the effect of noise pollution on animals

... used to study the effects of ambient conditions on the temperature distribution, displacement, deformation, and stresses inside the cell The behaviour of the fuel cell during operation has been ... [kg/(m⋅s)] The mass balance is described by the divergence of the mass flux through diffusion and convection Multiple species are considered in the gas phase only, and the species conservation equation ... rupture of the membrane Thermal management is also essential for the control of the water evaporation or condensation rates [1-3] The need for improved lifetime of air-breathing proton exchange

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... to the reduction in oxygen concentration in the combustion chamber [5,16,24,25,26] The NOX emission increased with increasing biodiesel amount in the blends In addition, the NOX emission of JBD ... environmental protection aspect Rajan et al [5] studied the effects of EGR on the performance and emission characteristics of a compression ignition (CI) engine fuelled with sunflower biodiesel The ... amount in the blends More amount of CO2 in the exhaust emission is an indication of complete combustion of fuel [13,21] The CO2 emission of DF increased slightly, when EGR was operated While, the CO2

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... THE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING REGULATION ON SECOND-TIER AUDIT FIRMS AND THEIR CLIENTS: AUDIT PRICING AND QUALITY, COST OF CAPITAL, AND BACKDATING OF STOCK OPTIONS A dissertation submitted to the ... 1991 The effect of Big Eight mergers on auditor concentration Accounting Horizons (4): 79-90 140 Myers, J., L Myers, and T Omer 2003 Exploring the term of the auditor-client relationship and the ... 1961 The philosophy of auditing Sarasota, FL: American Accounting Association McNichols, M 2002 Discussion of The quality of accruals and earnings: The role of accrual estimation errors The Accounting

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... readings. The onset of acceleration was measured by dropping the ascending slope line on the base line. The point of intersection of these lines was considered as onset of acceleration. In the analysis, ... than the response of the splenius capi- tis in straight -on frontal impacts. Thus, direction of impact also determines which muscles respond and the proportionality of the response among the different ... acceleration used in the study. The purpose of the regres- sion analysis was to see if using the acceleration of the sled – one could predict the head acceleration and EMG response. The regression analysis

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... player in the co-creation of experience (Bandura, 1982) A review of the existing research shows that much of the work to date has focused on the effect of advertising within a game on the consumer ... present the conceptual model which begins with a definition of the concept of the game leading to our hypotheses The paper follows with the methodology and results The paper concludes with the discussion, ... The first step assessed the conceptual model measuring the individual effects of self-efficacy on purchase and usage separately The second step measured the simultaneous effect of selfefficacy on

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... the expression of IL-12 upon stimulation; yet, those cells did not change the expression of IL-10 either Therefore, it is unlikely the lack of IL-12 response was due to a bias of ... generation of DCs, monocytes were cultured in the presence of rEqIL-4 and rHuGM-CSF for 5 days. To test the effect of CpG-ODN or LPS on dendritic cells: monocytes were cultured in the presence of ... lymphoid tissues Therefore, the combination of cell surface marker expression, using the monoclonal antibodies available for the horse species, and the expression of cytokines

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... at a = 0.05 by the Bonferroni t-test. *The length of chloroplasts and mitochondria is the longest dimension, and the width of chloroplasts and mitochondria is the widest dimension. SD: stomatal ... The MDA concentration was calculated using its extinction coefficient (155 mM -1 cm -1 ). The extraction and content determination of proline in leaves was performed according to the method of ... weight of seeds compared with the other two temperatures. Among the three temperature regimes, the concentrations of starch, chlorophyll, and proline were the lowest at 28/23°C, whereas the total

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21

... readings. The onset of acceleration was measured by dropping the ascending slope line on the base line. The point of intersection of these lines was considered as onset of acceleration. In the analysis, ... than the response of the splenius capi- tis in straight -on frontal impacts. Thus, direction of impact also determines which muscles respond and the proportionality of the response among the different ... acceleration used in the study. The purpose of the regres- sion analysis was to see if using the acceleration of the sled – one could predict the head acceleration and EMG response. The regression analysis

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:20

... neck. The behaviors of the models were investigated by statistical and mathematical analyses. Results: There are four points of inflexion on the graphs of the first derivatives of the equations ... 5 months. In other words, there is a maximum speed of bone loss around the 6 th month after the start of suppressive L-thyroxine therapy in post- menopausal women. Conclusion: It seems reasonable ... pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, and malabsorption syndromes among several other conditions. The effect of thyroid hormone on bone turnover Thyrotoxicosis increases bone

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:21

... guidelines from the SCCM regarding the need for windows in each room wh en constructing new ICUs [17], there is a paucity of clinical data on the topic of the effect of natural light on outcomes of critically ... involved in the design, analysis and interpretation of data; in the drafting and revision of the article; and in the final approval of the version for submission. Competing interests The authors ... use of the natural assignments of patients to window versus nonwindow rooms in the ICU during the time period studied. The effectiveness of this pseudorandomizati on was demonstrated by the bal-

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... the economic functions of the "free market" economy because of the deepening contradictions and crisis tendencies of capitalism At the same time the state relies on the private ... construction of reality" in their analysis of the ideological production of knowledge I use the term here to indicate the sociopolitical processes of the production of economic ... process of defining crisis. Debate continues over the theoretical implications of finance capital in the relations and structures of the state and over the role of banks in intercorporate relations

Ngày tải lên: 05/11/2014, 09:33

... estimation of the effect of adopting these rules, with large firms as the treatment group and mid-sized firms as the control group We support the event study and DiD analyses with firm fixed effects ... This paper builds on BJK We seek to address the principal limitations of BJK and strengthen the evidence for a causal connection between the 1999 reforms and the market values of large Korean firms.4 ... Listokin, 2007) The Korean reforms have two central components—outside directors and audit committees We discuss in the text the prior research on board composition Research on the connection between

Ngày tải lên: 06/01/2015, 19:48

... because there were only 63% of. .. to evaluate the effect of prediction strategy on their reading comprehension skills Then, the questionnaires were administered to find out their ... Combining prediction strategy with other strategies………… …………28. 3.3. Pedagogical Implication 29 PART C: CONCLUSION 1. Conclusion of the study………………… …… ………….………… …30 2. Limitation of the study………………………… ... something of a forerunner in the global communication. It is the language of choice in most countries of the world. It brings people together, gets out of the border of a country and brings the world

Ngày tải lên: 10/07/2015, 15:13

... display questions are used, but by whether these questions are meaningful in the context whether the interaction initiated by the questions promote the comprehension of the language ... INTRODUCTION consists of rationale of the study, aims of the study, research questions, scope of the study, methods and design of the study CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW explains the ... TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i ABSTRACT ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii LIST OF TABLES ANF FIGURES v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi PART A INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale of the

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... further studied on the next parameter; the effect of various cal- cination temperatures. 3.2.2. Effect of different calcination temperatures This parameter was conducted to determine the effect ... Ni/CeO 2 in the presence of H 2 S due to the sulfidation on the surface of the catalysts. Unexpectedly, carbon monoxide has been observed in FTIR spectrum during reaction in the presence of H 2 S ... activates the catalytic centres of the catalyst, thus enhancing the activity. The calcination temperatures are criti- cal for controlling the size of the metal particles and their inter- action with

Ngày tải lên: 02/09/2015, 13:47

... studied to reach a conclusion about its effect. One reason behind the discrepancy among the conclusions of the different studies may be attributed to the uncontrolled effect of some of the meteorological ... discrepancy among the results of these studies is evident even for the similar configurations of stills. The verdict about the effect of increasing wind speed on productivity varies among the theoretical ... radiation intensity). In contrast to the first two groups, the latter cannot be controlled as they are related to the conditions of the weather. However, some of these variables can be controlled

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:17

... in the final thesis defense. Approved by The Effect of Foreign Ownership on Dividend Policy The case of listed companies on HOSE In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of MASTER ... correlation  The closer the value is to 1 or -1, the stronger the linear correlation. Table Rule of Interpreting the size of a correlation coefficient Size of Correlation Interpretation 0.90 ... ID: MBA05053 Title of Thesis: The effect of Foreign Ownership on Dividend payout policy: The case of listed companies on HOSE Advisor: Ph.D. NGUYEN KIM THU I assure that the content of this thesis has

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2015, 13:43

... NONPARAMETRIC MODELING OF THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON PUBLIC HEALTH PENG QIAO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2005 NONPARAMETRIC MODELING OF THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON PUBLIC ... explanation of these conditions in order, which were given in Cheng and Tong (1993) Conditions (A.1)-(A.4) are self-explanatory Condition(A.5) is the introduction of a weight function ω, the purpose of ... depends on the value of X If the conditional distribution of Y |X... explore the association between death probability and levels of air pollution shortly before the death,

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2015, 23:08

... whether the implementation date of Solvency II will be pushed back a year, insurers are still working on the assumption that they have just one year to go, and therefore preparations for the ... Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income The continued stress in segments of the Eurozone government bond market certainly merits reconsideration of the current proposal that these assets should ... liability profile of an insurance portfolio Conclusion Conclusion While EIOPA and the relevant national regulators thrash out the final elements of the Directive and attempt to tackle the challenging

Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2015, 23:08

... respondents were offered the option of choosing more than one option per question © Economist Intelligence Unit 2009 Executive Summary The austere traveller: the effect of corporate cutbacks on ... heed: the number who equate the prestige of the company to the prestige of the hotel they are staying in.. .The austere traveller: the effect of corporate cutbacks on ... verify the accuracy of this information, neither The Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd nor the sponsor of this report can accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by any person on this

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