... aproblem,manymeasureswouldbesuggested. The responsibility ofthe scientistsistoscreenamongthesealternatives the feasiblemeasuresbased on applicability and suitability forthe localconditions.2.4.EvaluationcriteriaAfter the problemanditsconstraintshavebeendetermined, the set of evaluationcriteriashould ... managementis the most suitable forthe Quang Tri’scondition forthe timebeing.From scientific point of view, the complexity of environmentalproblemsmakesnecessary thedevelopment andapplication of new ... weights for thesecriteria based onthe importance of eachcriterion. Because the main objective ofthe study is to create a more stable economicenvironment forthe farmersandgovernment, the ...
... from region to region and country to country. Because ofthe wide gapbetween the rich and the poor nations, the benefits of these increases do not apply equally among people of the world. For instance, ... existed.Principle of least effort: phenomenon when the population ofthe herbivores increases.Producer (autotroph): Green plant or organism that, performs photosynthesis.Profundal zone: Deeper part ofthe ... the world to address the problem of inequality of life among peoples ofthe world. 5.2. SUISTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The past 20 years have seen a growing realisation that the current model of development...
... sentimental, the profoundly melancholy attitude ofthe Fathers ofthe Church, Basil and Gregory, or for Augustine's deep faithand devout admiration ofthe works of creation: even the tone of Ausonius ... 'all the present of earth vanished into the future of Heaven, and the Kingdom ofthe Infinite arose upon the ruins ofthe finite.' The beauty of earth was looked upon as an enchantment ofthe ... one root, the Nones sat in judgment with the race of Asa.Not less significant was the conception ofthe end ofthe world, the twilight ofthe gods (Götterdämmerung),according to which all the...
... destruction because of fire. The seriousness ofthe threat to Indonesia’s forests has prompted the European Commission to reorient its development co-operation with Indonesia to focus onthesustainable ... range of projects in the field of conservation and sustainable forest management. The funds for this support have been donated in the form of grants. The importance ofthe fire issue cannot ... of concern to the regional office ofthe Ministry of Forestry and Estate Crops in South Sumatra after the widespread smoke haze pollution of 1997. As part of our commitment to sustainable forest...
... one ofthe following values: ■NotTracked The skeleton is generated but not found in the eld of view ofthe sensor. ■PositionOnly The skeleton is passively tracked. ■Tracked The skeleton ... values refer to the beam to the right ofthe Kinect device (to the left ofthe user), and positive values indicate the beam to the left ofthe Kinect device (to the right ofthe user). ■BeamAngleMode ... indicate the beam to the left ofthe Kinect device (to the right ofthe user). ■EchoCancellationMode Denes the current echo cancellation mode. Values can be• CancellationAndSuppression Perform...
... normalized to the intensity forthe reaction of wild-type. Data represent the means of duplicate samples. Numbers ()2A to +9A) indicate the position of substitution mutations. WT, peptide in which there ... decreased the level of incorporation of Dansyl-Cd. Substitutions at positions )2 (Y), )1 (E), +1 (H)or +4 (P) had a smaller effect onthe reactivity of the peptide.Assessment ofthe K5 sequence for ... ofthe contribution of each amino acid residue of K5 to substrate recognition. Alanine substitution mutants of K5were produced as GST(QN) fusion proteins, and then incubatedwith Dansyl-Cd for...
... of initiatives beyond the scope of regulation, while the department of Economic Affairs was interested primarily in regional development. Their activities did not go beyond these information ... workshop for government about the Mainport project. The objective of developing policy forthe project was elaborated in two working groups, one onthedevelopmentof a database, the other onthe ... solu-tion forthe lack of space for new companies — to strengthen the gateway function of Rotterdam — and at the same time to improve living conditions in the Rijnmond area. Within the project,...
... IntroductionIn light of rapidly growing cross-border trading volumes, the sophistication of information technology, financial market deregulation, and the ongoingintegration and harmonisation ofthe ... sectors.In Europe, other issues have driven the quest forthe optimal structure for the post-trade industry. The launch ofthe European Monetary Union, par-ticularly the introduction ofthe euro, has ... Options Clearing CorporationOECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OFT Of ce of Fair TradingOMLX OM London ExchangeOTC over -the- counterp. pagePBOT Philadelphia Board of...
... builds onthe findings ofthe previous chapters andconsists of four matrices. These provide the foundation for an assessment of the impact of various network strategies on efficiency. The matrices ... 8 compares these conclusions with the case study findings. Final conclusions are then drawn regarding the impact of network strategies onthe efficiency of European clearing. Based on these find-ings, ... commonfeature in the context of derivatives trading is the employment of position limits, which are set by either the exchange or clearing house. Position limits constrain the number of contracts...
... between the partners.108Also, the higher the level of integration through a certain initiative, the stronger the potential effect of any given initiative onthe structure of the Value Provision ... to the complexity of measuring andquantifying the savings from the reductions in back -of ce costs, these savingsare not analysed in the context of this study. Forthe purpose of this study, the indicator ... costs of connecting to a clearing house, whichcan comprise initial informational, search and contracting costs. These costsinclude the compilation of necessary data and information, consultations...
... notassociated with the final conclusions of this study. The findings of this studydo not necessarily reflect the views ofthe individuals interviewed in the context of this study. The majority ofthe oral ... questionnaire to their team. Prior interaction was therefore consideredessential for conveying the benefits of contributing to the research and toenhance the interviewees’ understanding ofthe nature ... higher fee income forthe clearer.41Nonetheless, the interviewed clearing members’ general perception of the relevance ofthe cost of capital was marginal: The cost of funding for us as a bank...
... cents forthe hedge in index options. Lastly, CC&G charges €1.56 for clearing services.70This helps to provide first evidence ofthe existence of economies of scale onthe part ofthe clearinghouses. ... comparison of these production costs to the GCMs’ commissions exceeds the scope of thisstudy, but the overview of clearing members’ costs of production providedhere serves to clarify further the structural ... scale’ business in the electronicworld Thereislittle economic justification to clear on a small scale.139Despite these limitationsand constraining factors, theexpert inquiry nonethe-less revealed...
... example, results in a doubling ofthe number of contracts traded,but at the same time also to a bisection ofthe contract value. Therefore, the value ofthe contractstraded ultimately remains ... effects onthe first and second levels impact one anotherare also examined (section 6.1.1.3). Additionally, the spill-over ofthe first andsecond level network effects on to other parts ofthe transaction ... electronic format, which is then usable for further processing, and when the process of transferring transaction information from the execution venueto the clearing house is automated. The use of...
... findings ofthe analysis in Chapter 7 reinforce the insights provided by the McP Curve, but they also serve to clarify them further. They show that the above conclusions are only true for a reduction ... situation ofthe involved exchanges, r atherthan those ofthe partnering clearing houses. Nonetheless, these dynamics ultimately shaped the benefitsand drawbacks ofthe clearing link; they thus ... allowed pre-liminary conclusions to be drawn about the impact of these network strategies on the efficiency of clearing. The preliminary conclusions drawn from these303 Checking theory against reality...