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Tuberculosis is estimated to cause at least three million deaths per year worldwide [ 1 ] and also accounts for more than one-quarter of all preventable adult deaths in developing countries [ 2 ] . Infection with the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) is thought to be the single most important factor that has contributed to the increased incidence of tuberculosis globally in the last decade [ 2 ] . Tuberculosis is now the leading cause of death among HIV-infected individuals worldwide and accounts for at least 40% of deaths among HIV-infected persons in Africa [ 3 ] . Furthermore, tuberculosis kills more women than any other infectious disease, including malaria and AIDS [ 4 ] .
The mail-order business already contends with this problem, and these retailers cope with returns that sometimes go over one-quarter the value of sales in a given year.
The Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , and USA Today lead with the Fed's decision to reduce key interest rates by one-quarter of a percentage point.
He estimated that at least one-eighth and perhaps as much as one-quarter of the blood in the left ventricle was expelled with each stroke of the heart.
In a typical apparel factory, a sewing operator is actually sewing only one-quarter of the time.