... Lessonsfromthe Game of Golf The Course This unique golf course consists of eighteen holes, each one devoted to a principle of management Like any other 18-hole course, there are a number of obstacles ... elements and factors that make up the swing, and even the frequency ofthe swing But then who is the customer? The answer is the ball! This particular customer is perhaps the most demanding, unpredictable, ... bag of heavy clubs around for miles and miles on the weekend, just so they can hit an unpredictable little ball and then chase it into tall brush, sand, or water? They enjoy the challenge of trying...
... MDC100 are the minimal concentrations (lM) required forthe deformation of 50% and 100% ofthe cells, respectively, upon of action No stands for no observed effect DDY is the percentage of membrane ... peptides are the most active ones independent ofthe mollicute species and, forthe same peptide, independent ofthe membrane thickness, whilst the formation of transmembrane bundles of helices ... that there is a correlation between the ability of peptides to inhibit the growth of mollicutes, to abolish the membrane potential, and to deform spiroplasma cells [30,33–35] The next step of this...
... suggests that the effect of leader behaviors on performance is altered by such intervening variables as the effort of subordinates, their ability to perform their jobs, the clarity of their job responsibilities, ... necessary information fromthe subordinate, then decide on the solution to the problem yourself You may or may not tell the subordinate what the problem is, in getting the information from him The role ... symbolizes what the institution stands forThe presence of these heroes sustains the reputation ofthe institution and allows the workforce to feel good about itself and about the workplace The deeds...
... ‘stage -of- change’ theories used in the field of implementation research [66] The main strength ofthe CoP theory is that it is able to provide a basis forthe development and delivery of theoryinformed ... enhance the transition from a team to a CoP Second, in spite ofthe reports describing the deliberate formation of ‘genuine’ multiprofessional CoPs from scratch, their description is often not informative ... communities within the CLAHRCs The paper will start with a brief discussion ofthe structure and purposes ofthe CLAHRCs and the main premises ofthe CoP approach It will then explore the following...
... Discussion This evaluation was designed to explore the quality ofthe outputs ofthe IMP and ofthe commissioning process Our findings regarding the impact ofthe work funded and about the difficulties ... was therefore conducted ofthe articles that were claimed to have come from projects funded by the programme Various databases were interrogated to assess aspects ofthe research outputs fromthe ... taken from two sources First, fromthe 30 completed questionnaires and second, forthe remaining six projects, fromthe publications listed in the earlier programme report of 2000 [10], provided they...
... by the audit committee ofthe audited entity, as this committee is independent fromthe executive ofthe entity; • appointment ofthe auditor by a third party could be justified in the case of ... country Figure Responses from non-EU countries In terms ofthe interest groups, a majority of responses represented the interests ofthe audit profession – 59% ofthe total number of responses (see ... that there were more than 200 replies identical in their content; these were all received fromthe German audit profession The second biggest group of respondents were the preparers ofthe accounts...
... after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Taking into account the characteristics ofthe evolution of real credit, the variable under analysis in the rest ofthis paper is defined as the change in the ... the crisis while it decreased in the rest of Asia In the case of Mexico, the recovery of real credit took longer than in the rest ofthe region (ii) By the end of 2009, real credit growth and ... compare the behaviour of real credit growth to a number of other calculated variables The last column of Table A1 presents the ranking of countries according to the behaviour of real credit growth The...
... large given the size ofthe population, perhaps the more impressive numbers relate to the growth in the proportion ofthe population using credit Forthe past 35 years, federal policy in the U.S ... present in the simulated environments were dropped fromthe set of potential variables and the model was re-built on the remaining variables 14 This method allowed forthe construction ofthe best ... either the likelihood a loan is repaid (and thus, the cost of a loan) or the availability of credit These results highlight the distinct tradeoff between 1) limiting the collection and use of...
... have passed forthis to have been forgotten Conclusions The impacts fromthe ashfall and ash storms resulted in evacuations out ofthe area in the short and long term The following types of responses ... stresses of transport The lack of capacity within the local livestock market and lack of available grazing forthe influx of transported livestock were important failings ofthe evacuation effort ... and mentally crushing for displaced elderly farmers, who either expected to retire on their land or use the money fromthe sale of their farm to support retirement The death of animal populations...
... have passed forthis to have been forgotten Conclusions The impacts fromthe ashfall and ash storms resulted in evacuations out ofthe area in the short and long term The following types of responses ... stresses of transport The lack of capacity within the local livestock market and lack of available grazing forthe influx of transported livestock were important failings ofthe evacuation effort ... and mentally crushing for displaced elderly farmers, who either expected to retire on their land or use the money fromthe sale of their farm to support retirement The death of animal populations...
... number of people is obtained Moreover, the participants are not working forthe sake ofthe person who has made the proposal—they are working forthe good ofthe company, and above all, for their ... benefit most at the end ofthe day is the original creator ofthe platform And these people will, quite naturally, be the big winners ofthe 21st century How much of a “place” can you offer to people? ... which part ofthe alliance should keep or store the information, rather than sorting it on my own In this way the stream of new information ends up going through the Mr As and the Mr Bs ofthe world,...
... underlie the dominance of joint pathology in these mice, although GPI is also abundant at other sites in the body and other pathologies are noted as well This observation opened a wide search forthe ... elements, confirming the role of these elements in the maintenance of a physiological TNF response in the joint [48] A proposed mechanism forthis is the inability of natural anti-inflammatory ... mediator release from phagocytes It is likely that IC models mimic part ofthe RA pathology There is growing interest in the use of passive IC models, together with a range of transgenic knockouts,...
... is determined by the nature ofthe infectious agent and the inflammatory milieu formed by the pathogen [103-105] Although T cell help may be dispensable in the priming phase ofthe CD8 + T cell ... generally important forthe clonal expansion, development of effector function, and the generation of long-term memory CD8 + T cells [102] The requirement of CD4+ T cell-help for primary CD8+ T ... differentiation of virus-specific CD4+ T cells during FV infection revealed a prominent Tfh profile [94] At the peak ofthe response, up to 40% ofthe virusspecific CD4+ T cells in the spleen were...
... are found in the introns of coding genes and therefore are probably regulated by the promoters ofthe genes in which they reside [26], others are located in the intergenic parts ofthe genome Little ... Phylogenetic tree ofthe species examined in this study Phylogenetic tree ofthe species examined in this study This phylogenetic tree is based on the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) ... investigate this surprising finding further, we plotted the sequence conservation as a function ofthe distance fromthe start ofthe corresponding genes (Figure 2) We found that in the first 500 bp the...
... Communications,’’ was the same Even the boxy, 3-D logos at the top center ofthe invoices matched But the descriptions ofthe purchases did not In the body ofthe Squire invoice, in place of ‘‘design and ... out ofthe beautiful home that was no longer theirs Along with the house, most of their possessions had been sold, and they were returning to Ohio with the children As they placed the last of their ... up the endorsements on the backs ofthe checks with the vendor names on the in-house versions ofthe invoices Some ofthe mismatches were so obvious, it hurt For example, the check that Aesop issued...
... action of CY in the stomach in this study was due to the activation of p53 and therefore leading to the suppression ofthe c-Myc/ODC pathway All these findings could explain the mechanism of CY ... animals and drug administration This study was conducted with the consent ofthe Committee on the Use of Live Animals in Teaching and Research ofthe University of Hong Kong Male ICR mice (weighing ... administration of AP at the dose of mg/kg daily significantly promoted the recovery rate of immune system in mice in a 14-day treatment (Fig 1) It also significantly increased the number of blood vessel...
... the sound of a strange, grating voice "Welcome to the Conquest! Before you lay the Valley of Mexico and the island/ city of Tenochtitlan; the jewel ofthe New World!" Surprised by the voice, the ... continued their flight across the water The rhythms of drums, the blare of horns and conch shells, and the firing of musket and cannon intermingled to rake their senses But when they reached the city ... wind currents down the side ofthe mountain When they reached the valley floor and neared the shoreline ofthe lake, a giant clamor caught his attention The water surrounding the city was literally...
... the effects Then according to the theories of CLT, some suggestions are put forward, which are relevant to the application of CLT Aims ofthe study This research investigates the reality ofthe ... 14% ofthe teachers said they 'use it regularly' when 50% of them said they 'never tried' it It seems that these 50% ofthe teachers were not aware of or comfortable in the use of internet for ... think the researcher wants to read rather than their real feelings Moreover, the number ofthe subjects is small which may influence the implications ofthe thesis to some extent The results of the...