... performance in the U.S airline industry may aid those seeking to invest in the industry as well as forward looking investment decisions by various groups interested in the U.S airline industry Smaller ... Erickson and Trevino (1994) examined the U.S airline industry for the period 1985-1990 to determine the relationshipbetween leasing versus renting assets The main focus of their study was to determine ... environment of the industry The airline industry is very labor intensive Coupled with strong airline labor unions, airline industry employees have significant bargaining power and the industry has...
... thesis investigated the relationshipbetween return and trading volume in the Vietnam’s stock market in the context of Granger causality testand GARCH model test The sample, including two market indices ... including stock price, the index and trading volume, are stationary and co-integrated Therefore, it becomes necessary to conduct various prior tests of integration and cointegration In so doing, ... stocks Similar findings are found for the return and volume relationshipin Granger causality test 34 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION 5.1 MAIN FINDINGS This thesis examines the interaction...
... cereals, legumes and other plant foods bind zinc and inhibit its absorption [41] Factors found mainly in plant foods including phosphorus, flavonoids, oxalates and soy protein can also inhibit iron ... protein intake Similarly, in the normal weight and underweight BMI categories, adequate energy and protein intake were reported for 64 and 22, and 47 and 17%, respectively Similarly, for minerals ... standard deviation (SD) of energy, protein, selected minerals (Ca, Fe, Page of Zn) and vitamins (A and C) were determined from dietary intake data The vitamins and minerals selected are those known...
... glycine, l-alanine, l-proline, l-lysine, l-serine, b-alanine, taurine, sarcosine, dimethylglycine, glycine betaine, trimethylamine N-oxide, and cytidine 2¢-3¢ cyclic monophosphate were also obtained ... on protein function [16–19] Despite significant advances in understanding the effect of osmolytes on protein stability, folding and the activity of proteins and enzymes, the relationshipbetween ... & Fink AL (2001) Trimethylamine-Noxide-induced folding of a-synuclein FEBS Lett 509, 31–35 Meng F, Park Y & Zhou H (2001) Role of proline, glycerol, and heparin as protein folding aids during...
... competence and skill of the staff of an organization to give confidence and trust to the clients - Empathy: the intimacy with the clients and understanding of their individuals’ feelings and problems Inheriting ... determination, security and expectations In online education structure, there are more factors of transparency and communication influencing students’ satisfaction and enhancing the learning process ... tourism industry has been turning to one of the fastest growing economic sectors in recent years With the increased competition in tourism, tourist destinations need to create new strategies to gain...
... replication Training of Panelists Nine panelists (six women and three men) were selected from the University based on availability, previous training and liking of cheese The panelists were trained for ... dairy products Food and chemical references as well as cheese samples were used in the training A 15-point intensity line scale where = “not detected” and 15 = “extremely strong” in respect to the ... Manning and Robinson (1973) characterized Cheddar cheese as mainly containing volatile compounds such as hydrogen sulfide, methanethiol and dimethyl sulfide Dimethyl pyrazine was only identified in...
... customer numbers In 2010, Techcombank continued reinforcing and investing in non-financial innovations, as following: Continue building and developing technological infrastructure, business model ... are set, and action is taken Moreover, managing performance through objectives, investing for increasing rates of return, quickly starting and killing initiatives, and rapidly confronting problems ... culture and the management accounting innovation ii Understand what is the relationshipbetween the corporate culture and the innovations of managerial accounting in Techcombank iii Understand why and...
... Ca2–CPP aggregates in the correct conformation and concentration, and a suitable ratio between Ca2+ and CPP, this latter condition being in agreement with data determined in intestinal model studies ... b-CN(1–25)4P] This result, obtained in an experimental model consisting of in vitro cells, is in agreement with results obtained using animals or everted intestinal tissue [21–24] It is FEBS ... than 10 min, including a 1–2 interval between the addition of Ca2+ and that of CPP In this period of time, cells maintained full viability As a control, [Ca2+]i concentrations after ionomycin treatment...
... Vietnam remains mainly in the second stage while transitioning into the third stage In the fourth stage, virtually all kinds of suppliers, including those of electrical parts, set up business in the ... learning and technological diffusion by Japanese and Chinese investors by examining the failure of Schumpeterian rents and the positive effects of accidental rents through imports and foreign investment ... the role of institutions comes into play b) Institutional Conditions Institutional settings, interacting with politics, play an important role in making rents profitable Appropriate institutional...
... looking after themselves, sharing their costs through co-residence, giving them money and receiving back both nominal andin kind resources from the elderly in the process 33 The RelationshipBetween ... 83.5 0.4 These results for incomes and social and private transfers point to structural inequality in both original incomes andin allocations of transfers However, income measures for the elderly ... dependent on having kin living abroad (which is not recorded in the survey) and this is linked to location and the history of emigration from certain locations in Vietnam during and immediately...
... improvement in motor control and reaching tasks, and increased his AAT (Aachener Aphasie Test) score from 52/60 to 56/60 Measurement protocol We applied TCD and NIRS during baseline conditions and during ... This index is expressed in %/s From the TCD data, we also calculated the Gosling's pulsatility index (PI) of the MCA in baseline conditions andin correspondence of the maximum CBFV increase during ... of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2006, 3:16 Background Unlike the other organs, human brain needs a constant oxygen supply in order to maintain its functional and structural integrity The...
... most common findings were bursitides, tendinitis, and muscular and tendinous defects [15] Going forward, these findings must be included in the evaluation of a painful hip joint and the list ... correct positioning of the acetabular cup is therefore one of the determining factors in avoiding a muscle impingement, and should always be taken into consideration Regarding the psoas impingement, ... using SPSS (Version 15, SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA) Pre- and postoperative continuously and normally distributed variables in one group were compared with a Student's t -test Continuous variables between...
... Ivani-Chalian C and Robindon M Self-esteem and its sources: stability and change in later life Aging and Society 1993, 13:171-192 Brandtstadter J and Greve W Explaining the resilience of the aging self: reply ... observed difference between self-esteem of males and females are inherent The observed difference has been explained in several ways, including the way parents and teachers train and Page of (page ... although the exact relationshipbetween self-esteem and age is uncertain While Bloom [5] found a curvilinear relationshipbetween age and self-esteem, with self-esteem reaching a peak in the 40–49...
... experiencing stiff or painful joints should routinely include counseling on ways to be physically active to reduce their risk of developing stiff or painful joints Different findings between the ... Differences between women included in our analysis and those excluded were examined using Pearson's chi-square tests for categorical variables and an independent t test for the one continuous variable ... response relationshipbetween physical activity and incident stiff or painful joint 'often' over years in women aged 72–79 years at T1 Interpretation of our results in the context of the findings...
... dioxide in arterial blood; 6MWD, 6-minute walking distance; BMI, body mass index * Some variables had missing values: 24 in socioeconomic status, in smoking status, 26 in RV/TLC, 46 in DLco, 11 in ... 10 in PaCO2, 30 in 6MWD, in Charlson comorbidities andin long-term oxygen therapy + One: only COPD; two or more: one or more comorbidities in addition to COPD † According to International Standard ... tested but not included in the final model because they were not independently related to the outcome, nor modified estimates for the remaining variables † According to International Standard Classification...
... ethnic group Help parents in Singapore I have had to help my parents by explaining how to things in Singapore Can’t be like Singaporean kids I feel like I can’t what most Singaporean kids because ... trilingual I have felt pressure to become a trilingual Comments (Korean, English and Other language like Chinese) Comments Factor 194 Appendix F Content Validity Index (CVI) Immoderate interesting ... better Argue with friends I have argued my friends over being too traditional My friend think I act Singaporean My friends think I am acting ‘Singaporean’ Parents say I don’t respect elders My parents...
... migrants and international students within Asia (Castles & Miller, 2009) 1.3.1 Migration policies in Singapore Singapore is a multicultural and multilingual society that includes Chinese, Malay, Indian, ... similar findings in Japan: Korean students and their parents felt pressure to assimilate and difficulties in maintaining their Korean ethnic identity in the educational system, which resulted in the ... stress in speaking English, but more stress in learning Chinese and keeping Korean: pressure to become a trilingual 4.6.5 Pride that “I am a Korean”: Confidence in ethnic identity 4.6.6 Being global:...
... ± 5% of 4L/min) in the pump flow (n=17 for PM2.5 and n=20 for PM10), missing pump flow rates (n=11 232 for PM2.5 and n=11 for PM10), invalid filter weights including missing values and pre/post-weight ... with the participant as random intercept and with unstructured covariance For the 184 remaining variables, categorical variables were examined using either a t -test for binary predictors or 185 ... concentrations in ppb RI PT 153 HEPA field and lab staff carried out routine quality assurance checks, including the collection of blank 155 and duplicate samples, balance stability testing in the laboratory,...
... is a meaningful relationshipbetween dependent and independent variables being tested The findings of studying 88 companies during the time period between 2004 and 2009 showed that Joint ownership ... earnings data of companies in four industries (Chemicals, Foods, Steels and Machine Tools) and tested if there was a relationshipbetween stock prices and dividends and income of these firms However, ... retained earnings to reinvest, they would borrow funds, and the loss in value of existing share would be exactly equal to the dividend paid out as a result of borrowing instead of using internal...