... strategy of ethno-religious mobilization and validate the notion ofthe threatening ‘Other’.30 In particular, the ineptitude ofthe Congress in the 1970s and 80s31 andthe inability ofthe state ... nationalism - The BJP andthe ‘new’ face of Hindutva Revival of religious nationalism in the 1980s Caste – The regional barometer ofthe north The BJP’s advance to power Mandal and Mandir Chapter 3: The ... level; secondly, the effects of caste politics on the internal ranks ofthe BJP; and finally, the impact of these factors on the resilience of Hindutva andthe extent to which the party has been...
... constraints on the elements The rationale provides the underlying basis for the architecture by capturing the motivation for thechoiceof architectural style, thechoiceof elements, andthe form ... specifying the structure and topology ofthe system, the architecture shows the intended correspondence between the system requirements and elements ofthe constructed system Further elaboration of this ... Choosing the right architectural style for a network-based application requires an understanding ofthe problem domain [67] and thereby the communication needs ofthe application, an awareness of the...
... the headloss ofthe kth pump SOLUTION AND REALIZATION OFTHE ESTABLISHED MODEL In view ofthe characteristic of global optimization ability and implicit parallelism, - 70 - Journal of Water and ... a is the Q-H curve of which the pump runs with the rated speed n0, b is the Q-H curve of which the pump runs at the speed of n1, n1=0.75n0, HS is the pump head which can be determined by the outlet ... K should be added to the lower limit ofthe speed ratio according to the pump characteristic, then d in Figure is the Q-H curve ofthe pump at present Therefore, the range of each variable speed...
... respondents made the hypothetical product choiceand then read and judged the argument, they were asked to rate the importance ofthe issue andthe carefulness with which they read the argument There are ... manipulated through the prices assigned to the two choices In the conditions favoring the high choice, the prices for the two options were the same In the condition favoring the low choice, the high option ... 2001) and then to the consumer who selects the brand (McCracken 1989) Consumers therefore construct AESTHETIC PRODUCT CHOICEANDTHE SELF and maintain self-concepts through the use of branded consumer...
... other, and thus generate a “negative interaction” in the effort choices of co-workers The theory is tested using panel data on the performance of baseball players from 1970 to 2003 The game of ... to the actions of their co-workers according to their role and function on the team Overall, the results are more consistent with an interaction of effort choices within the team that are based ... workers to base their effort choices on the performance of other workers, we assume that player performs his task first, and then player chooses his effort after observing the outcome ofthe task...
... other building costs such as the cost of land and infrastructure Therefore, a meaningful assessment ofthe cost of building green requires a comparison of conventional and green designs for the ... including the Air Resources Board, the Department of Finance, the Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Water Resources, the Division ofthe State ... aggregate thecostsand benefits of green buildings Specifically, the bulk of this report reviews and analyzes a large quantity of existing data about thecostsand financial benefits of green buildings...
... cases, even the concentration ofthe adsorbed gas ions can be measured from the change of potential barrier w15x The potential barrier at the GB ofthe polycrystal impedes the flow ofthe electrons ... Thus the addition of a suitable amount of SiO in WO sol–gel is believed to increase the porosity ofthe composite film and in turn the sensitivity ofthe sensor w3x To our knowledge, however, the ... characteristics ofthe polycrystalline WO sensors mainly through the chemical nature of GB andthe distribution of interface states Fig shows the variation of sensitivity according to the various binders and...
... Normandy and Iwo Jima They shed their own blood on forlorn European bluffs and a score of Pacific islands and atolls But the forces of soldiers and sailors that represented America were profoundly ... But the Yankees were the gold standard, the Cadillac, the National Gallery, the Garbo’s salary, the cellophane of franchises Youngsters growing up on the plains of Oklahoma, or the hollers of ... aboard a bus on the Fort Hood army base in Texas and took a seat in a middle row The unwritten rule of Texas transit then was that whites could fill the rows in the front ofthe bus until they were...
... estimate the fair value at the grant date ofthe equity instruments” (FAS An alternative way to measure accuracy is the standard deviation ofthe difference between the reported value andthe benchmark ... time-specific Thus, the amount of reporting flexibility andthe ease of auditing may differ across the inputs I discuss these differences when interpreting the results ofthe reliability analysis ... in the contractual length and moneyness of options On average, mandatory recognizers reduced the contractual length of CEO and executive options by 3.5 and 2.5 months (significant at the 5% and...
... numbers of HIV-positive individuals being enrolled onto HAART and increasing survival among these patients, there is a growing need to understand the impact of HAART use on the quality of lives of ... Africa, there is an ongoing debate about whether or not the side-effect profile of HAART may adversely affect the HRQoL of HIVpositive individuals More data about the impact of HAART and HAARTrelated ... interpretation ofthe data, and helped to draft the manuscript RW conceived ofthe study, participated in its design, and critically reviewed the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final...
... remuneration and rational use of talents *** 27 Conclusions and issues for further research ofthe thesis On the basis ofthe main content and results ofthe research works relating to human resources and ... economic theories Factual basis ofthe thesis is to analyze the experience of some countries and localities of our country and evaluate the development status and shift the structure of human ... development ofthe knowledge-based economy - Clarifying the characteristics of industrialization and modernization associated with the development ofthe knowledge-based economy Since then the thesis...
... Comparison of daily versus thermodynamic constants diurnal and N is the number of diurnal observations The number of points, n, for each daytime period in which I was recorded to assess i the effect of ... outside ofthe general cluster of points The specific conditions of those days were investigated in detail and were found to result from rain night The effects of nighttime recharge in general and ... here and in the previous study may involve the length and timing ofthe present study (266 d through an entire growing season) versus that in the previous study (50 d in the early part of a growing...
... year The higher the level of impact ofthe disease on patients’ daily lives, the lower the changes in these levels have to be to increase costs dramatically In agreement with results from another ... comorbidities in FM patients, the impact on their daily lives, andthe resulting socioeconomic burden Furthermore, costsandthe socioeconomic burden have to be analyzed in each country and in different healthcare ... incremental costsof up to approximately €12billion (€12,000,000,000) for a population of 80 million, for example – of which only €960 million (8%) represent thecostsof pharmacological treatment Furthermore,...
... quality of dental care; the development, validation and standardisation of an index for the assessment of restorative care Thesis University of Amsterdam: The Netherlands; 1997 National Institute of ... monitoring ofthe general and oral health status of patients The main purpose of ROEs is to prevent the onset of oral diseases and/ or prevent further progression This allows the introduction of preventive ... Timeframe ofthe study We plan to randomise six ofthe initially recruited IQual groups that have declared their willingness to participate in this study, and to assign them randomly to one of the...
... Seguin and colleagues enable us to gain deeper insight into the regional effects of catecholamines Nevertheless, for the safe and beneficial use of catecholamines in the stabilisation of septic ... regions ofthe gut does not always occur in parallel [14]? As already mentioned, we are aware of different effects of dopamine in severe sepsis and in septic shock We cannot exclude the fact that there ... sponsoring of such studies seems unrealistic The techniques used to assess the regional effects of catecholamines in patients have several pitfalls [13] What is the clinical relevance of an increase...
... atypical ofthe country as a whole Moreover, they will also be wrong if they not allow the cost of an outpatient visit to change as coverage increases Because most ofthe studies ofthecostsof scaling ... be based on the results of costing studies that not report capacity utilization or that basethe analysis ofthe cost of scaling up on current costsof providing care model and interpretation of ... difference of between $5 and $30 in the estimated costsof an outpatient visit The estimated costsof scaling up interventions could, therefore, be substantially different depending on the level of capacity...
... observes x andthe fraction of speculators who decide to attack the band, α, and then decides whether or not to defend the band If he does, the exchange rate stays at the boundary ofthe band andthe ... and Reinhart 2002) On the other hand, following the EMS currency crisis at the beginning ofthe 1990s, the prior system of cooperative pegs was replaced by wide bands until the formation ofthe ... bands The paper focuses on the trade-offs that determine the optimal band width by analyzing the strategic interaction between the ex ante choiceof exchange-rate regime andthe behavior of...
... observes x andthe fraction of speculators who decide to attack the band, α, and then decides whether or not to defend the band If he does, the exchange rate stays at the boundary ofthe band andthe ... and Reinhart 2002) On the other hand, following the EMS currency crisis at the beginning ofthe 1990s, the prior system of cooperative pegs was replaced by wide bands until the formation ofthe ... bands The paper focuses on the trade-offs that determine the optimal band width by analyzing the strategic interaction between the ex ante choiceof exchange-rate regime andthe behavior of...