... zero even at the 95% level in Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK andthe US Moreover, while in some countries, (including Finland, the UK andthe US) residential ... also for these countries the existence of cointegration could not be rejected We therefore specify the VAR models in the level ofthe variables Nevertheless, we neither impose the number of cointegrating ... to offset the macro economic effects ofthe collapse ofthe bubble).2 Of course, it is by no means clear that central banks are better able to judge the appropriate level of asset prices and the...
... discussion ofthe rise ofthe concept of fetal rights and fetal protectionism can be found in Daniels, 1993.) After a brief discussion ofthe social constructionof maternity and paternity, I analyse the ... diVerence generated by the politics of fetal risks, andthe problematic nature ofthe idea of individual causality in discussions of fetal harm Social constructions of maternity and paternity In Western ... baby’, ‘pregnant addict’ and ‘absent father’ emerged at the center of debate over fetal hazards (A more detailed analysis ofthe social and political constructionof these concepts can be found...
... has the right to earn income, i.e., the cash flow right And third, the owner has the right to transfer the share andthe associated control and cash flow rights to another party The value ofthe ... 25% of Firm B the weakest link in the chain of voting rights At the same time, the entrepreneur owns about 8% ofthe cash flow rights of Firm B, the product ofthe two ownership stakes along the ... 1970 Thestructureof a contract andthe theory of a non-exclusive resource Journal of Law and Economics 13, 49-70 Cheung, S., 1983 The contractual nature ofthe firm Journal of Law and Economics...
... Characterization ofthe glycosylation of recombinant proteins In order to check the occupancy of glycosylation sites andthestructureof glycans, GC ⁄ MS, MALDI-TOF Fig Schematic structural representation of ... folding ofthe recombinant nucleolinderived proteins Interference of N-glycosylation with thestructureofthe recombinant nucleolin-derived proteins The two minima observed at 210 and 222 nm in the ... R3CT and RCT (Fig 5) It also indicates that the occupancy of Asn492 by an N-glycan may either modify the conformation of proteins or facilitate the oligomerization of NCT and R1CT, or both (see the...
... rate of a given maturity (de Bondt (2005), Heinemann and Schüller (2002), Sander and Kleimeier (2004)) We then test the stability ofthe baseline linear ECM before and after the introduction ofthe ... 1997, and Corvoisier and Gropp, 2001) The main lesson of these banking structure studies is that the pricing behaviour of banks may depend on the degree of competition and contestability in the ... Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal) We also estimate the model for the euro area as a whole in each ofthe five markets We first argue that the dynamics of each retail...
... of euro area retail markets 2.3.2 Determinants ofthe pass-through 2.3.3 Results ofthe estimations 2.3.4 The impact of EMU on the determinants ofthe pass-through Income and wealth effects of ... key determinant ofthe cost of capital andthe yield on savings (Prati and Shinasi, 1997; McCauley and White, 1997) Similarly, differences in the size andstructureof households and firms balance ... First, these structures shape the interest income and payment flows There are three major determinants ofthe income effects of a change in monetary policy: the size and composition ofthe financial...
... cultural constructionof gender and representations of identity The video suggests a set of images to the viewer and usually these are a blurring of gender and identity Music videos predicate on the ... interrogate theconstructionof gender andthe representation of identity They not seem to cross any boundaries People watch soaps to relax and somehow relate, so if they were to experiment with the theatre ... dominating; the other is chained to a bed "It is evident in this video that she interrogates the cultural constructionof gender and representations of identity."Justify My Love" is the same The banned...
... rate of a given maturity (de Bondt (2005), Heinemann and Schüller (2002), Sander and Kleimeier (2004)) We then test the stability ofthe baseline linear ECM before and after the introduction ofthe ... 1997, and Corvoisier and Gropp, 2001) The main lesson of these banking structure studies is that the pricing behaviour of banks may depend on the degree of competition and contestability in the ... Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal) We also estimate the model for the euro area as a whole in each ofthe five markets We first argue that the dynamics of each retail...
... that the emission area in this high field region not changed, andthe stability of field emission is high The slopes and intercedes of these plots in the high field region are the same, showing the ... showing the same switching effect from single Ag-TCNQ nanowire After the applied field reaches the value of turn-on field, the switching happens, and as a result the lower resistivity ofthe nanostructured ... are the same With the temperature increasing, the turn-on field is 2.0, 5.5 and 7.0 V/lm, respectively The turn-on field for the former one is lower than that ofthe latter two, mainly because they...
... board and two industry dummy variables In addition, the directions ofthe signs of all significant coefficients in the regression model are in agreement with the hypotheses On the other hand, the ... study2 These are the percentage of independent nonexecutive directors, the existence of an audit committee, the existence of dominant personalities, andthe percentage of family members on the board ... number of IND is 2.45 On the other hand, the average percentage of family members sitting on the board was 32.1% Table shows that in 29% ofthe sample companies the chairman was also the managing...
... onl y the cultural el em ents of thems elves and migrants from di fferent p arts of China, but als o the el em ents of modern and traditi o nal, West ern and t he col onial local cultures The ... iss ues in the formation of th e cultu ral id ent it y ofthe Nan yang or Sout heast Asi an Chines e throu gh anal yzi n g cultural space ofand in the Nan yang First of all, t his thesis est ... ercepti on ofthe Nan yang C hinese as the “Other”, const ru cted befo re t he y arriving the place, was tested, reconstructed and mix ed with th e knowl edge and experi ence derived from thei r...
... microprofiles of O2, NH4+, NO2-, and NO3- in the autotrophic nitrifying biofilm (B) The distribution and magnitude ofthe estimated specific rates of net consumption and production of NH4+, NO2-, and ... the spatial organization of nitrifying bacterial populations andthe in situ activity of these populations within the biofilms was discussed Microsensors For analysis of microbial structureand ... NO3- (C) The solid lines are the best fits from the model to calculate the specific consumption and production rates of NH4+, NO2-, and NO3- The biofilm surface was at a depth of zero The values...
... words instead ofthe advised 250-265) It has a sound structure, your position is clearly expressed, the information is well-organized, and structure- wise the sentences are fine The vocabulary ... outweigh the disadvantages Overall, I am convinced that we should further promote globalization and meanwhile the local government should take measures to combat culture assimilation and sweat ... sentences are fine The vocabulary is impressive and there were only a few grammatical errors (see comments underlined in blue) Overall, this seems to be a band 7.5 + essay ...
... the piece of discourse under analysis The later includes the type of communicative event, the topic, the purpose ofthe event, the setting, the xii participant andthe relationships between them ... medium ofthe language activity It is the manifestation ofthe nature ofthe language code being used Halliday and Hassan include here: “Mode is the function ofthe text in the event, including therefore ... renovation cause and to raise its economy's competitiveness on the one hand, and on other hand to affirm the consistency ofthe Party and State's policies to integrate the national economy into the world...
... creation of products and services and then selling and delivering them to the marketplace A talented CEO can rally the troops and march on to victory in the marketplace But the success of a CEO ... drives the United States more than other countries The second is the uniquely American cult ofthe deified CEO and his entourage, making them worthy of vast sums of money to attract and retain them ... All the while 10 to 15 percent or more ofthe increase in value ofthe entire stock market is being “transferred” from the pockets of shareholders into the pockets of employees and mostly into the...
... may provide the competent authorities the authority to inform the right holder ofthe names and addresses ofthe consignor, the importer andthe consignee, andofthe quantity ofthe goods in ... into the Party's territory of copies ofthe work; B the first public distribution ofthe original and each copy ofthe work by sale, rental or otherwise; C the communication of a work to the public; ... BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ANDTHE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ON TRADE RELATIONS The Government ofthe United States of America andthe Government ofthe Socialist Republic of Vietnam...
... some ofthe weaknesses and problems that can affect the quality of studies investigating the potential causes of cryptorchidism and hypospadias Quality assessment ofthe various studies andofthe ... registry-based and all were questionnaire-based, so the level of proof that they offer regarding EC exposure andthe disorders is relatively poor Nevertheless, the best designed of these studies ... must know the full range of such ECs, the level of human exposure to each EC and their doseresponse anti-androgenic effect; in the context of TDS the latter has to involve in vivo studies These new...
... ablation ofthe thyroid gland 4.2.1.4 Chemotherapy and hormone therapy Sections 4.1.3 and 4.1.4 describe the palliative role of chemotherapy and hormone therapy This section draws attention to their ... investigation ofthe neuro-mechanisms of pain, although these can only give insight into part ofthe overall complexity Nevertheless, they allow the development and trial of novel therapies Unfortunately, ... description ofthe pain • the severity/intensity ofthe pain • the duration ofthe pain • any aggravating factors • any relieving factors • the effect of pain on function and activities of daily...