... software packages), hardware and software implementation (implementing new computers or software), database management and revision (ensuring proper data storage and access), hardware and software ... wholesale transformation tothe manageable parameters of incremental implementation and evaluation The human element: The element of Burke’s model most associated with the OD field and least associated ... prohibited Managing and Practicing OD in an IT Environment 261 how to proceed with the validated data, andthe action plan and goals they create can be compared against the funnel to ensure that the...
... equity, and investment; andfor social policy, education, health, andthe status of women Although the environmental determinants of this approach arise out ofa model of human interactions with the ... tell what is happening tothe environment As a practical matter, data to construct indicators is usually most available for pressure indicators and sparsest for response indicators For practicality's ... or establish a balance among economic, social, and environmental factors As part of efforts to give the term operational meaning, many proposals for indicators of sustainable development have emerged...
... are to each other precise and accurate Accuracy Refers to how close a measurement is tothe real value Systematic error Values that are either all higher or all lower than the actual value Random ... figures are retained andto 5 .4 if two significant figures are retained For addition and subtraction The answer has the same number of decimal places as there are in the measurement with the fewest ... In the absence ofsystematic error, some values that are higher and some that are lower than the actual value 25 26 Precision and accuracy in the laboratory Figure 1.16 continued random error systematic...
... communities, and other site features 2.6 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) A GIS consists of computer hardware and software, data on locations and attributes, and data about the data—or metadata Rapid ... cost-effective tools for land analysis, planning, and management The advantages of using a digital GIS include the following (Arlinghaus, 19 94) : & Ease and speed of map revision and map scale changes ... other types Reference maps and thematic maps are particularly useful in planning and design (Table 2 -4) TABLE 2 -4 Examples of reference maps, thematic maps, and navigational charts Class Information...
... make the task of consolidating clinical trials results even more daunting vii Standardization, Centralization, Validation Although the principles of standardization and validation of assays are the ... (Biomarker Validation and Application) has been organized under the leadership of Lisa Butterfield, Nora Disis and Karolina Palucka to evaluate current approaches tothe validation of known immune ... Thus, although the quality ofthe material will remain a primary focus ofthe working group, the need for platform standardization or, at least comparability of results to facilitate inter-trial,...
... 2009 M Acıkgoz and S Aracı, “On the generating function of Bernstein polynomials,” in Proceedings ofthe ¸ ¨ 8th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM ’10), ... Aracı, The relations between Bernoulli, Bernstein and Euler polynomials,” in ¸ ¨ Proceedings ofthe 8th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM ’10), AIP, ... interpolates the q-Bernoulli polynomials at negative integers and are associated with q-Bernstein polynomials New Approachto q-Bernoulli Numbers and Polynomials Let N be the set of natural numbers and...
... vector q forthe EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems Full Op mode Addr Data in Data out Block Block ··· Block n − Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data ··· ··· ··· ··· Data k − Data k − Data ... (zigzag) scan order forthe (I)DCT (ii) The active container can be used as scratch pad for local temporary data (iii) Transfer of variable size data as not all data needs to be written The scalar ... execute the code ofthe function describing the behavior ofthe actor (accessing the data in the container ofthe actor) and (iii) release: close the production ofthe output tokens andthe consumption...
... integer We then systematically derive the aforementioned modified BCJR MAP algorithms anda dual version ofthe PB MAP algorithm from the BCJR MAP algorithm using simple mathematical transformations ... simply called the DSBGT algorithm) Using (19), (A. 2), (A. 4) , and applying a mathematical induction argument similar tothe one used in the proof of Proposition A. 3 in the appendix, the DSBGT MAP algorithm ... simply called the PB algorithm) Using (19), (A. 2), (A. 4) , and applying a mathematical induction argument similar tothe one used in the proof of Proposition A. 3 in the appendix, the PB MAP algorithm...
... these additional banks are owner managed rather than professionally managed, and therefore not provide a good laboratory for testing the agency costs ofthe separation of ownership and management.19 ... efficiency, and ECAPi is the ratio of equity capital to gross total assets The use of ECAPi as an inverse measure of leverage is standard in banking research in part because ofthe regulatory attention ... Harris, M., andA Raviv, 1990 “Capital Structure andthe Informational Role of Debt,” Journal of Finance 45 : 321- 349 Harris, M., andA Raviv, 1991 The Theory of Capital Structure,” Journal of...
... simplifications, and modellers must find a balance between an adequate representation ofthe physical phenomena (which may vary, depending on the focus ofthe study) andthe associated computational ... is the capillary rise and Pw is the capillary pressure between water and air in the porous medium Thus, we refer to “capillary head”, andthe difference between the head pressures at the top and ... mammalian epidermia are thought to be: (1) between the cells ofthe SC (intercellular pathway), (2) through the cells ofthe SC, and (3) through appendages such as hair follicles and sweat glands...
... graduate students in our department who helped me in one way and another To mention a few of them, I am particularly grateful to Ai Xinghuan, Chen Weidong, Gao Rui, Ma Jiajun, Wang Yi and Wang Haitao ... define a map from a certain subgroup ofthe ideal class group tothe set of nonabelian cohomology After which, we define forthe image ofthe above mentioned map a binary operation, making it into a ... s1 and s2 have the same image in the ideal class group under the map H We can assume the entries of s1 and s2 generate the same ideal by multiplying one of them by a scalar matrix Moreover, the...
... scores as a 'diagnostic tool' related to each individual treatment decision rather than being part ofa collaborative data collection For example, they could add rectal temperature and other parameters ... farm level Such veterinarians are motivated to collect valid data at the herd level They perceive the collection ofthe data in andof itself as the basis for taking relevant action at the farm ... Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51:36 cal analyses in the future, and they are highly motivated to use, for instance, multi-factorial analysis...
... standard of rhetorical style, accurate grammar, and conventional organization The Product Approachto writing usually involves the presentation ofa model text, which is analyzed andthe basis ... is laid down to ESP teachers is 13 that he should pick up the most advantageous strengths of each approachand appropriately combine them into a synthetic approach so that the teaching and learning ... organize and plan their writing, has failed to tackle the actual texts that students have to produce as part of their professional work Indeed, most advocating process approachtothe teaching of...
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... role socialization, and cultural heritage are valued We are Christians and Jews, Appalachians and Easterners, Black and White, menand women, young and old, graduate students and faculty All contribute ... oftheAmerican Nurses Association, theAmerican Psychological Association, and Sigma Theta Tau International She is a board member ofthe International Council on Women's Health Issues anda ... more examples ofthe phenomenon, and perhaps for comparisons or contrasts of these instances For example, a researcher asking men about their anger may initially hear stories about anger at malfunctioning...
... and many other variables familiar to experimental aestheticians, as well as the interaction between affective and cognitive processes such as the activation of memories andthe search for meaning ... What the results of Vartanian and Goel (2004b) tell us about the model of aesthetic experience? Recall that the affective evaluation stream runs parallel tothe information-processing stream, and ... condltton th~y will rate them on quality, broadly speaking, and in the other conditton they WIll rate them on a measure of liking, broadly speaking If the model of aesthetIc 44 2 A Biological Approach...
... risk assurance available tothe Board andthe audit committee An evaluation ofthe level of assurance that has been obtained is also necessary Often, a major source of risk assurance forthe Board ... Additionally, monitoring and measuring includes evaluation ofthe risk aware culture andthe risk management framework, and assessment ofthe extent to which risk management tasks are aligned with other ... analysis Analysis of processes and operations within the organisation to identify critical components that are key to success G HAZOP and FMEA approaches Hazard and Operability studies and Failure...
... Partnering: A New ApproachTo Sexual And Reproductive HealthA year later, the Beijing Platform of Action went further by advocating that “women’s right tothe enjoyment ofthe highest standard ofhealth ... create a dialectical reaction in covert sexual forms within the same group, as happens, for example, in the allowance ofa double standard’ of monogamy for women and extramarital relations for their ... for health, and that people may feel secure when they have sexual relations”.17 Implicit are the rights ofmenand women to be informed andto have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable...
... A Practical Approachto Water Conservation for Commercial and Industrial Facilities A Practical Approachto Water Conservation for Commercial and Industrial Facilities Mohan Seneviratne ... Conservation Buenos Aires A Practical Approachto Water Conservation urbanisation and water stress in regions around mega-cities as a ratio of total water withdrawals divided by estimated total availability ... capacity of bases such as carbonates to neutralise acids CO2 dissolves in water to form carbonic acid H2 CO3 decreasing the pH and increasing the acidity ofthe water As such, at a pH of4. 2 4. 5 and...