... is available. The CDS rate quoted for any particular CDS depends on the term ofthe CDS andthe credit quality ofthe underlying asset. The vast majority of quotes lie between 0 and 300 basis ... distribution of all adjusted spread levels We then counted the total score for all the observations in each category. The test ofthe significance ofthe results is the same as that given above for the ... When there were both bid and offer quotes for a reference entity on a day we calculated U, the maximum ofthe bid quotes and V, the minimum ofthe offer quotes. If U and V were less than 30...
... ofthe first 88amino acids of PPI1 may participate in the interactionwith the H+-ATPase and makes PPI1588His6a suitabletool to study the mechanism of action of PPI1. The analysis ofthe ... coli strain XL10 and the frame andthe identity ofthe cloned fragment verified bysequencing. The construct with the N-terminal portion of PPI1 has been previously described [22]. The DNA fragment ... 14-3-3s.Results The C-terminus of isoform 1 ofthe PM H+-ATPase of A. thaliana (AHA1) interacts with the first 88 aminoacids of PPI1 [22], indicating that the PM H+-ATPasebinding site of PPI1 is...
... the utilization of availableresources(NIST,2008).3.1Customer and marketknowledge The processtounderstand the needs and expectations ofcurrentand futurecustomers and markets(i.e., the processtounderstand the voice of the customer and market)(NIST,2008).3.2Customerrelationships and satisfaction The processtoestablishcustomerrelationships, and toascertaincustomersatisfaction and dissatisfactioninordertoretain thecurrent customers, and acquirenewcustomers and newmarkets(NIST,2008).4.1Performanceanalysis,review and improvementEffectiveselection and use of financial and non‐financialdata and informationtoanalyze,review, and improveorganizationalperformancewithaviewtowardachievingstrategicobjectives and toprepareforunexpectedorganizationalorexternalchanges(NIST,2008).4.2Data and knowledgemanagement The development and management of knowledgeassets(e.g.,allsorts of data,information,software and hardware)toimproveorganizationefficiency and effectiveness(NIST,2008).5.1Workforceengagement The mechanismthatengages,develops, and assessesanorganization’sworkforcetofosterhighemployeeperformance and toenable and encourageemployeestocontributeto the achievement of strategicobjectives and organizationalsustainability(NIST,2008).Continued13 ... substantiverevisionsto the Criteriafor2008.(NIST,2008,p.27) The mostsignificantchangesin the 2008bookletinclude the addition ofthe term“StrategicAdvantages”to the Glossary of KeyTerms, and twonewdiagrams–one of whichillustrates the role of corevalues and conceptsinunderpinning the criteria, andthe othershowsmaturitylevelsinorganizationallearning(NIST,2008).Therefore, the 2007framework and the 2008frameworkcanbeusedinterchangeably. The relationshipsin the proposedconceptuallyenhanced2007/2008frameworkarecurrentlynotvalidatedin the academicliterature.Validating the 2007/2008frameworkwillsupport the framework’s current formaswellasprovidemanagerswithmeaningfulinformationthattheycanuseindecidingwheretheyshouldfocustheireffortsinachievingperformanceexcellence.Therefore, the firstobjective of thisstudyistovalidate the underlyingrelationshipspresentedin the 2007/2008framework. The MBNQAframeworkenjoyswidespreadacceptanceatlocal,national, and internationallevels(Kochan,1992;Ettorre,1996;Pannirselvam,Siferd,&Ruch,1998).Variousstudieshaveused,extended and testedthisframeworkinseveralindustries,suchashealth3 ... U.S.companiescompete,itsworld‐renownedexpertiseinqualitycontrol and assurance, and itsreputationasanimpartialthirdparty”(TYBEA,2001,p.5). The firstBaldrigeAwardswerepresentedin1988tothreecompanies. The UnitedStatespresidentpresents the awardsto the recipients.From1988to1998, the awardsweregiventoeach of threesectors–manufacturing,service, and smallbusiness.With the October1998passage of legislation,NISTestablishedBaldrigeAwardsforeducationorganizations and healthcareproviders; andthe firstapplicationsforawardswereacceptedin1999(TYBEA,2001).NISTwasauthorizedtoexpand the BaldrigeAwardprogramtonon‐profitorganizationsby the October2004legislationsignedintolawbyPresidentBush. The firstapplicationsforawardsin the non‐profitorganizationssectorwereacceptedin2007(NIST,2007).NowNISTdesigns and manages the BaldrigeAward and programformanufacturing,service,smallbusiness,education,healthcare, and non‐profitorganizations.ThreeframeworksareprovidedbyNISTtoadministerawardsinthesecategories. The firstframeworkembodiescriteriaforbusiness and non‐profitorganizations and isusedformanufacturing,smallbusiness,service and non‐profitcategories. The second and thirdframeworksprovidecriteriaforeducationorganizations and healthcareproviders,respectively.NISTprovidesthreeframeworkstocapture the peculiaritythatexistsacrossindustries.However, the bottom‐linepurposes and underpinnings of allframeworksare the same.Minordifferencesinframeworksexistin the name ofthe dimensions ofthe frameworks and areneededtoreflect the esotericcharacteristics of eachindustry.Forinstance, the termcustomerisbettersuitedtobusinesses and non‐profitorganizations. The termpatientismoreappropriatein the healthcareindustry. The differencesinframeworksarereflectedasfollows:(1) the categoryCustomer and Market9...
... Because of this reason, the research focuses on understanding the value ofthe corporate culture, in particular, understanding therelationshipbetweenthe corporate culture andthe innovation of ... is corporate culture? And what is the innovation of management accounting? Secondly, what is therelationshipbetweenthe corporate culture andthe use of management accounting innovations ... accountants about therelationshipbetween corporate culture andthe use of management accounting innovations. Moreover, this survey also focuses on the purpose and role of this relationship. To...
... conducted. The objective of this study is to assess the understanding of Vietnamese individual people and company on CSR concept, the CSR implementation of companies in Ha Noi and its impacts to the ... to be right rather than show his/her own idea. On the other hand, in the time respondent is asked to answer the questionnaire, they may be busy and do not have time to answer. So the respondent ... not the same if they spend time to read carefully. Although there is a test of questionnaire, the ideas of ten people who answer sample questions can not represent idea of other people in the...
... about the thermodynamics and kinetics ofthe binding of guanidines and N-hydroxy-guanidines to iNOS. Removal ofthe a-amino ora-carboxylate moiety of l-Arg has important effects on the ability of ... bulge between the two heme propionates in contact with the heme andthe side chain of a conserved valine (V338). The decrease ofthe affinity of homo-l-Arg and homo-NOHA compared with l-Arg and ... ser-ies, the kcatvalue for the production of NO from the oxidation ofthe N-hydroxyguanidines varied by lessthan a factor 2, whereas the kcatvalue for the produc-tion of NO from the oxidation of...
... slow release ofthe cleavage products from the protein. The amplitudes ofthe initial burst (2.78 and 2.83 nM) gave a ratio of DNA/protein of 0.94 : 1. As will bediscussed further, these data ... investigation provides the first step in the study of therelationshipbetween these two distinct activities.Experimental proceduresExpression of I-AniII-AniI was expressed and purified as described previously[30]. ... hypotheses will needto be performed to determine the binding characteristics of the nucleic acid substrates, both alone and in the presence of one another.Although the structural details of...
... bysuccessive tandem duplications and divergence of asingle ancestral gene, as has been suggested for the evolution of some ofthe globin gene clusters [28].Last, the ancestral gene of fabp11 andthe ... in the retina of developingembryos at 24 h postfertilization (hpf) in the pig-mented epithelium, starting in the proximal part of the retina. fabp11b transcripts spread across this layer of the ... tosequence identity and their relationship in the phylo-genetic tree (Fig. 6), fabp4 and fabp4-like may havearisen in the frog genome as a result of tandemduplication of an ancestral gene...
... and extensograph energy positively influence the color of raw dumpling sheet and viscosity of boiled dumplingsheet without filling; they had negative effects on the hardness and elasticity of ... to the present and advanced lines, were usedin this study. Shandong Province is the second largestwheat producer in China, andthe cultivars and linesused in this study represent most ofthe ... viscosity and breakdown were posi-tively associated with viscosity and hardness of boileddumpling sheets (Lan et al. 2010). Therefore, muchmore efforts are needed to understand the relationship between...
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