... differences existing between the final deposits depend mainly on factors: (1) the contact angle ofthe droplet 139 with the substrates; (2) the pinning (or lack thereof) ofthe contact line; (3) the physico-chemical ... branching structure of these bundles is correlated to the direction ofthe movement ofthe receding contact line: due to capillary interactions resulting from the deformation ofthe contact line, ... explanations ofthe self- assemblyprocesses involved during creation ofthe films It must be noted that HOPG is not included inthe ‘‘Hydrophobic surfaces’’ in Table due to the unique results obtained...
... differences existing between the final deposits depend mainly on factors: (1) the contact angle ofthe droplet 139 with the substrates; (2) the pinning (or lack thereof) ofthe contact line; (3) the physico-chemical ... branching structure of these bundles is correlated to the direction ofthe movement ofthe receding contact line: due to capillary interactions resulting from the deformation ofthe contact line, ... explanations ofthe self- assemblyprocesses involved during creation ofthe films It must be noted that HOPG is not included inthe ‘‘Hydrophobic surfaces’’ in Table due to the unique results obtained...
... plays an increasingly influential organizing role In turn, the planet Earth is an integral and inseparable part ofthe self- organizing and evolving Universe According to the SOFT-NET theory, the process ... inthe evolution of life Concluding this section, the quest for an origin -of- life theory may have been misguided from the very beginning According to the SOFT-NET interpretation, the origin of ... precisely, including such details as the surprisingly weak affinities ofthe most specific protein-protein interactions driving theassemblyof macromolecular complexes inthe cell; the dynamic,...
... wastes, the failure in each growing state will affect the others The change in monthly rainfall distribution such as less rains in early wet seasons and more heavy rains inthe end ofthe wet ... change is having a big impact on agricultural production and on the lives ofthe people because ofthe intensified drought, the saline water coming in, as well as the stormy weather They’ve all ... planning for a one meter rise in sea level by the end ofthe century The consequences of doing nothing would see more than a third ofthe Mekong Delta flooded by then A spokeswoman for the Tra Vinh...
... proper thermal environment in buildings There are many sustainable alternatives inthe air-conditioning of buildings, which consist in minimizing the energy demand by improving the thermal insulation, ... cooling, and that have been developed inthe Thermal Engineering Research Group ofthe University of Valladolid History of evaporative cooling Many examples ofthe application ofthephenomenonof ... and maintain the surface humid, evaporating into the air [4] Other paintings from Rome, founded in a wall from Herculano (70 A.D.), show a big Wessel made of leather used to cool the drinking water...
... raising the profile of women in management However, during this period of research, there was an emerging recognition ofthe importance of a concern for people inthe behavioural theories as being ... anything towards raising the profile of women in management, as the theory was constructed as a male model at a time when women were not visible in paid employment One ofthe off shoots ofthe ... enabling of others to help achieve the goals ofthe organisation Furthermore, the ability to control others is given no prominence in this recent definition of leadership A brief review of early...
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... when practicing the skill is tied to the content of a specific health behavior or health decision The most effective method of skill development is learning by doing – involving students in active, ... statistics are alarming and disturbing for the health ofthe nation The good news is that research has revealed that health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death inthe United ... using communication, decision-making, goal-setting, and advocacy skills to engage in healthenhancing behaviors Further, the effectiveness and quality of health education programs have been linked...
... distinct from cartilage) include: osteonectin (SPARC), the matrillins, the thrombospondins, the tenascins, the galectins, periostin and osteopontin and BSP (SIBLINGs) Each of these proteins is ... broad distribution ofthe amount of mineral inthe matrix, again varying with age, environment and disease The average amount of mineral inthe matrix can be measured by burning off the organic matrix ... Proteins: Siblings There is a family of proteins found in bone that have been named the SIBLING proteins (small integrin binding ligand N-glycosylated) [60] These proteins are all located on the...
... 2004:54) The influence of Yin & Yang can also be seen inthe naming accounting technique of both Longmen Zhang bookkeeping, which emerged at the end ofthe Ming and the beginning ofthe Qing dynasties; ... presented the most interesting determinants of national differences in international accounting by presenting an international accounting contingency framework to explain these differences: the main ... court, national politics administration and finance Part ofthe reform ofthe system of accounting and auditing was to replace the Ministry of Revenue with the Ministry of Finance and Expenditure,...
... Opportunities Starting jobs inthe industrial field vary according to the size, need, and practices of firms Training programs may be ofthe general type, providing an overview of a variety of opportunities, ... levels than in manufacturing or advertising, the gap is narrowing, both in terms of initial responsibility and in terms of money Among the wide variety or routes to the management in retailing are ... computer, in malls, etc The marketing researcher may be involved with the decision maker for resolving the problem He or she will generally be involved with designing the research project, including the...
... legal tool, the scope of who can sue should be expanded in China On the other hand, an interesting aspect of China’s law is that in a lawsuit, the discharging party has the burden of proving both ... pollution incidents] and other personnel responsible therefor may be imposed a fine equal to 50% of their incomes from their respective employers for the preceding year.”115 Fining the individual is innovative ... these numbers may seem promising, the number of permits issued lags behind the number of polluting industries In some places, only twenty percent of polluting enterprises had permits.54 In other...
... into account in making their judgments In effect, then, fidelity of a translation was to be judged in terms ofthe “informativeness” ofthe original relative to the translation In this way, the ... expertness inthe Russian language) and sorted by the writer into nine piles of ascending degrees of “informativeness” ofthe original sentence relative to the translation sentence Again, the method of ... Externally, the rating for intelligibility was the same for the monolinguals and the bilinguals, inthe sense that they were both rating precisely the same materials on the same scale and taking the...
... analysis ofthe determinants of labour force participation ofthe elderly in Europe Nevertheless, knowing Inthe future, there will be a link established between SHARE and the social security administration ... analysis ofthe ageing problem is, of course, the availability of adequate data sources In this respect, many European countries are lagging behind the United States that has a tradition in gathering ... iza@iza.org Any opinions expressed here are those ofthe author(s) and not those ofthe institute Research disseminated by IZA may include views on policy, but the institute itself takes no institutional...
... covered in each Committee' in 2000 and assigned them the task of survey to estimate the burden of disease inthe estimating the burden of TB inthe country4 The country the country, updating the ... chosen to ignore the findings of surveys, wherein the initial screening was 'symptom elicitation' Disregarding the findings of these surveys had led Dye et al to estimate of prevalence of bacteriological ... customarily examined in However, not considering the findings of surveys surveys, and the over-diagnosis due to the X-ray wherein the initial investigation tool was 'symptom reading technique The revised...
... effect of changes on the capital levels on performance hinges on the recent theory ofthe banking firm, which is based on the ‘specialness’ of banks in a setting in which there are asymmetries of information ... to single out the impact of one single merger from the others inthe sample as a few of banks on the sample merged several times Second, when considering a longer time span, the effect of other ... however, the process of banking integration seems far from completed and is expected to continue reshaping the European financial landscape inthe years to come.1 First, many ofthe forces underpinning...
... and the European Commission, DG Environment The views expressed in this publication not necessarily reflect theof cial views ofthe funders and the EU institutions Factors in uencing the risk of ... ii) The vulnerable stages of development when exposure occurs (“timing”) These realizations have made the theory of oestrogenmimicking chemicals and their involvement in breast cancer increasingly ... which investigate the timing and nature of exposure to oestrogen-mimicking chemicals and provide invaluable insight into the complicated origins of breast cancer I) THE COCKTAIL EFFECT Despite the...
... businesses, the traditional target client group of savings banks By capturing and channelling more ofthe remittances into the financial system and intermediating the flow ofthe resources, savings ... disbursing of loans and collecting loan repayments Another promising track for savings banks is to invest their savings deposits in microfinance institutions by specialising 18 Microfinance Information ... analysis ofthe creditworthiness and the repayment capacity of their clients, a domain where they have a high level of expertise, while savings banks could make use of their front and back of ce...