... clinometer, the soil texture (relative % of clay, silt and sand) hand-estimated in the field, the soil pH (ISO 10390 norm), the humus type [17] and, if present, the depth of apparition ofthe reduction ... At this step ofthe analysis, only the sapling dataset was included because the potential of seedlings is uncertain for forestry Plot data were averaged per stand to avoid risksof pseudo-replication ... abundance ofthe total numbers of tree seedlings and saplings often reflected variations of these dominant species Table I Influences of regional and local environmental factors on the types of Norway...
... Madans, 147) The assumption of scalability from the infrastructure through application to presentation layer ofthe Cloud Computing model is made in this definition ofthe concept The use of XML as ... mention as the core ofthe SaaS architecture yet as with many areas of Cloud Computing, definitions vary by who is giving them Unifying all of these definitions is the common thread of Cloud Computing ... (Garakanidze, 19) The integration aspects of legacy applications being moved to the cloud is one ofthe riskiest from a security standpoint there is (Lamont, et.al.) CIOS who are given the task of deciding...
... success or otherwise ofthe movements Objectives The objective ofthe GENTLE/S study was to assess the effectiveness ofthe Robot-mediated therapies (RMT) compared to sling suspension (SS) therapies ... group during the three phases ofthe trial The ABC group during the three phases ofthe trial Comparison between the three phases ofthe trial for the participants in the ABC group ences, it could ... group during the three phases ofthe trial The ACB group during the three phases ofthe trial Comparison between the three phases ofthe trial for the participants in the ACB group Table 3: Multiple...
... success or otherwise ofthe movements Objectives The objective ofthe GENTLE/S study was to assess the effectiveness ofthe Robot-mediated therapies (RMT) compared to sling suspension (SS) therapies ... group during the three phases ofthe trial The ABC group during the three phases ofthe trial Comparison between the three phases ofthe trial for the participants in the ABC group ences, it could ... group during the three phases ofthe trial The ACB group during the three phases ofthe trial Comparison between the three phases ofthe trial for the participants in the ACB group Table 3: Multiple...
... (9%) [57] These findings support the relevance of these two outlets in the context of other modes of NSP The most important advantage of dispensing machines is their anonymous and off-peak services ... high riskof blood-borne infections A range of interlinking factors compound this risk – the large number of IDUs, scarcity of sterile injecting equipment and correspondingly higher prevalence of ... of whom 59% were without medical follow-up Complementary or duplication of services? As evidence for the ability of these two types of NSP outlets to reach the hidden, hard-to-rich and high-risk...
... the ICU Overall, in 214 ofthe 1,876 admissions (11.4%) the patient died in the ICU More details ofrisk factors and outcomes are shown in Table Analysisofrisk factors for the acquisition of ... procedures, the Institutional Board on the Ethics of Clinical Studies waived the need for informed consent Further details on the setting ofthe study are described elsewhere [9,10] Analysisofrisk ... 158 (8.4%) ofthe included patients developed NP; 132 of these (83.5% of all NP) were ventilator-associated NP (incidence of 8.5 per 1,000 ventilator days) and 33 of these (20.9% of all NP cases)...
... the fuel cell relies on the ambient relative humidity and water production in the cathode for the humidification ofthe membrane; (x.) the circulating ambient air facilitates the cooling ofthe ... kg is gases thermal conductivity (W/(m.K)) The gas phase and the liquid phase are assumed to be in thermodynamic equilibrium; hence the temperature ofthe liquid water is the same as the gas phase ... [W/m2] and the specific surface area [m2/m3] ofthe porous medium [17] Hence, the unit of β is [W/m3] The gas phase and the liquid phase are assumed to be in thermodynamic equilibrium, i.e., the liquid...
... in parenthesis J-Stat denotes the p-value ofthe Jstatistic to test the null hypothesis that the overidentifying restrictions are satisfied Excess returns are expressed vis-à-vis the US The data ... J-stat The results refer to the estimation of system (14) by one stage GMM estimation with the optimal weighting matrix being the unity matrix The estimated coefficients ofthe system of equations ... both the domestic country and the US for bonds Standard errors are reported in parenthesis J-Stat denotes the p-value ofthe Jstatistic to test the null hypothesis that the overidentifying restrictions...
... 1.6808 0.6612 Y= the first right brother ofthe current node 0.4730 1.1525 0.7502 Y= the first left brother ofthe current node 0.5832 2.1511 1.2186 Y= the second right brother ofthe current node ... 0.5044 0.2525 Y= the second left brother ofthe current node 0.0949 0.6171 0.2697 Y= the first right brother ofthe parent 0.1068 0.3717 0.2133 Y= the first left brother ofthe parent 0.2505 ... (Y= the parent) (Y= the first left brother) (Y= the first left brother ofthe parent) 0.4730 (Y= the first right brother) SD=2 0.6483 0.0949 0.1068 (Y= the grandpa) (Y= the second left brother)...
... gives the readers ofthe journal the sort of words and the sort of thoughts they are used to—so, on a larger scale, the writers of an age, without thinking of it, give to the readers ofthe age the ... of any theory as to the nature of matter, or the nature of mind They are as true upon the theory that mind acts on matter—though separate and altogether different from it—as upon the theory of ... are the first here It is the action ofthe will that causes the unconscious habit; it is the continual effort ofthe beginning that creates the hoarded energy ofthe end; it is the silent toil of...
... combination of these two impacts, auto-enrollment may not be in and of itself driving the ‘all-in’ fee lower Rather, the lower fee may be attributed to some other factors such as the age ofthe plan, the ... the focus ofthe unit ofanalysis — plans, participants, or assets Because the majority of defined contribution plans are small (whether considering plan assets or number of participants in the ... composition as compared with the universe In the case of this Study, the share of large plans in the sample is higher than the share of large plans in the 401(k) universe Thus, if the survey responses...
... ofthe components ofthe quality of prenatal care used in the Jordan Prenatal Care Study3 Figure 1: Examples ofthe components, sub-components and indicators of quality of prenatal care at the ... and from the clinics themselves A sampling frame was constructed of currently married women below the age of 50, and the sample of women from the community included users ofthe services of private ... management ofthe service facility as one component ofthe quality of care5" QUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES The WHO definition of reproductive health extends beyond the physical...
... whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy The 12 current practice of minimizing the use of X-rays on pregnant women, the use of newer equipment that reduces theriskof exposure, and the use of ... in the mother’s blood, pass through the placenta, and reach the developing fetus Other hazardous agents can affect the overall health ofthe woman and reduce the delivery of nutrients to the ... tissue called the placenta forms between the uterus and the newly developing fetus The placenta transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus During the first months of pregnancy...
... possible risk if the substance enters the environment, with the degree (probability) ofrisk related to the hazardous nature ofthe substance and the amount of exposure that occurs Therefore, ... is and that the fraction ofthe compound available to enter the environment is 100% For assessingthe hazard of metal substances, the model requires specification ofthe loading to the system For ... characterize the potential for bioaccumulation and toxicity Although these types of analyses had the potential to help broaden the scientific underpinnings ofthe PBT analysis, the difficulty of prescribing...
... based on the amount of money the customer wanted to invest – to help u establish the level ofrisk he was willing to take; and • ighlighting the difference between therisk profile ofthe customer’s ... decision on whether the category reflected his risk profile; and • he adviser failed to check whether the customer’s ‘self-selected’ risk profile accurately reflected the t actual level ofrisk he ... discuss the discrepancy between these statements and the ‘medium’ risk category suggested by the firm’s risk- profiling tool The adviser also failed to discuss whether any loss of money would harm the...
... Partial Substantivation: is the formation of nouns from adjectives with the help ofthe article the E.g.: the rich, the blind, the young Those words have the properties of both nouns and adjectives ... Name of tools or implements: The noun is the name of a tool, the verb denotes the action performed by the tool E.g hammer (n) – to hammer (v) Saw – to saw 1.3.2 Name of animals: The noun is the ... name of an animal, the verb denotes an action or aspect of behavior considered typical ofthe animal E.g monkey – to monkey Fox – to fox 1.3.3 Name of parts of body: The noun is the name of human...
... on the PSSA It therefore has an ASA of 80 The school with the lowest level of student achievement across all tests has an average of 13% of its students achieving proficiency on the PSSA It therefore ... WR-315-1-EDU The paper is organized as follows: It first describes theanalysisofthe relative achievement growth in different kinds of schools serving grades 6-8 It then describes the development of ... interpreted as measures ofthe performance of schools Achievement levels are a product not only of school performance, but also of a wide range of other forces that are outside the control of schools, including...
... reduce the marginal returns to health investments For example, the benefits of immunizing children may be less in the event of a famine if theriskof dying from hunger is high The impacts ofnatural ... which captures the effect of exposure to natural disasters on child health within the first month or year after the occurrence ofthe disaster In order to examine whether the impact ofnatural disasters ... to the interview date, including the month ofthe interview Although we show the 11-month exposure period in the main results, we also test the sensitivity ofthe regression specification to the...