... end ofthe session to the other TCP
entity. The FIN bit is set to the value one or turned-
on. The window size, sometimes just called the
window, is the number of bytes the sending station has
in ... provide the
connection-oriented functions.
As an illustration of this, in the example ofthe web
client-server interaction above, Ethernet and IP operate
in a connectionless fashion. Therefore, ... some cases,
a connectionless protocol will implement one or two of
the functions.
One ofthe most important concepts in data communi-
cations is how connection and connectionless protocols
are...
... information includes the identity and location ofthe institution, the date the
institution received TARP funds, and the amount ofthe funds received. None ofthe
banks which we identified as “non-TARP” ... pricing on their loans along with the risk profile.
The nominal interest rate ofthe loan is one ofthe loan characteristics recorded in
the STBL. The respondent banks also indicate whether the ... amount ofthe infusion, we use a
regression analysis similar to equation 2, but replace the TARP Recipient variable with
an alternative measure ofthe infusion. We consider the log ofthe dollar...
... include the establishment of Investment
Promotion Agencies (IPAs), the offering of incentives, the preparation and dis-
semination of investment guides, and, notably, the conclusion ofinternational ... under the law or in the courts of
the host state. The answer ofthe proponents of BITs is that the criticism may be
true, but the object ofthe exercise is precisely to give additional protection ... contain
variations onthe concept ofthe “social function of property.” Typically BITs
contain a stricter form of protection for investors in case of expropriation or
deprivation of operating...
... rapid
international transmission of credit shocks and the profound impact onthe international
financial markets and the global real economy highlights the important role of credit
in internationalbusiness cycles ... on impact, then examine
the dynamic properties and the time profile ofthe impact of financial shocks and the
international transmission of shocks using the Generalized Impulse Response Function
(GIRF). ... of financial frictions to an open economy to explore the
role of financial markets in theinternational transmission mechanism. Devereux and
Yetman (2010) study theinternational transmission of...
... side-chains of
Arg45 and Lys96 (Fig. 8). These interactions conceiv-
ably also contribute to the conformational stability of
holo-lMb. Consistently, they are maintained over the
1.5 ns ofthe simulation ... in the first
0.5 ns of MD simulation, triggering the unfolding of
helix E and the subsequent global unfolding of the
structure. In holo-lMb, the shielding effectof the
heme and the engagement of ... native-like conformations.
Conclusions
The comparison of apo- and holo-lMb by MD simu-
lations reveals a dramatic effectofthe heme cofactor,
which is seen to stabilize native Mb-like folded confor-
mations...
... and the variation of initial rate with the concen-
tration ofthe second substrate is then used to estimate
k
cat
and the K
m
for the variable substrate. However,
the assumption that a concentration ... reciprocal of
the apparent V
max
was plotted against the concentration of
inhibitory product and the inhibition constant for the inter-
cept effect (K
ii
) was determined from the intersection on the
inhibitor ... [5].
Questions onthe possible function of BVR-A in
cyanobacteria parallel a major re-evaluation of the
function of BVR-A in mammals. Once considered to
play a role solely in the elimination of excess...
... parts: theeffectonthe probability of a year with at least one day,
the mean effecton days conditional on any days, and the smearing factor. To calculate theeffect
of a variable onthe probability ... probabilities to estimate the factor needed to transform the
standard deviation ofthe coefficient in the original equation to the standard deviation ofthe
impact on population probabilities. For ... in the three factors that are multiplied
together to estimate effects on total days are independent, so we can add the variance ofthe log
of those factors to get the variance ofthe log of the...
... Question-
naire. The questionnaire consists of 28 questions on
a five-point scale. This indicated that the whole
spectrum ofthe five-point scales was utilized in the
reflection of quality of life of ... 12 weeks. The control group received the same
amount of traditional remedial rehabilitation activ-
ities under the supervision of qualified professionals
so as to neutralize theeffectof staff’s ... in the intervention group,
however, received one hour practice of qigong, twice
a week, under the supervision of a qualified practi-
tioner, on top ofthe basic rehabilitation activities.
The...
... our estimates ofthe effects ofthe law changes on mortality.
Finally, we report our estimates ofthe effects ofthe additional education induced by the law changes
on other measures of health and ... information on quarter of
birth). For each dataset, we present separate regression discontinuity estimates ofthe effect of the
reform onthe fraction of individuals of each birth cohort appearing in the ... indicators of underlying health status. The HSE
contains some of these, obtained from a nurse visit to consenting respondents. In panel B of Table
5a we report estimates ofthe effects of education on the...
... output
in the year ofthe survey. With paddy rice being one ofthe most widespread and commonly
planted crops, the regressions look at the relation between the incidence of drought and the
price of ... exceed the cumulative
total 1000 mm. The southern regions as well as the region around the province of Hue can be
seen to have had more rainfall than the northern part or the southern coastal regions ... source of exogenous
variation to health conditions in the household.
The role of drought for health outcomes is analyzed in a reduced-form regression that relates a
measure of health conditions on...
... interaction effects decreased only by 0.001 with
the exception ofthe interaction effect for the child ofthe woman with some college
education. Using conventional methods of computing the marginal ... Ruhm, 2008).
The main effectof education on obesity is negative, and monotonically so, across
the four educational attainment subgroups. Consistent with previous studies, the sign of
the coefficient ... recognizable.
The major findings ofthe study concern the heterogeneity of effects of non-
parental childcare on obesity by maternal education. Consistent with previous work, non-
parental childcare...
... reactions, demonstrating that there was
no gDNA contamination. PCR reaction triplicates showed
no major differences among them and expression levels of
the internal control were similar in the ... important role in the control of malaria infection. However, they can modulate
parasite development enhancing infection. Theeffectof anti-Plasmodium antibodies onthe expression of
circumsporozoite ... development in the
sporogonic [3 - 5], exoerythrocytic [6] and erythrocytic [7]
cycle. However, there is almost no information onthe
effect of antibodies onthe expression of Plasmodium
immunogenic...