... mysteries of Sabazios… and of Agdistis and Ma” (ISardH = NewDocs I 3; 2nd c C.E.) [p 71] o Singing and music could be important in associations, congregations, and synagogues Organizations of boys, ... stadia, and theaters [p 108] o Ordinary associations had bench and latrine reservations in stadia and bathgymnasiums [p 109] Conclusion: Associations were participants in civic vitality and not ... Harland Outline Sociological studies since 1960s emphasize the importance of preexisting social networks for understanding the formation and growth of social and religious groups and movements...
... estate and securities are 0.49 and 0.37, and for non-owners 1.19 and 1.04 respectively Of these four assets life insurance is the most common (reported by 82 percent of the good-loan sample and ... (0.44), and of such professional workers as teachers, nurses, doctors, technicians, lawyers (0.45); the highest are those of unskilled and semi-skilled wage earners (1.92) and of outside salesmen and ... services, independent hand trades and public service, for which the indexes are 0.67, 0.68, 0.71 and 0.76 respectively The groups with the worst indexes are building trades (1.71) and miscellaneous...
... mean and standard deviation of new automobile loan rates are 9.73 percent and 2.76 percent, respectively The mean and standard deviation of unsecured personal loan rates are 14.14 percent and ... businesses and consumers, are hurt by consolidation in banking markets These studies have tended to focus on the effects of mergers and concentration on small business loans and on consumer bank ... change and only 2.2 percent and 1.9 percent are increases and decreases, respectively Assuming the explanatory variables affect loan rates increases and decreases symmetrically, columns and provide...
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... vehicles, and cement and brick factories within the valley [15] Several studies have also shown association between PM pollution and health effects in Nepal A study conducted in Kathmandu valley ... hospitals in Kathmandu valley for one year during 2003/2004 is used The hospitals are Bir Hospital (Kathmandu), TU Teaching hospital (Kathmandu), Patan hospital (Lalitpur) and Bhaktapur hospital ... holidays and working days, a dummy variable for holidays is additionally considered in the model 2.2.3 De-Trended and De-Seasonalized Pollutant and Weather Variables Though the seasonal effect and...
... Consumer goods Durable consumer goods and electronics durable consumer goods and electronics saw robust demand and appliances and housewares was strong and climb in each subsequent year, to consumer ... Indonesia Retail andConsumer Leader Michael Cheng Ooi Chee Kar Singapore Retail andConsumer Leader On-Gyun Chang Korea Retail andConsumer Leader Paul Stitt Thailand Retail andConsumer Leader ... bags and shoes sold Chinese consumers from mainland and 2012 Outlook for the Retail andConsumer Products Sector in Asia 25 Section 2: Consumer goods Lacoste is a leading French lifestyle brand...
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... beef and the actual bids offered by consumers Fabio Napolitano, Ada Braghieri and Antonio Girolami 10 Results and Discussion Ratings given by consumers to OB and CB are summarised in Table Consumers ... knowledge and awareness of the consumer, whereas intangible attributes are important for high-involvement consumers possessing enough beliefs and attitudes (McEachern and Schroder, 2002) For these consumers, ... Development andConsumer Willingness to Pay with Australia comprising the most Beef cattle farmers use much of the organic farmland in Australia as pastureland The Australian and New Zealand organic...
... correspondence between credit ratings and a range of default probabilities and loss expectations under standardized conditions of economic stress; and • standardizing credit rating terminology ... about the feasibility and desirability of standardization and, in particular, most did not feel that standardization would lead to higher levels of accountability, transparency, and competition in ... correspondence between credit ratings and a range of default probabilities and loss expectations under standardized conditions of economic stress; and (4) standardizing credit rating terminology...
... models of consumer demand Econometrica 52 (3): 541-561 Heath, Chip and Jack B Soll 1996 Mental budgeting andconsumer decisions The Journal of Consumer Research 23(1): 40-52 Heiss, Florian and Viktor ... Angus and John Muellbauer 1980 Economics andConsumer Behavior Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press DellaVigna, Stefano and Ulrike Malmendier 2004 Contract design and self-control: Theory and ... labels and consumption IZA Discussion Paper No 3500 Allenby, Greg M and Peter E Rossi 1991 Quality perceptions and asymmetric switching between brands Marketing Science 10(3): 185-204 Anderson,...
... provide to consumers These sites are valuable learning labs and highly effective hubs for disseminating product knowledge, building brands, and creating and 3% Home & DIY Manufacturers’ brand websites ... assets of clicks -and- bricks and pure-play online retailers These assets are fertile new ground for enhancing collaboration between brands and retailers, targeted advertising, and the content integration ... rates, and loyalty card data; and Content integration and syndication: investments in the various forms of content (such as photos, videos, blogs, recipes, ratings, and reviews) that drive consumer...
... Kiri was characterized by strong lactic and milk odor La vache qui rit and Picon were the most salty and finest texture The intensity of firmness, butter odor and sweetness of Party cubes was highest ... positively to the preference of consumers in groups were lactic odor, butter odor, and firmness The attributes which reduced the consumer preference included bitterness and bitter aftertaste Furthermore, ... quality and the processing of cheese Acknowledgment Special thanks for Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Nguyen Thi Minh Tu, Nguyen Ba Thanh and Cung To Nga for their precious help in consumer tests and thanks...
... governmental agencies concerned with young children and the multitude of preschool actors and practitioners in working together to establish and enforce standards of preschool education and care, and ... the organizations obtain information for their work from international and national/local NGOs, governmental agenciesand schools/universities UN agencies provide information to 44% of the organizations, ... groups and religious organizations Obstacles and objectives The actions and programmes of the various organizations in the field of early childhood have helped them identify common problems and...
... responsibilities STANDARD Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources Intermediate Family andConsumer Sciences Students will understand and be able to manage ... between cooperative and competitive behaviors and as a possible arena in which to develop and sharpen leadership and problem solving skills, and understand the physical, emotional, and social benefits ... v use and store appliances, cleaning materials, and tools properly and safely v read labels and evaluate products for selection, use, and safety v maintain and organize personal property and living...
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... specific sectors And he cites network industries, starting with communications, biotechnologies, and automotive and household-appliance components, and culminating with the ‘rapidly expanding frontier’ ... of enterprise and competition as the instrument of and vehicle for the efficient production and distribution of ‘intellectual output’;20 • finally, and above all from a systemic standpoint,21 to ... competitive character of that market – and this from the standpoint of both horizontal (‘inter-brand’) competition among different technologies and vertical (‘intra-brand’) competition among distributors...
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... B and identifies a brand with an indefinite life Management intends to maintain both the brand and the business acquired and has no plans to either discontinue or sell the brand Innovation, brand, ... of time Issues and Solutions for the Retail andConsumer Goods Industries PricewaterhouseCoopers 14 Innovation, brand, R&D, licensing, marketing and advertising Useful life of brands Background ... encompasses commissions to brokers and dealers, levies by regulatory agenciesand commodity exchanges, and transfer taxes and duties However, it specifically excludes transport and other costs necessary...
... Lee S: Consumers’ trust in a brand and the link to brand loyalty J MarkFocus Manag 1999, 4:341–70 124 Chaudhuri A, Holbrook MB: The chain of effects from brand trust and brand affect to brand performance: ... investigation of advertising’s effects on both product and brand preferences To sum up, through the study of purchasing acts and brand preference, general andconsumer neuroscience have gained significant ... diagnostic classifications and rating scales (e.g ICD-10, DSM IV, Schwab and England activities of daily living scale) Consumer behavior research is considered a behavioral science and studies humans...