... ofthe importance of complexity theory, human behavior, and the psychodynamic aspects of organizational and managerial life and the lack of practical guidance for how consultants and coaches can ... interventions made, and plausible alternative explanations ofthe results ofthe effort He also encouraged authors of cases to discuss alternative interpretations ofthe data as well as limitations ofthe ... sure tency of any modern organization there are many cogent explanations that are often During the past decade, the organizational and offered The lack of strategic alignment between the consulting...
... and Lawrence Page, in a now-legendary 1998 paper called "The Anatomy ofa Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine." PageRank is an algorithm a calculating method—that attempts to let all the ... its basics, after all, what happened that January day was this: a large group of individuals (the actual and po- JAMES SUROWIECKI tential shareholders of Thiokol's stock, and the stocks of its ... will change the way you think about markets, economics, and a large swatch of everyday life." —Joe Nocera, editorial director of Fortune magazine and author ofA Piece ofthe Action "Makes a compelling...
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... potential return? Driven by emotions like fear and greed, they engaged in such negative behaviors as chasing the hot manager or asset class, avoiding areas ofthe market that were out of favor, attempting ... large market capitalizations and represents approximately two-thirds ofthe total market value of all domestic common stocks The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a priceweighted average of 30 actively ... market crashed over 22% in one day In the 1990s, investors had to weather the S&L Crisis, the failure and ultimate bailout of hedge fund Long Term Capital Management and the Asian financial crises...
... In another sense, I am also what I not know I am not aware of my own brain as a brain In just the same way, I am not aware ofthe house across the street as a thing apart from my sensation of ... come—as if a more ecstatic embrace could always be arranged through surface alterations A particularly significant example of brain against body, or measures against matter, is urban man’s total ... dualism of mind and body, and to regard the former as “sensible” and the latter as a “dumb” animal, our culture is an affront to thewisdomof nature and a ruinous exploitation ofthe human organism...
... conducting data analysis and writing the manuscript Abbreviations AKBA: 3-O-acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid; ANOVA: analysis of variance; ASRAM: Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences; ... Krishnaraju AV, Sundararaju D, Vamsikrishna U, Suryachandra R, Machiraju G, Sengupta K and Trimurtulu G Safety and Toxicological Evaluation of Aflapin®: a Novel Boswellia- Derived Anti-inflammatory ... Atal CK Pharmacology of an extract of salai guggal ex-Boswellia serrata, a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent Agents Actions 1986; 18: 407-412 Ethan B, Heather B, Theresa DH, Ivo F, Sadaf...
... clinical trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of UC-II in the treatment ofthe knee in OA patients Materials and Methods Study Design This clinical trial (Human Clinical Trial Approval #06UOHI) ... (creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase) were noted Following UC-II withdrawal for a period of 30 days, all dogs experienced a relapse of overall ... primary form of collagen contained in cartilage Type II collagen extracts contain the amino acids found in the framework of human cartilage In addition, these amino acids are required for the...
... • • What is the soul ofthe brand? What are the fundamental beliefs and values that drive the brand? What are the competencies ofthe organization behind the brand? What does the organization ... • • • • The size and scope ofthe market; The segment in the market; The players in the market and their positions; The trends in all these areas 10 Market Analysis Market Analysis Market definition ... market share and dominate the market These big companies may have the economies of scale and the ability to import high quality materials This will be a barrier for new entry and a disadvantage...
... chromosome ofthe medaka, Oryzias latipes Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 99, 11778–11783 Matsuda M, Nagahama Y, Shinomiya A, Sato T, Matsuda C, Kobayashi T, Morrey CE, Shibata N, Asakawa S, Shimizu N et al (2002) ... sex-reversal mutants in the medaka, Oryzias latipes Genetics 173, 2083–2090 12 Otake H, Masuyama H, Mashima Y, Shinomiya A, Myosho T, Nagahama Y, Matsuda M, Hamaguchi S & Sakaizumi M (2009) Heritable artificial ... repression of aromatase transcription, a possible mechanism favoring the male pathway in tilapia Endocrinology 151, 1331– 1340 48 Nakamoto M, Wang DS, Suzuki A, Matsuda M, Nagahama Y & Shibata N (2007)...
... treating physicians and an incorrect initial diagnosis of TB is associated with the potential risk of delay in the institution of ATT and there by facilitates silent spread ofthe disease.1 The current ... spontaneously The study was cleared by the ethics committee ofthe Institute Informed consent was taken for each subject Statistical Analysis Quantitative and qualitative data are expressed as median [inter-quartile ... disease entity.8 These differences can lead to a delay in the diagnosis of TB in the elderly, which in turn, can lead to an increase in the morbidity and mortality in them.9, 10 A recent meta-analysis...
... ofthe information obtained from the OSCE participating States Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, ... examination and assessment ofthe efficiency, the advantages and disadvantages of various international and national content regulation measures – particularly vis-à-vis fundamental rights of ... effectiveness of state laws, and lack of harmonization at the international level a number of states have started to block access to websites and social media platforms that allegedly contain illegal content...
... (lacking the b4-strand aspartate) This may mean that the eventuality of a- glucosidase activity of true rBATs cannot be unambiguously eliminated The selected CSRs (Fig 2) characteristic ofthe a- amylase ... Takata H, Kuriki T, Okada S, Takesada Y, Iizuka M, Minamiura N & Imanaka T (1992) Action of neopullulanase Neopullulanase catalyzes both hydrolysis and transglycosylation at a- (1 fi 4)- and a- (1 ... human rBAT; and (d) conserving the catalytic residues (often the entire catalytic triad) Some of these features can be traced in the sequences of hcHAT1 and hcHAT2 groups as well as ofthe ATG...
... C Louzao et al Distortion ofthe Na+ pump At the cellular level, a broad range of studies have indicated that the Na+ pump or Na+ ⁄ K+-ATPase is the higher-affinity cellular receptor for palytoxin ... believed that the role of this system was mainly structural, providing the support needed to maintain the shape and organization ofthe cell and the scaffolding for the actions of catalytic molecules ... S, Inoue A, Kan Y & Yasumoto T (1995) Palytoxin analogs from the dinoflagellate Ostreopsis siamensis J Am Chem Soc 117, 5389–5390 Taniyama S, Arakawa O, Terada M, Nishio S, Takatani T, Mahmud Y...
... References Ivanova N, Sorokin A, Anderson I, Galleron N, Candelon B, Kapatral V, Bhattacharyya A, Reznik G, Mikhailova N, Lapidus A et al (2003) Genome sequence of Bacillus cereus and comparative analysis ... code 1UAN), the equivalent Asp residues (Asp15 and Asp12, respectively), adopt a main chain conformation that deviates less from the standard values It appears that the presence ofa functional (i.e ... on a GAB catalysts pair The available biochemical data on MshB and LpxC are not sufficient to unambiguously identify the specific mechanism used by each enzyme, although a GAB pair catalysis agrees...
... other hand, the abundance and variety ofthe productions of America, the materials of manufactures, navigation and commerce; the vast demand and consumption in America ofthe manufactures of Europe, ... establishments we see and feel every day. A native of America who cannot read and write, is as rare an appearance as a Jacobite, or a Roman Catholic, i e as rare as a comet or an earthquake. It has been observed, ... Political Character of JOHN ADAMS, Ambassador Plenipotentiary from the States of North America, to their High Mightinesses the States General ofthe United Provinces ofthe Netherlands BY AN AMERICAN...
... and Anafarta Sagir On the side nearer Asia, Maidos, Galata, and Gallipoli boasted the status of towns Between these last-named points and into the Sea of Marmara the communication and trade were ... that as soon as another ship, then at the wharf, had cleared, the troops were to disembark and journey by train to a camp near Cairo In preparation a small advance party of three officers and ... railway ran parallel with and in sight ofthe Canal Near Ismailia it turned west and led across the northern part ofthe Arabian Desert (once the Land of Goshen) to Zagazig, where it took another...
... outlined above Along the way, we are able to acquaint the reader with the culture of mathematics: who mathematicians are, what they care about, and what they We also give indications of why mathematics ... French mathematician Jean Leray (1906–1998) perhaps sums up the value system ofthe modern mathematician: all the different fields of mathematics are as inseparable as the different parts ofa living ... proof of any given result A proof is part ofa situational ethic Situations change, mathematical values and standards develop and evolve, and thus the very way that we mathematics will alter and...