... Merton ~1974!, Jarrow, Lando, and Turnbull ~1997!, Longstaff and Schwartz ~1995!, and Pitts and Selby ~1983! It is inconsistent with the humped shape derived by Kim, Ramaswamy and Sundaresan ~1987! ... Nelson and Siegel ~1987! For comparisons with other procedures, see Green and Odegaard ~1997! and Dahlquist and Svensson ~1996! We also investigated the McCulloch cubic spline procedure and found ... for BBB industrial debt is predicted by Jarrow et al ~1997! and Kim et al ~1987!, and is consistent with Longstaff and Schwartz ~1995! and Merton ~1974! if BBB is considered low-rated debt.14 However,...
... uorescence at time t, F0 is the initial uorescence, AOJ, AJI and AIP are the amplitudes, and kOJ, kJI and kIP are the rate constants of the OJ, JI and IP steps of the uorescence transient EA values were ... by the JI (32 5%) and IP (22 2%) phases Figure also shows that clear separation and distinction between the kinetics of each rise is achieved The half-times of the OJ, JI and IP rises were 0.20 ... additives at 15 C (1) and 25 C (2) or in the presence of lM 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) at 15 C (3) and 25 C (4), or lM decylplastoquinone (dPQ) at 15 C (5) and 25 C (6) ture used...
... film and how much Selznick made on his last film This worked as a quality control mechanism for Hollywood and the viewing audience People knew what to expect when they went out to see a David ... sorrow of death, and the comfort of religion, food shortages, and being away from loved ones For example, a scene where a telegram is sent to Mrs Hilton, informing her that her husband is missing ... endearing and true to life as death and taxes" (Abel p 13) This "realism" was constantly reinforcedwith sequences like the scenes in the rehabilitation's rooms, psychiatrist's office and recovery...
... were both recognizable and replicable Each team interviewed dozens of patients and family members and sought ideas from colleagues in their hospital They searched the Web and called colleagues ... opened the terrarium, petted the snake, and finally removed the boa and placed it on his or her lap After the subjects watched someone else handle the snake, Dr Bandura then asked them to follow similar ... the best to the rest and then discovered the unique and powerful behaviors that led to success They didn’t think up their ideas on the way to the mall They didn’t sit down and brainstorm techniques...
... involve verbal persuasion and the people you’re talking to don’t understand the language You’re describing activities and outcomes for which they have no frame of reference, and you’re then asking ... freedom Just give us that one thing, and we’re ready to roll But it takes a combination of strategies aimed at a handful of vital behaviors to solve profound and persistent problems In fact, this ... Find Strength in Numbers STRUCTURAL Design Rewards and Demand Accountability Change the Environment Make Change Inevitable 79 To better understand how each of these six sources operates, let’s...
... demands of the moment and cast our view on the larger moral issues by reframing reality in moral terms And we have to it in a way that is both vibrant and compelling Simple lectures, homilies, and ... was at his worst And we all it When facing the harsh demands of the moment, instead of acting on our values and principles, we react to our emotions by shortening our vision and focusing on detail ... field,” “them,” and “they”) used to dehumanize other individuals or groups To reengage people morally and to rehumanize targets that people readily and easily abuse—drop labels and substitute...
... stop buying bags of chocolate candy, she actually laughed out loud She loves candy, buys candy, eats candy, and never gains a pound, so why shouldn’t she buy candy? But Henry knows it’s hard ... powerful new norms emerged, and Mike’s vital behavior of candor under pressure flourished Within a year the organization had launched two product releases on time and on budget, and morale was at an ... lend a hand, subordinate one’s personal needs to the needs of the group, and otherwise willingly and ably collaborate Leaders who don’t continually help interdependent employees learn new and better...
... prevent people from putting their hands at risk Pilots follow lockstep procedures and rigid checklists that require them to double- and triple-check their takeoff and landing procedures When it comes ... go to much greater lengths and distances than ever before And all of this happens because Dr Silbert understands the importance of making the wrong behavior hard, and the right behavior easy—or ... explained, “Well, because if you take this napkin and wet and dry it eight or ten times a day, in the tropics it’ll rot in a couple of weeks.” And he responded, “Well, maybe we could help.” Bronfman...
... by, 250 and connecting values and behavior, 99–100 and creation of new experiences, 89–91 learning from, 253, 254 and making right behavior easier, 245–246 and personal motivation, 85–86 and propinquity, ... Structural ability, 77, 78, 81, 219–252 and changing environment vs behavior, 222–225 and cues for critical data points, 230–235 and ease of tasks, 242–249 and effects of physical space, 235–242 ... testing, and learning First, to our families for your influence on us Thanks for the love and support that has changed us, inspired us, and enabled us Thank you particularly for your sacrifice and...
... to establish and prescribe standards of professional and ethical conduct and ensure the observance of such standards The complete IPR Code of Conduct, brought up to date in 1997 and regularly ... the law of the land is used in documents such as agreements, contracts and codes of conduct, it is referring to the law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but not Scotland, where the law ... Suppliers of goods and services come in all shapes and sizes, and include photographers, designers and graphic artists, exhibition contractors, video production firms, venue and conference organizers,...
... Directory of Photographers and Picture Libraries, which is an illustrated and fully indexed source book of advertising, editorial and commercial photographers, picture libraries and agencies throughout ... verbally, and discuss your requirements Follow this with a letter of confirmation, which should include any technical specifications you have agreed This will prevent subsequent misunderstandings and ... black and white? Again, it depends on what you want You should specify in the brief whether all the pictures are to be black and white or colour or a mixture of both Also specify the size and...
... booking stand space, exhibition organizers will usually offer a choice, either basic stand space or, more expensively, a shell stand Stand space is simply that you have to produce the stand within ... booked Shell stands, on the other hand, come complete with walls, usually of hardboard or similar material, a standard facia board over the front with your organizations name and stand number, ... can and cannot on the stand, and what additional services are available for hire such as furnishings, floral decorations, 44 319(10).p65 44 13/06/00, 12:32 Exhibitions and other events stand...
... programme making are demanding (research, locations, lighting, equipment and engineering) Public relations practitioners must be aware of and understand these technicalities and characteristics The ... communicate and even sell goods and services, to communicate internally by large organizations with their subsidiary companies and by universities, schools and colleges to gather and exchange ... problems of trying to find out who is missing and informing friends and relatives An enormous volume and variety of detail has to be dealt with quickly, calmly and efficiently Just how does one cope?...
... duty to uphold the highest standards in the practice of public relations and to deal fairly and honestly with employers and clients (past and present), fellow members and professionals, the public ... planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organization and its publics The essentials to remember when planning are: l l l the deliberate, planned and ... Public Relations and the Law; Public Relations Practice: Its Role and Parameters; Resolving the Advertising/Editorial Conflict; The Use, Misuse and Abuse of Embargoes; Fees and Methods of Charging...
... keeping with current UK and EU regulations and best practice on this subject Conduct concerning employers and clients A member shall: 3.1 Safeguard the confidences of both present and former employers ... perused or prepared, and its importance; (d) the place and circumstances where the work was carried out, in whole or in part; (e) the scope, scale and value of the task and its importance as ... member shall: 4.1 Adhere to the highest standards of accuracy and truth, avoiding extravagant claims or unfair comparisons and giving credit for ideas and words borrowed from others 111 319 app...
... the exhibition, when, where? Try and get the VIP and party on to your stand Ensure you have a good selection of promotional gifts, that there are enough to last, and that they are appropriate to ... results and look for any lessons learnt What did the event achieve? Was it cost effective? Follow-up action: All visits and enquiries at your stand from potential clients/ customers and from ... interests and support different charities and good causes The offices of the Lord Lieutenancy for the county in which the visit is taking place can advise you on this and, more importantly, if and...
... fees and agreements 26 location 267 reproduction studios 30 selection 245 studio setting 26 see also digital photography and scanning photographic libraries 256 photographs colour or black and ... Backing l l l Ensure all plans are agreed, accepted and fully supported at the highest level Copies of plans should be held by all concerned Check and update plans at regular intervals 142 319 app ... Hold regular practices Involve the emergency services Hold mock press briefings and conferences to familiarize and train media spokespersons Ensure next-of-kin procedures are known During the...
... Equations and Inequalities Theory, Methods, and Applications, 2nd ed., Monographs and Textbooks in Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol 228, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2000 R P Agarwal, D O’Regan, and V ... ) is defined in (3.8) and U is P Stehl´k and C C Tisdell 161 ı defined in (3.7) Since is compact and upper semicontinuous (cf Lemma 3.1), we are ready to use Theorem 1.2, and thanks to the conclusion ... hold, then the operator is upper semicontinuous and compact Proof Consider the sequences {ui }∞ and {wi }∞ such that wi ∈ (ui ) and ui → u0 and i= i= wi → w0 as i → ∞ in R(T+2)d To prove our...
... Enright and co-workers and used by the TRIBES [56,57] and Gene3D resources (our unpublished data and [4]) This recurrence of domains suggests their importance as primary evolutionary units, and although ... possible to assign folds to between 44% and 81% by HMM, and to achieve 64% average coverage by threading, of sequences in completed genomes; and 26-70% by HMM and 58% average coverage by threading ... assume that non-superfolds and nonsingletons have been sampled randomly by families in nature and that there are no biases in their representation within the current sequence and structure databases...
... Jennie, and granddaughter Cadence CONTENTS Preface Lyric Hughes Hale Introduction David Hale i western hemisphere economies The US Recovery David Hale The Canadian Economy: Prospects and Challenges ... the staff of David Hale Global Economics Sandy Abraham provided creative inspiration and enthusiasm, and is responsible for editing the graphic presentations throughout the book Sandy worked with ... crisis, and continue to be well in excess of Basel II standards and that of many of their global bank counterparts Minimum Canadian banks’ Tier and Tier capital ratios were already at and 10 percent,...