... either side ofthe vertical line The line to the left ofthe vertical line shows mean returns to control firms (= by definition) The longer line on the right shows the mean return to the main treatment ... firms at the time ofthe reforms, and not at other times The lack of significant movement after 1999 is consistent with investors retaining their initial beliefs about the value ofthe governance ... coincidence for the ability of firms to turn assets 37 We examine the shrinkers individually and confirm that three ofthe four shrinkers suffer business reversals The fourth conducts a spinoff, but...
... to the increasing of anisotropy property of ferrites Ni1-xCoxFe2O4, hence it was the increasing of HC The increasing of HC proved that the soft magnetic property of ferrite NiFe2O4 changed to the ... increasing of MS (table 3) Another side, it is known that the magnetizing process of hard ferrite consisting of single domain particles is the rotation process of magnetization vectors of domain, then ... g/cm3) The obtained XRD patterns ofthe Ni-Co ferrites are shown in Fig.1 Consequently, one can obtain the average particle size, from the broadening effect ofthe most intense peak employing the...
... ToxRp inthe presence of either ofthe chaotropic agents, indicating a higher accessibility ofthe quencher to the tryptophan as it becomes exposed by the unfolding ofthe protein acid sequence of ... revealed by the effect of salt on the ToxRp–NP interaction, with the protein retaining more of its secondary structures inthe presence of salt than in its absence (Fig 7), indicating the inhibitory ... determined the thermodynamic parameters of binding ToxRp is the 96-residue C-terminal domain ofthe intact ToxR protein, which has a cytoplasmic region at the N-terminus and a short membrane-spanning...
... increasing in interest rates and as a consequence increasing in cost of financing through bonds, they eliminate this way of financing This fact indicates the negative relationship between interest ... Pecking Order Theory, Free Cash Flow Theory, Agency Theory and Market Timing Theory Most of these theories are based on the company's internal structure and the impact of internal factors ofthe ... change in inflation rate is one ofthe factors that has influence on management decisions about financing and increases the retained earnings of firms Due to this fact that one ofthe resources of...
... quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dyebinding Anal Biochem 1976, 72:248-54 Porra RJ: The chequered history ofthe development and use of simultaneous ... Gang Chen, Yan Lu, MingMing Lin, and Ye Pan for their help inthe lab This work was supported by the National Science Fund of China (30870436, 30700081), and the funding from the International Foundation ... understanding ofthe mechanism of plant responses to global warming at the community level Previous studies mainly investigated the effects of experimental warming on leaf photosynthesis and...
... vasodilatory inhibition at the level of retinal vessels The importance of this finding should be investigated in further studies and additional tests should be included to verify our hypothesis Abbreviations ... Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions RH collected the data, was involved in data analysis and interpretation and drafting ofthe ... maximum dilation in both the artery and the vein during fasting and normal conditions (called the 'reaction time') was calculated The results ofthe initial measurements under fasting conditions...
... flow inthe vascular bed; the lower the PI, the less the resistance to flow and therefore the greater the rate of flow The PI is independent ofthevessel diameter and the angle between the Doppler ... explanations for these inconsistent findings The most likely explanation is the difference inthe intravascular volume ofthe subjects inthe studies Inthe study by Berry et al [17], the dogs had ... to the measurement of renal blood flow and the cardiac index actually increased with the application of PEEP and, subsequently, the renal blood flow remained constant Inthe majority ofthe other...
... important problem in previous literature is the fact of considering only one ofthe channels inthe regression (either the change, which given the MASTER THESIS: THE EFFECT OF EDUCATION ON ECONOMIC ... levels of schooling But in case of differences across returns to different levels of schooling, the average return will be biased towards the most common schooling attainment inthe data In this ... laps of time Their main sources are the alms the same as Barro and Lee, and Cohen and Soto, their major difference being the mathematical strategy to obtain projections of educational attainment in...
... corresponding to the UV dose delivered However, the gradient ofthe change in inactivity varied inthe case ofthe pulse lamps with 80 mJ/cm2 as the turning point Fig demonstrates that the pulse ... Comparison ofthe lamps in turbid water samples The inactivation effects ofthe lamps on turbid water with the excystation and the cell culture methods were compared Fig shows that, concerning the inactivation ... displayed superior ability in terms of inactivation than the 330W&1kW medium-pressure mercury lamps The above findings revealed the pulse lamps to be superior in their ability to inactivate C parvum...
... dehumidification ofthe membrane may occur, resulting in deterioration of protonic conductivity, increasing resistive losses, and increasing MEA temperature Inthe extreme case of complete drying, local ... The model reflects the influence of numerous parameters on fuel cell performance including geometry, materials, operating and others to investigate thein situ stresses in polymer membranes The ... through -the- thickness flaws or pinholes inthe membrane, or delaminating between the polymer membrane and gas diffusion layers [6-10] Therefore, in order to acquire a complete understanding of these...
... out indoor The present research work investigates the effect of brine depth on the productivity and efficiency ofthe single-slope basin type solar still using indoor testes by replacing the ... some ofthe studies cited inthe literature that examined the effect of brine depth on productivity It can be seen from the table that some conflict on the effect ofbrain depth exists All investigators ... from the experiments that the still with the lower brine depth starts producing earlier than that of greater thickness, but the productivity diminishes rapidly after turning the heaters off On the...
... availability inthe engine cylinder [18,23] The NOX emission increases with increasing combustion temperature, which in turn indicated by the prevailing EGT Since, the result of Figure that the EGT of ... Manufacturing Engineering under the Department of Plant and Automotive Engineering He is now the Head for Department of Plant and Automotive Engineering Currently his main research interests are inthe ... The CO2 emission increased with increasing biodiesel amount inthe blends More amount of CO2 inthe exhaust emission is an indication of complete combustion of fuel [13,21] The CO2 emission of...
... Pulsation • Xung momen sinh s tương tác gi a t thông khe h không khí c a t n s v i mmf roto c a t n s khác.(Pulsating momen is produced by air gap flux at one frequency interacting with rotor mmf ... sóng hài Phát nóng – Harmonic heating • Gi thi t:… • Phân tích Fourier i n áp pha: Phát nóng – Harmonic heating • M ch i n tương ương: Phát nóng – Harmonic heating • trư t t trư ng quay b c nth: ... n Quay ngh ch Phát nóng – Harmonic heating • Gi thi t nXm→∞ (nXls+ nXlr) >> (Rs+Rr): • Giá tr hi u d ng c a dòng i n hài t ng: Phát nóng – Harmonic heating • T ng t n th t ng: • T ng t n th t...
... to the investors, when utilizing external financing, particularly external equity financing This is because the cost of debt financing is smaller than equity financing, as the differences inthe ... 2.2.1 THE TRADE-OFF THEORY The trade-off theory explains firms’ choice of leverage by a trade-off between the benefits and costs of debt A trade-off of costs and benefits of borrowing, holding the ... according to the "Pecking order theory" When are they going to use the profits to invest resources instead of using debt, this also reduces the financial risk for them In addition, businesses...
... transactions Ensuring the integrity ofthe corporation’s accounting and financial reporting 18 systems, including the independent audit, and that appropriate systems of control are in place, in particular, ... between the principal or the owners of firms and the agents or the managers that should be well managed so that they may act inthe best interest ofthe principal Jensen & Meckling (1976) define the ... are the main sources of income for banks from which they meet their administrative expenses Types of Banks: There are several types of banking institutions, and initially they were quite distinct...
... communications – The Morgan Kaufmann Serries in Networking Editor – 2nd Edition 17 ROHDE & SCHWARZ - SOUND and TV BROADCASTING – CCIR and FFC tv standards – Printed inthe federal republic of Germany ... Broadcasting (DVB); Second generation framing structure, channel coding and modulation systems for Broadcasting, Interactive Services, News Gathering and other broadband satellite applications (DVB ... Video Broadcasting (DVB); Framing structure, channel coding and modulation for cable systems – European Broadcasting Union 13 ETSI EN 302 307 V1.2.1 (2009-08) – Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB);...
... exposed to weather and unprotected The above being said, let’s have some fun The AirES cabling innovation incorporates air pockets around the primary conductor They run the entire length ofthe cable ... was less, fluid did penetrate the air pockets within the insulation due to capillary action It flowed up to the level ofthe fluid within the cylinder The reason for the fluid absorption difference ... sealed the cabling conductor to that contact Inthe example above, ribs (arrow 1) on either side ofthe connection point squeeze (hold) the insulation to take any disturbance through movement of the...
... 100BaseTX and the reason that 100BaseT4 never caught on This would cut the cost of transceivers within the active hardware At the time a leader inthe telecommunications industry was developing the hardware/protocol ... well At the same time the extended frequency to 250MHz of Category also gave the customer a certain level of “future proofing” The industry seemed to adopt Category with an attitude of “build ... protocol The second chart above shows how historically the cabling category installed has always led well before the speed ofthe protocol supported is used For example, in 1995 the primary UTP cabling...