... some ofthe other main risks of inflation-linked bonds: ½ Index-based risk: The risk that the given inflation index mismeasures the actual increase in prices of goods and services that the bond ... accordingly The chart below illustrates the structure of a hypothetical inflationlinked bond issued with a principal of $100 million, a coupon rate of 3% and a maturity of three years The example ... bonds The UK was the first major market to issue these bonds in 1981, and they now represent approximately 23% ofthe UK’s total outstanding debt US TIPS assets have grown to $560 billion since they...
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... criteria of good tests and theoretical ideas on test reliability and validity as well as achievement tests Chapter 3- The study is the main part ofthe thesis showing the context ofthe study andthe ... assessment ofthe test reliability and validity These conclusions are as follows: The test with chosen items is compatible with the aims ofthe courses andthe objectives ofthe syllabus andthe test ... kind of software in a server Before the examinations, the person who is in charge of preparing the tests will use the software to mix the test items in the item bank and print out the tests All the...
... at IAS and RIFAV The objective of these two trials is to investigate the effect of growing media on crop development, yield and quality of greenhouse grown tomato and cucumber • Planning and resource ... of Agriculture and Forestry andthe Institute of Agricultural Sciences for South Vietnam the major Vietnamese project partners NSW Department of Primary Industries is the Australian partner The ... established at IAS and RIFAV The objective of these two trials is to investigate the effect of growing media on crop development, yield and quality of greenhouse grown tomato and cucumber Publication...
... production practices and supply chains The project is led by the Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetables with Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry andthe Institute of Agricultural Sciences ... with further research and development This project addresses the issues of food safety and food quality from production to market to encourage the economic viability and sustainability ofthe Vietnamese ... horticulturists and 50 vegetable traders and growers Workshop participants came from 35 provinces throughout North and South Vietnam One ofthe highlights ofthe workshops was the discussion forums and it...
... production practices and supply chains The project is led by the Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetables with Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry andthe Institute of Agricultural Sciences ... participation of farmers and other supply chain participants and that there will be additional informal training activities either side ofthe workshop • • The successful continuation of research ... with further research and development This project addresses the issues of food safety and food quality from production to market to encourage the economic viability and sustainability ofthe Vietnamese...
... differences are reduced by the ability ofthe project leader in both Vietnamese and English Inclusion of several institutes in the project, supported by MARD andthe training of officers from 64 provinces/cities ... influencing the practices of others through the formation of a farmer group selling into Metro andthe Saigon Co-opmart Technical expertise and assistance was also provided to a number of entrerprises ... how they could improve the QA aspects of their business Developing the market share for Vietnam coir products for use in the greenhouse and hydroponic industries requires an understanding of product...
... look more at the professional design ofthe site, whether they can get, “a quick lay-out ofthe site”, the user-friendliness ofthe site, and speedy interface times rather than if the content ... Demographic assessments ofthe sites were made such as determining the audience they were aimed at, the source ofthe website, the purpose, whether they were Health on the Net Foundation (HON) ... owner 87% ofthe time The purpose ofthe site was typically to promote the provider (87% of sites) None oftheweb sites displayed HON certification logo nor did any appear to meet the HON certification...
... structure annotations The inputs and outputs ofthe Annotation Tool are depicted in Figure The input consists of a genomic sequence, exon evidence, and evidence references The output ofthe Annotation ... in a review version ofthe Annotation Tool Then, the administrator reviews the annotation and is able to edit any attributes ofthe record When satisfied with their analysis, the administrator ... triangles The multiple sequence alignment in the lower panel ofthe Transcript View corresponds to the region of graphic contained within the green rectangle (2) The first exon (3) ofthe public...
... the table 8, when dealing with pre-listening, 28% ofthe students said that the softwares are very useful, 66% of them said that the softwares are useful, and only 6% of them said that the softwares ... Table 8: The usefulness ofthe softwares in listening stages 28 Table 9: Uses ofthe softwares in Pre-listening stage 28 Table 10: Uses ofthe softwares in While-listening 29 Uses ofthe softwares ... while-listening, 78% ofthe students said that the softwares are very useful and useful, 22% of them said that the softwares are not very useful For post-listening, 54% of them said that the softwares are...
... study ofthe design and operation of SMB and Varicol for such a nonlinear system in the presence of mass transfer resistance and dispersion effect is therefore of great technical significance The ... density andthe solvating power ofthe fluid is highly dependent on the pressure and temperature, and so is the affinity of a given solute With a higher operating pressure, the density increases, the ... the elution of polar and large molecules (Schulte and Strube, 2001) The introduction of modifier, in most cases an alcohol or ether, can help to solve part ofthe problem since the presence of...
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... very specialized audience State -of -the- art researchers need this kind of detailed mathematics to understand the theoretical implications ofthe work A basic premise of this book is that most practical ... word in the incoming audio signal is isolated and then analyzed to identify the type of excitation and resonate frequencies These parameters are then compared with previous examples of spoken ... away at the speed of light Aircraft in the path of this wave will reflect a small portion ofthe energy back toward a receiving antenna, situated near the transmission site The distance to the object...
... patterns Whether these are activated depends on the social demands placed on the individual by the way of life of their community These determine the situational contexts evocative ofthe social ... see the rise of psychology andthe application of its psychometric methods to the study of social phobia The first scale for the measurement of social anxiety À the psychological construct at the ... if the above definitions ofthe two terms andthe distinctions drawn between them were of interest and perhaps of some clinical value, they would hardly be meaningful so far as research and theory...
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... 2003: 32) The basic claims ofthe cognitive account of metaphor, developed by Lakoff, Johnson and Turner (Lakoff and Johnson 1980, Lakoff 1987, Lakoff and Turner 1989, Lakoff 1993), and elaborated ... establishment and maintenance ofthe interpersonal relationship between the speaker andthe listener and affect the fulfillment ofthe goal ofthe verbal interaction Verbalization and grammatical ... Therefore, a theory of language must be able to describe both the potential, andthe initiation of a choice from that potential If the relationship between the meaning potential andthe realization of...