... 2000 from Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada, 2002) The data and analysis related to the availability and quality of childcare for Canadian women and those from the four comparisons nations comes ... Canada and four comparison nations, 2001 Canada Overall rank Seats in parliament (%) Female legislators, senior of cials, managers (%) Female professional and technical workers (%) Ratio female:male ... inequality and poverty Ottawa: Status of Women Canada; 2001 [5] Day S, Brodsky G Women and the equality deficit: the impact of restructuring Canada’s social programs Ottawa: Status of Women Canada; 1998...
... capacity ofthe system is above 22.8 Ah, the system is reliable, though the capacity ofa battery is lower than 5700 mAh Suppose the capacity ofthe first branch is 5600 mAh and the capacity of ... of other branches are all above 5800 mAh, the system is reliable because the required capacity is reached But when we analyze the system reliability using the traditional system reliability theory, ... V RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OFTHE POWER SYSTEM The reliability ofthe power system is analyzed using the multi -state system theory According to (2), the universal generating function ofthe battery...
... obtained the data shown in table VII This table shows the discriminating capacity of each variable for differentiating the male and female populations as well as their age group and place of ... capable of explaining 94.5% ofthe variance and thus most ofthe information in the original data set The new “latent” factors are obtained by linear combination ofthe original anthropometric measurements ... both the male and female populations Using the values of each direct anthropometric variable separately, we performed a statistical analysis First, mean values were grouped according to age and...
... 5Â-AGTACATGTGGGACGTCAC CATGGAGTATGTCCC-3Â (forward) and 5Â-GGGACAT ACTC CATGGTGACGTCCCACATGTACT-3Â (reverse); for the H89V mutant, 5Â-TCTGCTGCAGCA GGGTGTT GAGAAGCGCTGGATG-3Â (forward) and 5Â-CATCCAG CGCTTCTCAACACCCT ... of change in the peak area shown in Fig 3A was estimated according to an equation of single exponential decay [7], peak areaịt ẳ Aekt ỵ B: From the equation above, the slope ofthe exponential ... obtained about the 3D structure of CDase I-5, the quaternary stateof CDase I-5 was likely to be maintained by the intrinsic capability ofthe N- and C-terminal regions ofthe enzyme to form a...
... the next state set This means that once all transition paths have reached a final state, the overall best- scoring states can be read off the final “beamn ” The y ofthe top-scoring state is the predicted ... advantages ofthe transition-based strategy, the integrated algorithm we are looking for has to be transition-based at the top level The advantages ofthe graph-based approach – a more globally ... as the Hash Kernel, the incremental calculation ofthe scores ofthe completion model, and the parallel feature extraction as well as the parallelized transition-based parsing strategy play an...
... binding a nities, and the hypocalcemic potencies in vivo of hCt, sCt, analogues 1–6 and/or the partial sequence analogues 1a, 1b, 2a, and 3a The CD data ofthe partial sequence analogues 1a, 1b, 2a, ... that the overall secondary structure of was very similar to the ones of 1, 3, and In contrast, the CD studies ofthe partial sequence analogues showed that the Asp17,Lys21-lactam bridge and the ... positions and even small changes of these residues may dramatically affect the type and stability ofthe turn [34,35] To investigate the importance ofthe type ofthe postulated turn for hCt bioactivity,...
... TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TABLE CALCULATING THE MACD, EXPONENTIAL MOVING AVERAGE, AND SIGNAL LINE MACD = EMA1 – EMA2 Where: MACD = Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Value EMA1 = Current value ofthe ... be aware that over- AAII Journal/January 2000 33 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS the behavior ofthe MACD over this period, you may be able to pick out some recurring patterns in the price and the MACD The ... AAII Journal/January 2000 uptrends and on the short side or out ofthe market altogether during downtrends), meaning you buy and sell late While you may enter a trade after the beginning of a...
... the paradigm case ofthe abetting cause An artisan can be understood as a midwife rather than an imposer If we think of any maker or craftsman not as a laser beam but as a Michelangelo, as a respecter ... grievous In other words, it is the declaration of war that makes the provocation a provocation, and we could say that the war makes the provocation as much as the provocation makes the war Thus it ... cause), and the end or purpose (the final cause) The prototypical example is a statue What are the causes ofthe coming into existence ofa statue? First, the matter, the marble, is a cause as...
... of Scholarship Allowances of $20,823,412 Federal Grants and Contracts State and Local Grants and Contracts Nongovernmental Grants and Contracts Sales and Services of Educational Departments Auxiliary ... STANDARDS We have audited the financial statements of Palm Beach State College, a component unit oftheStateof Florida, and its discretely presented component unit as of and for the fiscal ... accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General ofthe United States Other auditors...
... Assessment of patient satisfaction by means ofthe PASS criteria can be approached in a number of ways: satisfaction at the end ofa study period, time taken to achieve patient satisfaction, or time taken ... Dougados et al Figure Patient's global assessment of disease activity (a) Percentage of patients considering their state as satisfactory according to Patient Acceptable activity Symptom State (PASS) ... variables – OA pain, patient's global assessment of disease activity, and WOMAC™ LK 3.1 Function – was originally estimated using the least square means obtained from an analysis of covariance...
... security in the Pacific The United States entered the war in nineteen forty-one after Japanese planes attacked the Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii The surprise attack sank many ships After that, Congress ... of dollars in defense spending for Alaska Today, federal spending is one ofthe most important parts ofthestate economy After the war, Alaskans were more serious than ever about statehood They ... criticized the purchase But it was one ofthebest deals the country ever made Alaska proved rich in oil and minerals Gold was found nearby in the Yukon area of Canada in the eighteen...
... contributed the design and completion ofthe data analyses CK assisted in the drafting ofthe manuscript, performance ofthe statistical analyses, as well as the coordination ofthe study MSJ designed and ... in the analysis Statistical Analysis Reliability was assessed through Cronbach’s alpha, which was used as a measure of internal consistency Construct validity was assessed through a variety of ... suicidal ideators with an AUC of 0.724 and asymptotic significance of 0.027 Analysis ofthe ROC curve suggests an optimal cut-score of 48 (approximately one standard deviation above the sample mean)...
... previous work, we have found that small payments of this kind greatly facilitate the work of researchers and preserve the dignity of participants as partners in research Such an approach has received ... mental health problems may impact on their capacity to make informed choices for themselves and to participate actively in their care They are at risk of exploitation and abuse from others, including ... or "floating" support staff who are not based at the unit are excluded Ethical approval aspects ofthe institution (such as the décor and homeliness) by the interviewer A later stage ofthe study...
... ∆POP by the authors) and the respiratory variation in arterial pulse pressure recorded with an arterial catheter The strength ofthe study is that it takes into account the variation in the ‘pulse’ ... ‘pulse’ wave rather than that in the peak ofthe wave By reflecting the pulsatile changes in absorption of infrared light between the light source and the photo detector ofthe pulse oximeter, the ... waveform variation can be recommended as a guide to fluid therapy in mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units and operating rooms, in the same way that arterial pulse pressure variation...
... His10 and Arg9 in 1XGA relative to the alpha and gamma subunits (A) before and (B) after MD simulations Position of residues His10 and Arg9 in 1XGA relative to the alpha and gamma subunits (A) before ... Mutational analysis has already revealed that the positive charge of His10 is not essential while that of Arg9 is essential; the side chains of Arg9 and His10 project prominently away from the ... molecular dynamics simulation without the ligand (apo form) and in the presence of each ofthe two antagonists The major goal was to observe and compare the conformational changes in the LBD in the presence...
... The sum ofthe maximum rainfall for each year over a three year period was about one-third ofthe total rainfall over three years Table provides the rainfall data used in the calculation ofthe ... mm of rainfall The EMC for each pollutant was calculated for each event and then categorized for each ofthe rainfall ranges Finally, the overall EMC was computed and compared with that ofthe ... with the decrease average EMC values Due to long duration and heavy rainfall, the average EMC value will be small Therefore, it is safe to assume that rainfall is one ofthe factors affecting the...
... compared to the other particles in the Standard Model It belongs to the classification ofa “quark” in the Standard Model, of which there are six flavours An interesting effect ofthe fact that quarks ... dynamically generates their mass The interaction terms between the Higgs boson and the matter fields are added in the Yukawa sector ofthe Lagrangian Note as well that the gauge bosons have their masses ... models, so that a comparison ofthe measurements and searches in data and simulation can be used to test proposed extensions ofthe Standard Model A comparison ofthe data and the simulated result...
... Mainland Southeast Asia and the second largest in South East Asia and the Greater Mekong Sub-regional (GMS) grouping2, having a land area of 262,000 square miles Once the rice basket of Asia, ... in the list include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gambia, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Samoa, East Timor, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia 12 Having been around ... China and other states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 39 Press and other reports in the 1990s alleged that the Tatmadaw “conscripted” youngsters to carry the army’s military hardware...
... response AC signal ofthe sample and the standard circuit The software controls the AC amplitude and DC bias ofthe signal passed to the standard circuit and the sample, and receives signal from standard ... metal capacitor, where the capacitance increase was related to the migration of oxygen vacancies While, in a- BaTiO3:H capacitor [16], the capacitance increase was related to the migration of charged ... relationship between the phase angle of impedance and the product ofthe resistance, the capacitance, and the frequency of measurement As a result, the phase angle ofa sample is determined by the...