... median inthe model andinthe Brazilian data Debt duration inthe model mirrors the dynamics of duration inthe bond data of Brazil Inthe model, average duration when spreads are low is longer and ... assumption that after default any savings that the government has in international financial markets are dissipated, we can maintain risk-free savings and defaultable short- and long-term debt with ... moments in Brazil: the average 2-year spread of 6%, the volatility of the 2-year spread of 5.3 andthe 24 average duration of debt issuances in Brazil of 5.5 years Table summarizes the parameter values...
... at the A- chain N-terminus (GlyA1–IleA2–Val1 3A) [24,25], the A- chain C-terminus (TyrA19 and AsnA21) [26], the B-chain central helix (ValB12 and TyrB16) [27], andthe B-chain C-terminal b strand ... C-terminal PheB25 is amidated [33] It is worthwhile mentioning that among the insulin pharmacophore, IleA2-ValA3 at the A- chain N-terminus, TyrA19 at the A- chain C-terminus, and ValB12 and TyrB16 at ... TGCATGT-3¢; the 4-kDa peptide C-terminal primer: 5¢-AAGAATTCTTATTATCCAGTTGGATGTATGCA GAA-3¢ The amplified sequence was cloned into the plasmid pKF18 via the EcoRI and SalI restriction sites in the...
... setting, many of these comparative statics are analytically intractable and can only be computed for a specific example A key advantage of the continuous-time framework, on the other hand, is that ... that in an infinite-horizon stationary setting, the maximum external capital that the firm can raise is the liquidation value L Note also that we can relax the renegotiation constraint by assuming ... ca (25) INALIENABLE HUMAN CAPITAL: Suppose the agent can quit the firm and start a new firm by raising external capital K from new investors If the agent quits, the old investors liquidate and...
... N, and mineralizable-N, in litter and mineral soil under Pinus radiata on a coastal sand: Influence of stand age and harvest management, Plant Soil 175 (1995) 167177 [73] Sierra J., Temperature ... six cylinders containing an anion resin bag and six cylinders containing a cation resin bag were set up Finally, at the beginning of October 1996, the quantity of resin in each cylinder was doubled ... Throughfall and seepage water containers andthe two winter stemflow containers were placed in closed pits and protected against freezing, light and variations in temperature [54] Containers were sampled...
... embedded and gradually, in their time, emerge Mother–infant mutuality contains and influences the capacity for (2) belonging to (and acceptance by) a social group, (3) finding and making meaning, ... system andthe overall functioning of a person can be damaged in many different ways, but art can play an essential part in healing that damage Over the centuries, dream images, poetry, painting, and ... participated in an ongoing dialogue within the treatment team about how we can help traumatized patients heal and feel safe ina present-day world Martina had already begun, and has continued to the...
... experiments, analyzing data and writing the manuscript TBK participated in initiating the idea cartilage and proof read the manuscript MHZ participated in design the experimental method and acknowledge ... using Alcian Blue staining was obtained to grade the physiological status of AC in terms of International Cartilage Research Society (ICRS) scores and understand the approximate concentration of the ... human femoral heads andthe cartilage (from cow femoral heads) physically peeled off the lamina splendens (Fig 4(C2)) These cartilage specimens, as shown in Figs (A) , (A1 ) and (A2 ), also have a...
... Table A- 1 Initial standing biomass and leaf area index for the 70-year-old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stand inthe Campine region, Northern Belgium beginning 1997 Parameter Units Initial Carbon ... estimate RH We assume minimum leaf temperatures and maximum RH at dawn, anda maximum T at mid-day (average T and minimum RH at dusk) 2.3 Parameterization and inputs A complete description of additional ... exudation as a fraction of the standing fine root biomass, the C to N ratio of fine roots, and soil temperature and water availability Namely, we assume that 20% of fine root biomass (in carbon...
... Nicaragua, and enjoyed the largest market share in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama (see Table 1) [13] Only in Guatemala did PM have a marginally larger market share than BAT In this context, theprocess ... increased by both authors participating inthe interpretative process, agreeing on central themes and selecting appropriate material to quote Results are presented thematically and, within each ... the issue and ‘delay theprocess of standardisation until we are ina position to manage and control the changes’ [49] This could be done by arguing that, ‘Standardising an inappropriate system...
... of the Allied and Complementary Medicine database and of the PsycInfo database for English-language articles generally pertaining to organ donation inthe ICU (including, where relevant, transplantation, ... organs, after tissue harvesting, to the hospital for processing and transplant.” Other searches were made of the Medline database, of the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health database, ... in honoring a donor’s wishes? Nephrol News Issues 1998, 12:41-43 42 Darr A, Randhawa G: Awareness and attitudes towards organ donation and transplantation among the asian population A preliminary...
... estimates of the residual variance, variances of level and slope andthe covariance between level and slope Averages and standard deviations of estimated variance components across the 50 replicates ... a Standard deviations are given as a subscript Environmental parameters used in models and are calculated inthe same way, leading to the same correlation between simulated herd effects and calculated ... calculated EP and expected breeding values from different models A record was simulated including the animals breeding value, a herd effect anda residual A breeding value (a) was simulated as the average...
... Recombination rate was measured by identifying the physical locations of nine genetic markers on the chromosome and using them as a basis for delineating eight intervals spanning chromosome The markers, ... proteins available from the Broad Institute) for N crassa, F graminearum, andA nidulans were used as blast databases Thus, one chromosome protein may match more than one protein from another species ... 16:2499-2513 Farman ML, Eto Y, Nakao T, Tosa Y, Nakayashiki H, Mayama S, Leong SA: Analysis of thestructure of the AVR1-CO39 avirulence locus in virulent rice-infecting isolates of Magnaporthe grisea Mol...
... Soil sampling: Digging soil profile, taken land for the analysis of physical and chemical properties and microorganisms and sampling of soil animals 2.4.2.3 Methods of analysis and data processing ... and accounts for 68% of total natural land area; area without forest land proportion is less than that of total area of forest land (about 14%) A large forest area is a potential for developing ... vegetation cover types Animal group Araneae Blattodae Carabiidae Formicidae Gryllidae Homoptera Isoptera Isopoda Polydesmida 10 Hirudinidae 11 Scarabaeidae 12 Staphilinidae Total quan (meso.) Total...
... dissertation were collected from Japan I am deeply indebted to those who had helped me in Japan It was Prof Kaneko Syuichi who invited me to have an academic journey in Japan and introduced me to the ... c o u r a g e m e n t and advices In addition of the libraries in Japan, I made full use of the NUS Libraries andthe Library of Center for Research on Ancient Chinese H i s t o r y a t P e k ... 705-706。 , 14 David L McMullen, “Bureaucrats and Cosmology: The Ritual Code of T’ang China”, in David Cannadine and Simon Price, eds., Ritual of Royalty: P o w e r a n d C e re m o n y i n Tr a d i t...
... had simple reading ability England and Scotland, north-eastern France, Germany and Scandinavia could even boast low-level mass literacy skills, unlike the Iberian peninsula, Mediterranean basin, ... gazettes are read at Constantinople, Smyrna, Cairo, inthe Levant, in both Indies, just as at the Hague andinthe caf´ s of Amsterdam’. German e papers were also widely available The Gazette ... social group By the s, one in two American households subscribed to a newspaper and broadly similar levels may have been achieved in Britain andthe Netherlands In all Hannah Barker and...
... when attempting to speak the language and to act inthe culture and receptively when attempting to grasp and understand the language and culture as practiced by natives.” Then Lado made a conclusion ... in their broadest sense and include some aspects of cultural and behavioral features associated with language Accordingly, at least the participants, setting, key and content have certain influences ... between the studied objects in terms of MiCA and MaCA basing on the theoretical background As far as MiCA was concerned, these two verbs are analyzed and contrasted in respects of grammatical features,...
... participant is the Sayer the participant saying, telling, stating, informing, asking, demanding, offering, threatening, suggesting and so on, The Sayer can be a human or human-like speaker, and also ... declarative and interrogative types Halliday and Matthiessen investigated MOOD in English, Japanese, Chinese, and some South East Asian languages (Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Korean) and they ... traditional grammar and clause in functional grammar, at the same time making comparison between them to see in what ways they are similar and different 2 Aims of the study Within the framework of an...
... is a branch of language study dealing with word meaning Word meaning consists of grammatical meaning and lexical meaning Grammatical meaning unites all grammatical characteristics of a word and ... Syntactic and semantic features of negation of the text of President Barack Obamas inaugural address After having a careful analysis on syntactic and semantic features of negation in English and ... shades of meaning A special or contrastive nuclear stress falling on a particular part of the clause indicates that the contrast of meaning implicit inthe negation is located at that spot, and...
... inthe classroom and combine them with the appropriate facial expression and actions to make the lesson more interesting andthe meaning of the items clearer Presenting the modal auxiliary structures ... in language B He considers CA as a form of interlanguage study and as a central and substantial component of applied linguistics As a matter of fact, CA has had much to offer to practical teaching ... Ina nutshell, CA plays an important role inthe teaching and learning of a foreign language It is CA which can work out the similarities and differences between two languages involved, and as...