oligocene and miocene palaeoceanography a review

... Predicting bank performance with financial forecasts: A case of Taiwan commercial banks Journal of Banking and Finance, 28, 2353—2368 Karels, G V — Prakash, A J (1987) Multivariate normality and forecasting ... profitability performance is associated with a likelihood of bank failure Avkiran (2009) analyzes the profit efficiency of commercial banks in the United Arab Emirates by applying a standard DEA and a ... interval data for use in evaluating the performance of banks Their study makes advance predictions of the performance of 24 Taiwan banks based on uncertain financial data (reported in ranges) and also...

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... Ammonia-sensing characteristics of Pt and SiO2 doped SnO2 materials, Solid-State Electron 45 (2001) 347–350 [66] M Aslam, V .A Chaudhary, I.S Mulla, S.R Sainkar, A. B Mandale, A. A Belhekar, K Vijayamohanan, ... Field measurement of acid gases and soluble anions in atmospheric particulate matter using a parallel plate wet denuder and an alternating filter based automatic analysis system, Anal Chem 74 (2002) ... and water vapour [94] These systems are used in all kinds of gas analyzers in different application areas Optical absorbance analyzers that measure multiple gasses are commercially available...

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... year African American and Latino children in Massachusetts had approximately 25% more diagnosed cancers than white and Asian and Pacific Islander children Although childhood cancer is a relatively ... Latino and African-American children was approximately 25% higher (20 per 100,000) than that among white and Asian and Pacific Islander children (15 per 100,000) and childhood cancer mortality ... the years 1990-1999 among African-American children was approximately 25% higher than that among white, Latino, and Asian and Pacific Islander children (MDPH, 2003) The incidence of all cancers...

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... accounting anomalies and fundamental analysis This citation analysis lets the “academic research market speak” on which research papers on accounting anomalies and fundamental analysis have attracted ... and Vargus (The Accounting Review, 2002), “Insider trading, earnings quality, and accrual mispricing.” 8) Desai, Rajgopal, and Venkatachalam (The Accounting Review, 2004), “Valueglamour and accruals ... fundamental analysis in both academics and practice (see, also Claus and Thomas, 2001; Gebhardt, Swaminathan and Lee ,2001; Easton et al., 2002; Baginski and Wahlen, 2003) Ohlson (2005), Ohlson and Gao...

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... years, BTS operated primarily BTS is also charged with more specific tasks relating to the National Transportation Library, the National Transportation Atlas Database, international data, and aviation ... agency was charged with developing transportation data to support strategic planning and policy making The ISTEA legislation also mandated that the National Academy of Sciences [National Research ... NPTS and ATS have proved useful to policy makers and planners at national, state, and local levels, as well as to researchers, industry associations, and public interest groups The data are used...

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... international market and to reduce the costs of raw materials China has the two favorable factors for plantation, relatively cheap labor and a large area of land suitable for planting Company Performance ... example, the household and sanitary paper, as well as the wrapping and packing paper and board, were of high demand China ranked No.2 in household & sanitary paper consumption in the world, after ... industry about its current stands, relative importance in the world, and its transformation and trends, using both industry level data and firm level data In Data is available at China’s Foreign...

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... environmental and geographical databases, and reviewed and evaluated to summarize the existing evidence on environmental inequalities in relation to housing and residential location Social characteristics ... BS, NO2 and SO2 (day of death or preceding day) Geographical level and SES variables Laurent et al Laurent et al Wojtyniak et al Beta-agonist sales for asthma At a French census block scale (2000 ... Pollution, Myocardial Infarction and Neighborhood Deprivation Effect Modification: A Small-Area Case-Crossover Analysis In preparation Havard S et al (2009b) Traffic-related air pollution and socio-economic...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 23:20

... Health and Society and was mentored by Professor Carl May DJ is now working as a translational scientist in child and family at the NIHR National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing (National ... speech and language therapists, Pennington and Thompson [29] reported that the speech and language therapists valued how the parents had been able to adopt a totally different approach, they related ... Information DJ prepared this article whilst employed as an academic speech and language therapist in Speech and Language Sciences at Newcastle University, UK During that time she was a collaborating member...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 11:20

... in health and disease J Nutr 2000, 130:403-409S Ahrne S, Nobacek S, Jeppsson B, Adlerberth I, Wold AE, Molin G: The normal Lactobacillus flora of healthy human rectal and oral mucosa J Appl Microbial ... surrounded by various immunogen antigens that can penetrate the epidermis These antigens can be captured by immature Langerhans DCs, and processed Cutaneous DCs will then be activated, migrate, and home ... peptides and immunogenic subunit of any pathogen will be expressed in Gram positive bacteria including Lactobacillus Lactobacillus will be orally administrated These bacteria colonize the gut and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... professional staff and funding to provide these services, especially at the city or county level Police and medical staff lack the knowledge and skills for delivering harm-reduction and behavioralchange ... conflicting approach between “zero tolerance” policies toward drug use and harm reduction programs [23], increasing the demand for care, support and treatment for IDUs to reach those in need [31] and a ... Virginia, USA Authors’ contributions JL conceived the study, CZ and THH carried out the literature search JL, HL and THH wrote the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript...

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... end plate The disc facilitates intersegmental movement while maintaining alignment of the vertebral column and has a primary role in attenuating and dispersing axial load With aging, the water ... 40-50% of trabecular mass by 90 years of age [58] This results in a decline in the loadbearing capacity of the vertebral body For example, load bearing capacity in a lumbar vertebra can decrease from ... Diagram of the systems approach that may be applied to explain the multifactorial aetiology underlying osteoporotic vertebral fracture Bone, macroscopic, local and global factors may interact...

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... Potential risks accompanying the method are fat and air embolism and infection [4] Aminocaproic acid, desmopressin acetate, aprotinin, tranexamic acid, phytonadione and vasopressin are hemostatic ... salvaged blood into a 58-year-old woman operated for ovarian adenocarcinoma and 170 ml of salvaged blood into a 49-year-old female operated on for a large pelvic mass, which proved to be a gastrointestinal ... Takemura M, Yamasaki M, Tanaka F, Shimizu H, Okamoto E, Hisamatu K, Ohama K, Tuji S, Hada Y, Nosaki T: Transcatheter arterial embolization in the management of gynecological neoplasms Gynecol Oncol...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20

... preventing and managing HIV infection through the use of family planning and dual protection, safe antenatal and delivery care, and STI prevention and treatment  Antenatal care, child health care and ... debates and future directions Health Policy and Planning 1996;11(4):339–53 Askew I, Maggwa BN Integration of STI prevention and management with family planning and antenatal care in sub-Saharan ... into account local epidemiological data and the use of risk assessment tools, including physical and vaginal examination Population-based and reliable local epidemiological data are lacking in most...

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... journals articles and conference papers The database is produced by the ARRB Transport Research Library and is Australia’s major transport database As well as the holdings of the ARRB Transport ... statistical procedures As one example, Li, Braver and Chen (2003) used US FARS data and a national probability sample of all crashes (both non-casualty and casualty) to compute correction factors ... situations, availability of alternative transport and changing health are major reasons for driving reduction and cessation (e.g., Raitanen et al., 2003; Charlton et al., 2006; Ragland et al.,...

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... such as mental imagery Age-related changes in basic visuospatial abilities, mental imagery and navigational abilities have been investigated Laboratory-based psychometric tasks, such as mental ... spatial structure of mental images and to construct mental images, and the ability of abstract spatial reasoning Further, basic processing resources such as attentional capacity and visuospatial ... VISUOSPATIAL ABILITIES IN AD AND MCI At a first look, works measuring visuospatial abilities in AD and MCI patients and reporting disturbances are huge, Iachini et al about 709 articles A closer reading...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 07:20

... London and South-east England where low-skilled manual jobs are available at a better pay and in a less peripheral location Assist workers in disadvantaged regions through a mix of employment and ... programme, which offers a range of services aimed at facilitating the match between demand and supply in the student and graduate labour market (e.g work placement, training funding, online database ... collaboration and active involvement of labour unions and above all employer associations, the state government of Pennsylvania has been able to deliver demand-driven training programmes that...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 00:20

... environmental stewardship and public safety; and fosters a sustainable economy [Adapted from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] OCEAN, COASTAL, AND MARINE EDUCATION CAN: • Enhance public awareness ... coastal, and marine sciences] is defined as a proactive communication that imparts the knowledge and value of ocean, coastal, and marine science products and services to people of the nation and ... priorities (Task 3a) ; balance among substantive research areas as well as among research activities such as observations, modeling, and communication of results (Tasks 4b and 4c); and degree of...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 06:20

... (in Japanese) IPCS (1989) Environmental Health Criteria 89 Formaldehyde, World Health Organization, Geneva Takeda, M., Saijo, Y., Yuasa, M., Kanazawa, A. , Araki, A and Kishi, R (2009) Relationship ... Indoor Air Quality Indoor Environ., 1, 27–34 (in Japanese) 126) Kishi, R., Saijo, Y., Kanazawa, A. , Tanaka, M., Yoshimura, T., Chikara, H., Takigawa, T., Morimoto, K., Nakayama, K and Shibata, E (2009) ... and Employees’ Personal Ex- 500 posure Level Jpn J Hyg., 63, 20–28 (in Japanese) 113) Sakai, K., Kamijima, M., Shibata, E., Ohno, H and Nakajima, T (2009) Annual transition and seasonal variation...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... ”technical” positions, including aviation machinist’s mate, aviation structural mechanic, aviation ordnanceman, aviation equipment support technician, and aviation survival equipmentman; and semi-technical” ... experience, training, and innate ability and also as a summary of the research already completed in this area The report will be of particular interest to policymakers and planners involved in the manpower ... processes of the armed forces and ultimately contributes to overall force readiness and capability Although this issue appears relatively straightforward, a deeper analysis reveals several challenges...

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... meals, breakfast cereals, candy, snacks, and beverages, as well as fruits and vegetables and dairy products, and the campaigns generally were integrated across promotional formats The focus of a cross-promotional ... Disney characters appeared on packages and store displays for fruit snacks, breakfast cereals, candy, yogurt, frozen waffles, toaster pastries, macaroni and cheese, and fruits and vegetables Multi-brand ... beverage manufacturers and bottlers; companies that produce packaged food such as snacks, baked goods, cereals, and prepared meals; makers of candy and chilled desserts; dairy marketers; fruit and...

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