... might be contradictory tothe conclusions ofthe Final Document ofthe Moscow Meeting ofthe Conference on the Human Dimension ofthe CSCE and in breach of Article 19 ofthe International Covenant ... extended to other regions, too The majority ofthe existing hotlines try to tackle the problem of child pornography and most ofthe hotlines based in the European Union are co-financed by the EU ... according to a EuroBarometer Survey of 2008, reporting tothe hotlines seems to be low and users seem to prefer to report illegal content they come across tothe police rather than to hotlines 92 The...
... ANALYSIS OF SOCIO- ECONOMICFACTORS AFFECTING TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF SMALL-HOLDER COFFEE FARMING IN THE KRONG ANA WATERSHED, DAK LAK PROVINCE, VIETNAM A THESIS SUBMITTED TOTHE GRADUATE DIVISION OFTHE ... function of a number ofthe firm‟s specific factors and of interactions among these factors In this study, the dependent variable is coffee yield for a particular crop year The explanatory (independent) ... the largest coffee producers in the world, there is minimal research and information identifying the technical efficiency and socioeconomic factors contributing to production efficiency of coffee...
... obligations tothe creditors ofthe bank The larger the capital, surplus or undivided profits, other things being equal, the less is the likelihood of loss tothe creditors ofthe bank Or stating the ... deposits, and to a statement ofthe relation of loans tothe other principal items ofthe bank balance sheet The burden of Part Two is a consideration ofthefactors underlying and affecting the soundness ... Relation tothe Growth of Note Brokerage Independent Banking and the Rise of Note Brokerage The New Attitude of Bankers toward Brokers' Paper The Rise ofthe Credit Department The First Phase of the...
... ARE-containing mRNAs in the nucleus and transports them as RNPs tothe cytosol [16,22,65,75] It is likely that HuR together with other factors is involved in nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling ofthe MARCKS mRNA ... transfected the following day with the plasmid pTetoff together with the empty pTRE vector (lanes 1, 2) or together with pTRE-HuD (lanes 3, 4) or together with pTRE-HuR (lanes 5, 6) by lipofection ... necessary to understand the linkage of cell signaling pathways tothe mRNA degradation machinery This knowledge may aid in the design of novel approaches tothe therapeutic intervention in the various...
... corresponds tothe time required to perform 50% ofthe total reaction The stability of IN in the presence of Mg2+ and the fact that this stability might be further increased when IN is bound to DNA ... is believed to be the IN cofactor in vivo, is not equivalent to Mn2+ in vitro The specicity of catalysis is greater with Mg2+ and the choice by the enzyme ofthe nucleophile for the 3Â-processing ... clear In the case of IN, tight binding ofthe protein to recessed viral DNA ends is obligatory in the context ofthe HIV replication cycle: the 3Â-processing of viral DNA ends is only the rst...
... However, if there is a monopolistic condition on one side ofthe market, the monopolist will try to get the maximum profit from the other side So the income of public official, who as an economic ... deputies they will have to pay much more in the future because ofthe above mentioned factors So one ofthe important factor combating corruption in Armenia is to be free and fair elections The other ... government officials, tell a large part ofthe story Oil earnings less to feed Nigerians then to enrich their corrupt rulers who instantly transfer their pickings to foreign banks." The other cultural...
... and diabetes The duration ofthe IABΡ treatment In the series of Isner et al [11], 12 ofthe 20 complications (60%) occurred at the time ofthe balloon’s insertion Easy insertion ofthe balloon ... in further reduction ofthe catheter’s internal diameter with a balloon at 7.5Fr, there has been no similar reduction in the outer diameter ofthe catheter, which is still 11 Fr The use of a sheathless ... flow Moreover, the inflation ofthe balloon at diastole causes displacement of blood volume and thus the activation ofthe aortic barro-receptors inhibits the medullary vasoconstrictor reflex Peripheral...
... a 2008 study of 340 clinics in six ofthe poorest districts across four ofthe nine provinces: The number of doctors was only 7% of that required, and while the total number of professional nurses ... should talk to them and make them realize the importance of testing for HIV Nurses should it because patients respect them and listen to them because they are qualified and they know what they are ... view, what are the major factors encouraging TB patients to undergo [HCT]?’ The face validity (i.e., whether the questions make sense as a measure of a construct in the judgment of others) and practicality...
... Analyse the impact of managerial factorsoftheThe thesis focuses on investigating factors affecting the Vietnamese companies on the capital structure; (vii) Propose the capital structure ofthe ... ofthe thesis because they represent the companies across different industries, The thesis has new contribution tothe literature ofthe sectors in the economy and have the best environment to ... (1) Factors relating to M&M Theory (1963) and Trade-off CHAPTER Theory RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2.1 Company survey (2) Factors relating to Agency Cost Research design (3) Influences of other factors...
... emerging sense of ‘ASEAN-ness’ among the peoples of Southeast Asia The results of opinion polls are influenced by a number offactors like how the questions are phrased, the skills ofthe poll interviewers ... Cambodia in 1991, could also be the result of other factors, especially the role ofthe US as the ‘security guarantor’ in both Southeast and Northeast Asia 62 It would appear to suggest that ASEAN is ... achieved with the rise of a new Indonesian strongman, who would combine the charisma of a Sukarno and the quiet determination ofthe developmentalist inclinations of a Suharto The history of brutality...
... (3.1) Rc Note that the numerator is relatedto pressure gradient force between the side walls ofthe curved duct while the denominator is relatedto centrifugal force In terms of a better known ... near-side wall while the cross flow near the bottom floor ofthe test section is in the opposite direction The cross flow thus sets up a swirl in the lower half ofthe Sduct exit Close tothe near side ... dependent on the duct curvature and Reynolds number The existence of these stream-wise vortices close tothe wall alters the pressure distribution on the side walls in the second bend ofthe S-duct,...
... reflect the motion extent ofthe NH bond vector: in the situation of high rigidity, the J(0) component contributes more than others; on the other hand, in the situation of high mobility, the high-frequency ... concentration of mg/mL This has indicated that the presence ofthe C-terminal SH2 domain or/and the loop linking the third SH3 domain tothe SH2 domain might enhance the solubility ofthe first SH3 ... from the local time-varying magnetic fields generated at the 1H and 15N nuclei, due to global tumbling and the internal mobility ofthe various N-H bond vectors The frequency spectrum ofthe rotational...
... I am thankful tothe Chinese scholars and government officials for sharing their knowledge and views The views of this thesis are nevertheless of my own and the responsibility of shortcomings ... ministries in the decision making on the Three Gorges Project in the 1980s The policy outcome was believed to be the result of power struggle ofrelated ministries in efforts to maximize their respective ... test the validity of those above assertions Another crucial problem with such explanations is that they are limited in the scope ofthe Southeast Asian region, or only tothe specific policy of...
... order to interpret human agency and the livelihoods of varying socio- economic groups in the rural floodplains ofthe VMD Taking into account all these issues, the main aim of this study is to understand ... policy and flood -related policies The extent of access tothe livelihood assets of socio- economic groups is influenced by the context of slow-onset floods and the efforts ofthe transforming ... vulnerability The thesis consists of nice chapters The introduction chapter explains the flood vulnerability of different socio- economic groups in the VMD The second chapter examines theoretical...
... ) is the spin orbital ofthe detached electron and R0 the equilibrium geometry ofthe initial state The electronic transition probability is proportional tothe square ofthe integral ofthe electronic ... possible However, when the potential energy curve ofthe final state corresponds to a vertical displacement ofthe one ofthe initial state, then due tothe orthonormal property ofthe vibrational wave ... corresponds tothe product ofthe symmetries ofthe initial and final vibrational wave functions For diatomic molecules, there is just the totally symmetry normal mode and the integrand in the FranckCondon...
... is the cut-off value in the Recommendations ofthe American Heart Association [35] and the trigger for initiation of insulin treatment for ICU patients recommended by the American College of ... developing type diabetes of 5.6 (95% CI 3.1 to 10.2) and for developing IFG or IGT of 2.3 (95% CI 1.6 to 3.4) Patients included in the early years ofthe study were followed after the targeted five-year ... responsible for tendency to hyperglycaemia that are the root of hospital acquired hyperglycaemia and in the long term lead to development of diabetes Although the incidence of hospital acquired hyperglycaemia...
... transport ofthe viral genome to nucleus and the start ofthe virus replication finally complete the early steps of virus life cycle The attachment of HBV A major limitation to study HBV early steps of ... needs further investigation Over-expression of Serine protease inhibitor Kazal in the HBV insusceptible hepatoma cell lines If the refractoriness of HepG2 cells to HBV infection is relatedtothe ... of SPIK gene expression supports our hypothesis that the suppression ofthe over-expression of SPIK gene might reinstate the susceptibility of HepG2 cell to HBV infection by the restoration of...
... strategy of “saying less than one means”, the function of strategy being to modify the writer’s responsibility for the truthfulness of an utterance, to modify the attitude ofthe author tothe propositions ... weakeners mentioned above in the scope ofthe study because ofthe suitability tothe topic ofthe thesis “Hedging before giving bad news” Weakening particles is to use adverbs as: “really, sincerely, ... in doing an FTA, the speaker needs to balance three wants: - The want to communicate content ofthe FTA - The want to be efficient (or urgent) - The want to maintain H’s face to any degree 1.3.2.3...