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... becomes less likely that another blogger is using the same theme This one has also had some simple customizations made." "I see And what about this one? This is a paid theme What you just said ... it gets more comments And of course, it takes less effort to post less often." "I see And what about this one? This blogger posts multiple times per day That seems like way too much Is this a bad ... these blogs, and tell me what you see." "Well, this blogger doesn't have any guest posts on their blog, and they don't seem to write guest posts for others That seems awfully isolated Is this...
... growing it In another ebook, I explain a new business paradigm, Augmented Managed Services (AMS) This is yet another approach businesses should use when assessing cloud value AMS isthe paradigm ... assessment of value The assessment of value of cloud services can only include a comparison against other cloud providers The comparison of cost between traditional IT investment and cloud services ... level of demand is managed internally and the remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer s overall cloud health starts with...
... persons with lower education, this could explain the somewhat higher magnitudes in the case ofthe IV approach 6.4 Robustness Checks In this sub-section, we discuss several robustness checks We ... 2011), it is important to understand the mechanisms governing it Many ofthe discussed health behaviors are individual consumption decisions, changes thereof come at personal costs; e.g abstaining ... the robustness section of this paper some estimates based on the number of chronic diseases22 We measure educational attainment with years of education The second wave of SHARE provides information...
... evaluation This decision is discussed further in section 5.4 what isthe impact of microfinance on poor people? sy n thesis Synthesis results 4.1 Further details of studies included in the synthesis 4.1.1 ... Methods for synthesis 2.5.1 Overall approach to and process of synthesis 2.5.2 Selection of studies for synthesis 2.5.3 Process used to combine/synthesise data 2.6 Deriving conclusions and ... analysis reported, and not the conclusions drawn by the authors (which were not always consistent with their own findings) 2.4 Assessing the quality of studies In assessing the quality of studies...
... consumers This suggests a means to evaluate artworks as a class of stimuli Cognitive science, in its most general sense, isthe study ofthe ways organisms acquire, represent, manipulate, and use ... in the fields of aesthetics and the philosophy of art; building diversity and inclusiveness in these fields; raising the profile of aesthetics and the philosophy of art within the profession of ... including the Canadian Philosophical Association, as part ofthe 81st Congress ofthe Humanities and Social Sciences Submissions on any topic in aesthetics are invited But special interest is expressed...
... (for test sentences ≤ 40 words) as the base line result against which the effect of various subtree restrictions is investigated While most subtree restrictions diminish the accuracy scores, we ... the largest number of correct constituents Goodman has shown on the ATIS corpus that the maximum constituents parse performs at least as well as the most probable parse if all subtrees are used ... development set, but we preferred to report the effects of these restrictions for the test set these restrictions to test our model on all sentences ≤ 100 words from the WSJ test set This resulted...
... of Cassis de Dijon See id ¶ 35 While this is a correct statement ofthe result of Cassis de Dijon, the wording as such does not occur in the judgment in Cassis de Dijon! The Grand Chamber also ... approach is that a clear distinction is drawn between more classic health and life issues and specific safety issues This view only strengthens the argument that the case-law-based justifications and ... remember his various visits to Groningen, many hilarious meals together, and his wise counsel and encouragement The dedication of this special issue of this Journal to him justly pays further tribute...
... (NCTM) standards in states with no or with low-stakes assessments is compared to teachers’ knowledge of NCTM standards in states with high-stakes assessments, the first group of teachers reported ... made several points of his own: the common themes among the NSES, the AAAS Benchmarks, and other related documents set forth a vision ofwhat science education should be; the NSES themselves must ... influence ofthe NSES on the professional development system Norman Webb and Sarah Mason, ofthe Wisconsin Center for Education Research, investigated the influence ofthe NSES on assessment and...
... in societies around the world have made use of these properties While the focus of this book is on the leaves, other parts ofthe tree are also worthy of further study However, an effort has been ... times the Vitamin A of Carrots ½ the Vitamin C of Oranges 17 times the Calcium of Milk 15 times the Potassium of Bananas 25 times the Iron of Spinach times the Protein of Yogurt 25 Case Study: ... C of Oranges times Tiny leaves Enormous benefits 4 times the Calcium of Milk times = the Vitamin A of Carrots the Potassium of Bananas times the Protein of Yogurt Gram-for-gram comparison of...
... scientists is figuring out why things change and why they stay the same On one hand, many systems seek to establish equilibrium In organisms, this equilibrium is called homeostasis It isthe tendency ... scientists seek to answer those questions W H E T H E R T H E Y A R E chemists, biologists, physicists, or geologists, all scientists seek to organize the knowledge and observations they collect They ... Modern scientists tend to obtain knowledge about the world by making systematic observations This principle is called empiricism and isthe basis ofthe scientific method The scientific method is a set...
... Effect size (ES) statistic = D/SD Standardised response mean (SRM) = D/SD* Responsiveness statistic = D/SD# The paired t-statistic is best suited to pre-post assessments of interventions of known ... between the response to the GRoC question and the SF-6D score at initial assessment across the nine studies The combining ofthe "somewhat worse" and "somewhat better" groups assumes the two cohorts ... is suitable for sample size estimation Cohen the responsiveness statistic [18] The formula for these statistics are as follows, where D = raw score change on measure; SE = standard error of the...
... ‘alpha-Sialon’ can consist of: Mx(Si, Al)12(O,N)16 Where: ‘M’ isthe metal atom, such as yttrium All this sounds quite confusing, but basically the ‘Sialon’ microstructure consists of a crystalline ... inserts by their respective sizes, shapes and say, nose radius for example, this will eliminate many ofthe less-utilised inserts, enabling the potential for bulk purchase from the tooling supplier, ... too slowly, the tool will last much longer, but this is at the expense ofthe number of machined parts produced per shift If these statements are correct, whatisthe ‘right’ surface speed? This...
... organization is an important management quality because keeping track of clients, projects and your own team members is necessary Good communication This isthe main and prerequisite skill necessary ... Effective leadership is one key element in the success of a managers to manage people 3 LEADERSHIP So good leader you need to know listen openly to others, provide and accept the offer constructive ... done in the order in which it needs to be completed • • Organisational skills are sequences of routines in every single area of everyday living or working Organisational skills are sequences of routines...
... isthe first study in this area Our findings raise issues for the planning of studies and ethical issues related to the obligation ofthe physician-researcher to study participants [5] In our studies, ... radiologist or other suitably trained specialist review all the images or just the baseline images in a longitudinal study This will also add to the cost ofthe research study Despite the increasing ... such persons, as well as the rate of scans requiring specialist review, in the prevailing medicolegal environment We raise this issue because, although the ethical duty ofthe physician researcher...
... Pseudomonas sp.; SA, septic arthritis; Sal, Salmonella sp.; SD, spondylodiscitis; Sep, septicemia; Sig, sigmoiditis; Staph, Staphylococcus sp.; TB, tuberculosis; Toxo, toxoplasmosis; UTI, urinary ... promotes infections but has a role in the aetiology ofthe disease itself [44] Disease stage and phase of therapy In PSV, and especially in SVV, the therapeutic approach usually consists of an ... less frequent in giant cell arteritis than in ANCA-associated vasculitis In small vessel vasculitis the phase of induction of remission confers much more susceptibility to infections than the...
... authors [25,51] provided descriptions ofthe method of analysis There was limited discussion of how researchers assured rigor; one author discussed member checking [33] None ofthe qualitative studies ... interventions, and the cost-benefit analyses of such initiatives Future research could focus on the behaviours and actions of participants themselves, such as what actions senior leaders did to assure the ... interventions will require the use of rigorous designs and synthesis of study results through a systematic review A broad-based scoping review does not seek to synthesize or weight evidence from various...
... adipose tissue that contributes to insulin resistance (IR) [3] The pattern of adipose tissue distribution, i.e., visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SAAT), is ... to a stringent homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA) cut-off (>or = 1.95 as insulin resistant) [16] Exclusion criteria were a history of infectious chronic diseases including hepatitis B and ... fatty liver disease; (NASH): non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; (HS): hepatic steatosis; (IR): insulin resistance; (MS): metabolic syndrome; (VAT): visceral adipose tissue; (SAAT): subcutaneous abdominal...
... trials, so what justification is there for the use of these approaches in lung transplantation? A body of evidence has been established that indicates that surfactant function after lung transplantation ... Therefore, many major lung transplant centres abandoned the Euro-Collins technique and started to use LPD or other extracellular solutions instead A lesser incidence as well as lesser severity of ischaemia/reperfusion ... long the first transplanted lung was reperfused when the pulmonary artery was clamped Increased pulmonary vascular resistance is a common phenomenon in early reperfusion For this reason, many surgeons...
... acids This pathway consists of several steps and is sometimes called the ‘carnitine shuttle’ (Fig 3) First, in the cytosol, VPA is activated and links with reduced acetyl coenzyme A (CoA-SH) ... in the liver and in the kidneys [29,30] Most body carnitine is stored in skeletal muscles, but it is also stored in other tissues with high energy demands (myocardium, liver, suprarenal glands; ... therapy is discontinued or the dose reduced Even in severe VHT, the prognosis seems to be improved if VPA therapy is promptly discontinued [62] Some experimental and clinical evidence also suggests...