... CXR, in order to pre-vent bias.All CXRs were interpreted by an independent radiologist on the day the CXR was performed. Similar to the ICU physicians, the radiologist structurally interpreted ... addition, CXRs wereobtained in the case of worsening of oxygenation. As a rule, noroutine CXR was ordered if an on-demand CXR was orderedwithin the four hours before the morning round. In case ... diuretics every dayfor many reasons, not just because ofthe presence of pulmo-nary congestion. Similarly, physiotherapy and use of (higher)levels of positive end-expiratory pressure are applied...
... are the values in Corollary 1.From Lemma 2, Corollary 3 and Proposition 2, we haveTheorem. Let µ is the 5−fold convolution ofthe standard Cant or measure, then the lower extreme value ofthe ... similarly to the Case 2.Therefore, the lemma is proved.By resolving Fibonacci recurrence formula of µn(sn) in Corollary 3, we have the followingcorollary.Corrolary 4. Let x = (x1, x2, ... ofthe standard Cantor measure and αmbe the lower extreme valueofthe local dimension ofthe measure µ. The values of αmform = 2, 3, 4 were showed in [4] and [5]. In this paper, we show thatα5=...
... were seenat Thai border markets purchasing food for theirparty’s Center—with $100 bills.xivDespite rhetoric to the contrary, the Khmer Rougehad resumed the Angkor-era dichotomy ofthe ur-ban ... of the population for rice production and other crops—and an entrepreneurial sector dominated by immi-grant Chinese. There was no tradition of earningwages for labor. The cycle of debt. French ... thiscase the unfairness ofthe terms and the cycle of debtthey produced created animosity. Farmers kept onlysmall sums of money to purchase essentials at villagemarkets. There was some fear of theft,...
... workers first go to an employer, it is difficult for the employer to judge the skills ofthe worker. Over time, the employer can more accurately assess the skills ofthe worker, and, if worker ... thought of as how much earnings would increase with higher skills every year throughout the persons’ working career. The estimates do, however, come early in the worker’s career, suggesting the ... teacher workforce. If there are fiscal restraints on governments, say from lowered tax revenues during recessionary periods, it would be important to find financing within the current operating...
... (upper) and 180 min(remaining chromatograms). The HPLC chromatogram pertaining toWT thrombin after 180 min of treatment is reported in the middle of the figure, whereas the chromatogram of DK9 ... lines were drawn accord-ing to the best-fit parameters values of Eqns (2–4) and listed in Table 1. The verticalbars are the standard errors ofthe determi-nations.Functions ofthe thrombin ... Eigenvectorsdefining the direction of higher displacement are extractedin decreasing order ofthe corresponding eigenvalue, and the first few eigenvectors capture most ofthe essentialmotions of the...
... Schopenhauer is the direct, unparaphrasable, “partly a priori” nature of knowledge gathered from such works of art; the onlooker, himself a part ofthe human race whose condition is being portrayed, ... Idea ofthe clouds is “that as elastic vapour they are pressed together, driven off, spread out, and torn apart by the force ofthe wind, this is their nature, this is the essence ofthe forces ... contemplation of such works of art that perception of Ideas is more readily available even to lesser minds. Therefore, the epistemic valueof a work of art is that it smoothens the contemplation of the...
... 0.70 for Bc1 in all groups. The relevance of this finding is that it was the result ofthe first sub-group analysis for these biomarkers. Bc1 should therefore be studied in terms of tumoral development ... conclude that the available 3 biomarkers reflect the malignant nature ofthe tumor rather than indicating tumoral progress, as presence of metastases or tumor diameters were not affected by the lymph ... Perry RR, Wright GLJr, Drake RR, Semmes OJ: SELDI-TOF se-rum profiling for prognostic and diagnostic classification of breast cancers. Dis Markers 2003; 19(4–5): 229–238. 21. Li J, Orlandi R, ...
... statistical proof of reincarnation.[23-A] Ignoring their gender in their current lives, Dr. Wambach recorded the sex-ual gender reported in many of their past lives by hundreds of subjects who ... born. The true parents of this book are those many letter-writers with their words of encouragement.Thank you all very much.FOREWORDThis book is a simplified, readable presentation ofthe results ... to deciphering the grand meaning of reincarnation.1.3 PROOF OF PAST LIFE MEMORIESAre these past life memories genuine memories of a lifetime that occurred in the past?Or are they merely hallucinations...
... exchange transactions through time, instead of current market values.8 These monetary streams are reconfigured within the accounting representation through the matching process in order to determine ... income determination and a structured synthesis based on the ongoing process ofthe enterprise entity during the reference period. The continuity ofthe enterprise entity is the main securitization ... to the present and to the potential investors interested in entering the enterprise field managed by that decision-maker. Therefore, accounting for assets at their fair value (whether current...
... wastewater and regeneration of the park attribute. These results show that all respondents in the sample would derive higher utility from higher levels of former and lower levels ofthe latter attribute. ... treatment programme attributes are calculated for the best fit CLM with interactions and are reported in Table 6. The first row on Table 6 presents the WTP ofthe sample average for the three ... Proportion of WTP Differences for Wastewater Treatment Programme Attributes Falling Below Zero Quality of Treated Wastewater Quantity of Treated Wastewater Regeneration of the Park...
... inventory and the delivery ofthe products during the 1998-1999 time period. The correlation between the two labor measures is calculated. The log values of these two measures are highly correlated ... that these specific firms are trying to maximize their sales instead ofthe traditional assumption of profit maximization. Therefore, sales is a more relevant measure of output than gross profit ... Presented to the Faculty ofthe Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University...
... form has been determined, the degree of required control is the next most important variable. Histories are the preferred strategy when there is no practical form of control and the event or ... through case studies, is the empirical point of departure. Of course, there are very few who occupy either of these polar positions, but rather, there is a spectrum of beliefs which span the ... Other data, provided by other forms of research such as surveys, can be corroborated and illustrated through more richly detailed and precise accounts. Thevalueofthe case study is measured...
... the overall valueofthe MBA by graduates from part-time programs are explained only partially by the model offered here, as the R 2 of .41 indicates (the lowest ofthe three program-type ... Another possible explanation for lower ratings ofthe overall valueofthe MBA by part-time graduates relates to their objectives when pursuing the degree. Prior GMAC® research among registrants ... Director, Market Research and Analysis, GMAC®; Robert A. Peterson, Professor of Marketing, The University of Texas at Austin; Neil Granitz, Professor of Marketing, California State University,...