... Average Cost intheLongRunThe long- run marginal and average cost curves are mathematically related The long- run average cost curve slopes downward as long as it is above the long- run marginal cost ... may find that their long- run average cost curve slopes continually downward, as in part (c) 10 Chapter 10 Production Costs intheShortRunandLongRun 11 Shifts inthe Average and Marginal ... firm, if not the plant If diseconomies of scale did not exist, inthelongrun each industry would have only one firm Chapter 10 Production Costs intheShortRunandLongRun Assuming there are...
... care inthe future, how they expect and prefer to be taken care of should the need arise and how they think they will finance their future long- term care Inthe last chapter, we look at the extent ... ranges from 2% in Italy to 13% in Croatia andthe proportion of people feeling somewhat limited ranges from 10% in Greece, Cyprus and Ireland to 28% in Finland Overall, respondents in Finland most ... Shopping Getting inand out of a bed or chair Light housework 7% 4% 4% C ooking\ preparing meals 4% Moving around at home 3% Bathing or showering 3% Dressing and undressing 3% Taking care of finances...
... mesylate for 48 hours inthe treatment of acute spinal cord injury Results of the Third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Randomized Controlled Trial National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study JAMA ... were the study conducted in North America The authors did not report what percentage of subjects had concomitant spinal cord injury, leaving unanswered the question of whether patients with combined ... head and spinal cord injury should receive steroids The key question that remains is why corticosteroid-treated subjects fared worse Complications, such as seizures, gastrointestinal bleeding, and...
... hours and a stable phase during the remaining hospitalization These observations clearly demonstrated that the major decrease in NP levels in ADHF patients responding to HF therapy occurs during the ... finding may include an increased neurohumoral and cytokine activation found in patients with advanced HF, leading to higher levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and other inflammatory cytokines ... BNP and NT-proBNP levels may be useful for guiding therapy decisions by indicating the need for treatment intensification [12-18] It is, however, unknown whether BNP and NT-proBNP differ in their...
... DEREGULATION AND MARKETS INTHE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY Status of deregulation Powerand related markets in continental Europe Chapter DECISION MAKING AND UNCERTAINTIES INTHE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY 2.1 ... making and uncertainties inthe electricity industry 13 Figure 3-1 Uncertainties and key decisions in competitive electricity markets The key uncertain factors will be scrutinized inthe following ... EMERGING METHODOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH * A list of the early publications inthe series is at the end of the book * UNCERTAINTY INTHE ELECTRIC POWERINDUSTRY Methods and...
... minimize the negative effects on the wood quality of the butt log), one from the northern side of the trunk andthe other from the southern side Throughout the text, age refers to that determined ... In contrast to these results, there was no significant increasing trend inthe average radial growth rate found in a preliminary analysis using the same methodology in northeastern France using ... that the trees are the same age inthe whole sample This is generally the case with the dominant trees in an even-aged high forest and with the standards in a coppicewith-standards Although the...
... million sheep and several thousand cattle died in Chile and Argentina following the ashfall High winds common to the area remobilised ash deposits, creating billowing clouds of fine ash (referred ... forced from their lands, particularly inthe Ibáñez valley andinthe steppe region Farmers leaving the area attempted to sell their farms, but struggled to find buyers or refused to accept the very ... such as INDAP in Chile Inthe steppe region, the huge cost of re-stocking and re-developing farms was a significant barrier The three farmers interviewed who maintained farms either at Tres Cerros...
... million sheep and several thousand cattle died in Chile and Argentina following the ashfall High winds common to the area remobilised ash deposits, creating billowing clouds of fine ash (referred ... forced from their lands, particularly inthe Ibáñez valley andinthe steppe region Farmers leaving the area attempted to sell their farms, but struggled to find buyers or refused to accept the very ... such as INDAP in Chile Inthe steppe region, the huge cost of re-stocking and re-developing farms was a significant barrier The three farmers interviewed who maintained farms either at Tres Cerros...
... of changes inthe consequent series of samples obtained the same patient was analysed using the paired t-test For the analysis of the long- term changes the Mann-Whitney test was used The P value ... prior to and following rituximab treatment Changes in PB and BM leukocyte populations, Ig, and RF at baseline and following rituximab treatment are presented in Table At baseline, all the patients ... ascertain the low maturation status of the immature B cells a combination of CD38, CD24, and CD10 was used The frequency of expression of CD24/CD10 was clearly increased within the remaining B...
... molecules have the capacity to be involved simultaneously in each of the three facets Altogether, they are prominently involved inthe formation, structure and mineralization of dentin and bone In addition, ... visualizing the dividing cells within a tissue [6,28] The other three markers, RP59, OPN and DSP, are less reliable inthe sense that they may be less specific Thus, it is the combinations of these ... organ, the larger full length (M194) and near full length (M180) amelogenin isoforms are the principal products directing the formation of the mineralized enamel The M194 mRNA includes both the...
... implicated inthe response of maize to ABA [16] A notable feature of the signaling elements influenced by AtNHX1 is the number of transcripts encoding calciumbinding proteins, including of the transcripts ... transcripts with diminished expression inthe nhx1 line included a member of the annexin family, ANNEXIN4 (At2g38750/ AnnAt4) Annexins are Ca2+-dependent membrane-binding proteins found in most eukaryotic ... metabolism [35] The diminished expression of these transcripts would suggest a decrease inthe synthesis of both glucosinolates and methionine within the leaves of the nhx1 plants Other sulfur-related...
... region inthe SIN nlCre reporter construct as illustrated in Fig 3B U3C includes the two NFκB, three Sp1 binding sites, andthe TATA Box U3B extends further upstream to the NF-AT and USF binding ... retains most of U3 sequence including the 5' NRE These constructs were transfected into TE26 cells andthe TR activity was determined The results reveal that the length of the U3 insertion is inversely ... of the presence of rtTATS (Fig 5) In addition, induction of rtTATS binding to TRE did not influence the readthrough rate Therefore, the binding of a non-native transcriptional factor inthe SIN...
... allocation of the good quality IPOs in favor of the more informed investors, leaving the remaining poor quality IPOs inthe hands of the less informed individuals By imputing a discount to the IPO ... on the short- run underpricing and long- run underperformance phenomena inthe Singapore IPO market Consistent with previous studies, we find evidence of prevalent short- run underpricing and long- run ... IPO firms inthe post-issue period, the returns performance of the market index andthe accounting information of the size -and- industry matched firms are obtained from the Datastream financial...
... flows increases output in most countries, andthe increase in output is mostly due to a boom in consumption and investment The findings, especially for the case of the full sample including the ... Korea and Singapore make up one group, and Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, another group These results indicate that there are two different business cycles inthe region, even though the East ... correlation in general increased inthe 1990s from the previous periods This is mostly due to the industrial countries inthe sample In conclusion, we can summarize the main characteristics of the business...
... severe and sharp Most articles of criticism inthe US e-newspapers have a very clear style They give the main points and state the criticism at the top inthe headline andthe lead paragraph(s) The ... contrast, there remain some hints in indirect speech and one has to know the rules to interpret the meaning Americans generally consider themselves to be frank, open and direct in dealing with each other ... together at the beginning of the sentence, but in other case, they are separated or the writer delays the appearance of the verb Thus, one of the reason people sometimes misunderstand the information...
... loads The flow inthe both sides of the routine observation period in 2005, mostly winter, was stable Fig shows the changes in TOC and DOC concentrations with the change of flow in 2005, and Fig ... events and storm runoff events which bring increases in pollutant loads during flooding-stages in large river catchments As the traverse water mixing inthe wide Yodo River was relatively weak during ... Water and Environment Technology, Vol 6, No.2, 2008 combined them into a composite sample and analyzed inorganic ions and organic matter The water samples taken at the three points spanning the...
... influence on the behavior of borrowers If the income and savings of the individual is high then he/she is least attracted to debt financing On the other hand, the individual with low income and ... evaluate the level of knowledge and interest about micro financing prevailing inthe lower income groups The awareness of micro financing may encourage the poor people to empower themselves and contribute ... share Other NGOs enjoy the remaining market share in micro financing After reviewing the literature on the positive impact of micro financing in developing countries like Bangladesh, Zambia and...
... cyclical andthe structure of theindustry causes instability Hecker (2005) argues that the inherent instability of the airline industry can be traced to the structure of theindustryand its ... compensation and firm performance inthe U.S airline industry may aid those seeking to invest intheindustry as well as forward looking investment decisions by various groups interested inthe U.S airline ... changed the competitive environment of theindustryThe airline industry is very labor intensive Coupled with strong airline labor unions, airline industry employees have significant bargaining power...
... available Inthe beginning of the computer industry, IBM had to invent the hardware andthe software, and create a manufacturing process, as well as the structure for distribution, installation, and ... Planning (ERP) software as the governing standard for running every aspect of a company including managing orders, inventory, accounting, and logistics in various part of the western world In 2003, ... are unable to match each other’s investments, like inthe microprocessor industry or inthe software industry For instance, in 2002, Intel invested more than $200 million in more than 100 companies...
... the west are the western entrances to the Novaya Zemlya straits andthe meridian running from Mys Zhelaniya northward, andinthe east, inthe Bering Strait, by the parallel 66° N andthe meridian ... Navigation and pollution inthe Northern Sea Route 231 For Russia, ships must satisfy special crewing and training requirements for navigating in ice.56 For the USA, requirements as to manning, training, ... to the NSR and ‘adjacent areas’ Article of the NSR Regulations specifies that the NSR is situated within the inland waters, territorial sea or EEZ adjoining the USSR northern coast and that it includes...