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... Foundation: Altamonte Springs, FL, 97129 Arena, M., M Arnaboldi and G Azzone 2006 Internal audit in Italian organizations Managerial Auditing Journal 21 (3): 275-292 Bailey, A. D., A. A Gramling and ... Australia and Nava Subramaniam Faculty of Business and Law Deakin University, Victoria, Australia ABSTRACT: This paper reviews the recent European and international literature on i nternal audit independence ... internal audit activities; and (v) internal audit as a management training ground For As previously noted, for a detailed review of external auditors’ evaluation of and reliance on the work of internal...

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... scale, intensity, form, cost, and legality of these classes In particular, the paper offers a comparative analysis of the trends in private tutoring between 1998 and 2006 where data are available ... number of brothers and sisters are rather comparable and not appear to indicate any strong pattern of gender bias (Models and 6) Conclusion This paper provides an update of the supplementary education ... and Appraisal.” Review of Educational Research 60 (3): 373–417 Becker, Gary (1993) “Human Capital- A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education- 3rd edition” Chicago:...

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... situations, availability of alternative transport and changing health are major reasons for driving reduction and cessation (e.g., Raitanen et al., 2003; Charlton et al., 2006; Ragland et al., ... rates based on US Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data for 1997, National Highway Transport Safety Administration (NHTSA) (see Table 1.) Table 1: Number of driver fatalities and fatality ... especially for older drivers Casualty crash analyses, even those encompassing casualties of all severity, have a sampling bias: the so-called ‘frailty bias’, which exaggerates any apparent age-related...

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... meals, breakfast cereals, candy, snacks, and beverages, as well as fruits and vegetables and dairy products, and the campaigns generally were integrated across promotional formats The focus of ... meals, frozen waffles, fruit and fruit snacks, breakfast cereals, popcorn, lunch kits, candy, carbonated and non-carbonated drinks, pasta, snack chips, and milk Superman and the Pirates characters ... Disney characters appeared on packages and store displays for fruit snacks, breakfast cereals, candy, yogurt, frozen waffles, toaster pastries, macaroni and cheese, and fruits and vegetables Multi-brand...

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... had a colon polyp removed, Japanese-Hawaiians, North American Caucasians, native rural Japanese, and rural native Africans Lactobacillus species and Eubacterium aerofaciens, both producers of ... to a standardized amount of carbohydrate in a food The glycemic load takes into account the amount of food eaten An international table of the glycemic index and glycemic load of a wide variety ... MD, Balmes J, Cullen MR, Glass A, Keogh JP, Meyskens FL, Valanis B, Williams JH, Barnhart S, Hammar S: Effects of a combination of beta carotene and vitamin A on lung cancer and cardiovascular...

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... X and Y (and X and Y are correlated), then X will be correlated with A and will have an effect on Y independent of X A moderator variable is one that affects (usually reduces) the causal relationship ... performance by helping reduce uncertainty associated with stress and improving the accuracy of individual expectations and performance of certain tasks (Glass and Singer, 1973) Moderators can also act ... military personnel For example, Mareth and Brooker (1985) find that battle fatigue and other stress reactions may account for as many as 50 percent of the casualties in a given war As a result of...

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... exhibition and non-theatrical sales and distribution at Fox Entertainment Digital Cinema in Ireland 19 Arts Alliance Media VPF proposals Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has achieved a position of ... implementation of the scheme is through a contract between AAM and individual cinemas AAM established a technical headquarters in London and provide a full range of installation, training, maintenance ... in a Digital Cinema Distribution master which is ‘packaged’ in a standardised format called Media Exchange Format (MXF) The MXF package can be compared to the wrapping around a box of chocolates...

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... includes fundamental and applied aspects of nanometer- and molecular-scale fabrication, materials and patterning techniques for unusual format electronics and photonic systems Qing Cao was born in ... conductance/mobility comparable with those of metal oxides, but with advantages in mechanical robustness, materials availability, and ease of forming coatings over large areas Also, SWNT chemical ... topology.[187,188] A simple model system, consisting of a parallel array of equally spaced SWNTs, can provide a semiquantitative understanding of the gate capacitance ß 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co KGaA,...

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... Myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia: a critical assessment and alternate view Clin J Pain 1998, 14: 74-85 Aaron LA, Bradley LA, Alarcon GS, Triana-Alexander M, Alexander RW, Martin MY, Alberts ... that activities of several endocrine axes and neurotransmitters change in parallel in both fibromyalgia and stress In particular, there are decreased basal levels of growth hormone and IGF-I, androgens ... McBeth J, Silman AJ, Ray D, Macfarlane GJ: A population based study of chronic widespread pain and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis: results from a pilot study [abstract] Rheumatology...

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... medial malleolus (M) and tendo Achilles (TA) Small arrow indicates rounded TP tendon proximally and large arrow indicates the flattened area of tendon in retromalleolar region as a result of the ... JW and DET critically revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Posterior approach A video demonstration of the posterior approach ... Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:24 Figure Audit of placement of intramuscular electrode Audit of placement of intramuscular electrode Gross anatomy of dissected limb with intramuscular...

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... gravitational changes upon the cervical spine postural reflexes and resultant postural adaptations Specifically, details of postural adaptation, musculoskeletal morphological changes, and clinical symptoms ... information regarding eye alignment and stabilization [44] This is an important part of the visual postural control pathway, as this pathway may compensate for visual deprivation such as in darkness ... Ikeda T, Watanuki K, Hakuta S, Takeoka H: Effect of microgravity on spatial orientation and posture regulation during coriolis stimulation Acta Otolaryngol 2004, 124:495-501 177 Amblard B, Assaiante...

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... availability of fruit and vegetables and consumption of fruit and vegetables among children and adults in a systematic review of both qualitative and quantitative studies investigating the role of availability ... occasions for eating fruit and vegetables,11) Availability and exposure to fruit and vegetables at home, 12) Availability and exposure to fruit and vegetables in school, 13) Availability and ... eat fruit and vegetables by having a fruit break, where children are allocated time to prepare and eat fruit and vegetables, by offering fresh appealing fruit and vegetables of high quality and...

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... compilation Ó 2010 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Ó 2010 The Authors Journal compilation Ó 2010 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Arthroscopic ... Muittari PA, Nelimarkka O, Seppala T, Kanto JH, Kirvela OA Comparison of the analgesic effects of intrabursal oxycodone and bupivacaine after acromioplasty Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 1999; ... L, Fabre B Pain relief after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a comparison of intraarticular analgesia, suprascapular nerve block, and interscalene brachial plexus block Anesthesia and Analgesia...

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... 40-50% of trabecular mass by 90 years of age [58] This results in a decline in the loadbearing capacity of the vertebral body For example, load bearing capacity in a lumbar vertebra can decrease from ... end plate The disc facilitates intersegmental movement while maintaining alignment of the vertebral column and has a primary role in attenuating and dispersing axial load With aging, the water ... osteoporosis and are associated with back pain, functional disability, reduced health-related quality of life and increased mortality These associations become more significant with increasing numbers of...

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... to access information (Davis 199 8a, Husted) How can information and forms be made more readable? Many researchers understood the principles of clear language that should have made health education ... of clear language It had no illustrations or photographs and was written in a narrative format The main difference between this booklet and the others was that it was produced by a local cancer ... interactions with patients, greater use of alternative media (including audio-visual materials) and opportunities for patients to discuss information with health care professionals and other patients...

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... Predicting bank performance with financial forecasts: A case of Taiwan commercial banks Journal of Banking and Finance, 28, 2353—2368 Karels, G V — Prakash, A J (1987) Multivariate normality and forecasting ... stochastic DEA Kao and Liu (2004) formulate a DEA model of interval data for use in evaluating the performance of banks Their study makes advance predictions of the performance of 24 Taiwan banks ... combination of linear programming (LP) and DA Using data from the National Bank of Belgium, they find that MSD, DEA and C5.0 obtain the correct classification rates of failure for 78.9%, 86.4% and 85.5% of...

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... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] OCEAN, COASTAL, AND MARINE EDUCATION CAN: • Enhance public awareness of the ocean and increase scientific literacy • Ensure that present and future ... thematic areas for clarity and appropriateness of thematic research priorities (Task 3a) ; balance among substantive research areas as well as among research activities such as observations, modeling, ... knowledge and understanding of factors contributing to the maintenance and restoration of ecosystem health Enhancing Human Health This theme addresses a broad array of human health issues that...

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... concentration of radon and its metabolites is increased in concrete single-family homes.129) Nano-particles and Nano-materials The health effects of nano-particles and nano-materials have been reviewed.117–121) ... (in Japanese) IPCS (1989) Environmental Health Criteria 89 Formaldehyde, World Health Organization, Geneva Takeda, M., Saijo, Y., Yuasa, M., Kanazawa, A. , Araki, A and Kishi, R (2009) Relationship ... Indoor Air Quality Indoor Environ., 1, 27–34 (in Japanese) 126) Kishi, R., Saijo, Y., Kanazawa, A. , Tanaka, M., Yoshimura, T., Chikara, H., Takigawa, T., Morimoto, K., Nakayama, K and Shibata, E (2009)...

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... performance benefits of experience, training, and innate ability and also as a summary of the research already completed in this area The report will be of particular interest to policymakers and ... Comments are welcome and may be addressed to Jennifer Kavanagh, RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90407, or Jennifer_Kavanagh@rand.org For more information on RAND's Forces ... Table 2.2 Number of Flights and Marginal Products of Yearof-Service Groups .8 Table 2.3 Mission Capable Rate and Marginal Products of Pay Grade Groups Table 2.4 Mission Capable Rate...

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... www.arpnjournal.com Arias, J.L., D .A Carrino, M.S Fernandez, J.E Rodrigues, J.E Denis and A. I Capln, 1992 Partial biochemical and immunological characterization of avian eggshell extracellular matrices Arch ... associated with the increased activity of carbonic anhydrase, improving the quality of egg shell and the presence of manganese has an activator influence on the calcification and resistance of ... Posstlethwaite, A. E, J.M Seyer and A. H Kang, 1978 Chemotactic attraction of human fibroblasts to type I, II and III collagen and collagen derived peptides Proc Natl Acad Sci USA., 75: 871-875 Romanoff,...

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