... Chapter 5, is the ratio ofthe average annualized return ofthe strategy to the annualized standard deviation ofthe strategy’s returns The higher the Sharpe ratio, the lower the probability of severe ... accompanying the price adjustment ofthe security in response to new fundamental information The date and time ofthe occurrence ofthe news event is typically known in advance, and the content ofthe ... price levels The cash flows were then discounted back to the present to obtain the fair present market value ofthe security Graham and Dodd (1934) were one ofthe earliest purveyors ofthe methodology...
... majorities ofthe population in both regions are in the BOP But Africa shows the greatest disparity between the BOP share ofthe total population (95%) and the BOP share of health spending (54%) At the ... and in improving the delivery of essential services to this large population segment The development community has tended to focus on meeting the needs ofthe poorest ofthe poor the billion people ... the opportunities they represent Market-based approaches also warrant far more attention in the development community, for the potential benefits they offer in bringing more ofthe BOP into the...
... t as t → ∞ This completes the proof The next work is to investigate the permanence ofthe system 2.4 Before starting our theorem, we give the definition of permanence of system 2.4 Definition ... is the rate of conversion of nutrients into the reproduction rate ofthe predators The predator population is birth pulse as intrinsic rate of natural increase and density dependence rate of ... t ≥ q for all sufficiently large t This completes the proof ofthe theorem From Theorems 4.1 and 4.3, we can easily obtain the following theorem Theorem 4.4 If re−wτ1 > β m 1 a e −d2 ∗ ∗ kβx2 /...
... Australia, the GI is increasing in popularity following the launch ofthe GI symbol on packaging in 2002 Professor Brand Miller ofthe University of Sydney said at the time ofthe launch: "This authentic ... enter the body’s cells as a source of energy A consequence of diabetes is a build-up of glucose in the blood, which passes out ofthe body as urine, thereby depriving the body of its main source of ... added to the cakes such as hummus, then the rice cakes become a more nutritious snack as the proteins slow down the absorption ofthe sugar and counter balances the effect ofthe GI” The next...
... observed that the Nusselt number increase with the angle of attack and maximum value of it lies at 60° The reason for this phenomenon may be separation of flow resulting from the presence of M shape ... measure the average temperature of air flowing through it Twelve more thermocouples are mounted on the upper side ofthe absorber plate to measure average temperature ofthe absorber plate 2.1.2 Air ... measurement To measure the mass flow rate through the rectangular duct orifice meter has been used The orifice meter is calibrated by using the Pitot tube and the value of co-efficient of discharge (Cd)...
... calculated from the amount of 35S-labelled macromolecules in the medium on each day of culture and that remained in the matrix at the end ofthe culture period From these data the percentage of 35 S-labelled ... pool of small proteoglycans and in the case of ligament represents 30% of this pool [4] This raises the question of whether this pathway is also involved in the catabolism ofthe chemical pool of ... 35S-radioactivity in the total volume ofthe columns The rate of release of 35S-labelled proteoglycans into the culture medium in these experiments was determined by the 35S-radioactivity that eluted in the excluded...
... in the CD Soret region (near 400 nm) were related to the interaction ofthe heme prosthetic group with the surrounding aromatic residues and to modifications in the spatial orientation of these ... in the Q0 band [25,26] The splitting of these bands has been regarded as a lowering ofthe heme symmetry in HbA-CO [17,27], due to nonperpendicular iron–ligand bond above the xy plane ofthe ... to the inhibition of R fi T transition in met-HbI We suggest that the persistence of R form could hinder the structural changes, induced by the low pH, which could affect the interaction of the...
... amplitude and phase ofthe time series Therefore, we cannot detect the nature ofthe relation by using the wavelet coherence The aim of this work is to separate the two kinds of information (phase ... bootstraps in the case of CWCF The choice ofthe type of surrogates depends on the way the surrogate is resampled in the particular method We used the bootstraps in the case of CWCF (linear relation) ... labor The vertical lines indicate the start and the end ofthe uterine activity extracted from the Topography trace Inside the thick black line there is significant level of 95% with resampling of...
... levels ofthe canopy, the ratio ofthe total length of appressed to non-appressed thylakoid membranes was lowest (0.9-1.4) in the youngest leaves (Fig B) that were exposed to sun (Fig 2B) The thylakoid ... examination (Fig 2A), although the quantum flux density decreased markedly (Fig 2B) The thylakoid structure was typiof cal of sunny habitats, since the ratio ofthe length of appressed to non-appressed ... below 1.4 (Fig B) The leaves examined from levels and were physiologically young and the rates of C0 uptake recorded were from intermediate to high (Fig 2A) The ratio ofthe length of appressed to...
... different in the groups Likewise, the initial height ofthe PCT concentrations did not correlate with the further course ofthe disease The results of this analysis should not be overinterpreted The number ... after recovery and discharge ofthe patient from the intensive care unit (Fig 4) Regarding the prognosis ofthe disease, the course of PCT after day from the onset of systemic inflammation was ... [10] and by other authors [1,9] None of these authors, however, analyzed the severity of multiple organ dysfunction rather than the severity of sepsis and systemic inflammation and there are no...
... as described in the Methods The reduction of infectivity of TZM-bl cells was measured as a function ofthe degree of IgG1b12 mediated neutralization of these Envs association of autologous neutralization ... to be in the range of greater than 50-100 μg/ml In our study, we did not find any of these substitutions in these four Envs, suggesting that the relative resistance of these Envs over others tested ... PNLG at position 295 (HXB2 numbering) at the N-terminal base of V3 loop The sensitivity of IVC-3 env clones was due to the presence of N295, atypical of clade C In contrast to clade B and African...
... traits, the lower number of genotyped dams compared to the total number of sows requires the use of simpler models to perform the association analyses of this study According to the structure ofthe ... on the one hand, λ = -1/2 or λ = 1/ if they have inherited respectively allele G or allele A from the father and on the other hand, λ = for homozygote individuals In the second analysis, the ... secreted in the maternal uterus where they induce an increase of expression and secretion of RBP proteins These proteins enter the embryo cells rising the RBP receptors density and allowing the embryo...
... containment ofthe infection, which either leads to sterilization ofthe infection or localized caseation and liquefaction that climaxes in the release of infectious bacteria into the airways36 ... if the protective immune respon therapeutically resolved infection, has an impact ence of fewer granulomas may reduce the chance to these strains is subject to the same enviro on the course of ... unique composition of cell wall and other bacterial effectors modulate the phagosome function This was further verified by the analysis of exosomal fraction showing the presence of peripheral lipid...
... involved in the immune suppression The results of this thesis provide AdipoQ profiles in several bovine body fluids The physiological function ofthe individual AdipoQ isoforms needs to be further investigated ... by the stage ofthe estrus cycle in sows The presence of both ligand and receptors in the porcine pituitary may suggest an auto-/paracrine role for AdipoQ in the regulation ofthe function of ... 1990) The main components of milk secreted by the mammary gland are fat, protein, and minerals The composition of milk is dependent on the stage of lactation, breed, parity and the energy status of...
... promotes the emergence of high local antibiotic concentrations due to the continuous friction ofthe articulating components Cement debris can be then easily removed at the time ofthe prosthesis ... removal, and insertion of a cement-coated modular prosthesis with a spacer head The cement mantle ofthe prosthesis is also antibiotic-loaded according to the sensitivity profile ofthe causative organism ... still unclear whether the insertion of a metallic endoskeleton has a negative influence on the pharmacokinetic properties ofthe spacer Experimental data have shown that the release of commercially-impregnated...
... Introduction Motivation for the study Aim ofthe research The research question The research method Significance ofthe research Scope ofthe research Organization ofthe study Part II The content Chapter ... Purpose ofthe questionnaires is to know the attitude of students about the warm-up activities and whether the teachers like what they inform in the questionnaires or not Through the result, the ... there, the preparation can include the selection of a focus and the method of data collection In this study, observation is to know the real situation ofthe warm-up activities, and compare the...
... committed to the bigger problem, these people have to support the outcome since they were involved in formulating the decision-making rules Because they believe in the rules they formulated, they will ... never belong to them Their sense of who they are does not depend on memberships, work roles, or other social indicators of identity And that perception of identity may form the theoretical basis ... that one or the other ofthe peers dominates the management Nevertheless, the main interaction is between two or more equals Leaders tend to feel separate from their environment They may work...
... and others, the ability to be sensitive to the emotional states of others is an essential part ofthe repertoire of effective leaders, because they are more aware of their own moods and the emotions ... people They have a passion for the work they do, or the company they manage, that goes beyond status and making money Another consequence ofthe existence of EI is that the emotional state ofthe ... limitations of new and emergent technologies in organizations, and an awareness ofthe profound impacts these will have on the management of organizations during the first two decades ofthe 21st...