... Risk and Term Structureof Interest Rates • The risk structureof interest rates looks at bonds with the same term to maturity and different interest rates • The term structureof interest ... n The n-period interest rate equals the average ofthe one-period interest rates expected to occur over the n-period life ofthe bond Expectations Theory • Explains why the term structureof ... over the life ofthe long-term bond • Buyers of bonds not prefer bonds of one maturity over another; they will not hold any quantity of a bond if its expected return is less than that of another...
... Figs and 20 It is clear that the width ofthe necks determines the height ofthe potential barrier for current carriers, while the length ofthe necks determines the depletion-layer width ofthe ... However, the process of cracking is hard to control, because the magnitude ofthe sensor parameters change is dependent on the depth and length ofthe cracks Probably therefore the authors of [113], ... become noticeable The width of spillover zone depends on the material andthe nature ofthe detected gas The influence ofthe contacts on sensor response with decreased length ofthe sensitive layer...
... FUNCTION The Office shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions ofthe Financial Regulations and Rules ofthe United Nations examine, review and appraise the use of financial resources ofthe ... segregation of duties in order to assume the proposed delegation of authority The capacity andthestructure needs to be developed based on the analysis ofthe needs, bottlenecks and strengths ofthe ... component B ofthe humanitarian affairs programme of work, better reflecting the relationship of this work to the other components ofthe programme OIOS is also ofthe view that the ISDR secretariat...
... growth ofthe CEE countries This chapter ofthe thesis has the following structureThe following section provides the characteristics ofthe transition in the CEE countries, andthe implications of ... strand of theory, the credit line at the CEE subsidiaries may decline if the financial situation ofthe parent bank and/ or the macroeconomic conditions in the home country worsens On the other ... investigation ofthe impact ofthe parent banks on the credit growth pattern ofthe CEE countries The interest for the fourth chapter of this thesis is based on the following factors First, the credit...
... northern Japan (43◦ 15’ N, 141◦ 50’ E; 200-210 m a.s.l.) The topography was gently sloping, andthe basement geology consisted of alternating beds of sedimentary sandstone and mudstone ofthe ... important, andthe maintenance of foliage by short shoots becomes increasingly important Therefore, as the stand develops, the proportion of long shoots in the canopy decreases while that of short ... changed with thinning and insect outbreaks We also inferred the morphological structureofthe canopy from LB1 and LB2 using another premise based on the shoot morphology of Betula species Betula...
... stem profile model Profile andstructureof Atlas cedar tree stem 75 Figure Application ofthe stem profile model (models IIa and IIb) andthe ring profile model to the ring profiles ofthe trees ... behaviour ofthe ring profile model worsens both in terms of bias and accuracy to the point of performing worse at the top ofthe tree than the stem profile models Similarly, the stem profile model ... depending on the part ofthe tree being dealt with: the ring profile 77 model gives better results for the butt andthe lower part ofthe stem both for the stem profiles and ring profiles (but...
... alter the model structureand produces a near-constant variance ofthe residuals The weighting factor was the inverse ofthe variance Two thirds ofthe data (47 plots, after removing sandy plots) ... establishment of new seedlings in the stands may be caused by the loss of vitality and death of shrubs, grasses and other tree seedlings due to the effect of drought in dry years The variation ... 0.98) and main crop density (Shapiro-Wilk’s test = 0.93) models The means ofthe residuals were 0.69 and 0.78 in the total Figure Box -and- Whisker Plots ofthe total height by age-class and stand...
... During the dry season, the quantity of transported sediment was lower andthe major input of sediment into the system came from the coastal area The estuarine domain was silting up whatever the ... học biển the dry season at each station The budget indicated a water loss by leakage though channels, mangroves and wetlands, which accounts for 20% and 42% ofthe liquid contributions ofthe total ... significant between ebb and flood Due to their shape, large with shallow lateral shoals and a deep narrow channel, as it moves landward toward the Cam and Bach Dag stations; the rise ofthe tide becoming...
... those ofthe Olg population while some plants ofthe Spa population were with the Dgor and Drech populations The plants ofthe Nad population were partially mixed with those ofthe Part and Pozh ... Moreover, the plants ofthe Chu population were mixed with those ofthe Uss, Drech and Dgor populations The arrangement ofthe populations on the MS-tree did not always correspond to their geographical ... ISSR [20] The present study aims to investigate the patterns and levels of genetic polymorphism and population structures of wild P ginseng with the AFLP method to (1) estimate the level of genetic...
... (Figs and 6) and assignment of all signals (Table 2) revealed that the carbohydrate structureofthe major component of C trachomatis E LPS consisted of three Kdo- and two GlcpNresidues The 1H-NMR ... frequencies and 3J1,2 coupling constants of signals belonging to the anomeric protons of GlcpN-residues revealed that one was a- andthe other was b-configured These residues Ó FEBS 2003 Structureand ... serotype L2 and Chl psittaci strain 6BC, the chemical structures of which are already known [12,13] The negative ion MALDI-TOF mass spectrum ofthe native LPS (Fig 1) exhibited a complex pattern of several...
... 0.164 The geometry ofthe model was analyzed by procheck [14] In the Ramachandran plot [15], 91.5% ofthe residues (glycine and proline residues excluded) lie in the core region, and 7.1% lie in the ... expected to be in the region ofthe gap between Ser98 and Gly102 In the N-terminal domain, there is also an additional two-stranded b-sheet (strands and 3, Figs and 5), which lies opposite the C-terminal ... Figs and 5), which is less conserved among the RIPs, and a two-stranded b-sheet and 10 (Figs and 5) In charybdin there exists an additional 310 helix (J, Figs and close to the C-terminus of the...
... data of one ofthe phases, a mono- Results and Discussion The title compound is initially isolated from the hydrothermal reaction of WO , en, NaOH and H O in polycrystalline form Replacement of ... indicating the release of en molecules Ž calc, 8.0% The infrared spectra of present the following information: strong absorption bands at 935 and 975 cmy1 are ascribed to Õ ŽW s O., andthe features ... occupy interstrand regions 4y ofthe W6 O 20 chains and exhibit strong hydrogen bond network to terminal and bridging oxo groups ofthe anionic 4y chains of W6 O 20 X Crystal data for the monoclinic...
... curves and 3), allowed the simultaneous computation of koff, k*on and k*off The kon value was assumed by analogy with soybean BBI [26] The two dissociation constants (Kd ẳ koff kon and K*d ẳ k*off ... NMR and MS spectrometry at acidic pH in the absence of trypsin, might be the result of a concomitant series of factors They include the nature ofthe amino acid at position P2Â (Gln instead of ... graphics and rendering were made with the aid of vmd v 1.8 [62] The best 20 structures, selected on the basis of lowest total energy, NMR R-factors and Ramachandran Inhibitory properties and NMR structure...
... diameter ofthe nano-objects andthe distances between them, i.e with the thickness ofthe material ofthe matrix, which separates the inclusions Our NWs and A-NWs are directed along the [001] axis and ... are of {110} and {001} type The same two types of planes andthe {111} planes form the interfaces ofthe A-QD As shown already in Ref [12], the energies of all these interfaces are comparable, and ... study the PbTe/CdTe systems, the knowledge ofthe band offsets between these two materials is needed Since the valence band maxima of PbTe and CdTe are located at different positions in k-space, the...
... slightly and then decreased after 11 d All seedlings recovered 18 d after the onset ofthe experiment The patterns of g evolution at the constant temperature of 8.7°C and at a were throughout the ... at constant 12°C during the first 11 d and then declined sharply (Fig 2) At constant 8.7°C, the transpiration rate remained at the same level for 11 d and then declined The transpiration rate ... included in the measurements The photosynthetic capacity ofthe developing current yr needles is fairly low (Troeng and Linder, 1982) Enclosing them in a cuvette causes errors in A, E and g Soil...
... Lenin wrote: "The figures we have quoted on the growth of bank capital, on the increase in the number ofthe branches and offices ofthe bigger banks, the increase in the number of their accounts, ... Loyalty ofthe managers to the financial tycoons is boundless andthe atmosphere of secrecy enables the owners ofthe biggest fortunes to escape the limelight ofthe press.1 "The role ofthe manager ... aristocracy andthe royal family are represented on the boards of most ofthe biggest monopoly companies But the actual function of managing these monopolies is in the hands of a special group of professional...
... calculate the average constant of wires a (along the axis x), b (along the axis y), c (along the axis z) With nanowires of A1 and B1, then a = b by symmetric properties ofthe system Characterize the ... along the length of Ti wire of type B1 distortions is always downward in the wire type B1 Like wire type A1, magnitude ofthe deviation the Ti atoms are minimum at center Deviation ofthe Ti ... nanowire When we consider the wire of type A1, type B1 and type B2, we not find capsize ofthe surface Ti This matter only occurs in the wire type A2, indicating ofthe influence of size effects in...
... zero even at the 95% level in Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK andthe US Moreover, while in some countries, (including Finland, the UK andthe US) residential ... also for these countries the existence of cointegration could not be rejected We therefore specify the VAR models in the level ofthe variables Nevertheless, we neither impose the number of cointegrating ... to offset the macro economic effects ofthe collapse ofthe bubble).2 Of course, it is by no means clear that central banks are better able to judge the appropriate level of asset prices and the...
... structure in the leaves and stems differ from those ofthe roots and rhizomes because the content ofthe fatty acid 18:3n3 in the leaves and stems differ from that ofthe roots and rhizomes Therefore, ... amounts in the roots and rhizomes than in the leaves and stems The content of 18:2n6c, 18:3n3 and LCFAs in the leaves and stems was compared with that in the roots and rhizomes The roots and rhizomes ... leaves and stems If we can separate the leaves and stems from the roots and rhizomes, we might be able to study the deciduous effect ofthe respective parts of Z japonica The δ13C in the roots and...
... called Theme and Rheme The Theme served as the point of departure ofthe message (Halliday 1994:37), which in English coincides with the initial element(s) ofthe clause; andthe Rheme is the remainder ... which is one ofthe typical features of a narrative 3.4.3 The Theme - Rheme Pattern The analysis shows that most ofthe themes in the text belong to topical theme Of 33 clauses and clause complexes ... ofthe text are taken into consideration 1.4 Methods ofthe Study The aim of this paper is to analyze the meanings and structures of a text The result should be useful for language teaching and...