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... company can make a profit from the sale of the product Identification and evaluation of the risks of undertaking the project A determination of whether a sustainable competitive advantage can be gained ... that each part can be used, this may greatly affect the availability of a sufficient number of parts for a given production run These unacceptable part variations usually have to be fixed at the ... in the definition of quality is the concept of value, which can be thought of as the ratio of the aggregation of the attributes of quality to the cost of the product Thus, the more total quality...

Ngày tải lên: 01/04/2014, 11:39

... finally, the CPB workers evaluated the BARO as a useful and practicable instrument The BARO allows the formulation of well-founded advice Internal consistency analysis has shown that the Yindex and the ... Second, the concurrent validity of the instrument was calculated for the participants that underwent the global screening by means of the BARO as well as the elaborate forensic diagnostic assessment ... Development of the BARO The BARO was developed using risk factors well known from the literature and by means of secondary analyses of data from a psychiatric prevalence study in adjudicated adolescents...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:22

... each portfolio, the diagonal terms are the same, and the off-diagonal terms are the same There are n diagonal terms and (n2 – n) off-diagonal terms In general, we have: Variance = n(1/n)2(0.4)2 ... standard deviation depends almost entirely on the average covariance of the securities in the portfolio (measured by beta) and on the standard deviation of the market portfolio Thus, for a portfolio ... an estimate of the amount of risk that can still be diversified away With a fully diversified portfolio, the ratio is approximately one Unfortunately, the use of average historical data does not...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:20

... that all sources of data are valuable—anything that can help us understand the slippery idea of price fairness The organization of the book is in three parts: background, model, and applications ... to the legal scholars of the period (the Canonists and the Romanists), whatever two people agreed upon.14 A fair settlement was based on the Aristotelian idea of the mean: halfway between the ... kind of quantitative analysis.”5 Along with the oft-cited number of angels that could dance on the head of a pin, the philosophers enthusiastically measured the depth of Christian charity and...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2014, 17:44

... for strain was f/2 The Isochrysis galbana strain showed a huge range of fatty acids among, contained remarkable amount of PUFA and considerate level of EPA and DHA which play an essential role ... shirai, Katsumi Matumaru, Akio Ohotake, Yoshichika Takamura, Tokujiro Adia and Masayasu Nakano (1989), “Development of a Solid medium for Growth and Isolation of Axenic Microcystis Strains (Cyanobacteria) ... Myristic acid Palmitic Acid Palmitoleic Acid Stearic Acid Oleic Acid Linoleic Acid Anpha-Linoleic Acid Octadecatetraenoic Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Benhenic acid Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 4.16...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2015, 00:34

... clear guidance as to the relative effectiveness of the myriad of pay-for-performance plans available Theoretically, because research has not applied (and therefore tested) the efficacy of theory ... pay-for-performance plans that have emerged in practice This is both a notable practical and theoretical gap Practically, organizations may believe that pay-for-performance can be beneficial, but the literature ... value of a $1 raise (permanent increase) is greater than the present value of a $1 bonus (a one-time payment), on a dollar per dollar basis, an equal increase in base pay is worth more than the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2013, 11:44

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 02:20

... Swahili language was mandatory (see additional file 1) Kiswahili is the national and official language in Tanzania and almost all (95%) Tanzanians speak the language proficiently A structured interview ... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006, 4:56 Figure region and Kinondoni district (urban) in (rural) in Pwani Tanzania: Kibaha and Bagamoyo districtsDar es Salaam city Tanzania: Kibaha and Bagamoyo ... gender and age Family wealth was assessed as an indicator of socio-economic status in accordance with a standard approach in equity analyses [19] Household durable assets indicative of family wealth...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... Gobwute Rujijanagul*1 Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand Faculty of Materials Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ... of NiO nanoparticles on the magnetic properties and diffuse phase transition of BZT/NiO composites Parkpoom Jarupoom1, Sukum Eitssayeam1, Kamonpan Pengpat1, Tawee Tunkasiri1, David P Cann2, and ... The value of δγ was determined from a plot of ln (εr,max / εr) versus the (T − Tm) [16] The values of δγ as a function of NiO content are shown in Table The parameter δγ increased with increasing...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... Tokyo, Japan), measuring the distance between a frame attached to the cork and a lag screw embedded in the wood [7] Data refer to the south side of the trunk at breast height (1.30 m), and are presented ... rainfall Radial growth was well and inversely correlated with time after harvesting; this group of variables was well described by axis (27% of total variance) Factor explained 13% of total variance, ... first study of the effects of cork harvesting and climate on stem radial growth of mature cork-oaks in differently managed montados of SW Portugal MATERIALS AND METHODS Mean temperature (°C) Two...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21

... aided with analysis of data and statistical analysis ME and MV aided with acquisition of data The study was performed mainly by CJ All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements ... Trabecular bone mineral density (BMD) was determined with a metaphyseal scan at a point 3% of the length of the femur from the growth plate and the inner 45% of the area was defined as the trabecular ... length of the femur from the growth plate and the inner 45% of the area was defined as the trabecular bone compartment (b) Cortical BMD of the femur was determined with a mid-diaphyseal scan Results...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23

... pETpol3 was made alike with #1219 (5'gttatgtgcatatgtgtaataccaaaaaacc) and #1413(5'tgcgctctcgagatttttttccaaatg) All plasmids were sequenced in their FV parts to verify correct insertions and to exclude ... in Fig The ability to build a regression curve from the sample detection also illustrates that the assay was linear over the protein range analyzed A total of 36 gradient fractions were analyzed ... Representative example of the determination of the relative amounts of Gag and Pol proteins in purified PFV Representative example of the determination of the relative amounts of Gag and Pol proteins...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 09:21

... expenditures and a 15% yearly amortization rate The sample is all firms in the National Bureau o f Economic Research database from the period 1976 to 1991 The advantage of this database is that the variables ... firms The analysts’ forecasts are obtained from the I/B/E/S database The analyst forecast for each firm in year t is the mean of all forecasts made during January and February o f year t+1 for the ... ensure that the year t actual earnings and the year t +1 analysts’ forecast o f earnings are available to the market To test hypothesis two, I create a dummy variable that is if the firm is in the...

Ngày tải lên: 30/09/2015, 16:44

... (An )} n→∞ Clearly, Li An ⊂ Ls An If Ls An ⊂ A ⊂ Li An , then we say that (An ) converges K to A in the sense of Kuratowski-Painlev´e and we denote An −→ A From K closedness of Ls An and Li An ... Sterna-Karwat, A. : Parametrized multicriteria optimization: Continuity and closedness of optimal multifunction, J Math Anal Appl., 120 (1986), pp 150–168 25 Sawaragi, Y., Nakayama, H., Tanino, ... (A, Min A) , then ReMin A = cl Min A Example Let A and C be as in Example It is easy to check that all conditions in Corollary are satisfied Thus ReMin A = cl Min A = Min A Note that A is not a...

Ngày tải lên: 14/10/2015, 08:34

... that globalization does come with some adverse effects Despite that fact, benefits created by it far outweigh the disadvantages Overall, I am convinced that we should further promote globalization ... globalization and meanwhile the local government should take measures to combat culture assimilation and sweat workshops This essay is extremely long (338 words instead of the advised 250-265) It has a sound ... your position is clearly expressed, the information is well-organized, and structure-wise the sentences are fine The vocabulary is impressive and there were only a few grammatical errors (see comments...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:44

... principles, and Result of the BTA; then this chapter makes an effort to analyze the variations of language in the BTA based on theoretical background of the former chapter This chapter also offers ... affects and determines features of the language The aspect of the language used is at a degree of formality, accuracy, clearness and technicality of linguistics exchanges As the choice of vocabulary ... associated with the realization of ideational meanings; these ideational meanings are realized through the transitivity systems of the grammar  Mode: What role is language playing? The mode of a...

Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 18:26

... in the past break down? At the root was the rapid 10 PART ONE The Stock Option Problem enlargement of stock market capitalization in the latter part of the 1990s that arguably engendered an outsized ... Once the shares were sold a capital CHAPTER TWO The Sources of the Problem 21 gains tax rate of 25 percent applied The modern era of compensation was under way Despite a variety of changes in the ... eBook also appears in the print version of this title: 0-07-141754-0 All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners Rather than put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 01:19

... territory of that other Party, and who under the law of that other Party: A is a national of that other Party; or B has the right of permanent residence in that other Party, in the case of a Party ... Arbitration Rules" means the arbitration rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law; "national" of a Party means a natural person who is a national of a Party under its applicable ... the authorization of the right holder of a patent However, where the law of a Party allows for use of the subject matter of a patent, other than use allowed under paragraph 4, without the authorization...

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 01:20