... research assistance The views expressed here are those ofthe authors and not necessarily represent those ofthe Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco or the Board of Governors ofthe Federal Reserve ... 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 ... identifying the exact channels through which these effects occur Nevertheless, we argue that the configuration of asset price changes may be suggestive ofthe extent to which the signaling vs, the risk...
... mothers’ migration: those left behind in the village by migrant mothers, as foster-children in the care of relatives or with their fathers; Health Transition Review Theimpactof rural-urban migration ... different stages ofthe rural-urban migration process, and other results ofthe multivariate models The bracketed asterisks indicate that migrants’ risks of mortality around the time ofmigration and ... born before migration, whose breastfeeding may have terminated at the time ofmigration because of separation from the mother or the stress and necessary adjustments imposed on the mother by moving;...
... as a country of high power distance It’s easy to see the differences in the height ofthe ‘wai” (the Thai greeting) which represents the extent of this power distance People who their status ... affects their work, but they accept that the boss is the one who finally decides (Geer Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede 2005, p.56) Taking Denmark as an example, with a score of 18 points Denmark is at the ... signal ofthe end of negotiations and the start of 'working together' In Middle Eastern countries much negotiation takes place leading into the 'agreement', signified by shaking hands However, the...
... responds to the changes required by the AUSFTA We plan to observe theimpactofthe AUSFTA on key impact points ofthe regulation and governance of Australia's pharmaceutical sector and to track the ... cost [emphasis added] of that therapy with that of alternative therapies, whether or not involving the use of other drugs or preparations.' The section goes on to state that if the product is 'substantially ... that the AUSFTA would lead to no amendment ofthe National Health Act 1953 (Cth) and in particular to the mechanism therein of cost-effectiveness pricing of pharmaceuticals Potential impacts of the...
... also for these countries the existence of cointegration could not be rejected We therefore specify the VAR models in the level ofthe variables Nevertheless, we neither impose the number of cointegrating ... to offset the macro economic effects ofthe collapse ofthe bubble).2 Of course, it is by no means clear that central banks are better able to judge the appropriate level of asset prices and the ... triggered by the adoption of tight monetary policy in Germany to offset the aggregate demand effects of German Reunification The figure indicates that following the collapse ofthe “bubble economy”...
... before the initiation ofthe NARP Even in these selected centres already applying local antibiotic restriction policies the utilisation of many ofthe restricted antibiotics was decreased and the ... changes the antimicrobial resistance patterns of certain pathogens Since parenteral forms of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin were not restricted for the first three days of therapy by NARP, the consumption ... specialists just for the first 72 h of treatment but further utilization required IDS approval In this multicenter study we aimed to assess theimpactofthe antibiotic restriction policy on the antibiotic...
... when they did their pretest The results ofthe posttest were compared with the results ofthe pretest to assess the effects of extensive reading on the students’ reading comprehension proficiency ... after the experiment IV Results ofthe questionnaire The results ofthe questionnaire are presented in the following sections IV.5.1 Result ofthe first part ofthe questionnaire Table indicates the ... type of program, level, and other variables (Day and Bamford ,2002) 16 The level ofglobal understanding required varies with the student's language proficiency, the nature ofthe texts, and other...
... general k = k The size ofthe delay bins determines the time delay resolution ofthe model; therefore a reasonable bin size is the resolution ofthe specific measurements (if the model is measurement ... increases with the number of fingers Thus the performance ofthe Rake receiver is largely based on the number of fingers, the number of multipath components, their amplitude statistics, and the relative ... again Aer is the realized effective area ofthe receiving antenna Using (2.5) the realized effective area ofthe received antenna can be written in terms ofthe gain and wavelength ofthe signal...
... affected by the zooplankton species that exist in the habitat, and this effect is defined by the food preference ofthe zooplankton For successful modeling ofthe lake ecosystem, theimpactof zooplankton ... 1990) The lake ecological model is one ofthe most powerful tools to predict the long-term effects of biomanipulation Studies have tried to predict the effects of biomanipulation on the basis of ... in the model On the other hand, each state variable (box) described in Fig consists many species and growth stages of organisms Therefore, the kinetic parameters of them have a certain ranges of...
... later considers the role of followers and the contextual nature ofthe leadership The concept of leadership starts with the theory of Great Man Great Man theory assumes that the capacity for ... possessed certain traits but the absence of them did not necessarily mean that the person was not a leader Despite the fact that there was little consistency in the results ofthe various trait studies, ... intelligence Of these, the most widely explored has tended to be charisma (Bolden et al., 2003) The failures of early trait theory led researchers to go to another direction in the late 1940s through the...
... that reflects the goal of building and protecting brand The Lure ofGlobal Branding 103 equity At Smirnoff, theglobal brand manager is given the title of president ofthe Pierre Smirnoff Company, ... In another example, theglobal brand manager at Smirnoff has signoff authority on the selection of advertising agencies and themes While companies are spelling out the authority oftheglobal ... In the top-down approach, the country brand team has the burden of justifying any departures from theglobal brand strategy In the bottom-up approach, theglobal brand strategy is built from the...
... understand the composition and function of employee workgroups — both formal and informal They will then develop an understanding of how and why members of these groups resist the changes within the ... the Cold War was the center of world attention, making the issue of democracy both topical and compelling In the context oftheglobal and technological changes occurring over the past five years, ... organizations change, then logically, so too must employee perceptions of their role in the organization In a consideration ofthe objectives of this chapter, we therefore invoke social identity theory (SIT)...
... more than the sum of all students in the class This then raises the question ofthe validity and authority of knowledge gained over the Internet How can the learner be sure ofthe sources of information? ... wide variety of ways to stimulate various forms of learning The most significant feature ofthe multiple forms of media is that they allow for the presentation of knowledge in a variety of ways Thus ... develop the ability in their students to find their own structure or understanding ofthe organization of an area of study Multimedia provides an opportunity to offer a variety of different ways of...
... section, there are a number of theories that attempt to explain the flow of FDI The Eclectic Paradigm theory is the most useful for analyzing the implication of FDI in economic development The next ... increased to the value of US$ 1,151 million in 1999, up by 117% from the year before This is attributed to the policy ofthe Singapore government to become the financial hub ofthe ASEAN region The Government ... (OECD, 1999a) The level of FDI inflow from the United States was steady during 1990 - 1996 The increase of US investment during 1997-1998 was partly the result ofthe devaluation of Thai currency...
... Critical Applications Impacted • High CPU • Applications Impacted • High CPU • Instability • Loss of Mgmt Availability of Networking Resources Impacted by the Propagation ofthe Worm RST-3479 11221_05_2005_c2 ... adjacent Catalyst® switch 10.10.0.0/16 • The wireless mobile node endpoints are addressed out ofthe summary range as defined by the location ofthe controller or the WLSM switch 172.26.100.0/24 Subnet ... traverse the GRE tunnel to the Sup720 • Sup720 forwards deencapsulated packets in HW • The packet is switched and sent back to the GRE tunnel connected to other AP • When mobile nodes associate to the...
... indicate the degree of attainment of such objectives in a dynamic way, increases the likelihood of success of such projects In fact, one ofthe research priorities in the CRM field is the development ... measurement which involves the assessment ofthe results derived from the implementation of different marketing strategies One of these barriers is the complexity to isolate the effects of a particular ... providing support to the top executives to identify potential problems and assess the success ofthe company An increasing number of authors agree with them indicating the importance of soft measures...
... outside the office The use of ICT for internal communication has been elaborated in the previous section Readers are referenced to the discussion there Here, we will concentrate more on the use of ... through the internet has also been a choice for TI While the field survey finds no firms that markets through the internet, but it is of no surprise if any of them will start one in the future The ... we will reach a point of effectiveness team The measure ofthe group’s effectiveness is its ability to achieve its objectives and satisfy the needs ofthe individuals in the group So what factors...
... Identify the level ofimpact — high, medium, or low — that each technology type would have on the given layer of a Windows DNA design Write your answers in the grid provided After completing the above ... discuss your responses with the class The instructor will write the class consensus on a flip chart Use the space below for brainstorming Activity 7.2: Determining theImpactof Technology on a Windows ... Determining theImpactof Technology on a Windows DNA Design Exercise 1: Determining Technology Implications ! Determine technology implications Participate in small groups as assigned by the instructor...
... aggregate levels of funding to local government, the distribution ofthe increases has varied with a general favouring ofthe metropolitan authorities in the north and midlands over the southern shire ... public/private partnerships on the practice of budgeting To examine theimpactof cross-service programmes on budgeting practice To compare the two authorities and examine the emergence of innovations in ... theimpactof third way modernisation on local government budgeting 3.3 The experience of ‘Eastmet’ The City of Eastmet Metropolitan District Council (an assumed name) is a large council in the...
... stratum was calculated as: (the sum ofthe MOS of all PSUs within the stratum) (the number of PSUs drawn within the stratum) x (the MOS ofthe drawn PSU) The sampling weight of a drawn clinic within ... at the day ofthe field work The final sampling weight of any person drawn in the clinic sample is then equal to the sampling weight ofthe relevant clinic multiplied by the total number of persons ... number of beds is between 31 and 80, then the hosp_MOS = 2; • If the number of beds is between 81 and 150, then the hosp_MOS = 3; • If the number of beds is between 151 and 300, then the hosp_MOS...