... primary objective of already published works [3, 4] The description ofthe oak annual ring was the aim ofthe first partof this paper [5] The work presented in Part I also explains the whole procedure ... are used to calculate these Figure Principle of homogenisation: PartIIof this paper is devoted to the calculation ofthe macroscopic properties andthe determination ofthe microscopic stress ... 2000 and 10 000 dof (table III) The macroscopic property changes result from two different reasons: – the accuracy ofthe FE calculations increases with the mesh refinement; – the shapes and proportions...
... hand moves farther away from the dead zone toward the right or left The rate of change in trajectory deviation is controlled by the adjustable size ofthe hull The wider the hull, the slower the ... ultimately re-form the image when the target is reached As the expanded particles come together, the shrinking size ofthe image communicates distance relative to the target The shape ofthe overall ... initiation, the deceleration when approaching the target, andthe overall range of speed In additional file 5, compare the sonic profile ofthe last slow reach to the sonic profile ofthe comparatively...
... because the history of scientific theories is the history ofthe abandonment of old hypotheses andofthe keeping ofthe newly formulated ones For example, when a law f (x, B) derived from theoretical ... manner of contrasting the hypotheses r andthe conclusion about the value of r is subjective the rules =- r ; - OPTIMUM ESTIMATION We shall now examine another aspect ofthe question ofthe rule of ... posing the rule ofthe most probable value: choose the hypothesis i B having the largest posterior probability, with the risk of error given by the sum ofthe probabilities ofthe hypotheses...
... the amount consumed in lians (50g/lian) per unit of time A lian is the unit of weight in China equivalent to 50 g The reproducibility and validity ofthe FFQ was assessed in a random sample of ... cardiovascular disease between the baseline and follow-up FFQs, only dietary data from the baseline FFQ were included in this analysis For other participants the average ofthe baseline and follow-up FFQ ... We repeated theanalysis after exclusion of participants already diagnosed with chronic diseases (CHD, stroke, and cancer) and found similar results (Table 2) The risk of type DM for participants...
... etc Therefore, they usually call to the office and demand to talk with their counselors or C.O (case officers) The company’s call center has fifteen extensions A receptionist has to remember these ... remember all ofthe counselors’ and C.Os’ names through their extensions within several hours ofthe first day I had made a lot of mistakes in transferring the calls, and I dealt with the call center ... take all ofthe calls perfectly, so I should quickly get the customers’ demands and complete the call to take another • Abroad study knowledge Through questions ofthe customers, I partly knew...
... aspect under the perfect has the effect of asserting that the beginning ofthe event time is included in the PTS The question of whether the end ofthe event time is included in the PTS or not ... makeup ofthe Perfect participle 285 ing for the perfect - a combination ofthe meaning of [PERFECT] in Asp1 andthe meaning contribution of a viewpoint aspectual projection The semantic role ofthe ... selects the VP, and is itself embedded within TP, where the auxiliary is introduced In the case ofthe present perfect, the value of T is The aspectual makeup ofthe Perfect participle 293 [–past] The...
... discussion ofthe rise ofthe concept of fetal rights and fetal protectionism can be found in Daniels, 1993.) After a brief discussion ofthe social construction of maternity and paternity, I analyse the ... Studies of male reproductive health and toxicity have Between fathers and fetuses concentrated primarily on the eVects of occupational and environmental exposures of men and less on the eVects of ... baby’, ‘pregnant addict’ and ‘absent father’ emerged at the center of debate over fetal hazards (A more detailed analysisofthe social and political construction of these concepts can be found...
... thoughts and thought broadcast The essence of thought insertion is not the idea of external origin, but the loss ofthe sense of possession ofthe mental experience This is shared by other passivity ... all forms of auditory hallucinosis Thus these four types of symptoms exhibit variously the loss ofthe sense of possession, loudness and external projection, andthe exact pattern of these three ... link between the nature ofthe events andthe form and content of psychosis? Are there particular attributes of events that encourage psychotic reactions, and is this effect enhanced by the psychological...
... k e ) PO = the current price ofthe stock DIV1 = the dividend paid at the end of year ke = the required return on investment in equity P1 = the sale price ofthe stock at the end ofthe first ... Pt + C Pt R = the rate of return on the security Pt+1 = price ofthe security at time t+1, the end ofthe holding period Pt = price ofthe security at time t, the beginning ofthe holding period ... Rationale Behind the Theory Rof > R* ⇒ Pt ↑ ⇒ Rof ↓ Rof < R* ⇒ Pt ↓ ⇒ Rof ↑ until Rof = R* In an efficient market all unexploited profit opportunities will be eliminated Stronger Version ofthe Efficient...
... for the operation ofthe Bank rests with a Board of Directors, which consists of fifteen members: • the governor (currently Mark Carney, who is the chief executive officer and chairman ofthe ... policy and for the regulation of Canada’s deposit-based financial institutions Copyright 2011 15 - Origins ofThe Bank of Canada II Copyright 2011 15 - Formal Structure ofthe Bank of Canada ... the Board of Directors) • the senior deputy governor, • the deputy minister of finance, and • twelve outside directors Copyright 2011 15 - Formal Structure ofthe Bank of Canada II • The Board...
... applications ofthe Rudebusch-Wu model illustrate the range of issues that such a macrofinance model can address The first of these is an exploration ofthe source ofthe Great Moderation the period of reduced ... solved and responses given Quarters ofthe term premium andthe other variables ofthe model to economic shocks can be computed Figures and show the impulse response functions ofthe term premium and ... orthodoxy Therefore, it also seems likely that the recent financial and economic crisis the Great Panic and Recession of 2008 and 2009—will both rearrange the economic landscape and affect the focus of...
... Understanding the surprise component of these announcements is important in order to understand how much of their effect on the day ofthe announcement was already priced in In the case ofthe U.S ... in the case of Federal Reserve announcements, with the effect on the S&P 500 significant at 5percent, and in four of six markets in the case of Bank of England announcements, though none of these ... expectations ofthe possible size and composition of a new round of asset purchases by the Federal Reserve and their response to the November announcement clearly depended on these expectations Understanding...
... south of Los Angeles Clearing the lights at the end ofthe harbor’s long rock jetty, the skipper gave the boat’s twin Yanmars their first big huff of diesel and crackling dry Santa Ana air He then ... Island They would then cross another thirty-two miles of ocean to the southern flank of San Clemente Island, a naval base and artillery range populated by unexploded ordnance and a dwindling herd of ... had seen from the air and set a course that soon put them within earshot of what seemed the loneliest bell on the face ofthe planet The tiny man-made island was laden with guano and inhabited...
... The two phenomena are clearly related and strongly point to the importance of changes in the surface properties ofthe PLB membrane The obvious candidates for the driving forces in the case of ... kinase therefore still remains unclear The main line of evidence for the existence of a PORphosphatase is the observation by Wiktorsson et al [9] of an inhibition, by NaF and ATP, ofthe loss ofthe ... spectral changes in POR and structural changes in PLB The existence of a correlation between the presence ofthe cubic membrane structure ofthe PLB andthe presence of POR-PChlide650 has long...
... upheavals ofthe Great Depression, the bracing challenges of World War II, the tensions ofthe Cold War, andthe turbulence ofthe 1960s More than a blueprint to the studio system production line, the ... ofthe Guide to Hollywood andthe Production Code The Guide lists the files in the order in which they were filmed (see Organization of Materials on Microfilm) The Title Index at the end ofthe ... sheets of paper and added to the right side ofthe file after the release ofthe film Since receiving the collection, the library staff has removed the materials from the original folders and transferred...
... Thus the rigid dichotomy often presumed between forest and plantation is irrelevant to the understanding and management of such land-use systems The recent changes of status ofthe Ministry of ... sell the land to migrants or share it with them against labour for the upkeep ofthe plantations15; The independent migrants lack the skills to clear the forest16 and they are well aware ofthe ... those ofthe project and not represent any official view ofthe Commission This is one of a series of reports prepared during 1999 by the Forest Fire Prevention and Control Project Together they...
... costs andthe expenses ofthe social and health services are increasing The report analyses the factors influencing the 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 andthe age profile ofthe institutional ... 3.4 and 4, but includes some further analysisofthe results 4 The models for care utilisation The models for care utilisation 2.1 Data The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health executed the...
... Shin 2007) The fluctuations of credit in the context of secured lending expose the fallacy ofthe lump of liquidity in the financial system The language of liquidity suggests a stock of available ... funds and consisted of reverse repos in addition to other types of collateralized lending Much of this collateralized lending was short term, often overnight The other feature ofthe asset side of ... Abstract The financial crisis of 2007-09 highlighted the changing role of financial institutions andthe growing importance ofthe “shadow banking system,” which grew out ofthe securitization of assets...
... corporation Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency Office of Thrift Supervision savings and loans Securities and Exchange Commission Summary of Deposits Department ofthe Treasury This is a work ofthe ... FDIC, the Federal Reserve, the Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency (OCC), the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and SNL Financial relating to the number of exempt institutions, their geographic ... relating to the types of activities in which such institutions may engage, the availability and allocation of credit, the stability ofthe financial system andthe economy, andthe safe and sound...
... decrease the ffects ofthe tax rate increase on the quantity of labour supplied and he quantity of leisure demanded Estimates ofthe marginal cost of public funds: In Australia and other OECD ... result ofthe increase in tax rate; • the quantity of labour supplied falls from L0 to L1 because ofthe upward sloping supply curve The cost to households ofthe tax increase is the loss of producer ... work out the cost to the economy of displacing $50 worth of private consumption and $50 worth of private investment: • the loss of $50 worth of private consumption costs $50 • the $50 worth of private...