... since none of them alone is useful for the majority ofthe BC and none of them is specific for cancer or breast tissues. No biomarker has been suggested to date for the early diagnosis of BC (24). ... subjects, the comparison ofthe benign and control groups did not yield a statistically significant difference. None ofthe proteomics reach reasonable AUC values for the discrimination ofthe BC. ... evaluate the actual performance of these markers. Jinang Li, from the John Hopkins Hospital, is the first to explore proteomics in early diagnosis of BC, who also enabled the advance of proteomics...
... According to them, ten of Harold’s foreign wordswere of Old Norse, the language ofthe Vikings and the precursor of modern Icelandic,and these words were actually used by the Vikings. The other twelve ... his car skidded off the road and hita tree. His brother-in-law was fishing at the time ofthe accident in a remote area andwas unaware ofthe accident.Late in the afternoon the man who was ... believe” to the level of ”a con-firmation” will be at the discretion of each reader. I am sure that there some who willdeny it, saying that there is insufficient proof, but there are others who...
... public values any efforts to reduce pollution levels in the Ganga via reduction ofthe amount of untreated raw sewage deposited therein through the improvement ofthe capacity and technology ofthe ... estimate thevalueof improved wastewater treatment to the residents ofthe case study municipality. Our case study is the Chanderganore municipality, located in West Bengal along the banks ofthe ... considered, and the vectors of coefficients 1 to n are attached to the vector of attributes (Z). The assumptions about the distribution of error terms implicit in the use ofthe CLM impose...
... empiricist/subjective theory of being, the views of actors, as communicated through case studies, is the empirical point of departure. Of course, there are very few who occupy either of these polar ... as remarkable as the revelation of the techniques used to manipulate the process and the data.6 These two design parameters, the number of sources of data, and the number of cases studied, ... Proponents of wider application of case studies, such as Yin (1981) claim that the use of case studies is only limited by lack of understanding ofthe types of applications, the types of research...
... < .001): the more quickly the investment is recouped, the higher the rating ofthe overall valueofthe MBA. The overall valueofthe MBA is also related to the job satisfaction of alumni. ... future investigators ofthe overall valueofthe MBA, as well as to those on the frontline of MBA program administration whose goal it is to enhance the value ofthe MBA for their students. Contact ... (Figure 5), the results show that the majority of graduates rates overall valueof the MBA as “outstanding” or “excellent,” regardless ofthe type of MBA program in which they are enrolled. There...
... NPV if the project is delayed for one year, we get an estimate ofthevalueof information. The valueof information rises as:• the initial capital cost, K, rises;• the return in the low ... FGCB The cost per dollar of additional revenue is the ratio ofthe cost to households to the extra tax revenue. Chapter 10: The Social Discount Rate, Cost of Public Funds, and theValueof ... return of $50r*. The present valueof this return (at the market rate of interest) is $50(r*/r) = $50*1.5 = $75. The cost to the economy of raising $100 of public funds by borrowing from the...
... happened to the artworld is that it has traded the fervour of a Vienna at the turn ofthe century for a retreat into insitutions on the model ofthe Tate museums in London. And even though these ... what the slogan implausibly suggests is that the retailer is able to satisfy both the taste ofthe most philistine and the snobbery ofthe most disdainful. Moreover—and this is part ofthe ... horn ofthe dilemma is on hand to parry the excesses of the other—just as discernment serves as a response to the appeal of flattering entertainment, inclusion responds to the threat of exclusivity—but...
... either the likelihood a loan isrepaid (and thus, the cost of a loan) or the availability of credit. These results highlight the distincttradeoff between 1) limiting the collection and use of ... models explain the evolution of credit bureaus and the lending markets they support?Japelli and Pagano (1999) provide one ofthe very few attempts to test the predictions of the theoretical models ... retail experience but not the experience of other financial institutions.Tables 5 and 6 display the results ofthe retail-only simulations. As in the previous discussion of the negative-only simulation,...
... goes beyond the scope of this work. The con-ceptualisation and nature ofthe arts has traditionally represented one of the greatest issues ofthe philosophy of arts and particularly of the branch ... integrate the rational principles of scientific management with the emotional traits of human nature. The use of art forms is at the core of managing the aesthetic dimensions of an organisation. The ... relation to other earlier works of art (Levinson,1990). Instead, the functional perspective defines the work of art on the basis ofthe concept of aesthetic properties and connects arts toaesthetic...
... and the market around the date of each acquisition. In fact, when the team calculated the impact of these declines on the total valueof EG, they realized that the decline in EG's total value ... this case, they chose the last three years. They used these projections to estimate thevalueof each EG business, as well as the cost of corporate headquarters activities and thevalueof nonoperating ... also valued lower relative to the book valueof invested capital (Exhibit 2.4).What also stood out from the analysis were a couple of events that had knocked down thevalueof EG relative to the...
... least some weight to the ends of the other members. Taking into account these facts about the members of the kingdom of ends, plus the sorts of ends that we can predict they would have,will ... regarding how to act in the world, given the state ofthe world and given human nature.12In the hypothetical kingdom of ends, the members would all recognize one anotheras ends in themselves, and ... on these large themes of Kant’s ethics, and to argue that accepting the good will reading of humanity is the best way to make the humanity formulation ofthe Categorical Imperativefit with these...