... quality of life) This could arise because ofthe relative homogeneity ofthe individuals’ characteristics in the white British group This suggests that there are differences between the ethnic ... differed in the reported importance [Figure 1] The largest differences are between White British participants (almost all of whom rate all the topics as important) and the others, though the Chinese ... and some ofthe importance ratings were significant predictors of total QOL scores Predictors were very similar for the three scales [Table 1], though the weaker effect of ethnicity on the CASP...
... implement the process ofthe quality management system ofthe company based on the voluntary and self-control spirit The regular discussions among them will contribute to enhance the effectiveness of ... 0918.775.368 addition, it also boosts the morale ofthe workers, promotes a sense of pride in their work and ownership of their responsibilities There is an equivalent set of five 'S' words in English ... because they are people who directly implement, maintain and improve the system The company should organize training-courses to raise the awareness of officials and workers about the effects of the...
... (2.82) yields the claim in (2.80) This completes the proof of Lemma This completes the proof of Proposition and hence of Theorem Proof of Theorem In this section we indicate how the arguments ... second term on the right-hand side ofthe analogue of (2.93) Proof of Theorem In Sections 4–6 we prove Theorems 3–5 The proof follows the same line of reasoning as in [3, §5], but there are some ... generalization ofthe proof of Proposition in [3] We outline the main steps, while skipping the details Step One ofthe basic ingredients in the proof in [3] is to approximate the volume ofthe Wiener...
... fragments F and I The number at the right of each RT-PCR product represents the length ofthe product The scheme also shows the location ofthe reverse primer DN+89 used in another starting exon-specific ... numbers over the diagrams indicate the position ofthe corresponding nucleotides relative to the translation start site, and the numbers in parentheses below the diagram show the position ofthe corresponding ... is done from +1 of exon )11871 above the sequence indicates the 5¢-end of exon 1a The numbers in parentheses demonstrate the position ofthe corresponding nucleotides relative to the transcription...
... higher than the beasts – and unworthy ofthe designation of honor, and, the title of man From the founding ofthe From the founding ofthe country, American leaders had argued that the strength ... and hard work The watchword of Northern honor, as it was for the English, was self-restraint This was the virtue that tied the others together; the man who had mastered himself had the discipline ... court-martialed for the use of profanity during the war, in violation ofthe 83rd Article of War requiring conduct appropriate to one’s status as an “officer and a gentleman.”) On the other hand, you...
... enterprise, such as the number of employees, the amount of turnover, characteristics ofthe product program, etc (for a more detailed description ofthe data set see Sternberg, 2000) Four ofthe eleven ... input The elasticity should increase as the quality of inputs to the R&D process improves and the spillovers stemming from the R&D activities of other actors in the region become more pronounced The ... within the region Hence, there is a positive relationship between the number of cooperative relationships and the spatial extent ofthe network - 18 - Figure 3: Combinations of values of regional...
... ofthe counted races In the close condition, the margin of victory was roughly 5% ofthe total vote, while in the lopsided condition, the margin of victory was roughly 30% ofthe total vote There ... reliable effects ofthe rate of rejected ballots or the closeness ofthe race that was counted Taking the absolute values ofthe error measures above, that is, treating an undercount the same as ... real election, the ballot roll-off rate, or the rate of abstention as a function of ballot position, was made higher for those races further down the ballot based on the findings of Nichols and...
... number of sentences in the sample, and the % column gives the sample size as a percentage ofthe whole section We compare the CCG parser to the Berkeley parser using the accurate mode ofthe Berkeley ... to the PTB than CCGbank, or due to their conversion method We leave the application of their method to the CCG parser for future work This is likely to be an upper bound on the performance ofthe ... for the whole of section 00 The UB column gives the upper bound on the accuracy ofthe CCG parser Results are calculated using both gold standard and automatically assigned POS tags; # is the...
... Smith is in the first half ofthe array If greater than, it’s in the latter half ofthe array We can then the same thing again, that is, look at the middle item and select the portion ofthe array ... to make 12, put the under the units column, and then carry above the 45 17 + AM FL Y You’d then add the carried 1, the and the other to make 6, which you’d then write underneath the tens column ... starts off by discussing performance We’ll look at measurement oftheefficiencyof algorithms, starting out with the big-Oh notation, continuing with timing ofthe actual run time of algorithms, ...
... respectively There were 84 meaningful concepts in the IPA which could not be linked to the ICF The instructions in the IPA ask the respondent to consider all the questions in the context of their 'health' ... have the most coverage, with 22% of questions (n = questions) covering each domain In the IPA many questions ask the respondent to consider the use of assistance or the use of aids and these ... Content ofthe Participation Instruments Although all the instruments cover six to eight ofthe nine activities and participation domains, there are differences in the actual content All ofthe instruments...
... a solution of 2.11 if and only if u satisfies the operator equation ∇F u 2.25 The Main Theorems Now, we state and prove the following theorem concerning the solution of problem 2.11 Theorem 3.1 ... diagonalization matrix and μ1 λ1 ≤ μ2 B The proof of Lemma 2.2 is fulfilled λ2 ≤ · · · ≤ μn λn are the eigenvalues of Let ·, · denote the usual inner product on Rn and denote the corresponding norm 1/2 by ... v0 t ω t is exactly a unique solution of v0 t is just a unique solution of 2.12 and u0 t 2.11 The proof of Theorem 3.1 is completed Now, we assume that there exists a positive integer N such...
... Journal of Inequalities and Applications 11 Applications ofthe Results Wang et al in have obtained the following: let K be the positive semidefinite solution ofthe ARE 1.4 Then the trace of matrix ... including 3.1 Some of our results and 3.1 cannot contain each other Theorem 3.1 If 1/p and K is the positive semidefinite solution ofthe ARE 1.4 , then 1/q the trace of matrix K has the lower and ... Journal of Inequalities and Applications Therefore, considering the application ofthe trace bounds, many scholars pay much attention to estimate the trace bounds for the product oftwo matrices...
... pattern on the weight lattice ofthe affine Weyl group E(1) or one of its degenerations This proliferation of discrete Painlev´ equations raises the question ofthe indepene dence ofthe various ... have pointed out in [11], the geometry ofthe transformations of this equation is related to the affine Weyl group D(1) , just as in the case of (2.1) On the identity oftwo q-discrete Painlev´ equations ... In [6] the derivation of (2.1) was based on the analysis of discrete dynamical systems associated to extended affine Weyl groups of type A(1) × A(1) The derivation of (2.7), on m n the other hand,...
... result was similar to the research results oftwo above authors 4.2.1.2 Evaluate theefficiencyof DT prevention The result ofthe Table 3.4 showed theefficiencyof DP control by the mechanic and ... 4.1 The reality ofthe DT, G, DP, KAP on ODC and some factors related to OD diseases ofthe pupils 4.1.1 The pupils’s reality ofthe DT, G, DP 4.1.1.1 The Decay teeth’s reality 20 The result of ... to the good mark of 7.8 from the average mark of 6.9 4.2.2.2 Evaluate theefficiency for the students’attitude on ODC After 12 months of intervention, it showed the obvious efficiency for the...
... not exceeding a period of three years Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess ofthe cost of an acquisition over the Group’s interest in the fair value ofthe identifiable Other intangible assets ... ownership rate of 68.8% and eliminated from the scope of consolidation The following table shows the effects of changes in the scope During financial year 2003, a buyout of minorities in Union of consolidation ... impact on the gross profit margin The main reason was by 0.1 percentage points compared to prior year The lower the disposal ofthe Swiss Baubedarf group As for energy costs, value ofthe US dollar...
... set of PCRs was carried out to detect the hygromycin resistance gene, CaMV35S promoter (the promoter located in front ofthe AtAOS2 gene), and the AtAOS2 gene in the transgenic rice genome The ... rice genome The results of PCRs would confirm the appearance ofthe AtAOS2 gene in the transgenic rice genome MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Extraction of rice DNA The leaves of one-month-old wild-type ... thaliana AOS2 gene in the rice genome CONCLUSION From the above results, the hygromycin resistance gene, CaMV35S promoter (the promoter located in front ofthe AtAOS2 gene), and the AtAOS2 gene were...
... those in the western hemisphere or Europe Among these different rates is a prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in China of roughly 0.2–0.3% ofthe population versus a prevalence of 0.8% in the western ... studies of Asian migrants to the western world might help determine whether Asians retain a lower prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis, or whether their rate after migration rises to that ofthe surrounding ... assessment ofthe prevalence of these genetic abnormalities in persons of Han ancestry might be of interest In summary, Zeng and colleagues have comprehensively summarized the prevalence of different...
... by comparingthe hand hygiene compliance rates in thetwo study groups after performing the strategies with the compliance rates at the end ofthe reference period The differences between thetwo ... strengths because ofthe large numbers of observations and participating wards, the randomisation of wards either to the state -of -the- art strategy or the extended strategy, and the use of unobtrusive ... strategies, the results of our project will considerably add to the general body of knowledge by evaluation ofthe added value ofthe extended strategy as compared to the state -of -the- art strategy...
... stenosis ofthe entire left V4 segment and a focal stenosis at the junction ofthe right V4 segment with the basilar artery The anterior communicating artery and the right posterior Page of A B ... this, and the off-label use of both the Coroflex (Coroflex Please, B Braun Melsungen AG, Melsungen, Germany) and Enterprise (Codman Enterprise, Raynham, MA, USA) stents The first step ofthe treatment ... function on the left side At first the proximal ICA was dissected circumferentially beyond the level ofthe carotid bifurcation after uneventful clamping The removal ofthe proximal stent from the common...
... pay minus the price b a buyer’s willingness to pay plus the price c the price ofthe product minus the buyer’s willingness to pay d when the buyer’s willingness to pay and the price ofthe product ... a The buyers who still buy the good are worse off because they now pay more b Some buyers leave the market because they are not willing to buy the good at the higher price c The total value of ... both the demand for and the supply of radios would imply that a both the value of radios to consumers and the cost of producing radios has increased b both the value of radios to consumers and the...