... adjusting the level of outside money The volume of broad money supplied to the economy is then simply determined as a multiple ofthe monetary base, depending on the size ofthe money multiplier The ... maturity transformation is conducted and priced In the future, the real-time identification ofthe effects of these developments on thesupplyof money will be an important contribution ofthe monetary ... part ofthe loan growth in the euro area is still based on the traditional “originate-and-hold” model of banking, underlining the importance ofthe money and credit nexus for gauging the effect of...
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... limitations, only the code forthe first three outputs ofthe digital block is presented 18 Industrial Robots Programming 1.3.2.2 Software forthe On-board PC The software forthe on-board PC ... ofthe left wheel (vi) is equal to the speed ofthe right wheel (Vr), the robot moves forward in a straight line (vi = Vr > 0) If we change the sense of rotation ofthe wheels (vi = Vr < 0), the ... studies for a humanoid robot And then there was the contribution of Nicola Tesla at the turn ofthe nineteenth century He thought of using Henrich Hertz's discovery of radio waves (following the...
... limitations, only the code forthe first three outputs ofthe digital block is presented 18 Industrial Robots Programming 1.3.2.2 Software forthe On-board PC The software forthe on-board PC ... ofthe left wheel (vi) is equal to the speed ofthe right wheel (Vr), the robot moves forward in a straight line (vi = Vr > 0) If we change the sense of rotation ofthe wheels (vi = Vr < 0), the ... studies for a humanoid robot And then there was the contribution of Nicola Tesla at the turn ofthe nineteenth century He thought of using Henrich Hertz's discovery of radio waves (following the...
... Professionalism? 149 The Ideology of Quality 151 Influence ofthe Military and the Ideology of Quality Control 154 Influence ofthe Military on the Perception of Quality 155 100 viii Contents The ... Prologue, consists of Chapters and In it, the general premise of abuse of power forthe supposed sake of quality and the absurdity that occasionally ensues from the forced implementation of arbitrary ... retain and devote to the private benefit of their members the earnings ofthe organization, (2) cannot allocate the factors of production in accordance with the preferences ofthe organization's...
... Benjamin Nganda for their efforts in gathering cost data at the country level; and Tessa Tan Torres for her input in the development ofthe methods used The work represents the views ofthe authors ... validity ofthe results for extrapolation to a wider number of countries We also recognize that the mathematical specification ofthe model we report here, the log-log form, does not allow the identification ... gives the median and not the mean The smearing method described by Duan (1983) corrects forthe back transformation bias [74] This was done by multiplying the anti log ofthe product ofthe model...
... is thethethethe j =1 for i=1, 2, 3, …, m……….(2.2) WSM score ofthe best alternative number of decision criteria actual value ofthe i-th alternative in terms ofthe j-th criterion weight of ... support system, the features ofbuilding refurbishment, and other relevant studies To present the theoretical framework ofthe research, besides these reviews, other concepts from supply- chain management, ... the experience or the judgment of senior staff members Therefore, there exists the need to develop an advanced ix decision tool that is a more formalized and structured approach in the form of...
... 6.1 The number of hourly instances that the dry bulb temperature for each month ofthe year exceeds the maximum or falls below the minimum ofthe other years 134 Figure 6.2 The number of hourly ... temperature for each month ofthe year exceeds the maximum ofthe other years 135 Figure 6.4 The cumulative amount by which the dry bulb temperature for each month ofthe year falls below the ... temperature of a unit volume ofthe wall, or unit area ofthe surface, by one degree They are namely volumetric heat capacityof material, Cv, and heat capacityofthe wall, Cw Under the condition of...
... which, the basis for scoring on the importance and weight ofthe matrix is a combination of practical and theoretical review by experts as the basis of calculation forthe total score ofthe matrix: ... including the opportunities and threats affecting the company and the company's business - Columns (2) record the weight ofthe factors with the level ofthe strategic position ofthe company ... strategy forthe development ofthe Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group in the period of 2011-2015” II The purpose ofthe capstone project report: Do research; build business strategy for the...
... on the prevalence in the population, and more reflective ofthe test itself, lessening the impact of any unique features ofthe VA population Moreover, we might expect that the PPV and NPV ofthe ... NC) Results The characteristics ofthe VARA participants measured at the start of each treatment episode were evaluated Because the characteristics of VARA patients at the start of non-biologic ... contrast to other RA therapies where the drugs are typically discontinued if they are not effective Because of similarities in both the descriptive characteristics ofthe study populations of biologic...
... attempted for three SPT patients in whom the mass was located in the portion of body or tail ofthe pancreas For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body ofthe pancreas, resection ofthe midportion ... midportion ofthe pancreas and the mass with preserving the rim ofthe head and tail portion can be achieved However, forthe patient in whom the mass was located within the head ofthe pancreas, ... 311 Fig The CT scan indicated the typical internal or capsular calcification in the SPT Once the diagnosis of SPT is made, surgery is the first choice of treatment, since other adjuvant therapies,...
... 100% relief of their pain in 86% ofthe patients with a median relief period of months The range of relief varied from zero days to up to 13 months forthe facet injection group None ofthe lumbar ... median period of pain relief being months The range of relief forthe radiofrequency group was from zero days to 16 months for all 26 patients who underwent the radiofrequency procedure Ofthe 14 patients ... that the direct visualization ofthe joint allows better de-innervation ofthe joint and removal ofthe entire end-plate receptors that adhere to the bone and capsular tissue Limitations of the...
... laminoforaminoplasty, should decrease the risk of major adverse events, allow for same day hospital discharge, and decrease the need for postoperative analgesia and immobility [5] [6] In the current ... and neural structures increases the risk of adverse events with invasive approaches Open surgical correction is the current standard of care for foraminal stenosis of cervical and lumbar vertebrae ... follow-up Results The author acknowledges that there are no conflicts of interest or financial benefits with the results ofthe study All twelve patients (10 males, females) completed the surgery without...
... high-affinity/low -capacity system, in the distal segment ofthe tubule Inhibition of glucose reabsorption in the kidney, mediated by the SGLT cotransport system, represents a promising therapeutic target forthe ... larvae of beetles (Chrysomelidae) Their synthesis has been previously described [31-33] Forthe purpose ofthe present study the thioglycosides used were selected and grouped based on their differences ... IC50 values of 30 µM for hSGLT1 and 10 µM for hSGLT2, while thioglycoside VII showed IC50 values of 15 µM for hSGLT1 and 88 µM for hSGLT2 These data confirm the strong inhibitory effects of thioglycoside...
... large inventory of normalized mathematical indexes of abnormality It is the pattern of these mathematical indexes of abnormality, obtained from analysis of multiple cardiac cycles ofthe resting ... Moreover, to assess the performance ofthe prediction of stenosis independent ofthe prevalence of stenosis, the positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) were calculated [24] A value of p
... with the supermarkets Along with the actual evaluations ofthe stores’ performance, the research tries to uncover the shoppers’ expectations of this kind of store In addition, the demographic profile ... level of 90% (app.D, p 84-86) 4.1.10 Demographic profile of supermarkets’ non-users and heavy-users The demographic profile of heavy users in the sample is similar to the profile described forthe ... ofthe store by evaluating the store in terms ofthe factors comprising the choice criteria Based on the evaluation, the consumer 18 forms a degree of preference forthe store If preference exceeds...