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... cognitive abilities The paper is organized as follows: Section is a brief review ofthe relevant literature The theoretical model is presented in Section 3, and our empirical strategy is discussed ... whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother andthe father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal component increases if ... the average individual in the same age group; i. e they will have a higher health-education gradient, it is unlikely that the decline ofthe gradient with age is driven by selection e ects One...
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... role in the argumentation, the intention ofthe ECJ is not to revise its view ofthe certain selling arrangements as expressed in Keck, nor to revise the conditions under which it declares article ... Fortunately, the judgments mark a firm rejection of siren calls in favor ofthe importance ofthe unity ofthe internal market within the European Union II PARADISE REGAINED? The first ofthe cases under ... authorities, in preparing the contested regulation, sufficiently studied the question whether the aim of reducing pollutant emissions could be achieved by other means less restrictive ofthe freedom of...
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... synthesized as inactive zymogens, and their dimerization is crucial for stabilizing the conformation ofthe active site, which is cleaved prior to activation [44,45] Initiator caspases are monomeric ... mitochondria and then translocate to the nucleus where they induce DNA fragmentation in a caspase-independent manner Whether apoptosis is induced or not depends on the activation balance of these proteins ... above activities Comparing phosphatase and kinase inhibitors The protein phosphatase inhibitor OA andthe protein kinase inhibitor, the broad spectrum inhibitor of protein kinase ST for example,...
... be effective if certain risky categories of lending have been rising very rapidly and raising systemic risks Would be effective where there is room to tighten the regulations (i. e. , the existing ... in the crisis countries and CEE countries However, while the spreads remained wide in the crisis countries, they have contracted in the CEE countries during the build-up phase • For most ofthe ... in the CEE countries 16 Computing the “equilibrium” level of credit in these economies is not a trivial exercise, given the structural changes that affected these economies andthe short time...
... firm often retards the growth ofthe existing enterprises or discourages the establishment of enterprises that would otherwise have located there (Edmiston) Specifically, the location of a new ... In reality, however, it is often the effects on other firms in the area the indirect effects—that carry the greatest weight in the net economic impact Experience suggests that because of these ... public revenues Even perceptions of these negative effects can drive away firms, whether or not they actually materialize The evidence suggests that the negative effects dominate with many large-firm...
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... give the reader a better idea ofthe types of gestures the participants saw in the lecture, discussion ofthe results begins with a description of these gestures, their relative frequency, and ... difference between the proficiency levels for either item A paired t-test revealed no significant difference in the ratings given by the higher proficiency learners to items 22 (gestures as an aid ... contributing to this preference may be the presence of visual cues Item addressed preferences for activities contributing to the improvement of their speaking skills Both proficiency levels perceived...
... commitment and their tremendous efforts in the field of access to finance, savings banks still seem to be the invisible players in the arena It is clear however that cooperation between the various ... mutually beneficial We see opportunities in allowing the direct repayment of microcredits with remittances income and in using the remitter’s assets as collateral Conclusion Despite their longstanding ... creditworthiness andthe repayment capacity of their clients, a domain where they have a high level of expertise, while savings banks could make use of their front and back of ce systems for disbursing...
... Americans, and people of other races and ethnicities in the sample, but the frequencies are much smaller Because the PSID initially over-sampled low-income families, there is a greater percentage ... 2001 price levels using the Consumer Price Index Because family income is skewed, we use the log of family income in regression analyses A three-level categorical family income variable CENTER FOR ... to the model, there is no change in the pseudo R2 Gender, academic achievement, head’s education, and household size remain significant There is no noticeable change from model in the odds ratios...
... sheet resistance’’ ofthe film in the vicinity ofthe electrode [129] It was shown that the modified sheet resistance displayed greater sensitivity to CO and NO2 than either the sheet resistance ... ofthe necks determines the depletion-layer width ofthe potential barrier It is necessary to note that the increase ofthe necks length increases theroleof necks in the limitation of metal ... polycrystalline oxides for different d, X and L is presented in Figs and 20 It is clear that the width ofthe necks determines the height ofthe potential barrier for current carriers, while the length of...
... studies should be included in this review and their findings weighted, we took the decision to exclude them entirely in the review This was in line with EPPI-Centre review methods, andis based ... does the theory, savings not appear to increase income Micro-savings schemes are also newer and there is less evidence of their effectiveness (either positive or negative) Further research is ... academic peer reviewers identified for their expertise in researching microfinance and in systematic reviewing, David Roodman and Gabriel Rada respectively Conflicts of interest None ofthe authors...
... impact of interest rate differentials on the level of FD, we find that deposit dollarization ofthe individuals and firms is affected by interest rate differential It is higher when interest rate differential ... higher levels of foreign liabilities, which in turn increases ratio Therefore, the variable ratio captures both e ects of foreign bank penetration, higher levels of foreign liabilities and higher ... as it represents a supply of funds In the alternative specification shown in Appendix A these two decisions are made together and therefore the total demand decisions are affected negatively by the...
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