... consulting, andthe management of important U.S corporations The perspectives and conclusions offered are the result of scores of interviews with the most important and knowledgeable people in each of these ... roles in the economy However, the descriptions ofthe businesses described here provide a broad understanding ofthe key players in the financial industry and many ofthe routes to power and monetary ... increase their leverages and, in turn, their profitability By expanding the amount of money they could trade and lend, banks could boost their profits, as long as the additional uses of money...
... whom the mass was located in the portion of body or tail ofthe pancreas For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body ofthe pancreas, resection ofthe midportion ofthe pancreas andthe mass ... in the other reported series.7 Literatures showed the head and tail ofthe pancreas were the preferential sites ofthe occurrence of SPT.3,7,10,14,15,16 In our series, the presenting clinical and ... preserving the rim ofthe head and tail portion can be achieved However, for the patient in whom the mass was located within the head ofthe pancreas, given the low malignancy, well-defined margin and...
... major role in the pathogenesis of both types of diabetes mellitus High levels of free radicals andthe decline of antioxidant defense mechanisms lead to damage of cellular organelles and enzymes, ... current (maximum of milliAmperes) of one polarity for 11.5 minutes, which then switched to the opposite polarity for another 11.5 minutes The device was designed to switch the direction of current ... bilaterally with poor capillary refill The left foot was red and inflamed up to and including the medial malleolus The lateral aspect ofthe great toe and second toe turned black Laboratory investigation...
... when there is no equity in the distribution of income generated § The value of assets andthe cost of living increased rapidly within the local impact of community life § Reduced productivity of ... landscape, regulatory climate, the ecology ofthe central city of Da Lat On the other hand, this is water under the stream Cam Ly - Da Dang River watershed andthe monitoring of national water quality ... particular and in general position is one ofthe major tourist centers ofthe Central Highlands travel and tourism in particular and Vietnam in general § Assessing the current state of environmental...
... probe at the level of L1– L4 The thickness and width ofthe muscle are then determined The block is made in the medial part ofthe muscle near the vertebral body avoiding the lumbar and femoral ... injection, the treatment effect is often enhanced by the additional infiltration ofthe proximal third ofthe muscle The superficial placement ofthe injection may result in the denervation ofthe gracilis ... head ofthe fibula Each of these divisions gives off three to five terminal branches in the proximal fifth ofthe muscle The middle and distal branches enter deep into the muscle and supply the main...
... observations ofthe Councillor sounded to him too daring and phantastical They looked at one another from the crown ofthe head to the soles ofthe feet; and when matters grew to too high a pitch, then the ... the table, and then creep unobserved out ofthe door He did so; but just as he was going, the others remarked what he was about; they laid hold of him by the legs; and now, happily for him, off ... heard the sound of drums and fifes; the bright blaze of a fire shot up from time to time, and its ruddy gleams seemed to contend with the bluish light ofthe torches The Councillor stood still, and...
... his wish, the charm ofthe shoes, which he had put on, began to work; the watchman entered into the being and nature ofthe lieutenant He stood in the handsomely furnished apartment, and held ... itself therein Lieutenant, love, and lack of money—that is a symbolic triangle, or much the same as the half ofthe shattered die of Fortune This the lieutenant felt most poignantly, and this was the ... by beating the white of an egg in a glass Of water The matter of which it was built was just as soft, and formed similar towers, and domes, and pillars, transparent and rocking in the thin air;...
... of wit, that they may fall in the powder-magazine ofthe expectant audience.’ The humorous poem was admirably recited, andthe speaker much applauded Among the audience was the young man ofthe ... present!’ And behold! to the Shoes of Fortune this was the cue; the whole man shrunk together and a most uncommon journey through the hearts ofthe front row of spectators, now began The first ... dovecot The husband’s portrait was used as a weather-cock, which was connected in some way or other with the doors, and so they opened and shut of their own accord, whenever the stern old husband...
... related the mythus of its birth, told ofthe power ofthe sun-light that spread out its delicate leaves, and forced 65 of 260 them to impregnate the air with their incense— and then he thought ofthe ... below; and thus must the sudden change with the clerk strike the reader The sweet air!’ continued he ofthe police-office, in his dreamy imaginings; ‘how it reminds me ofthe violets in the garden ... And up he flew into the green roof and sang; but in the song there was no poetry, for the spirit ofthe poet was gone The Shoes, as is the case with anybody who does what he 67 of 260 has to properly,...
... his end,’ were the words of Solon; and here was a new and brilliant proof ofthe wisdom ofthe old apothegm Every corpse is a sphynx of immortality; here too on the black coffin the sphynx gave ... expression of Marryat’s, ‘Hunger’s eldest son when he had come of age"; the others were either blind, had withered legs and crept about on their hands, or withered arms and fingerless hands It was the ... home; the long white curtains down from the windows, and in the middle ofthe floor stood the black coffin; in it he lay in the sleep of death His wish was fulfilled the body rested, while the...
... the higher the bank capital, the lower the return on equity • Choice depends on the state ofthe economy and levels of confidence • Bank capital requirement Strategies for Managing Bank Capital ... ip between ROA and ROE is expressed by the ROA = Equity Multiplier : the amount of assets per dollar of equity capital Assets EM = Equity Capital net profit after taxes net profit after taxes ... $90M Bank Capital $1M • The cost of selling securities is the brokerage and other transaction costs $90M $10M Liquidity Management: Bank of Canada Advances Borrow $9 million from the Bank of Canada...
... differentiation between CD and UC [1] 1.1 Development of guidelines [2-4] These guidelines are the work ofthe IBD working group ofthe British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition ... intestinal failure and these should be discussed with the patient and parents ≥ The impact of IBD in children is disproportionately high on the patient, their family or other carers and society, as ... includes work on luminal bacteria, biofilms, the epithelial glycocalyx and mucus, epithelial barrier function, epithelial remodelling and immune/epithelial interactions The inflammatory process has been...
... A therapy favourable for the mother can be associated with an impairment ofthe child, and in extreme cases treatment measures which protect the survival ofthe mother can cause the death ofthe ... College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC),2 the ESC in 2003,3 the Working Group Valvular Heart Disease ofthe ESC,4 the guidelines ofthe German Society of Cardiology (German Society of Cardiology),5,6 andthe ... pregnancy and breastfeeding should not be withheld from the mother The potential risk of a drug andthe possible benefit ofthe therapy must be weighed against each other Different sources of evidence...
... histologic layers: 1) the urothelium; 2) the suburothelial layer of loose connective tissue called the lamina propria; and 3) the detrusor muscle (muscularis propria) The urothelium in the normal bladder ... timing of instillations or the influence of long-term maintenance therapy Randomized studies supporting the use of maintenance BCG therapy have been conducted, but the panel excluded them because their ... categorizes the articles by source The majority came from the Journal of Urology, Urology andThe British Journal of Urology Evidence combination The data resulting from the article-selection and data-extraction...
... centre ofthe probable causes of MDR TB, the outcome of treatment andthe costs involved A report should be forwarded for the personal attention ofthe Provincial Head of Health, outlining the problems ... on the probable causes of MDR TB, the outcome of treatment andthe costs involved Each centre should conduct an annual review on the probable causes of MDR TB, the outcome of treatment andthe ... infectiousness ofthe MDR TB source case; • The closeness and intensity ofthe exposure; and • The likelihood of exposure to persons with drug-susceptible tuberculosis 14.1 INFECTIOUSNESS OFTHE SOURCE...
... (2) the target's MOA; and (3) the use ofthe tools of education, marketing, and law Figure I shows the eight segments of any market that result from the combinations ofthe presence or absence of ... and accommodate the target's MOAs andthe trade-off of free choice and externalities The potential for success ofthe three sets of tools is derived from the target's assessment ofthe "risk premium" ... protect others from these externalities, andthe level of free choice it wishes to maintain What Are Some ofthe Rights and Responsibilities ofthe Individual? The individual's rights and responsibilities...
... represents the efforts of those who have dedicated their professional careers to the care of individuals with sickle cell disease The names ofthe authors, their affiliations, and their e-mail addresses ... certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics or the American Board of Genetic Counselors However, the number to be counseled far exceeds the supply andthe availability of these professionals ... about the specific type of SCD that affects their child (4-6) The initial counseling session sets the tone for how the parents regard their child’s condition andthe new health care team Parents often...
... allowing other parties to make decisions as to the validity and authenticity ofthe use of an address The efforts to improve the security ofthe routing system and offer capabilities to support the ... pace of adoption was influenced by several drivers First among these were the 2003 mandate ofthe US Department of Defense (DoD) and 2005 mandate by the United States Office of Management and ... address space The repercussions of other qualification mechanisms, andofthe absence of such forms of qualification, are also under investigation Whether the RIRs have the means and resources...
... the circumstances surrounding the Manhattan project were extreme andthe purpose ofthe project can be discussed Nevertheless, regardless of what one may think ofthe purpose ofthe project there ... navigate between the conflicting demands of time, cost and performance The project manager constantly has to weigh these demands against each other and trade off one against the other If there are time ... society9 and in military projects There is thus a good deal of “command and control” thinking to be found in the foundations ofthe basic technical tools of project management theory In the post-industrial,...
... by the basal metabolic rate, the thermic effect of food, andthe energy cost of physical activity.8 The basal metabolic rate andthe thermic effect of food account for about 60 to 70 per cent and ... Behavioural therapy can increase the effectiveness of other weight-loss treatments, andthe duration ofthe therapy influences the ability to maintain the weight loss No single behavioural therapy ... plan for the prevention of overweight and obesity The primary outcomes of that plan were the goals to ‘prevent further weight gain in adults and eventually reduce the proportion ofthe adult...