... that the systematic factor of changes in the exposure to interest rate risk is closely related to the (past and present) steepness ofthe term structure The results shown in Table make it possible ... two strands ofthe literature ofthe banks’ interest rate risk (See Staikouras (2003) and Staikouras (2006) for a survey) The first one is about the determinants ofthe banks’ exposure to interest ... dataset This dataset includes the banks’ exposure to interest rate risk, derived from their own internal models In the previous literature, there are two methods of assessing the banks’ exposure...
... of shaky images, are neither industrialists nor savants, just men obsessed by their own imaginings The cinema was born fromthe converging various obsessions, that is to say, out of a myth, the ... be swallowed up in color So, when form, in the person of Cezanne, once more regains possession ofthe canvas there is no longer any question ofthe illusions ofthe geometry of perspective The ... way of making likenesses, an ersatz ofthe processes of reproduction Only a photographic lens can give us the kind of image ofthe object that is capable of satisfying the deep need man has to substitute...
... residues and FMN are shown as stick models, and the two irons as orange spheres (A) In the active reduced state, each ofthe irons is ligated to two histidines (His83, His88, His151 and His233), ... extends fromthe Si side of FMN to the bulk solvent, and therefore requires only minor displacements ofthe polypeptide (Fig 5) In the crystal structures of rubredoxin:NO ⁄ O2 oxidoreductases from ... evades the new metal-binding site and becomes hydrogen-bonded to Asp87, which itself is slightly shifted away fromthe distal iron In other respects, the distal iron-binding site corresponds to...
... to this day remains unresolved Furtherniore, whether the focus is on chemistry or microbiology, the successes of basic science as a measure ofthe progress of industries such as brewing is often ... in the dark as to the real issues, progress, possibilities and risks The history of these achievements is often misunderstood, even by some ofthe people involved in them In view ofthe ongoing ... organizations - The legal dimensions - The ethical dimensions - The “public” dimensions Each of these aspects must be taken into account Since it will be the record of some ofthe most modem developments...
... themselves The class of apples is not an apple; the class of shoes is not a shoe So why not invent a whole new class called the class of all classes that are not members of themselves”? So far so ... “number” just as she did, in terms of classes and sets As Bertrand Russell put it in his Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, The number of a class is the class of all those classes that are similar ... other words, since the class of all candies is not a candy, it is not a member of itself There is nothing too shocking about this; it s simple common sense Lots of classes are not members of themselves...
... outcomes How many sevens are there? There are four, one of each suit How many red cards are there? Well, half the cards are red so the answer to that question is 26 But two ofthe sevens are themselves ... around the Sun The Sun s path in the sky as the Earth revolves also follows the Zodiac We now know that the flattened shape ofthe Solar System holds clues to the processes by which it formed from ... physicist Ernest Rutherford, who split the atom and founded the subject of nuclear physics, simply believed that the use of statistics was a sign of weakness: ‘If your experiment needs statistics to analyze...
... other studies) Implications One possible implication ofthe results presented here is that, as the scores predicted on the basis of mapping differ from actual scores, utility estimates that are ... benefits future costs were not discounted) The change in costs, rather than total costs, was estimated due to the presence of baseline differences in the analgesic costs across each ofthe four ... also report the adjusted r2squared and the root mean square error (RMSE) (the RMSE is the positive square root ofthe average squared prediction error) Finally, in order to assess how well the...
... episode occurred Zn Statistical analysis Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation Paired t-tests were run to compare two groups, and ANOVA with Results Clinical Characteristics of Subjects ... is that some clinical laboratory analyses showed significant differences between asthmatics and healthy volunteers; nevertheless, the measured parameters were not outside the limits established ... uptake ofthe particles by these cells, which rapidly engulf insoluble particles [27] Although the response was not statistically significant, neutrophils from asthmatic patients showed an almost...
... athletes; respected intermediaries close to the target audience; shocking stories, statements, or questions; free offers; and countless others Even then, there is a question of effectiveness It is ... the less that has to be spent advertising it The best advertising is done by your satisfied customers The stronger your customer loyalty, the less you have to spend on advertising First, most of ... Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t (2001).16 These books point out the many correlations of successful companies But I have a simple thesis: Companies last as long as they...
... athletes; respected intermediaries close to the target audience; shocking stories, statements, or questions; free offers; and countless others Even then, there is a question of effectiveness It is ... the less that has to be spent advertising it The best advertising is done by your satisfied customers The stronger your customer loyalty, the less you have to spend on advertising First, most of ... Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t (2001).16 These books point out the many correlations of successful companies But I have a simple thesis: Companies last as long as they...
... E Lapinsky Systemic steroids have been used in the treatment of SARS based on the hypothesis that disease manifestations are in part due to the host s inflammatory response Many questions regarding ... patients on the basis ofthe pathophysiology of SARS The severe respiratory failure, which occurs in the later phase of SARS and results in critical illness, appears to be due to an excessive inflammatory ... ARDS [4–6] but also computed tomography ofthe lungs 22–54 days after the onset of ARDS shows changes consistent with late phase ARDS [7] Data from other patients with ARDS suggest that high-dose...
... countries) as these companies aims for better disclosure practices compared to services fromthe other small and medium audit firms (Sahlan, 2011) The AICPA s Commission on Auditor s Responsibility ... population of annual reports of Malaysian PLCs over ten years period (2003 until 2012) for the ten business sectors Table presents the number of observations based on cross- tabulation by business sector ... for the past 10 years (2003 – 2012) The result of chi-square test shows a significant value of difference in association (p= 0.000, p< 0.05) Thus, the result suggests that there is an association...
... methods SLiMs produced by our method would also serve as validators (since they are all based on existing 3D structures) of predicted SLiMs fromthe sequence based approaches 1.5 Thesis organization ... position u (v, resp.) in si (sj , resp.) Xsi [u] (Xsj [v] , resp.) is the set of all length l string which have at most d mismatches with si [u] (sj [v], resp.) The set Sd (p) (Sd (p′ ), resp.) ... multiple sequence alignment, we can compute the consensus secondary structure among the sequences A few examples of this subclass arethe Mutual Information based algorithms [18–20] and the Stochastic...
... today there is a mismatch in supply and demand in several areas, such as pediatrics, and the hospital system is fragmented and of uneven quality At the root of many ofthe system s current shortcomings ... identifies further challenges in terms of care of stroke victims, particularly in light ofthe new emphasis on home- based care Patients are often transferred from one hospital to another as they ... treatment support systems and hospital management services¹⁷ “We are going beyond products and endeavoring to create new social systems,” says Tatsuro Fuse, the president of Secom Medical System...
... These are but a few ofthe thousands of inspirational comments that people have shared after learning that menarefrom Mars and womenarefrom Venus. The results of this new program for understanding the opposite sex are not only dramatic and immediate but also long lasting. ... Everything on Mars is a reflection of these values. Even their dress is designed to reflect their skills and competence. Police officers, soldiers, businessmen, scientists, cab drivers, technicians, and chefs all wear uniforms or at least hats to reflect their competence and power. ... watching sports he can vicariously feel he has solved a problem with each play. When his team scores points or wins, he enjoys the feeling of success. If his team loses, he suffers their loss as his own. In either case, however, his mind is released fromthe grip of his real problems. ...
... khác Tôi không nhớ việc diễn dễ dàng để chịu đựng khó khăn vợ sau cô cho cách để thể hiên tình cảm Menarefrom Mars, Womenarefrom Venus (Tiếp lời giới thiệu) Làm vô tâm lâu đến nhỉ? Vợ muốn gần ... nhiều s ch đề cập tới vấn đề đưa định nghĩa khác Nhưng dù với s lượng s ch nhiều vậy, s ch khai thác vấn đề khía cạnh, mà không s u vào «tính đa nghi» s bất đồng» hai giới Nội dung s ch nói ... người đàn bà người đàn ông phản ứng với stress Và để thu gợi ý thật có ích hơn, tìm hiểu thêm cách s ng chàng trai Hoả cô nàng Vệ nữ Phản ứng với stress chàng trai Hoả cô nàng Vệ nữ Khi chàng...
... and the pre-refunded bond data are so similar The robustness ofthe results implies that term-structure estimation procedures are not driving these results Conclusion There are many periods in ... time-series and crosssectional observations The first time-series observation is lost to estimate the autocorrelation coefficients The Pre and Post subscripts refer to whether the variable is nonzero ... values prior to January 1, 1986 or post-January 1, 1986 Standard errors are in parentheses and t-statistics are in square brackets and time-series correlation into the estimation The GLS estimates...
... combination ofthe two methods They then reduced these costs by any payments they received—such as Medi‑Cal reimbursements fromthe State or payments fromthe patient The remaining costs represent the ... consider including in its surveys ofthe county tax assessors a process for verifying the accuracy ofthe values reported on the annual statistical reports submitted by the county assessors Fully ... hospital s gross patient revenue and thus not necessarily represent each hospital s actual unreimbursed cost of providing these services (costs of uncompensated care) As a result, the amounts shown...