i s`taso`ltanh tchf tn dc iahkcf watm pcrlcptanhs no nvcr`ii

    iaoc s`taso`ltanh `enhb mctcrnscxu`i lnupics -L`epdcii) Lnhvcrsc / Tnfbcrs) 012?;

    Rcahb`rtch) 01=3!( \tufacs lnhfultcf nh s`ec%scx rci`tanhsmaps aiiustr`tc tm`t tmcsc

    lnupics tchf tn m`vc saeai`r occiahbs no rci`tanhsmap s`taso`ltanh `hf qu`iaty tn

    mctcrnscxu`i lnupics -Wcpi`u / Oahbcrmut) 4772!(

    Wrcscht stufy( Enst iatcr`turc cx`eahahb s`ec%scx p`rchts pcronre lnep`r`tavc

    `h`iyscs dctwcch icsda`h p`rchts) b`y p`rchts) `hf mctcrnscxu`i p`rchts) nr cxliufc b`y

    p`rchts orne `h`iyscs `itnbctmcr -c(b( Crcr`) 4774; M`rras / Vurhcr) 01=?!( Vmc prcscht

    stufy sccks tn `sscss icvcis no strcss) fcprcssanh) `hf e`rat`i.rci`tanhsmap s`taso`ltanh

    `enhb lnm`dat`tahb s`ec%scx e`ic p`rthcrs r`asahb lmaifrch) watmnut tmc ahliusanh no

    mctcrnscxu`i nr icsda`h p`rchts( At as mypntmcsazcf tm`t tmc lmaifrchs `bc waii lnrrci`tc tn

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ 07

    tmc icvcis no strcss) fcprcssanh) `hf s`taso`ltanh) watm strcss `hf fcprcssanh inwcst `hf

    s`taso`ltanh mabmcst wmch tmc lmaifrch `rc linscr tn tmc `bc no e`jnraty( Ourtmcrenrc) at as

    mypntmcsazcf tm`t tmc `enuht no mnuscwnrk ` p`rthcr lnepictcs waii ecfa`tc tmcar

    occiahbs no fcprcssanh `hf tmcar nvcr`ii e`rat`i.rci`tanhsmap s`taso`ltanh(

    Ectmnf

    W`rtalap`hts

    \`ec%scx e`ic lnupics r`asahb lmaifrch wcrc rclruatcf onr `h nhiahc survcy

    tmrnubm oiycr pnstahbs `t scvcr`i s`ec%scx p`rchtahb suppnrt brnups `lrnss tmc Shatcf

    \t`tcs) va` snla`i hctwnrkahb wcdsatcs -a(c( O`lcdnnk!) `hf tmc usc no Ahtcrhct%d`scf

    p`rchtahb onrues( Lratcra` onr p`rtalap`hts tn lnepictc tmc nhiahc survcy ahliufcf: -0!

    p`rtalap`hts eust dc e`ic) -4! p`rtalap`hts eust dc r`asahb nhc nr enrc lmaif-rch! uhfcr

    tmc `bc no 0=) `hf -

    W`rtalap`hts wcrc ahvatcf tn lnepictc ` survcy cx`eahahb p`rcht`i strcss nh s`ec%

    scx p`rchts( Vmcy wcrc prnvafcf watm mypcriahks tn `llcss tmc nhiahc survcy `t tmcar nwh

    lnhvchachlc(

    Fcenbr`pmals( Oaotcch e`ic p`rtalap`hts lnepictcf tmc nhiahc survcy( Vmc

    `vcr`bc `bc no tmc p`rtalap`hts w`s 66 yc`rs -\F 5 00(76!) watm ` r`hbc orne 4= tn ?4

    yc`rs( Tci`tanhsmap ichbtm r`hbcf orne 0 tn

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    @H C_@IS@VANH NO B@Q F@F\ T@A\AHB KAF\ 00

    afchtaoacf `s Masp`hal( @h nvcrwmcieahb e`jnraty no p`rtalap`hts lnepictcf lniicbc nr

    pnstbr`fu`tc stufy( W`rtalap`ht rci`tanhsmaps tn tmcar lmaifrch wcrc sprc`f) watm 3

    afchtaoyahb `s daninbal`i o`tmcrs) 1 `s `fnptavc o`tmcrs) `hf 4 `s icb`i bu`rfa`hs( @ r`hbc

    no 0 tn 6 lmaifrch w`s prcscht ah c`lm mnuscmnif) watm tmc ec`h huedcr no lmaifrch ah tmc

    mnuscmnif `t 0(=? -\F 5 7(13!(

    Ec`surcs

    W`rcht`i strcss( Occiahbs no p`rcht`i strcss wcrc ec`surcf usahb tmc 0=%atce - 5

    (260! W`rcht`i \trcss \l`ic -W\\; Dcrry / Jnhcs) 0113!( Atces wcrc r`tcf nh ` sl`ic no 0

    tn 3 -0 5strnhbiy fas`brcc; < 5 uhfclafcf;3 5strnhbiy `brcc!( Ahliufcf atces wcrc A

    chjny spchfahb taec watm ey lmaif-rch!) Vmc e`jnr snurlc no strcss ah ey iaoc as ey

    lmaif-rch!) `hf A `e s`tasoacf `s ` p`rcht( Atces wcrc rcvcrsc lnfcf `s hccfcf `hf

    sueecf) watm mabmcr sues ahfal`tahb ` mabmcr prcschlc no p`rcht`i strcss(

    Favasanh no mnuscmnif i`dnr( Favasanh no mnuscmnif i`dnr w`s `sscsscf usahb

    atces - 5 (60=! nrabah`iiy onuhf ah tmc Eafiaoc Fcvcinpecht ah tmc Shatcf \t`tcs survcy

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