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... graduate business schools, which now routinely require business writing and business presentations courses as part of their MBA programs. With the globalization ofthe workforce and the use of multiskilled ... 6—Making Your E-mail Go Further and Do MoreE-mail is playing an increasingly important role inbusiness communication, with tens of millions of pieces of mail being transmitted daily. In 1998, the ... The grant is intended to help graduate students in mathematics make the transition to jobs inbusiness and industry, and part of that transition involves being able to explain their often complex...
... prevalence of gout in the USA ranges between 0.5–2.8% in men and 0.1–0.6% in women [2]. The prevalence rises to 4.4% of men and 1.8% of women over the age of 65 [4]. A two-fold increase in incidence of ... in any joint including the ankle, knee, hand, wrist, elbow,sacroiliac joint and other joints ofthe spine, howevermost commonly occurs inthe lower extremity. In thiscase, although the patient ... attrib-uted in part to the continuous aging ofthe population aswell as the widespread use of diuretics for treatment of hypertension [4].Gout is a clinical syndrome caused by the deposition of monosodium...
... distribution, business- to -business marketing, and global marketing channels. He has publications in Journal of Business- to -Business Marketing, Dr. Sungmin Ryu is an associate professor of school ofbusiness ... Marketing Management, Journal ofBusiness Research, Organization Science, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Journal of Business- to -Business Marketing, and Journal of Marketing Channels, ... factors influencing multiple channels. 4. For students to understand theimportanceof social mechanisms in managing the marketing channel upon the occurrence of declining and growing channels,...
... largely inthe context of providing clues to the nature ofthe learner rather than in terms of a teaching tool. We have recently had the pleasure of observing English language classes at the Izmir ... TheImportanceof Eye Contact inthe ClassroomTeachers often complain about discipline, about lack of attention, about the use of L2 inthe classroom and many other problems, many of which ... underestimate theimportanceof non-verbal communicationin their own and their students' performance. One aspect of non-verbal communication is the use ofthe eyes to convey messages. The eyes...
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... Services. Reducing the health consequences of smoking: 25 years of progress; a report ofthe Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, Office of Smoking and ... schools can improve the well-being and health of our children and youth. Inthe United States, chronic diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality; however, engaging in healthy behaviors, ... sustained health education inthe nation’s schools is compelling. Improved health status is of economic value to U.S. citizens. In 2006, the U.S. spent far more than any other nation in the...
... variable is constructed using the number of all branches of each savings bank and the number of inhabitants ofthe particular region the bank is operating in. The underlying intuition is that a customer ... are again similar, but slightly smaller than those in Table 4, implying that there is indeed valuable information captured inthe external ratings. Finally, the existence of a credit line (Model ... banks. The higher the HHI in a given savings bank region, i.e. the fewer competitors operate in that region, the lower is the acceptance of consumer loans within these savings banks. 23 The...
... areall the result ofthe largely unconscious evolution of institutions of collective action. Ostrom has taken the lead in making the management principles forthese institutions explicit, combining ... Literacy of Cooperation in Business: Managing Dilemmas inthe 21stCentury, we take the first steps in exploring thisemerging field of knowledge and practice, lookingfor ways to think about ... col-lective intelligence to build, often devolvinginto battles for control of public opinion ratherthan the pursuit of policies that truly resolve the dilemmas at the core of policy issues. The intersection...
... reproduce in the increase-area sample (Table 2).Breeding performance ofthe overwinteredgenerationFrequency and timing of breeding inthe lab In the laboratory as inthe field, the overwinteredanimals ... important determinant of onset of spring reproduc-tion. On the other hand, since some ofthe voles hadalready started to reproduce inthe increase area whenthey were sampled inthe field, it may ... probability of becoming a breeder than those born late in the season (Fig. 8a).Frequency and timing of breeding – F2s In the F2 generation, four ofthe 21 (19%) increase-areafemales versus seven of the...
... form analysis ofthe de-terminants of labour force participation ofthe elderly in Europe. Nevertheless, knowing2 In the future, there will be a link e stablished between SHA RE and the social ... living in a couple and the number of children in many ofthe men’s equations, this could indicate that there is somecoordination going on within couples: on average men seem to specialize in ... take into account incentive measures.(Compare to the link between the HRS and the US Social Security Adminstration) .3 Labour Force Participation of the Elderly in Europe: The Importance of...
... levels for the public firm indicator in some ofthe analyses but without changing the tenor of the results. The Importanceof Reporting Incentives:Earnings Management in European Private and Public ... but they may also abuse discretion when it is in theirinterest. For this reason, reporting incentives are likely to play an integral role in determining the informativeness of reported accounting ... on the role of institutional factors and market forces in shapingfirms’ incentives to report informative earnings.To empirically illustrate theimportanceof reporting incentives, we examine...