... Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, the Journal of Corporate Finance and the Journal of Banking and Finance. Terry Walter Terry Walter is a Professor of Finance andHeadof School ... University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland. His research interests are in market microstructure, initial public offers, performance of fund ... Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Journal of Banking and Finance, the Pacific Basin Finance Journal, the Australian Journal of Management, the Journal of Futures Markets and the Journal of...
... therapy of malignant diseases of the head and neck, communication skills are of special interest. Untilnow, no objective method with low effort and costs existedto determine speech and voice ... morphologic impairment by endoscopic and imagingmethods and the standardized perceptual evaluation of theindividual handicap. ASR will enable precise evaluations of speech and voice as a precondition ... is a valuable means for research and clinical purpose inorder to determine the global functional outcome of speech and voice after the treatment ofheadandneck cancer. Itallows quantifying...
... purpose and use of the loans, their sectoral composition and concentration, the currency denomination, and the maturity and other conditions of the loans. In terms of the breakdown of credit ... episodes and cases of rapid credit growth; discusses possible implications for macroeconomic and financial stability; and discusses the pros and cons of a number of instruments—both macroeconomic and ... (Albania and Romania, and lately the Czech and Slovak Republics) seem to have woken up, while in “late risers” (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, and Lithuania), real growth of credit...
... implementation of the Program of Action of the International Conference on the Population and Development, of July 2, 19997;z The Declaration of the Tenth Ibero-American Summit of Heads of States, of ... account the specific needs and demands of sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young people, considering the diversity of sexual orientation and identity, and establishing suitable ... HIV and AIDS, sexual and reproductive health and the wellbeing of children, adolescents and youth. (see Annex A).1.6 Recognize the decisive role that families play in the development of our...
... comprises US$85-million of subordinated debt from development finance institutions (FMO of the Netherlands, Development Bank of Southern Africa and DEG of Germany) and US$120-million of senior debt ... flow of information and knowledge, increasing access to a range of information and communication technologies (from traditional to the most advanced) and enhancing the variety and quality of ... use of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in teacher training and in-service professional development, and through educational management information systems e.g. software for timetabling and...
... chemiluminescence of the xanthine/xanthine oxidase reaction in the presence of 40 lgặmL)1 of oxy and met derivatives of both hemoglobins. The system contained 0.9 U of xanthine oxidase per mL and 150 ... by the reaction of oxoferrylHb with H2O2with the production of met-Hb and oxygen instead of superoxide anion [8]. Our data performed, at pH 5.4, in thepresence of H2O2 and guaiacol (as ... rate of the reaction.We stress that our CD data give new information aboutligation features and/ or R fi T transition of HbIV and HbI: HbIV appears to dissociate ligands, as a consequence of pH...
... determinants of the cost of capital, including cost of debt and cost of equity, and its relationship to other factors. Finally, a review of the backdating of ESO literature, which is a growing area of ... audit committee of the board of directors. 1 Major scandals include the bankruptcy of Enron and WorldCom, the demise of Arthur Andersen, the major stock market crash in 2000, and the most ... (2001), and Claus and Thomas (2001). THE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING REGULATION ON SECOND-TIER AUDIT FIRMS AND THEIR CLIENTS: AUDIT PRICING AND QUALITY, COST OF CAPITAL, AND BACKDATING OF STOCK...
... CentralPage 1 of 9(page number not for citation purposes)Journal of Translational MedicineOpen AccessResearch Of gastro and the gold standard: evaluation and policy implications of norovirus ... development and laboratory testing of specimens. SJD conceived and participated in the design of the study, contributed to test development and labora-tory testing of specimens, and contributed ... of caliciviruses are the etiological agents of mostinstitutional outbreaks of gastroenteritis in North America and Europe. Identification of NVG iscomplicated by the non-culturable nature of...
... effects of pain and depression on the physical and mental dimension of quality of life in Hong Kong Chinese adults. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes2010 8:1.Publish with BioMed Central and every ... between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire. Journal of psychosomatic research 2000, ... 8:1http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/1Page 5 of 6 depression, and QoL, considering the mediating effects of both pain and depression on two core dimensions of QoL, physical and mental.MethodsFollowing IRB...
... EXAM BE OFFEREDBE OFFEREDBE OFFEREDBE OFFERED. If a supplementary examination is held, a Viva-Voce interview with the candidate concerned may also be conducted by a panel of Professors from ... liberalization and capital flows, pricing of political risks, currency and other risks, governance and financial architecture, and globalization. 3.2 Student Learning Outcomes By the end of this ... the current and previous week’s topic, and review of both academic and professional articles. The high levels of communication, interaction and preparation required are intended to help students...
... Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, the Journal of Corporate Finance and the Journal of Banking and Finance. Terry Walter Terry Walter is a Professor of Finance andHeadof School ... University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland. His research interests are in market microstructure, initial public offers, performance of fund ... Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Journal of Banking and Finance, the Pacific Basin Finance Journal, the Australian Journal of Management, the Journal of Futures Markets and the Journal of...
... physical-mechanicalmodels of wood behaviour, a low value for MFA should re-sult in (i) a high value of specific modulus of elasticity, (ii)a higher value of tangential and radial shrinkage, (iii) a lowvalue of longitudinal ... Positions 3 and 7 often called lateral wood, were sometimes in the transitionbetween tension and opposite wood, so there were no calcula-tion of mean values for lateral wood. In positions 4, 5 and ... timeshigher) in 8 of the trees. But one of them, Ocotea guyanensishas no eccentricity and no difference in growth rate (Fig. 4 and Tab. II). These results confirm that hardwood trees also oftenuse an...
... units. The role of photoperiod and temperature in the induction and the release of dormancy in Pinus sylvestris L. seedlingsI. DormlingSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences, ... as the definition of the mostdormant stage obtained. There are nostrict borderlines to phases before and after deep dormancy. Early and latephases of dormancy are characterized ... dormancy imposed by theexternal environment (Romberger, 1963).Materials and MethodsSeedlings of Scots pine of different Swedish ori-gins were raised in the Stockholm Phytotron.Day...
... inter-pretation and analysis of data. CW and HN participated inacquisition and analysis of data. SA dealt with acquisition of data and revision of the article. JS participated in drafting and revising ... primary synovial cells and synovial tissue of long-standing RA and OA patients in the advanced phase of the disease:1. Conversion of DHEA yielded high amounts of estrogens and 16α-hydroxylated ... independent of gender and therapeutic admin-istration of NSAIDs, leflunomide, or prednisolone.Delta 4 androgens such as testosterone and ASD inhibitsecretion of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF, and other proinflammatory...