... that bring together segments addressing the key topics The final step inthe creation ofthe module involves selecting audio and video clips to illustrate the key points that emerge from the interviews ... about terminology but reflect profound and genuine differences about the nature of diseases, the efficacy and appropriateness of interventions andthe role ofmedical professionals They stem ... but the law stands as a useful reminder ofthe dangers ofthe practice Narrative-based medicine The twin issues of how to define ontologies for clinical activities and how to define a set of controlled...
... borrowing concern the floating of paper continuously inthe market is almost tantamount to the issue and sale of bonds From the standpoint ofthe banking system the floating of such paper is also ... consider in detail the nature ofthe process involved inthe manufacture of bank credit, the relation of loans to other magnitudes inthe balance sheet in both individual and collective banking, the ... at the outset to consider carefully the nature of banking, the essence of which consists inthe practice of extending loans far in excess of either the capital or cash holdings ofthe bank in...
... description ofthe branch-point between the methionine and threonine biosynthesis pathways Inthe following the model is used to investigate the sensitivity ofthe two-enzyme system to the different input ... on the uxes of cystathionine and threonine CGS properties thus confer independence between the cysteine andthe cystathionine/threonine uxes The nature ofthe kinetic mechanism of CGS (a ping-pong ... variables and to explain the behaviour ofthe branch-point in terms ofthe kinetic properties of CGS and TS Sensitivity analysis In a rst analysis, uxes of cystathionine and threonine (Fig 3)...
... process This invites the conclusion that a form of verticalisation is necessary for the restructuring ofthe Landesbanks The goal of tying the business models of Landesbanks and savings banks in this ... savings banks, which are (indirectly) owners ofthe Landesbanks There have been some notable exceptions to date, mainly inthe operating area ofthe Federal State of Berlin, in Frankfurt am Main, ... Main, in BadenWürttemberg andin Braunschweig Accordingly, the restructuring ofthe Landesbanks sector is anything but an inherently solvable task Redistributing and/ or shrinking volumes and/ or...
... displayed inthe Slider window Verify that the volume ofthe sine wave generated has increased Press the up-arrow key again to continue increasing the slider, incrementing by up to 30 The amplitude of ... Select GEL Æ Sine Gain Æ Gain This should bring out the Slider window shown in Figure 1.7, with the minimum value of 10 set for the gain Press the up-arrow key to increase the gain value from ... of points inthe lookup table to four points in lieu of eight points—for example, {0, 1000, 0, -1000} The size ofthe array sine_table andthe loop index also need to be changed Verify that the...
... (Fig. 1 and 2): on the one hand because of high level of tectonic fissuration, on the other hand owing to the presence ofthe erodible shales and silty sandstone (T2-3 lc) inthe ... Fig. 3. Location ofthe debris and mud flash flood inthe area of Lay Nua Commune. 4. Pattern and determinant agents ofthe debris and mud flash flood inthe Lay Nua Commune area 4.1. The determinant agents ... ofthe 20th Century. 2.2. Relief ofthe region The relief ofthe region is middle mountainous (1200‐1700 m of height inthe west and 1500‐2000 m inthe east part). Note the ...
... used to assess the fit ofthe CFA models, including the comparative fit index (CFI), the goodness of fit index (GFI), the χ2 goodness of fit test andthe root mean square error of approximation ... were included from each ofthe age groups/grades in order to reach the original target of 2,400 adolescents For example, the total number of students in Greece attending the first grade ofthe ... for the investigation of a broader range of psychopathology [9] The originally proposed factor structure ofthe SDQ includes five scales of five items each, corresponding with the domains of psychopathology...
... One ofthe criteria used in this study to differentiate the third heart sound from splitting ofthe second heart sound was the effect of high heart rate on the third heart sound Splitting ofthe ... DC, Hinchcliff KW: Veterinary Medicine 9th edition London, W B Saunders; 2000 Gay CC, Radostits OM: Clinical Examination ofthe Cardiovascular System In Veterinary Clinical Examination and Diagnosis ... sheep and pigs so it is possible to hear these two sounds in some clinically normal cattle [6] However, care must be taken to differentiate these sounds andthe splitting ofthe first and second...
... [7] The aim ofthe study was to identify if the early statuses ofthe innate and adaptive immune systems of septic patients differ in relation to the underlying type of infection stimulating the ... located either inthe cell membrane or inside the cytoplasm of blood monocytes and tissue macrophages Endotoxins ofthe cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria and peptidoglycan ofthe cell wall of Gram-positive ... intraabdominal infections absolute counts of CD8-lymphocytes andthe rate of apoptosis of CD8-lymphocytes decrease; in primary bacteremia the rate of apoptosis of NKT cells increase; andin VAP/HAP the...
... because they have to manage the medicine cabinets and use medical equipments to treat the crew members on board (taking over the tasks ofmedical officers inthe past) but completely unaware ofthe ... knowledge and practice training of maritime medicine for deck officers 11 Table 3.11 Training result of practice skill of maritime medicine knowledge for deck officers before and after training (n=104) ... conducted the intervention applying one inthe main proposed measures namely "strengthening maritime medicine training programs for companies’ deck officers under the provisions ofthe STCW Convention/2010...
... THE EFFECT OF SIZE AND GROWTH ON LEVERAGE: EVIDENCE INTHE FISHERY AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY IN VIETNAM In Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements ofthe Degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ... particular, the following theories will be considered: (i) the ‘M&M theory’; (ii) the ‘Agency theory’, (iii) the ‘pecking order theory’ and (iiii) the ‘trade-off theory’ The decision on the capital ... profitability is strong and opposing signs in Korea and Malaysia The approach with the suggestion in Hussain (1997) andin Rajan and Zingales (1995) is that the theoretical determinants of capital structure...
... strategy and including a proper cleaning up of bank balance sheets, recapitalisation and separation are critical to solving this crisis while maintaining the euro intact The interim role ofthe ECB and ... where the probability ofthe reference entity surviving in each ofthe periods is 95% So the probability of default over the life ofthe contract is only 19%, shown on the left-hand side, andthe ... resulted in high levels of debt inthe household and corporate sectors in many ofthe countries that are inthe worst competitive positions The combination of generalised deleveraging and a banking...
... (B2C) testing out retail opportunities beyond the increasingly saturated and pricey Tier cities and recognising the growing spending power of those in also seeing more brands and industries Internet ... retailing Online retailing in Asia will continue to grow strongly on the back of rapid leading markets, Japan and South Korea, losing share to China and 22 infrastructure andin payment and security ... come in at a slightly slower rate than expected in our last report, 3% in 2011, against forecasts of 6% demand will outstrip that of China’s, rising incomes and a growing appetite rising prices and...
... significantly inthe Bt cotton segment ofthe market One way of gaining insight into the effects of corporate acquisitory behavior on India’s seed and agbiotech industries is to examine changes in industry ... Herfindahl-Hirschman index The small number of firms involved in GM field trials in India is measured as a high level of concentration within the portion ofthe industry where R&D investments in ... the total market share held by the four largest firms inthe industry The HHI measures the size of firms in relation to the industry and is calculated as the sum ofthe squared market share of...
... representation ofthe four-repeat microtubule-binding domain (MBD) moiety inthe entire human tau protein (A) andthe amino acid sequence of each repeat (B) The regions from the first to the fourth ... initiating filament formation In contrast, the increase in ThS intensity was very slow in R2 (Fig 2B), indicating that the aggregation mechanism of R2 is different from that of R3 As the ThS intensity ... mixing times of 40 and 100 ms The NOESY spectra were also measured at mixing times of 100, 200, and 300 ms Assuming the same correlation time for all the protons, the offset dependence of the...
... harvesting Machine harvesting is beneficial in terms of quick harvesting ofthe crop and hence in terms of minimizing harvesting losses Table Effect of harvesting methods on the harvesting losses ... improvement of cost and losses of harvesting and drying practices without further installation ofthe equipments If the benefits from service of harvesting and drying are included, the cooperative ... situation ofthe milling system in Kien Giang Province based on results of survey conducted during two years (2006-2008), introducing various milling lines and equipments, and evaluating the investment...
... There were collectors randomly distributed at the mountain spruce stand and at the highland spruce stand During the winter the number of collectors at the mountain spruce stand was reduced to Bulk ... collector installed inthe nearby open area Samples were taken once a month inthe winter season andin 14-day intervals in other seasons The samples were transferred to the laboratory and prepared ... within the framework of International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (UN-ECE 2006) and is used also in this study The main drawback of the...