Rancher Carol Kimsey, who lives in a valley near the Pacific Ocean on the U.S.-side of the fence, says the border barrier has improved the quality of life in the area.
And after nine months three of the women felt their quality of life had improved and they had gained weight.
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Diversity is on the increase, but almost more significantly is the population growth -- families moving to the South from other parts of the country in search of an improved quality of life and job opportunities.
Urban centers in the South have been trending more Democratic in recent years, buoyed not just by the black vote but younger voters -- including students and Northern transplants who move South for the improved quality of life.
Since he established his government, following the brief war with Russia in 2008, the quality of life and stability in Georgia noticeably improved the government seemed to win the war on corruption, bribery began to fade, and foreign investment boosted the economy.
So far, one external evaluation has been carried out in order to assess the effectiveness of the methodological approach employed by AAEA. In 2008, DVV International evaluated the extent to which APLICA has successfully achieved its goals in teaching basic literacy and numeracy skills, and has improved the quality of life of learners and facilitators.
One potential growth area is the field of elder law, which deals not just with the subject of asset transfer, but also with the quality of life as people age over a period that, given improved medical care and increasing life expectancies, may extend for 20 to 30 years.
This has improved both the quality of life and the sense of normality of dialysis patients.
The children experienced increased quality of life, and attendance at school and in sports activities improved, while the number of visits to out-of-hours GPs' surgeries declined.
In both groups, patients said both the severity of their angina symptoms, and their quality of life had improved.
For example, IBM developed a smart traffic system for Stockholm that resulted in drop in traffic, increased green vehicle and public transportation use, and an improved overall quality of life for the city's residents.
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