... multiethnic and multilingual population of Chinese (76% ofthe total population), Malays (14% ofthe total population) and Indians (8% ofthe total population), most of whom may share similar socio-cultural ... the ECHO model of assessing outcomes in disease management has been gaining increasing acceptance since its proposal Since the adoption of ECHO model, apart from continuous efforts in seeking better ... prevalence of chronic diseases requiring often life-long treatment, the adoption of HRQoL as an outcome indicator in addition to the conventional biochemical outcome indicators has been gaining acceptance...
... XIRP2 Xin actin-binding repeat containing Y or Tyr Tyrosine xvii Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Somatic theory of evolution andthe central role ofthe genome in cancer development Majority of cells ... computational modeling ofthe mutation was amenable to homologymodeling using SWISS-MODEL (48) Figure top shows the modeling of E2F1 mutant and wild-type DNA binding domain; Calculation of individual ... inexpensive approach to obtain an overviewof large complex genomes concentrating on the critical coding areas ofthe genome In December of 2010, Harbour et al's discovery of BAP1 mutations in...
... highly contagious virus found throughout the world Before the advent of vaccination, measles was a major childhood killer inthe developed countries After the introduction of vaccination inthe late ... understanding the transmission pattern of measles is of great help to control the disease in those countries Further more, as the immigration of population has become a common phenomenon in today’s ... parameters ofthe contact process (Liu et al [1987]) For thecaseof standard assumption of homogeneous mixing, we have α = 1, and γ = However, as we have mentioned inthe introduction, the contact process...
... landmarks were established by mapping points on the surface of one clavicle onto the surface of each remaining clavicle inthestudy First, the origin and axes ofthe above mentioned local coordinate ... Page of Figure Dorsal view of varying effects of principal components Dorsal view of effects of varying the first four principal components ofthe clavicle shape model individually Figure 10 Comparison ... resulted in five groups The first of these groups included four male clavicles, the second and third Figure Superior view of varying effects of principal components Superior view of effects of varying...
... Clearly, in banking operations labour is the major input in terms of its effect on both the level of production and costs The contribution of labour to branch production was measured in personhours ... Key words: banking, data envelopment analysis, linear programming INTRODUCTION The emerging financial integration of EEC countries is bringing about fundamental changes inthe operation of European ... light information about the operation ofthe branches which up to that moment had been ignored So, DEA can be seen as part of a continuous process of information generation and understanding As...
... as to the reduction ofthe oxygen contents inthe vicinity ofthe working electrode.3,8 Applicationof this technique considerably increases the sensitivity ofthe determination of lead, as the ... electrolyte, the effects ofthe time ofthe electrodeposition of mercury, ofthe electrolysis potential, ofthe solution stirring rate andofthe constant inverse current were examined After optimization ... analysis, with microprocessor control ofthe complete process.8 The analyzer has a program for automatic qualitative and quantitative determination, involving the calculation ofthe content of...
... blue Root mean square error of calibration Root mean square error of cross-validation Root mean square error of prediction Region of interest Séquentielle couleur a mémoire Standard error of cross-validation ... contain the red, green and blue information needed to give the illusion of color to the human eye (Callet, 1998; Johnson and Fairchild, 2004) For photocopying and printing the three primary colors ... directly through the spectrometer optics or by controlled positioning ofthe sample, or by a combination of both Three basic camera configurations are used based on the type of spatial information acquired;...
... an oboe tone, is spliced together with the sustained stationary portion ofthe tone of another instrument such as a violin tone, listeners will often identify the combined tone as an oboe tone, ... components ofthe tone are produced Furthermore, the spectra of piano sounds also depend on the hammer-string contact point as well For example, those modes ofthe string having a node near the ... to inverse but closely interrelated processes: theanalysisof a sound andthe digital synthesis ofthe sound The goal oftheanalysis process is to overcome the barrier when the required knowledge...
... iii Table of contents iv List of abbreviations vi List of diagrams vii INTRODUCTION 1 Rational for thestudy Significance ofthestudy Scope and objectives ofthestudy 3.1 Scope ofthestudy 3.2 ... precise and unambiguous, on the one hand, to avoid misinterpretations and misapplications of them, and inclusive, on the other, to cover all the possible cases that can emerge within the governing ... will also propose some suggestions concerning the translation of Vietnamese authoritative legal documents into English Scope and objectives ofthestudy 3.1 Scope ofthestudyThe Law on Investment...
... understanding ofthe lesson PART III CONCLUSION Summaries In summary, thestudy deals with the theories ofthe role of grammar, students’ motivation, andtheapplicationof games in teaching grammar ... andthe content ofthe lesson Moreover, teachers need to explain the rule ofthe games clearly and easily for students to understand Teachers also should suggest the direction ofthe school in ... written or how words are combined together to understand the proper meaning Without grammar or with a poor knowledge of grammar, they may get confused with complicated expression In other words, the...
... question words or groups of question words like gì, n o, ai, đâu, sao, bao giờ, n o, sao, lúc … There is no option in this type of questions; therefore, the answer contains as much information as possible, ... questions about objects, yet there are some contrasts about the positions ofthe question words in questions containing direct objects b) Questions about people Ai and who / whose are question words ... Also, objects or options that not belong to the same category or reference should not be included inthe question due to the fact that the form ofthe question, though grammatically correct, goes...
... p.111) Rationale Aims ofthestudy Scope ofthestudy Methods ofthestudy Design ofthestudy Research questions: What is the present situation of teaching and learning vocabulary at Pre – Intermediate ... Definition of Vocabulary 1.1.2 Concept of words 1.1.3 Words and their meanings 1.1.4 Words use 1.1.5 Form of words 1.2 Vocabulary in language teaching and learning 1.2.1 A neglect aspect of foreign ... reaction, their progress and expectation 1.What you think ofthe games your teachers used in your vocabulary lesson? a b c d Very interesting and useful Rather interesting and useful Interesting and...
... explaining to the households that their opinions might be used to inform the local authorities and also that the issue of improving the STP capacity and technology is important for public and environmental ... characteristics ofthe respondents (Boxall and Adamowicz, 2002) In order to gain insight into the sources of heterogeneity and to identify the social, economic and demographic characteristics that may provide ... Lancaster proposed that consumers derive satisfaction not from goods themselves but from the attributes they provide According to the random utility theory, the utility of a choice is comprised of a...
... time, the function ofthe TCC may be absorbed into the DSP by either replacing it with code in a faster, lower power DSP, or by absorbing the function ofthe TCC into the core ofthe DSP and giving ... receiving the required control information from the UTRAN The processing requirements of some ofthe most demanding modules, shown in Figure 3.4, depend not only upon the data rate, but also other ... phones We then move onto the applications that will exist on top ofthe communications engine, covering a wide range of applications from video through biometric identification to security, for the...
... month To tell the complete story, the time series should not only depict the graph showing whether the indicator went up or down It should also include annotations pointing the time of main interventions ... an improvement project It is more effective to focus the improvement project on one set of aims or problems and complete the collaborative in a shorter period, before moving on to other problems ... needs Most ofthe documents inthe reference section are also available online with links from the online version of this document so that the reader can find more details on tools and examples of...
... production of foods of plant and animal origin; theapplicationof nanotechnologies in food processing, packaging and distribution; the use of nanodiagnostic tools for detection and monitoring ... need to control pathogens and certain toxins in food, to reduce the amount of packaging and food waste, and to minimize the carbon footprint inthe life cycle of food products and processes In this ... expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part ofthe Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe United Nations or ofthe World Health Organization concerning the legal or development status of any...
... two hour incubation period inthe presence or absence of Ab-01 This protocol mimicked the conditions ofthe intended clinical use ofthe assay, since blood from Ab-01 treated subjects (containing ... consisting of separation into two aliquots, addition of rhIL21 to one ofthe aliquots, and hour incubation at 37°C with rotation RNA preserving solution is then added, andthe sample frozen All ... #AM1928) following the manufacturer's protocol The Human RiboPure™ RNA isolation procedure involves cell lysis in a guanidinium-based solution and initial purification ofthe RNA by phenol/chloroform...