... consists of three parts: the blade, the thin expanded portion; the petiole, the leafstalk; andthe stipules, a pair of small blades at the base of the petiole. The petiole is often very short and ... ground at the base ofthe tree; move the arm and pencil upward till the thumb is in line with the paper, and note where the end ofthe pencil comes on the tree. Again move the pencil till the thumb ... each other; the bark ofthe Chestnut opens in large longitudinal cracks quite distant from one another. The color ofthe bark andthe character ofthe scales are quite different in the White and...
... to the sur-face of mitochondria during apoptosis. They induce the permeabilization ofthe mitochondrial membranewith the release of cytochrome c andthe formation of the apoptosome [38]. The ... on and off. Caspase activation is under the direct control of kinases and phosphatases, and the indirect control of phosphorylation through the regula-tion of other apoptotic proteins. Furthermore, ... [107].Inhibition of PP1 by OA enhances the phosphorylation of p53 at Ser15 and Ser37, decreases the expression of bcl-2 and increases the expression of bax in humanlaryngeal epithelial cells and human...
... to the borrower, the purpose and use ofthe loans, their sectoral composition and concentration, the currency denomination, andthe maturity and other conditions ofthe loans. In terms ofthe ... by the nature ofthe risks associated with the nature ofthe credit growth (see Table 6 for a mapping from various features ofthe credit growth to different types of risks, and Table 7 for the ... 1 The start and end ofthe boom periods are determined by using the methodology developed by Gourinchas, Valdes, and Landerretche (2001). In cases where the boom is ongoing, the end of the...
... to another, and the sharing of pools of workers. But negative spillovers are impor-tant as well. They include constraints on the supply of labor and otherinputs, upward pressure on wages and ... than at the end ofthe period. TableA1 decomposes job growth from the second quarter of 2000 into jobclasses using beginning size of firm, mean size of firm over the period, and end size of firm. ... least the part of it that is notexplained by observable indicators of labor quality.”Other theories to explain the size-wage effect have surfaced since the Brown and Medoff study, some of which...
... gestures and facial cues seeking the most infor-mative cue according to the content ofthe lecture. The results of the questionnaire revealed that the majority of those whoreported they paid ... based on the master’s thesis ofthe first author preparedunder the supervision ofthe second. We thank Jill McKay for herparticipation in the study and Alissa Cohen and Charlene Polio for theircomments ... of LORs per group is given inTable 1. Following the tabulation of data, the results wereoffered to the participants upon request using the referencenumbers they were assigned at the time of...
... analysis ofthe creditworthiness andthe repayment capacity of their clients, a domain where they have a high level of expertise, while savings banks could make use of their front and back of ce ... decided on the basis ofthe borrower’s investment need and their ability to repay. The amount of the first loan does not exceed US$ 750 and the borrowers can apply for a second loan of up to ... to the mass market.This article provides a short overview oftheroleof savings and retail bank members ofthe WSBI (World Savings Banks Institute)1 in the field of access to finance and...
... The Roleof Savings and Wealth in Reducing ―Wilt‖ between Expectations and College Attendance Subsequently published as: Elliott, W. and Beverly, S. (2011). Therole of savings and ... replaces the log of net worth. Hypotheses Theory and research on the relationship between wealth and youth college attendance lead to two hypotheses. First, we hypothesize that log of net worth, ... 2002 whether they had a savings or bank account in their name. If they had an account, they were also asked whether they were saving some of this money for future school, like college. The youth...
... electrons in the conductionband.2.4. Theroleof morphology and porosity of metal oxides2.4.1. Grain networks, porosity, andthe area of inter-graincontactsFrom an analysis ofthe numerous ... become noticeable. The width of spillover zone depends on the material andthe nature of the detected gas. The influence ofthe contacts on sensor response withdecreased length ofthe sensitive layer ... gas-permeability.However, the process of cracking is hard to control, because the magnitude ofthe sensor parameters change is dependent on the depth and length ofthe cracks. Probably therefore the authors of [113],...
... output stabilizes the flow of funds that firms need to re-appropriate at the end ofthe circuit process. In terms ofthe CTF model discussed above, the large role ofthe state in the financial sector ... DevelopmentEconomics, 1996 (Washington, DC: The World Bank).Chernow, Ron, 1997, The Death ofthe Banker. The Decline andthe Fall ofthe Great FinancialDynasties. The Triumph ofthe Small Investor (New York: ... incentive-related policy implications of circuittheory of finance. Section I.2 discusses the special roleofthe financial system as the core of the circuit process, and reports on recent empirical...
... professional colleagues on the world. The Association has theroleof coordinating the activities ofthe members in order to protect the interests ofthe members and improve the position of ... to be renewed to facilitate export and import. The General Department of Customs, the Ministry of Trade and examining bodies, andthe Bureau of Standards and Measures should have consensus ... transaction standards andthe quality of business activities for enhancing the efficiency of export and import activities, expanding the external economic relations and co-operate with other country...
... toxoplasmosis is one ofthe most com-mon parasitic zoonoses worldwide. As for other zoonoses, veterinarians play an important role in the education ofthe human population regarding the risk of infection. ... perform the task, they should wear disposable gloves and wash their hands thoroughly with soap and wa-ter afterwards. Direct contact with cats is unlikely to result in transmission of toxoplasmosis ... pregnancy and that if they follow a few very simple “rules”, liv-ing with their pets need not represent any risk for infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Cats are the definitive host of T. gondii; they...