... crises In Chapter 17 of Theories of Surplus Value Marx presents the same basic analysis, but the language he uses there makes it harder to misunderstand the theoretical status ofthe abstract forms ... lies in] the separation of purchase and sale and in so far as money functions as means of payment, it has two different aspects, it acts as measure of value and as realization of value These ... confidence shatters, interest rates soar, risk-aversion rises dramatically andthe forced sale of real and financial assets caused by a desperate effort to obtain money as a means of payment sends commodity...
... rate risk betas are estimated for individual banks, and second, the betas are estimated as a function of bank-specific basic and derivative exposure variables Theequations are estimated as a ... Finance and International Business, School of Business and Management, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Authors gratefully acknowledge a debt to Anthony Saunders for many comments and suggestions They also ... banks and thus leave room for risk reduction forthe banking system as a whole while the interest rate betas have the same sign Still, the systematic exchange risk is significant forthe system as...
... Also, we would like to thank Professor Masatoshi Fujii for his helpful informations of ∇ and Specht s ratio S. -E Takahasi is partially supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society ... contributions YN carried out the design ofthe study and performed the analysis KK conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination ST participated in the sequence alignment and ... refinement of geometric-arithmetic mean inequality (cf [9]) Acknowledgements The authors are grateful to the referee, forthe careful reading ofthe paper andforthe helpful suggestions and comments Also,...
... MIRAGE NAFTA OECD PPF ROW SAM SNA SOCAR SSAP TRIPS UNCTAD USA WTO Agreement on Agriculture Association of Southeast Asian Nations Computable General Equilibrium Model for Azerbaijan State Statistical ... be the largest contracting sectors as a result ofthe reforms Besides trade-related issues, reforms in agricultural policies are also the focus of many CGE studies Gelan and Schwarz (2006) evaluated ... agricultural subsidies This study assesses the impact of these policy reforms in Azerbaijan in a quantitative (exante) analysis using national economic indicators (such as key macroeconomic variables and...
... process or policy ofthe security management ofa computer network within an organization As a result, the network security is ineffective Most organizations are careless of managing staff responsible ... who especially act on computer network security within the organization The separation of duties, understanding, andthe decision ofthe responsible staff is confusing As a result, the organization s ... in the information age In this era, who possesses more information has the advantage Therefore, if the information is hacked or cannot be accessed; it will surely affect the owner Information stored...
... assess the mean and standard deviation of HRQOL (subscales and total scale) for socio-demographic variables and GSE (total) Cronbach 's alpha was computed to assess the reliability ofthe questions ... HRQOL for all subscales and total scales of HRQOL This result was consistentfor both boys and girls The strongest association was for selfesteem, but even physical well-being was significantly, albeit ... the actual subscale HRQOL and GSE were transformed on a scale from to 100 GSE was analysed as a total score The p-value of this interaction term was not significant, andthe regression analyses...
... disease states including cancer, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer s disease, and Parkinson s disease [27] Cancer cells use ROS to suppress apoptosis, accelerate proliferation, ... Oxidative Stress Properties ACS Nano 2008, 2:2121-2134 Ahamed M, Akhtar MJ, Siddiqui MA, Ahmad J, Musarrat J, Al-Khedhairy AA, AlSalhi MS, Alrokayan SA: Oxidative stress mediated apoptosis induced ... David Garrett for aid with EDX, XPS, and SEM analysis Portions of this work were conducted at the UNT Laboratory of Imaging and Mass Spectrometry andthe UNT Center for Advanced Research and Technology...
... standard notations and terminologies in nonlinear analysis are used see the papers by Kirk and Sims , Granas and Dugundji , Hu and Papageorgiou , Rus et al , Petrusel 10 , and Rus 11 ¸ Let X be a ... “Multi-valued contraction mappings in generalized metric spaces,” Israel Journal of Mathematics, vol 8, pp 5–11, 1970 S Hu and N S Papageorgiou, Handbook of Multivalued Analysis Vol I, Mathematics and ... models in mathematical economics, such as optimal preferences, game theory, and equilibrium of an abstract economy See fora nice survey Notations and Basic Concepts Throughout this paper, the standard...
... geográfica atual da espécie Hemidactylus turcicus, documentando a sua presen a em nove novos locais Além disso percebeu-se que a população ainda possui algumas ideias erradas em que apresentam as osgas ... considers “Osga“ as an arabism in the Portuguese language [56,57] Similar folklore and stories are shared by the inhabitants ofthe region stretching from the Asiatic south-west to the Iberian ... Pakistan and northern India very similar stories and ideas to those told by the Page of Portuguese population, especially in terms ofthe spread of dermatological diseases andthe poisoning of...
... procedures such as shaping andthe creation of special environments may be necessary Shaping consists of reinforcing successively closer approximations to the desired response A common example ofa special ... changing behavior Much research has gone into such questions as the effect ofthe status ofa speaker on his persuasiveness, andthe role of various social pressures in changing opinion In a sense, much ... reliable answers and many problems arise in obtaining representative samples ofthe target population Psychologists and sociologists have studied these problems extensively A great deal is known today...
... curves were converted to Ki values using the Cheng-Prusoff equation [37] Data were expressed as the mean standard error Statistical analysis was performed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with ... was proportional ofthe quantum yield ofthe sample Statistical Analysis Binding and functional parameters were calculated using Prism 4.0 software (GraphPAD, San Diego, CA) IC50 values obtained ... Nucleoside Conjugates of QDs The affinity ofthe QD conjugates was examined in a standard radioligand binding assay using [3H] 1a in membranes of human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cells expressing the...
... literature in an area, about what the current position on an issue was, and what was seen as best practice Assess Participants identified a general lack of skills around assessing the research ... areas of assessment Acquire: can your organization find and obtain the research findings it needs? Assess: can your organization assess research findings to ensure they are reliable, relevant, and ... qualitative research software Qualitative results are based on 32 transcripts Quantitative analysis This was conducted using SPSS, statistical software, to compare the numerical ratings of items...
... literature in an area, about what the current position on an issue was, and what was seen as best practice Assess Participants identified a general lack of skills around assessing the research ... areas of assessment Acquire: can your organization find and obtain the research findings it needs? Assess: can your organization assess research findings to ensure they are reliable, relevant, and ... qualitative research software Qualitative results are based on 32 transcripts Quantitative analysis This was conducted using SPSS, statistical software, to compare the numerical ratings of items...
... collection and data analysis RD participated in data analysis, drafting and revision ofthe manuscript All authors participated in the design ofthe study, and read and approved the final manuscript 22 ... stop and search suspected IDUs on the street: Anti-drug groups or pressure groups stop and search people whom they suspect to be drug users - acting as a parallel-police They also ask drug users ... under false charges As a male participant explained: Lack of sterile syringes in the drug dealer s place of business Barriers to carrying clean needles/syringes, including fear of arrest, constrain...
... patterns Categories were designated for certain variables, such as age Comparisons ofthe variables were made with t-tests and, in case of categorical variables, with Chi-Squared tests All analyses ... CH-8006, Switzerland Authors’ contributions IH was responsible forthe data analyses and prepared the first draft ofthe paper andthe final manuscript AB assisted with theinterpretationofthe data, ... opiates The collected data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software for Windows, release 17 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) Descriptive statistics were calculated forthe sample and consumption...
... months after surgery (TM3) Tympanoplasty was performed in all patients In most ofthe cases a retroauricular incision with a tympanomeatal flap was made In cholesteatoma cases canal wall up and canal ... Role-Functioning Emotional (RE, items), and Mental Health (MH, items) Rules for item scoring and scales are available in the SF-36 Scoring Manual The German translation andthe validation ofthe German translation ... used incus interpositioning or titaniummade total and partial ossicular replacement prostheses (TORP and PORP) In the latter cases a cartilage sheet ofa size just a bit larger than the prosthesis...
... advantage of businesses that rely on understanding and assessing the situation has been made in the above steps Enterprises can choose strategies according to three groups of strategies: - Strategy ... defining the internal strengths and weaknesses, setting up the long-term targets, creating the alternative strategies and choosing the specific strategies to pursue GaMBA.X0409 - Group Strategy of ABBANK s ... the business organization may be the skills, resources and advantages that businesses get ahead of competitors (the key capacity of businesses) as there are many talented executives, have advanced...
... result, but forthe case of SDP and also assuming strict complementarity The authors of [10] also show in another paper, [9], the asymptotic behaviour of off-central paths for SDP corresponding ... tangent line to a curve An area of mathematics where direction field arises naturally is in the area of differential equationsThe solution curves to a system of ordinary differential equations ... other hand, forthe same example, there exists a subset of off-central paths which are analytic at µ = These “nice” paths are characterized by some algebraic equations Then, in Section 2.2.1, we show...
... ceramic with possibly phase transformation Cell-mediated mechanisms via macrophages and osteoclasts Loss of mechanical integrity as a result ofthe aforementioned mechanisms In biological systems, ... research objectives and research scope are discussed in the next and last sections respectively 1.1.1 Bone tissue engineering Loss of human tissues or organs is a devastating problem that can affect ... osteoclasts Osteoclasts are vital to the process of bone growth, remodeling, and healing The last type of cells are bone-lining cells They are made from osteoblasts along the surface of most bones...
... radiation from the sun, sun lamps and tanning booths causes early ageing ofthe skin and skin damage that can lead to skin cancer Ionizing radiation usually causes cell damage that leads to cancer ... treatments available to cancer are surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy and gene therapy Each method has its advantages and disadvantages, and depends ... treatment This is especially the case when the tumor size is large and starts to damage the functionality ofthe tissues or organs surrounding it Unfortunately, surgery has a few drawbacks Firstly,...