... programs addressing various aspects of avionics technology and systems Thefirst observation is that the avionics thrust is being substantially descoped in the near term, so that most ofthe efforts ... 32 2001 ASSESSMENT OFTHE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH S AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ONR, and industry The AAV program has two components Thefirst is the CRW ATD just discussed ... Influence other S& T sponsors and performers to support naval aviation goals; and • Position theprogram to take advantage of future opportunities 2001 ASSESSMENT OFTHE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH S AIRCRAFT...
... Corps needs because of weak connections between ONR and MCCDC (p 13) By and large the current program is in the process of addressing these issues—some vigorously and effectively, others less so, ... maintainability, and other capabilities necessary in the overall fielding of products to the user community Responses to Issues from the 2000 NSB Assessment Some of this committee s comments and recommendations ... 353 should broaden its Basic Research focus areas to create a more robust and sustainable series of efforts The new focus areas should result from a careful assessment of Marine Corps needs A suggested...
... alternation of seasons in Brazil, and these, owing to its position in the southern hemisphere, are the contrary of our own; the north side ofthe houses, is the sunny side, as one realizes in Sao Paulo, ... skins of humming-birds Over the see andand sea, in the dissolves into white meanwhile, the sky begins to clear; the mist diaphanous clouds the slanting rays ofthe sun ; pour down upon sea and ... lies the city of Nictheroy Black and sharp the ridges rise against the sky but behind them peaks and summits andthe horizon is flushing red, and with ; clear contours the landscape has a look of...
... sense, therefore, the big loan loss provisions of 2009 and 2010 were as much the result as the cause of RBS s (and other banks’) failureAnd even loan losses on this scale, since largely offset ... Division s professional assessment ofthe likely chances of success given the legal position as it now stands The fact that no successful enforcement action has been possible, however, raises a wider ... On the basis ofthe quality assurance processes described above and its own discussions of key conclusions and judgements, theBoard agreed to confirm to the specialist advisers that, in its opinion,...
... antisera specific of mammalian pi-class GST Studies of aquatic species such as salmonids [26], Bufo bufo [27] and M edulis [28], showed that their GSTs belong to the pi class The GST isoforms 1-1 ... observed in the case of CDNB or GSH for any ofthe isoforms studied On the contrary, the isoforms presented statistically different affinities for the two substrates GSH and CDNB, except in the ... conditions as given in Fig Ó FEBS 2002 Purification of R decussatus GST isoforms (Eur J Biochem 269) 4363 Table Biochemical characteristics of R decussatus GST isoforms Results are expressed as means...
... births of single infants and two mothers had live birth of twins (Figure 1) Table shows the demographic and obstetric characteristics ofthe mothers enrolled in the study The median age ofthe mothers ... PMTCT programme success in these settings Our findings suggest that exposed infant follow up was inconsistent and poorly organized, which could negatively impact the success ofthe PMTCT programme ... pairs at birth, we used abortion, death of a mother and stillbirth as study endpoints The data were double entered in Microsoft Excel and checked for consistencies and then transferred to SPSS...
... take notes on the process andthe discussion This will facilitate the recognition of participants during the transcription ofthe discussions The focus groups will assess participants’ perceived ... decision aids (also known as SDM programs) concludes that the aids help improve patients’ awareness of their options and understanding ofthe benefits and disadvantages of each option [3] This ... ARI, and should go through a process of SDM with their physician if they desire DECISION+ trains family physicians in SDM and teaches them ways to share with their patients the decision whether...
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... these assets were forced to seek liquidity by selling other assets, spreading the crisis throughout the economy The crisis is worse if optimism is replaced by pessimism and asset prices fall ... is overoptimistic beliefs about the value of assets The consequences of such exuberance are far reaching First, investors overinvest in the bubble asset, diverting resources from assets whose ... characters of these debacles serve on the boards of America s leading philanthropies, cultural institutions, and public companies The composition oftheboardof directors of AIG vividly demonstrates...
... usually seen as, at best, the first draft of history: in the long run, journalistic conclusions are supposed to be corrected and superseded by scholarship The same process of correction and supersession ... businesses and consumers (as opposed to other banks) A contraction in bank lending to businesses and consumers would account for the Great Recession, and this, we assumed, started to occur in September ... crisis For instance, the crisis raises the question of whether the status quo should be characterized as ‘‘capitalism,’’ despite the authority possessed over the economy by the polity In short,...
... failureThe great emphasis on politeness and courtesy at the expense of truth and frankness in boardrooms is both a symptom and cause offailure in the control system CEOs have the same insecurities ... stockholders provided the investor owns less than 5% ofthe shares, has no special interest in the issue being discussed, and is not seeking proxy authority But these remaining restrictions still ... authors ofthe study not present this calculation themselves) (Jeffrey Pontiff, Andrei Shleifer, and Michael S Weisbach, “Reversions of Excess Pension Assets after Takeovers,” Rand Journal of Economics,...
... generates the faith ofthe other customers on the product, service Amongst thousands of message that customers receive daily, which of them gets the interest and then establish the customer s trust ... understand According to the theory of behavior of Maslow, people have five levels of demand Out of them, it is the demand of safety Imitating the others’ behavior or trying something the others use, ... product, service to different objects by different expressions However the content ofthe messages requires the consistence that all of them in any way will understand the same meaning, the same messages...
... component is further processed by thinking analysis and synthesis to build up the results and recommendations ofthe thesis Finally, the experimental method to test the applicability ofthe results 2.2 ... practice ofthe thesis 5.1 Scientific significance: - For thefirst time, the French Quarter in Hai Phongis selectedas an object of a research thesis In particular, this thesis is not only about conservation, ... the tasks set, the thesis approaches using analyzing systems and synthesized knowledge and processing information from the component researchs: - Methods of collection, retrospective Problem setting...
... tax and other local taxes on like products Assessed at percent ofthe sum of assessed value, basic customs duty, surcharge, excise duty (including surcharge), and cess Surcharge on customs duty ... displays the offers of intending transferees in the AEPC regional offices, including the quantity and offer prices, andthe intending transferees’ request for transfers on the basis of displayed offers.80 ... valued for assessment of duties and procedures are not consistent among different ports of entry.62 One problem cited is that imports of missing components of kits are often assessed duties twice,...
... that they may have suffered adverse health effects as a result of some exposure during their period of service The focus of these and other studies has been on assessing the current health of veterans, ... respectively Scope ofthe Study The objective of this study, carried out under the auspices ofthe Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, is to assess DoD s current and potential approaches and ... THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENT 25 to pathogens or toxins through food supplies, water supplies, aerosols, and insect or animal vectors was also studied During the post-195 0s era, the means of dissemination...