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... snapshots ofthe health professions workforce. [3] Today we should remove ourselves from the issue of quantity and discuss our next steps in the area of a health professions workforce in terms of quality. ... describe the work of health professions education organizations convened by the Joint Commission, the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI) and the Federation of Associations of Schools ofthe ... implications of our lack of a comprehensive federal health professions work-force strategy I will direct you to the recent report ofthe World Health Organization (WHO). The follow-ing statement of the...
... factors:@ The degree of automation required;@ The amount of dilution necessary, and therefore the size of the digester;@ The investment in addition to the manure handling costs;@ The intended use of ... way of processing the manure. The incineration ofthe manure allows forthe escape of all the beneficial nutrientsinto the atmosphere. It produces air pollution due to odours and the release of ... suitability of a dryer system will depend on the costs ofthe system, the size ofthe operation, and the overhead associated with this system. Small scale dryershave the advantage of low overhead...
... area ofthe world. The development of vaccines covering a largernumber of HPVs presents the most complex challenge forthe future. Therefore, long term immunization andcross-protection of HPV ... neutralizingantibodies work?Theansweristhatthequalityandthequantityoftheimmune response generated by the vaccine is differentto those ofthe natural infection.Themaincharacteristicsoftheimmuneresponsefol-lowing ... VLP/L2 production does not solve the problem ofthe expensive product ion of VLPs.Clearly, another drawback in the existing vaccines isthat the production of VLPs occurs in eukaryotic cellswith...
... and the location of the sensor within the magnetic field is detected. When the sensor is place on the head or glasses ofthe person the ori-entation ofthe head and therefore the location ofthe ... between the two linked users of this system. The haptic device serves two purposes (1) to feedback the forces from the patient's limb to the therapist and (2) tofeed the forces that the therapist ... 6 DOF for the location information (InterSense, Inc). Other systems usecameras to track the person and then transform this infor-mation to the 6-DOF needed to maintain a proper imagein the...
... other issues have driven the quest forthe optimal structure for the post-trade industry. The launch ofthe European Monetary Union, par-ticularly the introduction ofthe euro, has put European ... discussions on the most preferable struc-ture ofthe US futures clearing industry – but have so far failed to reach con-sensus. Notably, since the announcement ofthe merger ofthe two Chicagofutures ... interviews are their own and do not necessarily represent theof cial stance of their organisation. The intervieweesare not associated with the final conclusions of this study. The findings of this...
... with the CCP. The effects ofthe reducedcredit exposure can be seen on both sides of thebalance sheet. The absolute value ofexposure to tradingcounterparties falls on the asset side of thebalance ... builds on the findings ofthe previous chapters andconsists of four matrices. These provide the foundation for an assessment of the impact of various network strategies on efficiency. The matrices ... of derivatives, another underlying. There are two sides to every trade: the buy position and the sell position.5Settlement refers to the fulfilment ofthe legal obligation. In the tr ading of securities,...
... andquantifying the savings from the reductions in back -of ce costs, these savingsare not analysed in the context of this study. Forthe purpose of this study, the indicator for quantifying back -of ce ... providers for clearing members, as defined forthe purpose of 34An analysis ofthe costs of production for clearing houses is provided in Chapter 6;ananalysisofthedirect and indirect costs for clearing ... clearing-related funding efforts. Forthe purpose of thisstudy, the cost of capital related to clearing is defined as the value of an invest-ment benchmark portfolio minus the value ofthe executed portfolio,59ifapplicable....
... furnished insofar as a clearing member matches the defined archetypes. The constraints or limits ofthe external validity of the research results are further detailed within the remainder ofthe study;explicit ... to affect their level of knowledge about clear ing costs. The higher their management position and the greater their industry experience, the easier it was for them to provide awell-informed answer. ... However, thissoftware is often based on old versions ofthe vendor software; upgrades areoften put off until the last minute due to the expense. These IT systems arethen largely proprietary...
... as GCMs. Why thisis the case and what the impact could theoretically look like will be detailedfurther in the remainder ofthe study.5.3 Summary of findings The purpose of Chapter 5 was to examine ... cents forthe hedge in index options. Lastly, CC&G charges €1.56 for clearing services.70This helps to provide first evidence ofthe existence of economies of scale on the part ofthe clearinghouses. ... understandfully the value provision of their clearer, which makes it difficult for themto accurately assess the adequacy of GCM charges.rNCMs benefit from reductions ofthe GCMs’ indirect costs if the clearersin...
... causes of supply-side scale effects. The analysisis expected to illuminate the potential for economies of scale and scope inclearing and provide the basis forthe analysis ofthe impact of networkstrategi ... sample of data available for their focus area. Book (2001) on the other hand copeswith the problems related to the limited availability of data for his research by providing an analysis of average ... costs.100Another source can lie in the indivisibility of input factors.101Economies of scale are also often explained94A bisection ofthe contract size, for example, results in a doubling of the...
... per cent ofthe volumes currently processed by its former peers,now the world’s premier CCPs. The reason forthe precipitous decline in the number of cleared contractswas the result of two developments: ... situation ofthe involved exchanges, r atherthan those ofthe partnering clearing houses. Nonetheless, these dynamics ultimately shaped the benefitsand drawbacks ofthe clearing link; they thus ... studies of network strategiesuniform, the time deadlines more uniform, the haircuts more uniform, because the CCPs themselves now are assuming the operational burdens that used to be assumedby the...
... members of CCorp’s clearing network. This is largely due to the competitive situation ofthe partnering clearing houses at the time of the implementation ofthe GCL, but the specifics ofthe initiative ... considerationsapply to the size and open interest effect. Since the launch ofthe EU Link,members ofthe ECAG network have benefited from the growing number of products cleared through the CCP; for some of these, ... enables the derivation ofthe SIM forthe GCL(section 8.1.2.6.3), whose results will be compared to the conclusions of the analysis in section 7.1.97 The remaining either felt that they had...