... attributes ofthe job The RJP consisted ofthe TJP brochure plus the addition of a sheet of paper listing several negative attributes ofthe job To control for order effects in the RJP, half ofthe ... viewing the RJP The next section will discuss the results ofthe tests of hypotheses Tests of Hypotheses Hypothesis A significant interaction was hypothesized between Type of Preview and Type of Participant ... were the only ones to have a positive relationship with performance This demonstrates how important the choices concerning the format ofthe RJP, the timing ofthe presentation ofthe RJP, and the...
... observability is the degree to which the results of an innovation are visible to the adopters If there are observable positive outcomes from the implementation ofthe innovation then the innovation ... account ofthe study methods are presented elsewhere [9] Questionnaire The theoretical underpinnings ofthe questionnaire were based on Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory and the TPB The questionnaire ... using the items: "the kit is easy/simple to use;" "the content ofthe kit is clear;" "the content ofthe kit is relevant" with the same response options as above Trialability was measured using the...
... observability is the degree to which the results of an innovation are visible to the adopters If there are observable positive outcomes from the implementation ofthe innovation then the innovation ... account ofthe study methods are presented elsewhere [9] Questionnaire The theoretical underpinnings ofthe questionnaire were based on Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory and the TPB The questionnaire ... using the items: "the kit is easy/simple to use;" "the content ofthe kit is clear;" "the content ofthe kit is relevant" with the same response options as above Trialability was measured using the...
... the pot wall, for chemical analyses The ramification ofthe branches was also taken into account; the lengths of all the main branches rising from the soil, as well as the lengths of all ofthe ... concentration of emodin was found in plants grown on compost in 2007 In the presence of melilot, the effect of substrate was not significant in either year In the presence of melilot, the nitrogen ... those ofthe preceding autumn Thus, it is clear that the best time to harvest the belowground biomass of knotweed for stilbenes is the autumn (September) The yield of stilbenes observed at the...
... evaluation ofthe outcomes, i.e., rating ofthe desirability ofthe outcome The main difference between these two theories is that the TPB has added Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) as the determinant ... adaptation ofthe Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) specifically tailored for modeling user acceptance of information systems The goal of TAM is to provide an explanation ofthe determinants of computer ... 1989), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991) and Trust and examines thefactors that influence the adoption and acceptance ofthe information technology and system of Internet; in the banking...
... region to further investigate thefactorsinfluencingthe application of CUA in their own countries; and (3) Singapore is among the most westernized of all the Asian countries, but at the same time ... to the original developer for a final review The original developer then did a review to ensure the authenticity ofthe translation After the approval had been obtained, the final version ofthe ... thefactors found to influence the application, and hence its generalization of CUA in the published literature • To explore other new factors that may potentially influence the application of...
... “Influence of relatives” The importance ofthe others factors are also different for each groups of investor 4.3 The result ofthe third period in depth-interview 4.3.1 About the most important factors ... “Quality of Service” is the most important factor and “Influence of relatives” is the least important factorsThe “Cost of factor is ranked the 2nd most important factor by the group of investors ... example, the group of people who have university degree highly evaluated “Staff” factors while the others groups ranked this factor at the fourth and fifth 4.2.4.7 Evaluating the importance ofthe factors...
... Studies ofthe molecular structure ofthe BCR in CLL are suggesting evidences of a promoting role ofthe antigen encounter A first evidence has been provided by analysis of IGHV genes starting in the ... involved in the DNA repair and its inactivation impairs the response of CLL cells to chemotherapy [26,28] It has been suggested that, for the complete lack of ATM function, the other ATM allele ... features of CLL cells, hence eventually influencingthe clinical aggressiveness ofthe disease, are divided into "intrinsic factors" , mainly genomic alterations of CLL cells, and "extrinsic factors" ,...
... Anatomy of cerebral veins and sinous The veins ofthe brain have no muscular tissue in their thin walls and possess no valves as compared to other types of veins They emerge from the brain and ... equivalent to other studies According to the studies of Kosinski, Crassard, Ghaffarpour, Gouda, they chose the cut off ≥ 500 µg/L, with the exception ofthe study of Tnislaz chose a low cut off ≥ 500 ... features and brain images of CVT Our study found some genetic and acquired risk factorsof CVT Our study successfully determined the role of D-dimer test in the diagnosis of CVT The thesis includes...
... from the Office of Overseas Schools In addition, there are hundreds of other American schools around the world that are not assisted or not have endorsement by the US Dept of State The majority of ... Canadian, British and the more generic, “international” schools, that follow one of these systems or a combination of them in their curriculum In addition, many of these schools offer the prestigious ... admissions officers in some ofthe 141 countries that offer the credential, found that it is the "the top passport to international education." The IB program is offered in a variety of international...
... that the better the quality of distance education, the higher the specialized curricula to meet the current needs ofthe labor market, not trust of employers and society and the higher the number ... of learning anywhere at any time The accurate forecast about the orientation toward distance education ofthe 2,533 result of regression analysis shows that the coefficient of elasticity ofthe ... three regions of (i) the North, (ii) the Center, and (iii) the South of 3.1.3 Variables measurement the country The findings are rather focused and similar among the three regions In the questionnaire,...
... in Brainstorming Chart 3: The experimental groups opinion about the effects of brainstorming Chart 4: The experimental group view on the use of brainstorming Table 8: The reasons of approval of ... Rationale ofthe Study 1.2 Aims ofthe Study 1.3 Scope ofthe study 1.4 Methods ofthe Study 1.5 Design ofthe sSudy PART II: CONTENT CHAPTER I: THEORICAL BACKGROUND 1.1 Overview of Writing ... written at all The choice here depends on the out come desired, the complexity of brainstormed area, the size ofthe class and the dynamics within the group In summary, the author will use the first...
... treatment ofthe chick face with RA, and this is accompanied by an increase in apoptosis [73] The authors of this study ascribe the regulation of outgrowth of limb buds and patterning ofthe digits ... further analyze their interactions with AP-2 and the functional role of these in chondrocytes Furthermore, it is speculated that in melanoma, where AP-2a acts as a tumor suppressor, the loss of ... ofthe differentiation stages during chondrogenesis and the involvement of transcription factors (henatoxylin and eosin-stained section of an embryonic cartilaginous limb) ofthe development of...
... costs and the expenses ofthe social and health services are increasing The report analyses thefactorsinfluencingthe use of social and health services by the elderly On the basis ofthe analysis, ... means of ordered logit models the impacts of age, dependency and other factors on probabilities to use home and community care for the elderly With these models and the age profile ofthe institutional ... to the form of care is easiest seen by comparing their contributions at the sample means (the last column ofthe parameter table) The size of FSMAGRANT tells that the average grants from the...
... Packets (Photons) • The size of an energy packet (E) is determined by the frequency ofthe radiation (f) • • Radiation with a higher frequency has more energy in each packet The amount of energy in ... but also to the total number of packets arriving at a given location (such as our skin) • Total Energy depends on many factors including the intensity of sunlight • The UV Index rates the total ... http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/arny/instructor/graphics/ch03/0305.html The Sun’s Radiation Spectrum Most ofthe sun’s radiation is UV, Vis & IR : • ~ 43% is in the visible range • ~ 49% is in the near infrared range • ~ 7% is in the ultraviolet range...
... female contacts considered their health important, the majority of them have a lot of time because of not working In this study the frequency of TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB cases was ... frequency of TB disease was higher than these studies Most ofthe regions in dispensary area were of lower socio-economic people The mean number of persons in families of contacts was 4.92 The higher ... RESULTS The demographic characteristics ofthe contacts were shown in table The mean age of contacts determined active disease was 24.4 ± 16.9 Twenty-one of them were female and 14 male The mean...
... tested, K is the number of risk factors in the asset pricing model, µ is a column vector of mean returns ofthe risk factors, Ω is the unbiased estimate ofthe covariance matrix ofthe risk factors ... due to the high degree of excess kurtosis in the majority of 11 time-series, the Jarque-Bera test rejects the null hypothesis of a normal distribution for five out of seven risk factorsThe correlation ... bonds and the one-month risk-free rate ofthe previous month The proxy ofthe default risk is the difference between the return of corporate 12 The Corporate Composite bond index and the Euro...
... concentrations ofthe substrate l-serine in the absence of additional ATP (Fig 3C) We were able to determine that binding of this fragment of GRIP to SR changed both the Km and the Vmax ofthe reaction The ... neither the PDZ4, nor the PDZ5 domain of GRIP bind to the GluR2 subunit ofthe AMPA channel independently, with the concerted action of both being necessary for the association [15] Analysis of ... Activation of brain SR requires the presence of GAP2 together with PDZ7 Interestingly, in the absence of additional ATP, the activation induced by the presence ofthe PDZ4PDZ5-PDZ6-GAP2-PDZ7-end of GRIP...
... whereas the latter associates with the GluR2 subunit (D) The simultaneous phosphorylation ofthe GluR2 subunit ofthe AMPAR together with the phosphorylation of serine racemase releases GRIP to the ... characterization ofthe role ofthe interaction of serine racemase and PICK1 is needed to judge the importance of these observations Surely the L-Ser interaction of PICK1 with PKC leads to the temptation ... activating the enzyme [14] In the absence of AMP, the Km of E coli Thr deaminase for Thr was 70 mm and it decreased to mm in the presence ofthe nucleotide [15] The residues participating in the binding...
... Second, the observer generates behaviour in response to that ofthe actor In the simplest case the observer imitates the actor Successful imitation often indicates some understanding ofthe goals of ... the form ofthe movement is seen as the goal ofthe action, then the movement will be imitated exactly Here again the context in which the movement is made has a role in determining the goal ... field of social psychology traditionally focused on the investigation of one level: the influence of socio-cultural factors on behaviour The level of cognitive processes was only added to the study...