... of the lending interest rate is in agreement with the findings of Al-Qenae, Li & Wearing (2002), and Mukherjee and Naka (1995) Lending interest rate is a strong tool inthe hands of CBN to influence ... pricing and some of the existing asset pricing techniques Section states the data andthe sources, the data restructuring andthemodel used for data analysis while Section discussed and interpret ... company and, of course, the performance of the company vis-a-vis the industry andthe other players inthe industry In a study of the impact of dividend and earnings on stock prices, Hartone (2004)...
... expression of MMP-13 and ADAMTS5 inthe cartilage and cathepsin K inthe subchondral bone, which is in line with the findings of our previous study [6] and supports this hypothesis The anti-inflammatory ... participated inthe data interpretation and revised the manuscript DT participated inthe conception of the study, provided the test article and placebo, participated inthe data interpretation andinthe ... for the monitoring of pain and joint function in OA The present study brings into perspective a possible link between joint structural changes and functional outcomes The level of joint inflammation...
... NP, Alexander M, Dellinger EP, et al Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections MMWR 2002;51:RR10 Hướng dẫn Trung tâm kiểm soát bệnh tật (CDC) bàn luận vi sinh y ... máy theo hướng dẫn phác đồ bệnh nhân thông khí nhân tạo Marschall J, Mermell LA, Classen D, et al Strategies to prevent centrail lineassociated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals Infect ... bệnh tật (CDC) bàn luận vi sinh y học, bệnh sinh, phòng nhiễm trùng liên quan tới catheter Tablan OC, Anderson LJ, Besser R, et al Guidelines for preventing health-careassociated pneumonia, 2003...
... the standard modelIn contradiction to other extensions of the standard model including ordinary 3-3-1 models, the economical 3-3-1 model has interesting features as follows (1) There is no residual ... It is interesting that the first two terms of (25) and (26) mean (24) and (23), respectively On Peccei-Quinn symmetry and quark masses inthe economical 3-3-1 model At the one loop level, there ... symmetry playing the role like Peccei-Quinn (handedness or chiral) symmetry is anomaly [SU (3)C ]2 U (1)H = On the other hand, since the Yukawa interactions invariant under this symmetry, the relations...
... obtained the kinetic equation for fermion inthe QHD-I model, including the fermion’s interaction with the neutral scalar and vector mesons The fermion distribution in non equilibrium is investigated ... to study the fermion propagator inthe matter modeled by the QHD-I model It could eventually be used in other problems and non equilibrium processes inthe medium of finite density and temperature ... establishes the relation between the interaction rate inthe relaxation time approximation andthe damping rate of the mean field Discussion and conclusion Inthe above mentioned sections the real...
... Bonds inthe Second World War: A Model for a New Iraq/Afghanistan War Bond? Summary The high costs of fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have rekindled congressional interest inthe concept ... taxes and cuts in nondefense spending, the large increase in defense-related spending, plus the absorption of a significant proportion of the manpower pool by the armed forces, began generating inflationary ... consumerism Seeking to stir the conscience of Americans, it invoked both their financial and moral stake inthe war The sale of war bonds provided a way in which patriotic attitudes andthe spirit...
... blocks and used for the following staining procedures Page of 10 For viewing of gross histology, sections were fixed in 100% ethanol and then stained with hematoxylin and eosin using standard ... performance of the end-stage heart failing myocardium is often independent of the originating cause of heart failure in a patient or animal model Impaired calcium handling is a central finding in end-stage ... was first examined These linear muscle preparations contain cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells, and are arranged in a linear fashion facilitating both qualitative and quantitative...
... blocks and used for the following staining procedures Page of 10 For viewing of gross histology, sections were fixed in 100% ethanol and then stained with hematoxylin and eosin using standard ... performance of the end-stage heart failing myocardium is often independent of the originating cause of heart failure in a patient or animal model Impaired calcium handling is a central finding in end-stage ... was first examined These linear muscle preparations contain cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells, and are arranged in a linear fashion facilitating both qualitative and quantitative...
... plot in particularly extreme points on the map, all with the intent of fine-tuning the approach and demonstrating themodel s value Results from the initial research are included on the following ... success—both financially and otherwise While others were evolving within their industry’s predominant model, these leaders created a new model Introducing the Relationship Era While the Product ... Apple and Southwest Airlines disrupted the digital music player and airline industries, we see a different way of thinking shaking up the marketing industry The new model of marketing—fostering...
... to the AF area In a previous study using the rabbit anular puncture model, the injection of osteogenic protein1 into the NP induced an increased proteoglycan content of both the AF andthe NP and ... degeneration of the NP than that inthe AF In addition, the direct injection of siRNA into the NP may induce a localized improvement It is worth noting that the histologic scores for the AF andthe border ... 7e and 7g) Inthe discs that received the ADAMTS5 siRNA, safranin-O staining demonstrated the maintenance of IVD structure with a lightly stained matrix and large cells (Figure 7b and 7d); the...
... 2.3 Marginal posterior distributions and Gibbs sampling parameter or a subset of parameters of interest from 1/i, the marginal distribution of cp is obtained by integrating out the remaining paramposterior ... quantity, the liability, is modelled Inthe threshold model, a categorical trait is considered, but heritability is defined for the liability of the trait Inthe semiparametric log normal frailty model ... , n The only log linear models that are also proportional hazards models are the Weibull regression models (including exponential regression models), where the error term is e/p, with p being...
... functions andin disease-inducing pathways has been increasingly demonstrated Owing to the difficulty in obtaining human PD brain tissues andthe variations inthe time of obtaining the PD tissues, there ... cytoskeleton, and ubiquitin (a heat shock protein involved in targeting damaged and unwanted proteins towards degradation) are found in abundance inthe Lewy bodies They occur both inthe brainstem and ... role inthe neuronal death in human PD and MPTP-induced PD models by altering the expression and activity of cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk5) The expression of calpains and was found to be increased...
... and n stand for SU(3)L indices The VEV ω gives mass for the exotic quarks U , Dα andthe new gauge bosons Z , X, Y , while the VEVs u and v give mass for the quarks ua , da , the leptons la and ... consider the interaction of the dark matter to Higgs bosons From the Higgs potential (9), there exists the coupling of the new Higgs H10 with H , H So H10 can decay into H , H The lifetime is the inversion ... First, we fix the values of λ2;3;4 satisfying the constraints given in (13), especially taking λ2 = 0.12, λ3 = −10−24 , λ4 = 0.06 and varying the remaining parameters We consider the relic density...
... groups and then read the text; or they can read the text silently, and then ask and answer the questions in pairs or groups This is a good way of involving the whle class in answering the questions ... students in front of the class, and then with all the students working in pairs at the same time iii) Reading a text and answering the questions : Students can discuss questions in pairs or groups and ... topic inthe hope of finding out some useful measures in organising groupwork and pairwork activities inthe class * Aims of the study - To introduce how to pairwork and groupwork and to show the...
... the concept of an extensible operating system is once again gaining acceptance this time as the solution to the unconstrained growth of UNIX During the last 20 years operating systems and their ... summarizes these operations As in other Mach interfaces, these calls are implemented using IPC; the first argument to each call is the port to which the request is sent, and represents the object ... which the data should be returned To clean dirty pages, the kernel performs a pager_data_write call specifying the location inthe memory object, and including the data to be written When the data...
... literature in promoting the collision of mind with mind’, rather than simply communicating the epiphanies of inspired individuals – or what amounted to the same thing, unexamined ideas – to the reading ... of their mix of promise and threat, anticipation and dread, resound inthe writings of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Britain – a time and a place when the newly disturbing ... on, in light of their self-understanding, without identifying the rules of the games they have been playing as being selective and revising them.’24 This approach is markedly different from the...
... that the effects of CAP shocks on CUR and RGDP are invariant to the ordering between CUR and RGDP On the other hand, capital flows might affect CUR and RGDP within a quarter, andthe CUR and RGDP ... to capital flows increases output in most countries, andthe increase in output is mostly due to a boom in consumption and investment The findings, especially for the case of the full sample including ... andCAP is the capital account (as the ratio to the trend GDP).14 A constant term and complete seasonal dummies are included Four lags are assumed.15 CAPand RGDP are included inthemodel since...
... occur inthe lower limbs and are usually monoarticular with up to 50–60% occurring at the first metatarsophalangeal joint [2,4,14] Gout may occur in any joint including the ankle, knee, hand, ... sacroiliac joint and other joints of the spine, however most commonly occurs inthe lower extremity In this case, although the patient had suffered two previous gouty attacks inthe first metatarsophalangeal ... publication was obtained from the patient The authors wish to thank Dr William Hsu and Dr Tania Pringle for their contribution to the interpretation of the radiographs and providing key information relevant...
... introduced the potential for bias inthe results and is a limitation of the study Medical errors are among the leading causes of death inthe United States In its highly publicised report, the Institute ... reduction inthe probability of treatment being timely and effective or an unintentional significant increase inthe risk of harm when compared with generally accepted practice [8] During the monitoring ... causing no harm or an increase in patient monitoring with no change in vital signs and no harm noted Moderate errors were classified as those causing an increase in patient monitoring, a change in...
... (Tegretal and others), clozapine (Clozaril), droperidol (Inapsine and others), gabapentin (Neurontin), haloperidol (Haldol and others), lamotrigine (Lamictal), lithium (Eskalith and others), metformin ... pre-dialysis and 2–3 hrs following the post-dialysis dose There is a case report in which lithium levels were maintained inthe therapeutic range by intraperitoneal administration of lithium during continuous ... portacaval shunting, thereby decreasing first pass metabolism; decrease in quantities and affinity of plasma proteins, thereby increasing free-drug levels; increase in volume of distribution in patients...