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... 154 C Hoff and S Rambal fall and leaf quantity [33, 43] Important then are the timing of rainfall and drought events, the quantity of rainfall, the storage capacity ofthe soil and quantity and ... of l’Avic (NE Spain), Sala and Tenhunen [64] found annual totals of 453 mm and 464 mm for LAI values of 4.6 and 5.3, respectively The annual quantities of water transpired per unit LAI were therefore ... and by estimates obtained for ecosystems in the Mediterranean area with different LAIs In a Mediterranean shrubland, Rambal [53] found an annual transpiration per unit LAI of 193 mm The LAI of...
... practices not pursuant with market standards A “high” concern suggests that there is a significant difference betweenthe practices ofthe company and market standards For the last scenario, ... Russell 3000, on the other hand), and CGQ Industry Score (resulted after the comparison between corporate governance practices of a company and industry peer group using 24 Standard S&P “GICS” ... for gearing The size ofthe companies take into consideration the potential advantages from the economies of scale, economies of scope, and from the market for corporate control andthe market...
... explore the essence of lean production model, the concept of CSR andthe relationship between them Theoretical background of lean production and corporate social responsibility (CSR) 2.1 Lean production ... to ethical standards or conduct, use of sound and transparent financial practices, protection of human rights and dignity, and safety in the work environment, as well as in products and practices ... production The concept of “lean manufacturing” or “lean production” was first introduced in 1990 in the book The machine that changed the world” of Daniel Jones, James Womack and Daniel Roos The authors...
... explore the essence of lean production model, the concept of CSR andthe relationship between them Theoretical background of lean production and corporate social responsibility (CSR) 2.1 Lean production ... production The concept of “lean manufacturing” or “lean production” was first introduced in 1990 in the book The machine that changed the world” of Daniel Jones, James Womack and Daniel Roos The authors ... minimize tangible and intangible waste in the production process To test the hypothesis H1, the independent variables are “lean production tools” namely 5S, Kaizen and visual management andthe dependent...
... the strategic plans and policies established by the board of directors As the leader ofthe firm, the CEO has an astounding impact on the performance ofthe firm and many believe this to be the ... beliefs and practices of corporate managers andthe governance of corporations in the United States and legislators and regulators have been quick to respond to the latest corporate scandals Despite ... Ratio The ratio of total debt to total assets This is an indicator ofthe leverage ofthe firm andthe potential risks the company faces relative to its debt load Managerial Discretion The range of...
... member and staff ofthe company as this will encourage uniformity among members ofthe organization and enhance commitment and group efficiency” Indeed, a lot of authors and researches identify the ... in Techcombank (Question 6) 42 Another finding ofthe survey is the opinions of asked accountants and managers about the practice of four initiative methods ofthe application of managerial ... issues of corporate culture andthe management accounting innovation ii Understand what is the relationship betweenthe corporate culture andthe innovations of managerial accounting in Techcombank...
... binding GST-IjBa in the presence and absence of ATP, andthe value of a indicates whether the binding of one substrate (ATP) affects the affinity ofthe enzyme for the other substrate (GST-IjBa) [59] ... phosphorylation and degradation, andthe subsequent translocation of NF-jB into the nucleus may be mediated by 1684 A E C Ihekwaba et al another mechanism Such a mechanism could be derived from the theory ... bottomed plates and treated with ngỈmL)1 IL-1a in the presence and absence ofthe SC-514 inhibitor (D, E) Time course plot of nuclear NF-jB from in vitro and in silico analysis ofthe data The plot...
... blood flow and effects from other neighboring cells and matrix The biophysical aspects ofthe endothelium through which the leukocytes transmigrate, in addition to the biophysical aspects ofthe leukocytes ... laminin and collagen), the media (composed of smooth muscle cells, collagen, and elastin), andthe adventitia (the stiffer outermost layer) Shear stress on ECs leads to mechanotransduction (the conversion ... kinase; the phosphorylation of IjB; andthe degradation of IjB, which releases the NF-jB NF-jB then localizes to the nucleus, where it initiates transcription of many genes that contribute to the...
... motif at the tip of a loop protruding away from the core ofthe protein This amino-acid motif mimics RGD in terms of charge and is positioned at the tip of a loop and is therefore reminiscent of RGD ... illustrated by the superimposition ofthe 3D structures of kistrin [32] and cardosin A (Fig 8) The importance of both motifs and in particular their basic residues was further emphasized by the complete ... G-proteinmediated and localized to the plasma membrane Plant Physiol 124, 693–702 44 Sang Y, Zheng S, Li W, Huang B & Wang X (2001) Regulation of plant water loss by manipulating the expression of phospholipase...
... create good managers and excellent experts in many fields for serving economic-social development ofthe city in the time of industrialization and modernization and especially in the period of integrated ... potential linkage between employee attitudes and performance was ofthe Hawthorne studies in the 1930s andthe human relations movement Following the human relations movement, Brayfied and Crockett ... can be said that effective use and retaining talent is one ofthe priority policies of Danang city it will require a study on job satisfaction and job performance of these staffs O Secondly, there...
... plots ofthe slope and intercepts for GR (left column) and K (right column) versus the values of MAS for the elbow (Fig 6) and ankle (Fig 7), respectively The scatter ofthe points andthe low ... effects on GR (top row) and on K (left row) versus the values of MAS for the elbow (left column) and ankle (right column) The scatter ofthe points andthe low values ofthe correlation coefficient ... thigh and trunk strapped to the chair The seat was adjusted to provide shoulder abduction of 80°, or knee flexion of 60°, and align the joint axis ofthe rotation with axis ofthe torque sensor and...
... These are the sure nesting-places of monopoly, and therefore, of all the fantastic extremes of wealth which make puppets of our politicians and set before the youth ofthe nation snobbish and materialistic ... intellectual and moral sympathy ofan entire people It is a policy broadly public and social, as against any lower and partial interest It is a policy for the whole and for the many, rather than for the ... use the power of city and state in New Zealand to prevent the private fleecing ofthe people through monopoly Whether it is her land policy or her insurance policy, the aim is to check at their...
... Eucalyptus grandis plantations 3.5 Comparison betweenthe rate of tree growth and density and extractable content In order to determine if there was any relationship betweenthe rate of tree growth and ... mm and 22 °C respectively The trial was located at an elevation of 45 m on an east facing slope Soil parent material is of aeolian origin and is classified as an arenic lixisol and arenic kandiustult, ... groups There was a significant difference betweenthe intercepts ofthe manually weeded and 1.2 m row weeding treatments andthe weedy control although there were no significant differences between...
... over them The size ofan organization can indicate its capacity to run multiple studies over time, reflecting the number of clinicians and patients involved in the organization and how much ofthe ... research business They walk in and anoint their office nurse study coordinator for the day They two trials and they look at each other and say, boy this is a whole lot harder than we ever thought ... informants and searched the literature to Page of 10 identify potential strategies We then conducted further interviews of community clinicians and other key stakeholders for their assessments of these...
... predicting OPQOL and CASP Importance of leisure aspects and ethnicity had significant interactions predicting OPQOL and CASP Importance of social aspects and ethnicity had significant interactions ... difference betweenthe Omnibus and Ethnibus surveys Gender, first language, marital status andthe number of adults living in the household were also considered but were not significant predictors of any ... participants (almost all of whom rate all the topics as important) andthe others, though the Chinese participants returned significantly higher importance in some topics Adjusting for the covariates...
... stage ofthe disease than previous studies The different profile of associations between anxiety and HRQoL and depression and HRQoL, according to COPD severity, needs to be examined further The ... performed the statistical analysis and interpreted the results; EB prepared the first draft ofthe paper; EB and JG-A had full access to all ofthe data in the study and take responsibility for the ... R, Kunik ME, Yohannes AM, Hanania NA, for the ACCP Workshop Panel on Anxiety and Depression in COPD: Anxiety and depression in COPD: current understanding, unanswered questions, and research needs...
... interpretation and analysis ofthe data and drafted the manuscript LT participated in interpretation and analysis ofthe data and helped to draft the manuscript WL conceived ofthe Page 15 of 19 hypothesis ... hypothesis ofthe manuscript and participated in study design and coordination MT, HR and WL helped to draft the manuscript All authors critically reviewed, contributed to and approved the final manuscript ... accuracy of outcome measurements, duration of follow-up and selective loss-to follow-up, the appropriateness ofthe statistical analysis andthe clinical relevance All items had the following answer...
... independent ofthe application of CMT Do chiropractors and other practitioners of manual therapy not have to worry about VADS? The weight ofthe evidence currently suggests that the most likely explanation ... Conclusion The current understanding ofthe relationship between CMT and VADS provides new responsibilities and new opportunities The response the chiropractic profession takes to these responsibilities ... CI 0.94-1.87 from the case crossover analysis) and in those 45 and older (OR 1.52; 95% CI 1.36-1.67 from the case crossover analysis) Another difference between this study and previous case-control...