... on primarily for the profit ofthe stockholders The powers ofthe directors are to be employed for that end The discretion ofthe directors is to be exercised in the choice of means to attain ... the notion ofthe “outside” or independentdirector ) That brings me to the threshold question: who exactly are independent directors? Independent directors are those members ofthe board of ... relevance to the focus of this dissertation, which is the efficacy of such a transplant These theories will then be applied to the specific topic ofindependent directors They represent the tools...
... predominant metric for the Programme; a sheet of paper with these three numbers should be placed on the desk of each ofthe Heads ofthe Spearheading Agencies at the beginning of each week This action ... predominant metric for the Programme; a sheet of paper with these three numbers should be placed on the desk of each ofthe Heads ofthe Spearheading Agencies at the beginning of each week This action ... improvements to the management approach and accountability over the last year, led from the most senior levels ofthe spearheading partners and ofthe governments ofthe countries affected by polio The World...
... important It is the blending ofthe roles ofthe board and the executive director that moves the organization towards its missions and vision When the differences in the roles ofthe two are clearly ... define the role, responsibilities, and expectations of both the board of directors and the executive director This information forms the basis ofthe job description, which is one ofthe tools ... usually the chairperson ofthe board, to be the communicator ofthe board’s directions to the executive director There is more clarity, and less chance of misunderstanding, when the executive director...
... alternative The fact that the values determined for the intercepts are close to the respective EEVs ofthe tickets supports the use ofthe S-model in representing the aggregate behavior of buyers in the ... measure of value Use ofthe intercept as a phenomenological measure ofthe value ofthe product is also intuitive in the absence ofthe S-model The use of V±P as a measure ofthe driving force for ... the customer to the needs ofthe manufacturer and the loop on the left connects the needs of society to the needs ofthe manufacturer A necessary but not suf®cient condition for the manufacturer...
... 80.4 extends the geographical reach ofthe provisions via the Criminal Code so any “offence will be committed whether or not the conduct or the result ofthe conduct constituting the offence occurs ... disclosure of anything other than the most routine information They have lost sight ofthe public nature of their role and the legitimate interest ofthe public in the workings of government and government ... at the request ofthe Senate was a genuine claim of public interest immunity According to Evans, in 1994, under the then Labor government, the Leader ofthe Government in the Senate told the...
... at the level of each transaction • The proper classification ofthe portfolio on the basis ofthe status ofthe borrower, the value ofthe collateral and the sector Verification ofthe credit risk ... main characteristics oftheIndependent Evaluation ofthe Spanish Banking Sector programme are • Performance of an independent evaluation ofthe health and resilience ofthe Spanish banking sector ... the processes and systems for the management of NPLs at each ofthe banks, for the purpose of assessing their respective capacities to withstand a possible increase in the volume of NPLs in the...
... explanation of: The purpose and scope ofthe ISA, including how the ISA relates to other ISAs • The subject matter ofthe ISA • The respective responsibilities ofthe auditor and others in relation to the ... requirements ofthe ISAs are designed to enable the auditor to achieve the objectives specified in the ISAs, and thereby the overall objectives ofthe auditor The proper application ofthe requirements of ... and other information For purposes ofthe ISAs: (i) Sufficiency of audit evidence is the measure ofthe quantity of audit evidence The quantity ofthe audit evidence needed is affected by the...
... EFV monotherapy at the time of therapy interruption selected the K103N mutation, which persisted as the prevalent quasispecies for over years of continual viral replication, in the absence of selective ... Baseler M, Coffin J, Fauci AS: A proof -of- concept study of short-cycle intermittent antiretroviral therapy with a once-daily regimen of didanosine, Lamivudine, and efavirenz for the treatment of chronic ... case therefore suggests that the presence ofthe K103N mutation should be ruled out even after minimal exposures to EFV, reinforcing at the same time the need for a systematic evaluation of GRT...
... sequence tag) sequence with the PRIMER software [16] Theselectionof ESTs from the CGPDB database [17] was based on their position in the genome - only ESTs previously mapped to the linkage group were ... with two of them These two markers are based on ESTs Cntg4252 and Cntg10192 Besides the two co-segregating markers; another six markers were located within cM ofthe resistance gene These markers ... markers, SNP position in the marker, the p-value of association, the percent of phenotypic variation explained by the SNP (R2 %), and SNPs from the same tag SNPs with a p-value of ≤ 0.005 are shown,...
... 192 Figure The effect ofthe T allele on the plasma homocysteine in the different studied groups Bar chart illustrating the effect ofthe T allele on the level of homocysteine in the different ... level of fruits and green vegetables in the diet ofthe Egyptian population in general However, the lack of correlation between the plasma tHcy and the folate could be explained by the presence of ... difference between the patients group and the other two groups regarding the distribution ofthe TT genotype These results are close to the results of previous studies that evaluated the TT genotype...
... govern the washout of sludge from the reactor, and therefore, we investigated the effect of surface loading rate and aeration rate on theselectionof well-settling sludge and the formation of aerobic ... studies Based on the preliminary experimental results, we decided the control strategy for theselectionof well-settling sludge Then, we applied the strategy to the formation of aerobic granular ... continuous-flow reactor We focused our attention on the controllable factors influencing theselectionof well-settling sludge because the sludge selection is one ofthe most important operational strategies...
... grandmother of ninety-three stopped, out of breath They are also much more vexed by the disrespect ofthe young people who have gone by them, than they are by the spiteful yelping ofthe old whom they ... urging them to it; you would have thought they were setting out for the Olympian games It was the same with the young men on the other side ofthe Rhine, and there as here, they were escorted by their ... only the top ofthe plant, that nine-tenths are buried, the feet held by those of other plants This profound, or lower, region ofthe soul is ordinarily below the threshold of consciousness, the...
... by the protease, only a small shift ofthe molecular mass ofthe protein is expected because the antibody recognizes the remaining C-terminal domain In the presence of YidC, the shift ofthe ... before labelling the cells with [35S]methionine CCCP reduced the efficiency ofthe translocation ofthe second periplasmic loop of KdpD as indicated by the reduced appearance ofthe C-terminal fragment ... of KdpD The requirement ofthe Sec translocase was tested in the CM124 strain where SecE is depleted when the cells are grown in the absence of arabinose When the cells expressing KdpD with the...
... and it is the length of this template that decides the timing ofthe next content selection 5.2 Effect of Rearrangements Importance Score Increase Figure plots the importance score ofthe Propositions ... input information on the positions ofthe ball and the players An NL generator then selects contents from a large number of propositions describing these features Theselectionof contents is controlled ... rules The N a t u r a l L a n g u a g e G e n e r a t o r selects the proposition from the Pool that best fits the current state ofthe game (considering both the situation on the field and the...
... the DESD for several years and held its regional launch ofthe Decade in Lithuania, in March of 2005 The UNECE region has the following as the aim of their implementation strategy: The aim of ... responses to the DESD The most crucial element to the Decade’s success is the scope ofthe human resources brought together, including these enthusiastic volunteers and others who have much to offer, ... own worldview and that of other peoples Understanding your own values, the values ofthe society you live in, and the values of others around the world is a central part of educating for a sustainable...
... 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...
... Alfred the Great, about the year 872; another in the early part ofthe reign of Athelstan about the year 925, and several others; besides three coins minted here of Ethelred, called the Unready, of ... enumeration of all the places of worship, belonging to the various congregations of Anabaptists, Methodists, &c of which there are many, chiefly in the northern part ofthe city The Excise-office, ... ornamented dome, and the effect ofthe whole, is remarkably striking The first stone ofthe Building was laid, by the celebrated Dr Taylor, on the 25th of February, 1754 The expence ofthe building which...
... are often troublesome are: # Forward flexion ofthe neck; # Twisting ofthe neck; # Elevation ofthe shoulders; # Twisting ofthe trunk; # Forward reaching ofthe upper arm; # Abduction ofthe ... is the horizontal distance between the sides ofthe seat at a distance 125mm forward ofthe lumbar support area ofthe back-rest 1.4 Seat height is measured from the floor to the centre ofthe ... over the length of their thighs However, it is desirable for a person's body to be centred approximately over the centre of rotation ofthe chair, that is, over the axis ofthe gas strut The increase...
... oversight of activities to ensure compliance with strategic priorities set by theDirector General The Office oftheDirector General is composed of: (a) the Office ofthe Chief of Staff; (b) the Office ... Coordination Unit; and (i) the Occupational Health Unit A Office ofthe Chief of Staff 29 The Office ofthe Chief of Staff is the operational cell within the Office oftheDirector General and acts ... support for the daily functions oftheDirector General and the Deputy Director General in the fulfilment ofthe Organization’s mandate The Office ofthe Chief of Staff facilitates the development...