technology assessment as policy analysis from expert advice to participatory approaches

... and straw as possible feedstocks The base case feedstock prices were $30/tonne, $20/tonne, and $42.50/dry for wood, peat, and straw, respectively The base case process size was 1,000 tonne/day ... biomass feed The electricity price was assumed to be $0.065/kWh and the capital was financed at 10% interest With these assumptions, the crude bio-oil price ranged from $117/ton to $488/ton of ... of biomass to produce fuels, chemicals, and other products The loss of traditional biomass-based industries such as lumber and paper to overseas markets make it increasingly important to develop...

Ngày tải lên: 01/04/2014, 00:20

... Restoration Under Different Simulated Loads 107 Paulo Roberto R Ventura, Isis Andréa V P Poiate, Edgard Poiate Junior and Adalberto Bastos de Vasconcellos Chapter Biomechanical Analysis of Restored ... linear elastic assumption Data based on density from CT images can be used to assign heterogeneous properties Few researches attempting to predict non-linear behaviors using bilinear elastic constants ... must be used when laboratory data is applied to validate the model To our knowledge, the most valuable data for validation resides on clinical assessments such as measuring tooth movement (Yoshida...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 14:20

... scenario, is not assumed in the baseline forecast It continues, however, to be a major risk to our forecast Asia Economic growth in Asia has gathered strength in the course of last year with the ... cent forecast Consumption and government spending are also forecast to contribute to the improved growth performance Growth in consumption is forecast to rise from 1.4 per cent in 2005 to 1.6 per ... the move in the exchange rate regime from a dollar peg to a managed floating regime based on a currency basket which was implemented last summer has led to only modest changes in the value of...

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Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 01:20

... work has shown association between these factors [24] To the best of our knowledge, the TIB has not previously been applied to the study of the adoption of evidencebased recommendations into medical ... Unfortunately, contacting non-respondents to assess this potential bias was not feasible since the study was anonymous The sample size was limited, despite a satisfactory response rate for this specific ... content analysis was performed to classify responses into thematic categories Then the number of responses in each category was compiled, and those having a frequency of two or more were kept as the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22

... associated with high morbidity and mortality Coagulopathy is common, affecting as many as 25% to 36% of trauma victims, and may develop early after injury [6,7] It results from factors such as ... emerging as a potentially valuable new damage-control tool for use when hemorrhage is refractory to standard-of-care treatment [9,15,22,27-30] The analysis reported here is based on data from two ... (Figure 2) Massive transfusion of this type – 20 units of RBCs administered from time of injury to assessment at 48 hours after study entry – represents ongoing hemorrhage equivalent to at least two...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... interactive web based prototype using Tikiwiki v2.2 The prototype allowed experts performing validation to access the HTA report online as well as full text source documents, and to enter feedback ... support) was also limited, but seen as important to assess the value of growth hormone, in line with previous studies [49,50] this study was not designed to directly compare EVIDEM to other approaches ... setting were assessed Due to the subjective nature of these types of assessments [39], transparent reporting of a critical analysis of each study was combined with a three-step process to reach a...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... reductase genotypes Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1997;17(6):1157-62 26 Boushey CJ, Beresford SA, Omenn GS, Motulsky AG A quantitative assessment of plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for vascular ... derived from a combination of folate-rich and fortified foods is as effective as folic acid from supplements in decreasing plasma tHcy concentrations in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) ... from food and 130 µg of synthetic folic acid from breakfast cereals Participants were asked to maintain their usual eating pattern and were randomly allocated to consume one food package or to...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 11:12

... http://www.ics.forth.gr/~asidirop/AsidiropSoft/TechnicalAnalysis2/free/taaz/contents.html Page Technical Analysis from A to Z 01/09/1999 PREFACE Over the last decade I have met many of the top technical analysis ... http://www.ics.forth.gr/~asidirop/AsidiropSoft/TechnicalAnalysis2/free/taaz/tolearnmore.html Page Introduction - Technical Analysis from A to Z 01/09/1999 INTRODUCTION This introduction was written for investors ... http://www.ics.forth.gr/~asidirop/AsidiropSoft/TechnicalAnalysis2/free/taaz/inttechnicalanalysis.html Page Introduction, Technical Analysis - Technical Analysis from A to Z 01/09/1999 Similarly, when an investor purchases...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2013, 15:59

... temperature increased In general, in the case of physical adsorption, the amount adsorbed increases as the temperature decreases, but the amount of lead ion adsorbed onto WB decreased as the temperature ... bran (WB) was used as the adsorbent, and it was carbonized (WB2 to WB10) at temperatures ranging from 200 to 1000℃ The carbonization method involved adding approximately 10g of WB to a porcelain ... biomass, which is no longer needed, increases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere It has become necessary to develop new non-feed applications in order to effectively use WB as a vegetable biomass...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08

... TECHNICAL ANALYSIS FROM A TO Z Steven B Achelis PART ONE: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TECHNICAL ANALYSIS FROM A TO Z Steven B Achelis ABOUT TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Should I buy today? What will prices be tomorrow, ... investor than any other non-regulatory event But as a provider of technical analysis tools, I caution you not to let the software lull you into believing markets are as logical and predictable as ... much less risky to own stocks when the stock market is rising 40 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS FROM A TO Z Steven B Achelis Categories of market indicators Market indicators typically fall into three categories:...

Ngày tải lên: 23/01/2014, 00:20

... of the following: • The distance from today's high to today's low • The distance from yesterday's close to today's high • The distance from yesterday's close to today's low The Average True Range ... analysis software has done more to level the playing field for the average investor than any other non-regulatory event But as a provider of technical analysis tools, I caution you not to let the software ... Breadth Thrust indicator rises from below 40% to above 61.5% A "Thrust" indicates that the stock market has rapidly changed from an oversold condition to one of strength, but has not yet become...

Ngày tải lên: 23/01/2014, 07:20

... regulator could require the company to elect a new auditor in the case that the current auditor was proved to be unable to perform any audits 3.2 Rotation (Q18) Profession Professional bodies and associations ... transmitted from the previous auditor to the new auditor If all auditors were to be submitted to the same discipline, there would be no losers as in principle all candidates would be able to find ... accounts due to impaired auditor independence Rotation combined with fixed period appointment would decrease any bias in the auditor's judgement to please management/shareholders to assure reappointment...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 05:20

... Science and Technology Observatory (ESTO) The report “IPTS/ESTO Prospective study on food technology and safety” which gave input into the expert workshops as well as into this report was carried ... raw material For this assessment, economical, safety and environmental aspects have to be combined Research has to be carried out to provide the appropriate assessment tools 5.2 Impact of Food ... sector into consideration, the main challenge of the project was to come to precise and manageable research priorities, which strengthen specific areas in the food sector The difficulty was to...

Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20

Ngày tải lên: 23/02/2014, 04:20

... Impact Assessment: Between Bureaucratic Process and Social Learning 481 Yaakov Garb, Miriam Manon, and Deike Peters Chapter 33 Technology Assessment as Policy Analysis: From Expert Advice ... this was not to be the case As Weyant was later to note, “perhaps as many as two-thirds of the [energy] models failed to achieve their avowed purposes in the form of direct application to policy ... try to forge an agreement, and a benefit-cost analysis (as an example of the historic policy analysis) becomes even more problematic But while deliberative democracy or participatory policy analysis...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 06:21

... vector-based shRNAi libraries directed against the entire human genome 480 Makoto Miyagishi, Sahohime Matsumoto, Takashi Futami, Hideo Akashi, Krishnarao Appasani, Yasuomi Takagi, Shizuyo Sutou, ... between miRNAs and RNAi In contrast to siRNAs, miRNAs are derived from the processing of endogenously encoded short hairpin RNAs However, miRNAs are dependent on dicer for processing and associate ... metabolism Chapter written by Pasquinelli summarizes the historical aspects and the birth of tiny non-coding temporal RNAs or miRNAs from the laboratories of Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun that...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 09:21

... statutory auditor as well as the internal auditor This would ensure that there are no loopholes in the total coverage of compliance, risk monitoring as well as the substantive verification of assets, ... the group auditor needs to be reinforced Arrangements need to be put in place to allow the group auditor to assume its role and responsibilities Group auditors should have access to the reports ... framework9, auditors provide "reasonable assurance10" that the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error11 Auditors thus seek to minimise...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 14:20

... of old technology from service and deployment of new technology The factors influencing the turnover time include the time to build out the infrastructure, the time to turn over the base of end-user ... Regulators Have Access to Technology Expertise Needed to Address Highly Technical Issues As this report argues, spectrum policy is entering an era in which technical issues are likely to arise ... Bluetooth capability, allowing them to connect to wireless headsets and vehicle audio systems as well as the cellular telephone system Laptop computers today may contain wire­ less LAN, Bluetooth,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 11:20