... the speech and thus provide promisingly interesting findings for theanalysis We also resort to a series of related articles and news analysis in English to ensure an all-rounded analysis on the ... pronouns I and we and second person pronoun you in his speech However, it is necessary to specify here the addresser and addressees ofthe speech Needless to say Mr Bush is the addresser with absolute ... President Bush s Inaugural address in the U .S election 2004 and many other newspaper articles and news stories/ analysis are collected General textual analysis and description ofthe speech is made,...
... and testing of student achievement, the development of teacher performance standards and plans to meet standards across the system The cost to the state of implementing this legislation is estimated ... education system in Ohio and as such is the state expert in measurement, analysis and knowledge management of education systems This characteristic directly relates to the measurement, analysis and ... legislators and the demands of local school board administrations and parents These groups supply and consume the product ofthe school system (students) and participate in funding the education process...
... This assessment affects the lessons for regulatory reform that we should draw from the crisis Public discussion so far has focussed on greed and recklessness ofthe participants If the crisis ... also smaller than the 600 to 800 billion dollars of losses that, at the peak ofthe S& L crisis around 1990, were guesstimated as losses ofthe US savings and loans industry Yet, the effects ofthe ... methods ofanalysis at the expense of a “holistic” assessment of risks applies to the credit rating agencies as well as to UBS itself In the case ofthe rating agencies, this failure was all the...
... significant lengths of small streams and land use in many areas reflects that ofthe Upper Brisbane catchment (Ibid.) Reservoirs and lakes There are 23 dams and associated reservoirs across the ... values 3.3 Management of diffuse pollution - Healthy Waterways Programs An understanding of specific programs run by the Partnerships allows ananalysisofthe effectiveness ofthe organisation s ... designated Ramsar wetlands sites The Bay islands are home to internationally significant wetlands, seagrass meadows, sandy beaches and mangrove forests The northern coastal catchments (Noosa, Maroochy)...
... on such assumptions Most ofthe assumptions for the EKC model did not hold with regards to the Asian context Thus, the theory does not apply V CONCLUSION A Implications of Results The results of ... easily through the throat and nose and enter the lungs Once inhaled, these particles can affect the heart and lungs and cause serious health effects (2010) The largest sources of SO2 emissions ... inversed-U shape as manifestation ofthe EKC For the Environmental Kuznets Curve to exist, it follows several critical and sometimes stringent assumptions These assumptions may be discussed in...
... line WA is the center ofthe fork when it rests against the bank The angle AA'X represents half the impulse angle; the other half, the same as with the fork, is struck on the other side ofthe center ... angle F B E of 60°, which represents from lock to lock ofthe pallets Since the chord ofthe angle of 60° is equal to the radius ofthe circle, this gives us an easy means of verifying this angle ... factories of Switzerland, France, Germany, and the United States, and nearly all the lathe makers number their chucks by it, and some of them cut the leading screws on their slide rests to it In any...
... Prostheses, ortheses and cosmeses come in ‘all shapes and sizes’ and cover a vast range of products and devices, from heart valve replacements to shoe insoles and a variety of artificial limbs and ... PCTs employ district nurses, therapists, health visitors, nurse advisers, school nurses, specialist nurses and many other health professionals to provide services within a patient s home, the ... health and social care needs assessed The basic right to such an assessment is enshrined in the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, and in the Disabled Persons (Services, Representation and Consultation)...
... 56 O &S Cost-Estimating Approach 57 O &S Cost Results 66 O &S Cost Summary 67 O &S Cost Observations and Conclusions 67 Overall Cost Analysis Results 68 Cost Analysis Observations and ... assess the costs and benefits of its strategy and plans for the future ofthe E-2C fleet Therefore, we focused our research efforts on the following four issues: • The engineering challenges surrounding ... T/M /S Type /Model/ Series TSH Test spectrum hours TSPR Total system performance responsibility USDAT&L Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics VAMOSC Visibility and Management...
... Henchard is on the verge of winningwhen he comes to his senses and gives up As the mayor 's wife, Lucetta becomes the stylishand important woman she has longed to be But she fears her secret affair ... As one can see, to often scandal can end in tragedy, as in the case of poor MichaelHenchard He lived a risky life, and paid for his mistakes in the end The Mayor ofCasterbridge proves to be an ... Henchard is herfather He sees his final chance for happiness crumbling, however, when Elizabeth-Jane'sreal father, the sailor Newson, comes to Casterbridge to find his daughter Henchard lies tothe sailor,...
... woman Lee 's reason why he did a story of a black man and a white woman (and not a white man and a black woman) was that the white woman has been stereotyped to be the essence of all beauty, and ... has she and/or will she seek out alternative methods to satisfy her sexuality and her sexual curiosity? Both Madonna and the controversy she causes are interesting to watch The public keeps a sharp ... on what she does because she is an outspoken individual who knows how to market herself to the worldwide media She always strays from the norm, and she always gives her brash opinions on particular...
... Olympics was understood as being ‘good for business This would especially be so among companies listed as sponsors in the tourism/hospitality business sector (e.g South African Airways, Sun International ... authorities, and site visits and discussions with urban residents, as well as bid opponents, occurred in the process of analysing the bid Documents in the library ofthe Olympic Bid Company were also ... passenger transfer and in support of other retail/service functions was also part ofthe plan Since these plans were in existence independently ofthe Olympics, the role ofthe Olympics in the plan would...
... other officials, and close associates, typically have easy access to gatekeepers, such as financial institutions, services, and other professionals, that help them to disguise the sources ofthe stolen ... acknowledge and identify all perspectives on the issues raised The StAR Secretariat also thanks the Swiss government for its assistance in cohosting the final workshop as part ofthe ongoing Swiss government s ... to assist countries with recovering and returning these stolen assets to victim jurisdictions StAR is focused on instances where corrupt leaders, other officials, and their close associates are...
... data must be developed As discussed in detail by Kovacs and Hallak (2007), an assessment ofthe costs of asteroid and comet impacts requires many assumptions and the development of any proposed ... probabilistic risk model is difficult, given the lack of historical events.2 While the accuracy of a risk assessment model is important, so is the importance of understanding the management ofthe risk ... hundreds of thousands of casualties and hundreds of billions dollars of damage It would also cause losses beyond the capacity ofthe insurance market However, as long as a major city is not impacted,...
... analysisof United Kingdom, all the rest of tests are remain same as the other analysis Furthermore, in the country-level analysis, country dummies and time dummies are both excluded to fix the ... their initial wishes Compare with historical literatures’ results, the empirical analysis in this thesis showed is somewhat difference Firstly, the results in section of this thesis indicate that ... period is also ten years longer than Gullec and van Pottelsberghe sanalysisThe remaining part of this thesis is structured as follows: The next section will provide the theoretical background, and...
... F s all the time And every assignment twe have equals half and hour less for our studies Another reason for less our of class work is that some of it just wastes time The students would the assignment, ... committee members Professor Lawrence DeCarlo for his statistical advice and expertise, and to Professors Susan Masullo and Suzanne Salzinger for their valuable time and assistance I would also like to ... conclusion With the exception of six essays, the baseline essays included at least one reason to support the author s premise but no more than two supporting reasons in the essay All ofthe 20 post-instruction...
... managers and administrators, professional and associate professional, advanced clerical and service workers and intermediate and elementary sales and service workers Both the mean BMI and the prevalence ... Foundation survey of urban Australians conducted in 1989 [13] Four categories of occupation were used; professional (managers, professional and associate professionals) skilled (tradespersons, clerical, ... those in professional and elementary clerical and sales and services jobs and in trades and laboring occupations have lower BMI Females in professional, associate professional, managerial and...
... of Figure Synthetic CT and MR image The synthetic CT with assigned mass densities (left) and the MR image on which it was based (right) used these relative mass densities in the second part of ... In this part ofthe study, we investigated what impact the bulk density approach had on the DVH shape and assessed the sensitivity ofthe DVH to the bulk density assignment Bulk densities for ... cm3, and average soft tissue 1.025 g/cm3 Air was set to 0.001 g/cm3 In all cases, mass density values correspond to healthy adults For soft tissue, the mean value for female and male is given The...
... the island over the last five years and presents a plausible explanation for the apparent reduction in cases This study also enhances the surveillance mechanisms for dengue serotype detection and ... based on the observation of clinical and laboratory features, at least 4% of patients had suggestive symptoms This figure gives an average of at least 16 cases of DHF/ DSS per year based on the ... IgM and IgG antibodies, 2003–2007 2003 This study sought to determine the subtypes of dengue virus circulating in the island over the last five years by molecular techniques and so assess the...
... conception and design, acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation of data and drafted the manuscript HFS contributed to analysis and interpretation of data and critically revised the manuscript ... revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements The SMASHING (Self-Management of Asthma Supported by Hospitals, ICT, Nurses and General practitioners) Study ... contributed to analysis and interpretation of data and critically revised the manuscript JKS contributed to conception and design, acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation of data and critically...