... 135–143 One way of answering this question is to reflect onthe goal of aesthetic science The psychologist Rolf Reber recently suggested that “art theorists… define the criterion ofwhatthe [aesthetic] ... investigation ofthe sensorimotor dimension of aesthetic perception relies on previous knowledge ofthe localization of brain function—in this case it relies onthe identification ofthe mirror-neuron system—and ... receives a monthly honorarium from the Society The editor is responsible for the content ofthe journal The editor is a member ofthe Board of Trustees ofthe Society and serves onthe Executive...
... parse accuracy is obtained by employing only two constraints onthe fragment set: a restriction ofthe number of words in the fragment frontiers to 12 and a restriction ofthe depth of unlexicalized ... test theimpactofthe lexical context onthe accuracy, we performed experiments with different versions ofthe model where the base line subtree set is restricted to subtrees whose frontiers contain ... seen, there may be several distinct derivations that generate the same parse tree The probability of a parse tree T is thus the sum ofthe probabilities of its distinct derivations Let tid be the...
... regulation of a chronic bacterial infection and consequences for pathogen transmission”, submitted] Since the immune responses involve interactions at the site of infection, the maturation of T ... effectively to study the progression ofthe infections Acknowledgements This opinion is an outcome ofthe discussions at the workshop organized in June 2008 at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics ... variation of immune components [6,44-47] Continuous-discrete hybrid models (e.g piecewise linear differential equations) Combination of discrete and continuous state, continuous time Modeling of...
... evaluation This decision is discussed further in section 5.4 what istheimpactof microfinance on poor people? sy n thesis Synthesis results 4.1 Further details of studies included in the synthesis ... c a whatistheimpactof microfinance on poor people? discussion and budget By broadening the scope from the initially commissioned review ontheimpactof micro-credit onthe incomes ofthe ... positive impacts of microfinance (Bateman 2010) Synthesise what these studies tell us about: a Theimpactof microfinance onthe incomes ofthe poor b Theimpactof microfinance on wider...
... adequacy Only two authors [25,51] provided descriptions ofthe method of analysis There was limited discussion of how researchers assured rigor; one author discussed member checking [33] None ofthe ... health professionals 12 12.1 Organisational interventions Provider oriented Revision of professional roles 11 11.1 Satisfaction of providers with the conditions of work and its material and psychic ... information for critical appraisal ofthe intervention procedures, measurements, subject selection, analysis, and the context ofthe individual, group, organization, and system characteristics...
... name," the old man said "While the words don't make sense, they have a nice ring to them They roll off the tongue and flow with the blog." "I see And what about this one? This one is long, has ... about monetization," the old man said "Look at these blogs, and tell me what you see." "Well, this one has no monetization at all The blogger is basically working for free Is this bad monetization?" ... comments This is an easy way to provide some additional features on their blog." "I see And what about this one? This blog has every single plugin under the sun Is this a bad use of plugins?" "Ponder...
... starts with an assessment of value The assessment of value of cloud services can only include a comparison against other cloud providers The comparison of cost between traditional IT investment and ... where a predefined level of demand is managed internally and the remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer’s overall cloud ... solution The latter has the additional attributes of being available anywhere, at anytime and on any device If it was only a simple as a mouse-trap The complication is that for most customers they...
... hypotheses which were discussed in chapter All ofthe cases are basedonthe company‟s staffs The first hypothesis shows theimpactof ABC on financial performance; the second hypothesis demonstrates ... analysis of questionnaires The main objective of this chapter is using the analysis of questionnaires in order to test the hypothesis which was stated in chapter 4.2 Discussion on Statistic Analysis ... Figures The result of this section ofthe questionnaire is showed in the figure Figure 4.1: The perception of respondents about Activity Based Costing system Impactof Activity Based Costing on Financial...
... where health depends only on education The effect of education on health in the second equation isthe education gradient (shortly, the gradient), i.e the total effect of education on health that results ... (D) as the probability of reporting a condition, this probability isthe product ofthe probability of undergoing screening P (S) and the probability of having a condition conditional on screening, ... yields The gradient is −(αλ1 + β1 ) and the relative contribution of behaviors lagged once to the gradient is 3.2 αλ1 (αλ1 +β1 ) The Contribution of Health Behaviors to the Education Gradient: The...
... that person The process of learning and education is a continuous one throughout life, constantly changing and evolving It is well beyond the scope of this thesis to look at all the theorists work ... Declaration This thesis represents the original work ofthe author The Effectiveness ofComputerBased Interactive Oral Health Education.” Colm Rice BSc BDS April 2009 10 Synopsis The Western Isles of ... appropriate ofthe educational theories upon which to base the interactive computer programme They revolve around the idea of a zone of proximal development This represents the difference between what the...
... namely the criterion of access to the market. ”80 This would be basedonthe effect ofthe measure on access to themarket rather than onthe object ofthe rules involved.” The criterion would ... Commission v Italy, the Court repeated the conclusion from Cassis de Dijon: [I]n the absence of harmonisation of national legislation, obstacles to the free movement of goods which are the consequence ... Thus, one ofthe three paragraphs cited is irrelevant, the third states the conclusion in the judgment, and the second lays the embryonic foundation ofthe principle of mutual recognition of goods.121...
... Influence ofthe National Science Education Standards onthe Science Curriculum James D Ellis 39 Evidence ofthe Influence ofthe National Science Education Standards onthe Professional Development ... align with the vision set forth in the standards? Then, they asked three more questions: Whatisthecurrent national status of science education? What changes have occurred as a result ofthe NSES? ... points of his own: the common themes among the NSES, the AAAS Benchmarks, and other related documents set forth a vision ofwhat science education should be; the NSES themselves must continue...
... test the hypothesis of homogeneity of MID across the nine studies If there was no statistical evidence of lack of homogeneity, a 95% confidence interval for the summary estimate ofthe MID was then ... statistic relates change over time to the standard deviation of baseline scores The standardised response mean compares change to the standard deviation of change The responsiveness statistic ... difference is for the SF-36 scales They conclude that the MCID for the SF-36 is "typically in the range of 3–5 points", although they also recommend caution in interpreting 3–5 points onthe SF-36...
... function ofthe LQI ofthe link The link cost is an estimate ofthe number of transmission attempts required for successful frame delivery in a link The path cost isthe sum ofthe link costs ofthe ... observing the appropriate sequence numbers; the second one isbasedonthe use of average LQI, which is mentioned as the most straightforward method” in the specification [4] The computation ofthe ... evolution ofthe aforementioned many-to-one scheme proposed in [5] A path cost metric is computed as the sum ofthe link costs ofthe path The cost of a link is inversely proportional to the LQI...
... and a consistent application, for the production of machined components – more will be said on this latter point in the next section on Optimisation 1.1.3 Optimisation By consolidating the tooling, ... status ofthe tooling within the manufacturing facility, this allows for a tooling rationalisation campaign to be developed Tool rationalisation (Fig 1) consists of looking at the results ofthe ... – this is some distance back and where the crater is formed The position for this highest isothermal region can vary, depending upon the feedrate For example, if the feedrate is increased, the...
... Resolving conflicts is an important task of managers to promote organization to operate better 2 Conflict resolution There are many kinds of conflict, a good manager is a person who can aware what ... strategy ofthe business Staff are not trained or not trained fit isthe main cause leading to thecurrent state enterprises are not competitive enough in themarket 2 Conflict resolution Resolving ... communication Honest, communication is one ofthe key ingredients in managing change as well as managing people LEADERSHIP Effective leadership is one key element in the success of a managers...
... more precise prevalence estimate However, this isthe first study in this area Our findings raise issues for the planning of studies and ethical issues related to the obligation ofthe physician-researcher ... although this may reduce the need for contacting the subjects to perform further investigation to confirm the nature of detected lesions Conversely, it is possible that we have overestimated the prevalence ... three-dimensional gradient echo acquisition in the steady state; flip angle 55 degrees; repetition time 58 milliseconds; echo time 12 milliseconds; field of view 16 cm; 60 partitions; 512 × 196 matrix; one...
... the selection of drugs depends onthe stage ofthe disease: in the localised and early systemic stage - that is, disease without threatened vital organ function - induction of remission is usually ... generalised and severe disease - that is, with threatened vital organ function or organ failure, respectively Cyc is used In SVV the induction ofthe remission period isthe most vulnerable phase concerning ... in this population, in which one might expect a higher contribution of uncontrolled disease to the death rate, infections are involved in more than 50% ofthe fatal outcomes Types of infection...
... to the entity of fat deposition, we hypothesize that the chain of events does not presuppose the obesity as if it was the cause of IR; this fact is supported by the clear association between the ... IR, jj) the correlation between the http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/6/1/6 entity of VAT and SAAT deposition and the severity of HS, all of them studied by US in basal condition, jjj) ... increased strengthens this hypothesis and proposes this measurement as a non-invasive parameter to weigh the grass-roots low-grade chronic inflammatory process Discussing the limitations ofthe present...
... surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore, substitution of surfactant may bridge the patient to recovery ofthe graft The combination of iNO and ... dextran (LPD) solution the hypothesis that this combination prevents intrapulmonary shunt more effectively than does either intervention alone, and that it reduces inactivation of surfactant substitutes ... lung function starts to improve following completion of surgery and is usually best 3–6 months after transplantation In the cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung,...