... implies that the value to the firm ofthe call provision is greater for the newly issued bond Other things equal, the yield ofthe more recently issued bonds should be greater, reflecting the higher ... having the new debt rank ahead of theirs If the existing debt is senior, then debt the issuance of additional senior debt means that the same amount of equity supports a greater amount of debt; ... can be used to pay off debt In the extreme case, a dividend that is equal to the value ofthe assets leaves bondholders with nothing c If the existing debt is junior, then the original debtholders...
... governs the size ofthe orbital (wave function) and determines the energy ofthe orbital The value of n corresponds to the number ofthe shell in the Bohr atomic theory and the larger the n, the ... approximately independent ofthe nature ofthe groups in the rest ofthe molecule The resultant ofthe vectorial addition of all bond moments yields the overall dipole moment ofthe molecule c02.qxd ... the energy ofthe electrons, and their location in space with respect to the nuclei they hold together are fundamental to the understanding of all chemistry The nature ofthe bonding of atoms to...
... comparing the results of these two tests In the beginning ofthe course in April, I gave my class the first mock test for the purpose of capturing the students’ current level of English proficiency ... integrate what they discussed among themselves, then presented the results in front ofthe class The issues I proposed to them for the discussion were as follows: Were the series of listening strategies ... listening has changed from the mastery of discrete skills in the 1970s to new theoretical models of comprehension from the field of cognitive psychology in the 80s and 90s Then the distinction between...
... considerations ofthe proposed study This chapter contained a detailed presentation ofthe research questions, hypotheses, and variables ofthe model that would measure the correlations ofthe constructs ... determine the current correlation and assess the trend among these constructs that were used in the proposed empirical study; the literature offers many insights The literature supports the general ... USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality ofthe copy submitted In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these...
... prices to the stock of money times the turnover rate of each dollar This identity is expressed as MVT ≡ PT T In view ofthe basic result ofthe quantity theory of money, the behavior of money ... which allow the AIC = T log ∑ + N Here, T is the number of usable observations, ∑ is the determinant ofthe variance/covariance matrix ofthe residuals, and N is the total number of parameters ... ∑ + N log( T ) T Here, T is the number of usable observations, ∑ is the determinant ofthe variance/covariance matrix ofthe residuals, and N is the total number of parameters estimated in all...
... to ensure the survival of organisations and to overcome limitations ofthe trait, behavioural and contingency theories ofthe past The new theories of leadership evolved in reaction to the increasingly ... as the probability that a value ofthe statistic will be at least as extreme as the sample value ofthe test statistic in the direction ofthe alternate hypothesis” (Byrkit, 1987:52) Thus the ... University of Michigan Models (Bass, 1990) The restrictions of these behavioural theories 10 are their omission of situational factors on the level of leader effectiveness One concern is whether one...
... to the administration ofthe activities and processes within the logistics function of a firm Inter-functional coordination refers to the coordination of activities amongthe functional areas of ... strategies One ofthe goals of this study is to examine the relationship amongthe type of supply chain a firm participates in and two ofthe firm’s functional strategies, namely their manufacturing ... supply chain, for the purposes of improving the long-term performance ofthe individual companies and the supply chain as a whole.” Other definitions of supply chain management are offered in Table...
... i.e with the same level of emotional intelligence, the leaders show higher level ofthe score ofthe visionary leadership seem their employee have the score of performance lower than others Although ... and the employees’ performance were already discussed exhaustively This sections presents the discussions on therelationshipsofthe three variables by working on the third hypothesis Hypothesis ... playing the vital role in the performance ofthe leaders and the efficiency of leadership skills 1.2 STATEMENT OFTHE PROBLEM This study attempts to examine the relationship between...
... levels/categories of motivation At the level ofthe individual cow, the veterinarians seemed to base their treatment decisions on the cow's characteristics They focussed generally on the practical use ofthe ... ofthe data in and of itself as the basis for taking relevant action at the farm They may skip the process of systematic analysis of data and give advice based on their immediate evaluation of ... adjusting ofthe score to fit to the treatment decision This category of veterinarians based the treatment decision on an overall evaluation ofthe case, irrespective ofthe existence of scores...
... obtain amongthe participants, including permanent and temporary relationshipsof one kind or another, both the types of speech role that they are taking on in the dialogue and the whole cluster of ... refers to the consideration of meaning in an incongruent way at the level ofthe organization ofthe discourse The most congruent form of joining two ideas is An investigation into the role of metaphor ... a different way of construing the world Second, it can increase the information load ofthe nominal group by nominalizing the dynamic process and putting several epithets before the head of the...
... ofthe work of art as an event that ‘holds open the Open ofthe world’.20 The work ofthe work of art is the uncovering of ontological difference: Art and poetry in Levinas 221 In the midst of ... (3) The idea that art ‘brings into the world the obscurity of fate’ summarizes neatly the thesis ofthe materiality of art (namely that the artwork [is] an event of darkening of being in the ... saying that the temporality ofthe work of art ‘does not have the quality ofthe living instant which is open to the salvation of becoming The value of this instant is thus made of its misfortune...
... receives BPDUs from the Root If multiple BPDUs are received, then there must be a loop in the network The BPDU with the lowest cost is the best path to the Root • The goal of every non-root bridge/switch ... protocol is the protocol being mapped across the frame relay cloud, such as IP or IPX • destination-IP is the IP address ofthe frame relay interface at the other end ofthe PVC • local-DLCI is the local ... called the “last mile” • Normally not more than a few miles Demarcation Point (Demarc) • The line between the customer site and the provider network • Inside ofthe demarc is the CPE • Outside of the...
... exceptions The letter indicates the strength ofthe recommendation, which is based on the opinion ofthe Working Group, and the roman numeral reflects the nature ofthe evidence supporting the recommendation ... Group under the auspices ofthe Office of AIDS Research (OAR) ofthe National Institutes of Health Pediatric specialists with expertise in specific OIs reviewed the literature since the last publication ... reviewed by the core Writing Group, the Office of AIDS Research, experts at CDC, the HIV Medicine Association of IDSA, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics...
... show that the data fit well with the individual determination of flux control coefficients by PFK, PK and LDH The role ofthe las operon is discussed on the basis ofthe distribution of flux control ... analysis ofthe las operon Comparison of control by the las enzymes Based on the data presented here and on earlier data for LDH [10], it is possible to compare the flux controls ofthe individual ... enhance the activity ofthe PTS system and thereby result in further increases in hexose phosphate pools The decreased LDH activity may contribute further to this effect by causing an accumulation of...
... affect the type of inhibition and the Ki value ofthe oligopeptides Tat(1–9) and Trp2-Tat(1–9) On the other hand, corresponding to the fourfold difference ofthe Km values ofthe hydrolysis of both ... group ofthe enzyme A hydrophobic interaction ofthe side chain of Met1 of Tat(1–9) with the phenyl ring ofthe substrate Ala-Pro-pNA resulted in a fixation ofthe aromatic leaving group Rather ... (Fig 2A), which therefore was not suitable for the determination ofthe Ki value From the Hill-plot, binding ofthe inhibitor to different binding sites was reflected by the change ofthe slope in...
... to quantify the amount of recovered protein owing to the presence of a high molar excess of BSA remaining in the buffer Therefore, a fixed aliquot ofthe protein was incubated with the indicated ... confirmed the nature of this protein (data not shown) Moreover, the spectrum reported in the figure showed the occurrence of a series of signals that were not interpreted simply on the basis ofthe ... of 70 kDa (marked by an asterisk), recognized to the same extent also by the GT sequence Binding ofthe GT oligomer was not a result of DNA interaction with the more abundant components of the...
... the bottom of letters Look carefully at the bottoms ofthe letters in this and the next sentence You will most easily see these lines on the bottoms ofthe letters “m” and “n” as well as on the ... The 50% rule: Balance the white space Effective use of white space — the margins and the amount of text on the page — also affects legibility At the time ofthe Tinker and Paterson studies, the ... while searching for the beginning ofthe new line Moreover, if the paragraph already has a hard return between the end ofthe last paragraph and the beginning ofthe next, there is no need to...
... estimates ofthe background rates of intussusception among infants and estimates ofthe total number of doses of RV5 that have been administered to infants As of March 31, 2008, the number of confirmed ... periods began weeks after the last dose ofthe series in the per-protocol analyses The number of persons with rotavirus cases and the number of infants who contributed to the analyses are presented; ... (10,97) Among RV5 and placebo recipients, the incidence of SAEs within 42 days of any dose (2.4% of 36,150 and 2.6% of 35,536, respectively) was similar Across the studies, the incidence of death...
... For this reason, the Internet must be granted the same protection When the founding fathers ofthe US constitution spoke ofthe freedom ofthe press, they were concerned about the primary and ... motives of these digital outlaws, the result of their conduct threatens the promise ofthe Internet by reducing public confidence and consumer trust in the whole system.28 The threat of growing ... the activities of those who use it The legal questions arising from the increasingly complex world ofthe Internet has raised questions about the role and the rule of law in this new domain These...