... Denmark, Australia andthe Netherlands The predicted full cost ofthe various latrine options (and the size ofthe loans) was between 40 and 160 euros, though households complained that the costs were ... sanitation On the whole, in both cases the provision of microfinance for water and sanitation addressed the symptoms rather than causes ofthe underprovision of water and sanitation to the poor Because ... microfinance’s expansion into the provision of public goods It focuses on the problem of public goods and collective action and refers to the specific example of water and sanitation The microfinancing...
... linkages, and on the other hand of an “underdeveloped economy” The output, capital and labour markets ofthe latter are incomplete, having high transport, information and other transaction costs They ... Malaysia and Sri Lanka These having started plantations earliest began after the 1930s depression to face substantially rising prices of land and labour in regions concerned The generation of land and ... represent the current position of countries like Indonesia andthe Philippines, while the much higher figures of $10 and $12,000 under 14 These were the last straw for many farmers, who were thereby...
... duality), the reputation ofthe external auditor andthe ownership structure (ownership concentration and identity of shareholders) To the best of our knowledge, the identity ofthe directors or the ... shareholders ofthe Tunisian firms and they are present in a considerable way on their board of directors Such is the case, they ensure the control of management and require informative disclosure Therefore, ... foreigners, the families, the blockholders, the institutional investors andthe State These mechanisms of control affect the financial reporting quality ofthe Tunisian companies On the one hand, the...
... Method of data collection According to theory of Kumar 1999, the choice of particular method depends upon the purpose ofthe study, the resources available to the researcher, the skills ofthe researcher ... its study ofthe training demands ofthe whole body of employees in the VPBank System, building a basis for the formation of plan andthe conducting of courses directed at satisfying the increasing ... review and research design" covers chapters one and two The purpose of this part is to introduce the theoretical background andthe design ofthe study All relevant theories: service and characteristics...
... gained the respect ofthe community they lived in 12 Thus, this thesis is an examination of role of mobile phones in the lives of fish vending women, the reasons of its adoption and to understand the ... in the gender divide in terms of use and have led to an increase in the marginalization of women from the economic, social and political mainstream of their countries andofthe world (Hafkin and ... district of Kerala andthe capital city ofthe State, is one ofthe places where large numbers of women go fish vending compared to the other places in the State The district has a coastline of 60km,...
... Brand personality Sincerity ofthe brand Level of excitement created by the brand Competence reflected by the brand Sophistication and superiority ofthe brand Ruggedness and resilience ofthe ... interpret the brand identity ofthe company and then translate it into an image ofthe brand Consistent with the conception, Janonis et al (2007), in the study ofthe relationship between brand identity ... perceptions ofthe consumer The brand identity is encoded by „brand originator‟, and then it‟s decoded by „brand receiver‟ into brand image In this perspective, the identity of brand is sent, and the...
... Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, tens of thousands celebrate the ending ofthe period of royal rule and martial law, 27 April 2006 3.1 Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, July 1946 41 48 3.2 Gandhi on the ... experience of life andpolitics in South Africa in the last years of apartheid, having been a member ofthe Department of Political Studies at the University of Witwatersrand between 1978 and 2005 ... power’ and ‘social power’, and book titles in the tradition of Richard Gregg’s The Power of Non-violence.11 Any realistic survey ofthe role of civil resistance needs to take account ofthe role of...
... chemotherapy and as maintenance [9] We now raise the question whether both rituximab and RIT should be used together as complementary methods to augment the results achievable with chemotherapy and ... piloted by SWOG in the NCT00770224 trial, which is assessing the toxicity and efficacy of R-CHOP induction chemotherapy followed by 131I-tositumomab consolidation and years of rituximab maintenance ... triple therapy approach [15] We acknowledge that there is currently little published data demonstrating the efficacy of anti-CD20 RIT following rituximab-containing induction chemotherapy regimens...
... to the core of democracy’s discontent: fears ofthe loss of self-government andthe loss of moral fabric of community These lie at the basis of other topics of national debate, like the scope of ... politics it leads to serious and complex problems The two major results of optimism in politicsandthe state are the growth of state power andthe danger of totalitarianism on the one hand and ... ofthe Christian understanding ‘lay in the fineness of its perception of these extremes andthe imaginative power with which it filled the space between.’123 In the myth ofthe Fall of Man, there...
... event of default, a potential investor will need to form an estimate ofthe probability of default andthe expected recovery in the event of default This depends ofthe availability of reliable and ... Rule of law: Assessment ofthe law and order tradition in the country produced by the country-risk rating agency International Country Risk (ICR) Average ofthe months of April and October ofthe ... Overview ofthe Financial Sector and Flow of Funds Analysis 3 The Role of Financial Infrastructure and Efficient Financial Markets 14 The Role of Government as Issuer 24 Conclusion: The Example of...
... of prosthesis reimplantation, the spacer head can be easily removed andthe modular prosthesis parts (neck and head) placed This procedure offers a stable fracture treatment and facilitates the ... removal, and insertion of a cement-coated modular prosthesis with a spacer head The cement mantle ofthe prosthesis is also antibiotic-loaded according to the sensitivity profile ofthe causative organism ... lag screws and Charnley prostheses, respectively [5] The authors reported that all constructs based upon the Charnley prostheses andthe commercial spacers did not fail at 3000 N; the other two...
... action of CY in the stomach in this study was due to the activation of p53 and therefore leading to the suppression ofthe c-Myc/ODC pathway All these findings could explain the mechanism of CY ... Experimental animals and drug administration This study was conducted with the consent ofthe Committee on the Use of Live Animals in Teaching and Research ofthe University of Hong Kong Male ICR ... the blood supply and proliferating cell number in both the gastric and duodenal mucosae Subcutaneous administration of AP at the dose of mg/kg daily significantly promoted the recovery rate of...
... cause and what is effect On the one hand, Bartel and Lichtenberg (1987) provide evidence that the availability of skills facilitates the adoption of new technology On the other hand, the use of ... to think about the appropriate mix of different levels and types of education On the one hand, there is the need to provide everyone with good basic education, while on the other hand a minority ... education, official training and informal on -the- job training Informal on-thejob training is likely to correlate with the skill content ofthe job, and hence MNEs offer more of this when they are...
... characteristics ofthe "Sassi of Matera" and "Trulli of Alberobello" In the South of Italy, the sites ofthe "Sassi of Matera" (Figure 1a) (classified as humanity world heritage in 1993) and "Trulli of Alberobello" ... namely, “Tufo of Matera” for the structures ofthe "Sassi of Matera," and “Stone of Fasano” for the structures ofthe "Trulli of Alberobello," they are different with regard to form and constructive ... andthe knowledge ofthe temperature coefficient ofthe material of which it is made A single measure allows for the determination of diffusivity, thermal conductivity, and specific heat of the...
... meteorological stations ofthe National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] andofthe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results for the two decades are compared andthe existing differences ... trend in the eastern and south-eastern parts ofthe Mediterranean, indicating a less frequent expansion ofthe low pressure over the area and therefore a weakening ofthe Etesian winds and a subsequent ... values of HDD were reduced in the second decade, while the monthly and yearly values of CDD were increased The reduction in the yearly values of HDD was in the range of 9.5 to 22% in Athens, and...
... sentence: The child said, "Blood circulates through the body by flowing up one leg and down the other." But: "Blood," the child said, "circulates through the body by flowing up one leg and down the other." ... States of America, Lake Erie, Mars, the South Capitalize the names of specific historical events, eras, and documents: The Civil War, the Renaissance, the Magna Carta Capitalize the names of languages, ... Capitalize titles of parents and relatives not preceded by a possessive word: We saw Mother kissing Santa Claus I saw my father with my mother Capitalize geographical places and sections ofthe country:...
... Scope ofthe study In fact, there are lots of various methods to improve listening skills in TOEIC test, thecaseof part and It requires much of time and effort However, due to the limitation of ... lot of difficulties for the student, specially, thecase of: Questions-Responses and Short conversations There are basic reasons make the students poor listening: they are objective situation and ... is one ofthe most common English language tests in the world today The aim ofthe TOEIC is to measure the ability to speak, read and understand basic business English For this reason, the TOEIC...
... significant in thecaseof Kenya and Rwanda It is negative but not significant in thecaseof Zimbabwe, positive and statistically insignificant in the cases of Morocco and Tanzania We turn now to the subject ... determinant of investment The coefficient on the supply of credit has the expected positive sign in 19 cases and it is positive and statistically significant in 16 cases For most of these countries the ... investment/GDP ratio in thecaseof Togo to a reduction of 0.12 percent in thecaseof Kenya Conclusion The empirical results of this chapter not lend support to the basic assertions ofthe financial liberalization...
... the measure ofthe outcome is subjective from the organization’s point of view What we in case- based decision support is we assemble a model ofthecase with the organization and we build a case ... employed; Section describes thecase report and study findings; and, finally, Understanding the Limitations of KMS Section provides a discussion ofthe findings and offers several conclusions KNOWLEDGE ... knowledge; (b) the importance of developing self-knowledge about the essence of social phenomena, and not just their form; (c) the role of commitment in learning; and (d) the selectivity of social...