Improvements in infrastructure and the regional economy notwithstanding, the three provinces remain one of the poorer regions of Canada.

The only craft in military service thereafter were four Zodiac Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats in São Tomé harbour and one in Príncipe. Improvements to naval capabilities are considered vital to increase security in the exclusive economic zone ( EEZ ) to protect oil concerns and to stem the rise of coastal trafficking operations in the Gulf of Guinea area.

Section 8 of the Act refers to the prohibition of one person of serving as director of two or more corporations if the certain threshold values are met, which are required to be set by regulation of the Federal Trade Commission, revised annually based on the change in gross national product, pursuant to the Hart – Scott – Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.

Improvements to agriculture technology and the rich soil soon grew the Salinas Valley into the nation's premier agricultural center and all but one dairy farm disappeared.

Improvements in cork and winemaking methodology continue to strive to lower the incidence, but the media attention given to cork taint has created a controversy in the winemaking community, with traditional cork growers on one side and the makers of newer synthetic closures and screw caps on the other.

Improvements included the replacement of the original engine with the more powerful Maybach HL 120TR, and the transmission with the new SSG 75 transmission, with six forward gears and one reverse gear.

During this time, the society maintained a standing Committee on American Improvements ; one of its investigations was to study the prospects of a canal to connect the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River.

Improvements in his strength, kicking for goal and positioning during marking contests made him one of the most feared forwards in the competition.

Improvements in the processes and procedures of the electromagnetic and gaseous isotope separation between October 1945 and June 1946 led to an increase in production to around of uranium-235 per month, which was only enough for one of the very wasteful Little Boys.

Improvements followed which allowed production of one locomotive per week.

Improvements over the VF-11A were a lengthened barrel on anti-aircraft gun, one window on the main sensor, and increased engine thrust.

Improvements at Michael Waltrip Racing with the addition of former RCR director of competition Scott Miller and veteran driver Mark Martin translated into one of Clint Bowyer's best seasons in the Sprint Cup series.

Improvements were made in nursing accommodation in order to recruit more nurses and reduce labour shortages which were keeping 60, 000 beds out of use, and efforts were made to reduce the imbalance “ between an excess of fever and tuberculosis ( TB ) beds and a shortage of maternity beds .” In addition, BCG vaccinations were introduced for the protection of medical students, midwives, nurses, and contacts of patients with TB, while a pension scheme was set up for employees of the newly-established NHS.

Improvements since then have largely been better phosphors, longer life, and more consistent internal discharge, and easier-to-use shapes ( such as compact fluorescent lamps ).

( Improvements completed in 1948 made it possible to execute stored programs set in function table memory, which made programming less a " one-off " effort, and more systematic ).

Improvements in microwave technology made it possible to take more precise measurements of the shift of the levels of a hydrogen atom, now known as the Lamb shift and magnetic moment of the electron.

Improvements were sustained over the long-term, with patients continuing to do well after more than 1. 5 years.

Improvements in neonatology ( specialized medical treatment of newborn babies ) have helped reduce the number of babies who develop cerebral palsy and increased the survival of babies with very low birth weights ( babies which are more likely to have cerebral palsy ).

Improvements in computer component technology made it feasible to build terminals that included more powerful communications cards which could operate a single standard communications protocol rather than a very stripped-down protocol which suited only a specific type of terminal.

Improvements were made in city services, and more housing additions were built.

Improvements were also made to sanitation ; in the 18th century more people died from gaol fever that by hanging.

Improvements are more gradual and movements become more consistent.

Improvements in DNA sequencing technology has meant that the cost of sequencing a new genome sequence has steadily fallen ( in terms of cost per base pair ) and newer technology has also meant that genomes can be sequenced far more quickly.

Improvements introduced with the Mk 3 included a more powerful version of the engine and a new gunsight and gun stabiliser.

Improvements in the road and highway systems provided better and more rapid means of transportation during the 1920s and 1930s.

Improvements in the ability to train horses soon allowed them to be used to pull chariots, possibly as early as 2100 BC, and their greater speed and power made chariots even more efficient.

Improvements included faster processors, more RAM, a larger hard drive, and improved graphics.

Improvements to the line are proposed as part of Network Rail's Northern Hub plans, which would allow for more frequent services on the line.

Improvements in armor over the centuries led to the establishment of plate armor by the 14th century, which was further developed more rigorously in the 15th century.

Improvements in transport and a growth in prosperity led to more semi-detached and terraced houses in the area immediately surrounding the railway station.

Improvements may include installing double tracks where presently the route is single line, improved signalling giving increased track capacity, enhanced line speed, longer trains at peak times and ultimately putting on more frequent trains to and from Manchester throughout the day.

Improvements include better navigation system, better targeting system, more payload, longer range, faster lift-off, longer storage time, quicker launch, and lower detection possibility.

Improvements in communication and transportation meant U. S. forces could be deployed more effectively, quickly, and flexibly than before.

Improvements in compression techniques and disk storage capacity have mitigated these concerns, and the migration to High Definition video and audio has virtually removed this concern completely.

Improvements in these areas can be measured by a number of tests, including qualitative questionnaires like Beck ’ s Depression Inventory, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Relationship Change Scale.

Improvements in canal making in the 18th century led to these sections being replaced by clay-banked canals.

In Cutler and Miller's, " The Role of Public Health Improvements in Health Advances ", they display evidence of the decline in typhoid fever deaths in Chicago, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Cleveland after these American cities adopted chlorination, filtration, or a sewage improvement.

The Highway 522 Corridor Improvements plan created by the Washington State Department of Transportation seeks to address these issues.

The most popular of these mods is the Victoria Improvements Project commonly referred to as VIP.

' Improvements ' in this context are defined in part as introducing pedestrian crossings to replace underpasses, and it is important to note that not everyone considers these modifications to be improvements.

Improvements were made to Old Bald including a new light, keepers quarters, and a stone jetty to stabilize the shoreline which had begun eroding quickly due to the closure of New Inlet.