This article gives general guidelines for selection, instal. -. lation, finishing, and maintenance of wood shakes and. shingles. The authors gathered information from a variety of. sources: research publications on wood finishing, technical. data sheets from paint manufacturers, installation instruc-.
Per capita is a Latin prepositional phrase: per (preposition, taking the accusative case, meaning âby, by means ofâ) and capita (accusative plural of the noun caput, âheadâ).The phrase thus means âby headsâ or âfor each headâ, i.e., per individual/person.The term is used in a wide variety of social sciences and statistical research contexts, including government statistics, economic indicators, and built environment studies.he phrase thus means âby headsâ or âfor each headâ, i.e., per individual/person. The term is used in a wide variety of social sciences and statistical research contexts, including government statistics, economic indicators, and built environment studies.
Gross national product (GNP) per capita is the dollar value of a countrys final output of goods and services in a year, divided by its population. It reflects the average income of a countrys citizens.Knowing a countrys GNP per capita is a good first step toward understanding its economic strengths and needs.espite large differences in the GNP per capita of high-, middle-, and low-income countries, the trend across all countries is for the richest 20 percent of the population to earn incomes that are many times higher than the poorest 20 percent.