... matrix of pair-wise comparisons A = (aij) can be established as follows: A1 A2 An A1 a1 /a1 a1 /a2 a1 /an A2 a2 /a1 a2 /a2 a2 /an An an /a1 an /a2 an/an 149 where ai/aj = aj/ai for all ... block The calculation is based on estimates of average annual local rainfall, absorption capacity of site through permeable paving and landscaping (See 6.3.3.) All waste water inthe housing block ... Quality of parking area development Parking areas are in multi-storey carpark surrounded with some landscaping, and dedicated walkways lead from parking areas to a building entrance S.6 Impact...
... distance of available point that horizontal and downward views are available ofthe interior of bedroom and living areas of certain percentage of dwelling units ofthe building Interpreting from ... percentage of greenery area inthe site In daylight factor, other constituting components inthe measurement include the total area and reflectance of interior surfaces, the total area and average ... performance, the building footprint area (Af) and the percentage of hard-paved area ofthe site (P) should be kept as low as possible, and the total net usable area ofthe building (Anet) should be as large...
... criticism and debate' (as inthe words of Guy and Farmer, 2001) 329 14.3 Towards sustainable public housing in Singapore In substantiating the main discourse of environmental performance and sustainable ... potential sustainable performance ofthe project, based on the information available at the end ofthe Design phase Because the information available during the Pre-Design and Design phases are likely ... few indicators are available in this phase Assessment during the Operations phase is intended to provide an objective and factual indication ofthe Actual performance ofthe project, and the...
... Conference in Canada The objective of GBC is not a commercial tool, but rather a research and testing tool acting as a generic framework for global practice and national adaptation Inthe words of Raymond ... positioning thecritical review ofthe practice of BEAMs and the established Integrated Framework for Sustainable Housing Design and Discourse into the larger contextof contemporary theories and practices ... customizing and inputting local context, benchmarks, weightings, and datasets of building to be assessed, together with assessing data and reporting the results of environmental performances The organising...
... achieved by active learning algorithm A and t amount of training data, and Acct (L) is the average accuracy achieved using random sampling and learning algorithm L and t amount of training dataThe deficiency ... separate views of learning the same target concept As in active learning, Co-training starts off with a small set of labeled data, and a large set of unlabeled dataThe classifiers are first trained ... labeled data, as well as a large set of unlabeled data Co-testing proceeds by first learning a hypothesis using each view ofthe data, then asking a human annotator to label the unlabeled instances...
... University Inthe past, most of these teachers mainly used the GrammarTranslation Method - a way of teaching and learning a foreign language on the basis of detailed analysis of grammar rules and application ... important in working in pair or group If they are afraid of making mistakes, afraid of losing face, they can not make use ofthe chances to express their ideas and show their language use Their teachers ... one ofthe most important and useful activities in language classes Some of them think it as a vital activity in language teaching After answering all questions about the time, the benefits, the...
... is the learners and the teachers who play the primary role in managing a disciplined atmosphere inthe classroom Inthe light of Communicative Language Teaching, where the roles ofthe learners ... and the same main point: the understanding of this relationship is exclusively vital for discipline to be satisfactorily maintained I.4 Factors affecting discipline and motivation ina language ... to maintain discipline and motivate language acquisition ina language classroom It also goes further to point out specific steps towards helping teachers ina certain classroom to make the most...
... employee quality training and pervasiveness ofthe quality management system An important advantage of CIT and SIT is the usability ofthedata gathered with them for improving service levels (Edvardsson ... & Kawani, 1982) Therefore, it can be argued that the aggregate satisfaction ofthe buying organization is a rather complex function of satisfactions of individual, from an importance viewpoint, ... organization as a whole or the satisfaction of certain individuals within that organization These are clearly two different issues, since inthecontextofa project delivery, there are several individuals...
... 0.75 are shown Black geometrical shapes are additional domains, as indicated ANOGA, Anopheles gambiae; ASHGOS, Ashbya gossypii; BRARE, Brachydanio rerio; CANDGLA, Candida glabrata; CIONA, Ciona intestinalis; ... other distantly related protein families involved in DNA binding and chromatin stability Moreover, additional experimentaldata place the DIDO protein inthecontextof cell division Our analyses ... constitute the minimal transcriptionally active fragment and are required simultaneously to maintain transcription The PHF3 protein was recovered in initial analyses and also contains a TFS2M domain...
... sustainability Pearce suggests focusing on savings rates and argues that sustainability inthe weak sense means that the value of savings must at least equal the depreciation of manufactured capital ... normalized so that an index of one indicates that the increase in man-made capital is offset exactly by the depreciation ofthe nation's natural assets An index much less than one indicates that resource ... are aggregated first under each attribute and then into a single Approximated Sustainability Index But the indicators of each attribute appear to be assigned somewhat arbitrarily and the attributes...
... Interpretation Data generated by individual laboratories were evaluated in ways Initial analysis was performed ina non-censored manner using the numerical data generated and provided by individual laboratories ... did the visual evaluation of all dot plots and wrote parts ofthe manuscript LP coordinated the collection and assembly of data, did all statistical analysis and was involved inthe interpretation ... pre-testing experiments in his lab CMB was the proficiency panel leader and mainly involved at all stages ofthe project, including organizational and scientific aspects, data analysis and interpretation...
... Interpretation Data generated by individual laboratories were evaluated in ways Initial analysis was performed ina non-censored manner using the numerical data generated and provided by individual laboratories ... did the visual evaluation of all dot plots and wrote parts ofthe manuscript LP coordinated the collection and assembly of data, did all statistical analysis and was involved inthe interpretation ... pre-testing experiments in his lab CMB was the proficiency panel leader and mainly involved at all stages ofthe project, including organizational and scientific aspects, data analysis and interpretation...
... endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, therapeutic hypothermia, and various intravenous pharmacological infusions [10,11] Therefore, with the rapid use of AEDs by random bystanders, the ... one ofthe greatest advances incritical care medicine during the past decade Similarly, recent technology has also enhanced the quality of basic CPR For the past four decades, basic CPR has been ... magnitude ofthe public health impact of AEDs is potentially dramatic, in terms of both life-saving and ICU resources In summary, the use of AEDs by the average person may be considered one of...
... biological data YLM participated in statistical analysis BR participated inthe conception and design ofthe study, statistical analysis and interpretation of data, and in drafting the manuscript Acknowledgements ... was considered as indicating myocardial damage A value >1.5 ng.L-1 was considered as indicating severe myocardial damage, as previously reported [18] Statistical analysis Data are expressed as ... pointed out that a high heart rate indicates a considerable heart strain inthe clinical conditions of heatstroke and that an elevated serum creatinine level might reflect global dehydration The...
... exploring authentic materials as well as in mastering the language Fourthly, adapting authentic materials is an important task inthe process of language teaching Authentic materials should be suitable ... from using authentic materials in language teaching and learning The third problem is that obtaining and adapting authentic materials can be timeconsuming Teachers may need to spend hours and hours ... teaching English In terms ofthe frequency of using authentic materials, out of teachers shared the opinion that they often used authentic materials inthe classroom They reasoned that using authentic...
... Chuan Chin Yee, Ms Normah Bte Mahamood, Zanariah Zainal Abidin M and Mr Mohamad Razali Bin Sak Yok for their efficient administrative assistance Thanks to CJ Koh Law Library staff led by managers ... Mee Lan and Mrs Thavamani Ratnasamy for always extending their helpful assistance I also thank all the staff at Central Library and Office of Student Affairs I thank following persons for sharing ... phrase was given inthe GATS context and the panel had held that the ordinary meaning ofthe term “affecting,” in Art I: of GATS, did not convey any notion of limiting the scope of GATS to certain...
... through a case study in Nam Dinh Using the analytical framework of adaptive capacity which is divided into two levels: passive adaptation and active adaptation and data from the household surveyin ... institutions and policies on climate change adaptation: Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development planing • Mainstreaming climate change into national or regional policies • Mainstreaming ... Improving natural capital • Improving physical capital • Improving financial capital • Improving human capital • Improving social capital 1.3.4.2 Creating enabling environment in terms of institutions...
... countries in drafting and negotiating bilateral tax treaties, with a view to maintaining the desired balance What isobtaining more tax revenue from foreign investment and special about the UN Model ... exchange of information • New Article 27 on “Assistance inthe Collection of Taxes” • All changes inthe above Articles accompanied by corresponding changes inthe relevant Commentaries Other ... 13, paragraph 5, to address possible abuses • Optional version of Article 25, providing for mandatory binding arbitration • New version of Article 26, confirming and clarifying the importance of...