Ngày tải lên: 26/03/2015, 09:31
... findings answer the research questions Part 3: Conclusion summarizes the findings of the study, giving concluding remarks, implications, limitations of the study and suggestions for further studies ... the discourse will help them understand more comprehensively the political discourses Scope of the study The linguistic features of the inaugural address made by President G.W Bush in the U. S election ... we may summarize as: (1) The addressor is a person who produces a piece of discourse (2) The addressee is a person who is the recipient of the discourse, thus possibly including the audience...
Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:08
Tài liệu Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S pptx
... timber based on the superstructure material for the main span Values shown in the “Total” columns include bridges constructed using other materials such as masonry, aluminum, cast iron and wrought ... applicable, the “Year Reconstructed” is also given If the superstructure of a bridge is replaced, but the substructure is reused, “Year Built” remains the year of original substructure construction ... for all structures in the report database are retained, even when the structure has invalid or missing data in some data fields The number of structures with invalid or missing data in any given...
Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 20:15
Tài liệu Mothers’ Investments in Child Health in the U.S. and U.K.: A Comparative Lens on the Immigrant ''Paradox'' docx
... of instrumental support and social integration is not surprising, given the small nativity differences in the distributions shown in Table and discussed above DISCUSSION The large and growing ... adults within the household to assist with caring for the child and making decisions is expected to provide a support buffer against stressful circumstances that might otherwise lead to mothers' ... Again, although we recognize that this measure is not ideal, very small to nonexistent sample sizes prevent us from using a more stringent drinking measure in the MCS 13 MCS, we distinguish among...
Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20
Tài liệu The Role of Community Banks in the U.S. Economy pdf
... banking services These services are consumed mainly by smaller customers such as small businesses, family farmers, and depositors of low to moderate wealth Small business lending Community banks’ ... as small business lenders is important because small businesses account for a significant share of total output and employment growth While there is no single definition of a small business, the ... concludes that the Federal Reserve therefore has a strong interest in understanding issues facing community banks I THE CURRENT ROLE OF COMMUNITY BANKS The banking system in the United States has...
Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu The Decline in the U.S. Personal Saving Rate: Is It Real and Is It a Puzzle? pptx
... NIPA saving rate measures, a number of statistical and measurement issues have been debated in the literature on the U. S saving rate evolution The literature on the subject is rather voluminous ... because (3) tells us that the two measures should in principle give identical results In practice, this is an interesting question because it should be obvious that, when calculating the quantities ... is little doubt that such households would/could finance their standards of living by selling assets in their net wealth, thus “cashing out” from their cumulated capital gains (see, e.g., Lusardi,...
Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: NMR structural characterization of HIV-1 virus protein U cytoplasmic domain in the presence of dodecylphosphatidylcholine micelles doc
... Only unambiguously identified cross-peaks are displayed in Fig 5, which explains the absence of a few signature cross-peaks in the helical regions Indeed, ambiguous NOE cross-peaks were present ... Calculation of the VpUcyt structure in micelle solution employed 604 upper distance limits derived from unambiguous NOESY cross-peaks The set of 1H-1H distances consisted of 147 intraresidue, ... proteins Under standard solution conditions, such proteins show a high degree of conformational disorder and flexibility These proteins frequently possess propensities for various secondary structure...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 06:20
Tài liệu K–12 Education in The U.S. Economy pdf
... well-defined inputs and measurable outputs Inputs include the characteristics of the students and their parents, the type and amount of purchased inputs provided by the schools themselves, and the social ... complexities of dealing with education funding during a state budget crisis The study also offers some conclusions T K–12 Education in the U. S Economy number of small business starts, and the residential ... 15.7 Source: Authors’ analysis of data from the General Social Surveys responses to the question: “I am going to name some institutions in this country As far as the people running these institutions...
Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 19:20
Tài liệu Company ''''A'''', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-''''48, in the Mexican war doc
... further orders Shortly afterwards a straggling assassin-like fire commenced from the house-tops, which continued, in various parts of the city through the day, causing us some loss The first shot, fired ... from quarters Later, the non-commissioned officers drilled the men in squads under the supervision of the officers Instruction and practice in the infantry "School of the Company" was then resumed; ... non-commissioned officers should be ordered to the United States for the purpose of obtaining recruits for this company Such is the course pursued in every other arm of service: and I hesitate...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 08:20
Tài liệu THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE U.S. MEDIA 2012 doc
... suggest this will include: z etermining why women s representation in news media occupations is inverse to the D proportion of women with journalism and mass communication degrees z ssessing ... editors, and supervisors in 2011 Figure shows gender representation in newsrooms since 2011, according to the ASNE Newsroom Census Figure1 Gender Representation in Newspaper Newsrooms, 1999-2011 ... approaches to improving the status quo Current data suggest this will include: z etermining why women s representation in news media occupations is inverse to the D proportion of women with journalism...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 21:20
Tài liệu A Comparison of Conventional and Organic Milk Production Systems in the U.S. potx
... economic costs the value of the coefficients decreased with successive size categories indicating economies of size associated with these costs Costs declined as size increased as fixed amounts capital ... compute the inverse Mills ratio, which is included as an additional term in a least-squares estimation of equation (2) The second stage model is specified using the levels of production costs as the ... replacements used up in the annual production process, plus interest that the remaining capital could have earned in an alternative use These costs were computed based on 2005 replacement cost estimates...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20
Trends in Childhood Cancer Incidence in the U.S. (1992–2004) pdf
... performed in the joinpoint regression analyses and the results therefore may include spurious associations Trends involving
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:21
Consumer Credit Law & Practice in the U.S. doc
... consumer does not report the loss within two business days, they could lose up to $500 because of an unauthorized transfer The consumer also risks unlimited loss, including all of the money in ... after the death of a spouse, the remaining spouse may be asked to reapply if the account was based on the deceased spouse s income and the creditor has reason to believe that the surviving spouse ... credit bureau must report the results of the investigation back to the consumer within 30 days after receiving notice of the consumer s dispute If the investigation does not result in any changes to...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:21
Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pot
... Metrics considered or used by EPA included the use of its research results to support regulations, surveys to gauge client satisfaction with its products, average time spent in producing assessments, ... efficiency per se Operationally, though, OMB seeks to address these process efficiency questions using measures of outcomes QUESTION In exploring the question, “What is a ‘sufficient’ measure of efficiency?”, ... assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards of objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:20
Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Threat to Occupational Health in the U.S. and Canada doc
... Emerging Infectious Diseases asbestos, irritants, and other respirable dusts were at best unpatriotic, and possibly traitorous As the dust has settled and the trauma receded into our memories, it is ... those requirements in respect to the appointment of competent supervisors The Ministry of Labour s role is to enforce regulations under the Act In the case of respirators, the Ministry uses as ... patients Studies of cross-infection for contagious airborne diseases (in uenza, measles, TB, for example) have found that placing patients in single rooms is safer than housing them in multibed spaces,...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 05:20
U.S. Combat Commands’ Participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative pptx
... Nations UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolution USCG U. S Coast Guard USJFCOM U. S Joint Forces Command USSTRATCOM U. S Strategic Command WMD weapons of mass destruction Session PSI History ... constitute the core of PSI s regular, sustained activities This training manual is configured as nine sessions of lectures and seminars The material in this manual draws from and contributes to ... ships of sovereign states is somewhat ambiguous Disincentives in the third category stem from the political dynamics in democratic states, such as India and Indonesia In these instances, the preservation...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 22:20
Vertical Integration and Contracting in the U.S. Poultry Sector pdf
... cost is the sum of the average settlement costs, some other expenses such as vaccination and sanitation (sometimes called nonchargeable expenses), and processing costs Turkey Contracts During the ... performance standards used by many turkey companies The crux of the growers' complaints about tournaments is the issue of the group-composition risk Under a tournament system, consecutive flocks grown ... grievances The magnitude of the mistrust can best be illustrated by the results of a survey conducted in 1993 by Tyson, the largest broiler processor company in the U. S. , of its own growers The survey...
Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 10:20
Hazardous Materials in the Hydrologic Environment: The Role of Research by the U.S. Geological Survey docx
... contaminated sites, the use of research results in the decision-making process, and methods to assess the success of the various programs in reaching some of the goals within the critical research ... analyses In most instances, contributions are required from all areas A case in point is the study of dispersion in porous media The original studies on the process of dispersion occurred in the ... in aquifers through periods of environmental stress caused by insufficient substrates, nutrients, moisture, or other undesirable conditions Associated with these questions are the issues of microbial...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 01:20
Domestic Trends in the United States, China, and Iran - Implications for U.S. Navy Strategic Planning pdf
... great interest to the United States and China Russia Following a near-disastrous decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian strength is starting to rise again.4 Russia is currently ... Meanwhile, the evolving SinoRussian relationship could develop in a way that opposes U. S interests Russia is also becoming increasingly assertive with former Soviet republics, especially those in Central ... implications for the U. S Navy CHAPTER TWO Strategic Trends in the United States Summary In discussions about defense affordability, the defense budget of the United States is frequently measured as a...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 02:20
Poultry of the Middle in the U.S.: ‘Implications for Sustainable Producers & Scaling Up’ pdf
... law in Europe and used in slaughterhouses for other livestock in the U. S stunning is not a requirement in poultry processing in the U. S Stunning renders the birds insensible to pain It is also ... poultry, we have taken on this study This study examines the characteristics that distinguish this group of poultry producers and processors It seeks to better understand their business structures, ... characteristics of products from poultry businesses of the Middle The study seeks to better understand these aspects of this sector of the industry in order to better assist farmers of Wisconsin and...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 21:20