... first located at the center ofthe computational domain andthe other four towards the corners Moreover, the domain has two sources of oxygen, to the right and left sides ofthe central cell ... Figure 4) The number of cells in each tumor is the same, and they are uniformly distributed The number of cells in each phase ofthe cell cycle is proportional to the duration ofthe phase For instance, ... increasing Tho speeds hypoxia activation Decreasing the initial number of cells has the same effect as increasing Tht, while decreasing the number or the initial strength ofthe oxygen sources has the...
... Process mapping was the main one used 3.9 In sum, there was a difference between the actual type of Lean thinking considered and used inthe public service sector and that used in manufacturing In ... recognized the Lean thinking origins ofthe improvement work “While the methodology has its roots in Lean, inthe end, perhaps because ofits ‘Lean and mean’ connotations, the phrase used to describe the ... rather than correction of errors Support for the development of a culture of continuous improvement Greater understanding ofthe whole system and how it fits together Better understanding of the...
... satisfied with their circumstances of living, - and their average QOL domain scores would be high, in comparison with the international data - In view ofthe robust findings inthe literature, ... model The domain scores ofthe WHOQOL-Bref can be computed in three ways The first is a summation ofthe raw scores ofthe constituent items The second and third ways consist of transforming the ... friendly have the potential to improve the QOL of students These findings complement the results of our regression analyses The finding about the predictive power ofthe child’s perception of parental...
... relating to blast fishing inthe area, and he is inthe process of describing the fisheries ofthe surrounding waters and cataloguing Bugis names for the fish which inhabit the reefs around the ... 44) Inthe case of Balobaloang Island (the area of interest in this study), the fishermen from Sumanga’ Island who use blast fishing say that they give a portion ofthe catch to the people of ... police (POLRI) andthe navy, leading to difficulties enforcing the DFP laws 19 Because ofthe difficulty enforcing the laws, MPA managers and other organizations interested in protecting the fisheries...
... characterisation of an actin binding protein, Bifocal (Bif), its interacting partners and their role inthe developing cytoskeleton The work in this thesis focuses on the developing fly eye, the targeting of ... roles in regulating the guidance of both crossing and non-crossing axons at the ventral midline ofthe developing vertebrate spinal cord andthe Drosophila ventral nerve cord For example, these ... ensemble containing five lamina neurons The arrival of retinal axon fascicles also elicits the differentiation of lamina glia (Winberg et al., 1992) and their migration into the lamina target field...
... made gains in both the finance/banking industries andinthe defence-related public sector Whereas some 125 000 women worked in finance and banking institutions in 1975, the number increased to ... worked inthe communications sector Twenty years later, though the number of men remained unchanged, the number of women rose to 550 000 A similar situation was seen inthe wholesale and retail ... answer: The two decades between 1975 and 1995 brought significant changes inthe representation of women in Freedonia's work force, according to the graphs In 1975, for example, some 300 000 men and...
... the Internet Society or other Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of developing Internet standards in which case the procedures for copyrights defined inthe Internet Standards ... computing authentication data which covers the data portion of a packet as well as the immutable in transit portions ofthe IP header ESP_NULL does not include the IP header in calculating the authentication ... and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119] Algorithm Definition NULL is defined mathematically by theuseofthe Identity function I applied to a block of...
... SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The banking industry is undergoing three major changes the consolidation ofthe industry, the spread of Internet banking, andthe increased freedom to combine banking with other ... obstacle in continuing to fill this role the increased difficulty of obtaining funds I MAJOR CHANGES INTHE BANKING SYSTEM While always in a state of flux, the nation’s banking system is now undergoing ... or the same state to organizations based in another state (Chart 3) At the beginning ofthe decade, 20 percent of deposits were controlled by out -of- state banking organizations By the end of the...
... loss ofthe mother often means loss ofthe direct carer, while the loss ofthe father puts the household in a difficult financial situation HIV/AIDS stands out as a cause of orphanhood, in that ... developed andthe gold reserves inthe mines are running out The collapse ofthe mining industry raises further problems, for example, most ofthe migrant labourers left the community when they lost their ... Springfontein ja, I think it’s Springfontein number one Andthe reason for that is that in Springfontein you have, it’s on the N1, the Springfontein, you have trucks coming inand out the area...
... from the second quarter of 2000 into job classes using beginning size of firm, mean size of firm over the period, and end size of firm If the beginning size ofthe firm is used to classify firms, ... innovation Small firms are the great innovators in some industries, while large firms are the great innovators in others Moreover, small and large businesses interact in innovative activity The ... well They include constraints on the supply of labor and other inputs, upward pressure on wages and rents, congestion of infrastructure, and (if fiscal incentives are provided to the locating...
... to interact with Calp1 This indicates the presence of a calpain binding site inthe C-terminal domain of smooth muscle a-actinin Involvement ofthe C-terminal domain of ask in Calp1 binding In ... to the origin of interactions [9,10,12,27] with the targets, the stability of complexes inthe resting stage [3,48] andthe activation state [7,33] ofthe binding calpain The topology ofthe interface ... Binding interface between Calp and ask was further located in this study Calpain binding structures were found within the 10 kDa C-terminal domain ofthe a-actinin molecule The inability of the...
... placement inthe IEP was determined on the basis of an in- house placement test of listening, reading, and writing skills (reliability coefficients for the listening and reading sections of this ... understand the meaning ofthe questions in this section Each session took 30 including instructions at the beginning, the listening comprehension task, and completion ofthe questionnaire The questionnaire ... the listening task so as not to bias any ofthe responses Results and Discussion To give the reader a better ideaofthe types of gestures the participants saw inthe lecture, discussion of the...
... aluminium and steel which in uence the welding behaviour: • The difference in melting points ofthe two metals and their oxides The oxides of iron all melt close to or below the melting point of ... Increasing the arc current increases the temperature ofthe weld pool and thereby increases the rate of absorption of hydrogen inthe molten metal Conversely, inthe flat welding position increasing the ... between the grains there is a mismatch, a loss of order, inthe orientation of these arrays Both the grain boundaries andthe size ofthe grains can have a marked effect on the properties of the...
... businesses, the traditional target client group of savings banks By capturing and channelling more ofthe remittances into the financial system and intermediating the flow ofthe resources, savings ... disbursing of loans and collecting loan repayments Another promising track for savings banks is to invest their savings deposits in microfinance institutions by specialising 18 Microfinance Information ... system, instead of relying on informal circuits In designing their products, savings banks take into account the special needs and limitations of lowincome households as well as those of more...
... by far the most influential mineral inthe brewing process Calcium reacts with phosphates, forming precipitates that involve the release of hydrogen ions andin turn lowering the pH ofthe mash ... remaining after the water has been boiled Permanent hardness results from calcium and magnesium salts of sulfates and chlorides remaining inthe water Brewhouse Chemistry Alkalinity inthe Brewhouse: ... finished beer will have a harsh, salty, and laxative character Brewhouse Chemistry Phosphates Phosphates are important pH buffers in brewing and useful for reducing the pH in mashing and during...
... obtained from the intuition ofthe analysts However, we think that the patterns which are based on the analysts' intuition to begin with should be supported and determined more precisely by the ... pattem, information conveyer and giver The tendency ofthe pattern is that those examples in this pattern are acceptable in English and Chinese, but not in Japanese (3) "The sign said fishing was ... to which the expression belongs to inthe result ofthe survey, the system should accept it for analysis, and come up with some metonymic reading using its inference mechanism (Iverson and Helmreich...
... from increased intake of fruits and vegetables The US Department of Agriculture andthe US Department of Health and Human Services (2005) recommend a daily intake of servings (4.5 cups) of fruits ... illnesses Linking Housing and Supportive Services The concept of linking housing and supportive services is not new In establishing the Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP) in 1978, the US Congress ... acknowledges the involvement ofthe following individuals Without Paul Haas of Solid Ground and Dr Branden Born ofthe University of Washington, this study would not have been possible Cathy Moray of the...
... to the invention ofthe combustion engine, other uses of oil, gas, and mineral resources, andthe advancement of fishing technology.27 The codification ofthe CBD marks the same tendency of defining ... above) consisting ofthe freedom of appropriation of GR andof TK on the part ofthe inventor on one side, while on the other the users inthe country in question had to purchase the secondary ... the ordinary meanings of a treaty in another area Therefore the interpreter ofthe TRIPS Agreement cannot subordinate the norms ofthe CBD to those of TRIPS Excluding the CBD from the interpretation...