... University of Maryland, College Park in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2006 Advisory Committee: Professor Lawrence Washington, Chair/Advisor Professor William ... properties of these extensions ON THE GALOIS GROUPS OFTHE 2-CLASS FIELD TOWERS OF SOME IMAGINARY QUADRATIC FIELDS by Aliza Steurer Dissertation submitted to the Faculty ofthe Graduate School ofthe ... 11 Theabove gives the standard presentation for G As indicated in Section 2.2, if the 2nd power of a generator does not appear above, then it is trivial, and similarly for the commutators of...
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... factors, tumor antigens, and other gene products These approaches, however, have poor sensitivities and specificities since none of them alone is useful for the majority ofthe BC and none of them ... groups The relevance of this finding is that it was the result ofthe first subgroup analysis for these biomarkers Bc1 should therefore be studied in terms of tumoral development and inflammatory ... evaluate the actual performance of these markers Jinang Li, from the John Hopkins Hospital, is the first to explore proteomics in early diagnosis of BC, who also enabled the advance of proteomics...
... undulation orthe height (or strength) ofthe wave length According to survivors of near-death experiences, the higher the level ofthe spirit the brighter the light shines, and the lower the level the ... authorities wellversed in Icelandic and Norwegian According to them, ten of Harold’s foreign words were of Old Norse, the language ofthe Vikings and the precursor of modern Icelandic, and these ... journal’s usual genre I was full of emotion as I realized that the new world-shaking paradigms (views ofthe world, ofthe universe, of nature, of humanity and ofthe corporation) have at last started...
... are the values in Corollary From Lemma 2, Corollary and Proposition 2, we have Theorem Let µ is the 5−fold convolution ofthe standard Cantor measure, then the lower extreme valueofthe local ... Thanh et al / VNU Journal of Science, Mathematics - Physics 25 (2009) 57-68 65 From (13), (14) and (15), the assertion ofthe corollary follows 2.2 The proof ofthe main theorem Lemma Let x = (x1 ... estimate We have Main result Main Theorem Let µ be the 5−fold convolution ofthe standard Cantor measure, then the lower extreme valueofthe local dimension of µ is α5 = | log 3.25 √ arccos 145...
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... attributes considered, and the vectors of coefficients to n are attached to the vector of attributes (Z) The assumptions about the distribution of error terms implicit in the use ofthe CLM impose a particular ... responsibility ofthe state orofthe local authorities This was resolved partly by explaining to the households that their opinions might be used to inform the local authorities and also that the issue of ... risks for the sustainability ofthe ecosystem services provides by the Ganga Proposals have been made to reduce the amount of untreated raw sewage deposited in the Ganga The most noteworthy of these...
... Since labor cost is not available for most ofthe companies in the dataset, this study first uses the number of employees as a proxy for the labor inputThe total labor cost can be thought of as ... restriction ofthe physical nature of their product Therefore, it is hypothesized that IT capital contributes more to the performance of digital dot coms than to that of physical dot coms This hypothesis ... variable, which has a valueof for digital products companies and for physical dot coms Further, the α ’s and the corresponding levels of inputs in the last four formulations involving the dummy variable...
... arguments made by these stories Few would question the relevance ofthe case study, the modern equivalent ofthe allegory, as a basis for formulating hypotheses for further (quantitative) research, ... three categories: The exploratory (traditional form) the descriptive and the explanatory A further description ofthe latter two follows 2.2 Descriptive case studies The hierarchical view of research ... contemporary, rather than historic information Above, we discussed how proponents ofthe case study suggest that may be used for exploratory, descriptive or explanatory research strategies: Critics of the...
... judge the skills ofthe worker Over time, the employer can more accurately assess the skills ofthe worker, and, if worker skills are related to cognitive skills as measured by the tests, the returns ... standard deviation of achievement yields a present valueof $10,600 over a lifetime of work for the average worker But this is not yet the full impact oftheabove average teacher The impact on one ... problems facing the nation The views expressed are those ofthe authors and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or any ofthe funders or supporting organizations mentioned...
... affect the intrinsic fluorescence ofthe DK9 variant, the higher the surface exposure and flexibility of their side-chains to the solvent the smaller the intrinsic fluorescence ofthe enzyme The smaller ... decreasing order ofthe corresponding eigenvalue, and the first few eigenvectors capture most ofthe essential motions ofthe proteins The cross-correlation function between the projection of protein ... hypothesize that even a subtle perturbation in the polarity and ⁄ or flexibility ofthe environment ofthe Trp residues could significantly affect the fluorescence ofthe DK9 thrombin Moreover, the...
... contemplation of such works of art that perception of Ideas is more readily available even to lesser minds Therefore, the epistemic valueof a work of art is that it smoothens the contemplation ofthe ... 284-5) The chief corollary of this is that even the most fundamental features ofthe world as representation – the categories of space, time and causality – are imposed upon the world for the purposes ... account for the nature of aesthetic knowledge in a different way; the special epistemic valueof art arises from the fact that both the work of art and its beholder are manifestations ofthe World...
... 2,207, p < 001): the more quickly the investment is recouped, the higher the rating ofthe overall valueofthe MBA The overall valueofthe MBA is also related to the job satisfaction of alumni In ... Understanding theValueofthe MBA, Bruce Figure shows the distribution of values for the MBA Degree scale and Figure 3, the distribution of values for the School/Program scale Figure Distribution of MBA ... Programs The lower ratings ofthe overall valueofthe MBA by graduates from part-time programs are explained only partially by the model offered here, as the R2 of 41 indicates (the lowest of the...
... fraction ofthe DA forecast for VG (in the case of wind, PV, and CSP0 ) or historic hourly load (in the case of CSP6 ) The decision to use a fraction ofthe historic hourly load in the case of CSP6 ... California The views and opinions of authors expressed herein not necessarily state or reflect those ofthe United States Government or any agency thereof, orThe Regents ofthe University of California ... and the comparisons across VG technologies are therefore the more relevant indicators ofthe drivers ofthe marginal economic value rather than the absolute magnitudes California is chosen for...
... take the risk of losing their original citizenship and with it the flexibility to live, work, and in some cases own propertyor businesses in their country of origin A number of studies support ... oversees the research agenda ofthe International Program Her work focuses on labor migration, the role of immigrants in the labor market, and the impact of immigration policies in Europe, North ... report were supported by the John S and James L Knight Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York The authors thank Jeanne Batalova, Michael Fix, Ann Morse, Manuel Pastor, Justin Scoggins,...
... Section 107 or 108 ofthe 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission ofthe publisher, or authorization through payment ofthe appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright ... for anything except taking the next step up the corporate ladder They are like the kid who puts his or her hand up in class in order to look good, get an A on the test, and go to the head ofthe ... outperformed by well-organized groups of ordinary men Taylor said that “in the past the [talented] man had been first; in the future the system must be first.” According to Taylor, “Let’s organize...
... overturned by the Romanists; or how they can clear the rulers of their church of that day ofthe guilt of that dark transaction The circumstances ofthe country, therefore, at the time of James's ... for their project; and therefore they agreed to quit London for a season, intending to return sufficiently early for the completion ofthe work before the opening ofthe session The conspirators ... towards the families ofthe conspirators By the statute respecting treason thepropertyofthe convicted traitor is forfeited to the crown; but in the cases of these individuals the children or heirs...
... work out the cost to the economy of displacing $50 worth of private consumption and $50 worth of private investment: • the loss of $50 worth of private consumption costs $50 • the $50 worth of ... immediately from the expected NPV if the project is delayed for one year, we get an estimate ofthevalueof information Thevalueof information rises as: • the initial capital cost, K, rises; • the return ... this may tend to increaseordecreasethe ffects ofthe tax rate increase on the quantity of labour supplied and he quantity of leisure demanded Estimates ofthe marginal cost of public funds:...