... influence. Ignoring these nonschool factors introduces another
element of measurement error into thegrowth analyses inthe same way as it did inthe analysis of
individual earnings.
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of the production function or increasing the impact of an additional year of schooling.
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school attainment for individuals. This work, following the innovative analyses of human capital by
Jacob Mincer...
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inflows to reduce the NOFP.
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sufficient prior information to make an assessment as to whether the ... two-thirds since the currency crisis of 1998.
Nevertheless, the NOFP and other indicators of international reserve adequacy remain a
source of concern for investors that is reflected in South ... offering improved rates
of return. This could be done either by forcing a step exchange rate depreciation (and thereby
generating the expectation of a strengthening ofthe rand) or by raising...
... source of financing for enterprises, if their own
capital is excluded.
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dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial ... under the framework of financial globalization.
II. Review of Institution Building inthe Financial Sector
A. Main driving forces of institution building
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process of institution building inthe financial sector. The promulgation of The...
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United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies deter-
mined by clinical trials ... to
explore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported in
the individual studies. Using a model that included the geographic latitude of the
study site and the data ... <5 mm induration
after skin testing with 5 TU of PPD tuberculin. The Tice strain of BCG is administered
percutaneously; 0.3 mL ofthe reconstituted vaccine is usually placed on the skin in the
lower...
... Gregory F. Udell. 1998. The Economics of Small Business
Finance: The Roles of Private Equity and Debt Marketsinthe Financial
Growth Cycle,” Journal of Banking and Finance, August, pp. 657-59.
Carter, ... an important roleinthe financial system of
the U.S. economy. They complement theroleof large banks by special-
izing in relationship banking and providing credit to small
businesses—a sector ... “Small Business Lending and the
Changing Structure ofthe Banking Industry,” Journal of Banking and
Finance, August.
Sullivan, Richard J. 2000. “How Has the Adoption of Internet Banking Affected
Performance...
... detected at the dimer
interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of the
mutated residues. The models of RNase A covalent dimers
in the exchanging conformation were prepared using the
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the dimer interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of
the hinge loop residues. Likewise, the models of nonex-
changing and exchanging HHP-RNase were prepared start-
ing from 1Z7X. The ... through
the exchange between subunits of either their N-ter-
minal, or their C-terminal ends [33–35]. We found
that the behavior with the model membrane of the
dimer in which the C-terminal ends...
... N-linked oligosaccharide side-chains
are important for the GABA transport activity.
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of GAT1
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terminal ... results in reduction
of the stability of GAT1
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and N-linked oligosaccharides on protein stability, the
intracellular decay time ofthe GAT1, ... for the stability of this protein,
but the terminal structure ofthe N-glycans is not.
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of GAT1 to the plasma membrane
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... rating indicating a greater degree of
economic freedom. The minimum value inthe sample is 2.3 in Nicaragua in 1985, the
maximum value 9.08 in Honk Kong in1 995 and a mean of 6.06. Moreover, the ... cost savings and increases economic growth. The last
variable inthe table is the population variable, where the sign on the coefficient is
negative. This is not surprising either, since India ... on the
other year dummies turn out as anticipated. The coefficient on 1955 is neither
significant inthe OLS nor inthe RE. With increasing years, the coefficients on the
year dummies gain in...
...
disambiguated word meaning.
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these asynchronous processes that the process of
comprehension is defined.
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ledge ... affected.
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which forces use of articles in all ofthe above
contexts, as well as on-line production of these
morphemes in an attempt to determine in which ... HOPE, the
determination ofthe phonetic representation of a
recognized word determines the breadth of active
competition amon 9 meanings for subsequent time
intervals ofthe process. Depending...
... most of them and access-to-input for the worst
in this sub-pool. Conversely, the overbearing influence ofthe financial constraints in the
lower half is statistically associated with a rather ... expected-debt. The probability of increasing
debt raises with the fact that the enterprise was indebted inthe past (in all the groups).
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for 36%, and has been stable for the remaining 11%. An increase in indebtedness (of 80% in
average) is associated with a 14% decrease in production,...
... microfinance stands unrivalled in scale, and
outreach continues to grow in terms ofthe number of microborrowers.
Institutions providing microfinance in Asia play a critical rolein increasing
the ... for the same year. In terms of growth, the survey revealed
annual growth rates of 35% in terms ofthe number of clients and 46%
in terms ofthe size ofthe portfolio. This confirms that the Latin ... for the same year. In terms of growth, the survey revealed
annual growth rates of 35% in terms ofthe number of clients and 46%
in terms ofthe size ofthe portfolio. This confirms that the Latin...
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meaning ofthe music), then the multimedia example has passed the
similarity test and the relationship exhibited is one of conformance.
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account the director’s – and, therefore, the composer’s – intentions,
the narrative content ofthe film, and the overall strategy ofthe
director in constructing the multifaceted ... other-worldly. In this capacity, the
role of music is significantly enhanced by the level of ambiguity
inherent inthe visual scene. Specifically, the more ambiguous the
meaning ofthe visual image, the...
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these residues are not described well and there is no example
of mutational analysis of all of these residues inthe same
enzyme.
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the surrounding residues. The results so far indicate that
larger parts ofthe polar core ofthe catalytic TIM barrel of
family 18 chitinases play a role during catalysis. It will thus
be interesting ... conformations. The Asp142 equiv-
alent inthe family 18 chitinase from Coccidioides immitis
was found to be inthe ÔdownÕ position inthe apoenzyme
and inthe ÔupÕ position inthe complex with allosamidin...
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document containing the sentence and properties
of the sentence itself. Regarding the former type,
two features come into play: the relevance score
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Since the count variant of POURPRE achieved the highest
correlation with of cial rankings, the nugget score is simply
the highest fraction in terms of word overlap between the ... acquiring nuclear weapons?”, which are the
focus ofthe AQUAINT program inthe U.S., and
opinion questions such as “How does the Chilean
government view attempts at having Pinochet tried
in Spanish...
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marble. During the first year ofthe study, when the lining served only as mulch due to
lack of rainfall, an increase of ... to improve the HI of wheat,
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adopt rainwater harvesting at an individual farm level. Especially due to the low economic
status of many ofthe farmers...