... entered and analyzed after two times revision using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences for Windows version 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Means and standard deviations were computed and ... promotion programs and resources allocation Also there is further need to improve and strengthen formal care in the nursing home and reorienting health services both in the community and homes for ... Bockerman P, Johansson E and Saarni S (2011) Institutionalization and quality of life for elderly people in Finland ENEPRI Research Report NO.92, Available from www.ceps.eu and the ANCIEN website...
... and children, and prevention strategies This easy-to-use resource guide is aimed at public policymakersand others seeking quick facts at their fingertips Readers interested in more detail and ... infant, and child health at national, state, and local levels Users – from the general public to policy makers, researchers, providers, and students – will find the site comprehensive and easy ... Dimes Data Book for PolicyMakers was produced by Colleen Sonosky, Kate Morrand, and Marina L Weiss of the Office of Government Affairs Rebecca Russell, Todd Dias, Hui Zheng, and Vani Bettegowda...
... shareholders and auditors, and a policy of mandatory auditor retention In contrast, some countries have adopted policies of mandatory rotation, and have banned non-audit services and introductory ... Audit Quality and Auditor Switching: Some Lessons for PolicyMakers Introduction This paper reviews the literature on audit quality and auditor switching to assess different countries’ policy regimes ... auditors’ working papers.11 4.1.3 Mandatory rotation and retention of auditors In the EU, only Austria, Finland, Greece and Italy not require communication between incoming and outgoing auditors (Buijink...
... benefit consumers by expanding the array of services offered by banks and allowing consumers to go outside the local market for banking services Impact of consolidation One way mergers could hurt consumers ... 2000 “Capital Market Frictions and Deposit Constraints on Banks,” Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, February Kashyap, Anil K., and Jeremy C Stein 1995 “The Impact of Monetary Policy on Bank ... THE CHANGES ON CONSUMERSConsumers have traditionally relied on nearby banks and branches for many of their banking services Will the transformation of banking now under way hurt consumers by raising...
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... 2012 10 Marketing is strategic, and heavily contributes to sales impact Best for Business Consumers Marketers 94% Is marketing strategic? 98% 94% Does marketing drive sales? 99% 76% Does marketing ... marketing create brands? Should marketing define future products? 93% 46% 67% Q13 Is marketing strategic? Q14 Does marketing drive sales? Q15 Does marketing create brands? Q16 Should marketing define ... October 2012 Traditional media is considered to be the best for marketing and advertising Best for marketing and advertising Consumers Marketers 45% 42% Traditional Media: Newspapers / TV Traditional...
... credit and balances outstanding on unsecured lines of credit) and nonrevolving credit (such as secured and unsecured credit for automobiles, mobile homes, trailers, durable goods, vacations, and ... findings The new data focus on consumers who use two, sometimes controversial, financial products— credit cards and credit insurance When relevant, consumers' attitudes toward and experiences with these ... size, and so findings are not precisely estimated and are, at best, only indicative Nonetheless, the proportion of this small group who sought information and focused on percentage rates or fees and...
... services To further understanding of these developments andconsumers usage of and attitudes towards mobile financial services, the Board conducted a consumer survey in late 2011 and early 2012 Trends ... Banking and Payments A number of new services allow consumers to obtain financial account information and conduct transactions with their financial institution (“mobile banking”) and others allow consumers ... attributes and perceptions, consumers also remain concerned about the cost and the security risks inherent in mobile financial transactions.3 Potential Utilization for “Underbanked” and “Unbanked” Consumers...
... development and hands-on resource needs of training and human resource practitioners and gives them products to their jobs better We deliver proven ideas and solutions from experts in HR development and ... Skills 364 16 Simulations and Games in e-Learning 369 The Case for Simulations and Games 372 What Are Simulations and Games? 374 Do Games and Simulations Teach? 378 Games and Simulations Principle ... self-paced, and portable but limited to text and still graphics Classroom instructor-led training offers high social presence and opportunities for hands-on practice, but is instructor-paced and content...
... through more efficient and less uncertain allocation mechanisms In order to investigate the relative effectiveness of government interventions on supply and demand sides under various demand and ... identified demand uncertainty [Rodriguez and Locay, 2002; Nocke and Peitz, 2007], risk-averse attitude of consumers [Liu and van Ryzin, 2008] and uncertain consumer valuations [M¨ ller and Watanabe, ... etc Chopra and Meindl [2004, pg 31] consider “understanding the customer” as an essential part of SCM The way consumers think and their motivations for consumption affect both marketing and supply...
... resource r and K are the growth rate and the carrying capacity of the resource CiC and CiR are the densities of consumer i, i ∈ 1, 2, in the common patch and in the refuge, respectively miC and miR ... common patch and in the refuge The parameters a and b represent the capture rates of consumer Nguyen-Phuong and Nguyen-Ngoc Effects of spatial heterogeneity and i on the resource e and f are the ... la Parra, S Morand and E Sanchez A predator-prey model with predators using hawk and dove tactics Math Biosci 177 and 178 (2002), 185–200 [11] P Auger, B Kooi, R Bravo de la Parra and J.C Poggiale.Bifurcation...
... obtained ` through local maternity units (Lariboisiere Hospital and Saint Isabelle Clinic) under approval, and with appropriate understanding and consent of the subjects DNA synthesis HUVEC were seeded ... induced by VEGF165 and VEGF121 was maximal between 10 and 15 of stimulation and decreased thereafter (Fig 4C,E) PF-4 strongly decreased ERK phosphorylation, to only 34% (VEGF165) and 22% (VEGF121) ... kinase pathways induced by VEGF121 and VEGF165 PF-4 inhibits the VEGF121- and VEGF165-induced activation of MEK1/2 and Raf1 As ERK1/2 are phosphorylated directly and activated by MEK1/2, we investigated...
... residues of human UGT1A6 (1593–1576) followed by a stop codon and XhoI site The PCR product was cut with BamHI and XhoI and cloned into BamHI and XhoI sites of pTM1 expression vector in frame with CD4 ... in a band with a molecular mass similar to that of the nontreated polypeptide as well as a band of kDa smaller corresponding to the nonglycosylated form (Fig 3A) The high molecular mass band was ... HeLa cells and microsomal membranes of recombinant cells were prepared as described in Experimental procedures Microsomal proteins were subjected, or not, to Endo H and PGNase F digestion and chimeric...
... analytical ultracentrifugation were performed on P abyssi ATCase both unliganded and liganded with saturating concentrations of PALA and the relative difference in sedimentation coefficient Ds ⁄ s0, induced ... coefficient of the unliganded enzyme Ds is defined as the difference between the sedimentation coefficient of the unliganded enzyme (s0) and the sedimentation coefficient of the PALA-liganded enzyme SEM ... activated by ATP (270%) and inhibited by CTP and UTP (50 and 40%, respectively) The amplitudes of the responses to the different allosteric effectors not change between 37 and 55 °C Competition...
... ChAc AND ACh SYNTHESIS 27 WHITTAKER, P (1970) The vesicle hypothesis In Excitatory Synaptic Mechanisms, P ANDERSEN V AND J K S JANSEN (Eds.), pp 67-76 WHITTAKER, P., MICHAELSON, A AND KIRKLAND, ... A., DOWDALL, ESSMAN, B AND WHITTAKER, P (1970) In Drugs and Cholinergic Mechanisms in the CNS, E HEILBRONN A WINTER AND (Eds.), Res Inst of Natl Def., Stockholm, 4lmqvist and Wiksell, Stockholm, ... Isolation and characterisation of membranes H W W AND from rat cerebral cortex In Drugs and Cholinergic Mechanisms in the CNS, E HEILBRONN A WINTER (Eds.), Res Inst of Natl Def., Stockholm Almqvist and...
... Cooperation in Primates and Humans Mechanismsand Evolution Peter M Kappeler Carel P van Schaik (Eds.) Cooperation in Primates and Humans Mechanismsand Evolution With 61 Figures and 18 Tables 123 ... sharing and other relevant topics (2) The range of behavioral mechanisms underlying cooperative behavior in primates and humans is documented and critically assessed to identify mechanisms of, and ... house mice Barbara Kửnig 191 Part V Biological Markets Chapter 12 Monkeys, markets and minds: biological markets and primate sociality Louise Barrett, S Peter Henzi Chapter 13...
... Reactions and Their Mechanisms The abbreviated representations of mechanisms introduced by Ingold and Hughes and their colleagues are still widely used [3]; they are concise, easy to understand and ... Potential and current 6.5.2 The electrochemical double layer and the charging current 6.5.3 Mass transport and current 6.6 The kinetics andmechanisms of follow-up reactions 6.6.1 Nomenclature 6.6.2 Mechanisms ... understanding of organic reaction mechanisms (e.g Walden inversion and SN mechanisms, neighbouring group participation and reactions controlled by orbital symmetry) The historical background and...
... sodium and potassium; calcium and sodium sulfates; and calcium and sodium acetates (Adams and Adkins 1925; Adkins and Nissen 1922) Catalysts for formal formation include formates of iron, zinc, and ... quickly and without catalysis Hemiacetals were studied that were made from ethyl alcohol and acetaldehyde; isopropyl alcohol and acetaldehyde; ethyl alcohol and benzaldehyde; and ethyl alcohol and ... A REVIEW OF THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL MECHANISMS OF THE STORAGE STABILITY OF FAST PYROLYSIS BIO-OILS ABSTRACT Understanding the fundamental chemical and physical aging mechanisms is necessary...