... British standards and euro codes References Further reading Factorsaffectingthedurabilityofreinforcedconcreteand cement- basedmaterialsusedintheconstructionofswimmingpools 3.1 3.2 ... swimmingpools Heating the water in indoor swimmingpools Heating and ventilation of pool halls and adjoining areas Solar heating ofswimmingpools Further reading 10 Maintenance and repairs to swimming ... pools is the occurrence of condensation on the walls, windows and ceiling, and, depending on the method of construction, within the roof space The environment inthe hall of a heated indoor swimming...
... ofthe thesis The aims ofthe study are as follows: To investigate thefactorsaffecting speaking skill ofthe first year students at Vinh University To investigate the working mechanism of these ... Findings and Discussion This chapter is entitled “Findings and discussions” which analyzes the results ofthe questionnaires and gives the assessment on thefactorsaffecting students’ speaking ... Vinh, 2011 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING VINH UNIVERSITY Lª ThÞ H¬ng THE MAJOR FACTORSAFFECTING SPEAKING SKILL OF FIRST YEAR ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT VINH UNIVERSITY AND...
... declining inthe late 90’s As the DiffAGE85+ parameter is indefinite in sign results not indicate a pressure to increase the supply of care in homes for the elderly The contribution of each independent ... where the emphasis is on the links between the circumstances of individuals andthe receipt of services Given the results ofthe models we formulate predicted changes inthe coverage of in- home ... numerous Inthe independent ordered logistic regression ofthe DEPENDENCY on reported sickness and injuries ofthe respondents inthe Table 1, the role of mental and physical factors is evident The...
... Risk FactorsAffectingthe Development of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Household Contacts of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis (such as uncle, grandfather, cousin) The definitions used ... the number of male patients was higher inthe index cases, but the number of female patients was higher in contacts determined active disease In our opinion, the reason of this findings were that ... presence of cavity inthe chest radiograph of index case increased the frequency of TB in household contacts In our country, Kolsuz et al found the frequency of TB in close contact of TB cases...
... CONCLUSION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS There were several factorsaffectingthe lychee productivity andthe choices of fresh lychee marketing of producers in Thanhha district, Haiduong province Inthe overall ... is based on the cumulative logistic probability function It is used assuming that the probability of an individual making a choice is a linear function ofthe individual attributes (Pindyck and ... volume of lychee, selling prices, distance to markets, gender of producers and participation inthe lychee association In this study, influences of these factors are estimated through applying the...
... design; inthe collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; inthe writing ofthe report; nor inthe decision to submit the article for publication The researchers are independent from the funders ... the data inthe study and take responsibility for the integrity ofthe data andthe accuracy ofthe data analysis All authors read and approved the final manuscript Balcells et al Health and Quality ... study [20] Limitations in activities of daily living were assessed by the Barthel index, which quantifies independence in selfcare and mobility The final score on the Barthel index ranges from 0,...
... support the enterprises in constructing business strategies, strengthening advertising, and improving competitive advantages inthe market economy andinthe integration of Vietnam today to the world ... existence In such cases, business is conducted only through the Internet The advantages ofthe B2B model are: It can efficiently maintain the movement ofthe supply chain andthe manufacturing and ... Business areas and firm utilize e-commerce 43 According to statistics on the number of businesses using the internet, 100% ofthe small and medium enterprises in Vietnam have usedthe internet in...
... 100.0% HaiPhong NinhBinh ThanhHoa Total The survey of 120 enterprises inthe North of Vietnam (26 in Quang Ninh, 28 in Hai Phong, 14 in nam Dinh, 12 in Thai Binh, 16 in Ninh Binh and 24 in Thanh Hoa) ... deeply involved inthefactorsof competitiveness of aquaculture enterprises inthe Northern region of Vietnam Therefore, in this thesis, the author focuses on thefactorsaffectingthe competitiveness ... out based on the inheriting and selectively applying of theoretical model to identify factorsand different impacting levels of these factors on the competitiveness of enterprises The purpose of...
... seriousness, co-administrated drug therapies and their interactions, renal and hepatic function, nutritional and other habbits, are often responsible for the intra- and inter-individual variability ... Hesselink DA, van Schaik RH, van der Heiden IP, et al Genetic polymorphisms ofthe CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and MDR-1 genes and pharmacokinetics ofthe calcineurin inhibitors cyclosporine and tacrolimus Clin ... methodology for the analysis of such data but it is more demanding inthe quantity of available data Inthe LR analysis, the kinetic parameters were modeled based on sex, presence of CYP3A5*1 allele,...
... dis-saving spending MPC = Marginal propensity to consume This is the change in consumption divided by the change in income, or in other words, it determines the slope ofthe consumption function The ... financial support remain unchanged TESTING THE SIGNIFICANCE OFTHE REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS ANDTHE RELEVANCE OFTHE REGRESSION FUNCTION a) The significance ofthe regression coefficients: - Intercept ... income does, the ratio consumption/income will decrease as income increases We use a linear function inthe form of y = a + bx to build the consumption function In particular, we have the standard...
... in classroom speaking activities Thefactors came from the teacher, the students andthe classroom Based on the findings, the researcher analyzed the techniques and activities often used by the ... helpful in increasing the second year Tourism students’ involvement in oral activities? IV Scope ofthe study Concerning the scope ofthe study some ofthe following things should be taken into ... should follow in order to maximize the benefits ofthe two techniques These procedures used by the teachers are the results of analyzing the obstacles andthe theoretical basis in carrying the two...
... depends on many factors including the intensity of sunlight • The UV Index rates the total intensity of UV light for many locations inthe US daily: http:// www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html Source: ... determined by the frequency ofthe radiation (f) • • Radiation with a higher frequency has more energy in each packet The amount of energy in a packet determines how it interacts with our skin E ... http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvwhat.html 13 Skin Damage • The kind of skin damage is determined by the size ofthe energy packet ( E = h x f) • The UV spectrum is broken into three parts: – Very High Energy...
... made up of three dimensions "the technical quality ofthe outcome", "the functional quality ofthe encounter" andthe company corporate image” He argued that in examining the determinants of quality, ... defined as the ability to perform the service in an accurate and dependable manner • The responsiveness Dimension relates to the willingness ofthe company to assist its customers in providing them ... responsiveness and tangibility RESEARCH PURPOSE v The overall objective ofthe research is to recognize the underlying factorsof service quality of Danang university of economics (DUE) q To examine the...
... estimate the technical efficiency of coffee production and evaluate factorsaffectingthe level of technical inefficiency of small holder coffee farmers inthe Krong Ana Watershed of Dak Lak province ... largest coffee producers inthe world, there is minimal research and information regarding coffee production in this area, in particular, efficient coffee production and socio-economic factors influence ... determined 2.1 Factors governing coffee production A number of studies have examined input factorsaffecting agricultural production in general and coffee production in particular For instance,...
... bookeeping andthe keeping records They include the interpretation and analysis of accounting report, the design and operation of computer based system, the planning and conduct of business activities, ... indicates help finding the key factors to apply the cost accounting system, they can use the results of this research to find thefactorsaffecting to the adoption of cost accounting system in ... relative to thefactors that affect the attitude ofthe accountants andthe managers of travel agencies in adopting a cost accounting system It presents the discussions of these findings andthe relevant...
... and lateral interaction increase, which results inthe reduction of interfacial tension andthe increase inthe interfacial dilational modulus In fact the reverse was observed in these experiments ... the oil/pure water interface The interfacial tension and modulus ofthe oil/water interface was studied with a 0.1 mg/ml protein solution Depending on the type of oil used, the interfacial tension ... mN/m 12 The difference in adsorption of sodium caseinate and that of WPI can be explained by the disordered structure of sodium caseinate inthe bulk aqueous phase It appears that the lack of regular...
... to the mother root (Horsley, 1971 ) In this way, the direction of growth ofthe main root axes is maintained, both outwards, away from the tree, andinthe vertical plane The way in which the ... that the angle of growth was strongly related to the angle of initiation, and thus to the angle ofthe primary xylem line (Fig 2) growing Sinkers and side roots were predomiin a downward andin ... grains onto the floor of statocytes inthe central tissues ofthe root cap This signal results, in an unexplained way, inthe production and redistribution of growth regulators, including indole-3-acetic...
... prevent further soilage from the perforation, to eliminate infection produced by soilage, to restore the integrity and continuity ofthe gastrointestinal tract, and to restore and maintain adequate ... repair ofthe perforation site and drainage offers the highest probability of survival Clinical outcome of these patients is influenced primarily by a delay in diagnosis andthe presence of associated ... esophagograms; of these, 16.6% ofthe results were false negatives Computed tomographic findings suggestive of esophageal perforation include air inthe mediastinal soft tissue surrounding the esophagus,...
... Determine the differences inthe purpose ofthe use of mobile banking services by customers in Hanoi by gender, age, education, occupation and income; - Determine thefactorsaffectingthe use of ... particular; (ii) to outline a comprehensive picture ofthe use of mobile banking services in Hanoi And then identify the major factorsaffectingthe use ofthe services of customer inthe studied area; ... measuring the influence and dimension offactorsaffectingthe use of mobile banking services in Hanoi 10 The results ofthe reliability analysis of scale showed that Alpha coefficients of all...