... of the total area of the country and are densely populated, with about three-quarters of China’s population The principal plains are the northeast plain, the north China plain, andthe middle and ... from the mountains and hilly areas, of which about 60% discharges into the sea, while the remaining 40% deposits inthe river courses inthe middle andlower reaches, as well as in lakes and reservoirs ... plateaus and mountains The Daxing’an, Taihang, and Wushan mountains andthe area to the east bordering the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau up to the coastal areas of China constitute the third area, where the...
... interviewees and their affiliations.) The interviewees included not only Californians but also leaders inthe field from other parts of the country From the interviews and from the ongoing involvement ... adjacent to the areas undertaking the innovative strategies described in this paper are some of the poorest communities inthe state Fontana and Chino are inthe Inland Empire Yet inthe adjacent ... research and teaching, and advocacy The dialogue that is developing between those working in public health and those working on planning and land use is beginning to pay off, as evidenced by the promising...
... protein content andlower SOD and peroxidase activities for mature leaves than for expanding ones (Figs 1D, 1F and 1J) Increase inthe production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) with leaf ageing ... numbered from the top to the bottom of each cutting (i.e., Foliar Index, FI) and two leaves per cutting, belonging to distinct development stages, i.e growing leaves (FI = 3.12 ± 0.16) and recently ... SOD and catalase activities were stimulated during severe drought inthe mature leaves of the tolerant clone ‘Dorskamp’, while peroxidase seemed favored during mild drought inthe expanding leaves...
... cerris L in central and southern Italy (Vannini and Scarascia Mugnozza, 1991; Vannini and Valentini, 1994) During the last decade, decline of oaks represented one of the most widespread decline syndromes ... inthe last decade in oak stands of central and southern Italy that had experienced decline periods, andthe role of drought and H mediterraneum in such changes The analysis was carried out in ... cheesecloth and bark wound made with a cork borer on the stem, Decline syndrome began in central Italy inthe years 1983-1984 In southern Italy, and particularly inthe Gravina area to which the data...
... phosphatis’ and Candidatus ‘Competibacter phosphatis’ was examined by MAR-FISH, andthe results are shown in Figs andLower initial pH conditions increased anaerobic acetate uptake by Candidatus ... phosphatis’ inthe second and third experiments, as can be seen by the increase of silver granule area per cell but inthe first experiment, the effect of initial pH was not so clear Lower initial ... acetate uptake by PAOs and GAOs The profiles of pH, acetate uptake, and phosphate release observed inthe cold experiments are shown in Figs 2, andIn all cases, acetate uptake andthe release of phosphate...
... executives who run these subsidiaries To ensure that the subsidiary is conducted inthe interest and according to the guidelines of the parent company, the executives are often sent from the parent company’s ... corporate income taxes in OECD countries andthe resulting potential tax rate differentials.2 Therefore, we integrate the decision on contract design and assignment into a single model and consider ... model of the LEN type We then insert the optimal effort levels inthe first-best case or the optimal contract parameters inthe second-best case into the assignment problem with two agents from the...
... conducted the meeting over WebEx, the Internet-based virtual-meeting platform Participants followed the slides using their laptops and instant-messaged their questions and comments throughout the presentation”7 ... through five distinct stages: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning8 Inthe early stage of group, members are reluctant to Phillips J (2005) The Smaller the Better, Thinking Faster, ... working in Texas Instruments Inthe situation of product developers, ideas and creative are significant points When working in group as the way of product developers at Texas Instruments “The...
... responses with the class The instructor will write the class consensus on a flip chart Use the space below for brainstorming Activity 7.2: Determining the Impact of Technology on a Windows DNA Design ... Determining the Impact of Technology on a Windows DNA Design Exercise 1: Determining Technology Implications ! Determine technology implications Participate in small groups as assigned by the instructor ... Identify the level of impact — high, medium, or low — that each technology type would have on the given layer of a Windows DNA design Write your answers inthe grid provided After completing the above...
... sampling error accounting for the unlisted numbers and non-Chinese surnames, the sample should provide a good representation of most older Chinese in Canada Owing to inclusion criteria, the findings ... Unfortunately, owing to the lack of published data, it was infeasible to estimate the size of the population not captured by the study sample Since the total Chinese-Canadian population inthe cities in this ... for sex and marital status Entering physical health variables inthe regression model indicated the largest change inthe –2 log likelihood Adding the physical health variables reduced the –2...
... a CLO (including certain amendand-extend transactions) could subject the CLO to FATCA withholding In addition, after the grandfathering date, a CLO may have difficulty reinvesting funds in new ... with the rules of the Financial Action Task Force (an intergovernmental body that develops and promotes international policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing) Interests inthe ... outside the US and $50,000 for accounts of individuals), a participating FFI must generally review its existing investor information (including manual searches of files, inthe case of an individual...
... price Increasing the WTP of marginal consumers flattens the demand curve inthe vicinity of the initial equilibrium, leading to more elastic demand at that point Despite the fact that the demand ... flattening the brand level demand curve, and increasing the demand elasticity facing the brand Or, alternatively, advertising may have made individual consumers more price sensitive and lowered their ... heterogeneity in estimation At the level of the demand curve facing a brand, we find that increased advertising increases the price elasticity of demand for 17 of the 18 brands we examine (spanning four...
... changes in cash and cash equivalents Presentation Reporting cash flows during the financial period classified by operating, investing, and Including three activities: operating, investing, and financing ... accounting harmonization was appeared and developed The main setting body of IAS is IAB In addition, there are other several institutions joining in establishments IAS might be listed here as: The Intergovernmental ... developing countries to improve their accounting systems by enhancement accounting and financial reporting Then, IASB obtained information from ISAR as a consultative body inthe way to pursuing international...
... assets, and equity Two basic profit margin ratios are important to the financial manager, the operating profit margin andthe net profit margin a The operating profit margin is calculated on the ... d The interest coverage or times – interest – earned ratio, is calculated by dividing the firm‟s operating income or earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by the annual interest expense Interest ... technique that involves dividing various financial statement numbers into another Ratios are computed by dividing one number or data on the financial statements into another Andthe results of these calculations...
... economies … can continue to grow inthe long run despite the workings of diminishing returns inthe accumulation of physical and human capital.”36 Extensions of these models remain at the frontier of ... have the right incentives to invest in general training because they anticipate that part of the productivity gains created by training will be captured by their future employers.”74 Further ... knowledge and human capital, thereby allowing him or her to find higher-paying employment upon entering the workforce In contrast to the Mincerian model, Spence’s signaling model considers the possibility...
... surrounding microfinance and poverty Inthe simplest terms, the idea is that micro-credit and microsavings allow the poor to invest their money inthe future, increase their incomes and ‘lift themselves ... enough’ quality and included inthe in- depth review 3.2.2 Description of the 15 studies included inthe in- depth review We focused on the findings from within 15 studies, including randomised controlled ... invest inthe future and they also have higher consumptive spending Their investments can include spending on business or other productive assets such as land, or they can involve investing in education,...
... focus their energies on the lowlands Lowland rice production can be increased either by creating new paddyfields; or intensifying production in existing paddyfields (e.g., by introducing a spring-season ... within the village combined with the restrictions imposed by the village authorities on clearing new lands on the hillsides This illustrates the interdependence of paddylands and sloping lands, ... demarcation of individual land-use rights inthe uplands, which prevented migration and thus increased the population pressure on the land owned by these individuals on the hillsides The implicitly...
... Ha Tinh, Thua Thien Hue (referred to as Hue), and Dak Lak.4 With Ha Tinh being among the poorest of Vietnam’s 58 provinces, all provinces inthe survey rank inthe lowest income quintiles inthe ... Rainfall and drought in Vietnam inthe year before the third survey wave for time-invariant province-specific level differences With the survey regions outlined in bold, there is some variation in ... between the severity of drought andthe share of sick people inthe household inthe first stage Inthe pooled analysis with all income groups (column 2), going from the least drought-affected to the...
... questions regarding the interface and were limited to 30 minutes to solve the problem The remaining exercises had no time limits, however the total session, including pre-test and post-test could ... student had initiative (R2 =0.077, p=0.065) This suggests that both taking the ini- tiative and taking turns in leading problem solving results in learning Given my hypothesis that initiative ... comprehend the method without understanding the prefix notation for incrementing A user’s utterances and actions can then be matched to the nodes within the clusters This provides the agent with information...
... containing the right sign On the other hand, according to the traditional development theory, the population growth variable was included In this case, once again, the coefficient was positive and ... variables driving willingness to pay include the rapid and efficient access to information, savings in transportation for conducting transactions, and benefits in health and entertainment The authors ... of broadband productivity is compensated by the increase inthe rate of innovation and services, thereby resulting inthe creation of new jobs The third effect may induce two countervailing trends...