... up-take and deployment of ICT One ofthe results ofthe study is that the preparation ofthe Ambient AssistedLiving Joint Programme has experienced an important first impetus by the establishment of ... northern countries, only 20% can be found in southern ones There is a significant divide between old and new member states on the one hand and northern and southern member states on the other hand ... maintain the well-being of elderly people therefore consists in the question of how to meet the need of elderly people to fill the gap resulting from the loss of an These needs have led to the basic...
... THE EFFECT OFSIZEANDGROWTH ON LEVERAGE: EVIDENCE IN THE FISHERY AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY IN VIETNAM In Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements ofthe Degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ... different theories In particular, the following theories will be considered: (i) the ‘M&M theory’; (ii) the ‘Agency theory’, (iii) the ‘pecking order theory’ and (iiii) the ‘trade-off theory’ The decision ... Theories and empirical studies that relate to the correlation between growthand leverage 2.2.1 The trade-off theory The trade-off theory can be tested cross-sectional and used proxies for tax and the...
... contributions MHM designed and carried out the experiments and drafted the manuscript MA assistedthe design ofthe experiment, participated in the discussion ofthe results and in revising the manuscript ... participated in the discussion ofthe results and in revising the manuscript CBS and JN supervised the study and revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript ... for growthof NWs The high lattice mismatch (≈12%) between InAs and Si does not suppress thegrowthof NWs, and in regime and NWs only grow perpendicular to the substrate We have investigated the...
... because of different age and thus thesizeand quality of seedling types For this reason, thegrowthof seedling types of neither ofthe tree species was statistically compared The risk of lower ... parameter is the condition ofthe root system, first of all thegrowthof new roots that facilitate the uptake of nutrients and water for rooting and bud-breaking of plants Advantages of using the containerized ... heterogeneity ofthe compared planting stock at the time of planting the assessment ofgrowth parameters is problematic Perhaps height increment expresses the adaptation andgrowth response of plants to the...
... while measuring the flow every s The entire sequence of flow measurements took about The flow was then plotted versus the applied pressure and R was calculated from the slope ofthe P to F linear ... by the presence ofthe net Our experimental set-up allowed to grow C- and I-plants under the same environmental conditions, the only difference between groups being the presence or absence ofthe ... Raimondo et al of horse chestnut seedlings either infested by the leaf miner or protected from the parasite attacks The final aim ofthe present study was to evaluate the risk of mortality in...
... with air and sealed The bags were stored in darkness for and days (4DD, 6DD) or in the shade for and days (4DS, 6DS) The two other treatments consisted of direct planting of seedlings from the aeroponic ... land, having a moderately deep clay layer and poor drainage Plant growth rates were calculated from the height measured between the collar andthe last living bud before transplanting and at and ... leaves and, under sunlight, the grass-green color ofthe stem turned to a more brownish color In some cases, the terminal bud died andgrowth began in the underlying bud An examination ofthe transplants...
... tree and cork growth, make difficult the develop and validate growthand yield models for cork oak stands [16] For these reasons, we set up experiments with the aim of quantifying the effect of ... as the height to which the trunk is stripped, the total length of stripping, the surface area stripped, andthe indices and coefficients of stripping which reveal the intensity of stripping The ... study: characteristics ofthe sample The choice of sites was made after a complete examination ofthe cork oak dehesas of Cáceres province The advantage of this type of woodland was that it allowed...
... constant, regardless ofthe level of residual polygenic variance Figure shows the influence ofthe sires’ EBV on the DGV of validation bulls The R2 values ofthe regression of DGV on the sires’ EBV ... to 20% ofthe total genetic variance, the R2 value between the DGV ofthe son andthe EBV ofthe sire dropped below 0.20 In contrast to DGV, corresponding R values for the sum of DGV and RPG remained ... all the other traits (data not shown) Table shows the observed variance of estimated DGV defined as the sum of SNP marker effects andthe variance of DGVt, which was defined as the sum of DGV and...
... up to 154 d of age They were then allotted to the various studies, including the present one The data analysed in the present study include growth performance ofthe 12 genetic types of animals ... lower their mean performance More generally, it may be asked whether usual growth measurements really estimate the lean growth potential of MS or whether they are only indicators ofthe strength of ... the relative growth disadvantage of MS females with LW during the growing period can also be related to the large difference in the rate of maturity between the two breeds Thegrowthof MS was relatively...
... results in the formation ofthe notochord, a column of cells that extend along the anterior-posterior axis ofthe embryo and defines the midline ofthe embryo Signals from the notochord induce the ectodermal ... capable of giving rise to all ofthe cell types ofthe CNS This includes the different types of neurons and glial cells in the different regions ofthe brain In the embryonic CNS, neuroepithelial ... chorion (the embryonic portion ofthe placenta), while the inner cells generate the inner cell mass (ICM) and form the embryo proper including the yolk sac and amnion The trophectoderm andthe ICM...
... acknowledgement of independent variations, and often avoid the direct labelling ofthe urban centres under analysis Nevertheless the sense of difference remains andthe idea ofthe inland city versus the ... alternately as the desa (place ofthe ruler) or the kadatuan in Sumatra, the kraton of Yogyakarta andthe pura of fourteenth century Java 39 The buildings were usually of wood and built off the ground, ... around the bridge, and said to be the site ofthe betrayal ofthe Portuguese factor that had led to the 1511 attack andthe later execution ofthe Javanese rebel 43 The north bank: diversity and...
... considered as mode and product of mental action, ofthe power of apprehension and distinction and abstraction, andofthe sway of consciousness over the whole Then, in the hearing ofthe word green ... livingand lifeless ^ of a/nimal and vegotatle and mineral; oi fish and reptile and Tdrd and insect ; of tree and lush and herh / of rocic and p&bMe and samd and dust So with those of hody, life, mind, ... sign with the given group ofand to understand and employ it as designating them ; and he learns to classify the infinity of hues under that and certain other signs, of like nature and shades,...
... oversees their analysis and interpretation In the analysis of data, a number of techniques may be employed to give the misleading appearance that the sponsor’s product is superior to others Calculations ... scientists had delayed publication of findings for longer than months at the request ofthe sponsor [15] In an analysis of 30 studies of drugrelated research, Lexchin and colleagues demonstrated that ... Research and Manufacturers of America; 2004 Bodenheimer T: Uneasy alliance — clinical investigators andthe pharmaceutical industry N Engl J Med 2000, 342:1539-1544 Cho MK, Bero LA: The quality of...
... nucleation andgrowth Fig a TEM image of hematite (a-Fe2O3) nanodiscs with inset of SAED pattern; and b Thesize distribution ofthe a-Fe2O3 nanodiscs shape The lattice fringes ofthe individual ... adsorption of CO and/ or O2 molecules and then reduce the catalytic ability On the other hand, the residues from PVP decomposition in the heating process might also affect the catalytic property of nanoparticles ... the one hand, no delayed nucleation occurred on the basis ofthe time-dependent nucleation andgrowth processes (Figs 3, 4) That is, the burst-like nucleation andthe subsequent anisotropic growth...
... reasonable given the extremely rapid processes of evaporation and bubble growth When the bubble stops moving, the acceleration and velocity terms of Eq ͑4͒ are zero Therefore, the final bubble ... force in the direction of bubble growth This force is a result of high pressure within the vapor pocket, which is created by the laser pulse As the bubble expands, pressure is relieved andthe bubble ... Bubble growth is evident for the 12 m films FIG Bubble growth data and model results for spot sizeof 30 m and ink thickness of 12 m from 50 to 100 ns after the laser pulse, whereas the 50...
... OHR-data from the age of 20; the latter time limit due to the possibility of job release scheme from the age of 60; • male worker - the women will be left out ofthe study since they constitute ... proportion of white-collar employees in the larger enterprises The primary aim ofthe present study is to investigate the relation between enterprise sizeand injury rates in the Danish construction industry, ... ofthe injuries Moreover, enterprise size was not given in 13% ofthe reported injuries Another problem with the study was that there was no control for the occupational distribution within the...
... CDI ofthe uneven-aged stand is greater than that ofthe plantation andthe even-aged stand The same is true for thegrowth (i.e., CDI10) vs dbh model (Fig 2) Furthermore, the estimated stand-level ... crement ofthe uneven-aged stand is greater than that of all the other stands (Tab VII), although the basal area in the unevenaged stand is lower than in the plantation andthe mature evenaged stand ... between the stands Thegrowthof larger and taller trees was faster in the uneven-aged stand, the plantation andthe mature even-aged stand This behaviour may be interpreted as a search for light and...
... about the choice of best quality plants in the nursery without the necessity of destructive samples In order to analyse the effect ofthe Tubex® shelter on the development ofthe root and above ... both of them from the first spring With regard to the RCD, only significant differences existed between the T andthe WT at the end ofthe trial (Oct 2002), that was greater in the WT From the ... outside the shelter However, the final destructive analysis andthe correlation analysis of variables offer us crucial information for understanding the effects ofthe treeshelters upon the seedlings...