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... from the implementation of different marketing strategies One of these barriers isthe complexity to isolate the effects of a particular marketing strategy (Bonoma and Clark, 1998) Another one, is ... importance of customer satisfaction, customer retention and other parameters related tothe customer, whereas the role ofthe employees, their satisfaction, loyalty and the link between these variables ... number of new products; relative price (SOMValue/volume); number of consumer complaints (level of dissatisfaction); consumer satisfaction; distribution/availability; total number of customers;...
... functions tothe local environment If the period ofthe light-dark pattern is too long or too short, or if the light and dark exposures become aperiodic, the master clock can lose control ofthe ... groups of nurses and the two groups of rats were significantly different in terms of their IS values The ratio ofthe mean IS values for the two groups of nurses (2.6) and the ratio ofthe mean IS ... transfer function relating CS to nocturnal melatonin suppression was also developed [22] to characterize the effective stimulus for non-visual responses associated with optical radiation onthe retina...
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... the transmission rate In the absence of intervention (baseline scenario), the transmission rateis assumed to be constant b over time In the presence of early intervention, the transmission rate ... initial condition (indeed, the derivative of a logistic equation is known not to depend on initial condition but rather onthe carrying capacity [31]) Onthe other hand, an explicit solution can ... The interpretation of Figure 4B is more straightforward than that of Figure 4A Essentially, the longer the time period of intervention, the larger the potential reduction of prevalence The nonlinear...
... Kaplan-meier analysis ofthe intent -to- treat population In the primary analysis of this study, linezolid was found to be non-inferior tothe control group, and a subgroup analysis of patients with ... introduced tothe market Upon analysis, the organism was found to have mutations in the DNA encoding a portion ofthe 23s ribosomal RNA (rRNA) Linezolid resistance has been identified more commonly among ... glycopeptides may also impactthe susceptibility of MRSA to daptomycin Several reports have found hVISA and VISA isolates to display resistance to daptomycin [13-15] Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopetide...
... ORGANISATION OFTHE STUDY The thesis consists of five chapters The first chapter isthe introductory part of this research and it talks about the objectives ofthe study and definition of key ... and the extent to which the researchers have taken into consideration their explanation for other casual relationship the noticed 39 In order to increase the validity of our thesis, the thesis is ... INTRODUCTION This chapter ofthe thesis presents a brief discussion ofthe background, followed by problem discussion, research purpose, research question and lastly disposition ofthe thesis 1.1...
... Thirdly, from the ABC implementation, the resource allocation decision making is better by concentrate in product lines and know the exact impactofthechanges in the production mix and profits in ... satisfaction”, or “decision making by the use of ABC.” From these definition and the sources of methodology, I bring out the measure approach that is needed evaluate theimpactof ABC Beside of ... implementation and impacton plant performance indirectly 3.2 Research strategy Strategy of this research isto include firstly the three research hypothesis that comprises the ABC’s impacton WCM...
... the Vietnamese consumers consist of high education background, but only few of them understand CSR and most of them are still confuse or not understand CSR The reason may be the CSR is new concept ... definition The concept of CSR has been used widely since 1960s, from 1960s to 2011 is very long period, so with the development of economic, social, the definition of CSR also changesto meet the ... Organization (WTO) on 11th January 2007, Vietnam’s economy is entering more deeply into the world economy, so to capture the benefits in this case Vietnam has to change the attitude of CSR to get the...
... What isthe CSR? - The definition of CSR The theories of CSR What isthe finance performance? What isthe relationship between CSR and finance performance? The role of CSR to increase profit ... selected: Miwon and Vedan, which are the outcome of adopted CSR In order to analyze the question ―what istheimpactof CSR onthe company‘s profitability?‖ the project is divided into five parts: ... responsibilities to contribute tothe betterment of society 2.2 The definition of CSR The definition of corporate social responsibility is not abstruse According to Business for Social Responsibility...
... quadratic, indicators of whether the mother or father is currently a smoker, indicator of whether the mother smoked during pregnancy, the number of years the child has been exposed to parental smoking, ... included in the ordered probit model along with the variables that the first stage equations would have instrumented Estimation ofthe model gives rise to an F test ofthe hypothesis that all ofthe ... included in the ordered probit model along with the variables that the first stage equations would have instrumented Estimation ofthe model gives rise to an F test ofthe hypothesis that all of the...
... at the beginning of a mission During-mission reliability isthe fraction of equipment that began the mission and is still operative as of a given time into the operation Later we describe the ... nonavailability at the NTC was due to equipment failures in the course of mission preparation One ofthe factors that we varied was the distance that the U.S BCT traveled (0, 50, 100 km) in the mission before ... would be responding tothe commands of its platoon leader, who would be responding tothe commands of his company commander, who would be responding tothe commands of his battalion commander...
... division ofthe patients based onthe expression levels of MTSS1 yield a significant correlation with overall survival; (F) A three-way division ofthe patients based onthe expression levels of ... pathology and prognosis ofthe patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma Cellular function tests further demonstrated that the presence of MTSS1 is related tothe inhibition ofthe oesophageal ... participated in collection ofthe tissue samples ZZ helped to draft the manuscript YY participated in the design ofthe study LZ participated in the design ofthe study WJ conceived ofthe study, and...
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... reduced impactonchangesto their biomechanical properties The plane of proximal-distal rotation lies closer tothe longitudinal axis ofthe tunnel and hence the tendons Conversely, strand tension ... locking; this may impactonthe direction of tension transmission during tensioning In the unlocked state, the body ofthe device is positioned centrally between the arms This arrangement may contribute ... to a more uniform distribution of strand tension However, when the device is locked, the body ofthe device moves in proximity to either the proximal or distal end ofthe arms, depending on the...
... clipped onto the side; the liquid level is about cm below the top ofthe cuvette when full (3 mL) Figure Effects of DC and pre-treated media on planktonic cells of B subtilis 168 Planktonic cells ... (henceforth ECs) To better understand the mechanism of bacterial control by ECs, we conducted a systematic study ofthe effects of weak ECs onthe planktonic and biofilm cells ofthe model Gram-positive ... effects of current-generated ions The majority ofthe planktonic cells are not likely to be in direct contact with the electrode surface, especially given the vertical positioning ofthe electrodes...