... commodity futures exchanges 36 International policy measures 37 G Conclusions 38 Chapter IV – Exchange rate regimes and monetary cooperation ... currency speculation and financial bubbles 41 B The history of different exchange rate regimes is of a series of failures 44 C Global exchange rate management, trade and investment ... Icelandic krona and the Brazilian real since 2005, overlapping quarterly returns Box 4.1 Fixed exchange rate regimes and the overvaluation trap Box 4.1 figure B.1 Experiences with fixed exchange...
Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2014, 21:47
... beautiful and accurate figures in my thesis I especially thank my mom and dad They have sacrificed so much in their lives for my comfortable life and provided me unconditional love and care I ... assembled together (Kurland 1977), and the conserved operon structure of the bacterial and archaeal ribosomal structures was elucidated (Itoh, Takemoto et al 1999) and demonstrated to be connected ... environments are the only ones with demonstrated abilities to concentrate small molecules, provide long-term and consistent thermal and chemical gradients, and protect from UV irradiation Thus, the...
Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:17
Báo cáo khoa học: "Veterinary decision making in relation to metritis - a qualitative approach to understand the background for variation and bias in veterinary medical records"
... exists, observers' ability to score or classify accurately within and between observer and within and between herd will influence the validity of data, and hence the subsequent analytical use either ... understanding is developed based on veterinarians' considerations and procedures involving both individual cow characteristics and factors at farm and population level The study demonstrates that ... score data and decision making in relation to treatment of metritis and their motivation to produce data This information was condensed into a 'model of understanding' that demonstrates the relationship...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45
Vcd as a stimulating factor to increase the young learners’ time-on-task
... attracted by live, funny and colorful images and pictures All of these factors also make pupils understand easier and make teachers explain to pupil clearer with some “hard-to-understand” concepts Q8 ... meaning-focus tasks, and the task-supported teaching occurs when tasks are incorporated into either an oral-situational or a notional-functional syllabus and used to practice pre-selected and presented ... language teaching and learning The principles of effective teaching and learning are illustrated with examples from a wide range of material, at all levels of language learning Radio and television...
Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:44
A computational study to investigate the effects of insulation and EGR in a diesel engine
... Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 3, Issue 2, 2012, pp.247-266 249 resolved for the swirl and main chamber and the swirl chamber throat separately Also, the thermal NOx and soot formation ... reactants (fuel and oxygen) are contained in the same eddies and are separated from eddies containing hot combustion products The rate of dissipation of these eddies determines the rate of combustion ... engine and the operating conditions are both full and 50% load at constant speed of 730 rev /min Figures and show the comparison of computed and measured [40] mean in-cylinder pressure and Heat...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:11
Báo cáo khoa học: Investigations into the ability of an oblique a-helical template to provide the basis for design of an antimicrobial anionic amphiphilic peptide pot
... spectra were produced For these spectra, water bands were subtracted, and the evaluation of peptide band parameters (peak position, band width and intensity) Antimicrobial properties of an anionic ... these isotherms (Table 2), and Cs is seen to be generally low, indicating that the lipid monolayers analysed were in a liquid expanded phase [35] and, thus, are more uid and possess high 3796 Fig ... Ole2PtdGro, Ole2PtdEtn and cardiolipin as described above These samples were spread individually on a CaF2 crystal, and the free excess water was evaporated at room temperature The single band components...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 12:20
Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean docx
... and biological parameters to be measured by the network and ensuring data quality and consistency across space and time There is widespread agreement on the chemical parameters (and methods and ... ecological and societal vulnerabilities • deploying and field testing new remote sensing and in situ technologies for observing ocean acidification and its impacts; and • supporting the development and ... levels in their internal fluids and tissues Those animal groups (e.g., mammals, fishes, and some mollusks), have a high capacity for oxygen and CO2 transport and exchange and appear to be tolerant...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 15:20
The Weapons Mix Problem - A Math Model to Quantify the Effects of Internetting of Fires to the Future Force pptx
... Center (TRAC) and was conducted in RAND Arroyo Center’s Force Development and Technology Program RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND Corporation, is a federally funded research and development ... Stanton (RAND) and MAJ Robert Kewley for their reviews of and helpful comments on the report Others at RAND who provided help in the preparation and review of the document include Ken Horn, Leland ... shooters, munitions, and targets; information about each of the shooters, munitions, and targets such as overkill factors, costs, and firing rates; and range limitations and expected kill values...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 02:20
A practical guide to adopting the universal verification methodology pdf
Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 01:20
A Practical Guide to Designing the invisible by Robert Mills doc
... to the whole team: Mark and Emma: I still think you’ve both taken a risk by going ahead with this book and I’m so grateful for that risk and for all of the opportunities and support that you have ... when handed over and that when it came back it would look incredible! Nathan, Dan and Alex: Thanks for all of your hard work in creating the ePub version, the website and for proofing and sense ... connect with and communicate to an audience beyond words and imagery Whether you are a designer, a content strategist or a project manager, understanding invisible communication and its uses...
Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 21:20
a consumer guide to accompany the australian drinking water guidelines
... sedimentation and filtration It is based on the fairly simple technologies that were developed in the 19th century and have been refined to require less time, space and cost and to operate more efficiently and ... Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 The NHMRC advises the Australian Community and Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments on standards of individual and public health, and supports ... sulfate (alum), polymers and iron salts Together, coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation remove more than 99% of bacteria and viruses, organic matter from soil and vegetation, and some chemicals...
Ngày tải lên: 13/05/2014, 14:41
– THE GRE QUANTITATIVE SECTION – The area of a sector is found in a similar way to finding the pptx
... the same length and intersect at 90-degree angles D C AC = DB and AC DB A B Solid Figures, Perimeter, and Area You will need to know some basic formulas for finding area, perimeter, and volume on ... GRE QUANTITATIVE SECTION – Percentage and Probability Part of data analysis is being able to calculate and apply percentages and probability Further review and examples of these two concepts are ... analysis (as in using measures of central location), finding probability, and reading charts and graphs All these topics, and a few more, are covered in the following section Don’t worry, you are...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Preferences of diabetes patients and physicians: A feasibility study to identify the key indicators for appraisal of health care values" doc
... service, such as Time-Trade-Off, Standard Gamble, and Quality Adjusted Life Years, is discussed controversially because these methods include the preferences of the raters and require assumptions which ... Netherlands and the USA in several health care projects [13-17] The aim of this paper is to identify the factors which are important for treatment decisions of diabetes type I and II in Germany and ... preferences, in addition to medical and economic aspects The obvious difference between physicians’ and patients’ preferences has been demonstrated in this and other [12] studies These differences...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20
Báo cáo toán học: " A new approach to investigate the interactions between sediment transport and ecotoxicological processes during flood events" ppt
... presents considerable advantages for a better understanding and description of the relevant processes and interactions in the field Experimental set-up and test programme One of the primary objectives ... processes, sediment erosion, transport and deposition, bioavailability of the sediment bound contaminants and the ecotoxicological effectiveness in both in vitro and in vivo systems) (Figure 1) Therefore, ... controlled hydraulic and sedimentological conditions Artificial, multi-fractional sediment was used in each experiment This sediment was composed of 5% peat, 20% kaolinite, 75% silica sand and 30% water...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 21:20
Báo cáo hóa học: " A Proxy Architecture to Enhance the Performance of WAP 2.0 by Data Compression" ppt
... accordance with the IS95 and CDMA2000 1xRTT standards With additional CRC and encoding tail bits, the maximum user data transmission rate in the emulation channel is 9.6 Kbps for IS-95, and 153.6 Kbps ... downlink In real life, the traffic and propagation conditions in the CDMA channel may cause fluctuations in noise and interference levels and hence the FER, and the uplink and downlink may have different ... In the mobile networks with bursty errors and high bit error rates, relatively long delays and variable bandwidth, the congestion control mechanism of standard TCP adversely affects its performance,...
Ngày tải lên: 23/06/2014, 00:20
Sectors and Styles - A New Approach to Outperforming the Market docx
... Australia, and Asia, Wiley is globally committed to developing and marketing print and electronic products and services for our customers’ professional and personal knowledge and understanding The ... George and Andrea Fulop, Emily and Len Brizzi, Gino and Donna Albertario, Vahan Janjigian, Annette and Clint Welch, Don Horenstein, Mark Wachs, John Mihale, Mark and Roberta Aaronson, Rocco Papandrea, ... acknowledge and thank the many speakers and panelists whom I have had the pleasure and privilege of getting to know up close and personal at the various events and functions I produced and conducted...
Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 21:20
Báo cáo toán học: "Towards a Katona type proof for the 2-intersecting Erd˝s-Ko-Rado theorem o" docx
... element in common) and n ≥ 2k then |F | ≤ n−1 and k−1 this bound is attained A similar result holds for t-intersecting k-element subsets (Wilson, [11, 23]): if n ≥ (k − t + 1)(t + 1) and F is a t-intersecting ... numbers, and any two of them have at least two elements in common, then m ≤ k It is easy to see that Conjecture is equivalent for rational, real and for integer arithmetic progressions, and therefore ... assumption on k and thus completes the proof ♠ Comments and open problems It is not impossible to obtain an effective bound p0 (k) in Theorem Using a rectifica3 tion principle, due to Bilu, Lev and Ruzsa...
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 06:22
Báo cáo khoa học: "NaCl plus chitosan as a dietary salt to prevent the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats" ppt
... inorganic materials, and proteins were then removed with N NaOH to produce chitin The chitin was then centrifuged and washed with distilled water, ethanol, and ether, in o order, and vacuum dried ... age and weighing 280∼310 g (male) were purchased from Central Laboratory Animal, Korea Animals were maintained in a certified animal house under supervision and standard o conditions of 22 ± C and ... darkness Water and a dry pellet diet (Purina Rodent Laboratory Chow; Ralston Purina, USA) were given ad libitum The rats were acclimatized for days prior to the start of the experiments and randomly...
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22
Báo cáo khoa học: "Preoperative Y-90 microsphere selective internal radiation treatment for tumor downsizing and future liver remnant recruitment: a novel approach to improving the safety of major hepatic resections" docx
... both as a stand-alone therapy and in conjunction with systemic or regional chemotherapy (chemo-SIRT), has been demonstrated to be an effective modality in the management of primary and metastatic ... estimated tumor and liver absorbed doses of 90 Gy and 30 Gy, respectively The treatment was well tolerated with no untoward effects A 4-week post-treatment FDG-PET/ CT scan demonstrated a complete ... pre-operative chemotherapy and Y-90 microsphere SIRT with the intent to obtain systemic control over the disease, downsize the hepatic lesion, and improve the FLR Hepatic angiography demonstrated that the...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21
Báo cáo khoa học: "A pilot study to assess the feasibility of evaluation of markers of response to chemotherapy at one day & 21 days after first cycle of chemotherapy in carcinoma of breast: a prospective non-randomized observational study" potx
... histopathology by Miller-Payne criteria Levels of Ki-67, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 and their comparisons in C0, C1 and C2 biopsy are shown in Figures 1, and respectively Chemotherapy regimens included Adriamycin ... Ki-67 levels in (a) C0–C1 biopsy; and (b) C0–C2 biopsy; and (c) Change in mean value over time Comparison of Ki-67 levels in (a) C0–C1 biopsy; and (b) C0–C2 biopsy; and (c) Change in mean value over ... Bcl-2 levels in (a) C0–C1 biopsy; and (b) C0–C2 biopsy; and (c) Change in mean value over time Comparison of Bcl-2 levels in (a) C0–C1 biopsy; and (b) C0–C2 biopsy; and (c) Change in mean value over...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21