... the analysis of living trees, this procedure indirectly evaluates the variability ofthe dying-off of trees within individual developmental stages In the advanced phase ofthe growth stage, the ... to the nearest 0.1 m, – position ofthetree – orthogonal coordinates x, y, to the nearest 0.1 m The analysis ofthe relation between the crown volume and the stem volume according to thetree ... starts to dominate from the aspect of yield and function at this stage Because ofthe dying-off of trees ofthe upper layer and damage to the lower layer by falling trees the correlation index...
... superficially in the face of French rule A new generation of Vietnamese grew up within a context characterized by the decline ofthe long-held superiority ofthe white man, 14 The Formulation oftheNational ... on the notion that their lives would be entirely changed for the better, in order to nurture the ‘subjective’ factor ofthe revolutionary will ofthe people as a whole 22 The Formulation ofthe ... conclude that the outcome ofthe Revolution of August 1945, the crest of a conquering, irresistible swell, depended upon the strengths ofthe leadership and local organization ofthe Việt Minh,...
... the operational status ofthe system The types of tests selected and the frequency in which they are conducted depend on the importance ofthe system and the resources available for testing These ... allow the violation of security policy + Determine the adequacy of security mechanisms, assurances and other properties to enforce the security policy + Assess the degree of consistency between the ... by the Secretary of Commerce under statutory authority Nor should these guidelines be interpreted as altering or superseding the existing authorities ofthe Secretary of Commerce, Director of the...
... means of a comparison ofthe rates ofthe tively The rates of occurrence of tumors of 2.1–3.0 cm were occurrence of that disease during each ofthe first yearly in- 0.85 per 1000 women in the placebo ... levels of risk within the spectrum of risks associated with participants in the P-1 study Because ofthe importance of knowing whether or not the finding that tamoxifen reduces the incidence of tumors ... disease, they show that, at least during the duration ofthe P-1 study, the drug did not have a detrimental effect on the heart One ofthe original aims ofthe P-1 study was to determine whether...
... the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe ... system and to protect the credit rights of consumers.” It failed to build the retaining wall before it was too late And the Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision, ... with the failure of Lehman Brothers and the impending collapse ofthe insurance giant American International Group (AIG) Panic fanned by a lack of transparency ofthe balance sheets of major...
... ofthe SEC, the Chairman ofthe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller ofthe Currency, the Comptroller General ofthe United States, the Chairman ofthe AICPA, the Chairman of ... Chairman ofthe Auditing Standards Board, the Chairman ofthe AICPA's SEC Practice Section's Public Oversight Board, the Chairman ofthe IIA, the President ofthe FEI, the President ofthe NAA, the President ... to the attention ofthe CEO, the CFO, the chief internal auditor, the audit committee, or the entire board of directors The Financial Executives Institute (FEI) and theNational Association of...
... construct their own understandings ofthe world around them Children contribute to their own development and learning as they strive to make meaning out of their daily experiences in the home, the ... statement oftheNational Association for the Education of Young Children children, communicating with the child’s family, and evaluating the program’s effectiveness for the purpose of improving the ... have an ethical responsibility to practice, to the best of their ability, according to the standards of their profession Nevertheless, the kinds of practices advocated in this position statement...
... General for Audit SUBJECT: Oversight oftheNational Organic Program This report presents the results of our audit oftheNational Organic Program Your response to the official draft report, dated February ... with the wording ofthe Act According to the former NOP director, it was the consensus of all participants in the process -including NOP officials, certifying agents, representatives ofthe organic ... cost OIG’s Office of Counsel reviewed both the Act and the NOP regulations, and expressed the opinion that the current regulations are not in compliance with the requirements ofthe Act The former...
... Evaluation ofthe Effectiveness oftheNational Evaluation ofthe Effectiveness ofTransmission Prevention of Mother-to-Child theNational Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission ... age of mother (range) Infant gender Education of mother Marital status of mother Main building material of house Main source of drinking water Type of toilet Main source of fuel Depletion of food ... NC: Northern Cape NW: North West WC: Western Cape 15 Of note is that nationally 96.7% of infants were brought to the clinic by their mothers; 84% mothers were >20 years of age; 82.5% mothers had...
... as they proceed from having an awareness ofthe aging ofthe workforce to implementing adaptive responses At a Glance: TheNational Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development TheNational ... (45.7%) ofthe employees were women � One-third (30.2%) ofthe employees were members of a racial/ethnic minority group � 18.1% ofthe workforces were under the age of 24; � 37.7% were between the ... rates of their older workers is of particular interest � About one-third ofthe employers reported that their organization had made projections about the retirement rates of their workers to either...
... deviation ofthe mean of n measurements is the standard deviation ofthe n measurements divided by the square root of n We can relate the standard deviation ofthe mean of wrings to the standard ... further discussion until we examine each calibration The last major sources of uncertainty are the properties ofthe customer artifact The most important of these are thermal and geometric The thermal ... history ofthe measurements ofthe mm series of metric blocks All of these blocks are steel and from the same manufacturer, eliminating the complications ofthe interferometric phase correction If there...
... from the councils oftheNational Academy of Sciences, theNational Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their ... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... recognizes the superior achievements of engineers Dr Charles M Vest is president oftheNational Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by theNational Academy of Sciences...
... from the councils oftheNational Academy of Sciences, theNational Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their ... president oftheNational Academy of Sciences TheNational Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter oftheNational Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding ... 1970 by theNational Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute...
... one-year period The work of mentors is voluntary, and neither the implicit value of their time nor the implicit value ofthe time spent by the cadet (the mentee) is included in the site budgets.6 ... estimates ofthe value ofthe effect of ChalleNGe admission on criminal activity at the time ofthe 9- and 21-month surveys and on service to the community during the residential phase ofthe program ... costs include the site-specific expenditures made by each ofthe ten sites in each ofthe evaluated class cycles and a share ofthe operating costs incurred at thenational level by theNational Guard...
... NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board oftheNational Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils oftheNational Academy of Sciences, ... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... recognizes the superior achievements of engineers Dr Wm A Wulf is president oftheNational Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by theNational Academy of Sciences...
... equidistant from the vertical edges ofthe board The nearest point ofthe inside edge ofthe ring shall be 6" from the plane ofthe face ofthe board The ring shall be painted orange f (1) The ball shall ... regardless ofthe number of previous fouls in the period The ball shall be awarded to the offended team out -of- bounds on either side ofthe court at the free throw line extended whether the free ... either ofthe other officials b It is the primary duty ofthe trail official to determine whether a field goal attempt shall count, if successful If he does not know, he will ask the other officials...
... oftheNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, theNational Institutes of Health, theNational Institutes of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Energy, which manages thenational ... member ofthe board ofthe Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and a former president oftheNational Association of Science Writers He is co-author (with the late Victor Cohn ofthe ... pose them to Obviously, you need to talk with one ofthe authors ofthe paper Typically, the first author listed is the person who did most ofthe work (often a graduate student or postdoc); the...