... middle-range or ‘educated guess’ theories) These candidate theories will be continuously tested and appended as they evolve (or new theories emerge) and will be finalised only when their validity has been ... use and are difficult to follow (e. g., ambiguous language) There are ‘trade-offs’ between various guideline attributes that hinder or facilitate uptake (the examination of the trade-offs between ... of separate studies These three methods will be used to generate a complete list of unique guideline attributes and their definitions and will represent both an integrative and interpretive approach...
... connection between age and rate is similar to the observed data By generating random samples in the manner as described above, the expected contingency table of age/expression dependence and the null ... connection between rate and tissue specificity in each of these sample sets is identical to the observed data and, because all genes in each bin have a similar rate of evolution, the connection between ... homologs, leading to a correlation between age and rate of evolution We wanted to verify that the expression patterns observed here cannot be explained purely in terms of variation in the recent rate...
... thrombocytopenia and eosinophilia are also observed IPEX is secondary to mutations of the FOXP3 gene anda resultant deficiency of Treg cells An increased Th2 response and elevated IgE levels are observed ... mycobacterial and viral infections (listed in Table 4) Leprosy [42] and tuberculosis [43] have rarely been associated with elevated IgE levels [44,45] Elevated IgE levels have also been described ... immunoglobulin” and since then several other cases of this rare myeloma have been reported [74] The presentation of IgE myeloma is similar to that of an IgG myeloma, and most patients are diagnosed between...
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... genes, features and involvement in disease Bioessays 2003;25:1106–1118 Kageyama Y, Takahashi M, Nagafusa T, Torikai E, Nagano A Etanercept reduces the oxidative stress marker levels in patients ... and inverse associations between antioxidant levels and inflammation have been found [8,9] A new group of autoantibodies that have generated particular interest are the anti-cyclic citrullinated ... GSHpx and CAT levels in anti-CCP (+) group Because of oxygen metabolism (Free radical/reactive oxygen species) is related with inflammation, to reveal the relationshipbetween anti-CCP and synovial...
... between default rate and nominal interest rates, a moderate positive correlation between default rates and real interest rate, anda strong positive correlation between default rate and lagged ... studies the relationshipbetween credit spreads and interest rate The papers addressing the relationshipbetween default and interest rates are relatively scarce and results can be contradictory ... interest rate, anda strong positive correlation between default rate and lagged 2-year real interest rate We find negative correlation between changes in interest rates and default rates, with the correlations...
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... significant differences existed for consumers’ evaluation of texture and appearance of the cheeses External Preference Mapping External preference mapping was performed to relate descriptive analysis ... (horizontal) are major determinants of variation in the three maturation levels of Cheddar cheese It is apparent from the taste data that Cheddar cheeses betweenand 12 months of aging can be differentiated ... NJ), water (Mountain Spring Water, Blue Ridge, GA) and expectoration cups to cleanse their palate between samples Testing was conducted at the same time every day References were prepared according...
... the hands of Gates and Ballmer” Moreover, “management sync weeks” every quarter day-after-day proclaims a changing management from Ballmer, once again Here, all ideas are expressed and the final ... given: What is the best way for management? There are not any adequate answers for this question However, in management the talent of overview, foreseen and observes are necessary to evaluate ... rule and order that are forced employees to obey With an aim making all stick and employees are independent in their job, Ballmer has ordered array of meetings, reviews and examine “He says the...
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... decades, CEO compensation has become a major controversy among shareholders, in the media and academia, and has experienced pressure in the legislature and economic arenas The literature suggests ... and those that fell betweenand on the scale would have high managerial discretion However, the extant literature appears to be inefficient in explaining the relationshipbetween CEO compensation ... each additional year of education anda percent increase in executive compensation for each additional year of experience When all control variables were regressed he found that firm tenure and...
... vice versa Moreover, they also found that the correlation between positive return and volume to be positive and correlation between negative return and volume to be negative The absolute return ... I(0) Cointegrat ion at 1% Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 44 Table A4 GARCH (1,1) ... where: Yt : relevant time series; ∆: first difference operator; T: linear trend from time series and ut: error term The difference between the three regressions concerns the presence of the deterministic...
... Figure Overall, very few elderly had adequate energy and protein intake In obese and overweight categories, 100 and 84% of the elderly had adequate energy intake, while very few people in those ... [43,44], an increase in fat mass [45] anda decrease in energy intake [36] However, these changes are very variable [43-45] Nevertheless, all these associations of selected anthropometric measurements ... standard deviation (SD) of energy, protein, selected minerals (Ca, Fe, Page of Zn) and vitamins (A and C) were determined from dietary intake data The vitamins and minerals selected are those...
... we calculated an index of CDS spreads for companies in each of the following three categories: Aaa and Aa, A, and Baa (The Aaa and Aa categories were combined because there were relatively few ... corporations, 60 sovereigns and 37 quasi-sovereigns Of the reference entities 798 are North American, 451 are European, and 330 are Asian and Australian The remaining reference entities are African ... can be characterized as above the Treasury rate by about 83% of the spread between the five-year swap rate and the five-year Treasury rate We have conducted two types of analyses exploring the...
... features of the adjustment process are also important to note Firstly, there are times when the output decreases and the inflation rate increases, for example, between E2 and E3 This negative relationship ... held in Fiji’s case The tests revealed that a weak negative correlation exists between inflation and growth, while the change in output gap bears significant bearing The causality between the ... variables As a first step of investigating the relationshipbetween the two variables, we will examine the basic statistics between inflation and growth Then the causal relationshipbetween the...
... objective.50 The relevant categories are as follows: Field of science (FOS) categories, “Earth and related environmental sciences”,51 “Mathematics and computer sciences and Electrical engineering, ... of dematerialisation Data are reasonably widely available, and, for OECD and Eurostat countries at least, fairly comparable Comparability issues arise mainly through age scope differences Data ... electronic equipment waste (WEEE) are not widely available, although data are available for individual countries, for example, data for the Nordic countries, Netherlands and Switzerland (TemaNord,...