... argued by Chari and Weber (1992) and Sundaresan (1992) and documented by Nyborg and Sundaresan (1996) for bonds, andby Aussenegg, Pichler, and Stomper (2002) for shares, such markets induce information ... appear to be borne out by the evidence: primary debt issues are sold by PPS, and they are underpriced on average.20 The fact that many emerging country government bonds are sold by PPS is in line ... (2000) comparison of first- and second-price auctions As discussed by Chari and Weber (1992) and shown formally by Persico (2000), the incentives to acquire information are lower in second-price...
... Pantheon Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto Pantheon Books and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc Library ... everyone (else) is a hypocrite9 andwhy political partisans are so willing to believe outrageous lies and conspiracy theories I’ll also use the metaphor to show you how you can better persuade people ... an age (and cognitive stage) when their minds are ready for it And when they are ready, they’ll figure it out for themselves just by playing with cups of water In other words, the understanding...
... references live (and linked forward as well) All cross-references are real links Page 15 HowandWhyAre Companies Using XML? slide 30 For the Printed Journal Page 16 HowandWhyAre Companies Using ... design and print design should be different slide 14 We Still Print Textbooks Page HowandWhyAre Companies Using XML? slide 15 Textbooks May Have Instructor’s Manuals Page HowandWhyAre Companies ... (and human readable) Page HowandWhyAre Companies Using XML? The Business Case slide Why a Business Wants XML in Publishing C Content re-use C repurposing and new products C customization and...
... results estimated by least squares Standard errors in parentheses Bank fixed effects are included in column Standard errors for both columns of results are clustered at the bank level, and adjusted ... include Covitz and Sharpe (2005), Purnandanam (2004), Lin and Smith (2003), Rogers (2002), Graham and Rogers (2002), Géczy, Minton and Schrand (1997), Mian (1996) and Fenn, Post and Sharpe (1996) ... show that these patterns also extend to small firms, by analyzing a long (26-year) time-series of the share of fixed-rate business loans Regarding the source of capital, Faulkender and Chava and...
... spillovers generated by innovation activities are concentrated in the area near the source (cf Acs, Audretsch and Feldman, 1992; Anselin, Varga and Acs, 1997; Jaffe, Trajtenberg and Henderson, 1993) ... Saxony and Slovenia, were under socialist See Crevoisier and Maillat (1991) and the contributions to Aydalot and Keeble (1988) -4- Figure 1: Case study areas -5regime until 1990/1991 and have ... particularly in Baden, Hanover, Saxony, and in Slovenia Conversely, these shares are relatively low in Stockholm and in Vienna Noticeably, when a relatively high (low) share of establishments with cooperative...
... primarily on cell volume and others on the cell surface area [42] This distinction plays an important role in understanding why unicellular organisms are as small as they are With increased size, ... of protons are produced per unit biomass synthesized The rate of growth is independent of BCR and DpH, and depends only on the conditions under which the micro-organism is cultured and the properties ... itself By computerized feedback control, the dilution rate is adjusted so as to make the pH independent of time When all growth substrates are supplied in sufcient excess and the BCR and DpH are...
... morphology of SiNWs synthesizedby laser ablation In this Letter, we present the results on this project Our results show that the morphology and diameter of SiNWs synthesizedby laser ablation ... temperature zones, A, B1, B2, and C, on the Si substrate (shown in Fig 2) The appearances and colors of as-deposited products on the Si substrate are distinctly different, just by observing with the naked ... may be the reason why the diameters of nanowires in zone C are larger than those in zone A or zone B Conclusions In summary, the diameter and morphology of SiNWs synthesizedby laser ablation...
... switching careers Career Changers Tell HowandWhy They Did It Learn How You Can, Too Robert K Otterbourg switching careers OTHER KIPLINGER BOOKS Kiplinger’s Practical ... cgreene@kiplinger.com switching careers Career Changers Tell HowandWhy They Did It Learn How You Can, Too Robert K Otterbourg KIPLINGER BOOKS Washington, DC Published by The Kiplinger Washington ... Otterbourg, Robert K Switching careers : career changers tell howandwhy they did it : learn how you can too / Robert K Otterbourg p cm Includes index ISBN 0-938721-86-0 (pbk.) Career changes United States...
... identify promising practices in many fields [5-7] increases the urgency and relevance of understanding howandwhy interventions work However, complex community health programs involve a set of highly ... intervention research failures are addressed in the initial set of propositions for howandwhy interventions contribute to positive outcomes The propositions arise from andare organized within a multiple ... Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research), Dr Kothari (Career Scientist Award from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care) and Dr Edwards (Nursing Chair funded by the...
... understood bythese “at risk” partners While these examples of research suggest that there are differences in response to agents and humans in situations that involve coordination and shared goals, ... proposes that those perceived as human are automatically treated socially and agents are treated socially in relation to how human-like their behaviors are perceived These two models seem at odds with ... once with a presumed human and once with a computer team-mate, and at the end of each session rated how cooperative their team-mate was andhow many risks were taken by the team-mate on their...
... Chris and Sandra John, John and Kim Church, Eldon and Alex Scott, Ramesh and Farida Singh, Gordon and Serena Ogden, Liz’s parents, Bob and Nicki Errico, and Ken and Suzanne Bakst I gave an early and ... capitalist and farmer alike, the readily available and extensive supply of land Railroads, steel plants, and wheat production were all similar in being based on control of landed resources and wealth.”6 ... nearly a century, since, by definition, they profit from the losses of others Short sellers are the investors who borrow stock shares and sell them, and hope to profit by buying them back at a...
... user security and worked hard to try to educate people about how they can protect themselves But eventually I realized the best way to have an impact is to share my experience and show how it relates ... control and shape his or her computer and internet experience We have the means to protect ourselves The problem is that too many people are unaware of how to take online security into their own hands ... year-he frequently talked back to his English and math teachers, banging his desk and rarely showing up for class with books and completed homework," was how the newspaper summarized comments from...
... names associated with movie clips are usually preceded by an underscore (_alpha and _rotation, for example), the property names of most objects are not preceded by an underscore MovieClip properties ... same basic properties and abilities This is similar to how humans walk, talk, and sneeze (common abilities), but each human's way of doing it is unique We are all part of the Human class, ... of the VCR class instance, followed by a dot and the name of the method: myVCR.record(); This tells the VCR instance named myVCR to start recording The parentheses included with the method sometimes...
... phone company, and data services through a satellite provider are all closer than most people might think In fact, these services are here, and they are growing in popularity And in order for ... your television These notions are no longer theory Today, they are a reality IP services and products today enable the delivery of voice, data, and video in new and innovative ways and represent ... Extenders and Portable Media Centers allow consumers to enjoy this content andthese services throughout the home and on the go MSN delivers to the computers and wireless phones and handheld devices...
... increased by LP and LPS Thus, these results demonstrate that both BMDM and J774 cells express RGS1 and RGS2 mRNA and modulate expression after stimulation with LP and LPS Expression patterns of RGS1 and ... regulation of RGS1 and RGS2 expression Results RGS1 and RGS2 mRNA expression is regulated by LP and LPS BMDM were stimulated with FSL-1, a ligand for the TLR2 ⁄ heteromer, and LPS, a ligand for TLR4 ... be modulated Stimulation with Pam2C-SK4 (TLR2 ⁄ and TLR2 ⁄ ligand) and PamOct2C(VPGVG)4VPGKG (TLR2 ⁄ ligand) showed similar results (data not shown) Interestingly, after microarray analysis with...
... encoded by exon 12, is indicated and underlined by a grey line (B) Expression and schematic overview of wild-type and chimeric TAP subunits T2 transfectants were lysed, separated by SDS/PAGE and ... binding and hydrolysis in NBD2 are involved in the regulation of ATP binding by NBD1 [12] The experimental procedure used, however, does not directly demonstrate ATP binding by TAP2 and does ... binding pocket and is close to the sequences of the Walker A and B motif [18] Most interestingly, the a6 regions in the NBDs of TAP1 and TAP2 are characterized by differences in sequence and also in...
... authors thank A Zachowski, E Ruelland and A Jolliot-Croquin for helpful discussions and advice This project was funded by the French Ministries of Research and Education via CNRS and the ´ University ... (data not shown) so the question remains open until further data, currently being compiled in our laboratory, are obtained, with the aim of understanding how PtdIns synthase functions and is regulated ... synthesis, using CDP-DAG and free inositol as substrates and producing PtdIns and CMP; a CMP-independent exchange reaction whereby the inositol molecule of PtdIns can be replaced by another inositol...
... hydrolysis by MgADP and beryllium fluoride MgADP inhibited ATP hydrolysis by NBD1, NBD2A and NBD2B with a Ki of 305–443 lm (Fig 4A; Table 2) Inhibition was unchanged by mixing NBD1 and NBD2 (Fig ... , n = 7) and NBD2B (2B, s, n = 7) The lines are fitted to the Michaelis–Menten equation with estimated Vmax values of 37, 26, and 31 nmol PiÆminÆmg)1, and Km values of 769, 556, 882 and 340 lM, ... mixture of NBD1 and either NBD2A (s, n = 4) or NBD2B ( , n = 4) The solid lines are fitted to the Michaelis–Menten equation with estimated Km values of 995 and 878 lM, and Vmax values of 31 and 27 nmol...
... Crain and Lee (1999), Kreft and Sobel (2005), Ashby (2007), Campbell and Rogers (2007), Ashby and Sobel (2008), Hall and Sobel (2008), Reed (2008) 287 Cato Journal area includes counties in Maryland, ... (2009); and Stansel and Swaleheen (2010) 288 Why Some Cities Are Growing tax data measure total state and local taxes as a percentage of personal income The local tax data are collected by the ... Low-Tax Metro Areas Grew Faster Than High-Tax Metro Areas Cato Journal Why Some Cities Are Growing FIGURE State and Local Taxes Are Negatively Correlated with Employment Growth State and Local Taxes...