world s leading macroeconomists were the last ones capable of realizing that a major economic crisis was imminent
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31/10/2014, 18:27
... Times business section, Barron s on weekends, scan Forbes and Fortune, have their assistants read BusinessWeek, subscribe to thestreet.com, get MarketWatch e-mail alerts, and scan message boards ... compare a specific manager to some broad benchmark such as the S& P 500, with the presumption that all portfolios were as diversified and as risky as the S& P 500 This was clearly not the case for many ... financial oblivion I’ve been in the business of trading since the early 197 0s as a bank trader, as a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, as a private investor, and as the writer of The Gartman...
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jonsson - why iceland; how one of the world's smallest countries became the meltdown's biggest casualty (2009)
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01/11/2014, 23:05
... for a loan, and again when the ISK lost parity with the Danish krona The ability and willingness of Islandsbanki—still a Danish private bank—to act as guardian of the capital account was questioned ... unilaterally withdrew its armed personnel and closed its base, against Iceland s wishes X THE MAKING OF A MODERN SOCIETY Z Iceland is about the same size as the state of Kentucky Most of the island ... was hardly welcome, however, as their boats charged into established coastal fishing grounds and simply outfished the smaller ones The island s fleet consisted mainly of small, open boats that...
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Tài liệu Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health of U.S. Women: Data From the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth doc
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13/02/2014, 10:20
... Bureau of the ACF + The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (OASPE) NCHS gratefully acknowledges the contributions of these programs and agencies, and all others who assisted ... ways to make them as comparable as possible, so that trends could be measured as reliably as possible + Breadth of information The survey collected a relatively rich array of characteristics ... NSFG, teenagers and black and Hispanic adults were sampled at higher rates than others The overall response rate for the Cycle survey was 79 percent, and the response rate for females 15–44 was...
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Tài liệu French Trust Reporting Rules Should Not Apply to U.S. CIVs Regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 pptx
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19/02/2014, 14:20
... trade aggregation); proprietary and personal trading; accuracy of disclosure to investors; safeguarding of assets; accurate and safe records; valuation processes; privacy safeguards; and business ... of the fund s net asset value Each report discloses fully investments in, and advances to, affiliates as well as investments that are not securities, regardless of whether a summary schedule is ... or any other fund No creditor of the adviser or custodian will have a claim against the assets of the fund, and gains or losses of the fund cannot be used to offset losses or gains in any other...
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The Evolving Spatial Form of Cities in a Globalising World Economy pot
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16/03/2014, 11:20
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Báo cáo y học: "Identification and characterization of the carboxy-terminal region of Sip-1, a novel autoantigen in Behçet''''s disease" docx
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09/08/2014, 08:22
... sclerosis (SSc), various forms of primary vasculitis as well as in patients with diseases that share clinical features with BD, such as inflammatory bowel disease and uveitis Finally, we evaluated ... in the design and revision of the study and performed the statistical analysis RP participated in the design and revision of the study AS participated in the analysis and interpretation of data ... albumin Soluble E-selectin was detected using a sandwich ELISA kit (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) ELISA was performed in accordance with the manufacturer 's instructions Statistical analysis Chi-square...
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The Role and Responsibilities of Accounting Officers: A Memorandum for Accounting Officers pdf
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15/03/2014, 22:20
... outside agencies particularly in regard to the conditions of the grant; the submission of accounts as well as being satisfied that accounting systems and organisational arrangements of the grantee are ... Department of Finance) and with management plans, procedures and policies The procedures for the acquisition and disposal of assets and the safeguarding of assets and interests from losses, including ... of Grants-in-Aid to outside agencies, particularly in regard to the conditions of the grant, the submission of accounts and being satisfied that the accounting systems and organisational arrangements...
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THE ECO-TOURISM VALUE OF NATIONAL PARK: A CASE STUDY FROM THE PHILIPPINES pdf
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25/03/2014, 20:23
... visitors and increases to a stable level of 4,000 visitors in year The annual quantity includes only visitors at the East Luwu Plains site It was estimated that unit value used of the Indonesian ... term The variables tr, g, ed, occ, nat, vp were treated as dummy variables Table summarizes the explanatory variables and hypotheses Variables Table 1: Explanatory variables and hypotheses Expected ... requests of Kabayan and Bokod tourism officials as regards the Mt Pulag management and quality of services This was done last May 27, 2008 and June 28, 2008 Please be informed that we plan to visit...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Inactivation of phosphorylase is a major component of the mechanism by which insulin stimulates hepatic glycogen synthesis doc
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31/03/2014, 01:20
... phosphorylase, causes a large activation of glycogen synthase but a small stimulation of glycogen synthesis; (c) that the stimulation of glycogen synthesis by inactivation of phosphorylase is associated ... activation of phosphorylase phosphatase This reverses the inhibition of synthase phosphatase by phosphorylase a There is a long-standing debate as to whether inactivation of phosphorylase is a component ... Glycogen synthesis vs phosphorylase a Values are means ± SEM, n ¼ (at 36 kDa) was detected in both supernatant and the particulate fractions (results not shown) Discussion Inactivation of GSK-3 is considered...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "THE LEXICAL EXPRESSIONS SEMANTICS OF COMPARATIVE IN A MULTI-LEVEL SEMANTIC PROCESSOR" ppt
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31/03/2014, 18:20
... components of the aggregation, s Thus, the mappings used for mass adnominal comparatives are based on the attributes of the appropriate class of mass entities 3.4 E L - D M L Translation Rules As stated ... classrather than a member of the class The second argument 173 is always an integer Mass noun comparatives require a slightly different approach Since we are dealing with a mass aggregation rather ... distinguished Sets, mass aggregations and hunches are described in semantic formulas by the *SET .OF ~, *MASSOF*, and *BUNCH -OF* relations, respectively These relations are unusual in that their...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " The efficacy and value of emergency medicine: a supportive literature review" pdf
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21/06/2014, 01:20
... consideration of what “value” is, and that an electronic keyword article search was not performed The authors had determined that as a practical matter this approach was required since using an ... physicians can accurately and safely interpret radiographic studies Trained EM physicians can safely and effectively manage trauma patients and perform advanced airway management Trained EM physicians ... that an extensive body of medical literature has been published over the past several decades that supports the value of EM specialty-based emergency care delivery systems The main aim of the...
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Báo cáo khoa học nông nghiệp " Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam " pptx
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21/06/2014, 05:20
... between ghost ants and weaver ants A further observation showed that the orchard understorey (consisting of grass, weeds and small cashew coppices) was rich and was not cleared, and ghost ants were ... is effective in controlling many species of ants This bait was very attractive to these two species of ants Examination of the ant nests the next day showed that almost all the crematogaster ants ... (21-22/7/2008) Farmers’ knowledge of cashew insect pests and diseases and their natural enemies There were 182 farmers who addressed this issue For insect pests and diseases, there were 135 farmers (74%)...
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Card Project VIE: Implementation of the IPM Program Using Weaver Ants as a Major Component for Cashew Growers in Vietnam - MS4" pdf
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21/06/2014, 06:20
... showed that almost all the crematogaster ants were dead in their nests, including queen ants, and that the small black ant activity was greatly reduced Seven days later after this baiting, weaver ant ... biology of weaver ants, how to use weaver ant colonies in cashew orchards, the problems of using weaver ants and their solutions and the main cashew insect pests and diseases The courses we delivered ... ants to control the major insect pests in cashew orchards and the use of the weaver ant technology This was accomplished by their own observations, their own practice and their own assessment of...
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Card Project Progress Report: Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam " MS2 pdf
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21/06/2014, 06:20
... Farmers’ knowledge of cashew insect pests and diseases and their natural enemies, and Weaver ant status and farmers’ opinion of them The results are summarised below A total of 212 cashew farmers were ... preying mantids or birds In Vietnam, there are at least 10 major insect pests and three diseases as well as many important species of natural enemies such as parasitoids and beneficial fungi in cashew ... dizziness, chest pains and/or tiredness Most of these farmers used small back-pack sprayers without suitable protective clothing Apart from this, some farmers mentioned that their animals, such as chicken...
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Project Technical Report:" Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam- MS5 " pdf
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21/06/2014, 06:20
... practical questions covering all training aspects and a class survey with questionnaires All trainees correctly answered the 15 practical questions The class survey showed that the trainees, ... information about the advantages and disadvantages of using weaver ants to control the main cashew insect pests The courses consisted of a series of activities, which included collection of insects ... with questionnaires All trainees correctly answered the 15 practical questions The class survey showed that the trainees, in general, were satisfied with all the courses and practicals we delivered,...
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Project Progress Report:Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam - MS7 " ppt
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21/06/2014, 06:20
... Parasitic wasp Parasitic wasp Dipteran fly 20 Discussion In cashew orchards, the common insect pests that damage flushing terminals, cashew apples and nuts were tea mosquito bugs, shoot borers, ... orchards It is well known that weaver ants have a mutual relationship with some homopteran pests, such as mealy bugs, aphids and scales This is because scales, mealy bugs and aphids contain sugar ... borer was one of the main pests in the demonstration orchards, its damage in the two plots was not assessed This is because our monitoring was based on fresh damage on flushing terminals, but this...
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Project Progress Report: " Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam - Milestone 10 " pptx
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21/06/2014, 06:20
... methods and skills, and their understanding of the cashew IPM program A lot of farmers said that it was the best training they had received about cashews Although weaver ants are abundant, the farmers ... showed that all the TOT trainees (56 in the first year and 56 in the second year) successfully passed their examinations Each of them was awarded a graduation certificate in the cashew IPM training ... In an assessment of the competence of 56 TOTs as trainers of another 56 TOTs, the results from class surveys showed that all the TOT trainers expressed confidence in applying cashew IPM methods...
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Nghiên cứu khoa học nông nghiệp " Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam " ppt
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21/06/2014, 06:20
... use weaver ants and tell their friends and other farmers to use the ants Farmers’ knowledge about insect pests, diseases and their natural enemies as well as general farming skills has been significantly ... has shown that using weaver ants as a major component to manage cashew insect pests is profitable and effective Most FFS farmers commented that this ICI program would achieve sustainable cashew ... governments and Farmers’ Associations have welcomed this ICI program, and they provided strong support to the FFSs, such as organisation of farmers, selection of classrooms and demonstration orchards,...
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Collaboration for Agriculture & Rural Development: " Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam - MS3 " ppt
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21/06/2014, 06:20
... flushing shoots The most important natural enemies were weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) and crametogaster ants (Crematogaster sp) The effect of these two species of ants on cashew flushing shoots ... curriculum for the period of cashew monsoon flush A total of 175 photos of the main insect pests, diseases, natural enemies and cashew orchard management skills are ready for the preparation of cashew ... concentrated on current cashew husbandry practices, assessment of cashew production, labour use and costs, pest and disease practices and assessment of indigenous knowledge and practices with weaver...
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Báo cáo hóa học: "Research Article On the Nonexistence and Existence of Solutions for a Fourth-Order Discrete Boundary Value Problem" doc
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21/06/2014, 20:20
... lemma Lemma 4.3 Assume that P2 holds, then the functional J satisfies the P -S condition Advances in Difference Equations Proof Assume that {u n } ⊂ Rk is a P -S sequence Then there exists a constant ... Thus all the conditions of Lemma 2.3 are satisfied, and J has at least l distinct pairs of nonzero critical points Consequently, BVP 1.5 possesses at least l distinct pairs nontrivial solutions The ... − a1 u α 4.18 − a2 as u −→ ∞ By the continuity of J on Rk , the above inequality means that there exists a lower bound of values of functional J Classical calculus shows that J attains its minimal...
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