... warranting of protection, the financial viability ofthe postal system itself comes into question, affecting the range ofservices offered, such as theprovisionof postal savings and other financial services ... sector in theprovisionofservices formerly provided exclu- 10 sively by the posts and from the concomitant separation of different components of public services from the posts according to their ... Savings andtheProvisionof Financial Services widely seen as part ofthe agenda of Germany’s commercial banks to force the privatization and then take over the Landesbanks Even though the Sparkassen...
... Richardson and colleagues [27], after examining theimpactof earplugs and eye masks onthe critical care patients’ sleep, found that 58.8% ofthe patients in the intervention group and 25% ofthe ... surgical ICU, and neuro ICU Available online http://ccforum.com/content/13/2/208 Conclusion Based on a number of original papers, theimpactof noise on patients’ sleep andthe effectiveness of noise ... patients and duration of stay Theimpactof sleep disturbance on patients Jones and colleagues [17], according to their questionnaire outcome, indicated that the inability to lie comfortably was the...
... numbers below 115 The index reflects the degree of unsaturation ofthe oil, i.e., the number of bonds available for oxygenation (the higher the iodine index, the higher the number of bonds suitable ... % of Premixed combustion % of Diffusion combustion Trend line of % of diffusion combustion Trend line of % of premixed combustion % of Premixed combustion 25 86 20 82 15 78 10 74 % of Diffusion ... hand, it may be believed that the lean flame out region (LFOR) is one ofthe main contributors to the HC concentration in the exhaust LFOR is the region that is nearer to the leading edge of the...
... in Rn Proof of Theorem 4.1 The ubiquity version of Theorem 4.2 An auxiluary lemma 4.3 Proof of Theorem Proof of Theorem Proof of Theorem Proof of Theorem Various generalizations 8.1 Theorem for ... APPROXIMATION ON PLANAR CURVES 2.3 Proof of Theorem To a certain degree the proof follows the same line of argument as the proof ofthe convergent part of Theorem In par∗ ticular, it suffices to consider ... Proof of Theorem modulo Theorem This is trivial Given the hypotheses of Theorem 7, the hypotheses of Theorem are clearly satisfied Fix an interval I ⊆ I0 By Theorem 7, there exist constants δ0 and...
... much spent time on it with the objective of studying the theory of connected marketing and then study the case of Vicongdong in marketing field Vicongdong is a for-runner project of Visky –FPT ... keep the outstanding point ofthe product, service It will leave the impression onthe mindset of target customer and create the topic to discuss among the community, and then affect positively on ... thesis belongs to marketing topic which is theory of connected marketing In the name of space, the thesis studies the real status and problem within the project Vicongdong.vn of FPT Corporation Time...
... More onthe Concept of Si 6.4 Nivison onthe Concept of “Tui” 6.5 Im onthe Concept of “Tui” 6.6 Xunzi and Mencius: A Brief Comparative Discussion on Active Emotional Control and Management of ... Motivation and Agency 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Van Norden on Mencian Moral Agency 2.3 Moral Desires and Proper Motivation 2.4 The Function of Si 2.5 Si andthe Concentration of Zhia 2.6 The Congeniality ... distinction between having the capacity (keyi 可以) and having the ability (neng 能) in the context of self-cultivation, which attacks Mencius’ conflation ofthe two concepts, and contend that their...
... meteorological stations ofthe National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] andofthe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results for the two decades are compared andthe existing differences ... values of CDD were increased The reduction in the yearly values of HDD was in the range of 9.5 to 22% in Athens, and in the range of to 9% in Thessaloniki, depending onthe base temperature, with the ... for heating and cooling andon CO2 emissions In order to reach conclusions regarding the effect of temperature data changes onthe energy consumption of buildings, the energy demands of a typical...
... expectations ofthe possible size and composition of a new round of asset purchases by the Federal Reserve and their response to the November announcement clearly depended on these expectations Understanding ... Understanding the surprise component of these announcements is important in order to understand how much of their effect onthe day ofthe announcement was already priced in In the case ofthe U.S ... in order to fully understand the direction and magnitude ofthe financial price responses To highlight the relation between the magnitudes ofthe surprise and response of interest rates, Figure...
... large part to the visibility ofthe environmental indicators andthe "transparency" ofthe information system on which they rest The construction and regular publication of environmental indicators ... governments in connection with UNEP andthe Scientific Committee on Problems ofthe Environment (SCOPE) to seek consensus onthe need for andthe uses of indicators internationally The United Nations Commission ... Environmental Indicators V POLLUTION/EMISSION: ILLUSTRATIVE CALCULATIONS OF INDICATORS ANDOF A COMPOSITE INDEX FOR THE NETHERLANDS Climate Change Depletion ofthe Ozone Layer Acidification of the...
... Canada, the European Union, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, the United States of America andthe World Bank The impactof fodder trees on milk production and ... (1) the effects of fodder shrubs on milk production and their value at the household and regional level and (2) the contribution of research by the World Agroforestry Centre toward strengthening ... calliandra trees they planted Onthe other hand, age, size of household, and size of landholdings were not related to adoption The study concluded that access to extension and participation in on- farm...
... Introduction to the Problem Background ofthe Study Statement ofthe Problem 18 Purpose ofthe Study 19 Rationale 19 Research Questions and Hypotheses 21 Significance ofthe Study 24 Definition of Terms ... (operational) organizations ofthe business As such the PMO can provide such capabilities as analysis of capacity andperformanceofthe operations and standardization ofthe methods and procedures used ... or interactions or the generation of alternatives andthe objective evaluation of them (p 263) Another key element ofthe strategic planning process for which information generation and use is...
... The interviews started with a general discussion regarding theimpactof FM on participants' lives and then moved to a discussion about theimpactof FM onthe participants' sleep Following these ... in the FM patient population Both of these PRO measures were developed prior to the current emphasis onthe involvement of patients at the concept elicitation and item generation phases [25], and ... assessment oftheimpactof FM on their sleep Nineteen ofthe participants said that the instrument captured all of their sleep-related symptoms, indicating likely concept saturation of these symptoms...
... investigate the effect of STN stimulation alone, comparisons were made between DBS OFF (Deep Brain Stimulation turned off) and DBS ON after an overnight withdrawal of anti-PD medication The Wilcoxon matched-pairs ... person programmed the DBS to either ON or OFF In order to avoid any systematic differences and bias, there was a randomization performed before the start ofthe study Five patients were randomized ... defined the periodicity of stimulation shifts where each shift had random time duration from 0.8 seconds up to 6.4 seconds, which yielded an effective bandwidth ofthe test stimulus in the region of...
... The interviews started with a general discussion regarding theimpactof FM on participants' lives and then moved to a discussion about theimpactof FM onthe participants' sleep Following these ... in the FM patient population Both of these PRO measures were developed prior to the current emphasis onthe involvement of patients at the concept elicitation and item generation phases [25], and ... assessment oftheimpactof FM on their sleep Nineteen ofthe participants said that the instrument captured all of their sleep-related symptoms, indicating likely concept saturation of these symptoms...
... with the report of Borsberry and Dobson [2] Furthermore, the delay of days to first service in cows with retained placenta was similar to the results of Erb et al [17] Onthe other hand, the intervals ... development of retained placenta, with a higher incidence rate during the warm season for the first lactation and during the cold season for the second lactation Cow parity and calving season were ... by others [9,10,44] The occurrence of endometritis was greater in the retained placenta group than in the control group, which is consistent with previous studies [34,36] The condition of the...
... between and 10 cm, 10 and 20 cm, and 20 and 30 cm at four locations positioned along the diagonal ofthe plots and m from the center The samples were dried, weighed and sieved to mm Then bulk ... For the main stems, contrast I was significant in the second growing season and contrast II was significant in the first growing season only, and none ofthe contrasts was significant for the ... RCD of secondary stems, contrasts I and II were significant only in the first growing season The differences between the 0.5 m spacing andthe 1.0 m and 1.5 m spacings and between the 1.0 m and...
... but expressing conditions related to the situational demands ofthe consultation that affect that high intention; future research should consider the implications of these 'conditionalities' Finally, ... facilitation and interference along a temporal dimension Despite the interviews focusing on perceived intergoal relations within a single consultation, the longitudinal and chronic nature of diabetes ... facilitate and hinder their performanceof two particular behaviours within the diabetes consultation they are most involved in: provisionof physical activity advice and prescription of anti-hypertensive...