... nutrients for N, P, K by using wastewater and river water for irrigation (kg ha-1) Two horizontal lines show the nutrition demand for N, P, K of rice and maize H and L indicated the demand supplying ... 42-47 areasthe use of wastewater and sewage sludge for irrigation and fertilizers is a common practice and popular [1-6] Wastewater is often the only source of water for irrigation Even in areas ... 0.29±0.10 pH, SS and COD The water quality determined is summarized in Table The pH ranged between 7.20 and 7.87 The chemical oxygen demand (COD) and suspended solid (SS) in water were high, and much...
... unreachable without them Don’t even wait forthe opportunity to arise At dinner, if you wait forthe other people at the table to mention dessert, chances are, they won’t They’re sitting there hoping ... well: teachers, mentors, spouses, friends, and more Never forget what they’ve done for you Honor them visibly Let them know they matter and are critical to your life Always Something occurred ... Desire for YOU One Final Life Quote Notes Acknowledgments Mantesh 20,000 DAYS AND COUNTING Manteh FOREWORD by Andy Andrews I MET HIM FORTHE FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN years old It was the...
... data from the business environment into knowledge will either bolster marketing and sales efforts or negate them altogether Ensuring the long-term stability of information flow andthe decision ... with Rather than dealing with them incorrectly, I’ll just ignore them These issues almost never become barriers to the business when they are identified and dealt with early on Understanding the ... customers for time and attention In spite of these demands, one objective always must remain at the fore: turning a profit and turning it quickly For many small and emerging business owners, the formative...
... operations), they rely on the accuracy and predictability of the data coming from the companies in which they invest They hold the company to performance predictions or forecasts and typically ... organizations the ability to gather data in the business environment and translate it to knowledge They also provide the ability to communicate information and data within and outside the organization Information ... in the business itself or business environment will demand themFor example, infrastructure may suit a small and emerging business in the short run, but increasing demands for information and...
... more and more people These initiatives in their raw, disconnected form shape the finance function For example, the need for performance measurement and Street expectations spawns a budget and forecast ... Positioning the company for success means understanding the business environment andthe limitations of the company Strengthening the company may mean diversifying the customer base or evaluating the ... competencies and advantages, and at what cost? Letting them exist without thinking about how and to what extent to preserve them may create difficulties forthe company in the future What is the history...
... brothers, Mark and Andrew Palmer, the company owns the right to create candles in the form of over 50 college mascots They also own the right to the respective fight songs, which play as the candles ... which the culture of sports is very prominent, the brothers saw a market for these candles in university alumni, students, ASSESSING NEEDS 71 and others The demand for their product is rooted in the ... formalizing, and executing a finance strategy Rather than isolating each of the issues and attempting to prioritize them, arranging the issues and letting them build on each other will allow the brothers...
... direction forthe business Their time-tested powers of discernment and decision-making capabilities make them a valuable asset and powerful resource for companies looking to position themselves for ... demand relevant and accurate data to analyze Corraling these internal data customers and understanding their needs may be easier forthe small and emerging business owner than surveying the landscape ... incorporating the input, and holding them accountable forthe result will optimize the strategizing effort Ensuring that these users have a stake in a successful finance strategy will add to the effectiveness...
... Understanding the definition of data flow andthe data flow process Understanding the need to convert data to knowledge Understanding the role and impact of the data flow process Understanding the ... degrade the credibility of the metrics andthe management issuing themThe finance function that understands data customers will make finance strategies more effective at inception and as they evolve ... right The reality is the data may or may not be appropriate forthe circumstances intended The key to determining the adequacy of data forthe organization’s purposes is understanding the effectiveness...
... Information Systems The term Information Systems (IS) can imply many things and invoke dialogue from the technical and complex to the theoretical and esoteric Throughout the strategizing effort, ... than with the system aspect of the finance strategy Laying out the blueprint for system design— definingthe specifications of applications anddefiningthe network platforms on which they are ... accept the systems conceptualized and delivered from the outset Unfortunately, they may not have a clear vision of their needs and therefore deprive the development stage of crucial input They...
... based on information derived from themThe strategist must have a clear understanding of the need for these basic financial statements andthe level of detail that will be necessary to make them useful ... understand the technical specifications of tools on the market and how they accommodate needs for other businesses in similar industries may be worth the money They also will be adroit agents forthe ... outsource the applications andthe functions they perform altogether The most popular form of outsourcing is employing an ASP ASPs provide benefits in the form of quick uptime, good support, and reliable...
... however, in their reliance on the data that defines themandthe methodologies used to derive the balances Upper-tier considerations of the multilevel approach will impact the effectiveness and reliability ... relevant in the future For example, installing a strong ERP will lay a sound foundation for data gathering forthe life of the company The benefits may end here, however ERPs are notorious for their ... considered in the early stages of strategizing The finance strategist may find that before getting into the nuts and bolts of the strategy, it is worth the time and effort to review the business...
... task but rather an iterative, evolving one that may demand considerable resources The strategy administrator must be aware of who is most suited for these tasks and prepare themforthe challenge ... and measures as well as standards for determining the success or failure of the overall strategy effort The strategy document will be the primary tool for creating such measures Translating the ... decisions, will beget the need for further development of the finance function The 236 WRITING THE STRATEGY DOCUMENT more information provided to the organization, the more it will demand This may appear...
... design and wafer fabrication facilities in Chandler and Tempe, Arizona; Gresham, Oregon and design centers in California and India The Company’s quality system processes and procedures are for its ... done using the automated calibration procedure performed by the USB “3-Phase Energy Meter Software”, andthe calibration steps were all performed Figure shows the meter accuracy across the voltage ... corrupt MCP3909 data The graphs below show initial meter performance prior to fixing these bugs Theareas circled in red are the critical area of improvement where the meter performance was adjusted...
... Currently, the big gaps between theurban people andthe rural people in Vietnam are their income opportunities, living standards, education and health conditions, and others As a result, the farmers ... all the teaching and support staff of the Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering and HoaAn biodiversity experimental station for their spirit support and allowance to use the ... in many rural areas of the Mekong River Delta because of economic difficulties, low income, the poor of building materials in the countryside andthe lack of required information and skills of...
... planning for rural areas, and support for food security The EU has made employment a development priority and works closely with the ILO to set standards and get local economic actors to work together ... among others, the European Investment Bank; (4) support for small- and medium-sized enterprises through the Centre forthe Development of Enterprise; and (5) support for micro-enterprises and micro-finance ... government andthe donors after the ceasefire with the FNL was a difficult process Above all, the sequencing in the process was fundamentally wrong From the start, the donors andthe government...
... followed by the treatment T6 Survival of the treatment T7 and treatment T8 were very low and were not significantly different (Fig 2) On the other hand, the results present in the fig and fig also ... estimation of the economic benefit of clam cultured in the intertidal areas is showed in the table The net profit calculated base on the output cost and input cost and price of the clam The main cost ... Discussion The environment conditions of the experiments The experiment site situated the intertidal areas near the estuary where the clams have been already cultivated for recent years The environment...
... Hz The first item in (4) (a)–(f) shows compression rate for video signal CBR and VBR stand for constant bit rate and variable bit rate, respectively SIF stands for source input format HalfD1 stands ... forwarded to the NPGITC At NPGITC, these image and sound packets are decoded to video and sound signals and these signals are encoded and resent to the Matsumoto Regional Fire Bureau and Shinshu ... encode and decode of video and audio signals The live video images and sounds sent from the portable video-transmission system are received at the base station in the main drill site, and are then...
... On the other hand, as for other forms of forest, in Vietnam and Thailand there is increasing emphasis on mangrove protection and rehabilitation happening outside formal protected areas One of the ... areasand regimes of protection outside them are an essential development strategy forthe Mekong countries and a foundation forthe supply and servicing of the most important resources forthe ... reform the four countries are promoting: Reform of public administration and governance Reform to the economic system These two fields of reform are intimately linked and reinforce each other They...
... account the directional variability of the gap fraction on In other respects, the of the quasi-random model requires an estimation of the gap fraction in sky sectors of the same size The area of the ... of 7.5 and 6.7 for plots1 and 2, respectively These values are close to those reported in the literature for young dense beech stands [2] Using 3.2 Gap fraction T(&thetas;) Figure shows the gap ... from both tree allometrics and indirect methods (equations and 2) As expected, the results are similar forthe PCA with five rings andforthe photographic technique when the gap fraction is averaged...