using mutual funds as an alternative vehicle

The phenomenon of evaporative cooling from a humid surface as an alternative method for air-conditioning

Ngày tải lên : 05/09/2013, 16:10

... economic solution than installing an only system In 1986, Anderson tested an air conditioning system using a direct and an indirect evaporative cooler combined with an expansion battery, and compared ... material, another device mainly made of wet textile band has been designed, manufactured and characterised It is basically a cotton band of 25 cm width and 1600 cm length, disposed in a plasticized ... liquid phase, the advantage of using metal instead of plastic to manufacture the plates is negligible, and thus its use spread rapidly Moreover, plastic also prevents from corrosion and is structurally...

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Tài liệu FOCUS ON DATA XMLPULL AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DOM & SAX doc

Ngày tải lên : 24/01/2014, 14:20

... occupy more than one code unit—it can be multi-byte) All three encodings can display any Unicode character, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages depending on what’s important in a particular ... New Roman, and Courier New—are Unicode compliant However, that doesn’t mean they can display any Unicode character They are fine for English and most Central and Eastern European languages For ... session cannot exist without an underlying request As a result, it seems natural to conclude that our static HTTPRequest class should yield, on demand, an instance of an HTTPSession class by means...

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Báo cáo hóa học: "Error Sign Feedback as an Alternative to Pilots for the Tracking of FEXT Transfer Functions in Downstream VDSL" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 22/06/2014, 23:20

... for reasons explained later, it might not be as eﬃcient in the initialization phase The precoder can then be computed and transmission can start at the highest rate Then, the channel is changing ... decreasing noise variance) It can also be seen that the gain is indeed higher than for reasonable cases: it does not seem reasonable to allow the interference, which is due to changes in the channel, ... precanceller) can be viewed as an additional layer working on top of all these operations way of handling this initialization First, the DMT initialization is performed Then transmission can start...

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Using Visual Basic As An OPC Client ppt

Ngày tải lên : 03/07/2014, 22:20

... your group has new data for you • The DataChange event tells you how many items changed, gives you back the client handles so you know which ones changed, and the data, quality, and timestamp ... OPC Handles Handles Everywhere In the preceding program, you probably saw that we used the ClientHandles and ItemServerHandles variables a lot Just what are these “handles” A handle is an identifier ... ItemServerHandles will be different as each server on each PC assigns handles differently to assure uniqueness Array Index ClientHandles( ) ItemServerHandles( ) 38145856 38145968 38146080 38146192 Assigned...

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Báo cáo y học: "tromal Vascular Fraction Transplantation as an Alternative Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure: Anti-inflammatory Role" doc

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 09:21

... add another dimension to understanding the anti-inflammation role of SVF and BM-MNC transplantation in cardiac dysfunction The potential anti-inflammation role of both SVF and BM-MNC transplantation ... medium injection, whereas only limited fibrosis was seen in the groups receiving SVF and BM-MNC The results implicate the mechanisms and efficiency of using SVF as an alternative to BM in treating ... on the protective effects of SVF transplantation compared to those of BM-MNC transplantation and the anti-inflammatory role of transplanted cells after implanted into a rat chronic myocardial...

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Báo cáo y học: "Lepirudin as an alternative to “heparin allergy” during cardiopulmonary bypas" pot

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 09:21

... patient to heparin or to use an alternative anticoagulant Following discussions with haematologists and immunologist, it was decided to utilize an alternative anticoagulant during the repair procedure ... Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2007, 21(1):113-26, Epub 2006 Oct 24 Riess FC, Pötzsch B, Bader R, et al: A case report on the use of recombinant hirudin as an anticoagulant for cardiopulmonary bypass in ... Cardiovasc Surg Spring 2005, 17(1):85-96 Koster A, Hansen R, Kuppe H, Hetzer R, G J: Crystal, F Mertzlufft Recombinant Hirudin as an Alternative for Anticoagulation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass...

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Báo cáo y học: "Background: Percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) has gained an increasing acceptance as an alternative to the conventional surgical tracheostomy (ST). In experienced hands, and with proper patient selection, it is safe, easy and quick." docx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 18:20

... space was achieved in only 45% of cases Another post-mortem study [35] reported accurate placement of the tracheal cannulas in 76% of cases Until now, studies using bronchoscopic guidance during ... No late complication was observed by Fantoni and Ripamonti [7] in nine autopsies and 20 adults after decannulation However, the duration of cannulation was not mentioned An adequate comparative ... when using the Cook and Portex kits and, in case of difficult anatomy, by applying endoscopic guidance Furthermore, too much pressure on the trachea during cannulation must be avoided Percutaneous...

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Báo cáo y học: " Formation of translational risk score based on correlation coefficients as an alternative to Cox regression models for predicting outcome in patients with NSCLC" doc

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 16:20

... secondary antibody we used biotinylated goat anti-rabbit for Cox2 and MMP2, goat anti-mouse for CD68, and rabbit anti-goat for Notch3 and GAS (all obtained from Dako) For semi-quantitative analysis, ... size and histology, and the three molecular markers CD68, Gas6, and Notch3, as relevant factors TNM had a significant impact on survival using univariate tests, but there was no significant effect ... Log-rank tests confirmed significant effects on survival with p < 0.001 for T, M, and CD68, p < 0.005 for N, Cox2 and Notch3, and p < 0.05 for Gas6 For the variables T, Gas6 and CD68, Kaplan-Meier...

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Báo cáo y học: "Cost-effectiveness of micafungin as an alternative to fluconazole empiric treatment of suspected ICU-acquired candidemia among patients with sepsis: a model simulatio" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 16:21

... Inc, the manufacturer of micafungin MDZ and AFS are consultants to and SK is an employee of Astellas SK is a stock holder in Astellas Pharma US, Inc, the manufacturer of micafungin AFS and MDZ ... value and the life tables life expectancy served as the estimate of life expectancy of a sepsis survivor The QALY adjustment was based on the mean of those reported by Fowler and colleagues [26] and ... C&S results was assumed, and this was varied between two and four days Patients treated with MIC who tested positive for Candida albicans (CA) were switched to FLU and received an additional...

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Waste Plastics as an Alternative Energy Source

Ngày tải lên : 11/06/2016, 21:19

... Żukowski W.: Waste Plastics as an Alternative Energy Source Waste Incineration Waste incineration is commonly used to reduce the volume and the toxicity of municipal solid waste And as in other ... principal gaseous products of waste incineration are carbon dioxide and water vapour But waste incineration also produces by-products such as ash and some amounts of organic and inorganic compounds ... during planning of waste incineration [4] Fuel Properties of Plastics Plastics have a widespread usage in our community today and the market of plastics has increased rapidly over the past few...

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USING BRAND AS AN EFFECTIVE WEAPON TO COMPETE IN THE MARKET: A CASE STUDY OF NHAT LINH COMPANY

Ngày tải lên : 13/04/2013, 10:29

... the brand -as- product, brand -as- organization, brand -as- person, and brand -as- symbol • Brand identity structure includes a core, extended and proposition identity A brand identity is to brand strategy ... offer quality assurance and reduce risks • Brands help self-expression • Brands offer friendship and pleasure 2.3.2 A brand is more than a product Brand is more than a product Branding is about ... Company with the assistance of his young brother, the Company’s Vice Director When asking about the soul and other attributes of LiOA brand name such as brand identity, brand personality and brand...

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Tài liệu Module 13: Using Excel as an OLAP Client docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/01/2014, 05:20

... 13: Using Excel as an OLAP Client 15 Exercise Creating a PivotTable In this exercise, you will create and manipulate a PivotTable by using the Module 13 database ! To restore a new database and ... capabilities that enhance the ability to manage the data and organization of a PivotTable report The following are additional capabilities that enhance the ability to manage the data and organization of ... at least one measure to the Data Items area—a PivotTable must have at least one data item You can place more than one dimension in the page, row, and column regions You can pivot page, row, and...

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Apex Clearing Corp. All Mutual Funds: Data as of Jan 4th 2013, but is subject to change ppt

Ngày tải lên : 07/03/2014, 08:20

... 62827L575 COMPASS EMP MULTI ASSET GROWTH CLASS A A COMPASS EMP MULTI ASSET GROWTH CLASS C 4:00 PM B C 1000 C COMPASS EMP MULTI ASSET BALANCED CLASS C 1000 A COMPASS EMP MULTI ASSET BALANCED CLASS A 2000 ... AMERICAN BALANCED CLASS C C 024071300 BALCX BACK END NON-NTF N/A AMERICAN FUNDS Y 250 50 250 4:00 PM AMERICAN BALANCED CLASS R1 R1 024071870 NO LOAD NON-NTF N/A AMERICAN FUNDS AMERICAN BALANCED CLASS ... VANCE N 1000 50 1000 4:00 PM EATON VANCE ASIAN SMALL COMPANIES CLASS A A 277902854 EVASX FRONT END NON-NTF 1% < 90 DAYS EATON VANCE Y 1000 50 1000 4:00 PM EATON VANCE ASIAN SMALL COMPANIES CLASS...

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Performance inconsistency in mutual funds: An investigation of window- dressing behavior pot

Ngày tải lên : 07/03/2014, 13:20

... inconsistency as PerformanceRank  WinnerRank  LoserRank , where PerformanceRank is the rank of fund performance, WinnerRank is the rank of winner proportion, and LoserRank is the rank of loser proportion ... and Titman (2006), Alexander, Cici, and Gibson (2007), Jiang, Yao, and Yu (2007), Kacperczyk and Seru (2007), Cremers and Petajisto (2009), Huang and Kale (2009), and Baker, Litov, Wachter, and ... Vikas, Naveen D Daniel, and Narayan Y Naik, 2011, Do hedge funds manage their reported returns? Review of Financial Studies 24, 32813320 Agarwal, Vikas, Wei Jiang, Yuehua Tang, and Baozhong Yang,...

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A Strategic Planning Approach - Defining Alternative Counterterrorism Strategies as an Illustration pot

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 15:20

... advanced surveillance and secure communications systems, border and coastal monitoring capabilities, and tactical and theater air-transport planes An example of intelligence and reconnaissance support ... Public Aﬀairs, such as the Middle East Partnership Initiative, and others are in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Assistance, including the Human Rights and Democracy Fund.29 ... include deﬁning goals and means, they tend to be vague and very general, and there is an unclear relationship between the goals and means and the policymaking and budgeting processes As noted earlier,...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Identiﬁcation of sodium salicylate as an hsp inducer using a simple screening system for stress response modulators in mammalian cells pptx

Ngày tải lên : 17/03/2014, 10:20

... nitrocellulose membranes, and immunostained using antiHsp105 or anti-Hsp70 Ig (upper panels) Bands were quantiﬁed by densitometry, and relative levels of Hsp105a or Hsp70 are shown as ratios to that ... with 45 and 60 mM SA, followed by transcription and translation of the gene products When the effects of other known Hsp-inducing compounds such as geldanamycin, curcumin and geranylgeranylacetone ... increase of Luc activity by SA reﬂect the levels of transcription and translation of Hsp105, not due to an indirect effect of SA on the basal activity of Luc Enhancement of Luc activity was also...

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evaluation and comparison of management strategies by data envelopment analysis with an application to mutual funds

Ngày tải lên : 03/06/2014, 01:55

... A8 Ranked Total Annual Return 1997 and Mean-Variance Characteristics 248 Appendix Table A9 Ranked 3-Year Annualized Total Return and MeanVariance Characteristics 250 Appendix Table A10 Ranked ... A8: Ranked Total Annual Return 1997 and Mean-Variance Characteristics 248 Appendix Table A9: Ranked 3-Year Annualized Total Return and MeanVariance Characteristics 250 Appendix Table A10: Ranked ... frontier based on the Pareto-Koopmans efficient performers, DEA provides a basis for measuring performances and facilitates sensitivity analysis Data Envelopment Analysis measures assume no prior,...

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Báo cáo toán học: " Enhancement of the photoelectric performance of dye-sensitized solar cells by using Ag-doped TiO2 nanofiber in TiO2 nanoparticle film as an electrode" pot

Ngày tải lên : 20/06/2014, 20:20

... plane (101) [20] Pure TN was only observed on the anatase phase; ATN was observed on both the anatase (46%) and rutile (54%) phases The surface morphologies of the pure TiO2 photoelectrode and ... 3-metoxypropionitrile as solvent The holes were then covered and sealed with a small square of sealing material and microscope objective glass Measurements The crystalline phase of the prepared TN and ATN was obtained ... precursor, acetic acid as well as PVP solution in ethanol must be added TiP of mL was mixed with 12 mL acetic acid and 12 mL ethanol After 60 min, this solution was added to 30 g ethanol that contained...

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Báo cáo vật lý: "Removal of Hexacyanoferrate(II) Using Zn-Al-OAc Hydrotalcite as an Anion Exchanger" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 07/08/2014, 14:20

... M(II) and M(III) represent divalent and trivalent metal ions within the brucite-like layers, and An- is an interlayer anion.4,5 Such An anions may be polymers, organic dyes, surfactants or organic ... to their inorganic and organic anion exchange capabilities.9-20 Of special note are the layered organic/inorganic hybrid materials, which can easily be synthesized by an ion-exchange reaction ... hydrotalcite and was characterised using XRD and FTIR After ion exchange, the concentration of Fe2+ in the filtrate was determined using Atomic (AAS) to obtain the AEC A standard solution of Fe2+ was prepared...

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