... unification ofthe fundamental forces, probe the origins of mass, uncover the dynamic natureofthe “vacuum” of space, deepen the understanding of stellar and nuclear processes, and investigate thenature ... suggests that these impending discoveries may transform our understanding ofthe origin of matter and energy andthe ongoing evolution ofthe universe The limitations ofthe Standard Model are ... working with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy andthe Office of Management and Budget and in consultation with the relevant authorization and appropriations committees of Congress,...
... Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility ... setting the stage for another swing ofthe pendulum back to the latter as a result of disappointments with the results of diffuse grassroots investments ofthe 1970s In the early 1980s the USAID ... ofdevelopment while recognizing many other benefits to the United States from expanded cooperation in S&T In the wake ofthe Green Revolution andthe emerging technological achievements of the...
... by the authors to document the proceedings ofthe 2007 IOM Annual Meeting EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE ofthe national domestic agenda, the choice of EBM by the IOM Council as the theme ofthe ... (2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) In the face ofthe growing awareness generated about thenatureand implications ofthe gap between healthcare practice andthe evidence base, the IOM ... ways of meeting the need, provides the back-drop for the discussions at the 37th Annual Meeting ofthe Institute of Medicine (IOM) Entitled Evidence-Based Medicine andthe Changing Natureof Health...
... Fig Band structure of (1 0), (1 0) and (1 1) Ge nanowires with D$20 A ofthe band gap and determines the overall natureofthe nanowire band structure Si (100) Ge (100) where mà and mà are the ... shows the distribution ofthe G, X and L states between the A and B planes in the (1 0), (1 0) and (1 1) unit cells In the (1 0) and (1 1) bulk unit cells, the X ðLÞ points are clearly on the A ... for the other two stacking directions which we are considering Examining the band structure of (1 0), (1 0) and (1 1) bulk unit cells, we can then use the above argument to determine whether the...
... the British Empire and other western countries The Philippines, on the other hand, served as the extension ofthe US market in the Pacific Since their full integration into the global economy ... previously in the hands of foreign capital andthe nobility (Muscat 1994, Hewison 1989, Ingram 1971) On the other hand, studies ofthe Philippine government’s adoption of ISI in the 1960s demonstrate ... Thailand andthe Philippines invite comparison for a variety of reasons Although Thailand was never colonized, the early developmentof its market economy was largely influenced by the demands of the...
... e.g sect ofthe ‘Introduction’, sect andofthe ‘First Set of Variations’, and sect ofthe ‘Second Set of Variations’ However, the main difference between the argument of this book and Moore’s ... about the circumstances By contrast, the best explanation ofthe forming ofthe belief by the scientist must, indispensably, mention the presence ofthe proton in both the aetiology andthe justification ... exactly the right place Agents have moral beliefs and any argument critical ofthe objectivity of those beliefs will be pitched at the meta-level ofthe best explanation ofthe holding of them The...
... to, and that they are the right standards Furthermore, because ofthe rigors and standards expected of them, professionals (and craftspersons) form supportive organizations—guilds and unions and ... note: It is the product, the activity, the process in which software is embedded that is the real product under developmentThe software development is just a subset ofthe overall product development ... technology and ideas into a stream of products that meet the needs of customers andthe strategic goals ofthe company.” Mary and Tom Poppendieck, in their excellent book, Implementing Lean Software Development: ...
... management systems The impact of water deficits could also be exacerbated due to the out-planting of bare-root seedling stock, as is used in Ireland andthe UK, in the early spring [24] The shallow ... the net photosynthetic rate at a given incident irradiance (I), θ is the convexity ofthe curve, ø is the photon yield based on incident irradiance, Rn is the dark respiration rate and Amax the ... for both sun and shade plants (Tab I) 3.3 The effect of water deficits on photosynthesis and leaf conductance in exposed and shaded plants Over the first days after the cessation of watering,...
... in the bottomland plains ofthe south-eastern United States (Gardiner and Hodges,1996), and were consistent with the observed distribution of Nothofagus solandri and N menziesii in New Zealand ... the last week ofthe waterlogging period, under saturating CO and irra2 diance to estimate the photosynthetic capacity ) max (Aof the leaves Seedlings were harvested thereafter, and biomass and ... efficiency of open centres decreased less, and in turn that the extent ofthe centre closure was larger The generality of this observation and its significance in the ecophysiological performance of the...
... resources They should understand the research processes, the application of emerging information and how new knowledge is developed Certainly the application of these skills requires a backbone of medical ... Conference on Faculty Development in the Health Professions in Toronto, Canada Conclusions The growing field of genomics provides the most visible example ofthe explosion of medical data, but ... The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors’ contributions AM and EN drafted and edited the article; AM contributed the genetic and ethics expertise and EN contributed the...
... [8] Insulin initially binds to the insulin receptor causing autophosphorylation ofthe β-subunit ofthe receptor [8] The protein kinase domain ofthe β-subunit then phosphorylates tyrosine residues ... 24 hours and then exposed to media plus either vehicle or insulin (2.5 µg/ml) for an additional 1, 4, and 24 hours The cells were then rinsed and trypsinized, and nuclei from control and treated ... absence of insulin (2.5 µg/ml) The level of transcription in control cells at the 4hour time-point was made equal to one The data are the results of three experiments expressed as the mean ± SD (standard...
... induce the secretion of chemokines and other immunomodulators by endothelial cells, epithelial cells, and cells ofthe interstitium creating an intense local inflammatory response [2,10] The subsequent ... although their role in other inflamma- tory conditions is well known [19,20] In the effort to investigate the sequence and severity ofthe events during thedevelopmentof ARDS and to correlate this ... while the time of saline staying in the lungs should be less than 20 s; (b) recovery of more than 50% ofthe saline used for the lavage; (c) absence of obvious blood contamination in the BALF, and...
... through the ash to escape via either land or sea The residents who remained were trapped Between 07:00 and 08:00 hours on the morning ofthe 25th, the fourth and fifth eruptive surges occurred and these ... anddevelopmentofthe mathematics of statistics and probability occurred less than 400 years ago – an evolutionarily insignificant amount of time Our entry as a species into the historical and ... experience another catastrophic eruption does not exist Because ofthe impossibility of timely evacuation in the event of a sudden eruption, those who choose to live and work in the shadow ofthe volcano...
... will look at thedevelopmentof theories, the methodology ofthe programme, andthenatureof falsifiers 2.4.1 TheDevelopmentof Theories Lakatos (1978) compares the Euclidean andthe quasi-empirical ... view ofthe relationship between teacher and pupil, that ofthe learned andthe learner, the possessor of knowledge andthe receiver of knowledge, the controller andthe controlled Teaching mathematics ... accounts can be produced ofthe choice of alternative theories by mathematicians, and even alternative conceptions ofthenatureof mathematics, andof mathematical truth, then Bloor's argument...
... shape the character of uneven and combined capitalist development in the South The series questions neoliberal theories ofdevelopmentand modernisation and, in highlighting the poverty ofthe ... the Northern states, borrowing money from them rarely helps the poor, it just deepens the debt cycle and turns the private sector ofthe developing country into a playground for the rich ofthe ... empirical data and examples to illustrate the inequities ofthe trading system, the persistence of unequal exchange, the myths surrounding the benevolence of aid, phantom aid andthe degree of capital...
... oxygenation pattern, number and position ofthe methoxyl groups, distinction of isoflavones, flavanones and dihydroflavanols andthe number and linkage (α or β-linked) ofthe sugar on the flavonoids One-dimensional ... This decay in the fluorescence is measured andthe antioxidant capacity ofthe sample was determined as the difference in the area under the curve (AUC) of antioxidant and that ofthe blank as ... consumption of oxygen in this process will be the measure ofthe rate of lipid peroxidation, which is an indirect measure ofthe ability of plasma to counteract the reaction Thus, by the comparison of the...
... from their own experience In other words, we need to build the craft andthe art of managing into management educa-tion and thereby bring these back into the practice of managing Follow the chapter ... claim, the question remains of where the synthesis comes from The usual, dismissive, answer is the students: They will put it together Think of this as the IKEA model of management education: The ... bias is the other side of judgment The best way to get rid of bias is to get rid of judgment MBA programs that rely on these numer-ical scores get rid of judgment, and so, too, they get rid of assessing...