... result of this evaluation, the Committee has adopted two changes to the treatment of trade finance in theBasel II and III capital adequacy framework These changes respect the integrity ofthe capital ... (AIRB); and Other ways of addressing the impact ofthe capital requirements on low income countries The Committee’s assessment of each of these issues is described below Leverage ratio The Committee ... confirms a letter of credit, it has an exposure to another bank (the bank that issues the letter of credit – or the “issuing bank”) In the case of a low income country which imports goods, the issuing...
... the sensitivity analysis ofthe parameter show that the size ofthe GM innovation does not change the qualitative ) insights obtained in the baseline For a lower value ofthe parameter, the ... production is the value of conventional food production The yield for the conventional product is then calculated by dividing the estimated production in volume by the estimated land used for the conventional ... because the production-cost impact ofthe decline in the rental price of land is more important for this (land-extensive) sector The price of conventional food, on the other hand, increases at the...
... and that is the goal oftheConvention – the world will someday be rid of them In the meantime, the research community must continue to study and attempt to limit the damage caused by these chemicals ... using the best available scientific data to determine whether their chemical properties warrant their inclusion in the treaty The Committee makes recommendations to the Parties to theConvention ... of protection The Stockholm Convention has enough evidence to convict the 12 POPs of posing a significant risk But it also recognizes that there are other suspects out there that could pose the...
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... individual GAPs, in terms ofthe breadth of their coverage across the ten components, influences the incentives for adoptionThe vertical scope, in terms ofthe involvement of different supply chain ... incentives for adoption before examining the disincentives It is important to note that the disincentives are often the mirror-image ofthe incentives to adopt, in the sense that adoptionof GAPs to ... ‘payoffs’ to the firm are indicated at the base ofthe tree and reflect the incentives for firms to adopt and comply with GAP systems Four variables affect the payoff to the firm The revenue from the...
... Capacity of Ministry of Justice’s personnel involved in developing and promulgating legal normative documents ofthe Ministry of Justice The professional qualification ofthe staff ofthe Ministry of ... in the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos at present Scientific contribution ofthe thesis The thesis results in new findings as follows: - The thesis builds up theoretical foundations for the ... and duties ofthe State administrative agencies, focusing on the exercise of authority power - Theoretically, the research result ofthe thesis helps clarify some theoretical issues on the development...
... and their attitude towards adoptionofthe same cost accounting system in travel agencies Hypothesis 2: There is no difference in the accountants’ and the managers’ perception of their level of ... serve the state While the variable costs reflect the actual service or in excess ofthe base rate so this section will vary proportionally with the level of use on the baseline The focus of management ... system The results of t-test analysis, with the corresponding discussion will verify the hypothesis Hypothesis 2: There is no difference in the accountants’ and the managers’ perception of their...
... at the regional level the health workforce that would support the delivery of best practice care The focus ofthe model is on the occupations and professional groups that are responsible for the ... critical mass and professional development, adequacy ofthe training of health professionals, and capacity to allocate time between competing pressures One ofthe strengths ofthe proposed model ... established as part of model implementation to inform the sets of assumptions incorporated into the modelling The performance ofthe model is to be assessed in the first instance in terms of capacity...
... observability is the degree to which the results of an innovation are visible to the adopters If there are observable positive outcomes from the implementation ofthe innovation then the innovation ... account ofthe study methods are presented elsewhere [9] Questionnaire The theoretical underpinnings ofthe questionnaire were based on Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory and the TPB The questionnaire ... using the items: "the kit is easy/simple to use;" "the content ofthe kit is clear;" "the content ofthe kit is relevant" with the same response options as above Trialability was measured using the...
... for increasing theadoptionof EBPs In the following sections, we describe the theoretical underpinnings ofthe model to be tested in the current study Provider attitudes toward EBP There is increasing ... fit [47,48] The assessment of model fit was used to evaluate the fit ofthe overall hypothesized model to the data We assessed Hypotheses five and six regarding partial mediation of organizational ... 17 Interpersonal Therapy for Adolescents GA contributed to the theoretical background and conceptualization ofthe study, was the developer ofthe EBPAS, and contributed to the survey design,...
... for increasing theadoptionof EBPs In the following sections, we describe the theoretical underpinnings ofthe model to be tested in the current study Provider attitudes toward EBP There is increasing ... fit [47,48] The assessment of model fit was used to evaluate the fit ofthe overall hypothesized model to the data We assessed Hypotheses five and six regarding partial mediation of organizational ... 17 Interpersonal Therapy for Adolescents GA contributed to the theoretical background and conceptualization ofthe study, was the developer ofthe EBPAS, and contributed to the survey design,...
... at the regional level the health workforce that would support the delivery of best practice care The focus ofthe model is on the occupations and professional groups that are responsible for the ... critical mass and professional development, adequacy ofthe training of health professionals, and capacity to allocate time between competing pressures One ofthe strengths ofthe proposed model ... established as part of model implementation to inform the sets of assumptions incorporated into the modelling The performance ofthe model is to be assessed in the first instance in terms of capacity...
... observability is the degree to which the results of an innovation are visible to the adopters If there are observable positive outcomes from the implementation ofthe innovation then the innovation ... account ofthe study methods are presented elsewhere [9] Questionnaire The theoretical underpinnings ofthe questionnaire were based on Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory and the TPB The questionnaire ... using the items: "the kit is easy/simple to use;" "the content ofthe kit is clear;" "the content ofthe kit is relevant" with the same response options as above Trialability was measured using the...
... is a sub-study ofthe B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) for Acute Shortness of Breath Evaluation (BASEL) II-ICU trial [15] The goal oftheBASEL II-ICU trial was to evaluate impact of a BNP-guided ... Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2008 ofthe European Society of Cardiology ... hypertension in 53% and COPD in 39% and the positive effect of betablocker therapy in these different diseases This may include an adequate control ofthe sympathetic nervous system in patients with...
... the value, work practices, and technology at the firm; influence of managers on e-commerce adoption; effect ofthe ease of use on e-commerce adoption; effect ofthe usefulness on e-commerce adoption; ... considered the most important part toward theadoptionof ecommerce in SMEs The individual factors consist of customer, staff, and management of business as they are the ones greatly affected by theadoption ... classification ofthe factors is illustrated in the figure above and further elaborated in the following sections Some of these factors may be more important at the time the organization is deciding whether...
... estimate the Adjusted R Square indicated that the model explains 42.6% ofthe variance in the dependent variable From the Anova Table 11, the significance ofthe ANTECEDENTS OFTHEADOPTIONOF SOCIAL ... are included in the end of thesis ANTECEDENTS OFTHEADOPTIONOF SOCIAL NETWORK SITES 1.6 SUMMARY The research begins the introduction by discussing the research background and the problem statement ... measure ofthe success ofthe model In case, the R square value 432 and the Adjusted R Square was 426 There was 43.2 percent ofthe variance in the Intention dependent variable explained by the model...
... evaluation ofthe outcomes, i.e., rating ofthe desirability ofthe outcome The main difference between these two theories is that the TPB has added Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) as the determinant ... adaptation ofthe Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) specifically tailored for modeling user acceptance of information systems The goal of TAM is to provide an explanation ofthe determinants of computer ... testing the hypotheses links 83 Chapter Introduction Introduction The first chapter represents the research approach, background ofthe study, motivation ofthe study, introduces the reader...