... The supervisory authority should consider the impact of its assessment ofthe internal audit function on its assessment ofthe bank 's risk profile and on its own supervisory work 91 The assessment ... Zanota The internal audit function in banks Introduction TheBaselCommitteeonBankingSupervision (the Committee) is issuing this revised supervisory guidance for assessing the effectiveness ofthe ... banks responsibilities Regardless ofthe supervisor s assessment ofthe internal audit function, the supervisor should be able to challenge the work ofthe internal auditors through their continuous...
... is the internal audit function that independently assesses the effectiveness ofthe processes created in the first and second lines of defence and provides assurance on these processes Line of ... supervisor with insight onthe institution s business model including risks in the institution s business activities, processes and functions and the adequacy ofthe control and oversight of these ... effectiveness of a bank s overall control systems and processes, supervisors should assess the internal audit function This will influence their overall assessment ofthe bank and enable them to...
... composed of sand, silt and clay of deltaic facies, corresponding with the fifth depositional cycle of Thai Binh Formation. In spatial distribution, the sediments ofthe first and second ... and peat facies in the direction from the plain to the modern coastline. The fourth sequence consists of swamp clay, lagoonal clay and peat. In the direction towards the center ofthe plain, each of these sequences appears more and more ... However, due to the action of old river systems, in some places there is no trace ofthe fine grain sediments, but there remain only the coarse grained sediments of river bed facies, which are of ...
... was used in each one ofthe cases This formula represents the highest and lowest level of rib insertion ofthe transversus thoracis slips and also their separation on both sides For example, one ... thoracis Table Number of slips ofthe transversus thoracis muscle LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE SLIP 0.8% SLIPS - 2.5% SLIPS 7.5% 10% SLIPS 31.7% 44.2% SLIPS 53.3% 40.8% SLIPS 5.8% 2.5% SLIPS 0.8% - Table Scope ... different characteristics ofthe transversus thoracis muscle abdominis muscle; presence of a separate upper slip from the sternum to the second-rib cartilage The majority of these variations we encountered...
... of significance with a study population of 14 subjects [23,24] Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 18 (IBM Corporation, Somers, NY, USA) Results Subjects Fourteen out ofthe ... of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant The sample size ofthe present study was based onthe estimation that a kappa of 0.8 could be detected with a power of 80% at the 5% level of ... mechanisms Hence, our current structure-function observations should be considered as hypothesis-generating The present results suggest that FCFM is an adequate method to examine bronchial elastic...
... Manetho 's list he corresponds to {Kenkenos}, the second successor of Menes according to both Africanus and Eusebius, who assign the name Athothis to the second ruler ofthe dynasty only, the Teta of ... at the head ofthe stele the king is represented in the Persian dress ofthe period standing in the presence of 'Ashtart or Astarte, his "Lady, Mistress of Byblos" There is no doubt that the stele ... site of a town which lay near the southern border or just within the Syrian district of Sam'al The latter is first mentioned in the Assyrian inscriptions by Shalmaneser III, the son and successor...
... analysis but for these cases date of onset was their self report on RP occurrence For the same cases in the prospective analysis the date of onset was set to the date of follow-up Healthy workers ... cross-sectional or retrospective cohort studies can be replicated in prospective designs This obviously raises questions about the appropriateness ofthe cross-sectional approach, and so ofthe ... consisted of 229 subjects (loss from baseline 5%) The 10-year follow up 201 subjects (loss from baseline 17%) The 15 year follow up consisted of 114 subject (loss from baseline 23%, the baseline...
... assessed sperm viability results based on CAM/PI staining; Square indicates fluorometrically-assessed sperm viability results based on PI staining; Triangle indicates fluorometrically-assessed ... 52:447-459 S derquist L, Jahnsson L, Larsson K, Einarsson S: Sperm morphology and fertility in AI bulls J Vet Med A 1991, 38:534-543 Januskauskas A, Johannisson A, Rodriguez-Martinez H: Assessment of sperm ... of killed subsamples, corrected in relation to background fluorescence (blank) [20] Statistical analysis Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS software (version 13.0 for Windows, SPSS...
... rainfall Onthe other hand, the extreme Southeast coast is very similar to the West coast ofthe peninsula (Pendleton 1962) 24 The driest regions of Thailand are found in the Northeast, onthe Khorat ... this way In addition, information on plantation history and agroforestry practises was collected The list of questions asked is available in Appendix The health ofthe trees, in case there was ... were selected as study sites The locations of study areas are marked onthe map (Figure 3) Chachoengsao formally belongs to the East of Thailand, but since it is situated at the border of the...
... conditions were used for the generation of antibodies in rabbits The specificities of isolated antisera were tested by Western analysis RNA isolation and Northern-analysis Assays for detection ... lines, one of which expressed the fusion CK2btes–b-galactosidase protein and the other, used as a negative control, expressed b-galactosidase alone (the structure of transgenic constructs is depicted ... and postmeiotic stages of spermatogenesis (Fig 1C) No Fig Expression ofthe CK2btes protein in testes (A) Detection of CK2btes protein in Drosophila tissues Western analysis using polyclonal anti-CK2btes...
... leads to positioned nucleosomes only on one side All chromatin assemblies in the experiments mentioned above were assisted by the various S- 190 extract components Nevertheless, the presence of ... Ellipses mark the nucleosomes, and the solid box represents the R3 footprint over the lac operator Arrowheads and arrows mark the positions ofthe lac operators The asterisk denotes the position of ... weak translational positioning or unique rotational phasing of multiple nucleosome positions there Thus, these results show that at least one nucleosome gets positioned on one side of a DNA-bound...
... information that should be associated to this data structure for the selections of translation equivalents is ideoms or ideom like phrases The association process is similar to the association process ... numbers of associated ideoms or ideom like parases become large, Therefore, the division of categories must further be done The process of constructing this data structure is as follows (1) Find ... 0nly the selections of translation equivalents for English into Japanese MT have been discussed onthe ass~nmption that the translation equivalents for nouns were given Though the selection of...
... patients suffering with chronic illnesses [18-20], where it is assessed with the use of specifically designed instruments Population research is based onthe application of generic instruments such ... anonymous and consisted of two parts The first part contained questions referring to demographic characteristics ofthe subject such as sex, age, education, profession, health habits, details of body ... week, – several times a week and – daily The second part ofthe questionnaire consisted of a short version ofthe SF-36 generic assessment scale for the quality of life, as an internationally...
... The work environment was assessed based on seven questions originally used in work/life household surveys in Norway [23] Physical and mental strain at work were assessed by the questions, "Is ... analysis However, these associations lost significance after controlling for the effects of other variables in the multivariate analysis The sum score for the work environment variables showed strong ... 3:8 Consistent with established criteria, obesity was defined as a BMI of ≥ 30 kg/m2 and participants were classified as obese or non-obese Mental health status was assessed by Hopkins Symptoms...
... professional responses Health professionals described their perceptions onthe timing of disclosure of HIV status to minors in the context of HIV-related research participation, distinguishing ... Health professional responses Most health professionals believed disclosure would lead to better management ofthe youth 's illness Moreover, many health professionals described that, in their experience, ... Health professionals were asked to discuss their experiences in disclosing to children their HIV-positive status, as well as questions related to timing of disclosure within a research setting...
... corresponding visual field loss to less than 20 degrees in the better eye using best possible correction Blindness is defined as visual acuity less than 3/ 60, or a corresponding visual field loss ... logistic regression was used to identify risk factors One regression identified the risk factors for blindness (blind versus no visual impairment) and another the risk factors for low vision (low ... classification Also, six ofthe seven regions with significantly higher prevalence rates of low vision had ophthalmologist densities below the national average Discussion The surveys analysed shared two...
... analyzed using SPSS version 15.0 Results Statistical analysis Sample characteristics The sample characteristics were summarized by calculating means, standard deviations (SD) for the continuous variables, ... expected scores ofthe general population was a clear strength of study, since assessing symptoms based only on cut-off points may be of little clinical significance Finally, the study group consisted ... defibrillators for LQTS and HCM), and lifestyle modifications (restrictions of intense sports for LQTS and HCM) [8] Because ofthe reduced penetrance and variable expression of these diseases, a substantial...
... patients suffering with chronic illnesses [18-20], where it is assessed with the use of specifically designed instruments Population research is based onthe application of generic instruments such ... anonymous and consisted of two parts The first part contained questions referring to demographic characteristics ofthe subject such as sex, age, education, profession, health habits, details of body ... week, – several times a week and – daily The second part ofthe questionnaire consisted of a short version ofthe SF-36 generic assessment scale for the quality of life, as an internationally...
... trees from thinned stands (variant 4t) showed the higher variability of diameter growth response in comparison with those from control stands DISCUSSION The response of Scots pine to climatic conditions ... only in the young pine stands Subsequently our study suggests that the thinning of older pine stands leads to an insignificant change in drought resistance CONCLUSION Onthe basis ofthe study aimed ... tree species) Despite limited conversion possibilities, we consider silvicultural management used to increase drought resistance of these pine stands as appropriate measures MATERIALS AND METHODS...