... through 1.5 million miles of natural gas pipelines across the United States The oil and gas industry is a significant source of VOCs, which contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone (smog) ... ground-level ozone (smog) Data provided to EPA’s Natural Gas STAR Program show that some of the largest air emissions in the natural gas industry occur as natural gas wells that have been fractured are ... cut emissions of smog-forming volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and air toxics from several segments of the oil and gas industry The final rules are the result of the review of four air...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 20:20
... found by Baumann et al (2002) in their study of the impacts of oil and gas activities on the Louisiana economy In a study of the economic impacts of the natural gas industry in New Mexico, Walker ... Kilian, 2009) The impacts on other sectors of the economy are more difficult to model Lower natural gas prices may simply increase profits of businesses On the other hand, lower natural gas prices ... prices for crude oil and natural gas On the other hand, natural gas also competes with coal, nuclear, and renewable energy in the power generation market The role of natural gas in generating electricity...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 06:20
An overview of the EU Member States support schemes for the promotion of renewable energy sources
... investors of 25% of the purchase price of the installation, with maximum subsidy of 233€ and 50% of the purchase price with maximum subsidy of 3k€, respectively In the Netherlands, the investment ... section The EU RES directive The EU policy on RES is set out in the relevant Directive [3] of the European parliament and of the Council The Directive concerns the promotion and use of energy ... programs The National Program for the promotion of energy saving measures and the use of RES, provides subsidies of up to 40% of the eligible costs of small hydro power systems with the maximum...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10
Overview of the PSTN and Comparisons to voice over IP
... in the standards bodies Based on the current state of the industry, however, it appears that a variant of SIP or ISDN User Part (ISUP) over IP—a portion of SS7 running on top of IP—will be the ... send an off-hook indication to the end office switch The switch sends back a dial tone I dial the digits to call Grandma's house (they are sent in-band through DTMF) The switch interprets the digits ... clientele The primary method of keeping customers is by enticing them through new services and applications The PSTN is built on an infrastructure whereby only the vendors of the equipment develop the...
Ngày tải lên: 30/09/2013, 05:20
Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .NET Platform
... Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft NET Platform Overview Topic Objective To provide an overview of the module topics and objectives Introduction to the NET Platform Lead-in Overview of the NET ... of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A and/or other countries The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Module 1: Overview of ... Platform List the main elements of the NET Platform Describe the NET Framework and its components Explain the language support in the NET Framework 2 Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft NET Platform...
Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 18:15
Module 4: Overview of the Windows CE .NET Debugging Process
... mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Module 4: Overview of the Windows CE NET Debugging Process Overview Overview of the Debug Process Introduction to the Kernel Debugger ... 4: Overview of the Windows CE NET Debugging Process Starting the Kernel Debugger Create a Debug Image of the operating system Download the Debug Image to the device Start the debugger Check the ... device, including the name of the operating system, the name and model of the CPU, and other information Windows CE Remote System Information also displays information about the UI of the target device,...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2013, 22:15
An overview of the clinical management of spasticity
... spasticity The following chapters in the book outline the detail of the different approaches to the management, but this section attempts to provide an overview of the process (Fig 1.1) Aims of treatment ... bedclothes A detailed appraisal of the pattern of spasticity may enable the individual to relieve many of the functional problems Both the clinician and the individual should be aware of potential ... that the situation is usually more complex In the above example, relief of the spasticity in the biceps may not lead to Restriction of the range of movement is not always simply due to increase of...
Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 10:20
Tài liệu An overview of the drinking water supply situation in the Mekong river delta, Vietnam pdf
... runoff, the tides and the depth of bars in the sea in front of the estuaries Otherwise, in early rainy season, nearly 1,6 million hectares of the delta are infected by the acidity water due to the ... The low discharge of river water also leads to the salinity intrusion and it becomes the major water use problem in the coastal lands of the delta Saline encroachment effects almost half of the ... season In the months of the wet season, from May to October, the river discharges 2/3 the total annual flow The rest amount of river flow is distributed in months, from November to May, of the dry...
Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 19:15
Tài liệu Overview of the XML web Services intracstructure pptx
... find the Web Service solution in a separate location called SecurityWebServices on the Web site The Chapter 13 solution will contain the sample forms that are created to call methods from the...
Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 06:17
an overview of the financial system
... An Overview of the Financial System • Primary function of the Financial System is financial Intermediation • The channeling of funds from households, firms and ... shortage of funds (borrowers) • Direct finance vs Indirect finance 2-2 An Overview of the Financial System II 2-3 Structure of Financial Markets I Debt Markets • Short-term (maturity < year) – the ... expertise and taking advantage of economies of scale 2- Function of Financial Intermediaries III Risk Sharing • Create and sell assets with low risk characteristics and then use the funds to buy assets...
Ngày tải lên: 05/01/2014, 16:55
Overview of the Capital Markets in Vietnam and Directions for Development
... reflects the state of Vietnam’s capital markets as of the end of October 2005 The report disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues The ... economies, the quality of listed companies and the market were key determinants of the development of their capital markets The quality of listed companies is represented by the companies’ profitability, ... listed on it as of the end of June 2005 Of the 30 companies listed on the HOSTC, 27 companies were former SOEs The market capitalization of the 30 listed stocks, the 281 bond issues and the one investment...
Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 12:59
Tài liệu Overview of the Urological and Gynecological Devices Market doc
... influencing the adoption of urological medical devices include: an increased number of patients diagnosed with the relevant conditions; the aging of the baby boomer population; commercialization of new ... proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions • The Company’s focus is the commercialization of its Urgent PC system, a neurostimulation therapy for the treatment of urinary symptoms, ... Ablatherm, an ultrasound guided HIFU device for the treatment of organ-confined prostate cancer (cont’d.) – As of December 31, 2007, the HIFU division had 61 patents consisting of 27 in the U.S.,...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20
overview of the kremlin
... KREMLIN’S TOURSIM VALUE The Kremlin is one of the largest museum in the world The state Armory contains the weath of the stars, including the crown jewels used at the royal coronations The exhibits range ... stone, with the association of many Italian architects Kremlin has the triangle shape, with the area of 275.000 m2 The wall of Kremlin was paved with red stone At the peak of highest towers, there ... made of red quarzt, has the diameter of about 6m Whether day or night, these stars always sparkle in the Moscow sky Kremlin is one of the greatest buildings- a wonder - an invincible palace of...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:48
AN OVERVIEW OF THE SECURITY CONCERNS IN ENTERPRISE CLOUD COMPUTING pptx
... data that are being stored in the cloud especially if they are located in another country because the laws of the host country of the equipment apply to the data on the machines (Smith, 2009) and ... have to take possession of the hardware and all of the technical support headaches associated with it" (Smith, 2009) Table shows the pay per use competitive matrix of some of the major cloud computing ... connected to the Internet (Smith, 2009) Companies "can pay only for the volume of these services that they use, they can quickly add or subtract resources from their order, and they never have...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20
Uniform prices for differentiated goods: The case of the movie-theater industry potx
... dimensions of product differentiation Moviegoers normally pay one price for all movie tickets, regardless of the popularity of the movie, the day of the week, and the time of the year The analysis of the ... significant portion of the phenomenon.12 These explanations and others not apply to the movie-theater industry We study the practice of uniform-pricing in movie theaters and explore the existing justifications ... the box of ce is puzzling even in light of sporadic anecdotal evidence The next section describes the history of pricing in the motion-picture industry to illustrate further the feasibility of...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 10:20
Uniform prices for differentiated goods: The case of the movie-theater industry pptx
... dimensions of product differentiation Moviegoers normally pay one price for all movie tickets, regardless of the popularity of the movie, the day of the week, and the time of the year The analysis of the ... significant portion of the phenomenon.12 These explanations and others not apply to the movie-theater industry We study the practice of uniform-pricing in movie theaters and explore the existing justifications ... the box of ce is puzzling even in light of sporadic anecdotal evidence The next section describes the history of pricing in the motion-picture industry to illustrate further the feasibility of...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 10:20
Overview of the Aesthetic Medical Device Market docx
... representation of the correctness or the completeness of any information provided Please see page 19 for full disclaimer Section 1 Market Overview Overview of Aesthetic Medical Devices Market Market Overview ... Performance • The chart below shows the Brocair synthetic index comprised of the thirteen profiled public companies The index is market cap weighted and normalized to a base figure of 100 225 200 Aesthetics ... Value as of 2/10/2009 Thomson Consensus Estimates Overview of Aesthetic Medical Devices Market p.6 FYE: Dec 31 LTM: 31 Dec 2008 ($20.3) Section Profiles of Select Participants in the Aesthetic...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 17:20
Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast-Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania pot
... variable: the "slope" of the wage profile, which we measure by the ratio of the typical first raise to the amount of time until the first raise is given As shown in row 10, the slope of the wage profile ... NJ, to the employment model The estimated coefficient of the New Jersey dummy then provides a test of the Pennsylvania control group When we estimate these models, the coefficient of the New ... between responses gives an estimate of the "reliability ratio" (the ratio of the variance of the signal to the combined variance of the signal and noise) The estimated reliability ratios are...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 06:20
Regulation of the Pharmaceutical - Biotechnology Industry
... price If patients want the brand, they must pay the difference between the MAC and the cost of the brand (plus any other co-payment) Thus the main customers of generic firms are the large pharmacy ... with the growth in number of drugs and with insurance coverage At the time of the 1962 Amendments, there were far fewer drugs on the market and virtually all consumers paid out of pocket Hence the ... other major agencies such as the US FDA or the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Following the thalidomide tragedy and the strengthening of safety and efficacy requirements in the US in 1962, the...
Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 21:55
Báo cáo khoa học: A structural overview of the PDI family of proteins docx
... Representation of the full-length ERp57 structure with the region recognized as the x-linker colored in red (B) The N-terminal part of the x-linker folds against the b¢ domain in the structures of the ERp57 ... conformations in the structures of the isolated b¢ domain and full-length proteins In the crystal structure of the b¢x fragment of human PDI, the C-terminal part of the x-linker turns back to contact the ... concerning the rigidity of these bb¢ pairs The bb¢ domains of the two yeast PDI ˚ structures superpose with an rmsd of 1.7 A over 210 Ca atoms Much greater variability is observed in the positions of the...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:20