guidelines for insurance companies on the risk management of derivatives

... dependent on the strength of the Fe-His bond and hence on the status of the proximal His H-bond. It appears that one can readily rationalize the general trends but not the magnitude of the chan- ges ... resulting from the tauto- merism of the imidazole N d proton with respect to the donor and acceptor atoms of the proximal His and Asp H-bond [11]. The only exception to this is the cat- ionic ascorbate ... of all peroxidases and is a consequence of the strong H-bond between the proximal His and Asp resi- dues that is weakened at alkaline pH. Therefore, on the basis of their sensitivity to pH, the...

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... with the crit- ical exponents n in the lo w temperature region; this fact argues for the fractal nature of n, but the confirmation needs further investigation. In contrast to the fractal dimension determined ... holds for D only if excluding the case x =0.00. Conclusions This w ork is the first of its kind to apply the fractal analysis to study the boundary conduction in pero vskites. The use of the fractal ... percolation-theory model for explanation of conductivity of perovskites based on the scaling property of grain boundary formation. Assuming a two-layer simple effective medium model, comp osed of the...

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... in the proportion of respondents using the correct dose of arthemisinin-based combination therapy in the home management of malaria and 23.9% (P < 0.001) in the proportion using it for the ... 2005. Intervention activities The intervention consisted of a structured educational program based on a course content adapted from the national malaria control program and the information obtained from the ... within the health services in the control and eventual eradication of malaria. Given the nature of the experimental study, the inter- pretation of the study results should be done with caution. The...

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... translations of risk into internal controls are necessary conditions of possibility for risk- based regulation, and hence for the successful operation of the risk management state. Internal control ... risk- based regulation is ambivalent. On the one hand it contains the seeds for a new risk politics; on the other it may exacerbate the risk management of everything. The example of the UK General ... creation of new processes and functions. And if everything may impact on organisational reputation, then reputational risk management demands the risk management of everything. The Risk Management...

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... Jian-Zong Zhang for his help on metallurgy. Reliasoft Corporation for the use of software for producing the life char- acteristic graphs. Professor Strutt for his advice on extending the contents of ... on whether the risk can either be eliminated or controlled. 1.4.1 Risk control Risks can be controlled through management processes or the use of hard- ware solutions (such as fi re protection ... together with the large sections of uncompleted levees, resulted in the disaster. 4 Conclusion Over the years the authorities consistently cut the budget for the building of fl ood defences. They...

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... and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. Part 2 of the regulations lays down the general prohibitions and obligations such as the routes for the assessment of conformity and the need for a technical ... certifi cation via a notifi ed body such as BASEEFA/EECS. The enforcement of these regulations is by the Of ce of Communications (OFCOM) in the UK. They have the same powers as HSE: powers of search, ... ensure the health and safety of the workforce, including the subcontractors. In general the regulations reinforce the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act, The Management of Health...

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... fails then the whole control system fails. If the control system fails, then the system depends on the reliability of the pressure safety relief valve on the vessel. The safety of the manual control ... addition. With this addition, the system depends on the reliability of the switchgear and the pressure safety valve. The operation of the switchgear now depends on two inde- pendent controls ... examined by the use of FMECA (Table 5.7). It will be seen that the risk of an explosion is unac- ceptably due to the high risk ranking of 4. The risk is reduced by the addi- tion of an automatic...

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... affect the scope of works required for the project. They can have a signifi cant impact on the selection of a suitable site. 7.2.6 Logistics The accessibility of the location for the supply of materials, ... 0.00000043 For someone to be killed or injured they must be there and when the explo- sion occurs. Therefore the chance of being there times the probability of an explosion gives the probability of ... necessary to consider the consequences. In the example the FTA of a pressure control system and the possible risk of an explosion has been found. The hazard has been identifi ed and the risk of an explosion...

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... sign of a defect after strip examination. The product was then considered ready for manufacture for operational use. For more certainty the concept of MTTF was introduced. On completion of a ... 170 The risk management of safety and dependability â Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2010 failures. The shape of the distribution can therefore vary considerably. For a normal distribution the ... defects. The information obtained and the methods of analysis used are dependent on the type of instrument installed. These are listed below. Non-contacting vibration and axial position probes Non-contacting...

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... seawater contamina- tion of the condensate return, should there be a leak. Conductivity meters can be used to detect contamination of the condensate. Partial discharge monitoring The insulation of ... physical contact and returns via the conducting fl uid, the electrolyte. The rate of corrosion will depend on the relative areas, the distance apart, the resistivity of the electrolyte and the chemical ... assessed. In the case of fatigue it will depend on the allowable cycles of operation remaining after quantifi cation of the cycles already imposed. In the case of corrosion it will depend on the residual...

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... operator. Conjecture on the explosion Because of the information available to them, it is likely that the operators would see no reason for not putting pump A back into operation. As far as they were ... number of times and each time it tripped out. The whole production output of the platform depended on running a condensate pump. That was the reason for installing a spare pump. If the condensate ... along the fuselage, under the fuel tanks in the bomb bay and then up onto a connec- tion at the cross feed duct. Bellows were also fi tted in the ductwork to accommodate thermal expansion. These...

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... Supervision of Operational Risk 11 Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk and the Role of Supervision Preface 1. In the Sound Practices for the Management and Supervision of ... Supervision of Operational Risk 17 Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk and the Role of Supervision Contents Preface 1 Role of Supervisors 2 Principles for the management ... Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk and the Role of Supervision – incorporates the evolution of sound practice and details eleven principles of sound operational risk management...

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... 10 separate controlled trials were identified that tested the efficacy of butalbital-containing agents for the treatment of headache. Only one of these trials was conducted among patients with ... also on expert consensus. The following sections provide recommendations on general principles of migraine management and specific treatment recommendations. These recommendations complement the ... alternate therapies has not been established in clinical trials. For all these reasons, the translation of scientific evidence to Guidelines must rely not only on the collective assembly of proven...

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... choice of formula. Medical staff prescribe the fluid allowance which is based on urine output and insensible losses. The feed should provide the infants protein requirement. The concentration ... 0-1.5yrs Breast milk is the most suitable choice for infants with chronic renal failure. However, problems occur in determining the actual amount of feed and therefore fluid consumed. Expressed ... 2. Control of dietary potassium 3. Control of dietary sodium 4. Control of dietary phosphate 5. To tailor fluid intake to maintain fluid balance Acute peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the preferred...

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... comparison to the more commonly used Pearson correlation, this method offers the advantage of performing calculations using only the ranks of indicator values, not the indicator values themselves. ... point of reference on the basis of which the cutoff dates in the data history can be defined. The inter- val selected for the data histories will depend on the desired forecasting hori- zon. In ... credit institu- tions. The rating model for the participating credit institutions is developed on the basis of these data. Each credit institution contributes part of the data to the empirical data...

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