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... (Agrawal and Knoeber, 1996; Bhagat and Black, 2002; Yermack, 1996, all studying the US)—or positive (Choi, Park and Yoo, 2007(Korea); Dahya, Dimitrov, and McConnell, 2008 (multicountry); Yeh and Woidtke, ... circumstances (see, e.g., Agrawal and Knoeber, 2001; Boone, Field, Karpoff, and Raheja, 2007; Coles, Daniel, and Naveen, 2008; Gillan, Hartzell, and Starks, 2006; Linck, Netter, and Yang, 2007).2 Several ... and forward to 2004, thus covering the period before, during, and after the 1999 reforms and the Arcot and Bruno (2007) and MacNeil and Li (2006) report that well-performing UK firms are more likely...

Ngày tải lên: 06/01/2015, 19:48

... X-ray, θ the angle between the incident and diffracted beams (degree) and d the particle size of the sample (nm) (in Table 1) 3.2 FT-IR spectroscopy The band wavenumber v1 , v2, (Table 2) generally ... mol solution of sodium hydroxide was prepared and slowly added to the salt solution drop wise with steady stirring The reaction was performed at 80 0C and pH values in the range (12-14) keep up ... (222), (400), (422), (511) and (440) These planes are indications of the presence of a spinel cubic structure The diffraction lines corresponding to a cubic, spinel-type and crystalline phase provides...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 04:20

... (kex = 295 nm) of free and ZnO NP-treated ToxRp in the presence and absence of GdnHCl and urea Fig Shift in wavelength (kmax) of free and NP-conjugated ToxRp at pH 8.0 and 25 °C with increasing ... hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions, between the protein and the adsorbent determine how the structure and stability of proteins are affected [10–12] Gold, silica and carbon nanotubes ... unfolding and binding interactions Nat Protoc 1, 2527–2535 35 Venyaminov SY, Yu S & Yang JT (1996) Circular Dichroism and the Conformational Analysis of Biomacromolecules Plenum Press, New York 36 Andrade...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 03:20

... other hand, several factors (economic and accounting) may influence the composition and structure of the capital Studies that have done in this regard led to theories about the determination and ... contributed to the knowledge of this issue by using the new method and using accounting variables and macroeconomic variables at the same time and the effect of these variables together on capital ... between interest rates, GDP, inflation and exchange rates and capital structure in a sample of companies in Germany, France, Italy and UK They believe that favorable and unfavorable economic conditions...

Ngày tải lên: 24/04/2014, 15:42

... simulated climatic warming on SOD and CAT activities, contents of MDA, proline, carbohydrates and chlorophyll of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves, and leaf microstructure and ultrastructure, apart from ... three temperatures Samples were taken at ambient temperature (A and B), elevated temperature I (C and D), and elevated temperature II (E and F) Note that the leaf at elevated temperature II was the ... chloroplasts per cell at ambient temperature and elevated temperature I than elevated temperature II Bars, 150 μm (A, C and E); 50 μm (B, D and F) Photosynthetic and stomatal characteristics A large...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21

... analysis and interpretation and drafting of the manuscript DG revised the manuscript and was involved in the data analysis and interpretation RA was involved in the statistical analysis and interpretation ... measurement of and lower confidence limits in fasting and normal conditions (light blue and dark blue, respectively), (A) Initial measurement of retinal venule diameter under fasting and normal conditions ... dynamics and blood composition, which are commonly used in diagnosing various systemic vascular disorders, fasting and dehydration could act as confounding factors and the clinical and/ or laboratory...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... level of CPAP and PEEP and the length of time they were applied varied significantly in the previous studies and these two factors would allow hormones such as antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and aldosterone ... pressure and continuous negative pressure breathing Pediatr Res 1981, 15:874–878 20 Andrivet P, Adnot S, Sanker S, et al: Hormonal interactions and renal function during mechanical ventilation and ... and 7.5 cmH2O CPAP (Table 1, Fig 1) We compared the rise in PI with the application of CPAP between the normal and transplant subjects (Table 1) Table The pulsatility index (PI) at baseline and...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... countries and reverse causality: Bils and Klenow (2000) Bils and Klenow (2000) develop a structural model to analyze the sense of casualty among education and economic growth Using Barro and Lee’s ... 85:5 pp 1278-86 • Klenow, Peter J and Andres Rodriguez-Clare, Externalities and Growth, Handbook of Economic Growth, in: Philippe Aghion & Steven Durlauf (ed.), Handbook of Economic Growth, edition ... Mali Ireland Italy Nigeria Mozambique Luxembourg Jordan Rwanda Mauritania Malta South Korea Saudi Arabia Malawi Nicaragua Sri Lanka Syria Niger Netherlands Mauritius Turkey Nepal New Zealand Malaysia...

Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2013, 18:40

... centrifugation suspension EXPERIMENT RESULTS AND OBSERVATION Figs and show the experiment results for runs and 2, while figs and show the experiment results on run and fig shows the experiment results ... excystation (growth vitality assays) It was combined with excystation and the cell culture method in run 3, and the mouse infection and cell culture method (infectivity assays) in run The testing methods ... Excystation method: Samples were subjected to excystation culture and then observed with a microscope - Cell culture method: HCT-8 cells were used and observed with a fluorescent microscope - Mouse infection...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08

... vapour, and dissolved, and equilibrium among these phases is assumed In addition to the new and complex geometry, a unique feature of the present model is to incorporate the effect of hygro and thermal ... energy, and water dissolved in the ion-conducting polymer Water transport inside the porous gas diffusion layer and catalyst layer is described by two physical mechanisms: viscous drag and capillary ... conditions of temperature and humidity As a result of in the changes in temperature and moisture, the membrane, GDL and bipolar plates will all experience expansion and contraction Because of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 14:58

... Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 4, Issue 2, 2013, pp.211-218 brine) and design parameters (such as cover materials, thickness and its inclination, thermal insulation and brine depth) ... absorber Passive and _ active solar stills with a flat plate collector Single sloped _ basin still with enhanced evaporation and a built-in additional condenser Single sloped April and May basin ... Gowtham M, Chander MS, Mallikarujanan KVS, and Karthikeyan N Concentrated Parabolic Solar Distiller with latent heat storage capacity International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10

... Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 2, Issue 3, 2011, pp.477-490 481 Results and discussion The results and discussion based on the effect of EGR rates on engine performance and emission ... output and BTE Moreover, the BSFC and BSEC increased, using all test fuels, especially over 20% EGR • Smoke opacity, CO and CO2 emissions increased with increasing EGR rates On the other hand, ... JB5, both NOX and smoke opacity were reduced by 27% and 17% respectively • While, in case of JB20, 10% EGR was preferable JB20 with 10% EGR reduced both NOX and smoke emission by 36% and 31%, respectively...

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Ngày tải lên: 08/09/2013, 21:01

... this framework such as Hovakimian, Opler and Titman (2001), Fama and French (2002) Gaud, Jani, Hoesli, and Bender (2005), Smith and Watts (1992), Byoun and Rhim (2003) These studies propose that ... Finance and Accounting , 32, 211-233 33 Fama, E., and K French, 2002, Testing trade-off and pecking order predictions about dividends and debt, Review of Financial Studies, Vol 15, p 1-33 Fama and ... Lang, Ofek and Stulz RM Leverage, investment and firm growth J Finance Econ 1996; vol 40, p 3-29 Leland, Hayne and David Pyle, 1977, Information asymmetrics, financial structure, and financial...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2013, 23:46

... members bring unique and important information and knowledge to the board and managers, encourage different and innovative insights in decision making and problem solving, and create an open communication ... (2008), Bernardi, Bean and Weippert (2002), and Marimuthu and Kolandaisamy (2009) and whether the boards can maintain their independency although they come from inside the firms and they tend to be ... audit, and that appropriate systems of control are in place, in particular, systems for risk management, financial and operational control, and compliance with the law and relevant standards...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2013, 23:50

... for Broadcasting, Interactive Services, News Gathering and other broadband satellite applications (DVB – S2) 14 Tim Williams – EMC for Product Designers – Newnes Editor –Fourth Edition 15 V.Prasad ... SCHWARZ - SOUND and TV BROADCASTING – CCIR and FFC tv standards – Printed in the federal republic of Germany 18 3GPP2 C.S0011-C, version 2.0 – Recommended Minimum Performance Standards for cdma2000 ... Compatibility: Principles, Measurements and Technologies -1996 IEEE Press 16 Walter Ciciora, James Farmer, David Large, Michael Adams – Modern Cable Television Technology: Video, Voice and Data communications...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 20:44

... reliable protocol to carry out these functions For example, when IP and TCP are used together, IP depends on TCP to handle flow control and sequencing However, in some cases, a connectionless protocol ... the three-way handshake In an Ethernet environment, the MSS is often 1460 bytes, reflecting the fact that 1460 bytes of data plus the 20 bytes in each of the IP and TCP headers and the 18 bytes ... being made: · The MSS is 1460 and Station A sends that maximum in each segment The 1460 reflects the fact that 58 bytes are reserved for the TCP, IP and Ethernet headers and trailers www.kroneamericas.com...

Ngày tải lên: 09/12/2013, 16:15

... canopies, marquees, roofed open porches, and like locations, and interior locations subject to moderate degrees of moisture, such as some basements, some barns, and some cold-storage warehouses Dry ... never a good idea For this reason BICSI and the NEC have mandated that UTP cabling be placed in “dry” locations Page We then placed both samples (Green AirES and White Competitor) into the solution ... the copper conductor and the insulation, has less need for pair separation This allows for the smaller cable size and less absorption This is most evident in the orange and green pairs, white...

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