... an interesting cut-off point for accounting for such information 29 3 – ACCOUNTING FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR REPORTING PURPOSES In this section, we seek to account forchanges ... economic interest in standardized comparable data andin receiving ‘true’ and ‘fair’ information about the actual economic performance of the company Therefore, financial accounting and reporting ... need forchangesin corporate accounting and reporting standards towards integrating both financial and BES data sets The accelerating biodiversity crisis, associated with the deep changesin stakeholders’...
... the experts viewing only the joint-of-interest in Exercise I; in the remaining six cases, the two independent readers did not score repair in the joint-of-interest, which was in agreement with ... entire hand or foot image that included the joints presented in the single joint experiment The images were again randomized and recoded so they were not presented in the same sequence as for the ... error and error invoked by changesin radiographic positioning and exposure Anticipation bias may arise when readers are influenced by the status of other joints in the same image and inaccurately...
... were trained during an intensive 2-week training by two female psychologists (S.S and N.J.) in the basic theoretical concepts andin sensitive and empathic interviewing techniques The first interviews ... contributed to the interpretation of findings and writing of the paper All authors read and approved the final version Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Received: ... findings in a larger and more heterogeneous sample, including orphans and widows who have been bereaved for different reasons A second goal of the present study was to investigate correlates and...
... in 2000, increasing to 45% in 2006, and, correspondingly, the proportion paid by private insurance decreased from 57% to 45% Over the same period, teaching hospitals accounted for an increasingly ... national rates using weighted estimates derived from HCUP database for numerator data, and information from the US Census 2000, and population estimates for 2003 and 2006 for the denominators The ... Stays in specialized substance abuse and psychiatric facilities are excluded, but stays in psychiatric units within general hospitals are included Information provided in the KID includes principal...
... a city in China far away from Singapore I want to thank them for always being so considerate, cheerful and loving Also, thanks to my Fiancé, Melvin, for always supporting and believing in me I ... mm Hg increase in systolic BP was associated with a 2.00 µm narrowing in retinal arterioles and a 2.51 µm widening in retinal venules Each standard deviation (SD) increase in triceps skinfold ... Singapore Malay Eye Study 16 1.3.1.3 Associations with Life Style Factors (Smoking and Drinking) The relationship between life style factors (cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking) and retinal...
... Opportunities andrisksfor institutional investors in 2012 Asia and Latin America: New focus on smaller markets Slower growth in China and India is shifting attention to some leading to concerns ... Search for Growth Opportunities andrisksfor institutional investors in 2012 keep rising at a healthy pace in China and the rest of emerging Asia As a result, survey respondents expect oil and ... The Search for Growth Opportunities andrisksfor institutional investors in 2012 Monetary policy, in ation and interest rates “Central banks and finance ministries have the toughest job in the world...
... data The absence of formal and simple rules for information sharing has been aggravating information problems in the financial policy making, regulation, and supervision and business activities ... fraud Investors invest and trade only to the extent “informal” enforcement, if any, applies “Informal” enforcement is unreliable and/ or costly If investors were confident in the judicial system for ... more financial information within the Government, and, when necessary, with international organizations and/ or foreign governments Inadequate information sharing seems to stem from the inadequate...
... and initial health To test for differences in outcomes for groups in better or worse initial health status, patients were stratified using baseline physical and mental health measures, both for ... here tInformation regarding the comorbid medical conditions was obtained from the patient during a structured medical history interview conducted by a trained clinician If information regarding ... During the 4-year follow-up, average changesin physical and mental health were indistinguishable between HMO and FFS systems Physical health scores declined about points in both systems, lowering...
... important changes that have affected the landscape of the accounting/auditing regime in Albania They have been effective for reporting years beginning in January 2008 and are mandatory for all ... steps in the accounting/auditing profession reform was the approval in 1993 of the “Law on Accounting", in which the general obligations, the principles and rules for accounting, preparation and ... with: a) Having an economic major in fields like finance, accounting, business administration or economics; b) Having at least three years of experience in accounting, finance and/ or financial control,...
... then incubated in a medium containing tetrametylbenzidine in 10% isopropanol and 7% acetic acid After 10 min, H2O2 30% was added and, after 1–2 min, the greenish-blue bands of heme-containing ... proteins release assay For the assay of the in vitro release of matrix proteins, mitochondria (10 mg proteinÆmL)1) were suspended in the swelling medium, above reported, and incubated at 25 °C for ... lg protein) and cytosolic (90 lg protein) preparations were loaded on an SDS/polyacrilamide gel Gels were then incubated in a medium containing tetramethylbenzidine in 10% isopropanol and 7% acetic...
... Register Centre Its population information system contains the official information for the whole country on the Finnish citizens and aliens residing permanently in Finland For this study, all the persons ... computer assisted interviews During the interviews, the respondents were handed an information leaflet, an informed consent form for signing, and a questionnaire containing self-reports such as the ... mental well-being They may therefore stimulate further research aiming at designing optimal working and living environments in terms of lighting conditions Current indoor lighting standards are...
... corresponding plants raised from field-collected cuttings maintained in the growth chamber (B, D, F and H) Only plants containing single virus infection are shown Plants A and B contained a single infection ... occurred in another host, long before cassava was introduced into Africa Finally, the rapidly expanding EACMV-UG2 associated pandemic of severe CMD in East and Central Africa represents a contrasting, ... apparent recombinant begomoviruses infecting tomato in the Nile and Mediterranean Basins Phytopathology in press Legg JP: Emergence, spread and strategies for controlling the pandemic of cassava...
... corresponding plants raised from field-collected cuttings maintained in the growth chamber (B, D, F and H) Only plants containing single virus infection are shown Plants A and B contained a single infection ... occurred in another host, long before cassava was introduced into Africa Finally, the rapidly expanding EACMV-UG2 associated pandemic of severe CMD in East and Central Africa represents a contrasting, ... apparent recombinant begomoviruses infecting tomato in the Nile and Mediterranean Basins Phytopathology in press Legg JP: Emergence, spread and strategies for controlling the pandemic of cassava...
... trimester insulin resistance and subsequent pre-eclampsia In fact, insulin resistance, in concert with other contributing factors, including hyperandrogenism [27], inflammation [28] and increased ... observed in any insulin sensitivity index in the control group Table shows the variations in T, A, DHEAS, SHBG and fasting insulin levels, andin HOMA, GIR and FAI in PCOS and control groups Significant ... serum androgen levels and insulin sensitivity All blood samples were obtained in the morning between 08.00 h and 09.00 h after an overnight fasting Page of and resting in bed at study entry (within...
... algorithms In “An improved flowchart for Gabor order tracking with Gaussian window as the analysis window” by Y Jin and Z.-Y Hao, an improved flowchart for Gabor order tracking is proposed, which eliminates ... analysis and Wiener filtering are used to extract mechanical information contained into the EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing electrical current signal Then statistical indicators ... transform methods, a survey of recent results in Zak space sequence design and analysis, and a discussion of the main open problems in this area In the paper “Tree image growth analysis using instantaneous...
... resulting in partially collapsed cells and a loss of turgor This kind of bacterial-induced softening was observed in control samples but was inhibited by chitosan and CGC coating treatments The maintenance ... activity to chitosan in coating shiitake mushrooms during storage Therefore, microbial degradation resulting inchanges such as browning and softening was clearly delayed in CGC-coated samples ... following incubation at 35 °C for days for mesophilic bacteria, and at °C for days for psychrophilic bacteria Pseudomonas was counted on cephaloridin fucidin cetrimide agar (CFC; Difco; BD, Franklin...
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... faginea, being higher at MW and at HW in the former andin the latter, respectively Therefore, no species followed a clear Stpool -[St] trajectory in response to an increase of water Oak seedlings ... week of May 2002 Seedlings were maintained in the open all the time The treatments started in May 2002, when most seedlings had mature leaves, and ended in October 2002 Two independent trials were ... ◦ C for 48 h and weighed separately 2.4 Chemical analysis In October 2002, five additional seedlings per species and treatment were harvested in the morning, separated into leaves, stems and roots...
... H.J Van Praag and F Weissen for supplying beech seedlings, and F Toussaint and A.M Defrenne for the maintenance of plant culture They thank also M Burlett and F Willm for help in gas exchange ... production and the mobilisation of organic osmoticum required for stomatal opening Therefore, a depletion in malate2-, resulting in a lower negative charge in the guard cell vacuole, may explain the ... 26, 28 and 40] Schnabl and Ziegler [33] found that mM Al3+ inhibits stomatal opening in illuminated epidermal strips of Vicia faba, by preventing K+ accumulation and starch mobilization in the...
... for the detection of inflammatory and destructive changesin finger and toe joints, tendons, and entheses in patients with PsA by comparison with MRI, x-ray, and clinical findings Materials and ... x-ray, and clinical examination The agreements between US, MRI, and x-ray for bone changes are listed in Table 3, and the agreements between US, MRI, and clinical examination for inflammatory changes ... was high for both US and xray The sensitivity of US was highest for synovitis in MCP joints andfor tenosynovitis in PIP joints The sensitivity of US for detecting insertional changesand capsular/extracapsular...