... than half The focus of Table is the role oftheownershipstructureThe result in Equation (1) shows that the estimated coefficient of NI*V is negative and statistically significant atthe 5% level ... expect that the understatement ofownership data and the large firm bias in our sample would weaken but not systematically bias the data in favor of our hypothesis Notwithstanding the data limitation, ... chain of voting rights Atthe same time, the entrepreneur owns about 8% ofthe cash flow rights of Firm B, the product ofthe two ownership stakes along the chain Given this ownership structure, ...
... states which had not transposed the directive in time. 53 When looking atthe ratio of SEs and the population ofthe member states,54 the rather small member state Luxembourg is leading Here the ... discussed next The main issue atthe point oftimeofthe reorganization concerns the taxation of gains and losses immanent in the assets transferred, thus ofthe hidden reserves, as they may have ... state to another member state and the exit out of an SE With regard to the entry, the four options to establish an SE are assessed: the merger, the foundation of a holding, the foundation of...
... indicates the existence of distant metastases in these patients atthetimeofthe operation, thus supporting the evidence of distant metastases atthe moment of operation as one of major causes of ... site of relapse; evidence of pathologic confirmation of relapse; precise evidence about treatment ofthe relapse date the treatment began and ended, form ofthe treatment; outcome ofthe treatment ... specific treatment The aim ofthe study was to assess whether the intensified follow up ofthe operated patients contributes to the earlier treatment of relapse or indicates the way of improving the...
... also did not investigate the precision ofthe ECLIA method However, it is at least clear that in these patients the reduction of E2 that can be expected due to the effects of AI therapy is not being ... menopause, the number of births and the body mass index (BMI) ofthe patients The mean age at menarche was 15.5 ± 1.2 years in the patients The advent of AIs marked a revolution in the therapeutic approach ... on the basis of their age, and that, due to the complete absence of residual ovarian function, administration of an AI would result in continuous inhibition of serum E2 The data generated in the...
... leukocytes ofthe infiltrate atthe tick bite site, indicating that PMNs and other inflammatory cells are attracted to the area and may provide a possibility for survival of A phagocytophilum beneath the ... conclusion, whether the endothelium plays a role in the pathogenesis of and establishment of A phagocytophilum infection atthe site of tick bite could not be documented by the present study Other factors ... participated in the design ofthe study, performed the histological examination, immunohistological interpretation and created the figures MA also revised the draft manuscript KB performed the IFAT...
... to reject the null of 29 Bank concentration is calculated as the ratio ofthe assets ofthe top banks to the assets of all commercial banks in the country as of 1995 30 Given that these are cross-sectional ... example ofthe calculation of these ownership measures for three banks 2.4 Changes in Bank OwnershipStructure 2.4.1 Current State of Bank OwnershipStructure around the World Bank privatizations ... One ofthe advantages of using these measures is that they provide a time series (the measures were published every other year since 1996) Panel A of Table shows the correlations between the ownership...
... This view of timegeometries ties in closely to the spatialization of time, one in which time is seen as interlocking grids of relations, technologies and strategies aimed atthe control oftime and ... colonization ofthe future For instance in Ennew’s (1994: 126) critique ofthe “timetabling effect” ofthe “curricularization”, or “scholarization”, of children’s lives, she argues the ‘tyranny oftime ... can be in the form of choosing which institutions to study at or making plans for the subsequent migration destination upon graduation Atthe same time, these key moments in the lives of young...
... studies that have sought to place the experiences of students-as-young people atthe center of discussion This research builds on the argument that there is inadequate attention paid to the diverse ... resistance ofthe routinizing effects of globalizing education spaces First, I examine how everyday temporalities in the lives of young Southeast Asian migrant students shape the ways they articulate their ... experiences of education migration, and the diverse transnational connectivities that they are refracted through, are highly differentiated and constantly (re)made through the changing configurations of...
... triggered by the adoption of tight monetary policy in Germany to offset the aggregate demand effects of German Reunification The figure indicates that following the collapse ofthe “bubble economy” ... from the OECD Main Economic Indicators (MEI) data base Real GDP data were taken from the BIS data base and supplemented with data from the International Financial Statistics (IFS) data base ofthe ... not be rejected We therefore specify the VAR models in the level ofthe variables Nevertheless, we neither impose the number of cointegrating relations on the systems nor we attempt to impose...
... articulation promotes the emergence of high local antibiotic concentrations due to the continuous friction ofthe articulating components Cement debris can be then easily removed atthetimeofthe ... improve the femoral fixation ofthe spacer stem Alternatively to that and at stable femoral fixation, the spacer itself may dislocate out from the hip socket In these cases, specific attention ... an unstable joint situation results, the outcome ofthe surgery is endangered or the mobilisation ofthe patient is hereby limited Generally, the surgical treatment of these fractures should...
... meet the demand of their work Being aware ofthe great importance of ESP in the teaching career, the students’ study and their future jobs, teachers atthe University of Odonto and Stomatology ... the students Types of text are chosen to be the focus of 20% ofthe teachers and 5% ofthe students The same amount ofthe students (5%) concentrate on the relating knowledge of Dentistry meanwhile ... ofthe teachers (20%) and one fourth ofthe students (25%) believed that the material is difficult and boring From the results, the author of 28 the study can come to a conclusion that the material...
... compatible with the aims ofthe courses and the objectives ofthe syllabus and the test specification However, with the negative skew of score distribution analysed above, along with the evaluation ... The study aims at evaluating the reliability and the validity ofthe final achievement test for the third-year students atthe University of Technology To deal with the stated aims, the study was ... cue for the study Finally, the writer collected the data, analysed and evaluated the data in order to find answers to the research questions raised atthe very beginning ofthe study The study...
... part ofthe oral communication' class (Morley,1991) The goal of pronunciation should be changed from the attainment of 'perfect' pronunciation (A very elusive term atthe best of times.), to the ... Table 5: Structureof test A1 Thestructureofthe test showed that there was no direct assessment for the students’ pronunciation There was an argument that the testing of listening included the ... matter substantially beyond the control of educators’ They qualified their findings by stating that variables of formal training and the quality ofthe training in pronunciation could affect the...
... meet the demand of their work Being aware ofthe great importance of ESP in the teaching career, the students’ study and their future jobs, teachers atthe University of Odonto and Stomatology ... that the size ofthe university is still small and teaching - learning ESP at this research field is only at early stage III.2 The setting ofthe study Atthe University of Odonto and Stomatology, ... excellently specialize atthe subject matter but rather “an interested student ofthe subject matter” (Hutchinson and Waters, 1987: 163) According to these authors, the kind of knowledge requirement...
... consider the factors which Underwood (1989) mentions: The time, the material is available or not, the interest ofthe class and the teacher, the place in which the work is being carried out, the nature ... nature and the content ofthe listening text itself If one of these is forgotten, the whole process of activity can be failed She especially emphasizes on the importance ofthe nature ofthe listening ... because at this level they have limited language knowledge, thus, little of what they hear can be automatically processed They need to focus on details of what they hear and given limitation of working...
... sense, the sheer desperation ofthe country’s plight, the insistence ofthe international financial institutions, the lack of practicable alternative policies, the bankruptcy of vested interests that ... ofthe disease and the lack of effective medical treatment fostered moral explanations and the stigmatisation of those infected, thereby encouraging forms of concealment that contributed to the ... in theology shrank before the spiritual entrepreneurs ofthe prosperity gospel Some members ofthe educated elite took refuge in the private sphere, but many resisted loss of status Often their...
... processes that radically improve how they function, that give them the full benefit of all their employees' capabilities and that give them the speed of response they will need to compete in the emerging ... seem to take the absence of timely information as a given People have lived for so long without information at their fingertips that they don't realize what they're missing One ofthe goals in ... areas that offer the most opportunities or that need the most attention? It is sobering to reflect on the extent to which thestructureof our business processes has been dictated by the limitations...
... further disturbance ofthe orderly course ofthe fluctuations The opinions expressed about the trend ofthe market for the balance ofthe year are varied One prophet says, for instance, that ... belief ofthe small man in the power ofthe big bankers to arrest the flood of selling that has hit the market The speculators who have become involuntary investors hang their hopes on the delayed ... Members ofthe board, while admitting that the market situation was under discussion, declared atthe end ofthe day that there was no change which called upon the board for action relative to...
... items for themselves Such initiatives on the part of companies create an emotional response from customers They are pleased that the company has thought of them and that employees go out of their ... FIRST The creation of value for the customer must lie atthe heart of any customer relationship strategy Yet, I encounter companies that talk about creating customer value, but what they are really ... little to with the creation of customer relationships In fact, such a short-term strategy is generally antithetical to the establishment of customer relationships Thus the creation of shareholder...
... The life is atthe end ofthe road 2010 so sánh số với nước láng giềng Campuchia có 6%, Lào có 13% Thái Lan 9% Theo GS TS Lê Đình Quang, viện nghên cứu ... hứng gió rôto [m2] ρV3 [W/m2] Công suất trục rôto tính theo công thức: P = Think green and action green Page 2 The life is atthe end ofthe road 2010 Một số lưu ý lắp đặt tua bin gió Nói ... thiết kế cho nhà rẻ b ó máy phát điện NLG tùy theo nhu cầu s dụng y n G sử Thin nk green an nd action gr reen Pa age 4 The life is atthe end ofthe road 2010 Các bước để thiết kế hệ thống...