LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LLDC)
\lˈiːst dɪvˈɛləpt kˈʌntɹɪz ˌɛlˌɛldˌiːsˈiː], \lˈiːst dɪvˈɛləpt kˈʌntɹɪz ˌɛlˌɛldˌiːsˈiː], \l_ˈiː_s_t d_ɪ_v_ˈɛ_l_ə_p_t k_ˈʌ_n_t_ɹ_ɪ_z__ ˌɛ_l_ˌɛ_l_d_ˌiː_s_ˈiː]\
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Health care, literacy, and per capita income are criteria for the UN designating some of the world's poorest countries (48 in 1995) as 'least developed'. Africa, Asia and Pacific, and Haiti have the most poorest. Bare-existence agriculture, lack of competitive industries. and few exploitable natural resources are the typical criteria. Droughts, floods, hurricanes, and pests, coupled with little prospect of improvement in economic prospects in the near future translates into certain long-term foreign-aid dependency.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.
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