... (Agrawal and Knoeber, 1996; Bhagat and Black, 2002; Yermack, 1996, all studying the US)—or positive (Choi, Park and Yoo, 2007(Korea); Dahya, Dimitrov, and McConnell, 2008 (multicountry); Yeh and Woidtke, ... circumstances (see, e.g., Agrawal and Knoeber, 2001; Boone, Field, Karpoff, and Raheja, 2007; Coles, Daniel, and Naveen, 2008; Gillan, Hartzell, and Starks, 2006; Linck, Netter, and Yang, 2007).2 Several ... and forward to 2004, thus covering the period before, during, and after the 1999 reforms and the Arcot and Bruno (2007) and MacNeil and Li (2006) report that well-performing UK firms are more likely...
Ngày tải lên: 06/01/2015, 19:48
... X-ray, θ the angle between the incident and diffracted beams (degree) and d the particle size of the sample (nm) (in Table 1) 3.2 FT-IR spectroscopy The band wavenumber v1 , v2, (Table 2) generally ... mol solution of sodium hydroxide was prepared and slowly added to the salt solution drop wise with steady stirring The reaction was performed at 80 0C and pH values in the range (12-14) keep up ... (222), (400), (422), (511) and (440) These planes are indications of the presence of a spinel cubic structure The diffraction lines corresponding to a cubic, spinel-type and crystalline phase provides...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 04:20
Báo cáo khoa học: The effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the structure of the periplasmic domain of the Vibrio cholerae ToxR protein pot
... (kex = 295 nm) of free and ZnO NP-treated ToxRp in the presence and absence of GdnHCl and urea Fig Shift in wavelength (kmax) of free and NP-conjugated ToxRp at pH 8.0 and 25 °C with increasing ... hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions, between the protein and the adsorbent determine how the structure and stability of proteins are affected [10–12] Gold, silica and carbon nanotubes ... unfolding and binding interactions Nat Protoc 1, 2527–2535 35 Venyaminov SY, Yu S & Yang JT (1996) Circular Dichroism and the Conformational Analysis of Biomacromolecules Plenum Press, New York 36 Andrade...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 03:20
The effect of economic and accounting variables on capital structure empirical evidence from iranian companies
... other hand, several factors (economic and accounting) may influence the composition and structure of the capital Studies that have done in this regard led to theories about the determination and ... company can increase their market shares price through reducing financing costs and it may lead to enhance the total value of the company (Harris and Raviv, 2002) Modigliani and Miller (1958)’ ... between interest rates, GDP, inflation and exchange rates and capital structure in a sample of companies in Germany, France, Italy and UK They believe that favorable and unfavorable economic conditions...
Ngày tải lên: 24/04/2014, 15:42
báo cáo khoa học: " The effect of experimental warming on leaf functional traits, leaf structure and leaf biochemistry in Arabidopsis thaliana" pdf
... simulated climatic warming on SOD and CAT activities, contents of MDA, proline, carbohydrates and chlorophyll of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves, and leaf microstructure and ultrastructure, apart from ... three temperatures Samples were taken at ambient temperature (A and B), elevated temperature I (C and D), and elevated temperature II (E and F) Note that the leaf at elevated temperature II was the ... chloroplasts per cell at ambient temperature and elevated temperature I than elevated temperature II Bars, 150 μm (A, C and E); 50 μm (B, D and F) Photosynthetic and stomatal characteristics A large...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21
Báo cáo y học: "The effect of voluntary fasting and dehydration on flicker-induced retinal vascular dilation in a healthy individual: a case report" doc
... dynamics and blood composition, which are commonly used in diagnosing various systemic vascular disorders, fasting and dehydration could act as confounding factors and the clinical and/ or laboratory ... analysis and interpretation and drafting of the manuscript DG revised the manuscript and was involved in the data analysis and interpretation RA was involved in the statistical analysis and interpretation ... design and collection SH made substantial contributions to the design and collection All authors read and approved the final manuscript 10 11 Nagel E, Vilser W, Lanzl I: Age, blood pressure, and...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21
Báo cáo y học: "The effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on renal vascular resistance: the influence of renal denervation" doc
... Finally, and most importantly, their subjects were studied h postoperatively and were volume loaded during the procedure (subjects received l saline, albumin and units of packed red blood cells) and ... haemodynamics in COPD, PI and Tamx (mean of the maximum instantaneous flow) were used [13] and all the subjects increased their Tamx and had a simultaneous decrease in their PI in response to inhaled ... level of CPAP and PEEP and the length of time they were applied varied significantly in the previous studies and these two factors would allow hormones such as antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and aldosterone...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20
THE EFFECT OF EDUCATION ON ECONOMIC master sciences po fr
... countries and reverse causality: Bils and Klenow (2000) Bils and Klenow (2000) develop a structural model to analyze the sense of casualty among education and economic growth Using Barro and Lee’s ... age groups, with results comparable across laps of time Their main sources are the alms the same as Barro and Lee, and Cohen and Soto, their major difference being the mathematical strategy to ... 85:5 pp 1278-86 • Klenow, Peter J and Andres Rodriguez-Clare, Externalities and Growth, Handbook of Economic Growth, in: Philippe Aghion & Steven Durlauf (ed.), Handbook of Economic Growth, edition...
Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2013, 18:40
The effect of inactivation for C.parvum by Pulse lamp
... centrifugation suspension EXPERIMENT RESULTS AND OBSERVATION Figs and show the experiment results for runs and 2, while figs and show the experiment results on run and fig shows the experiment results ... excystation (growth vitality assays) It was combined with excystation and the cell culture method in run 3, and the mouse infection and cell culture method (infectivity assays) in run The testing methods ... runs and (Table 2), glass Petri dishes (5.7 mm dia.) were filled with 10 to 20 mL of a solution of C parvum (106 oocysts/mL) For run (Table 3), actual sludge present in city water was used and...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08
A CFD analysis on the effect of ambient conditions on the hygro-thermal stresses distribution in a planar ambient airbreathing PEM fuel cell
... conditions of temperature and humidity As a result of in the changes in temperature and moisture, the membrane, GDL and bipolar plates will all experience expansion and contraction Because of ... essential to the development and optimization of fuel cells, improve longterm performance, the introduction of cheaper materials and fabrication techniques, and the design and development of novel ... media and their interaction is accounted for through a multi-fluid approach; (ix.) external humidification systems are eliminated and the fuel cell relies on the ambient relative humidity and water...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 14:58
Indoor tests to investigate the effect of brine depth on the performance of solar still
... Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 4, Issue 2, 2013, pp.211-218 brine) and design parameters (such as cover materials, thickness and its inclination, thermal insulation and brine depth) ... absorber Passive and _ active solar stills with a flat plate collector Single sloped _ basin still with enhanced evaporation and a built-in additional condenser Single sloped April and May basin ... Gowtham M, Chander MS, Mallikarujanan KVS, and Karthikeyan N Concentrated Parabolic Solar Distiller with latent heat storage capacity International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10
The effect of EGR rates on NOX and smoke emissions of an IDI diesel engine fuelled with Jatropha biodiesel blends
... Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 2, Issue 3, 2011, pp.477-490 481 Results and discussion The results and discussion based on the effect of EGR rates on engine performance and emission ... output and BTE Moreover, the BSFC and BSEC increased, using all test fuels, especially over 20% EGR • Smoke opacity, CO and CO2 emissions increased with increasing EGR rates On the other hand, ... JB5, both NOX and smoke opacity were reduced by 27% and 17% respectively • While, in case of JB20, 10% EGR was preferable JB20 with 10% EGR reduced both NOX and smoke emission by 36% and 31%, respectively...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:11
ON THE DETERMINANTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF VIETNAMESE LISTED FIRMS
... Hovakimian, Opler and Titman (2001), Fama and French (2002) Gaud, Jani, Hoesli, and Bender (2005), Smith and Watts (1992), Byoun and Rhim (2003) These studies propose that firms move towards their target ... Lang, Ofek and Stulz RM Leverage, investment and firm growth J Finance Econ 1996; vol 40, p 3-29 Leland, Hayne and David Pyle, 1977, Information asymmetrics, financial structure, and financial ... Finance and Accounting , 32, 211-233 33 Fama, E., and K French, 2002, Testing trade-off and pecking order predictions about dividends and debt, Review of Financial Studies, Vol 15, p 1-33 Fama and...
Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2013, 23:46
ON THE DETERMINANTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF VIETNAMESE LISTED FIRMS
... members bring unique and important information and knowledge to the board and managers, encourage different and innovative insights in decision making and problem solving, and create an open communication ... (2008), Bernardi, Bean and Weippert (2002), and Marimuthu and Kolandaisamy (2009) and whether the boards can maintain their independency although they come from inside the firms and they tend to be ... research and complete 46 REFERENCES Book and Article Resources [1] Adam and Merhan(2004), "Corporate performanc, board structure and their determinants in the banking Industry", 2004 [2] Adams R.B and...
Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2013, 23:50
Đo kiểm đánh giá can nhiễu mạng truyền hình cáp The Measurement and Analysis of the effect of interference in Television Cable network
... SCHWARZ - SOUND and TV BROADCASTING – CCIR and FFC tv standards – Printed in the federal republic of Germany 18 3GPP2 C.S0011-C, version 2.0 – Recommended Minimum Performance Standards for cdma2000 ... coding and modulation for cable systems – European Broadcasting Union 13 ETSI EN 302 307 V1.2.1 (2009-08) – Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Second generation framing structure, channel coding and ... channel coding and modulation systems for Broadcasting, Interactive Services, News Gathering and other broadband satellite applications (DVB – S2) 14 Tim Williams – EMC for Product Designers – Newnes...
Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 20:44
Tài liệu KRONE - the effect of Errors in TCP applications performance (full) pdf
... helped develop networking products and the training associated with those products After spending a substantial portion of his career in higher education as a professor and college administrator, ... detection technique usually used in software Most protocols such as TCP, UDP and IP include such a value in their header and call it the checksum A variety of techniques are used to calculate it ... the three-way handshake In an Ethernet environment, the MSS is often 1460 bytes, reflecting the fact that 1460 bytes of data plus the 20 bytes in each of the IP and TCP headers and the 18 bytes...
Ngày tải lên: 09/12/2013, 16:15
Tài liệu The Effect of Moisture docx
... canopies, marquees, roofed open porches, and like locations, and interior locations subject to moderate degrees of moisture, such as some basements, some barns, and some cold-storage warehouses Dry ... never a good idea For this reason BICSI and the NEC have mandated that UTP cabling be placed in “dry” locations Page We then placed both samples (Green AirES and White Competitor) into the solution ... the copper conductor and the insulation, has less need for pair separation This allows for the smaller cable size and less absorption This is most evident in the orange and green pairs, white...
Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 20:15