... Office ofthe Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation The Office ofthe Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is the principal advisor to the Secretary ofthe Department ... source forthe care component ofthe program" (Kane & Wilson, 1993, p 51) The Oregon sample includes 20 ofthe 22 licensed programs in the state with 947 tenants in residence at thetimeofthestudy ... explore the future ofthe industry, particularly considering the growing influence of managed care Articles drawn from the empirical literature provide some ofthe most valuable information of all of...
... is the heat transfer coefficient ofthe hydrophobic membrane, Jw is themass/permeate flux, Hf is the enthalpy ofthe feed solution, Hv is the enthalpy ofthe vapour and Hp is the enthalpy ofthe ... investigates the performance ofthe UF permeate of salty whey to be processed by MD; Chapter “Processing of Ion Exchange Regeneration Stream by MD” describes the MD performance ofthe acid stream ofthe ... Evaporation of water from the hot feed side ofthe membrane, Transportation of water vapour through the non-wetted pores, Condensation of water vapour transported at the permeate side ofthe membrane For...
... between the CTBS farmers and the control farmers, before and after the implementation ofthe EBRM Project 306 Results ofthe t-test of means to determine the significance ofthe differences in the ... between the CTBS farmers and the control farmers, before and after the implementation ofthe EBRM Project 313 12 Results ofthe t-test of means to determine the significance ofthe differences in the ... farmers and the control farmers, before and after the implementation ofthe EBRM Project 312 11 Results ofthe t-test of means to determine the significance ofthe differences in the mean production...
... However they are beyond the scope of this studyThestudy only focuses on the verbal aspects and the data analysis of politeness and safe and unsafe topics Thestudy is limited within thefirst ... separately forthe authors aim to get results to design the DCT, also the other part ofthe survey questionnaire The MCQ consists of 20 suggested topics The informants are asked to put a tick (v) in the ... questions Forthe achievements ofthe aims ofstudy in chapter one, three research questions are addressed: What topics NSEs and NSVs often resort to for avoidance of face threat at thefirst encounter?...
... (x) F (u) ≥ , ∀x ∈ ∂Ω Therefore, the problem admits only the null solution Proof Similar to the proof of theorem 1,pk (x) theorem 3.3 If uk ∈ W0 (Ω) ∩ L∞ Ω solution ofthe system (1.6) − (1.7), ... interested on thestudyofthe nonexistence of nontrivial solutions forthe p (x) −Laplacian equations, in unbounded domains of Rn This leads us to extend these results to m-equations systemsThe method ... the identities (2.5) and (2.6) The rest ofthe proof is similar to the that of lemma Principal Result 1,p(x) theorem 3.1 If u ∈ W0 (Ω) ∩ L∞ Ω be a solution ofthe problem (1.1) − (1.2), Ω is...
... computation ofthe information matrix, which is very extensive Therefore, in this part ofthe analysis, the fixed effects ofthe year-season of calving, ofthe age at 1st calving and ofthe length ofthe ... Vleck (1987) Thefirst data set consisted ofthe daughters of sampling bulls born in 1975 and the second ofthe daughters of sampling bulls born in 1976 For each ofthe data sets, the most widely ... (7) of to the E.M.&dquo; First derivatives ofthe restricted likelihood Meyer (1986)) Forthe computation of residual components, use is made of eqn (8) of Meyer (1986) For computations, the...
... according to the baseline and follow-up surveys, 98% ofthe sampled households used only one ofthe pits ofthe alternate pit latrine The other pit was no more used and the people extended their house ... to bear 100% ofthe cost ofthe cleaning ofthe connection system such as pipes and connection pits in thecaseof blockage At this stage, the regular maintenance and cleaning ofthe biogas plant ... know the benefit of having the connection of their latrines to biogas plants At the installation, the community agreed to share the 20% ofthe installation cost and the 100% of cleaning cost of pipes...
... maintenance ofthe plant (factor 5) is also a subjective factor The level ofthe treatment technology chosen must be compatible with the level ofthe skill ofthe professionals and the technicians ... spent for O&M phase Therefore, factor 12 should be one ofthe most important considerations in the selection of appropriate and sustainable technology The availability of technical skills forthe ... is one ofthe key points toward sustainable development ofthe sanitation sector in Vietnam Toan Thang, in the Red River Delta of Vietnam (Fig 5), has been selected as a casestudyforthe evaluation...
... followed their own customs and traditions in using the forest and land as they had done since thetimeof their ancestors The National Forest Meeting in 1989 raised the importance ofthe forest forthe ... to the suitability ofthe land or the nature ofthe project and there was no studyofthe distribution of income in the local area 2.5 Lack of participation by affected people The granting of ... on the Management of Forest and Forest Land in 19892 certified the change in objectives forthe use ofthe forest and forest land so that it can be used forthe development ofthe economy, including...
... technology-driven); the market destination ofthe TNC production (domestic or foreign markets); the technological profile ofthe sector FDI; the role ofthe TNC affiliate into the technological network ofthe ... section, departing from the literature the hypotheses to be considered forthe fieldwork are identified In the second section, a general picture ofthe participation of TNCs in the Brazilian pulp ... sector case are: the importance ofthe pulp and paper TNCs in the total FDI influx into Brazil in the last years; the high potential for environmental impacts of this sector; and the high share of...
... dependant upon the following factors: the size ofthe firm, the age ofthe firm, the technology level ofthe firm, the age ofthe CEO, occurrence of planning and the perceived dynamism in the firm’s ... introduce them into the process The harvest is of special importance forthe cooperative and timing they say is an essential part of it They take care that the grapes are picked at the optimal time, ... relationships in the UK, the mode of entry, determination and commitment ofthe people to the goal etc will determine whether they can convince the UK consumer that the product is the right one The most...
... description ofthe test procedure was lacking, the majority ofthe studies would benefit from improving their reporting ofthestudyThe chosen study designs were in all cases relevant forthe data ... date of start ofthe test; method of preparation of stock solutions, the recovery efficiency ofthe method, and the limit of quantification in the test matrix should be reported Result ofthestudy ... addition to the ones mentioned by the four methods Result ofthestudy evaluations The purity ofthe test substance was not stated in six ofthe nine studies Neither stability nor by-products of the...
... the adaptation process itself, i.e., the basis forthe choices made in determining the makeup ofthe intervention, and the evolution ofthe intervention over time We will describe in detail the ... context based on the literature is challenging, due in part to the limitations ofthe literature describing improvement efforts [3] For example, often the rationale forthe choice of an improvement ... Results: Evolution ofthe conceptual model The right side of Figure depicts the conceptual model that evolved with the successful implementation of SMAs for patients with diabetes The system redesign...
... about the benefits of continuous improvement and the impact the information from auditing had on their perception ofthe quality ofthe care they provided, but a number did not see this as their ... demonstrate the impact ofthe programs they provide On the other hand, while there is enthusiasm for this, there is also a sense of burden among staff in remote communities that sometimes serves ... Denis J, Pineault R, Contandriopoulos A: Structural and political models of analysis ofthe introduction of an innovation in organizations: thecaseofthe change in the method of payment of physicians...
... the adaptation process itself, i.e., the basis forthe choices made in determining the makeup ofthe intervention, and the evolution ofthe intervention over time We will describe in detail the ... context based on the literature is challenging, due in part to the limitations ofthe literature describing improvement efforts [3] For example, often the rationale forthe choice of an improvement ... Results: Evolution ofthe conceptual model The right side of Figure depicts the conceptual model that evolved with the successful implementation of SMAs for patients with diabetes The system redesign...
... contributed to the funding of this project However, the company had no input in the design ofthe study, the analysis, or the writing ofthe manuscript The company did not have the right to early ... Lopez-Golan for her help in recruiting patients MS-G is the recipient of an FPU predoctoral bursary ofthe Spanish Ministry of Education MC is the recipient of an ‘Isabel Barreto’ bursary ofthe government ... gave their informed consent for inclusion, and thestudy and procedures were approved by the clinical research ethics committee of Galicia Assessment ofthe efficacy ofthe treatment We used the...
... The climate database of China was derived from the national climate data coving from the period of 1971 to 2000 extracted from the climate records ofthe state meteorological administration of ... and mapping unit boundaries The soil data were classified into 12 orders, 29 suborders, 61 groups, 235 subgroups and 909 families as the basic elements ofthe map layers [31] The database of resource ... http://www.cmjournal.org/content/5/1/31 Page of Figure Distribution map of rhubarb generated based on the database of resource survey The red dots show that there existed the wild resources of R tanguticum in the counties Longitude...
... compares the fingerprint patterns by computing a correlation value not ofthe intensities ofthe N peaks but rather on the ratio data computed for each ofthe N data points with each ofthe other ... chemical and biological profile ofthe extract forthe purposes of quality control composition or the biological response ofthe herbal extract While the current standards for quality controls utilizes ... (N-1) data points Using these (N-1) ratio values in the computation for each ofthe N data points provides the similarity of that peak in relation to all ofthe other peaks in the fingerprint pattern...