... credit cards in China by 2010 (Euromonitor International 2007b) The availability of credit inthe market greases the wheels of an economy, and thiswill assist inthe Chinese government’s vision ... what they want to spend it on (UPS 2006) Whilst the Chinese government continues to monitor threats tothe Communist party, such as retaining control over the Internet (the BBC website is not ... celebrity endorsements in advertising The quality of products consumed is also a demonstration of ‘face’ The UPS (2006) study found that 85% of ‘Chuppies’ claim quality isthe main factor in their...
... as the industry repeats its cycles ofchangeThis chapter summarizes the history ofthe disk drive industry inall its complexity Some readers will be interested init for the sake of history itself.1 ... technology thatis enabling the disruption of many industries Each ofthe innovations inthe right column inthe form of a new technology or a new business model is now inthe process of disrupting the ... emerged inthis field has the industry’s dominant firm maintained its lead inthe subsequent generation This repetitive patternof failure inthe disk drive industry allowed me first to develop...
... Summit of Heads of State in San Salvador, El Salvador in October of 2008; inthe V Summit ofthe Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in April of 2009; inthe VI CONCASIDA Conference in ... with the mass media and civil society in order to improve the quality ofthe information and messages disseminated and to make them more consistent with the Ministries’ comprehensive sexuality ... is incorporated inthe curriculum at all educational levels and modalities and to what degree itis implemented in schools under the jurisdiction ofthe Ministries of Education Before the end of...
... involves the fast variables, allthe information needed to determine the criticality ofthe bifurcation is contained inthe fast subsystem but in other cases there is crucial information inthe ... contains a term thatis linear in c, one ofthe fast variables, and this feature is not changed by the transformation required to shift the branch of equilibria tothe origin (which is linear ... this subject [5, 19, 37] Since the singular Hopf bifurcation vanishes inthe singular limit, itis mandatory to calculate the criticality ofthe Hopf bifurcation for ε = and we not run into the...
... ofthe cutting edge from the plane ofthe disc (mm), Rstr – distance from the disc rotation axis tothe half length ofthe cutting edge ofthe knife (mm) The technological point of view (disintegration ... the motor during caracole and by the rotor in consequence ofthe revolution decrease The torque ofthe rotor consists ofthe disc torque, shaft torque and cardan shaft torque The other rotating ... means thatthe force FT is positive Otherwise if α < β, the chips will be pressed tothe part ofthe stem which was cut The angle α isthe final angle ofthe loading inlet, which is defined by...
... ment The concept of response specificity among tree genera increase in [CO [3, 9] has been extended to with] in genera [4, 5] The aim ofthis study was to examine the effects of an increase in ... to intrinsic changes inthe photosynthetic machinery Secondary effects may include growth and several morphological and developmental effects [4, 5] In Mediterranean environments, the mechanisms ... multiple emitter port points is a 8-m-diameter toroidal distribution PVC plenum with an internal diameter of 20 cm A high volume blower injects air into the plenum Pure CO is mixed with ambient...
... control of their life Although itis satisfying that a sizable number of patients returned to employment, there is a clear need for continued monitoring and support to prevent further decline and to ... 22 to 58 28 to 55 31 to 68 to 20 to 27 to 57 to 24 45 to 98 46 to 98 57.4 to 81.5 39.7 to 44.2 18.5 to 42.6 37.5 to 45.5 47.3 to 51.5 7.0 to 9.0 8.2 to 12.0 27.7 to 34.3 11.1 to 13.9 75.2 to ... 75% ofthe patients, with almost all symptoms showing a steep decline by the end of 10 years In all, 59 subjects were asymptomatic at the end ofthe follow-up period and 12 were ill during the...
... R) isthe ‘Deformation Index’ (DfI) The third index (subscale CI alone) isthe ‘Closing -In Index’ (CiI) Itis important to note thatallthe items ofthe SGST included inthe DcI are easy for the ... 71% ofthe total variance The SCCT can be divided into subscales on the basis ofthe factor analysis and its interpretation Inthis way, five subscales can be created The first factor includes items ... testing They were not blind to clinical diagnosis Only brief training was given, as allof them were already experienced inthe field There was no specific training concerning the SCCT because the...
... following the guidelines of Ajzen [39] The development ofthe instrument involves qualitative and quantitative approaches The qualitative part consisted of obtaining information relevant tothe ... The final model explained 83% ofthe variance inthe intention of ESNs to adopt the proposed redefined health-promotion role inthe context ofthe HPS approach in Québec Analysis of beliefs The ... minimum of five ESN positions were recruited This criterion is necessary to conduct a multilevel analysis that could be further realised From the 50 CSSSs that met this criterion, 42 agreed to...
... relevance of V55 regarding the structural integrity ofthe catalytic site ofthe protease This finding can readily be explained by the smaller size ofthe side chain of alanine in contrast to serine ... similar tothe placement ofthe cyclopropyl group of CPX in 1RTL The cyclopropyl group is buried inthe surface cavity and faces towards the aromatic ring of F43 The binding modes ofthe 1RTL ... and the side chain of S139 to rotate towards the protein interior This observation isin agreement with the results of our analysis ofthe residue interaction network (Figure 5c), which shows the...
... with the lines inthe photograph of an old barge which I took outside the building that used to be a German Submarine Base in Bordeaux in France Here the yellow lineinthe road and thelineofthe ... has two main lines: one leads tothe trees inthe distancebutthen the movement is stoppedoffby the trees; the otherleads to the middle groundandthenoff to the rightandout of the pictureframebecausethere is nothing to ... Checkout all the lines in the shotImade near the Eiffel Tower in Paris of a vendor selling his wares There are so many straight lines inthis shot it s probably not possible to count them all They...
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... Seton Hall), none appear inthis sample In addition, the number of teams that report a profit in each sport, as well as the profit for the overall program are reported The first measure of profit ... Conclusions This paper examines the profitability of Division I athletic programs at colleges and universities inthe United States under a variety of accounting definitions of profit The data identify ... at smaller programs, and athletic programs overall are profitable at most (117 of 166) institutions, regardless of size This initial measure of profitability is unappealing, however, as it includes...
... 2007: The L Line offers instruction for understanding not just how to use Excel but also how to use itinthe real world Like all titles inThe L Line, The Express Lineto Learning series, this ... answers are in Appendix A Icons Used inThis Book The following margin icons are used inthis book to assist with your understanding ofthe material and indicate points of particular interest: Information ... Excel Click the Help button Notice the online indicator inthe lower-right area ofthe Help page Click the What’s New link The Help page displays the list of links for the new information topics,...
... conducted with these devices The purpose ofthis study isto investigate the factors influencing the customers’ intention to use M-commerce in Vietnam In order to evaluate those factors, the extended ... extends the model by adding additional variables toit depending on the types of technologies they studied This extended TAM maintains the primary simplicity ofthe TAM and improves the ability to ... METHODOLOGY The purpose ofthis chapter isto introduce the research methods and approaches used to examine factors that can explain the customers’ intention to use M-commerce in Vietnam Specifically, this...
... over 90% of its population The Northern Interconnected Grid (SING) provides 37,4 % of electricity and mainly supplies the copper mining industry The remaining % of installed capacity is shared ... increasing installed capacity and by increasing the load factor ofthe already installed capacity within the SING grid, Chile could potentially become a net exporter of Additional daily flexibility ... potential of a CSP plant inthe Atacama desert itis estimated thatthe SING grid has a baseline emission factor of 1,5 ofthatofthe SIC grid (596 tonnes of CO2-eq per GWh/y [=EFsic] x 1,5 = 894) Since...
... count) with sensitivity of 67% and specificity of 82% This sensitivity of 67% represents a notable increase when compared tothe 31% sensitivity ofthe WHO criteria Potentially, using this algorithm ... transcriptase inhibitor therapy; history of maternal single-dose nevirapine to prevent vertical transmission; history of ever paying for ART; missing any ART during the last 30 days of treatment; ever missing ... testing in RLS Increased sensitivity of monitoring algorithms may reduce the number of patients continued on failing ART regimens and limit the development of viral resistance For this approach to...
... classify the susceptibility/sensitivity of nature reserves [NSG] in Germany as being part ofthe receiving environment that might be affected due to GMP cropping in their vicinity Within the joint ... NSG in Germany The combination of GC and CC resulted in a total of nine risk categories [RC], describing the potential risk of endangerment by GMP cultivation inthe vicinity of NSG Areas with the ... under discussion The goal ofthis article is, firstly, to analyse principles of GMO EM as published inthe Association of German Engineers [VDI] Guideline 4330 Part 1, focusing on the characterisation...
... parallel tothe QD planes as a function ofthe builtin-dot charge Linear character of dependences is expected In Figure 5, we highlight the strong anisotropy ofthe barriers, which is critically ... captured in a dot, m isthe electron mass, and isthe permittivity [15] Inthe opposite case, which is usually realized in QD structures, the thermally activated processes dominate over tunneling ... promising photovoltaic nanomaterials due to their ability to extend the conversion of solar energy into the IR range [7-9] Up to now, most ofthe emphasis has been placed on the QD solar cell with...