... year of original substructure construction “Year Reconstructed” would then indicate the year the superstructure was replaced Such a situation can lead to apparent inaccuracies inthe analysis of ... bridges constructed using other materials such as masonry, aluminum, cast iron and wrought iron Therefore, the sum ofthe values for the four materials listed will generally be slightly less than the ... Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges inthe U. S MATERIAL USAGE AND CONDITION OF EXISTING BRIDGES INTHE U. S ABSTRACT Data onthe market share ofthe four major bridge construction materials...
... RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY basing decisions on personal knowledge of customers’ creditworthiness and a keen understanding of business conditions inthe communities they serve In this way, the ... adjusting for loss rates (Carter and others) Second, although far from unanimous, studies ofthe impact of banks mergers on small business lending have generally found that small business lending ... Rising Concentration of Banking Assets inthe 199 0s, ” Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Current Issues in Economics and Finance, August Strahan, Philip, and James Weston 1998 “Small Business Lending...
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... International Mass Communication Training and Research, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia for The Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, ... 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 ... Implications While there is good news, such as the recent success of “Kung Fu Panda 2” and women representing the majority in several television news occupations, over the last decade, women have consistently...
... Comparison of Conventional and Organic Milk Production Systems inthe U. S Organic milk production is one the fastest growing segments of organic agriculture inthe U. S Between 2000 and 2005 the number ... describe the organic milk production industry inthe U. S and should be of interest to producers considering the organic production approach and to processors trying to supply the expanding organic ... costs and with total economic costs thevalueofthe coefficients decreased with successive size categories indicating economies of size associated with these costs Costs declined as size increased...
... reduce any structural constraints at the S1 subsite because of elimination ofthe bulky SH group It has been suggested that eliminating steric constraints present inthe S1 subsite ofthe wild-type ... products, R is the gas constant, T is the absolute temperature, kB is the Boltzmann s constant, h is Planck s constant The effects of amino-acid substitution onthe enzymatic properties ofthe ... hydrophobicity ofthe thiol group (Cys341) is involved in substrate binding at the S1 subsite and in maintaining the width and depth ofthe S1 subsite; (b) the rearrangement ofthe S1 subsite induced by the...
... seeks to better understand their business structures, the infrastructure they use and create, the technologies employed in production and processing, the role ofthe farmer/growers inthe business ... business structure and the niche marketing characteristics of products from poultry businesses ofthe Middle The study seeks to better understand these aspects of this sector ofthe industry in order ... businesses owned by farmers, ranchers, processors and other entrepreneurs These businesses produce agricultural products of many types on a scale that is neither industrial or small farm in scale...
... months? Please consider cash outlays, internal labor, overhead, business disruption, revenue losses and other expenses in your cost range selection Expressed in US dollars 100% Pct% Less than ... engineering 6% Phishing 5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Respondents also believe theft of information assets and business disruption are considered the most serious consequences of these attacks ... most Web-based surveys Non-response bias: The current findings are based on a sample of survey returns We sent surveys to a representative sample of IT and IT security practitioners, resulting...
... significant increases in JC-1 fluorescence in response to either CsA or its analogs in GLC4 cells Inhibition of P-glycoprotein by CsA and its analogs, including NIM811, resulted in significant increases ... NIM811 and PSC833 induce anincreasein cytosolic [Ca2+] and production of ROS The discrepancy inthe effects of PSC833 between GLC4 cells and isolated mitochondria versus the consistency inthe effects ... effects of CsA and NIM811 in these experiments suggests that MPTP blockage plays a role neither inthe observed increases in cytosolic [Ca2+] nor in increases in ROS production To further substantiate...
... BUSINESS CYCLE chain of causation and explains the origin ofthe boom; the structural view, with its emphasis upon the changes inthe structure of production and the disequilibrium between saving ... much the same fashion as does the granting of loans The banks thus place inthe hands of entrepreneurs a volume of purchasing power in excess ofthe volume ofreal savings being effected voluntarily ... was not theeffectof such transactions as Withers describes that had the most significant influence upon prices in this country; rather, it was the superimposition of bankers' banking upon the...
... employ inthe analysis of abortion, birth and pregnancy rates We then discuss our empirical results, starting with the estimates ofthe bias resulting from misclassification of exposure to the law ... terminate a pregnancy serves as insurance against the risk ofan unwanted birth The insurance allows a woman to obtain additional information about her prospects and that of her relationship should ... previous literature on parental involvement laws Section describes our data in detail In section 4, we discuss our outcomes and estimation strategy, and present our findings Section concludes Background...
... classifying three different paradigms for conceptualizing student transitions and institutional responses to them as: transition as induction, transition as development, and transition as becoming ... emerged as an important way of understanding the different types of supports currently in use at colleges and universities inthe United States The consensus inthe extant literature suggests that ... within the umbrella of college readiness, one that is less obvious than things like financial support or academic preparedness is incoming students’ cultural capital As discussed inthe introduction,...
... population in social institutions such as the educational and health care systems, and on markers of health and social inequality In this study we add to the long-standing sociological focus onthe socioeconomic ... including non-Hispanic immigrant mothers inthe U. S and white, South Asian, black African and Caribbean, and other (largely East Asian) immigrants inthe U. K, including higher SES groups Second, ... source of help/support (mothers can choose among options, including health visitors, religious groups, and telephone call centers) Finally, to measure social integration inthe FFS we use mothers’...
... savings inthe form of accumulation of traditional assets (stocks, bonds, houses) to what we could call “e-assets.” In parallel, the net saving of U. S businesses also might be substantially underestimated ... successfully withstand serious empirical scrutiny.22 Figure 11 shows the recent movement of household and business savings as a percentage of output As previously stressed, gross private savings ... standard definitions ofthe 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,...
... complexities of dealing with education funding during a state budget crisis The study also offers some conclusions T K–12 Education inthe U. S Economy number of small business starts, and the residential ... revenue increase results inan equivalent decrease in these alternative revenue instruments, and an expenditure increase results inanincreasein these alternative revenue instruments The values ... most economists—as a process of production with well-defined inputs and measurable outputs Inputs include the characteristics ofthe students and their parents, the type and amount of purchased...
... file 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 ... because ofan unauthorized transfer The consumer also risks unlimited loss, including all ofthe money inan account, for failure to report an unauthorized transfer within 60 days after the bank ... two business days after the loss is discovered, the consumer can only be held liable for up to $50 However, if a consumer does not report the loss within two business days, they could lose up to...
... Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers It is autonomous in its administration and inthe selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the ... What is a “sufficient” measure of efficiency? What measures of efficiency are “outcome-based,” and should they be? In its discussion the committee uses the terms inputs, outputs, and outcomes as ... 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,...
... airborne transmission of respiratory syncytial virus and adenoviruses in pediatric wards.17 Hoffman and Dixon, 1977,18 reported onthe transmission ofin uenza viruses in hospital settings through airborne ... Resources, Management Services) and the Ministry of Health representatives to answer questions By the end of SARS I (June, 2003), both unions still had no answers to some ofthe basic questions, ... contributors to Emerging Infectious Diseases would agree with these assessments and find fault with pillars of our nation s public health system, including the Centers for Disease Control and the...
... changes inthe relative rates of both processes could affect the actual concentration of ATP and hence the rate of synthesis of inosine It is here assumed that the complex processes of syntheses and ... (TPS-1), which is accompanied also by anincreasein glucose 6-phosphate Inthe case of tps-1 mutants, the decrease in ATP and theincreasein glucose 6-phosphate in yeast grown in glucose could ... return of inosine to normal values was much slower Discussion The results presented above are clear, concerning theeffectof H2O2 onthe yeast strain W303 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae In the...