... The smaller the spread and the larger the size ofthe transaction
that dealers are willing to undertake at the quoted spread, the more liquid the secondary
market.
The liquidity of an asset also ... from the disposition ofthe assets of a bankrupt firm; and (4) the debtor does not retain the administration of its property
pending the resolution ofthe reorganization. The index ranges from ... contract, the forward price is linked to the
current price by the interest cost of holding the asset until the forward contract matures. In the
case of forward foreign exchange contracts, the relationship...
...
investigations ofthe maternal medical records at the
University Hospital, including PHC data ofthe
statements made by the mid-wife in her records ofthe
check-up ofthe mothers during the pregnancy ... from 68.3% at the age of three to
87.3% at the age of ten for group NA, and from 62.5%
at the age of three to 66.7 at the age of ten for children
in group A. The proportion of children living ... or in PHC. The asthma diagnosis was set
at the Paediatric clinic at the University Hospital for
91.4% ofthe children in group A and for 95.1% ofthe
children in group NA, the others were...
... chance of natural eradication ofthe
bacteria. However, the OR ofthe A/A genotype for H.
pylori seropositivity was 0.25 (95% CI 0.09-0.71). So,
the Gab1 polymorphism was associated with the ... 2000. The
study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee
of the Aichi Cancer Center, with which the chief
investigation (N.H.) was affiliated at the enrollment of
study subjects. The case ... that G/G ofthe
PTPN11 gene encoding SHP-2 increased the risk of
gastric atrophy among the seropositive subjects [18].
The present study examined the association of a
polymorphism of Gab1...
... well as in other European
countries. There was no work for the peasants and many of them became
homeless beggars lust of rich was typical ofthe new class ofthe
bourgeoisie. The most progressive ... The public acting of women was prohibited in the
England ofShakespeare s time and so writers would often emphasize the
femininity of their female characters so as to remove the necessity of ... ofthe country could not help
seeing the growing power of money, and the injustice caused by it. The
second period which last from the middle ofthe 16
th
century up to the
beginning of the...
... two other
women in the group named Cheryl. Two of the
three men named Phil. Ofthe men, only Phil
named Cheryl. In other words, in this instance, the
women evaluated the contribution of another
woman ... there is no one best way.
The results of a given way of speaking will vary de-
pending on the situation, the culture ofthe compa-
ny, the relative rank of speakers, their linguistic
styles, and ... to the gen-
eral public the idea of female and male styles of com-
munication. The material in this article is drawn from
Talking from 9 to 5 (Avon Books, 1995).
The Power of Talk:
The head of...
... Resolution Theory
Five buying decisions:
Why should I buy?
What should I buy?
Where should I buy?
What is a fair price?
When should I buy?
The Psychology of Selling:
Why people ... stimulates behavior
intended to satisfy that need.
All buying behaviors must be based on the
needs, but the needs that are promoted by
effective culimuti (Buying Motive), will
become buying...
... went there before him; and when the boy was at the top of
the tower and turned round, and was just going to take hold ofthe bell rope,
he saw a white figure standing on the stairs opposite the ... for you.’ The youth went with the waggoner, and in
the evening they arrived at an inn where they wished to pass the night. Then
at the entrance ofthe parlour the youth again said quite loudly: ... hole.
THE STORY OFTHE YOUTH WHO WENT FORTH
TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WAS
A certain father had two sons, the elder of who was smart and sensible, and
could do everything, but the younger was stupid...
...
sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff,
the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy,
the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence ... (excluding the cost of nuclear refueling) for the 2006–2035
time frame.
Regardless ofthe top line budget number, there will be a steady
decline in the real purchasing power ofthe Navy as ... ana-
lyzes the historical cost escalation for ships and compares it to other
weapon systems as well as other sectors ofthe economy. Chapter
ree explores the sources of cost escalation by dividing them...
...
approach fits the natural logarithm of cost (the dependent variable) as a
function ofthe fiscal year (the independent variable). e annual rate is
the exponential ofthe coefficient for the fiscal ... Septem-
ber 2007 and was jointly sponsored by the Assessment Division, Office
of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N81) and by the Principal
Deputy, Office ofthe Assistant Secretary ofthe Air Force ... determine the magnitude of cost growth and show cost
growth trends for the past three decades.
iv Why Has the Cost of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen?
retary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified...
... psychoneurosis. The definitions of
psychopath found in medical dictionaries are not consistent nor do they regularly accord
with the
8 THE MASK OF SANITY
as the renting of rooms and the raising of ... discussed. The
diversity of opinion among different psychiatrists concerning the status of these patients
never grew less. Little agreement was found as to what was actually the matter with
them. ... satisfactory means of dealing with them was presented by any psychiatric
authority, and meanwhile their status in the eyes ofthe law usually made it impossible to
treat them at all. They continued,...
... he was leaving her because he
was in love with another woman. It took Lisa a while to process the betray-
al and absorb the fact that she was actually getting a divorce. There was
a period of ... tell
my soldiers all the time, there’s nothing you can’t do if you get the habits
right.”
In the past decade, our understanding ofthe neurology and psychology of
habits and the way patterns work ... minutes through the perpetual spring of Southern California,
the scent of bougainvillea heavy in the air. Eugene didn’t say much, but
he always led the way and seemed to know where he was going. He...
...
bellwether for a chain's good health.
The marketer was equally in the dark through the end
of
the twen-
tieth century. Until the past decade, there was sales data or the com-
, pilation
of ... front label, then picks up a bottle
of
the store brand and reads the front label, then reads the price tag
On
the Pantene, then reads the price on the store brand, and then puts the
store ...
many
of
the people who walk into his stores
buy
something, his answer was: all
of
them, pretty damn near. And when I
say it was his answer, I mean it was also the answer
of
the huge,...
... potential consumers, as they will ask everybody from their friends to their doctor what they think ofthe
product.”
A former business manager of Oral also stressed the exploration of market knowledge ... strengths of DOMUS. The bigger project Cook, however, was not handled in a project-like way.
That was more the running of a daily business.”
Of the eight investigated projects, Fem and Hair were the ... recognise the differences between the
exploration of technological versus market knowledge and match the project’s autonomy to the
degree of exploration of both types of knowledge (see Figure 1). The...
... in the upper part ofthe tables to make identification of
the special characteristics of these regions easier. Looking at the input to the
innovation process, we find the highest proportion of ... The basic
assumption underlying the concept ofthe knowledge production function is that
the output ofthe innovation process represents a result of R&D capital or
investment. Taking the ... R&D input. The
elasticity should increase as the quality of inputs to the R&D process improves
and the spillovers stemming from the R&D activities of other actors in the
region become...