... invigorated by the finding of fictions and the making of assertions by analogy: for example, the church as the bride of Christ, the king as the head, the pope as the holder ofthe keys to heaven, the king’s ... in the capacity for peace which the imperial protection ofthe Roman law offered in the face ofthe Peasant War of 1524–5 There was also the continued theological association of Rome with the ... longer the vices ofthe day, the selling of indulgences reflected poorly upon the Catholic church There was much diversity in the practice ofthe granting of indulgences Alleged relics of holy...
... characterized by the high mobility of funds and the rapid development of new payment tools To secure the benefits ofthe international financial system, we, the Finance Ministers ofthe G-7 countries, ... so-called “offshore financial centers” (OFCs) that not comply with international standards In addition to ongoing initiatives in the FATF and the OECD, the Report ofthe OFCs Working Group ofthe Financial ... gain access to the financial system If there is obscurity about their ownership, banks and other financial institutions may not be able to discover the identity ofthe beneficiary ofthe account...
... success the influence of other civilisations; and it had been, from the time ofthe Crusades onwards, the most formidable opponent ofthe civilisation ofthe West Under the rule ofthe Turk the Mahomedan ... the development ofthe new British Empire: theexpansionofthe independent states which had arisen on the ruins ofthe first colonial empires in the New World Ofthe Spanish and Portuguese states ... fields The invention of ocean-going ships, the use ofthe mariner's compass, the discovery ofthe rotundity ofthe earth, the development of firearms these were the things which made possible the...
... immediate was the refusal ofthe slogans ofthe Marxist left, such as the ideas ofthe "general strike" or "refusal of work," both of which were never inclusive of house-workers Over time, the realization ... and exploitation of labor Third, the disinvestment by thestate in the reproduction ofthe work-force, [through Structural Adjustment, the dismantling ofthe “welfare state and state- socialism] ... expressed the interests of a limited sector ofthe world proletariat, that of white, adult, make workers, largely drawing their power from the fact that they work in the leading sectors of capital...
... with their personalised set of commitments For those closest to the labour market this loss of benefit for the period of their non-compliance may be permanent For others, some or all of their ... alongside consideration of reform ofthe structure ofthe system Subject to the outcome of this consultation, we hope to bring forward legislation early in the New Year to reform the benefits and Tax ... The previous chapters outlined the kind of approach we are considering to address the failings ofthe current benefits system These ideas are underpinned by the key aims outlined in chapter of...
... regions ofthestate On the other hand, only a small fraction of those claiming the tax credit take advantage ofthe low-interest loan Furthermore, the property-tax exemption complements the tax-credit ... Brown ofthe National Conference ofState Legislatures, Jane Weissman ofthe Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Frederick Beck ofthe Renewable Energy Policy Project, and James Caldwell ofthe ... interconnection agreement The utility’s support of and cooperation with the Illinois program has smoothed the path to interconnection In fact, utilities in other parts ofthestate not offer easy interconnection...
... What ofthe Night? I THE MEANING AND THE MOTIVES OF IMPERIALISM One ofthe most remarkable features ofthe modern age has been the extension ofthe influence of European civilisation over the ... on, has made the Reign of Law, and the modes of a single civilisation, the common possession ofthe whole world Rome made the common life of Europe possible The imperial expansionofthe European ... the shores ofthe Black Sea and the Mediterranean Until the end ofthe fifteenth century the European trader had no direct contact with the sources of these precious commodities; the supply of...
... order ofthe ratio ofthe transmit power Ps,n to the number of transmission bits bs,n as follows: (s, n) = arg s,n f bs,n Ps,n = arg , s,n gs,n bs,n bs,n (4) where gs,n is the channel powerofthe ... denotes the CQI ofthe PRB n reported from the UE s In other word, the UE with the highest data rate acquires the highest priority The PF algorithm was introduced to solve monopolized situation in the ... to enhance the system performance One of them is the ratio ofthe transmit power per bit, which has not been considered yet for packet scheduling The transmit power is insufficient when the radio...
... terms of warm weather in the United States The availability of hydroelectric power to displace fossil-fueled power was limited by dry conditions in much ofthe Nation, with the exception ofthe ... amount of nuclear power more than offset the loss of some hydroelectric power in 1999 Fuel Quality and Price when considering the capability of some electric plants to burn the least expensive of these ... varies according to the quality ofthe fuels, defined by their carbon content and the associated heating value (Btu).15 The Btu content of fuels is a determinant ofthe number of kilowatthours that...
... on the relative position ofthe entries ofthe occurrence of π in τ These restrictions say that no elements of τ are allowed in the shaded regions ofthe figure above Formally, an occurrence of ... describing the action ofthe symmetric group on the maximal chains ofthe partition lattice, and the number of simsun permutations in Sn is the Euler number En+1 , see [13] Another important class of ... the role of 21 in some occurrence of 213, and let I − (π) denote the set of inversions that not play the role of 21 in any occurrence of 213 Then the first pattern in the right-hand-side of (3)...
... 0.3) The size ofthe CD4+CD28– T-cell compartment was not determined by the duration ofthe inflammatory process The relation between the presence of rheumatoid factor and the frequency ofthe ... leads to the blocking of CD28 transcription [15] Despite the loss ofthe CD28 molecule, these CD4+ T cells are functionally active and have the ability to release cytokines in the absence of a costimulatory ... cells were present in the synovial tissue, where their frequency correlated with theexpansionofthe CD4+CD28– T-cell compartment in the periphery [10] The association of CD4+CD28– T cells with...
... damage Therefore, the up-regulation of IL-10 in P3-infected DCs may partly contribute to theexpansionof Treg Based on these results, we suggest that P3 infection may have led to theexpansionof ... because ofthe defect of APCs function for activating T cell [21-23] Therefore it suggested that the impairment of activating of allogeneic naïve T cells of P3 infected DCs could be involved in the ... However, JEV infection of DCs reduced the expression of TNF-a in the current study On one hand, it usually appears of appropriate expression of TNF-a from the innate response ofthe host when external...
... FIGURES xiii LIST OF TABLES xiii FOREWORD 1 The necessity ofthe thesis The purpose ofthe research The objective and scope of research 4 The method of research 5 Outline ofthe Thesis CHAPTER 1: ... valuation ofthe firm is the process of determined value ofthe firm The firm is an operating organism, all assets ofthe firm are used to the business and to joint the process of making profit ofthe ... manages, are owned by the firm The asset ofthe firm (the net asset value ofthe firm) is the value ofthe assets ofthe firm except debt payable Thus, when the value ofthe firm is determined,...
... within the confidence interval a(t) the decision profile of all taxi agents at time t ai(t) the decision ofthe taxi agent of VTi(t) a-i (t) the set of decisions of all taxi agents except the one of ... * the delivery location of CBK* pim , the pickup location of ABKim xix pim , the delivery location of ABKim ρ a parameter in the calculation of Di Sj the market share ofthe operator j sd the ... efficiency ofthe entire taxi fleet; the other is the Customer Waiting Time (CWT) - the average waiting time of all customers to reflect the satisfaction ofthe customer to the service provided by the...
... θ is the polar co-ordinate, N is the number of antenna elements, d is the spacing between the antenna elements, is the angle at which the main lobe ofthe beam is focused and k=2π/ is the propagation ... 121 Figure 5.6 The frequency response ofthe proposed LNA 122 Figure 5.7 The simulated S11 and S21 ofthe proposed LNA 123 Figure 5.8 The simulated noise performance ofthe proposed LNA ... respectively The horizontal axis of Figure 3.6 represents the input power Its vertical axis is the output powerofthe fundamental component and IM3 When large signal is present, the gain should...
... covers both the “efficiency” (the quantity ofthe output compared to the quantity ofthe input) and the “effectiveness” (the quality ofthe output) of an NGO’s performance By synthetically evaluating ... Review of Literature In totalitarian countries, the legal system does not determine the degree ofstate centralization; rather it is the totalitarian essence ofthestate that determines the fact of ... According to the new RRASO, the related departments oftheState Council, the institutions authorized by theState Council43, and the local government from above the county level can act as the Professional...
... preponderant power, and the ramifications, expressions, or manifestations ofpower Not all ofthe titles of these works are couched in synonyms ofpower or the language of power- whether it is ... fun at the ceaseless monitoring and surveillance ofthestate on the individual In the cartoon, the officer in charge of monitoring the activities ofthe citizens report to his boss, the state, ... their estate Out ofthe 199 residents who participated, only 26.6 % could name at least one ofthe four MPs representing their estate 37 The weak knowledge ofthe MPs who represents their estate...
... into the third type of coalition As mobilizing coalitions, they must accommodate the expectations of new groups that are neither part ofthestate nor the constituents of political parties The ... turn, constrains the types of political strategies they are able to utilize in pursuit ofpowerThe next section outlines the pressures encouraging the formation of coalitions, while the following ... contrast, they face serious obstacles to following through on their promises because ofthe numerous constraints limiting thepowerofthe district executive The executive must satisfy the core...
... understood as the totality ofthe goods and the totality ofthe members ofthe family, were often designated by their forename followed by the name ofthe house, which implied, in the case of sons-in-law ... mingles the domestic and the political, the king’s house and the reason of state, are no doubt one ofthe major causes ofthe strengthening ofthe bureaucracy, owing to the contradictions they engender: ... asserting the priority ofthe “public service” with which they were bound up (One thinks here ofthe attitude ofthe tiers état during the General Estates of 1614–15 and the policy ofthe Parliament of...
... Analyze the research result on the roles ofState Audit in managing public debt in Vietnam, then summarize the strengths and weaknesses oftheState Audit’s role and the causes Step 4: Base on the theoretical ... during the period 2006 to 2013 The new contribution ofthe research New contribution on the academic and theoretical aspects: The thesis clarified the research rationale ofthe roles of SAV in ... assess the role oftheState Audit page or factors affecting the role ofstate audit in public debt management to achieve the goal of cost and risk, meet other debt management criteria ofthe Government"...