the case of common bean and tropical forages

... an ellipse with the use of a function of the Xfig software The parameter of lower-face roundness was computed as the ratio between the horizontal axis and the vertical axis of the ellipse (see ... menton) If the face was not depicted fully frontally and was slightly turned, then only the data of the more frontal eye (left eye in case of turning right and vice versa), and the measurement of face ... training at the academy of years in the case of males and 2.7 years in the case of females Participants were not told that the study concerned eye, lip, and lower-face proportions and roundness in artistic...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 17:20

... ≥ The proof now splits into four cases depending on the congruence class of t modulo Case Suppose that t ≡ (mod 4) By Theorem 2.1, there exists a Langford sequence of order t and defect 3, and ... conditions for the existence of a Langford sequence of order t and defect d Theorem 2.1 (Simpson [33]) There exists a Langford sequence of order t and defect d if and only if (1) t ≥ 2d − 1, and (2) ... Bryant and Horsley prove the existence of decompositions of Kn for n odd into cycles for a large family of lists of specified cycle lengths, settling the problem in about 10% of the possible cases...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:23

... as umbrella brand (B-level brand of price and A-level brand of quality) of food products only They are therefore set to compete to corresponding levels of national brands The brand level is ordered ... tiers, then it is especially important to ensure there is no dissonance between the image of the store and any of the private labels The research also shows the relevance of the implementation of ... of the scales used in the research The final section of the chapter discusses the results of the statistical analyses used to test the hypotheses 4.2 Preliminarily qualitative examination of the...

Ngày tải lên: 03/10/2014, 11:43

... three years of engagement However, in light of the Enron case, the Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standard Board announced the intention of the board to make it mandatory to rotate the audit ... the length of tenure, the choice of audit firm can be related to the size of the auditee and the type of services needed It has been argued that larger auditees, due to the complexity of their operations ... independence in the country The paper proceeds as follows The next section discusses the literature review and the development of the hypotheses Sections and present the research method and results, respectively...

Ngày tải lên: 06/01/2015, 19:43

... maximization and non-value-maximization Theories based on value maximization include efficiency theory, information and signaling theory, the market power hypothesis, and the financial motivation hypothesis; ... company thereby reduces the variability o f profit, and the total value o f the new company exceeds the sum o f the individual entities In the case o f SMEs, firms can offer reciprocally finance ... (on themselves and any outside advisors) confidentiality agreements concerning any data which is released, both now and later in the process The buyer and seller, as well as their agents, will then...

Ngày tải lên: 26/03/2015, 08:55

... perception, the process of translation includes the reproduction in the TL the closest natural equivalence of the SL message, first in terms of the meaning of the message and second in terms of the style ... despite the majority of them did not have a clear understanding of these tools Moreover, the use of professional CAT tools such as Trados and other famous translation softwares was not popular Therefore, ... help indicate the use and popularity of CAT tools among the students and the analysis of the interview would help describe the way the students use CAT tools and what benefits they think CAT...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2016, 20:02

... number of workers than others Regression analyses The existence of the product ladder in the village and the strategy of the enterprises to move up the ladder suggest that their selection of product ... modern The second to sixth columns in Table present the results of the second-step estimation of the determinants of the value added The effects of the proprietor’s years of top management and prior ... simplest products These findings support Hypothesis: on the effects of the proprietor’s family ties on the operation size of the enterprise The insignificance of the coefficients of the inverse Mills...

Ngày tải lên: 04/09/2016, 23:23

... Rule of law: Assessment of the law and order tradition in the country produced by the country-risk rating agency International Country Risk (ICR) Average of the months of April and October of the ... whatsoever for any consequences of its use The term "country", as used in the context of the ADB, refers to a member of the ADB and does not imply any view on the part of the Institute as to sovereignty ... Overview of the Financial Sector and Flow of Funds Analysis 3 The Role of Financial Infrastructure and Efficient Financial Markets 14 The Role of Government as Issuer 24 Conclusion: The Example of...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2012, 09:40

... characteristics of the "Sassi of Matera" and "Trulli of Alberobello" In the South of Italy, the sites of the "Sassi of Matera" (Figure 1a) (classified as humanity world heritage in 1993) and "Trulli of Alberobello" ... namely, “Tufo of Matera” for the structures of the "Sassi of Matera," and “Stone of Fasano” for the structures of the "Trulli of Alberobello," they are different with regard to form and constructive ... and the knowledge of the temperature coefficient of the material of which it is made A single measure allows for the determination of diffusivity, thermal conductivity, and specific heat of the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 14:58

... meteorological stations of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] and of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results for the two decades are compared and the existing differences ... trend in the eastern and south-eastern parts of the Mediterranean, indicating a less frequent expansion of the low pressure over the area and therefore a weakening of the Etesian winds and a subsequent ... values of HDD were reduced in the second decade, while the monthly and yearly values of CDD were increased The reduction in the yearly values of HDD was in the range of 9.5 to 22% in Athens, and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10

... Scope of the study In fact, there are lots of various methods to improve listening skills in TOEIC test, the case of part and It requires much of time and effort However, due to the limitation of ... is one of the most common English language tests in the world today The aim of the TOEIC is to measure the ability to speak, read and understand basic business English For this reason, the TOEIC ... lot of difficulties for the student, specially, the case of: Questions-Responses and Short conversations There are basic reasons make the students poor listening: they are objective situation and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:59

... significant in the case of Kenya and Rwanda It is negative but not significant in the case of Zimbabwe, positive and statistically insignificant in the cases of Morocco and Tanzania We turn now to the subject ... determinant of investment The coefficient on the supply of credit has the expected positive sign in 19 cases and it is positive and statistically significant in 16 cases For most of these countries the ... investment/GDP ratio in the case of Togo to a reduction of 0.12 percent in the case of Kenya Conclusion The empirical results of this chapter not lend support to the basic assertions of the financial liberalization...

Ngày tải lên: 17/12/2013, 05:15

... terms of the impact of outsourcing (IMPACTL to IMPACTO) They were asked whether it had improved: the timing of their supplier deliveries, the lead-time for the delivery of orders, the quality of ... interpret the terms of the contract and then negotiate new understandings of these terms with the suppliers The monitoring staff have also indicated that because of contract ambiguity, they have ... in the supply chain, management accountants, and so on) in each of the case study organisations The interviews themselves began by the researchers introducing themselves and explaining that they...

Ngày tải lên: 27/01/2014, 10:49

... discussing the latest scientific developments, applications and implications for policy and other users An important feature of the conference is that it brings together scientists and other stakeholders ... area will be identified on the basis of the outputs of the monitoring campaigns using the worldwide most advanced statistical tools as Chemical Mass Balance (CMB) and/ or the Positive Matrix Factorization ... evaluation of the air quality  pollution in the port cities    involved in APICE (Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa, Venice and Thessaloniki) It this framework, the air quality status of the five port...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 11:20

... only the reporter gene situated on the same side, relative to the boundary, of the construct However, when the combination of the PTS and the boundary is placed 3¢ to one of the reporter genes, the ... outside the region defined by the promoters of the two reporter genes (3¢ to one of them, Fig 4, bottom), the PTS is able to overcome the enhancer blocking effect of the boundary, and restricts the ... later than in the case of the histone gene cluster [10] This difference in the timing of somatic pairing perhaps reflects the difference between the complexities of the regulation of the two systems:...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 01:20

... traders to learn their activities and understand the overall picture of commodity trade in their regions CDRI 13 Agricultural Trade in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: The Case of Cassava and Rubber ... affecting the trees’ latex concentration and yield When there is little rainfall, the bark is hard and holds only a small When there is more rain, the bark becomes soft and the concentration of latex ... latex decreases, the At the end of the rainy season, the soil starts to dry and the rubber leaves start to shed, causing more sunlight to reach the ground and the temperature in the plantation...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 04:20

... nausea and distaste of life; and in the gloom of his spirits, he seemed to read a menace in the flickering of the firelight on the polished cabinets and the uneasy starting of the shadow on the roof ... far; domestic sounds out of the houses were clearly audible on either side of the roadway; and the ru16 The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde mour of the approach of any passenger preceded ... away these random visitors or to repair their ravages Mr Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 14:20

... fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor at Wageningen University by the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof dr M.J Kropff in the presence of the Thesis Committee appointed by the ... Netherlands came from the budget of the REFINE project, which was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands The funding for the study on shrimp farming in the Can Gio area came ... Thi Them, and to be a sister of my brothers and sisters, Than, Huong, Thai, Hoa, Chau, Phu, Dinh, Dam, Tam and their husbands, wives and children I would like to thank to all of them for their...

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 18:58