... variables and by focusing on the relatively young Euro-denominated bond market We study theperformancebeforeandafter financial crisisand shed more light on determinants oftheperformanceafter ... is the difference between the monthly return of government bonds andthe one-month risk-free rate ofthe previous month The proxy ofthe default risk is the difference between the return of corporate ... maturity of 1-3 years and a market value weighted short position ofthe remaining maturities The construction of this portfolio is based on the sum ofthe intercept and residuals of equation 3, for the...
... only afterthe onset ofthe disease, the overexpression of CD40 precedes the onset of lupus and is sustained even during the course ofthe disease We therefore propose that the decreased ratio of ... stimulatory capacity beforeandafterthe onset ofthe disease [14] In our study we analyzed DCs in the original NZM2410 and NZB-W/F1 mice beforeandafterthe onset of overt disease and found different ... to the myeloid DCs and to a smaller extent, beforethe onset ofthe disease, to the CD8α+ DCs, andafter disease onset, to pDCs The overexpression of CD40 is not constitutive in resting DCs The...
... time points during the first 24 hours and then on days andafterthe inclusion in the study APACHE II (acute physiology and chronic health) scores at the time of admission to the intensive care ... biomarker levels beforeandafter endotracheal intubation The measurements ofthe biochemical and physiologic indices were extended to include a full 24 hours afterthe institution of positive pressure ... greater than the upper level ofthe reference standard range (306 ng/ml); and for IL-6, nine patients had a level greater than the upper level ofthe reference standard (149 pg/ml) and only seven...
... SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING ANDTHE FACULTY OFTHE LEONARD N STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OFTHE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ... outstanding Book-to-Market is the ratio of book value to market value of equity, calculated as ofthe beginning ofthe fiscal quarter Size is the natural logarithm of market capitalization as ofthe ... the SEC Until August 2002, the reporting requirements were defined under Section 16 ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and consisted of filing a Form with the SEC within ten days after the...
... EARLIER EARLIER EARLIER MATURITY DATE MATURITY DATE EARLIER EARLIER B Harvesting data of smallholder farmers before CARD 026/VIE-05 project implement Variety: OM2718Cooperative: Tan Thoi; Time:12/2006 ... Sổ Nguyễn Văn Sơn Nguyễn Văn Tăng Nguyễn Văn Bảy Trương Văn Hiệp Nguyễn Hòang Lương Nguyễn Văn Theo Tô Văn Muống Bùi Thanh Hải Đinh Việt Hòang Trần Văn Tiền Dương Văn Dũng Nguyễn Văn Lẩm Tống ... Nguyễn Văn Mười Trần Ngọc Lẫm Nguyễn Văn Út Nguyễn Thanh Liêm Đào Thị Mãnh Nguyễn Thị Lúi Phạm Văn The Phạm Văn Dình Phạm Văn Giữ Nguyễn Văn Bảy Nguyễn Ngọc Chiểu Nguyễn Minh Phương Phạm Văn Triệu...
... faster than the fore limbs during the swing phase before administration of 6OHDA The velocity ofthe moving limb during the swing phase was lower after 6-OHDA injection The swing speed of bilateral ... pressure and print area of paw contact in the affected limbs This was most likely due to the rigidity of muscle tone and altered use of paw surface The intensity and contact area ofthe unaffected ... by the Animal Experiments and Ethics Committee ofthe Changhua Christian hospital, Taiwan The experiments were designed to minimize the number of animals used and their suffering Rat model of...
... happening, the world and culture ofthe Apalachee changed dramatically Some ofthe changes were the result ofthe actions of Europeans; others were the result ofthe actions of Apalachee Some changes the ... community, resistance, and official and unofficial traditions With the aid of these, the resolution to the conundrum will be found in the revised understanding of southeastern history andthe fundamental ... by the end ofthe day Upon completion of assigned tasks, slaves had the remainder ofthe day to pursue their own goals The gang system, on the other hand, involved groups of slaves working the...
... contributions PS, NT and PD guarantee the integrity ofthe entire study PS, PC, NT and PD developed the study concepts and design PS undertook the literature research BA and PC performed the histological ... tumours ofthe gastrointestinal tract: a paradise for acronyms (GUMP, GIST, GANT, and now GIPACT) Implications of c-kit in genesis, and yet another of many emerging roles ofthe interstitial cell of ... This therefore raises the question as to whether the diagnosis of all previously undefined mesenchymal tumours ofthe GI tract where c-kit immunostaining was not performed should be revised and...
... contains the means and SDs ofthe SCCH patients on the scales ofthe SSI Where the possible scores ofthe SSI subscales range from to 15 andthe SSI-total from 20 to 60, the observed means ofthe ... condition of SCCH patients andthe extent and seriousness of their problems both in the interval between first manifestations and diagnosis ofthe disease, and in the current situation, afterthe diagnosis ... dorsal-complaints-first, and diagnostic delay, on the one hand, andthe four IES-R and five SSI scales on the other hand None ofthe correlations with the IES-R scales were significant Age at first manifestations and...
... medicine ofthe author's hospital LTK is the head ofthe division of respiratory and critical care medicine ofthe author's hospital PL is the nurse clinician ofthe medical ICU ofthe author's ... attached to the syringe andthe required blood sample(s) is drawn Following the collection ofthe sample, the syringe with the cannula is removed andthe shut-off valve is opened The Page of device's ... to the improved mortality in the remaining patients We acknowledge the limitations of our study First, this was a before- and- after study and given the limitations of historical control study, the...
... especially afterthe founding ofthe People’ Republic of China Generally speaking, the qiaojuan roughly included the relatives ofthe huaqiao during the Republican period They were the relatives ofthe ... observes that the fankeshen painfully pined for their husbands and experienced the feeling of sexual anxiety in the absence of their husbands Wang suggests the need to study the inner world of these ... into the change of southeastern China society The studies also explore changes in the lives ofthe qiaojuan, which help to look into the impact ofthe migration on the individuals However, they often...
... industry For each ofthe six measures, three bands were created by calculating the mean ofthe relevant data for the 27 cities and then calculating 0.5 standard deviation above and below the mean Cities ... system that measures the number of cars and their position by means ofthe radiation they emit, and generates data that can be used in a number of ways The results of this program and continued activities ... awareness andthe use of remote sensing technology The latter is an aeri- Green initiatives: In late 2008 the city’s mayor at the time, Ken Cockrel Jr, announced the creation ofthe Office of Energy and...
... 14 The Causes ofthe Economic Crisis more, then the fate ofthe money is sealed Only the belief, that the inflation will come to a stop, maintains the value ofthe notes II THE EMANCIPATION OF ... Exchange andthe essay on Monetary Reconstruction written for publication as the Epilogue to the 1953 (and later) editions ofThe Theory of Money and Credit.Ed.] 16 The Causes ofthe Economic Crisis ... THE CAUSES OFTHE ECONOMIC CRISISAND OTHER ESSAYS BEFOREANDAFTERTHE GREAT DEPRESSION LUDWIG VON MISES The Ludwig von Mises Institute dedicates this volume to all of its generous donors and...
... machine The rate of chemical, rubber and additives will determine the quality ofthe sole and so does the color The time of pressing sole is depended on the complexity of sole or the color of sole The ... supply chains are simple, while others are rather complicated The complexity ofthe supply chain will vary with the size ofthe business andthe intricacy and numbers of items that are manufactured ... backward through the distribution system, to the manufacturer, and then to the suppliers and to the source of raw materials This entire chain of activities and processes is known as the supply chain...
... examines Use and Impact, delving on the applicability, use and impact on the targeted users ofthe digital library systems The importance of these various forms of digital libraries, and their roles, ... held at the University of Hong Kong The theme ofthe conference, “East Meets West,” emphasized to the participants the ongoing exchange of ideas between researchers located in the Western and Eastern ... from their roots of ACM and IEEE Digital Conferences (and then the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL) to the European version of ECDL (European Conference on Digital Libraries) and the...
... as the vertebral column andthe central canal; while the visualization ofthe lungs, the chest walls and diaphragms were not affected In the literature, there has been debate about the effect of ... carried out the analysis of data and wrote the manuscript; AML and TPL contributed to the editing ofthe manuscript, clinical recruitment and assessment; WWML participated in the editing ofthe manuscript; ... infection at the time ofthe MR studies beforeandafter operation Ethical approval and informed consent for dynamic breath-hold MR imaging have been obtained from all the subjects and their parents...
... depends on the shape ofthe reflector andthe method of illumination, α is the half power beamwidth nH and nU control the rate ofthe main beam power roll-off ofthe HAP antenna andthe user antenna, ... vector ofthe aiming point, as is the vector −→ − −→ − of SPP, POI is the vector of POI, PCi is the vector ofthe peak −−→ −− carrier value, and PCINR is the vector ofthe peak CINR used in the ... and peak CINR for each beam Move the aiming point toward the POI by half distance of peak CINR point and SPP No If the new peak CINR point is at the far side ofthe POI andthe SPP Yes Move the...
... spirometer Furthermore, the use of incentive spirometer as DVC evaluation method was of easy execution and understanding by the patient Nowadays, studies have been carried out with the aim to standardize ... study the direct vital capacity (DVC, ml/Kg) measured by ventilometer and Incentive spirometer beforeandafter CABG surgery The execution order of DVC techniques measured with ventilometer and ... comparison of averages beforeandafter CABG surgery was performed and it was observed that there were not significant disparities in DVC averages analysis (Table 2) Bland Altman plots with 95% of agreement...
... 23°C and 81% after h, and 22°C and 65% after h These were continuously monitored using a Hygrothermograph ST-50 (Sekonic Corporation, Tokio, Japan), placed near the center ofthe trailer The commercial ... stress of being placed in an unfamiliar environment, it is likely to have a detrimental effect on the welfare, and even the performance, of some horses [5] In the case of short-distance transport of ... endocrine and biochemical variables [11,12], and also in terms ofthe impact on the immune system [13-15] The effects of transportation have also been studied with regard to performance [16,17] and...
... of a high demand of neutrophils in the tissues during inflammation [31] The percentage of band neutrophils is, as mentioned earlier, one ofthe criteria used for the diagnosis of SIRS Thus, the ... possible explanation for the decreased concentrations on the day after surgery could be the normal metabolism and elimination of cTnI from the body The half-life of Page of (page number not for ... pyometra and relate these to the severity of systemic inflam- http://www.actavetscand.com/content/50/1/35 mation and other clinical variables and 2) to evaluate the change in cTnI concentrations after...