... presentation in the proof of concept stage TheWireless Application Server is not an Internet server nor an extension to the Internet: The explosion ofthewireless application industry in the last ... Non-repudiation is one ofthe most contesting issues in wireless banking and trading The user needs to have proof that the transaction has been executed and confirmed Wireless banking is revolutionizing the ... where the flow of data is controlled, rules are set, and configuration files are executed The application software should be an open system, easy to connect to and talk to other systems One of the...
... model to the log-linear optimisation algorithm The boolean indicator features consist ofthe following groups of features operating on words and their edit status; the latter indicated by one of three ... between the reparandum andthe repair Example (3) shows the crossing dependencies As this example also shows, the repair often contains many ofthe same words that appear in the reparandum In ... producing the 25-best list for the reranker The log figure of merit is the sum ofthe log language model probability andthe log channel model probability plus 1.5 times the number of edits in the sentence...
... with some reflections onthe regulation of corporate governance and compliance, onthe impact of SOX, andonthe tension between stronger regulatory controls for corporations andthe performance ... Compliance, and Regulation: The CECO Perspective and Role.” Chapter Three of this document provides a summary ofthe major themes and topics of conversation in this session The final session ofthe conference ... sector and other parts ofthe economy It is in this context that RAND convened a March 5, 2009, conference entitled “Perspectives of Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers onthe Detection and Prevention...
... understanding ofthe embodied simulation account of esthetic experience, as well as the relevance ofthe present data to prior work on expertise and aesthetics We conclude with consideration of possible ... underlying the understanding and imitation of action Nat Rev Neurosci 2, 661–670 Rizzolatti, G., and Sinigaglia, C (2010) The functional role ofthe parietofrontal mirror circuit: interpretations and ... and 10.19 mm from the maximum ofthe left middle temporal cluster found in the present study Nonetheless, we also advise caution in the interpretation of any of our occipitotemporal activations...
... peptide penetration ofthe hydrocarbon core ofthe membrane and subsequent aggregation [22,37] In order to test the effect of zinc addition in the present experiments on peptide binding and bilayer ... high-resolution sensor Other experimental conditions were as in Fig (A) and (B) p-Polarized PWR spectra obtained for the bilayer in the presence of mM Zn ions, as a function of time, after the addition of ... assume that the peptide layer onthe DOPC and SM membrane surface consists of such a mixture of oligomers and secondary conformations This accounts for the isotropic nature of this layer in these two...
... the differentiation of pure populations of cells (Wang et al 2007) Furthermore, there is currently no clear consensus as to the number of cells needed, the mode/route of their delivery, andthe ... Victorian and federal grant of $5.5 million because NSCC was a major national research facility The commonwealth’s contribution was shared between the DIST andthe ARC The vision ofthe BCE program ... derived from general obligation bonds ofthe state of California, not from appropriations ofthe “State’s General Fund.” Constitutionally, bonds ofthe state have their debt service paid from...
... process at the FASB is part ofthe mission ofthe organization, which is, ―to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education ofthe public, ... to accomplish the goals ofthe non-control group The population of comment letters provided the basis for an additional random selection of 25 comment letters from the population of all related ... affect the selection ofthe cases and that the laws of mathematical probability may be applied to estimate the accuracy ofthe sample‖ (p 118) The inclusion of probability sampling andthe crosscase...
... environment and given national government control of inflation and monetary policy, competition and concentration determine bank behavior andthe countenance of appropriate risk levels Bank concentration ... cost and marginal revenue Concentration measures the density ofthe banking industry by the number of firms present in the market Measuring Competition and Concentration The structure-conduct-performance ... merchants or other points of service The value ofthe card is stored on a central server, not onthe card, and is read through the magnetic strip onthe back ofthe card Prepaid and stored value...
... emotional functioning [16] The objective of this study was to assess the literature for the impact of iron overload and infusion Iron Chelation Therapy (ICT) on patients' QoL and to assess the availabil- ... ICT, and by the condition (thalassemia, SCD, MDS) Figure provides an overview ofthe hypotheses for the impact of infusion ICT onthe QoL of patients with iron overload In thalassemia, the impact ... overview ofthe impact of iron overload on their lives We reviewed the transcripts from these historical interviews in order to Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of...
... of foliar content published by Kopinga and Van den Burg (1995), the concentration of N ranges between the normal andthe optimal level irrespectively ofthe variant The concentration of P gradually ... the winter period through Table Proportion values of nutrition elements to N (=100%) in dry mass of leaves (the 1st section ofthe table) and basic cation ratios in the leaves (the 2nd section ... nutrient status ofthe alder as a precondition of positive influence on forest soil, (3) to verify the influence of localized application of basic amendments onthe growth performance of speckled...
... Where n s and n1, are the refractive indices ofthe substrate andthe corresponding layer respectively, d1, is the geometrical thickness ofthe corresponding quarter wave layers and λ B is the target ... a long nitridation times must be avoided because it leads to formation of AlN onthe surface, which degrades the properties ofthe epilayer [6] 2.2 Silicon Carbide (SiC) The main advantage of ... simulation andthe formulas from Eq (1) to (7) in previous section are used The objective of this simulation is to show how the change in the DBR substrate will result in the difference of reflectivity...
... procedures, and these contaminants may mimic the effect of serum Optimal glucose concentration depends upon the culture medium; i.e., 1.0-1.5 mM in SOF [6] and TLP [11], and 5.56 mM in TCM199 The beneficial ... containing NEAA alone In conclusion, the use of a two-step culture system, including the use of a serum-free media at the cleavage stages, followed by the inclusion of serum for the differentiated ... effects of co-culture included a reduced glucose concentration, an increase in the levels of L-lactate and pyruvate [5], and a reduced oxygen concentration [27] The inhibitory effect of glucose...
... Smith F.A., Walker N.A., Effect of photon irradiance onthe growth of shoots and roots, onthe rate of initiation of mycorrhizal infection andonthe growth of infection units in Trifolium subterraneum ... photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFD) measured over the daytime in the sheltered tunnel and outdoor in full sunlight The use of shelters leads to an alteration ofthe local climate Among the ... from the soil level to the apical meristem, in order to describe the kinetic of leaf production and shoot growth At the end ofthe experiment (350 days), the seedlings were harvested andthe following...
... representative ofthe best andthe worst qualities were chosen The selection of plots was based on an assessment ofthe general aspect ofthe plot andthe size and physiognomy of holm oaks Table ... schists The main vegetation type ofthe area corresponds to the montane holm-oak forest (Quercetum mediterraneo-montanum), with Q ilex as the main component at the tree layer, and Erica arborea and ... Barcelona, Spain), Arbúcies, in the northern sector ofthe Montseny Massif (90 km from Barcelona), and Susqueda, in the southwestern sector ofthe Les Guilleries Massif (110 km from Barcelona) The...
... diameter and height and diameter increments ofthe 4month-old seedlings were generally greater than those ofthe acorns, none of these differences were significant during any year ofthe study The ... were measured and recorded Seedlings were then cut at the cotyledon scars, andthe shoots and roots dried at 70 °C for days These were then weighed andthe total seedling weights and shoot root ... late season flushing had ceased, the year-end height and basal diameter of each seedling planted in the field was recorded The height was the distance from the ground to the tip ofthe longest...
... encouraging results on induction and rooting of fascicle shoots gation: a) production of a large number of propagules; and b) development of conditions for their successful rooting and estab- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ... present study is the investigation of: a) the stimulation and development of fascicle shoots ofthe pine hybrid P brutia (Ten) x P halepensis (Mill); and b) the vegetative propagation of selected ... factors affecting rootability of conifer cuttings is considered to be juvenility, associated with the age ofthe ortet Onthe other hand, one major aim of vegetative propagation is to multiply trees...
... differences between trees in the tendency to form a SECOND flush of growth The mean proportion of SECOND flush sections onthe branches of each tree, expressed as No of SECOND (No of FIRST + SPRING) is ... 0.01) andthe length ofthe FIRST flush in 1986 onthe number of branches onthe FIRST flush shoot in 1985 (P ≤0.05) The linear regression relationships between lengths of major branch sections ... extension and leaf expansion (Bond, 1945) Interpretation ofthe data for lateral branch production by sections of shoot formed during FIRST, SECOND and SPRING flushes of growth is difficult There...
... despite the theoretical advantages of this model, some data and model conditions can affect the validity and precision ofthe estimation of variance components The first source of bias lies in the ... that each modification of one ofthe components leads to a variation ofthe second one in the opposite direction which could explain why the gap between the true heritability andthe estimated direct ... Including the complete pedigree via the relationship matrix allows for a better dissociation, on, one hand, of genetic and environmental effects, andonthe other hand, genetic effects among the latter,...
... U01-AI069907, andthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe government ofThe Netherlands The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research is funded by The Australian Government Department of ... Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revision ofthe AIDS case definition], and date and cause of death); and 3) treatment All data were entirely observational, with tests or interventions performed ... combination (N = 1,846) 1.00 AIDS Research and Therapy 2007, 4:18 years 1st tx 3rd tx 2nd tx Figure Duration of first, second and third combination treatment Duration of first, second and third...