... saw the burning family, the father with the child and behind them the mother and they came to meet me ‘No, I cannot shoot at them a second time.’ The thought flashed through my mind And then ... reason the SS used the name for the Russian auxiliaries They were employed in concentration camps to assist the guards and they knew only too well what the Germans expected from them And most of them ... passed the camera from right to left hand and then let it go again Perhaps he was afraid of trouble with the SS We came in sight ofthe church at the end of Janowska Street, a lofty structure of...
... simple and correct view ofthe defining characteristics of both types of cell, were then persuaded ofthe truth ofthe sophisticated, tortuous theories ofthe analysts who had been given entirely random ... these, the test has failed andthe null hypothesis – that the theory is wrong – is affirmed If the observation passes the test, the null hypothesis is rejected andthe theory is validated • Bayesian ... reduce the probability of it being correct to zero, in the way demanded by the hypothetico-deductive method The two schools of statistics 25 Another important feature ofthe formula is the conditional...
... simple and correct view ofthe defining characteristics of both types of cell, were then persuaded ofthe truth ofthe sophisticated, tortuous theories ofthe analysts who had been given entirely random ... these, the test has failed andthe null hypothesis – that the theory is wrong – is affirmed If the observation passes the test, the null hypothesis is rejected andthe theory is validated • Bayesian ... reduce the probability of it being correct to zero, in the way demanded by the hypothetico-deductive method The two schools of statistics 25 Another important feature ofthe formula is the conditional...
... of marketing to social issues: the key point of difference to all other branches of marketing, is that the social marketer’s goals relate to the wellbeing ofthe community, whereas for all others, ... others, the marketer’s goals relate to the wellbeing ofthe marketer (sales and profits, members and donations, political representation, etc.) If the wellbeing ofthe community is not the goal, then ... although the principles and tools of marketing could be applied in the different areas, the ‘marketplaces’ were very different for each Marketers in these areas required an understanding of these marketplaces...
... support; the prudential and other regulatory requirements that apply to the operations ofthe bridge institution; the selection of management andthe manner by which the corporate governance ofthe ... principal (such as CCPs) and those that not (such as TRs) The nature ofthe FMI andthe risks it faces will determine the necessary scope and features of its recovery plans andthe appropriate tools ... requirement and for monitoring and assessing the plans’ adequacy Authorities should continually assess an FMI on the adequacy of these plans (taking into account the risk profiles of both the FMI and...
... to significantly and efficiently reduce the number of parameters to optimize Using two different design criteria, the minimization ofthe out -of- band energy andthe maximization ofthe time-frequency ... so that cos θ j and sin θ j are rational numbers The evaluation ofthe polynomials in cos θ j and sin θ j occurring in the computation ofthe rank ofthe Jacobian matrix may then be done exactly ... regular The subsets O1 and O2 therefore have the same number of elements, greater or equal to We denote by {x1 , x2 , , xk } the elements of O1 and { y1 , y2 , , yk } the elements of O2 with...
... domain [28] A mature stand of balsam fir – black spruce was clearcut in the summer of 1992 andthe site was prepared by disk trenching in the fall of 1992 The soil ofthe two sites is classified ... over the study period compared to the growth improvement observed between the 110 cc andthe 340 cc stock At the time of planting, the largest size differences were noted between the 110 cc andthe ... which is the beneficial effect ofthe larger stock type Releasing the 110 cc stock increased the diameter by mm In the released plots, the diameter ofthe 340 cc stock was larger than the released...
... Furthermore, the graph of our derivative is not a corresponding tangent set ofthe graph ofthe map, because the rates of change ofthe points under consideration in X and Y are different (tn and tm ... g (vm−1 )) (the inclusion is due to Theorem 4.26 of [5] andthe linearity of g) By the closedness ofthe variational set we are done F If F is pseudoconvex of type at (x0 , y0 ) and xn ∈ domF ... is used for the set of all neighborhoods of x0 ∈ X Rk+ is the nonnegative orthant ofthe k-dimensional space N stands for the set of natural numbers For r > tending to 0, 0(r ) and ϑ(r ) mean...
... values of these two variables at the end ofthe month prior to the start ofthe maintenance period that the operation falls under Write-offs and provisions and return on assets are measured at the ... for the broader financial markets For example, as testified by the then Secretary ofthe Treasury, Henry M Paulson Jr., andthe Chairman ofthe Federal Reserve Board, Ben Bernanke, before the ... cross-sectionally Section presents the panel analysis and provides the main results ofthe paper Section concludes The Appendix contains an overview ofthe structure ofthe German banking sector Reserve...
... during the Study Period The general market sentiment as to the overall market, as w e ll as the IPO market, was highly o p tim istic for 1999 andthe beginning o f 2000 Referring to IPO marketconditions ... to the proportion o f insiders locked in nor the level o f underpricing in either instance 5.3 MarketConditions at IPO and Unlock As hypothesized, themarketconditions at tim e o f IPO and ... in hot markets Further, many o f the factors surrounding the IPO o f a security act to lessen the inform ational asy mmetries persisting at the tim e o f the offering: the study confirm s the relation...
... changes on both the supply and demand side ofthemarket As might be expected, the strongest effect of improved information in the hands of lenders is seen through the screening of new clients, ... function ofthe borrower’s characteristics Z and a and, if there is moral hazard behavior on the part ofthe borrower, on α B (the lender knows what the borrower thinks the lender knows) However, the ... called randomly defined The timing ofthe treatment is thus specific to each treated group and we assign the median ofthe treatment dates within each branch to the control groups The quality of the...
... Germany, Norway, andthe UK They find significant differences in the valuation power of accounting book value and earnings across the three countries, and they interpret some ofthe differences ... reduce the explanatory power of both book value and earnings Furthermore, violations ofthe CSR may either increase or decrease the explanatory power of book value depending on whether the violation ... earnings are, of course, unobservable until some weeks after the end ofthe fiscal year This raises the question ofthe timing ofthemarket value measure to be associated with the accounting...
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... rainfall On the other hand, the extreme Southeast coast is very similar to the West coast ofthe peninsula (Pendleton 1962) 24 The driest regions of Thailand are found in the Northeast, on the Khorat ... by the ancient civilizations of Central and South America The commercial and large-scale exploitation ofthe tree did not begin until in the last quarter ofthe 19th century With the arrival of ... rainfall The Northeast of Thailand has been promoted for rubber plantation establishment, and, on the other hand, considerable variation in the amount of rainfall exists within the northeastern...
... boundary ofthe rectangle Ω The advantage ofthe form ofthe variation δS is that it involves the least possible number of derivatives ofthe variations δxµ The remaining derivatives of δx in formula ... coincidence ofthe following two mathematical obstacles: the presence ofthe high derivatives in the Lagrangian , andthe fact that the field xµ (τ, σ) is defined on the finite strip σ π , and −∞ ... , (16) andthe following boundary conditions where and Cµ (τ, σ) = ∂l ∂xµ,11 (17) In the case ofthe closed string δµ (τ, σ) obey theconditions δµµ (τ, σ = 0) = δµ (τ, σ = σπ) Then, the variation...
... discussion then turns to the evolution ofthe risk-linked securities marketand an evaluation ofthe current state ofthemarketThe scope ofthe article is limited primarily to securitization of catastrophic ... in the bonds, accounting for 55 percent ofthe market; i.e., insurers were very prominent on both the supply and demand sides ofthemarket If insurers and reinsurers are on both sides ofthe market, ... internally With parity, there is no exchange of money at the inception ofthe contract, only on the occurrence of one ofthe triggering events The swap also defines a specified amount of money to be paid...
... presents a first estimate ofthe outstanding global bond market size linked to key climate change themes, and examines future drivers and trends in the short term In spite ofthe financial crisis, ... Sizing the bond universe This report aims to deepen the current understanding ofthe climate-themed bond market by addressing four key questions: • How big is this market? • What are the key ... and energy sectors, which together make up 85% ofthe total Beyond the climatethemed bonds, there are baskets of other bonds that represent future expansion if the proceeds were clearly dedicated...