... Active: They are preparing the bridge Passive: The bridge is being prepared Active: They were carrying the injured player off the field Passive: The injured player was being carried off the field ... voice inBrief News -Helping us improve a better understanding about the usefulness of English Brief News -Showing the significance of using passive voice in Englsh Brief News Scope of the study The ... Other continuous tenses are exceedingly rarely used inthe passive, sentences such as: They have / had been repairing the road… They will / would be repairing… * Auxiliary + Infinitive combinations...
... something different in kind, and therefore has the power of changing "reality" into appearance, of introducing "relativities" into things as they are in themselves in short, of infecting real things ... it is interesting to observe that the idealistic logic from the beginning finds itself in precisely the same predicament regarding hypotheses; they are trifling or false And inthe end they are ... as the joint product of all the beings and operations involved inthe specific situation in which logical inquiry originates, and more particularly in all those involved inthe operations of the...
... accounting thinking inthe business sector was strongly dynamic in nature.2 The Finnish municipalities adopted the dynamic accrual accounting model in their financial accounting reform in 1997, ... spending Inthe case study, the opacity of the financial accounts was caused by the inclusion inthe Finnish municipal accounting regulations of certain concepts that mislead rather than help the ... 2008 The Authors 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd CREATIVE ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING INTHE PUBLIC SECTOR 99 accounting and interperiod equity measures inthe public sector context, and creative accounting...
... making convincing the representatives of the Chinese utility company of the value of the processors they are selling Every day, all over the world, people find themselves in similar situations They ... we crush the opposition Rather, we are aiming to the best we can for ourselves Using this philosophy, we are less interested inthe sporting aim of competing and more interested in looking out ... neighborhood They wonder whether the complaints to the building inspector relate to the construction itself or whether other factors are involved As chief of her firm’s team selling processors to a public...
... Abbreviations IL, interleukin; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; NK, natural killer; TNF, tumor necrosis factor Page of 10 11 12 13 Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... was particularly reduced in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock due to pyelonephritis or intra-abdominal infection Altogether, it is heartening to note that there were fewer differences ... number of NK cells as compared with the other groups, and only intraabdominal infection was associated with an enhanced number of CD8+ cells The latter group was the only one with a significantly...
... role inthe developing cytoskeleton The work in this thesis focuses on the developing fly eye, the targeting of axons from the eye to the brain and the anchoring of posterior determinants to the ... across the midline to the contralateral side of the CNS Interestingly, these Introduction 19 axons cross the midline only once Other neurons extend axons that never cross the midline; they project ... which encodes a 1063 amino acid protein and the other encodes a 1196 amino acid protein Both these isoforms differ in their splice sites inthe 4th exon (depicted in Fig 4.5 in chapter 4) (Bahri...
... G-actin and F-actin forms The rate of cycling is determined by actin binding proteins (ABPs) which includes the sequestering proteins and the capping proteins Sequestering proteins inhibit polymerization ... Fimbrin and α-actinin are widely distributed actin cross-linking (bundling) proteins They are enriched in parallel bundles at the leading edge and in microspikes or filopodia, together with fimbrin, ... polymerization by binding to monomeric G-actin, sequestering them away from the working pool Capping proteins bind to the barbed or plus end of the actin filament, thus preventing its growth (Barkalow...
... involve debugging problems inherent inthe system, making so-called enhancements to the system, integrating the system with other systems, and periodically testing the system to determine whether it ... pyramids, fixing faucets, and preparing for a picnic share certain features that make them projects: • They are goal oriented • They involve the coordinated undertaking of interrelated activities • They ... project managers in doing their jobs If nothing else, it should make them aware that they are not alone inthe problems they face and that a number of these problems are not of their making but are...
... Throughout the following chapters, we have reinforced the importance of play and drama to explore the themes and issues raised inthe stories from hot-seating Max in Where The Wild Things Are inthe ... developing the area it is important to encourage input from the children 24 ● Teaching fiction creatively inthe Early Years from the outset They will know what they want in their castle or tent They ... story world as they are guided through the imaginations of the other children Creative approaches to reading and responding to fiction inthe Early Years Inthe Early Years setting, reading for pleasure...
... change… Let’s dive into the Steps inthe Law of Attraction and make them work for you instead of against you First we need to identify what the Law of Attraction is bringing you NOW and then we will ... up inthe morning EXCITED about the life you are attracting each and every moment, BUT if I don’t help you see what the Law of Attraction is bringing you RIGHT NOW then I’m not doing my job The ... experience… They know that the Law of Attraction is working and they know that they obviously have some blocks against attracting what they desire, but they can’t figure out what their blocks are They...
... variations inthe fiber core can affect the angle and speed that a light pulse can travel This effect is the refractive index profile of the material, which is calculated as the ratio of the speed ... significant part of the data center Fiber backbone links are also the most critical links because they carry data to and from a large number of sources, including telecommunication rooms and the outside ... Distance to Makethe Most of Your Investment Unfortunately, the use of VCSELs can cause differential mode delay (DMD), an effect that happens when the laser beam launched into a small area of the fiber's...
... Supplementing that discussion by explaining the role of combined arms in sustaining intelligence flow falls under the purview of keystone writings With only its original manual published, joint urban ... however, the infrastructure is much more than such inert system components—it also consists of the engineers who maintain the infrastructure; the doctors, nurses, and other staff who render the health ... Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community For more information on RAND’s International...
... Under these circumstances, the gains inthe option position may not offset the losses inthe bond position The maximum loss inthe combined position could equal the entire premium plus the loss in ... bond yield The risk inthe combined position (bond portfolio and calls) is that an increase inthe interest rate driving the bond portfolio is not offset by an equivalent increase inthe 30-year ... in rates by bringing in income If a rise inthe 30-year Treasury bond yield is expected, an investor may choose to sell a TYX put spread to increase income Selling a put spread involves selling...
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... problems In addition, patients completed theBrief Pain Inventory (BPI) [12], the WOMAC [19,20], and the SF-36 [21-23] questionnaires Thebrief pain inventory The BPI is a short, self-administered ... life) using (no interference) to 10 (complete interference) rating scales The items are aggregated into two dimensions, (1) Pain severity index, using the sum of the four items on pain intensity, ... undergoing THR, investigating if the instruments were sensitive to change following the intervention Responsiveness was further investigated in categories of respondents, stratified according to the...
... branching point off the basilic vein was identified within the 2-4 cm area, it was also used as a landmark The skin marking and branch points were used to ensure that measurements of the vein during ... the same location Basilic vein measurements for each maneuver were obtained using the following procedures: First, the vein was identified at the location of skin markings on the short axis Then, ... heart The blood pressure cuff inflated with the arm resting below the heart resulted inthe second largest increase in vein size Blood pressure cuff inflation increased vein size more than a tourniquet...
... was the perfect hija I was the one cooking, cleaning, doing the wash, buying groceries, writing letters to the bank to explain why a house payment was going to be late, translating I had the ... being a real writer The trip turned out to be something of a turning point for him Instead of discouraging his writing, chasing him out of the house like his mother used to, his abuela, Nena Inca, ... found their way into his little stories In his dreams he was either saving them from aliens or he was returning to the neighborhood, rich and famous—It’s him! The Dominican Stephen King!—and then...