a case study at the big four
An Exploration of the Governance and Accountability of UK Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
... xii Abstract In recent years, the financial status of pension schemes has attracted a great deal of attention from the national press and policy makers Despite the resulting increase in regulation, ... Chapter Introduction In recent years, the financial status of pension schemes has attracted a great deal of attention from the national press and policy makers (Klumpes, 2000) The debate regarding ... analysing the accountability relationships that are generated by any governance mechanisms that can be shown to exist The varying definitions of accountability are examined and, in particular, that...
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Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of an English Achievement Test for Third-year Non- major students at the University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh National University and some suggestions for chan
... make a relevant cue for the study Finally, the writer collected the data, analysed and evaluated the data in order to find answers to the research questions raised at the very beginning of the ... reliability, N: the number of raters whose combined estimates form the final mark for the examinees, rA, B: the correlation between the raters, or the average correlation among the raters if there are more ... correlation with Part V Part VI and VII are lack of correlation with the other parts, which is because the translation tasks (Part VI and VII) are not associated with the teaching objectives and...
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Báo cáo y học: "The economic burden of inpatient paediatric care in Kenya: household and provider costs for treatment of pneumonia, malaria and meningitis" ppsx
... hospitals; 43 out of the 102 cases were treated at the national hospital and a further 46 at either the regional hospital or a single district hospital Table shows that the number of patients ... inpatient stay The most common request was a blood slide for malaria parasites 27% of the malaria cases and 21% of the pneumonia cases had more than tests done Blood culture was available at ... higher at the national hospital and one mission facility In this mission facility with advanced diagnostic capacity the cost of treating pneumonia approximated that of the national hospital and...
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An investigation into the effectiveness of using task-based method in teaching and learning reading for 11th form students at Nguyen Trai High school, HN
... situation of teaching and learning Reading is better Moreover, after learning the M .A training course at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, ... language teaching in Reading class Chapter III, Methodology, presents the research methodology employed and the rationale of using qualitative and quantitative method for the achievement of the ... I have studied about Task-based language teaching and its applications in teaching English at schools Therefore, I think it is essential to a research on the effect of teaching Reading for the...
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Báo cáo y học: "Type I interferon receptor controls B-cell expression of nucleic acid-sensing Toll-like receptors and autoantibody production in a murine model of lupus" doc
... directed against nucleic acid-associated targets Materials and methods Mice and treatment BALB/cJ mice were purchased from The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME, USA) IFNAR2-/- mice on the BALB/c background ... from the Northern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation; a Dana Foundation grant; and a gift from the Floren Family Foundation to PJU DLT is the recipient of a National Science Foundation ... of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Autoantigen microarrays Antigens were printed in ordered arrays on FAST slides (Whatman, now part of GE Healthcare, Piscataway, NJ, USA) Arrays...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Mechanistic investigation of a highly active phosphite dehydrogenase mutant and its application for NADPH regeneration pptx
... Pt-D, as well as by varying Pt or Pt-D concentrations at saturating NADP concentrations (data not shown) The kinetic parameters of each data set were obtained from tting the data to the MichaelisMenten ... utilizes NADP poorly, limiting its use to NADH regeneration In a recent study, a rational design approach was used for the generation of a mutant PTDH (E17 5A, A1 76R) that accepts NADP with high catalytic ... effects are larger than they appear at rst glance, as the theoretical maximum for a classical KIE on the cleavage of PH PD bonds in phosphite is approximately 5.0 at 25 C, as estimated from previously...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Its Use for Synthesis of CNT–ZnO " doc
... Room-temperature PL spectra of ALD ZnO-coated CNTs G band appears at about 1614 cm-1, which also originates from the disorder features due to the finite size effect of the crystalline domain or lattice ... distortion [18] The intensity ratio of the D0 over the G band (ID0 /IG) increases with a decrease in the graphite crystalline domain The D band and D0 band peak are very strong, indicating that the CNTs ... used have considerable number of defects on the surface After ALD ZnO those D band, D0 band and G band peaks changed only slightly Additional Raman peaks from the ZnO shells appeared; the relatively...
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Báo cáo y học: "Conserved epitopes of influenza A virus inducing protective immunity and their prospects for universal vaccine development" doc
... Koriazova L, Madura L, Shapiro L, Matsumoto A, Yoshida A, Mikayama T, Kubo RT, Sarawar S, Cheroutre H, Kato S: Therapeutic potential of a fully human monoclonal antibody against influenza A virus ... only against linear epitopes but also against conformational epitopes Above described results indicate that eM2 is a valid and versatile vaccine candidate to induce protective immunity against any ... to the genetic variation of influenza viruses Therefore, their annual reformulation is necessary in an attempt to antigenically match the currently circulating strain for each of the three vaccine...
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Báo cáo y học: "Response to: Comparison of laser Doppler imaging, fingertip lacticemy test, and nailfold capillaroscopy for assessment of digital microcirculation in systemic sclerosis" potx
... branched and the capillary architecture is mildly disorganized Finally, the ‘late’ SSc pattern becomes manifest in the more advanced stage of the vascular disease This latter pattern is characterized ... M, Hamaguchi Y, Tanaka C, Kaji K, Komura K, Ueda-Hayakawa I, Horie S, Ikuta M, Tachino K, Ogawa F, Sato S, Fujimoto M, Takehara K: Reduced red blood cell velocity in nail-fold capillaries as a ... (indicative of neoangiogenesis) [5,8] As a matter of fact, the different nailfold microvascular abnormalities are not all present at the same time but are expressed in a dynamic manner during the...
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SUMMARY OF DOCTORATE THESIS RESEARCH ON OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SURFACE COAL MINE RECLAMATION IN HON GAI CAM PHA REGION
... financial resource which was not adequate and continues taking a large financial resource demolish and rehabilitate the areas which were implemented reclamation already, causing waste of land and ... in 2010 of the administrative territorial units belonging to the study area, the total area of coal mining accounted for almost 20% areas of land use According to statistical data, the product ... criteria to evaluate the success of the SCMR; ensure adequate financial accounts and use them in a reasonable manner; especially focus on researching the conditions and preparing for rehabilitation...
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Báo cáo y học: "Most recent developments in strategies to reduce the progression of structural changes in osteoarthritis: today and tomorrow" doc
... meniscal damage or cartilage degradation occurs first is still unknown Animal model data suggest that meniscal damage may occur at the early stages of the disease while cartilage damage appears later ... knee OA These therapeutic strategies clearly have the advantage that they are readily available and can therefore provide immediate benefits to patients Moreover, a comprehensive approach combining ... pathways Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear transcription factors that act as anti-inflammatory agents To date,...
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Unit 2: The date of birth(A1,2,3)
... fifth 7- eighth 8- second a- 4 b-8 c-10 d-9 e-6 f-1 g-3 h-7 i-2 j-5 Homework Do exrcise (12) THE END Warm up: Months of the year January February March April May June July August September October ... thirtieth 30th What’s the date today? It’s October 10th 2008 February 2008 july 2008 october 10 2008 november 20 2008 Matching (Ex WB pages 23) a- 1st b- 2nd 1- sixth 2- ... May March August June July October Ordinal numbers first 1st second 2nd third 3rd fourth 4th fifth 5th sixth 6th seventh 7th eighth...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Spectroscopic investigation of the reaction mechanism of CopB-B, the catalytic fragment from an archaeal thermophilic ATP-driven heavy metal transporter potx
... structural models of ground state and various intermediate states have been obtained for Ca-ATPase [6], which is regarded as virtually paradigmatic for the P-type ATPases Ca-ATPase and Na K-ATPase ... downwards in )a2 derive from both the intermediate state (38%) and the initial ATP state, and the bands facing upwards in )a2 derive from the nal ADP state The intermediate state during ATP hydrolysis ... phosphate, even though the A domain is absent in this construct This is probably due to thermal activation of the phosphatase reaction The catalytic activity using the native substrate Mg-ATP gave...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Structural and functional roles for b-strand 7 in the a-crystallin domain of p26, a polydisperse small heat shock protein from Artemia franciscana pdf
... 5¢-GGACACGTACAAGGAGAATTTCGACGACG-3¢ 5¢-CGTCGTCGAAATTCTCCTTGTACGTGTCC-3¢ 5¢-CACGTACAAAGAGAACGTCGACGACG-3¢ 5¢-CGTCGTCGACGTTCTCTTTGTACGTG-3¢ 5¢-GAGAATTTCGAGCACGATACAGACTCCC-3¢ 5¢-GGGAGTCTGTATCGTGCTCGAAATTCTC-3¢ ... insulin aggregation at 25 °C, heat-induced citrate synthase aggregation at 43 °C, and maintenance of citrate synthase enzyme activity at 43 °C, WT p26 possessed the greatest chaperone activity and ... 60% as potent as WT p26 at 600 nm WT p26 also shielded citrate synthase enzyme activity against heat-induced inactivation better than mutated p26, and at 1200 nm the activity remaining was essentially...
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Báo cáo Y học: Properties of group I allergens from grass pollen and their relation to cathepsin B, a member of the C1 family of cysteine proteinases pdf
... with the recombinant allergen after affinity purification using the mAb IG12 [18] The natural allergen Phl p was also found to be capable of degrading a synthetic substrate at a papaincleavage site ... yeast Pichia pastoris, catalyzed the degradation of a synthetic substrate containing a papain-cleavage site, as well as other proteins Moreover, a protein with strong proteolytic activity was ... migrate to and concentrate within the acidic ( ¼ growing) areas of the cell wall in vivo This enables expansin activation, accumulation and catalysis under identical pH conditions and explains...
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Báo cáo Y học: Barley a-amylase Met53 situated at the high-affinity subsite )2 belongs to a substrate binding motif in the bfia loop 2 of the catalytic (b/a)8-barrel and is critical for activity and substrate specificity pot
... green) and TAA (in black) The superimpositioning was guided by the catalytic acids (D179AMY2, E204AMY2, and D289AMY2 and D206TAA, E230TAA, and D297TAA) The invariant Y51AMY2 and Y82TAA are at subsite ... Superpositioning of AMY2 and TAA guided by the catalytic acids was excellent for Tyr51AMY2 and Tyr82TAA (Fig 1A) and mutation in Saccharomycopsis buligera a- amylase (closely related to TAA) conrmed the corresponding ... might accommodate larger parts of the substrate Thus porcine pancreatic a- amylase like TAA had a larger loop segment with the location of Gln63 resembling that of Trp83TAA [18] This holds true also...
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owen b. the organ music of j. brahms
... musicians at his home Labor’s compositions included sonatas and fantasias for the organ, as well as some liturgical works, and he gave occasional recitals on the Ladegast organ of the Vereinsaal At ... his arrival by a committee that included Anton Bruckner, who was then teaching organ at the conservatory, are somewhat vague Hermann J Busch reports what may be an urban legend to the effect that ... to hear the Cavaillé-Coll organ before the Viardots (and the organ) returned to Paris in , after the end of the Franco-Prussian War Of all the organs that Brahms may have heard, hardly any...
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Anh văn lớp 7 - Unit seven: The world of work. B/ The worker. ( B1 ) pdf
... a week -He is a machanic He repairs machines in a factory -He works about 40 hours a week ( Can compare with own answers ) -The John family always goes to Florida on vacation They have a great ... look at the 3, Practice questions that are in the pages 77, Look at the questions and work in and ask them to work in pairs pairs Ask them to practice Listen and correct their mistakes Practice ... words and read them Ask the students to read the letter and answer the questions: Answer the questions: What is his mother’s job? What does his Dad in a - His mother is a housewife factory? - What...
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Anh văn lớp 7 - Unit seven: The world of work. B/ The worker. (B 2 + B3) docx
... at the part b1 Read again the text is in the page 3, Practice and answer again the questions about 76 and answer the questions about Tim’s father.( Or look at the answers Mr John that they answered) ... Hoa’s father? Now you read the text to know some information about him 2, Presentation Look at the picture and answer @Ask students to look at the picture teacher’s questions: and answer the question ... have? -Yes, he has a three week summer -Does he have a three - week summer vacation vacation? Listen to teacher You have just known some information about Tim’s father Do you know about Hoa’s...
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Anh văn lớp 7 - Unit seven: The world of work. B/ The worker. ( B4+ B5 ) pps
... Repeat these works -hours per week -amount of vacation Listen to the tape Play the tape once Play it twice Each student talks the sentences that Call some students talk about each he/ she has ... -How many hours a week does he work? -What’s about his vacation? 2, Presentation @ Now you listen to the tape and take notes Listen to the teacher about the aim of Explain the aim of this ... has just heard person and ask him or her fill out Others compare with their friends into the form that is on the board Listen again and check into the Ask students to compare with their notebooks...
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