... night’s stay in one of Tokyo’s hotel That is an example of how high the cost of living has become I suppose the cost of living will continue to rise When I have children of my own in the future, I ... that there were fewer things to want Today, the prices of goods shoot up partly because of increased demand and partly because of advertising expenses There was hardly any advertisement in the ... become more and more expensive and there is no indication that they will cost less in the future Compared to my grandfather, my father earned a princely sum of a thousand ringgit a month That...
... is my thesis that the magnification ofthe MHI, and the popularity ofthe career of hosts, were triggered by the economic recession ofthe 1990s, which resulted in the deconstruction ofthe Japanese ... nature ofthe labour system employed by the MHI, woven together with the overall societal changes The thesis thus examines the popularity ofthe job of hosts in a multitiered context: 1) the micro ... Masculinity a) The Mechanism ofthe Japanese Management System (JMS) b) The Salaryman as an Ideological Class The Crisis ofthe Hegemonic Masculinity in the Postwar Era a) The Fall ofthe Salaryman...
... would for office-based staff Another potential hazard offlexible working – and one that is contrary to the prevailing stereotype – is the risk of employees working too much “One ofthe most robust ... requested the right to work flexibly, then their posture is their own responsibility – in a café, at home, or anywhere else But if their organisation has mandated flexible working, then it may ... consistent findings about flexible workers is that they tend to work longer hours,” explains Dr Beauregard There are a number of possible reasons for this First, when the office is in the home, it can...
... coverage ofthe impact of work on the health of individuals, families, and societies—has not been drawn The relative paucity of attention paid to the impact of working conditions on the health of families, ... studies ofthe impact of work and social conditions on the health and development of children, the care ofthe elderly and disabled, the ability of employed adults to obtain and retain work, and the ... is the Secretary of Health for the Municipality of Pelotas, State of Rio Grande Sul, Brazil Previously, he served as the Director ofthe Department of Social Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas...
... binding of E coli toxin to the other part ofthe molecule (the cell-surface receptor) breaks the links joining the lipids to one another, changing the color ofthe film to a reddish magenta The sensitivity ... proSearching the Internet gram that is the work of David A Forsyth of Berkeley and Margaret M Fleck ofthe University of Iowa The software begins by analyzing the color and texture of a photograph ... shaping the future of information reSA trieval on the Internet The Author Further Reading CLIFFORD LYNCH is director of library automation at the University of California’s Of ce ofthe President,...
... increases the efficiencies of solar cells [18] Because the series resistance in a solar cell contributes to the bulk conductivity of each ofthe functional layers and the contact resistance between them, ... solar illumination thickness On the other hand, resistance ofthe seed layer increased with increasing thickness As a result, the Jsc ofthe device increased up to the optimum film thickness, after ... between the active layer and the ITO electrode with the lowest series resistance We optimized the seed layer thickness to 130 nm, which allowed for the extraction ofthe maximum efficiency from the...
... retrotransposon in the close vicinity of BvMSat04 arrays (not shown) Therefore, the evolution and dispersion of BvMSat04 arrays within the B vulgaris genome might also be the result ofthe activity of this ... demonstrate the potential ofthe c t-1 DNA library for the detection of novel repeat classes we focused on the identification of tandemly repeated sequences, particularly on the identification of minisatellites ... reason ofthe low G/C level of B vulgaris minisatellites Furthermore, the monomers ofthe B vulgaris minisatellite families are different in sequence length and nucleotide composition from the 14...
... newspaper Neither the advent of television nor that of internet could affect the importance ofthe newspaper The reason for it is the width, breadth and the depth of news provided by the newspaper, ... “Structure is an art ofthe performance on content factors ofthe writers Structurally, the writers can change the orders ofthe contents ofthe news story” In fact, the paragraph of a news story ... shows the reader the information of a new online game, the next Internet phenomenon to emerge from computers of college students” The characters ofthe timeliness, the immediacy, the impact and the...
... wake at a.m., but nap for two hours or so in the early afternoon Thus the influence on one's sleep pattern is worthy of consideration when choosing an occupation ...
... finished product, then adjustments will have to be made to the product's design Similarly, market research, which examines the extent and nature ofthe demand for products, has the role of guiding product ... not only the result of product research, but is also influenced by testing and market research If the testing stage (after assembly and inspection) reveals unacceptable problems in the finished ... product sales, also serves to foster future sales by devising suitable advertising for the goods Thus the reality of consumer goods manufacturing goes well beyond a simple linear production process...
... ‘owned’ the dog the dog’ the dog’s the dog’s tail The smile ofthe princess The princess’s smile Who ‘owns’ the smile? Put the apostrophe after the owner Add -s Add what is ‘owned’ 18 the princess the ... remember to keep the -e with soft c and soft g words It’s the e that keeps them soft (courageous, traceable) (See SOFT C AND SOFT G.) Don’t keep the -e with these eight exceptions to the rule: truly, ... is ‘owned’ the dogs the dogs’ (no need here) the dogs’ tails The laughter ofthe women The women’s laughter Who ‘owns’ the laughter? Put the apostrophe after the owners Add -s if there isn’t...
... on their credits to enterprises will depend, on the one hand, on the development ofthe outstanding amounts of these credits on the assets side ofthe balance sheet and, on the other, on the ... to the cyclical variables, because they tend to analyse the economy from the angle of monetary developments Thus, they trace the starting point ofthe financial crisis ofthe 1930s back to the ... enterprises? Do these periods change over time according to the size ofthe enterprises or depending on the business cycle? An analysis ofthe probabilities of default or ofthe risks of losses carried...
... patients), the proportion of MET calls which reflects deficiencies in care may be even higher The present study introduced the novel element of real-time characterization of events by the team at the ... substantial investments of additional resources Moreover, the direct involvement of clinicians in the detection of patient safety and quality -of- care problems likely facilitates the crucial next step ... debriefing flows naturally from the chart review that MET personnel perform to the providing of patient care This methodology does not replace the need for other forms of adverse event detection (such...
... antimicrobial therapy in case of unexpected infiltrates on the CXR; repositioning of tubes in case of malposition of orotracheal tubes (ignoring planned extubations); ultrasound ofthe thorax in case of ... as removal of intravenous lines) The observers were not involved in the daily care ofthe patients, and ICU physicians were not aware of this part ofthe observation As a consequence, the clinical ... look for other infections, and the absence of radiological signs of pulmonary congestion might have resulted in another fluid therapy regimen We did not score for the clinical relevance ofthe unexpected...
... define the fascial layers ofthe temporal region 5-6 All these names reflect an anatomical feature ofthe related fascia The TPF lies just beneath the hair follicles and subcutaneous fat ofthe ... located deeper at the level ofthe ear and approximately 10 cm above the crus helix, they take a more superficial course entering the subdermal plexus.8 The anatomic layers ofthe temporal region ... extended up to 3-4 cm superior to the origin ofthe temporal muscle Then, the TPF is elevated from the deep temporal fascia by blunt dissection If lengthening ofthe pedicle is needed, proximally...
... have not yet been addressed The first question is whether the expression level for RIZ1 varies over the progression of cancer; and the second question is whether the PR domain alone possesses ... mediate the translocation of PR domain into the cells To ensure the presence of PR domain within the cells, we transfected HuH7 cells with a plasmid (pcDNA/HisMax/PR) expressing the PR domain The ... described below; and the cell death rate was examined by the trypan blue method after 24 and 48 hr of transfections, respectively Western blot of PR domain The expression ofthe PR domain was examined...