differences in the service experience in the u s and japan

... father We also include a measure of whether one or more grandparents live in the household (grandmother only in FFS) Three measures of instrumental support in the FFS indicate Results from the ... adults within the household to assist with caring for the child and making decisions is expected to provide a support buffer against stressful circumstances that might otherwise lead to mothers' ... family structure and social support account for native-immigrant differences in maternal health behavior and birth outcomes Studying these questions in two different settings the U. S and the U. K.—has...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... Emerging Infectious Diseases asbestos, irritants, and other respirable dusts were at best unpatriotic, and possibly traitorous As the dust has settled and the trauma receded into our memories, it is ... systems are being stressed maximally These issues form the foundation of multiple chapters in Emerging Infectious Diseases, covering topics from protecting occupational health and safety during ... to absurd and possibly dangerous results In some instances, the directives were just confusing Some workers who had been exposed to SARS were put on what was termed “working quarantine” and were...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 05:20

... employment risk? And second, how does the relationship vary with distinct market institutions? Based on longitudinal analyses on public firms in the U. S and Taiwan, the findings provide new insights to ... firms listed in the US stock market but not affected by SOX (control group) The treated and control groups are distinguished by the cross-sectional dummy variable US, which equals for U. S firms and ... monitors to access and process different types of information vary with the kind of monitors, such as inside versus outside directors (Baysinger & Hoskisson, 1990; Hillman, Nicholson, & Shropshire,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 11:28

... 2007 they were largely successful Financial services industry common stocks enjoyed large returns in both the US and Ireland Figure presents the cumulative increase in the market-wide equity indices ... following sections) Asset price increases, for housing indices, national equity market indices, and financial services sector sub-indices, are substantially more extreme in the case Ireland; in the ... by Reinhart and Rogoff Section compares the U. S credit-liquidity crisis and the subsequent Irish banking crisis highlighting the substantial, somewhat surprising, differences between them Section...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 14:20

... present the results for the monthly and daily estimates for the U. S bank holding companies, and the last two columns present the results for the Japanese firms For the U. S firms, the exposure measures ... cross-sectionally to accounting-based measures of currency risk We suggest that the sensitivity estimates can provide a benchmark for assessing the adequacy of existing accounting measures of currency ... its link to existing accounting indicators, we first estimate the sensitivity of equity returns to changes in the exchange rate Section describes this step in detail The subsequent sections discuss...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 13:20

... (NewPage) and Chinese supply chains Thus, the carbon dioxide emissions from biomass fuels were not included in this study Combustion of biomass fuels also emits small amounts of GHG s other than CO As ... with fossil fuels and biomass energy sources In some mills, specific biomass sources are identified and purchased to supplement the use of fossil fuels In all pulp mills and integrated pulp/paper ... mills, the biomass source includes residuals from production Wood scraps from debarking and grinding of trees for the pulp making process are burned This biomass source is known in the industry...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 05:20

... findings answer the research questions Part 3: Conclusion summarizes the findings of the study, giving concluding remarks, implications, limitations of the study and suggestions for further studies ... the discourse will help them understand more comprehensively the political discourses Scope of the study The linguistic features of the inaugural address made by President G.W Bush in the U. S election ... the findings quite satisfactorily prove the assumptions made at the beginning, the study Nguyen Thi Huyen Le Vinh Uni 34 AN ANALYSIS OF THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY G.W BUSH IN THE U. S PRESIDENTIAL...

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:08

... timber based on the superstructure material for the main span Values shown in the “Total” columns include bridges constructed using other materials such as masonry, aluminum, cast iron and wrought ... of original substructure construction “Year Reconstructed” would then indicate the year the superstructure was replaced Such a situation can lead to apparent inaccuracies in the analysis of NBI ... appraisal ratings of structure • Traffic data Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U. S The coding guide assists bridge inspectors in preparing data for identification items, such...

Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 20:15

... banking services These services are consumed mainly by smaller customers such as small businesses, family farmers, and depositors of low to moderate wealth Small business lending Community banks’ ... as small business lenders is important because small businesses account for a significant share of total output and employment growth While there is no single definition of a small business, the ... concludes that the Federal Reserve therefore has a strong interest in understanding issues facing community banks I THE CURRENT ROLE OF COMMUNITY BANKS The banking system in the United States has...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20

... of the Federal Reserve BOG These accounts also provide estimates of holding gains and losses for assets such as real estate and corporate equities, including assets held indirectly through mutual ... standard definitions of the personal saving rate Because the decline manifests itself in all standard measures and cannot be easily explained by measurement issues, our conclusion is that yes, ... is little doubt that such households would/could finance their standards of living by selling assets in their net wealth, thus “cashing out” from their cumulated capital gains (see, e.g., Lusardi,...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20

... Varies High Operational Competence Leaders, members, limited assets Leaders, bank accounts, linkages Variation of the usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Societal/ Organizational Vulnerabilities ... both the crude Chinese nuclear threats over the Taiwan crisis and Chinese views of the U. S bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia If the strategic views of China and the United States are ... unauthorized use of nuclear weapons have long been the subject of discussion and scrutiny The unraveling of the Russian nuclear establishment has exacerbated concern about some of these problems, including...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 11:20

... well-defined inputs and measurable outputs Inputs include the characteristics of the students and their parents, the type and amount of purchased inputs provided by the schools themselves, and the social ... revenue increase results in an equivalent decrease in these alternative revenue instruments, and an expenditure increase results in an increase in these alternative revenue instruments The values ... complexities of dealing with education funding during a state budget crisis The study also offers some conclusions T K–12 Education in the U. S Economy number of small business starts, and the residential...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 19:20

... journalism and mass communication graduates Editors shows theReporters Figure Columnists proportions of men and women graduates Editors Asst Copy Editors Designers since 1999, according to the ... of newspaper reporters, photographers, copy and layout editors, and supervisors in 2011 Figure shows gender representation in newsrooms since 2011, according to the ASNE Newsroom Census Figure1 ... suggest this will include: z  etermining why women s representation in news media occupations is inverse to the D proportion of women with journalism and mass communication degrees z  ssessing...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 21:20

... economic costs the value of the coefficients decreased with successive size categories indicating economies of size associated with these costs Costs declined as size increased as fixed amounts capital ... tractors, trucks, and purchased dairy herd replacements used up in the annual production process, plus interest that the remaining capital could have earned in an alternative use These costs were ... from the costs and returns of conventional production However, the prior research is limited in terms of the scope and the depth of data supporting the analyses This study addresses these limitations,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20

... associations Trends involving

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:21

... bill customers These errors include incorrectly identifying charges, billing for goods not delivered, or issuing multiple bills for the same goods or services To resolve these issues, the Fair ... contains basic information such as the person s name, date of birth, address, and Social Security Number (SSN) The SSN is extremely important because it allows the credit bureaus to uniquely ... credit bureau must report the results of the investigation back to the consumer within 30 days after receiving notice of the consumer s dispute If the investigation does not result in any changes to...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:21

... measures of efficiency are “outcome-based,” and should they be? In its discussion the committee uses the terms inputs, outputs, and outcomes as defined by OMB, except as modified and discussed ... Metrics considered or used by EPA included the use of its research results to support regulations, surveys to gauge client satisfaction with its products, average time spent in producing assessments, ... are assessed: purpose and design, strategic planning, management, and results and accountability The answers to the questions result in a cumulative numeric score of 0-100 (100 is the best) Depending...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:20

... of households in the United States has been growing steadily over the past 60 years There were 117 million households in the United States in 2009 Since 1990, the number of U. S households has grown ... to the average consumer As shown in Figure 9, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U. S Census (BEA /U. S Census) estimate an average expenditure of $23,186 for passenger cars sold in the U. S ... sourcing ratio is defined as the ratio of U. S vehicle production to U. S sales Although production is not a subset of sales, because sales include imported vehicles and production includes vehicles...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 11:20

... cost is the sum of the average settlement costs, some other expenses such as vaccination and sanitation (sometimes called nonchargeable expenses), and processing costs Turkey Contracts During the ... consumption and more-or-less constant prices suggest the possibility of a demand shift caused by changing consumer preferences The poultry industry measures significant improvements in product ... well-insulated units with highly automated feeders, drinkers, and heating and cooling devices An interesting feature of the existing contractual arrangements is the simultaneous presence of distinct...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 10:20

... issues 96 Searching for New Business Models The Harvard Business School has developed a case study, entitled The Newspaper Industry in Crisis, as a teaching tool “to help students to understand ... The U. S Newspaper Industry in Transition Summary The U. S newspaper industry is suffering through what could be its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression Advertising revenues have ... educational institutions have seen their endowments decline, the Poynter Institute is facing financial pressures The severe housing slump in Florida has hurt newspaper earnings The Poynter Institute in...

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2014, 02:20