... the number of businesses, the number of employees, the annual receipts and payroll of these businesses There is readily accessible data fromthe SBO about business owners who are Hispanic, Asian, ... small business owners with grocery stores (49 percent) [Figure 7.] Many of these are smaller businesses, yet it is striking how much many ofthe types of businesses on this list—restaurants, grocery ... 24.] The smallest immigrant share of small business owners is, not surprisingly, in the states with the smallest immigrant share of population and labor force The states with the lowest share of...
... should focus on “winning businesses,” businesses that can be one ofthe two top competitors in each of its markets These are the businesses that will the best, particularly in tough times, the GE ... most every aspect ofthe company s history Before Welch, GE didn’t sell off big parts ofthe company, fire tens of thousands of workers, or insist that bosses listen to workers Welch did all of ... consequential or similar damages that result fromthe use of or inability to use the work, even if any of them has been advised ofthe possibility of such damages This limitation of liability shall...
... simple measures of these background characteristics and is limited to simple statistical measures such as percents and averages Further research on the 1995 NSFG will explore the usefulness of ... Pregnancy—United States—Statistics Health behavior—United States—Statistics United States—Statistics, Medical United States—Statistics, Vital I National Center for Health Statistics (U .S. ) II Series RG106.4.U6F47 ... the questions or the answers in this section Some studies suggest that more honest answers to very sensitive items are obtained from self-administered questionnaires (8,10,11) A few questions on...
... Bureau ofthe ACF + The Office ofthe Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (OASPE) NCHS gratefully acknowledges the contributions of these programs and agencies, and all others who assisted ... NCHS and several other programs ofthe U .S Department of Health and Human Services (see ‘‘Acknowledgments’’ ) The NSFG was established and first conducted by NCHS in 1973 Since then, the NSFG ... the response was The main purpose of ACASI was to give respondents greater privacy in which to answer the more sensitive questions in the survey The audio component of ACASI may also help respondents...
... generally successful operation In less benign circumstances, such weaknesses continued to threaten the success of UN operations In Sierra Leone, inadequate UN forces were inserted in 1999 as partofthe ... success in suppressing renewed conflict, rather than the level of economic assistance, seem to be the key determinants of economic growth As the present situation of Iraq illustrates, security is ... understatement in expressing their goals Restraint of this sort is more difficult for U .S officials, who must build congressional and public support for costly and sometimes dangerous missions in distant...
... census ofthe foreign spouses of Taiwanese citizens in 2003 The universe ofthe census was created by merging (1) the records of foreign spouses (not including those from China) in the data system ... that the reproductive contribution ofthe foreign wives from each of these five source countries were less than that of their Taiwanese counterparts The usefulness of LTFR as a general measure of ... decades (Douglass 2006) The creation and sustainment of households at all lifecycle stages increasingly depends on short- and long-term migrations of individuals across the borders of nation-states...
... in the period under review Section assesses the performance ofthe system in delivering the expected benefits Section discusses how well it coped with exogenous shocks - a supposed weakness of ... Four ofthe other seven members ofthe Commission were directors of Irish banks Within six weeks of its establishment in 1927 the Commission had issued a report whose recommendations determined the ... Commission, thus limited to gold and sterling This accounting device, separating the note issue business fromthe other activities ofthe Bank, was similar to that ofthe Bank of England 's Issue...
... bring to the area Considering approaching these businesses with ideas for cross-promotions Ask stores to place market posters in their windows and offer to distribute store coupons good only on market ... upcoming season-dates, locations, hours, a list of market products, a chart outlining when fruits and vegetables are in season, a schedule of special events as well as a short history ofthe market ... •Consistently satisfy customers-they will rave about the market to friends, family and coworkers •Turn core customers into ambassadors-ask if they would share flyers with friends and coworkers •Reward...
... HC, the light chains appear to confer the substrate specificities of RVV-X [12] Collectively, the primary sequences ofthe three subunits of RVV-X (Figs and 5) suggest the possible presence of ... N-glycosidase F (PNGase F) It is thus likely that some or all ofthe Fuc residues may be attached to the terminal sequences As shown by MALDI-TOF/TOF MS/MS analyses of representative Fuc -containing major ... oxonium ions were not afforded, so as to devote more analysis time to true positives Western blotting analyses ofthe glycan epitopes Samples of lg of RVV-X and lg of BSA were analysed by 8% SDS-PAGE...
... chosen fromthe examiner The candidate may also suggest a topic The issuance of a topic, supervision, and assessment ofthe master s thesis can only be administered by professors, junior professors, ... topic The assessment is made according to the “assessment of exams” part In case of failure (5.0) a second assessor has to be designated by the examination board If the two assessments differ, the ... for the master s thesis no later than two month after submission The minimum grade for passing the master s thesis is 4.0 If passed, the candidate earns the amount of ECTS credits assigned to the...
... one of them may easily shift the system from one state to another 1.2 Themes ofthe Book The symposium Fromthe Earth s Core to Outer Space comprised 26 presentations by leading Finnish geoscientists ... crust It covers about 40% of surface ofthe Earth and is distinctly different fromthe crust beneath the oceans The oceanic crust is young, less than 180 million years, whereas some parts ofthe ... fields would deserve a treatise of their own 3.2 Controlled Source Seismic Surveys Most ofthe information we have on the upper partofthe Earth is based on the results fromthe controlled source...
... processed foods, such as canned soups, snacks, and deli meats Many grocery stores sell salt substitutes that provide the flavor of salt without the sodium Another eating plan, called the Therapeutic ... increase the risk of stroke Estrogen also increased the risk of blood clots in the legs Estrogen plus progestin may have slightly increased the risk of a heart attack Progestin is a man-made form of ... Human Services, Office on Women s Health U .S GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL EDITION NOTICE Legal Status and Use of Seals and Logos The seal ofthe U .S Department of Health and Human Services authenticates...
... twist to it In the 80 'sthe synthesizer became big with such groups as "The Eurythmics" The new groups ofthe 80 's revolutionized disco and transformed it to todays techno Synthesizers are insteruments ... Music hits such as "Sidewalk Surfin'" and Dead Man 's Curve The sixties also introduced the British Invasion to America Groups like "The Yardbirds" and Zombies could be heard everywhere At the ... day, the synthesizer is still being used in dance and techno music Also introduced into the 90 's was the computer The computer has been around a while, but not been used in the music industry...
... employer-sponsored insurance, not surprising given they have less access to providers and no coverage for the costs ofthe tests Women on Medicaid also have lower use of some screenings than women ... it was a routine partof an exam, which is not typically the case One ofthe newest preventive technologies is the development of vaccines against HPV, the virus responsible for most cases of cervical ... women s health status, insurance coverage, their interaction with the health care delivery system, use of preventive services, access to care, and work and family health issues Across all of these...
... Architechting System Engineering and Management Plan Systems Engineering Plan Systems Integration Laboratory Acronyms SMART SME SMOA SoRC SoS SoSCOE SoSS SPI SpI SRC SSP STAR STEP STO SUGV SWaP TACOM ... over the past ten years of FCS • A history of FCS supporting analysis The report is also based on numerous interviews, focused on business leaders in the program from both the Army and the Lead Systems ... development ofthe acquisition system, especially as it pertains to acquiring complex system -of- systems capabilities Sources for This Report The large size and expansive scope ofthe FCS program means...
... at least six classes of cytosolic GSTs in insects [2] The majority of GSTs are in the Delta and Epsilon classes, and the remaining enzymes are in the Omega, Sigma, Theta and Zeta classes The German ... specificities of purified cockroach GST compared with those of other insect GSTs Values are the means ± SE from three separate experiments Substrate specificities of Delta class GSTs from D melanogaster ... purified fromthe German cockroach in this study Amino acid sequences obtained fromthe purified GST as well as from cDNA 1798 clones suggested that the enzyme is a member ofthe Delta class GSTs This...
... membranes such as reactive alkenes, epoxides, hydroperoxides and aldehydes These may be the primary substrates ofthe microsomal or membrane-bound GST in the same way as they are the substrates for Se-dependent ... Thus GSTs can vary widely in their subunit size The larger molecular mass of turtle GSTs may arise as a result of post-translational modifications ofthe subunit proteins Cloning and sequencing of ... freshwater turtles In conclusion, the lower specific activities of GSTs in liver from anoxic turtles (using either CDNB or cumeme hydroperoxide as substrates) suggest a possible specific suppression...
... EPA It assumes that the uptake of dioxins and furans depends on the levels of suspended solids and the partitioning ofthe pollutants between fish tissue and sediment As a result, the partitioning ... regulatory science issues, and others regarding EPA s acquisition and use of science The case studies also incorporate many comments and insights from these interviewees In all instances, interviewees ... Levels (MCLs), and Reference Doses (RfDs) supplied by EPA s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) in a wholesale fashion Superfund generally uses slope factors to assess whether a site s cancer...
... all customers Consequently, tiered pricing reduces the amount by which low-risk customers subsidize the costs of serving high-risk customers For the card issuer, the economic success of this strategy ... not the experience of other financial institutions Tables and display the results ofthe retail-only simulations As in the previous discussion ofthe negative-only simulation, suppose we use the ... credit profiles of customers In each of these restricted-information scenarios, the data limitations create higher transaction costs for creditors wishing to enter the market, raise the costs of delivering...
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