... is the cut-off value in the Recommendations of the American Heart Association [35] and the trigger for initi-ation of insulin treatment for ICU patients recommendedby the American College of ... wasset at α = 0.05. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Centre. All patients included in the study signed an informed consent form. Thestudy wasnot funded ... important contribut-ing factor. The difference in the incidence of hyperglycae-mia is probably a consequence of those differences and the differences in the severity of disease. However, itseems...
... translocation ofthe internally sequence of PreS1 domain onto the viral surface [62, 63]. This supports the hypothesis that the low pH in the endosome may induce the conformation change of HBV surface ... a result ofthe variation of loading, because the expression ofthe thimet oligopeptidase gene in the same condition did not show any difference (Figure 2C). The over-expression ofthe SPIK ... transport ofthe viral genome to nucleus and the start ofthe virus replication finally complete the early steps of virus life cycle. 2. The attachment of HBV A major limitation to study HBV...
... that soften or tentativize what they modify. Nevertheless, the author only investigates weakeners mentioned above in the scope ofthe study because ofthe suitability to the topic ofthe thesis ... to the study. 6. Design ofthe study Thestudy is composed of three parts. They are:Part 1 (Introduction) presents the rationale, scope, aims, research questions, and methodology of thestudy ... less bad”. Setting aside the non-verbal aspect as mentioned in the scope ofthe study, the thesis author in convinced that this definition covers both ends ofthe continuum of positive and negative...
... importedclothes. The household tailors account for 60% ofthe domestic market, according to a study bySECO Sector Consulting (JICA, 1999). The remaining ofthe market is supplied by legal importclothes ... second part of January till the end of February. Winter often ends in April of the next year. This complicated weather condition in the North lead to the need for jacketsand/or other substitute ... (www.vinatex.com/statistics) The textile and garment industry is one ofthe three leading export goods of Vietnam. The export turnover ofthe industry increased over the years (Table 3.5). The export turnoverincreased...
... to the creditors ofthe bank. The larger the capital, sur-plus or undivided profits, other things being equal, the less is the likelihood of loss to the creditors ofthe bank.Or stating the ... explanation of the way in which cash in banks becomes the basis of mani-fold loans and deposits, and to a statement ofthe rela-tion of loans to the other principal items ofthe bankbalance sheet. The ... prompted by the following provision (section5199) ofthe National Bank Act: The directors of any association may, semi-annually, de-clare a dividend of so much ofthe net profits ofthe associationas...
... than some other industry sectors). In general, measures of market concentration cannot be mapped one-to-one onto the alleged degree of competition, or the lack thereof, ofthe sector. The latter ... maintaining the integrity ofthe single market. Finally, Chapter 5 draws together the analysis ofthe previous chapters. It reiterates the importance of banks in the EU economy, summarises the key ... to the intensification ofthe sovereign debt crisis in the euro area. The pricing of risk in the repo market has become more dependent on the geographic origin of both the counterparty and the...
... sympathies ofthe sight-seers until at the end ofthe trip the feeling is strongthat the guide should be remembered. He pockets the gratuity and looks for other game. The patrons overlook the fact ... Itwas not robbery in the ordinary sense ofthe word. They demanded a fee based on the value ofthe cargo for the privilege of sailing in the Mediterranean, and this being paid, the ship could proceed ... that the tips they give are not bona fide gifts out ofthe goodness of agenerous heart. Tips are given, by the devotees ofthe custom, from a sense of obligation. They pretend to feelthat the...
... consequences for the comparison ofthe results of this study with the others. Jacobsen et al. (2006) acknowledged this in the first paragraph of theirpaper when referring to the other set of studies: ... is whether any of theseresults can be extrapolated to judging the beauty of stimuli in the auditory modality. 390 M. Nadal et al.in the representation ofthe reward value of a stimulus, the ... none of these studies aimed at identifying the network of aestheticjudgment per se” (Jacobsen et al., 2006, p. 276). In sum, while the question of the brain correlates of judging the beauty of...
... threetaken together. The individual contribution of the other eigenvalues to the spectrum is significantlylower than that ofthe top three. Third, the eigen-values on either ends ofthe spectrum ... Nevertheless, the work does not study the spectrum ofthe graph. The aim ofthe present work is to demonstrate the use of spectral analysis for discovering the global patterns in linguistic networks. These ... corresponding to them co-occurin a language. The number of times they co-occuracross languages define the weight ofthe edge. Weexplain the results obtained from the spectral anal-ysis ofthe network...
... technology-driven); the market destination ofthe TNC production (domestic or foreign markets); the technological profile ofthesector FDI; the role ofthe TNC affiliate into the technological network ofthe ... contradictory. On the other hand, we can explain it through the hypothesis that the TNCs locate in Brazil just the initial phases of their R&D projects, it means just the simplest parts of the projects ... this sector case are: the importance of the pulp and paper TNCs in the total FDI influx into Brazil in the last years; the high potential for environmental impacts of this sector; and the high...