... logarithm of fund TNA, and prior year’s average alpha is based on the Carhart (1997) four-factor model Annual fee is the fund’s annual management charge All variables are measured as differences ... observing that they vary more than actual net f lows: The standard deviation of implied f lows is more than 10% greater than that of actual f lows, and the interquartile range for implied f lows is over ... Khorana, Servaes, and Wedge (2007)), of the fund’s corporate governance (Cremers et al (2006)), and of the fund family (Nanda, Wang, and Zheng (2004)) Understanding whether, how, and to what...
... of nanobatteries Each nanobattery is indeed capable of generating a voltage only of about V But complexes—aggregates containing thousands and millions of separate galvanic nanocells can be formed ... cross-section area of this carbon particle is ~7.8Á10–11 cm2 An average volume of carbon particle is ~5.2Á10–16 cm3 An average mass of carbon particle is ~1.2Á10–15 g So, the average number of nanoparticles ... generators can also be alternatively redistributed either to maximal currents of separate nanobatteries, or to maximal voltage of dynamic voltaic piles of plasma-connected nanobatteries, or to...
... assume that the reader is familiar with this very important new feature The enumeration of the numbers anof heap ordered trees of size n is easy and appears already in [10] The recursion is an+ 1 ... compare also [5] In [6], Conrado Mart´ ınez and myself are currently investigating this parameter (and several others) for binary search trees and some variants For more information about heap ordered ... and sorting algorithms PhD thesis, George Washington University, 1996 [5] J Lent and H M Mahmoud Average–case analysis of multiple quickselect: An algorithm for finding order statistics Statistics...
... (8–324)* *Data given as median (range), ^Data given as mean (SD) Gender and sex hormones may have important effects on neuro-immune events within the airway A number of studies have demonstrated a heightened ... reflects failed management [17] Specifically, the failure to prescribe sedating antihistamines for postnasal drip syndromes [17] and the inadequate treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease have ... O'Byrne P, Poe PH, Prakash UB, Pratter MR, Rubin BK: Managing cough as a defence mechanism and as a symptom A consensus panel report of the American College of Chest Physicians Chest 1998, 114:133S-181S...
... Which Bank Is the “Central” Bank? An Application of Markov Theory to the Canadian Large Value Transfer System Morten L Bech, James T E Chapman, and Rod Garratt Federal Reserve Bank of New York ... jchapman@bankofcanada.ca) Garratt: University of California, Santa Barbara (e-mail: garratt@econ.ucsb.edu) The authors would like to thank Ben Fung, Carlos Arango, Thor Koeppl, and Paul Corrigan for useful ... quite true since the Bank of Canada is also a participant in the LVTS and acts as a drain of liquidity in Tranche Specifically, the Bank of Canada receives payments on behalf of various other systems...
... cytokines are as follows: TMEV (VP1), (5’TGACTAAGCAGGACTATGCCTTCC-3’ and 5’-CAACGAGCCACATATGCGGATTAC-3’); IL-1β, (5’-TCATGGGATGATAACCTGCT-3’ and 5’-CCCATACTTTAGGAA- GACACGGAT-3’); IFN-α, (5’-ACCTCCTCTGACCCAGGAAG ... (5’-GCCAAGCCTTATCGGAAATGATCC-3’ and 5’-AGACACCTTGGTCTTGGAGCTT-3’); TNF-α, (5’-CTGTGAAGGGAATGGGTGTT-3’ and 5’GGTCACTGTCCCAGCATCTT-3’); IL-6, (5’-AGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGA-3’ and 5’TCCACGATTTCCCAGAGAAC-3’); ... analysis CSK and BSK analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript All authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work was supported by a United States...
... take an object, so the particles are prepositions For this reason this type of phrasal verb is sometimes called a prepositional verb those that have two particles The particles can't be separated ... 'prepositional verbs' Now, as far as I am aware, this is not a term bandied around very much in TEFL circles, and as the book is for advanced students, I thought maybe this was some exotic type of verb ... Relative clauses - non-defining And this of course is the Champs Elysée, where I first met Sandra It was in August, when the Parisians leave Paris to the tourists As conjunctions in subordinate...
... praise A alike A toward A lane A table A fan A eradicate A any 10 A clause SOUNDS A debt A barber A embroider A tab A dumb A fabric A comfortable A matchbox A plumber 10 A thumb SOUNDS A moustache ... 7 A dramatic B celebrate C academic A grain B place C palace A admiral B adventurous C advertise 10 A purchase B chase C lace D eraze D pace D adverb D Spain SOUNDS A cabbage A handshake A quack ... quack A target A lake A dart A prayer A derail A pain 10 A grass B baggage B vague B smash B war B agency B farther B spray B e-mail B aisle B ask C labour C maze C village C quarter C alphabetical...
... praise A alike A toward A lane A table A fan A eradicate A any 10 A clause SOUNDS A debt A barber A embroider A tab A dumb A fabric A comfortable A matchbox A plumber 10 A thumb SOUNDS A moustache ... D lawn D fasten D blame D plane D parliament D eraze D pace D adverb D Spain SOUNDS 41 A latter A praise A alike A toward A lane A table A fan A eradicate A any 10 A clause B later B wait B above ... camera A national B language C happy A drama B aroma C apology A dramatic B celebrate C academic A grain B place C palace A admiral B adventurous C advertise 10 A purchase B chase C lace D absence...
... important cautionary warnings about any transcendental reading of the later Levinas are offered by Adriaan Peperzak, To the Other: an Introduction to the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas (West Lafayette: ... ‘Substitution’ makes of it an essay that self-consciously resists any attempt to reduce it to a thematic analysis This raises questions as to what it means to attempt to elucidate his text as I am attempting ... time asks if this can be Levinas’s meaning See Jacques Derrida, Adieu to Emmanuel Levinas, trans P. -A Brault and M Naas (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999), pp 150–1 (henceforth a) See...
... Brand for Complex Products Better than Ads Earned media that results from public relations efforts may be more important than advertising to brand value, especially for companies that sell feature-rich, ... Study,” (pdf) which calculates brand value based on Interbrand’s 2008 Best Global Brands report, show that on average 27% of brand value is tied to how often the brand name appears in the press ... often a greater predictor of brand value and business outcomes such as sales than volume alone.” In industries that exhibit a stronger link between media coverage and brand value, managers in these...
... respond? Are you a carrot , an egg, ora coffee bean?" Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I ... egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship, or some other trial, have I become hardened and ... instead of letting it change you When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest you elevate to another level? How you handle Adversity? ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, ORA COFFEE BEAN?...
... right Such an author teaches that property isa civil right, born of occupation and sanctioned by law; another maintains that it isa natural right, originating in labor,— and both of these doctrines, ... Treated as a savant by M Blanqui, the author was not prosecuted He was always grateful to MM Blanqui and Vivien for their handsome conduct in the matter M Blanqui's review, which was partially ... examination, he pronounced for the first time against the restoration ofan aristocratic and priestly Poland, and against the establishment ofa unitary government in Italy, created for him a...
... BIS calculations Table Floating rate issuance of AAA-rated securities by sector As a % of total AAA issuance Sovereign ABS Mortgage institutions Other financial firms Non-financial corporations ... Europe and Japan Total As shown in Graph banks At average annual rate Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Source: Dealogic, BIS calculations Table Composition of marketable US Federal ... save in developing Asia Graph Issuance of AAA-rated securities Graph Issuance of AAA-rated securities fixed-rate Graph Maturity of US government bonds Table Standard deviations of interest rate...
... engineered, were comparable to wildtype V1aR (Table 1) This was important, as it allowed accurate quantification of the pharmacological characteristics of each mutant construct by radioligand binding studies ... classes of antagonist, the binding of AVP was dramatically affected by the substitution of Arg46, with the affinity of AVP for all Fig Schematic diagram of the V1aR The V1aR is illustrated as ... Arg46 of the V1aR is required for high affinity agonist binding and signalling It is one of the constraining residues which maintain the V1aR in the inactive conformation and as such ispart of...
... right Such an author teaches that property isa civil right, born of occupation and sanctioned by law; another maintains that it isa natural right, originating in labor,— and both of these doctrines, ... Treated as a savant by M Blanqui, the author was not prosecuted He was always grateful to MM Blanqui and Vivien for their handsome conduct in the matter M Blanqui's review, which was partially ... examination, he pronounced for the first time against the restoration ofan aristocratic and priestly Poland, and against the establishment ofa unitary government in Italy, created for him a...