property plant and equipment with a cost that is significant in relation to the total cost of the asset and with a useful life that differs from that of the remainder of the asset shall be depreciated separately
... allegory humans are trapped ina cave and can see no light They are unaware ofthe outside world andthat there isa better place for them than inside the cave A few escape and come intothe light ... world Although Morpheus, Trinity, Neo andthe others are waging a war against A. I run rampant, the creators ofthat AI were their own ancestors Star Wars is decidedly less complex, and doesn't bother ... Matrix, is unaware ofthe virtual reality that surrounds him He needs to "wake up" tothe real world and lose his illusions This idea is very similar in nature to Plato's allegory The Cave In this allegory...
... tidal flat silty sand and lagoonal clay and lenses of lacustrine clay of Hanoi Formation, the laterized lagoonal clay of Vinh Phuc Formation, the alternating greenish gray clay and ... clayey silt mixed with sand of deltaic facies and silty clay of lagoonal facies inthe central part passing into silty clay of flood plain, oxbow, coastal swamp and peat facies inthe direction fromthe plain to ... and peat facies inthe direction fromthe plain tothe modern coastline. The fourth sequence consists of swamp clay, lagoonal clay and peat. Inthe direction towards the center ofthe plain, each of these sequences appears more and more ...
... data between 15 January 2004 and 31 May 2005 Our sampling frame included all residents who were ≥ 65 years, mentally intact and capable of carrying out a conversation and had been residing in ... that enables residents to attain or maintain their maximal functional capacity [4] and health-related quality oflife (HRQOL) [3,4] NHs are intended for any person in need of long-term care that ... is, reading the questions tothe participants and circling the indicated answer This was necessary, as many ofthe residents have problems holding a pen and have reduced vision Each participant...
... regional visual impairment rates and indicators of other eye-care activities, such as number of visits/inhabitant, glaucoma diagnosis campaign, etc Inequality of quality of care could also bea factor ... International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, visual impairment includes both low vision and blindness Low vision is defined as visual acuity less than 6/18, ... demographic risk factors of visual impairment; (2) to compare a visual impairment index across the different regions of France; and (3) to study the relationship between this index and ophthalmologist...
... temperatures inthe continental areas [14, 15], however an increase ofthe winter temperature may have allowed the survival of remaining larvae andthe progress ofthe migration front Similarly, the ... G Rouault et al wood, foliage and sap, and plants mechanical and chemical defenses against pest attacks Among the different theories that have been successively put forward to explain plant defense ... development in spring Increase of heat in galleries may have accelerated the development and allowed larvae to enter winter at more advanced and resistant instars, then resulted in higher population...
... but the germinative behaviour of many species inthe presence of ash is still unknown The aim of this experiment was to analon the seed germination of Pinus pinaster Aiton, Pinus radiata D Don and ... coincide with those found by González-Rabanal and Casal [17], Neéman et al [25], Thomas and Wein [32] and Trabaud and Casal [36] Neéman et al [25] found thata thick layer of ash had a negative ... hypotheses exists as the mechanism by which ash reduces germination According to Neéman et al [25 ], the inhibition of germination caused by a large amount of ash may be due tothe fact that water...
... by a defined maximum organization resulting from an initial increase in inhomogeneity associated witha contin- decrease in redundancy under the effect of random environmental factors At the other ... now, this theory suffers from main drawbacks: a lack of quantitative evaluation anda definite account ofthe phylogenic and ontogenic significance ofthe substitution pattern ofthe lignin monomeric ... wall functions, such as resistance against biotic and abiotic factors According to Atlan (1974), a self-organizing system isa complex system in which changes in organization occur with increasing...
... this occurrence Ventilator setting here is very important They have not mentioned anything about the ventilator rate and tidal volume setting in their particular case inrelationto capnogram ... capnogram recording Hypocarbia can result from several causes Most common of them is hyperventilation (iatrogenic or induced by patient due to inadequate anesthesia) [1] Again premature respiratory effort ... due to painful electrical stimulus can lead to hyperventilation leading to reduction of end tidal CO2 Thus I must admit here that this case report isa little bit inadequate in ruling out other...
... within father as fixed effects and individual animal within father as random effect As no significant variation was associated with sampling order within time-ofday, sex or father, melatonin fromthe ... (Malpaux et al 1987), which is caused by a genetic variability inthe synthesis of pineal melatonin (Zarazaga et al 199 8a and Zarazaga et al 1998b) In contrast to an earlier study (Andersson et al 2000), ... reanalysed ina model with time -of- day, mother(litter) andthe interaction between mother(litter) and time -of- day as fixed effects and individual animal within father as random effect Melatonin...
... Anaplasma inthe investigated areas in Norway Hinnebu is located inland andis not on the main route of migrating birds Tjore is near the coast, but not a typical site for migrating birds Migrating ... than Jomfruland and Hinnebu than Jomfruland In comparison there was no significance between Tjore and Jomfruland and Strøm and Jomfruland In Europe B burgdorferi s.l andA phagocytophilum are ... phases of infection Anaplasma phagocytophilum 2003, 71:2071-2078 Paulauskas A, Radzijevskaja J, Rosef O: Anaplasma in ticks feeding on migrating birds and questing ticks in Lithuania and Norway...
... caused by high dietary cholesterol 135 xiv LIST OF ABBREVEATIONS AND SYMBOLS ABCA1 & ABCG1: ATP-binding cassette A1 and G1 ALT: alanine transaminase AP: adaptor protein apo: apolipoprotein ASBT: ... one-way ANOVA analysis on plasma total iron levels 119 5.9 P-value of one-way ANOVA analysis on plasma transferrin levels 120 5.10 P-value of one-way ANOVA analysis on liver transferrin receptor-2 ... to further investigate the changes in iron and zinc levels inthe atherosclerotic plaque, elemental and biochemical changes inthe intima during initiation and progression of atherosclerosis over...
... predisposing factors to OA As cartilage has a limited potential to remodel and adapt to loading changes, it is stipulated that changes in kinematics and kinetics can especially raise the risk factor ... variation in properties exists in articular cartilage, andthe articular cartilage and subchondral bone appear to have adapted in order to best withstand the variations in loading 9) Articular ... Healthy articular hyaline cartilage inthe young individual has a pale and glistening appearance, anda firm and smooth texture With age degenerative changes begin to appear, and cartilage loses its...
... in addition tothe acquisition costof assets Since it results ina forecast of maintenance expense, these forecasts may serve as a basis against which to compare actual maintenance expense and ... thatis attributable tothat portion ofthe physical capacity used or that portion ofthe estimated usefullifethat has passed since the PP&E was placed in service The remaining costshallbe ... used as forests and parks and land used for wildlife and grazing General PP&E may be built on existing Federal lands In this case, thecostofthe land would often not be identifiable In these instances,...
... general applicability of this standard and all other Federal financial accounting standards please refer to Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Concepts No 2, Entity and Display MATERIALITY ... in addition tothe acquisition costof assets Since it results ina forecast of maintenance expense, these forecasts may serve as a basis against which to compare actual maintenance expense and ... existing Federal lands In this case, the land cost would often not be identifiable In these instances, general PP&E shall include only land and land rights with an identifiable costthat was...
... building is occupied by the entity’s administrative staff The purchase price is split between the land use right andthe building on the basis ofthe relative fair values ofthe two assets The land ... assessments ofthe machine changed It now estimates theusefullifeofthe machine as 25 years (measured fromthe date of acquisition) and its residual value as CU100,000.Management continues to believe ... location 10 Costs after assetin place and ready for use as management intended General and administrative overhead type costs IAS 16 - Measurement at Recognition How to measure cost? Cost is...
... D, Watterson A, Reinhartz A, Gilberston M: Occupational histories of cancer patients ina Canadian cancer treatment centre andthe generated hypothesis regarding breast cancer and farming Int ... AW and MG interpreted the data and contributed tothe writing ofthe manuscript and all authors participated in revisions ofthe manuscript and approved it Acknowledgements The authors wish to ... the US Food and Drug Administration [37] and became widespread, internationally, inthe 1970’s To test for a role of chemicals in canning, we defined canning exposure as work inthe canning industry...
... context That is, treatment data as an indicator ofa certain disease manifestation may only be valid within the herd When veterinarians used standard treatment decisions and included population ... consideration of data quality in existing data files becomes essential before any quantitative analysis can be conducted and interpreted Intra- and inter-observer agreement about the manifestations and ... scoring a cow and initiating a metritis treatment), would you please elaborate on that specific situation?' Data Analysis The qualitative analysis is based on a phenomenographic approach; that is...
... by the boundary effect ofthe R3 pair bound to L1 and L2 Turning a gene into an active state froma state of inactivation often involves binding ofa single activator molecule to its site ina ... and L2 (Fig 5F) As the operator is accommodated by the nucleosome such thatthe repressor-binding surface is always facing away fromthe octamer [31,32], and binding of repressor tothe operator ... represent chromatin and naked DNA samples of d35 The probe was the same as thatin Fig The black dot marks the spot in lane 9, which is an artefact, and asterisks denote the positions ofthe hypersensitivity...
... as Asia and Latin America This isin agreement with studies on immigrants from Asia and Latin America inthe US and immigrants from Ireland inthe UK [6,25,26] Asignificant variation in incidence ... data andthe accuracy ofthe data analysis OB and TM conceived and designed the study TM acquired the data Analysis and interpretation of data were undertaken by OB, PH, AE and TM OB drafted the ... partially be attributed to differences in distribution of breast cancer risk factors in comparison to native women We lacked information on individual risk factors, the clinical stage and histological...
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