multiple regression determinants of pollution in u s cities

... exceeding what is ultimately purchased, discourage shipyards from making investments that could ultimately reduce the cost of ships More importantly, an unstable business base causes fluctuations in ... issue such as the increase of shipbuilding input cost (e.g., greater costs for labor or materials) A sustained increase might also be due to increased costs for a continuously improving product, ... might result in more stable pricing The shipbuilders also noted a diminished supplier base leading to single sources for many ship components (this is particularly acute in submarine manufacture)...

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... depreciation Business base considerations are important in determining the burdened costs because certain fixed costs (costs that occur independently of workload such as security costs) get spread to ... radar) Equipment comprises all systems such as avionics (electronics to control the aircraft), sensors (such as radar), other mission systems (such as electronic countermeasures, communications, targeting ... stage of our analysis, but none had substantial effects on regression coefficients or other numerical results.9 Final Dataset and Systems Represented Our work is multistage, with each stage considering...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 23:20

... progress in the treatment of uncertainty.4 This paper provides a further assessment of EPA s progress in developing a quantitative assessment of the uncertainties in its health benefits analyses ... evaluate the uncertainty associated with its estimates of baseline health status (NRC 2002, 6) Exposure Assessment Estimated Changes in Emissions: The NRC reported that “…current emissions models ... interested readers Analysis of benefits for EPA air rules typically requires a complex chain of analyses, including establishing baselines like the demographics and health status of the exposed...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... (including PD severity) and baseline HUI-III scores through construction of bi-variable least-squares regression models, with standard errors adjusted to account for multiple measurements on some ... ability to assess changes in UPDRS-II scores over time as these measurements were repeated infrequently Conclusions In conclusion, we sought to evaluate health-related quality of life in PD using a ... http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/91 severity as reflected by H+Y scores, S+ E scores, and UPDRS II and III scores (Figure 1) Consistent with this, collinear variables such as individual UPDRS motor subscores of bradykinesia,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... and is thus not sufficient for loss of shattering This suggested that novel loci, perhaps distinct from those acting in wild rice species, are involved in the evolution of shattering in U. S weedy ... tissue samples were excised from the flowers at the topmost end of the panicle using a dissecting scope Microscopy Conclusions Our results show that the shattering trait in U. S weedy rice has ... accessions used in our microscopy study displayed earlier degradation of the abscission layer than what is seen in wild rice, a range of degradation severity seems to exist Previous studies of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21

... crisis 1890 crisis 1893 crisis 1907 crisis Crises summary Regulatory response to crises State deposit insurance The Federal Reserve System Assessment of regulation and stability Assessment of the ... crisis Thus, a bank crisis necessarily results in financial instability, but financial instability does not require a bank crisis The pages of this book contain numerous examples of bank crises ... Number and Assets of National and State Bank Failures: 1865–1910 Total Number of Bank Suspensions During National Banking Era Crises According to Institution Number of Bank Suspensions in New York...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2014, 22:58

... Economiques (INSEE), France Alcohol consumption was assessed using a standardised questionnaire, the existence of an alcohol problem in the patient s father or mother was investigated using the F-SMAST ... F-SMAST and M-SMAST questionnaires, respectively (24) Diagnosis of abuse or dependence on alcohol or other psychoactive substances was performed using the DSM-IV criteria, assessed with the Mini-International ... univariate analyses A probability threshold of ≤0.05 was considered to be statistically significant All statistical tests were carried out using the statistical software package SPSS 11.0 (SPSS Inc Chicago...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:52

... actions of what he sense as his mission and role turn out to muddle things up in the end He believes that his mission is to make peace between the two families because he is though of as being ... protagonist engaged in a morally indicant struggle ending in ruin or profound disappointment” Tragedy engages our heart and minds and helps us to understand our world Tragedies make you thing about ... progressive ideology of the Renaissance was Humanism Human life, the happiness of people and the belief in man s abilities became the main subjects in file art and literature In the 16 th century,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/04/2013, 12:18

... British ruling class-the class of heartlessness, inhumanity, thanklessness, unkindness Too disappointed to witness the real nature of humankind, Swift wanted to live in the better world That is ... objectives of satire in Gullivers Travels of Jonathan Swift conclusion of the decayed state of the governors and the unkindness of the bourgeoisie He was really suspicious of everything; he lost his ... up of figures from history, such as Julius Caesar and other military leaders whom he finds much less impressive than in books After visiting the Luggnaggians and the Struldbrugs, the latter of...

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Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 14:20

... nuclear plants, which documented consistent rises in thyroid cancer incidence in counties closest to nuclear plants after startup Data in this report suggests that exposure to radioactive iodine ... to produce useful data But the emergence of comprehensive registries in all 50 states, plus efforts by the U. S government to establish a unified data base makes geographic analysis possible Recently, ... The purpose of this report is to compare thyroid cancer incidence rates across U. S states and counties, to identify any potential causes of rapid rises in the past several decades MATERIALS AND...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20

... protestors against big business played a crucial role in the industrialization process as they pressed for the rights of workers and regulations on business to help farmers and consumers The diverse ... person in an industry manufacture: To make something from raw materials, usually as part of a large-scale system of production using machinery mass production: The manufacture of goods in quantity ... illustrations, a timeline, a glossary, a list of suggested research and activity ideas, and an index providing easy access to subjects discussed throughout the volume Development of the Industrial...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 02:20

... lending declined and continues to decline so far in 2009 Insofar as U. S commercial banks did slightly increase their net assets as the counterpart of the modest increase in M2, it was to buy securities ... liquid reserves against its potential retail lending opportunities.) Now suppose some upsetting event, such as a crash in home prices makes all mortgage related assets on bank balance sheets suspect ... medium-sized enterprises, which seem the most stressed in the current downturn Thus, figure could reflect a huge build up of excess reserves concentrated in large banks while, simultaneously,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20

... class also prejudiced the chances of finding a successor to Mussolini The question of Mussolini 's successor preoccupied many fascists, who worried about the fate of the regime in case of Mussolini 's ... substitute for him There could be no successor to replace the Duce in fascism 's leadership, because Mussolini was the essence of fascism, its sine qua non Hence, the sacredness of Mussolini 's ... printed "unpublished photos" of Mussolini (issue of April 13, 1924) Pictures of Mussolini inundated the postcard market, with Mussolini appearing in different attires, postures, contexts, and situations.[44]...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 11:20

... Two small studies conducted after an eviction in 1998 found stunting, wasting, vitamin deficiencies and infectious diseases in this population (Ompad et al., 2008) These studies suggest that significant ... (Planning Commission, 2007) Using a human development framework, India s Urban Poverty Report provides many insights into various issues of urban poverty, such as lack of basic services to urban poor, ... providing compassionate abortion care, including post-abortion counseling Modifying the syllabus and curricula for medical graduates in these matters is necessary, as well as enhancing continuing...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 14:20

... reduces both the quantity of agricultural output that is suitable for human consumption and the quality of output Pollution of surface water may also increase pressure on groundwater resources, ... retained their respective Gross Industrial Output Value (GIOV) in the industrial process This Energy Use (SCE) to Produce 10,000 Yuan of GDP Energy use per 10,000 Yuan of GDP Energy Use (SCE) in ... Source: Calculations based upon China Statistical Yearbook various years implies that China has yet to realize a substantial reduction in industry-based water pollution due to changes in industrial...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 07:20

... Fund USAF U. S Air Force USAID U. S Agency for International Development USIA U. S Information Agency USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics WMD weapons of mass destruction WSEG Weapons Systems ... terrorists or hard-to-deter states possessing or pursuing weapons of mass destruction Yet these are categories that encompass the most serious threats likely to face the United States during the ... attacks against terrorists depend on the frequency of such operations and the balance between attacks against small groups and sustained operations xxiv Striking First against insurgencies Because...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... set of assumptions But, at other times policy makers fight viciously over which competing set of assumptions is going to be recognized as the basis for policy discussions Thus policy assumptions ... powerful industries such as textiles, steel, and automobiles, but many other industries joined the chorus calling for protection Anger at Japan s trade surpluses was especially strong in the US Congress, ... this small group included businessmen Akio Morita of Sony, Isamu Yamashita of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, and Edson Spencer of Honeywell; bankers A W Clausen of Bank of America and Shuzo...

Ngày tải lên: 10/06/2014, 21:37

... consciousness, or paralysis [14] - Posture and Gait Score: This score includes questions 13-15 and 29-30 of the UPDRS, and has been used as an outcome measure to assess gait and balance in individuals ... with auditory and visual cueing In terms of gait changes, our results showed comparable improvements in gait velocity, despite the fewer number of sessions in our study (10 vs 28 sessions) Furthermore, ... the first study to examine the effects of robot-assisted BWSTT on FOG in individuals with PD+FOG Our results showed that ten 30-minute sessions of robot-assisted treadmill training may reduce FOG...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... the prominent visuospatial dysfunction results from a decrease in central processing resources rather than from a specific visuospatial dysfunction in PD patients In any case, patients with PD ... Assessments such as the WAIS bring a degree of objectivity to assessment of cognitive function; nevertheless, their use in determining the pres- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) ... the disease itself? Varied populations included in the studies (different stages of parkinsonism, absence of standard definition of PD itself) may be another cause for discrepancies [36] James Parkinson...

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