... the same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available Typeset by Laserwords Private ... put the point of this paragraph is to say that a rational agent must act not merely in accordance with reason but from it The rational agent has a conception of her actions as rational or at least ... rather than empirical facts In the Kantian conception of rationality that I favor, the order ofthe three aspects of reason goes the other way Reason the faculty of reason—is identified first, as...
... of Medical Sciences ofthe State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo RESULTS The data analyzed came from a total of 958 individuals—929 males and 029 females 60 years of age or more The ... estado de São Paulo, Brasil: estudio poblacional Palabras clave 27 Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde Saúde nas Américas: 2007 Washington, D.C.: OPAS; 2007 (Scientific Publication No 662) 28 Wang ... Thumboo J The impact of diabetes mellitus and other chronic medical conditions on health-related qualityof life: is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? Health and qualityof life outcomes...
... Statistics Canada Classification of chronic conditions The respondents were asked to indicate whether they had a disease or another health condition diagnosed by a health professional that had ... promoting qualityof life in older adults The data were collected by Statistics Canada under the authority ofthe Statistics Act Access to the data was granted by Statistics Canada based ona peer-reviewed ... relationships Sample description and bivariate associations Most ofthe older adults (79%) had at least one ofthe chronic conditions that were considered in our study, 8% had a chronic condition...
... Canada Authors’ contributions The authors have participated in design and preparation ofthe study (RBM, CBH, MKP, JCN), collection of data (RBM, CBH, MKP), analysis of data (all), drafting the ... group (laypeople and firefighters) using the paired t-test Stata IC 10.1 (StataCorp, Texas, USA) was used for statistical analysis An a priori analysis was done and the necessary sample size was estimated ... PA: Qualityof cardiopulmonary resuscitation during out-ofhospital cardiac arrest JAMA 2005, 293:299-304 Kaye W, Rallis SF, Mancini ME, Linhares KC, Angell ML, Donovan DS, Zajano NC, Finger JA:...
... membrane hydration and avoidance of water flooding in the cathode catalyst layer and/or gas diffusion layer [2] Water management is related with air supply to the cathode and is one ofthe crucial ... solving the steady-state Navier-Stokes equations, i.e the continuity equation, the mass conservation equation for each phase yields the volume fraction (r ) and along with the momentum equations the ... mechanical, thermal, and electrical contact between the central parts ofthe gas diffusion backing and Membrane-Electrode-Assembly (MEA) 2.2 Model equations 2.2.1 Air and fuel gas flow In natural...
... model Tables 10: The reasons for the approval the application of giving a text as a model in the future Table 11: The reasons for the disapproval of application of giving a text as a model in the ... ways 10 Having a range of vocabulary As can be seen from the diagram above, ideas and a range of vocabulary are always demonstrated by writers If writers have poor ideas and vocabulary for their ... Table 2: The steps ofa writing lesson ofthe experimental group and control group The third stage is administering questionnaires on Saturday, April 13th The last stage consisted of data analyzing...
... studies have typically focused onthe spare parts portion of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) accounts, because good maintenance labor hour data are lacking The lack of labor data, as well as the failure ... Studies of an Age-Cost Relationship Cost Data Are Lacking in Key Areas A critical factor hampering studies of an age-cost relationship is the lack of detailed maintenance-related data for all relevant ... Percent AMC Army Materiel Command AMDF Army Master Data File AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity AR Armor Regiment ARI Automatic Return Item ASL Authorized Stockage List AVN Aviation Brigade...
... a regional model ofthe U.S agricultural sector, Lewandrowski et al examined the potential for carbon sequestration at various carbon prices At a carbon price of $34 per MT CO2e , they estimate ... grassland) Figure shows the regional breakout ofthe potential carbon dioxide equivalent sequestered through afforestation on cropland and pastureland and through soil management at a carbon price ... price of $34 per CO2e Figure 4—Carbon Sequestration Potential by Region (based on carbon price of $34/MT CO2e) Pacific Mountain Delta States South East Afforestation from cropland Appalachia Afforestation...
... caused by the drastically decreased rate of primary cleavage of RNase A (Fig 4), as discussed below As a consequence ofthe breakdown ofthe tertiary structure of RNase A in concentrations of trifluoroethanol ... chemicals were the purest ones commercially available Determination of RNase A concentration The protein concentration of RNase A stock solution was determined by using the molar absorption coefficient ... Fig was obtained by relating these values to the value determined for 0% trifluoroethanol Analytical ultracentrifugation Analytical ultracentrifugation was carried out ona Beckman Optima XL -A ultracentrifuge...
... Harada T, Taniguchi F, Izawa M, Ohama Y, Takenaka Y, Tagashira Y, Ikeda A, Watanabe A, Iwabe T, Terakawa N: Apoptosis and endometriosis Front Biosci 2007, 12:3140–3151 111 Yamaguchi K, Mandai ... decidual hemorrhage, and maternal-fetal activation ofthe hypothalamic-pituitary axis, amongst others [239] Of these etiologies, intrauterine infection and inflammation is considered a main contributor ... (TNF)alpha activates the apoptotic cascade, causing cell death Conversely, the antioxidants vitamin C and E, and sulfalazine can prevent this damage by inhibiting the activation of NF-kappa B...
... FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency INEEL Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIST National Institute of Standards and ... Damage Investigation, and the U.S.-Japan Natural Disaster Task Committee on WindHazards He has served onthe board ofthe American Association for Wind Engineering and is a member ofthe American ... the value of large-scale testing data (as compared to observational data) in the development and validation of computer simulations as a vehicle for (1) public education, (2) the validation of...
... basic for calculation of manager’s contractual pay-off They are also the basic to determine the reward and punishment for their’ performance The managers’ and accountants’ remuneration package will ... performances Many years later, this was the premise ofthe appearance ofthe term “motivation” and then it has rapidly become one ofthe most common concepts in everyday language Nowadays, it is a ... Goizueta, CEO of Coca-Cola, a total of $111.8 million which consisting of annual salary, bonuses, and long-term compensation This was also one ofthe most well-paid monetary incentive packages in the...
... of national and international rosters of arbitrators, and is the author of articles and a book onthe United Nations Commission on International Trade Law arbitration rules Mr Baker has had a number ... organizations, particularly in the contexts of antitrust, nonprofit organizations and international law Manne is a member ofthe Virginia bar, as well as the Bar ofthe U.S Bankruptcy Court for the ... the Eastern District of Virginia He is also a member ofthe American Law and Economics Association, the Canadian Law and Economics Association and the International Society for New Institutional...
... σ(ROAA) is the standard deviation ofthe average return of assets, E stands for equity, and A for total assets.22 The latter two are used to calculate the capital assets ratio (E /A = CAR) ROAA and ... downgraded after the removal of guarantees As savings banks in part own the federal state banks, a revaluation of their equity stake after the removal of guarantees may a ect their lending behavior ... borrowers after the removal ofthe guarantees The average credit qualityof new and of existing borrowers is higher for each annual observation after the removal of guarantees than for any observation...
... distinguish mechanisms ofthe early stage and late stage of island growth At the late stage, the transfer of silicon atoms from the STM tip by re-evaporation ofthe silicon that was accumulated onthe STM ... by the feedback circuit At large fluctuations, mechanical contact between the STM tip and the sample could occur The appearance ofthe large pit at the place ofthe tip–sample interaction as shown ... examined thequalityof STM images ofthe islands Note that after the creation of islands with the STM, the accumulation of silicon atoms onthe tip apex was not observed with the SREM This indicates...
... secreted early after monocyte activation and HMGB1 at a later stage IL-1b consistently acts at an early phase of inflammation whereas HMGB1 functions as a late mediator of inflammation (see above) These ... proteins in mammalian cells revealed the existence ofa machinery that is capable of translocating the protein across the plasma membrane [103], demonstrating a conserved pathway among lower and higher ... focused onthe b-isoform A detailed molecular analysis ofthe export process revealed that IL-1b does not make use of an unconventional pathway of translocation into the lumen ofthe endoplasmic...
... data on actual family income There are serious constraints onthe use of these data as income amounts are recorded in five broad bands Moreover, data on net family income in ALSPAC is only available ... whether the child has seen a doctor in the last year, whether they have a regular place for sick and health care, whether they have a regular bedtime and whether they wear a seat belt The parental ... cross-sectional representation ofthe ALSPAC sample has been investigated by comparison with the 1991 National Census data of mothers with infants under one year of age who were resident in the county of...
... library Korean National Tourism Organization in Seoul has its own library Some ofthe data was researched at magazines, books, videos, and newspapers in the library The Pusan Film Festival has offices ... Busan and Seoul The researcher visited the PIFF office in Seoul on August 14th, 2001 Official annual books and magazines of PIFF 27 For the official data ofthe PIFF, the data was collected in the ... Festival Although data of Cannes and Venice International Film Festivals are organized for chapter 2, review of literature, these data are considered as significant compared with the Pusan International...
... group stated onthe exit questionnaire what they liked best and least about the program They greatly appreciated the camaraderie and socialization engendered by the program Being able to meet others ... for their assistance with this study This work was supported by a grant from the Marian Chace Foundation to Madeleine Hackney and a grant from the American Parkinson Disease Association to Gammon ... Reach The control tango group experienced gains in One Leg Stance, and remained the same in Functional Reach, and Activities Balance Confidence (Table 3, Figs and 2) Attendance/Participation All...
... International Journal of Mobile Communications, International Journal of Electronic Healthcare and International Journal of Human Resources Management R Anthony Inman is Ruston Building and Loan Professor ... testing for the bias relieved the concern, collection ofthe strategy and performance data from separate sources would also have strengthened the study Ofthe scales used, only the organisational performance ... extent ofthe potential bias Substantial common method variance is signalled by the emergence of either a single factor or one ‘general’ factor that explains a majority ofthe total variance (Podsakoff...