... other countries theboard has a broader remit in that it lays down the general framework for themanagementofthe bank Owing to these differences, the concepts oftheboardofdirectorsandsenior ... oversight ofthe bank’s internal auditors BCBS website: http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs176.pdf The internal audit function in banks Such a committee is established within theboardofdirectors Annex of ... laundering processes and controls; and (iv) Managementof conflicts of interest 80 Theboardofdirectorsandseniormanagement are responsible for establishing the bank’s strategy and business models...
... countries theboard has a broader remit in that it lays down the general framework for themanagementofthe bank Owing to these differences, the concepts oftheboardofdirectorsandseniormanagement ... constructs but rather to label two decision-making functions within a bank BCBS website: http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs176.pdf In this document, the terms boardofdirectorsandboard are both used and ... objectivity 13 On the basis ofthe audit plan established by the head ofthe internal audit function and approved by theboardof directors, the internal audit function must be able to perform its...
... Pleistocene and corresponded with Le Chi Formation. The sediments of this sequence are composed mainly of cobbles, pebbles, and coarse sand of river channel environment in the lower ... Formation and consisting of cobbles, pebbles, gravel of proluvial and mountainous riverbed facies. ‐ The third sequence corresponds with the third depositional cycle and was ... clayey sand of lagoonal and coastal swamp facies of Hai Hung Formation in the upper sequence andthe fine sediments of deltaic and marine facies of Vinh Phuc Formation in the lower sequence. ...
... routine CABG surgery, the harvesting of ITA starts in the bare area on the inner thoracic wall, between the first rib andthe highest transversus thoracis Table Number of slips ofthe transversus thoracis ... the anterior axillary line andthe chest plate containing the sternum, the medial part ofthe upper eight to nine ribs andthe surrounding soft tissues was removed from the body Afterwards, the ... second and forth ribs Analyzing the bilaterality ofthe transversus thoracis, it was established that in 55.8% ofthe cases there was symmetry between the left and right side muscles However the...
... source The laser light is guided through a bundle of optical microfibres to the tip ofthe miniprobe of mm in diameter, which can be inserted into the working channel of a fibreoptic bronchoscope ... High-quality and real-time in vivo morphological images or ‘optical biopsies’ ofthe airway wall are obtained by placing the tip ofthe miniprobe onto the airway wall surface Another advantage of FCFM and ... Page of Figure FCFM and biopsy during bronchoscopy The FCFM probe was placed perpendicularly to the surface ofthe main carina (a) followed by endobronchial biopsy at the same location (b) Figure...
... origins, and that its contents mark it off to some extent from the other books ofthe Hebrew Bible The object ofthe Pentateuch andthe Book of Joshua is to describe in their origin the fundamental ... Valley, the Dead Sea, andthe 'Arabah The Judaean hills andthe mountains of Moab are merely the southward prolongation ofthe Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon, and their neighbourhood to the sea endows this ... is the priest of Kullab; his wife is the goddess Ninguesirka (i.e 'Lady ofthe edge ofthe street')." A, the priest of Kullab andthe husband of a goddess, is clearly to be identified with A, the...
... and in the interpretation of data, TN discussed and contributed to the manuscript, designed the study, was the examining physician at the baseline andthe follow ups, participated and contributed ... analysis All hand-arm vibration exposed cases had their hand-arm vibration exposure prior to the onset of RP thus the RP in hand-arm vibration exposed workers met the criteria of VWF In the following ... duration of exposure per day and number of years of such exposure Hand-arm vibration dose was in this study defined as the product of self-reported exposure hours andthe hand-arm vibration exposure...
... the assessment of cell viability Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 3258, 118:145-152 Flesch FM, Gadella BM: Dynamics ofthe mammalian sperm membrane in the proces of fertilization Bioch Biophys ... green (live) and PI-stained red (dead) andthe percentage of viable spermatozoa was then calculated Assessment ofthe fluorescence ofthe sperm nucleus H258 and PI were used to measure the fluorescence ... not able to pass plasma membrane of live cells, but enter dead cells and intercalate in their DNA, thus are used in assessing the structural integrity ofthe sperm plasma membrane [4,8] The other...
... Thailand RIS Rubber Information System developed by the Department of Agriculture of Thailand RRIM 600 Rubber Research Institute Malaysia's rubber clone number 600 RRIT Rubber Research Institute of ... the establishment of rubber in new areas Therefore research on the performance of rubber in these new areas is needed Rubber grows best in a climate similar to that in its area of origin in the ... river basin and parts ofthe nearby uplands Within the genus, Hevea brasiliensis (also known as para rubber) is one ofthe most widely distributed species It grows in an area South ofthe Amazon...
... units, Table 1) We also observed the nearly equal ability of different b subunits to form dimers composed of two b subunits, of two btes subunits and, ofthe mixture of b/ btes subunits These interactions ... CK2a(BD): CK 2b( AD**) CK2a(BD): CK2a(AD) CK2a(BD): (AD**) CK 2b( BD*): CK2btes(AD**) CK 2b( BD*): CK 2b( AD**) CK 2b( BD*): (AD**) CK2btes(BD*): CK2btes(AD**) CK2btes(BD*): (AD**) Blue Blue White White Blue ... generated antibodies are expected not to cross react noticeably with thebandb subunits of CK2 because these subunits are rather divergent from the CK2btes protein (45% and 46% of identity,...
... assembled over d35 shows the increased nuclease sensitivity ofthe top strand ofthe DNA in the presence of R3 The primer hybridizes to the bottom strand 93 bp upstream of L1 GATC shows the sequencing ... difference of bp from d30 disturbs the protection ofthe ends ofthe core DNA in d25 and d35 Thus, despite the clear R3 footprint on L1 and L2 in d35 (Fig 5D,F), andthe probable presence ofthe positioned ... footprinting ofthe chromatin assembled over d30 and d35 The 5¢ boundary ofthe nucleosome between L1 and L2 is close to the 3¢ edge of L1 in d30 and encroaches on it in d35 The primer hybridizes to the...
... verb 'play' as the most closely related verb in this ease It can generally be said that the more the noun's relation to human becomes closer andthe more the level of abstract ofthe noun becomes ... found in the process ofthe association, consults ordinary dictionary of translation equivalents and word usage of verbs and obtain the set of all the translation euqivalents for the verb (3) Then ... lower the numbers of verbs that are closely related to them ~id therefore have to associate to them (nouns) become large And that the numbers of associated ideoms or ideom like parases become...
... ofthe general quality of life [8-11] Whilst obesity has an obvious and often objectively measurable impact on the state of health ofthe individual, the influence of increased body weight on the ... subjects of both sexes In overweight subjects the highest scores were noted on the role-emotional scale whilst the lowest were obtained on the vitality scale In obese subjects of both sexes the ... general population [25,26] Therefore, the aim of our research was to assess the association between the BMI value and health-related quality of life in the urban population of Belgrade http://www.hqlo.com/content/6/1/106...
... collected the data, BL contributed to the concept and interpretation ofthe data, DB contributed to the concept, design, statistical analysis and interpretation ofthe data, and drafted the manuscript ... conceived and designed in consultation with the other authors the study, analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript, JFN contributed to the concept and design and statistical analysis ofthe data, ... comparable to prior research by Linberg et al [36] Additionally, the associations between self-reported ability to utilize one's skills and job satisfaction, and work ability have been established...
... should be told at the beginning ofthe research Their reasons focused on reducing the children being taken aback upon learning their status during the course ofthe research and for enhancing the ... had been previously informed of their HIV status; parents and caregivers of youth who had been informed of their HIV status; parents and caregivers of youth who had NOT been informed of their ... with their decision A few parents and caregivers also described similar observations regarding the association between disclosure and adherence as reported by Table 1: Number of participants and...
... [24] The probability of selecting an institution was inversely proportional to the number of institutions in its stratum and proportional to its number of beds Eight subjects were picked at random ... given by subjects for the impairments A considerable proportion of blindness was related to pregnancy and childbirth, whereas the main cause of low vision was attributed to acquired diseases In other ... could be one ofthe drivers of good vision at a population level Competing interests However, the causality ofthe association between the prevalence of visual impairment in relation to the number...
... in the preparation and conduct ofthe study andthe editing ofthe article BR contributed to shaping ofthe article andthe editing ofthe article GEE contributed to the statistical analyses and ... Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway 5Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway Department of Public Health and Caring ... The sample characteristics were summarized by calculating means, standard deviations (SD) for the continuous variables, and by absolute numbers and percentages for the categorical variables Bivariate...
... ofthe general quality of life [8-11] Whilst obesity has an obvious and often objectively measurable impact on the state of health ofthe individual, the influence of increased body weight on the ... subjects of both sexes In overweight subjects the highest scores were noted on the role-emotional scale whilst the lowest were obtained on the vitality scale In obese subjects of both sexes the ... general population [25,26] Therefore, the aim of our research was to assess the association between the BMI value and health-related quality of life in the urban population of Belgrade http://www.hqlo.com/content/6/1/106...
... above and variant 3b represents low thinning The intensity of thinning was set to account for 15–10% ofthe basal area during the first half ofthe rotation period (up to the age of 50 years) and ... complete history of investigated stand But silvicultural measures performed in the stands can strongly influence observed growth responses (Sabaté et al 2002) Therefore, the objective ofthe present ... growth of coniferous trees started usually in April and subsided in the period of August–September Therefore, temperatures in the period of April–June and precipitation in the period of June–August...