... alleged degree of competition, or the lack thereof, ofthesectorThe latter will also, and importantly, depend on the contestability ofthe sector, i.e the ability of new entrants to enter and credibly ... the analysis ofthe previous chapters It reiterates the importance of banks in the EU economy, summarises the key problems ofthe EU banking sector, and recalls the extent to which the current ... all ofthe adverse economic consequences since the onset ofthe crisis can be attributed to failures in the banking sector, the banking sector had a key role to play, not only in terms of the...
... calculation of each ofthe sub-index values, the highest of these is taken as theAir Quality Index One ofthe AQI sub-index values may be the API sub-index If the API sub-index is the highest ofthe ... sickness and mortality Air Pollution Alert System: A system which warns of deteriorating air quality 3.0 Purpose ofthe API and AQI 3.1 Purpose ofthe API The API is the basis of an Air Pollution Alert ... current measurements ofair pollution in various communities throughout Ontario theAir Pollution Index and theAir Quality Index This guideline outlines the objectives of these two indices and...
... drop of solution ofthe enzyme deposited on the surface of either the PGE or the GCE, which were then immersed in the cell containing the electrolyte solution As an example, in Fig are shown the ... with the logarithm ofthe scan rate; (B) variation in the CV cathodic and anodic peak potentials with the logarithm ofthe scan rate ofthe cyclic voltammograms of 98 lM DgAOR in solution at the ... importance ofthe diffusion and diffusionless processes depending on the scan rate As to the dependence of peak potentials on the scan rate, at rates of < v < 100 mVặs)1 they remain fairly constant The...
... Dominion ofthe Air, TheThe Project Gutenberg Etext ofThe Dominion ofthe Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation by J M Bacon Copyright laws are changing all over the world, be sure to check the copyright ... further information is included below We need your donations The Dominion oftheAir by J M Bacon March, 1997 [Etext #861] The Project Gutenberg Etext ofThe Dominion ofthe Air: The Story of ... final till midnight ofthe last day ofthe month of any such announcement The official release date of all Project Gutenberg Etexts is at Midnight, Central Time, ofthe last day ofthe stated month...
... diagonals ofthe array If this is done for two scenarios one baseline and another representing the impact of some change, then the results ofthe change can be compared Using spreadsheets means that there ... life-year or numbers of deaths over time attributable to air pollution in Greater London The main purposes ofthe Study were: • • To provide data to inform the development ofthe Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy ... mixture ofthe facilities ofthe MS Excel software and the statistical package Genstat 13 14 APPENDIX B: LIFE TABLE CALCULATIONS In the context of a health impact assessment, we make further assumptions,...
... ofthe environmental consequences ofthe attacks of September 11th The purpose ofthe report is to lay out the facts, as best as we know them at this point, regarding both the environmental impacts ... matter Nor did they discuss the toxicity ofthe simmering Ground Zero fires, the synergistic impactsofthe various pollution discharges or the quality of indoor air Moreover, the government ... radius of Ground Zero Thus, the extent ofthe remaining indoor pollution is manageable There is still much that we not know about theimpactsoftheair pollution release that followed the September...
... local staff The need to develop human capital for the emerging SME finance sector is therefore one the most important tasks facing the partnership and thesector as a whole 34 THE ROLE OFTHE FINANCIAL ... poverty.1,2 The financial services sector is the largest in the BOX THE ROLE OF LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS world in terms of earnings, comprised of a wide While an in-depth discussion is outside the ... levels where they could begin taking advantage of economies of scale and creating significant numbers of jobs THE ROLE OFTHE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR in Expanding Economic Opportunity I The Business...
... at the level of each transaction • The proper classification ofthe portfolio on the basis ofthe status ofthe borrower, the value ofthe collateral and thesector Verification ofthe credit risk ... characteristics ofthe Independent Evaluation ofthe Spanish Banking Sector programme are • Performance of an independent evaluation ofthe health and resilience ofthe Spanish banking sector • 8/18 ... the processes and systems for the management of NPLs at each ofthe banks, for the purpose of assessing their respective capacities to withstand a possible increase in the volume of NPLs in the...
... Glossary of Terms Foreword Foreword Foreword by the President ofThe Brewers of Europe I am delighted to welcome The Brewers of Europe’s first ever report on The Environmental Performance ofthe ... capturing the heat from the steam produced by boiling operations; the heat can then be reused for other processes Another example is the use of “wort-stripping” technology which increases the speed of ... expectations Therefore, The Brewers of Europe commissioned a study to describe the environmental performance ofthe brewing sector in Europe This report presents the changes and trends in the environmental...
... the two: for a pair of communities, the sum ofthe lengths ofthe branches on a phylogenetic tree that leads only to members of one community divided by the sum ofthe lengths ofthe branches that ... is directly attributable to the reduction in the numbers of genomes of members ofthe Bacteroidetes [6,15] However, even the size ofthe differences in gut bacterial community composition of ... membership using the unweighted UniFrac metric [26] The UniFrac metric measures the difference between two communities in terms ofthe amount of evolutionary history that is unique to either ofthe two:...
... software handoffs Bigger software development projects are going to have bigger software handoffs The amount of information that must be communicated in the handoff is another aspect ofthe software ... p.1281) The software handoff is one ofthe culprits of communication problems during software development The software handoff is a process loss and leads to inefficiency, but software handoffs ... current software cost estimation models 1.5 The Software Handoff To advance software cost estimation, models must include one major activity of software development, the software handoff A software...
... Overview ofthe Vietnam Sugar Sector Sugar Sector Vietnam is expected to be more or less self-sufficient in sugar in 2011/12 This is the result of a massive expansion ofthe formal sugar sector in the ... follow the cost of imports However, prices have not always reflected the full value ofthe import tariff (particularly when the tariff has set at a higher level) because ofthe prevalence of smuggled ... ‘westernisation’ of tastes and means that the consumption of soft drinks and other processed foods containing sugar is higher, particularly in the region around Ho Chi Minh city The hotter weather in the...
... parts The contents covered in each part are as follows: - Part A is the introduction which gives the rationale ofthe study, the aims ofthe research, the research questions, the scope ofthe research, ... through analysis These themes, weaved together, formed the foundation ofthe findings and results of this study The survey aspect ofthe study was given out to all 40 students of class 10B1 at ... for the study Aims ofthe research .1 Questions ofthe research .2 Scope ofthe research Methods ofthe research .2 Organization of the...
... Travel • Impactsofthe Safe Routes to School Program • Work @ ITS Children’s Travel 25% ofthe population Source: American Factfinder 33% of households Source: American Factfinder 20% of vehicle ... relative increase of 25% 24 Results: SRTS Program Impacts Proportion Walk/Bike -2 Education & Presence Encouragement # of Years Presence Enforcement # of Years Engineering Presence # of Years -1 Source: ... 3.2 23 Results: SRTS Program Impacts Proportion Walk/Bike -2 Education & Presence Encouragement # of Years Presence Enforcement # of Years Engineering Presence # of Years -1 Source: McDonald,...
... cities The last chapter summarises the findings ofthe studies and discusses the barriers and opportunities oftheair pollution control in thetransportation sector, concluding with the perspectives ... the background and objectives ofthe third phase research ofthe UE Project on thetransportationsectorThe second chapter provides an overview of transport and environment in Asian Cities The ... in the Final Chapter.1 The UE Project held two workshops to discuss the progress ofthe case studies and their policy implications in July and September of 2006 in Hayama The findings of the...
... sustainably This is the reason for carrying out the study ofImpactsof FDI on Restructure of Exports in the Northern Coastal Region of Vietnam” 1.2 Statement ofthe problem: The main issue to ... ratio ofthe collective sector and the private sector was not stable, the FDI sector trended to increase in the same period There was a shift in the proportion between the state owned sector ... to frame the theoretical basis oftheimpactsof FDI on shifting exports structure To analyze the current situation reflecting the quantity and quality of exports structure in the Northern Coastal...
... Where: PRODYnc: the complexity ofthe industry n ofthe country c PEinc: the proportion ofthe export ofthe goods ith in industry n ofthe country c PRODYi: the complexity ofthe goods ith This ... that the complexity ofthesector n is the average ofthe complexity of all goods in the export structure ofthesector n ofthe country c In addition, this study also calculated more about the ... value of 10 main items with largest proportion ofthe total export in the Northern Coastal Region in the period of 2005-2012 The Export structure ofthe Northern Coastal Region in the period of...