... Europe The results reveal the importance of summer precipitation and temperature onthe radial growth of European beech and pedunculate oak July is the driest month and one ofthe warmest in the ... contrast, during the other months the climatic conditions in the Cantabrian lowlands are not quite restrictive, and thus they not limit the growth of trees Being this true, climatic response of ... either In this work, the individual and combined effects of climate and disturbances onthe radial growth of these species were analyzed in a forest ofthe Cantabrian lowlands, Northern Spain The...
... regression model to test the main effects of two covariates andthe effect ofthe interaction ofthe two covariates We extended this method to the functional linear model The comparisons of all ... is the solid Figure Smoothed activity of subjects fitted by Fourier expansion and shown in separate plots with time recorded onthe X axis, and activity level onthe Y axis The top plots show the ... significance of an individual covariate among many The p value ofthe test can then be calculated by counting the proportion of permutation F values that are larger than the F statistics for the observed...
... upon positive expectations ofthe intentions or behavior of another” (p 395) There is often confusion between trust andthe closely related construct of cooperation (Bateson, 1988) Much ofthe ... efforts by the offender, the outcome ofthe relationship can range from restoration to recalibration to termination This dissertation focuses onthe relationships onthe right hand side ofthe model ... by the programmed counterpart preceded the violation in the short duration condition, while 15 rounds of cooperation took place before the violation in the long relationship duration condition...
... terms of data analysis and findings interpreted from the results ofthe T-test and questionnaires Part C is the conclusion which discusses the major findings and limitations ofthe research, then ... retention and approaches they use The questionnaire contains 10 questions where questions require only yes and no responses Procedure of data collection The practice of study involves the systematic ... their poor production both in speaking and writing Aims ofthe study The aim of this study is to investigate theimpactof repetition and recycling on vocabulary learning and retention, or to put...
... collection The practice of study involves the systematic collection of information about the subjects, activities, and outcomes ofthe experiment measuring theimpactof repetition and recycling on ... terms of data analysis and findings interpreted from the results ofthe T-test and questionnaires 4 Part C is the conclusion which discusses the major findings and limitations ofthe research, then ... logical and systematical way PART C CONCLUSION 37 This chapter summarizes major findings ofthe study based onthe research questions, discusses the implications andthe limitations ofthe study and...
... terms of data analysis and findings interpreted from the results ofthe T-test and questionnaires Part C is the conclusion which discusses the major findings and limitations ofthe research, then ... Part A is the introduction which presents the rationale for the research topic, aims of study, scope of study, research hypotheses and questions, and method ofthe study Part B is the development ... Audiences The Discourse of Close Contact service encounters In J Coupland (Ed) Small talks (pp.84-109) London: Longman Melton, A.W (1970) The situation with respect to the spacing of repetition and...
... section in consultation with the Director of 20 the Office of Research on Women’s Health and with the 21 advisory council for the Institute 22 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND INFORMATION AND 23 ... environmental factors ‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF CENTERS; REPORTS. The Director ofthe Institute shall, as appropriate, provide for the coordination of information among centers under sub6 section (a) ... HEALTH AND DISEASE PREVENTION ‘‘SEC 463B (a) IN GENERAL. The Director ofthe 13 Institute shall make grants to public or nonprofit private 14 entities for the development and operation of not...
... over the period ofthe analysis, as well as for economic and monetary regime changes, such as the creation ofthe monetary union andthe introduction ofthe euro A list ofthe variables used in the ... by the growth rate ofthe population andthe ratio ofthe non-working age population to the working age population, split between old and young dependency ratio; (iii) the level of taxation (proxied ... gains over the traditional IV/2-SLS estimator derived from the use ofthe optimal weighting matrix, the overidentifying restrictions ofthe model, andthe relaxation ofthe independent and identical...
... theimpactof iv regulatory action andthe effectiveness ofthe SEC, and academics interested in measuring theimpactof accounting-related government regulation andthe performance of cost of ... investigation, the bookend event: closure ofthe investigation indicated by the issuance of an AAER, may also impact a firm’s cost of equity capital Upon announcement ofthe SEC’s investigation, the ... relation to the issuance ofthe AAER is again critical to assessing the information delivered to the market If the restatement arrives before the AAER, it could preempt the information content of the...
... lower in the Exercisers There was no significant difference between Exercisers and Non-exercisers onthe cognitive component ofthe MFIS Theimpactof disease severity on fatigue, depression and quality ... She was involved in the concept and design, data collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing ofthe manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design ofthe study, as well ... a patients' perception oftheimpact their disability has on their physical functioning This improved QoL in the physical function, and physical component summary scores ofthe SF36, may be particularly...
... onthe ergonomic and chemical hazards ofthe cleaning profession, to the exclusion of psychosocial workplace factors [19-24] In Norway, this occupation is characterized by a high percentage of ... employees and immigrants, and a high rate of morbidity and level of disability pensioning [25] The working environment within the cleaning profession is also characterized by a rigid structure ofleadership ... [26,27] The lack of knowledge regarding the psychosocial working environment and its relationship to mental health among female professional cleaning personnel provided the rationale for the present...
... lower in the Exercisers There was no significant difference between Exercisers and Non-exercisers onthe cognitive component ofthe MFIS Theimpactof disease severity on fatigue, depression and quality ... She was involved in the concept and design, data collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing ofthe manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design ofthe study, as well ... a patients' perception oftheimpact their disability has on their physical functioning This improved QoL in the physical function, and physical component summary scores ofthe SF36, may be particularly...
... For the considered environment, it is rare to find a connection of length more than hops Moreover, node speeds have a minimal effect onthe length ofthe TCP connection in terms of number of hops ... number of hops for RPGM because ofthe strict movements of nodes Onthe other hand, for FRW and MAN, the higher the node speed, the higher the tendency for short connection (≤3) This behavior is natural ... observations made andthe conclusions drawn from the simulation studies may be misleading This study has the following two main objectives (1) To study theimpactof other well-known random mobility...
... enhance the productivity andthe welfare ofthe poor Transport and energy investments impact upon the income and nonincome dimensions of poverty The case studies strongly confirmed that transport and ... lack of opportunity: it is often due to disconnection, often geographical, from the wider economy and society (Datt and Ravallion 2002, Jalan and Ravallion 2002) The provision of infrastructure and ... amounts of data and published literature on poverty in Asia andthe Pacific, the roles of growth and social development andof infrastructure in poverty reduction, theimpactofthe PRS on country-level...
... enhance the productivity andthe welfare ofthe poor Transport and energy investments impact upon the income and nonincome dimensions of poverty The case studies strongly confirmed that transport and ... change, impacts of changes in service provision, impacts of transport modes other than roads, impacts of energy sources other than electricity, impacts of transport and energy projects onthe urban ... assess the impacts of five different interventions: rural road improvements, road construction, railway construction, rural electrificaThe PRC study examined the use of transport and tion, and roads...
... Steering Committee concluded that additional analysis was needed to further explore the results ofthe country studies and to further develop the policy and operational implications ofthe research ... gap analysis andthe formulation of proposals for the field research, described in Chapter The study team identified research ontheimpactof transportation and energy infrastructure on poverty ... transport and/ or energy services, as well as the targeting of such services to the poor Assessing theImpactof Transport and Energy Infrastructure on Poverty Reduction Improvements at the margin of...
... lack of opportunity: it is often due to disconnection, often geographical, from the wider economy and society (Datt and Ravallion 2002, Jalan and Ravallion 2002) The provision of infrastructure and ... poor peopleand give them a chance to develop skills and improve their livelihoods Gender Impacts As of 2001, little research focusing onthe gender distribution of impacts of transportation and ... have the highest connection costs of all forms of modern energyan insurmountable obstacle to the poor One solution has been to allow the option of paying for the connection and other equipment...
... sanitation systems and scale urban works having optimal impactonthe employincreasing the operational and end-user efficiency of enment and incomes ofthe poor, and through the promotion ergy and ... implementation The reports gave limited information on how the poverty reduction objective of these projects would be addressed in the definition, collection, and analysis ofthe data Proposed monitoring ... likely impacts in three interacting areas in the rural economy: the production and service sectors, the institutional and social service sectors, and the household sector In the production and...
... change, the impacts of changes in service provision, the impacts of transport modes other than roads, the impacts of energy sources other than electricity, and the impacts of transport and energy ... categories of relevant situational factors Theimpactof transport and energy interventions on include urban vs rural setting, land availability and qualpoverty reduction is strongly conditioned by the ... andthe poverty effective functioning ofthe justice system A multitude of situational factors may be relevant to Contextual Variables the different types of anticipated impacts onthe poor The...