... economicgrowth independent of these measures ofthe quality of institutions.52 Still, the effect of educational quality on economicgrowth may differ depending on theeconomic institutions of ... income levels mainly though speeding up technological progress, rather than shifting the level ofthe production function or increasing the impact of an additional year of schooling In sum, the ... use – in determining individual earnings, and by implication important aspects ofthe income distribution We then turn to the relationship of education and economicgrowth Research into the economics...
... macro -economic management using traditional monetary policy instruments C Sequencing of institution building inthe financial sectorThe sequencing of institution building inthe financial sector ... performance Roleofthe central bank The central bank has played a roleof policy designing and implementation inthe process of institution building inthe financial sectorThe promulgation ofThe Central ... source of financing for enterprises, if their own capital is excluded In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the dominance ofthe banking sectorinthe financial...
... raising the profile of women in management However, during this period of research, there was an emerging recognition ofthe importance of a concern for people inthe behavioural theories as being ... anything towards raising the profile of women in management, as the theory was constructed as a male model at a time when women were not visible in paid employment One ofthe off shoots ofthe ... enabling of others to help achieve the goals ofthe organisation Furthermore, the ability to control others is given no prominence in this recent definition of leadership A brief review of early...
... adults (39 ) The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination inthe United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies determined by clinical trials ... explore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported inthe individual studies Using a model that included the geographic latitude ofthe study site and the data ... efficacy of BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy ofthe vaccine strain administered Vol 45 / No RR-4 MMWR and the vaccinee’s age at the time of vaccination The protective efficacy of BCG...
... understanding issues facing community banks I THE CURRENT ROLEOF COMMUNITY BANKS The banking system inthe United States has always been unique inthe sense of containing large numbers of small ... and Gregory F Udell 1998 The Economics of Small Business Finance: The Roles of Private Equity and Debt Markets inthe Financial Growth Cycle,” Journal of Banking and Finance, August, pp 657-59 ... While community banks still comprise the vast majority of banks, the question arises whether their roleinthe banking system has declined to the point of insignificance This section shows that...
... through the exchange between subunits of either their N-terminal, or their C-terminal ends [33–35] We found that the behavior with the model membrane ofthe dimer in which the C-terminal ends ... geometry ofthe hinge loop after ligation Also in this case no clashes were detected at Electrostatic interactions and antitumor RNases the dimer interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings ofthe ... Nter are the C-terminal and N-terminal structural regions, respectively, ofthe two A and B monomers ofthe dimeric RNase The black circle between the monomers indicates the mass center ofthe dimer...
... N-linked oligosaccharide side-chains are important for the GABA transport activity 1-Deoxymannojirimycin inhibits the GABA-uptake of GAT1 In order to gain further insight into theroleofthe ... misfolding of this protein, resulting in its partial retention inthe ER and its rapid digestion thereafter [16,19] Accordingly, our results indicate that the intracellular trafficking of N-glycosylation ... Aliquots were used for measurement ofthe remaining [3H]GABA and [14C]sucrose The protein concentration inthe supernatant was determined using the bicinchoninic acid protein assay reagent (Pierce, USA)...
... t is thein interaction ofthe results of these asynchronous processes that the process of comprehension is defined 4.1 The processes are independent ofthe knowledge representations defined ... activation of a l l meanings of each recognized word in HOPE, the determination ofthe phonetic representation of a recognized word determines the breadth of active competition amon meanings for ... defined than through other methods, because i t enables one to develop a broader perspective ofthe questions within an analysis ofthe hypothesis inthe cont e x t of a characterization of the...
... evolution ofthe same type of variables; their judgement on their actual and future behavior, including the type of constraints they face Some sets of answers are strongly cardinal, as for the current ... access-to-input for the worst in this sub-pool Conversely, the overbearing influence ofthe financial constraints inthe lower half is statistically associated with a rather low occurrence of real ... Adjustment and theRoleof Bank Credit in Russia: Evidence from a 420 Firm's Qualitative Survey The main underlying question inthe above-mentioned conclusions rather brings back to the issue ofthe adjustment...
... for the same year In terms of growth, the survey revealed annual growth rates of 35% in terms ofthe number of clients and 46% in terms ofthe size ofthe portfolio This confirms that the Latin ... for the same year In terms of growth, the survey revealed annual growth rates of 35% in terms ofthe number of clients and 46% in terms ofthe size ofthe portfolio This confirms that the Latin ... many of them have been pioneers inthe Latin American microfinance industry As of today, out of 15 Latin American members are active in microfinance These members are involved in different ways in...
... ambiguous the meaning ofthe visual image, the more influence is exerted by the musical score inthe process of interpreting the scene Music can convey the scope of a film, effectively communicating ... meaning through sound (including music), taking into account the director’s – and, therefore, the composer’s – intentions, the narrative content ofthe film, and the overall strategy ofthe director ... the relationship is invertible without changing the perceived meaning (i.e., it is equally valid to say that the music projects the meaning ofthe image or the image projects the meaning of the...
... However, the mechanistic roles of several of these residues are not described well and there is no example of mutational analysis of all of these residues inthe same enzyme To obtain an insight into ... 1), thereby confirming the crucial roleof Asp142 Catalysis in family 18 chitinases (Eur J Biochem 271) 259 In most ChiB structures, Asp142 is clearly defined, being either inthe ÔdownÕ or inthe ... positioned inthe ÔupÕ position rows and shows that inthe presence ofthe substrate, rotation of Asp142 towards Glu144 lowers the pKa ofthe latter by 0.8 pH units The calculated effects ofthe D140N...
... properties ofthe document containing the sentence and properties ofthe sentence itself Regarding the former type, two features come into play: the relevance score ofthe document (from the IR engine) ... evaluating answers to definition questions In HLT/EMNLP 2005 J Lin and D Demner-Fushman 2006a Theroleof knowledge in conceptual retrieval: A study inthe domain of clinical medicine In SIGIR ... the findings of Monz (2003), who made the same observation inthe factoid QA task There are a few caveats to consider when interpreting these results First, the test set of 25 questions is rather...
... trees The largest plant height was obtained using linings of stone and marble During the first year ofthe study, when the lining served only as mulch due to lack of rainfall, an increase of 33.3 ... rainfed areas; and improving the coordination among farmers, NGOs, and public institutions CONCLUSIONS Rainfed agriculture will maintain an important roleinthegrowthof food production inthe ... Considerations of risk may be very important inthe initial decision of whether to adopt rainwater harvesting at an individual farm level Especially due to the low economic status of many ofthe farmers in...
... as Points of Access into the Financial System TheRoleof African Post Offices in Payments TheRoleof Post Offices in International Remittances TheRoleof Post Offices in Savings TheRoleof ... agreed between the ministries of finance, the IMF, and World Bank Inthe recent past in Africa, no distinction was made ofthe roles ofthe post as the mail provider, as owner ofthe post office network, ... Services TheRoleof Post Offices in International Remittances TheRoleof Post Offices in Savings TheRoleof Post Offices in Credit 5—Conclusion 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 Worldwide Landscape of...