... activities nonetheless problematize and unsettle the capacity of a profession to defend or extend its jurisdiction In Abbott s account ofthe system of professions, these two limitations coincide in ... Jurisdiction of Accounting intheUKInthe UK, the emergence of sellers of specialist labour who described themselves as ‘accountants’ (amongst other things) was initially stimulated by a buoyant demand ... directors and chief executives- are themselves members ofthe same profession, and often the same association, as their major providers, such as their auditors Moreover, whilst the movement of accountants...
... of legislation to make the task of archivists less onerous is rarely to the fore of legislators’ minds There is certainly neither clear international consensus on the legal status of archives, ... advocating the use of drugs,42 and material showing scenes of violence.43 The key issues to consider when assessing particular material are: • The possibility ofthe relevant material being seen as ... proposals for an evaluation and feasibility study of Web archiving The Wellcome Trust 's interest in this subject is motivated by its interest in furthering medical research andthe study of the...
... reassurances about the safety ofthe vaccine, on warnings about future outbreaks, on the increase inthe incidence of autism, on the immunization status ofthe youngest son ofthe then prime minister ... household income, the gender ofthe child, the marital status ofthe mother, whether English is spoken inthe household, smoking and drinking habits by the mother, the number of siblings ofthe ... combined vaccine in favor of buying single vaccines on the market However, the size ofthe income responses is fairly modest: at the height ofthe controversy, increasing household income from the...
... home pages for details ofthe aims and scope, readership, instructions to authors and how to contact the editors and publishing staff Use the website to order a subscription, reprints, a sample ... m.libby@us.nature.com Reprints and permissions For detailed information on reprint and permission requests, including instructions for obtaining these online, please visit http://www.nature.com/reprints ... critiques and suggestions We also acknowledge the essential work ofthe cancer registries inthe United Kingdom Association of Cancer Registries in collecting the population-based cancer data used in...
... Considerations for the use ofthe Beck Depression Inventory inthe assessment of weight-loss surgery seeking patients Obes Surg 2007, 17:1097-101 Basker M, Moses PD, Russell S, Russell PS: The psychometric ... had the best fit indices, indicating the robustness of this model within samples of students across cultures The loadings on the general factor ofthe bifactor model provide some insight into the ... questionnaires inthe 2007/ 2008 academic session They were approached in class at the end of lectures by the research team In order to include students in all the disciplines, the classes chosen were...
... these results by ascertaining the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in a large epidemiological study using detailed standardized diagnostic assessments The aim of this study was to assess the ... authors, conducted a proportion ofthe interviews, assisted with the planning ofthe analysis, and prepared the first draft of this article for submission LVS assisted inthe design ofthe study, ... intervention Second, this study suggests that reservists remain at special risk of operational stress injury and this risk extends beyond those who served inthe initial war fighting period of...
... Therefore, the PSA illustrates the robustness ofthe cost-effectiveness ofthe vaccination policy Discussion The main results of this analysis, demonstrate numerous benefits of a vaccination strategy These ... to the uncertainty surrounding some parameter estimates used in this model One of these limitations concerns the assessment of disease severity in both HZ and PHN The results ofthe severity split ... emphasise vaccination costs, which are not affected by discounting as they are incurred inthe first year, while diminishing the clinical benefits and cost savings achieved in subsequent years The...
... frequency of small negative earnings (negative earnings changes or earnings surprises) is less than expected These results are explained as evidence of managers using income-increasing earnings management ... composition of outside directors, the second is the combination ofthe roles ofthe CEO andthe chairman ofthe board in one person, andthe last is the financial dependence of outside directors ... Based on the theory of Fama and Jensen (1983) andthe results of prior studies, the following hypothesis is proposed and will be verified by the results of this research paper: Hypothesis 1: There...
... distribution of earnings among thresholds such as zero low decreases documents This and earnings thesis evidence of unusually earnings frequencies of small decreases in earnings and small losses and unusually ... with small positive earnings and small earnings increases 6.13 Robustness test using scaling by sales to investigate the distribution changes and earnings levels 6.14 Robustness ... presents the structure ofthe thesis 1.2 Aims and objectives The broad research objective of this thesis it to deepen the current understanding of earnings management andthe mechanics of earnings...
... legislation fall outside this description For example, the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 prohibits the supply of false and misleading information in business to business transactions.5 There is also ... exceeds the expected cost, andinthe case of many consumer disputes the costs of ensuring redress will be prohibitive These ‘transaction costs’, in particular enforcement costs, pose the greatest ... aggressive selling techniques These issues are central to the discussion which emerges in chapter about how the law protects certain types of interests, and are examined in more detail there Suffice...
... – in points bands Source: DCSF, based on NPD; maintained schools The system in Scotland is different, as is the scoring system used by the Scottish Government.19 The distribution of results shown ... for benefits and direct taxes (the measure of income that is used intheUKsof cial income distribution statistics); and ❍ wealth – the stock of assets of households taking the form of financial, ... Point score – in 11 points bands Wales uses GCSEs like England, but the Welsh Assembly Government uses a different scoring system for the grades.20 Figure 2.1(f) shows the distribution of results...
... stock of assets of households taking the form of financial or housing assets, including private pension rights In our main report, we present information on the distributions of these outcomes for ... the main report for discussion ofthe highest incomes and earnings An anatomy of economic inequality intheUK Overall inequalities Figure S1 shows what these measures mean in terms ofthe distribution ... with societies having lower levels of happiness or well-being in other respects, and to the social problems and economic costs resulting from these When considering whether the degree of inequality...
... assessed as possible locations for FACO and MR&U Chapter Four introduces the model used to assess the costs of performing FACO intheUKand describes the different 12 Assembling and Supporting ... During tail installation/subsystems mate, the remaining systems are installed, andthe vertical tails and horizontal stabilisers and main landing gear access doors are also installed The electrical, ... Supporting the JSF inthe United Kingdom cost inputs In Chapter Five, we describe the cost results andthe sensitivity analyses In Chapter Six, we describe some ofthe chal lenges in putting FACO in the...
... commander of Al-Qaida inthe Arabian Peninsular Has been involved in raising funds and stockpiling arms for AQAP operations and activities in Yemen Known associate of Qasim Yahya Mahdi al-Rimi and ... terrorist acts in 1998 Arrested in Feb 2001 inthe UK, and was further detained between Oct 2002 and Mar 2005, and between Aug 2005 and June 2008 In custody intheUK since Dec 2008 pending the outcome ... (5) Jaish Ansar al-Sunna (6) Jund al-Islam (7) Kurdish Taliban (8) Kurdistan Supporters of Islam (9) Soldiers of God (10) Soldiers of Islam (11) Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan Other Information:...
... expanses, i.e skidding tracks, which are basic passages established without using engineering structures and drainage and have rather large longitudinal inclines, which in most cases does not ... determining the effect of a driving unit on soil are density of soil inthe rut and its depth, which depend on the number of passages inthe same track Investigations included measuring the depth of ... are shown in Table Results ofthe investigation and photographs of individual stages of measuring are shown in Figs 4–6 Analysis ofthe obtained graphical dependences allowed drawing the following...
... classes The number of fir snags with dbh > 80 cm is almost the same as the number of live firs of similar dbh Fir is the most resistant to windstorm inthe plot On the contrary, spruce seems to ... Permanent square no 23 (the situation in 1934 is on the left, in 2006 on the right) hand, Ukrainian virgin forests (especially those lying near pastures or those being crossed by paths) are still severely ... volume increased to almost 100% ofthe previous volume (in 1934), though the number of trees in this class is only stem/ha higher than in 1934 The most massive spruce inthe plot was represented...
... services researchers working across theUK are disseminating the findings of their research Although we are aware of studies that explore the nature of dissemination activity in other countries [13,14], ... list was then deduplicated resulting in a total survey sample of 536 potential participants Page of Table Reasons for disseminating the findings of research Reason Raise awareness of findings N (%) ... facilitate research uptake in decision making processes and practice This study focuses on the role ofthe researcher inthe dissemination of applied and public health research Inthe UK, most funding...
... prescribing of medicines by allied health professionals to be a safe and effective use of resources in answer to the growing needs of patients and their health service providers, both in terms of ... necessary to carry out these tasks, and to ensure that these skills are fully utilised in practice Although podiatric surgeons already possess the necessary training and skills, and would undoubtedly ... access is the cost of restricted medicines which are subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) The PBS does not automatically extend to non medical prescribers It is not, then,...
... using SPSS, version 17 Results Page ofthe side effects of lithium in 244 (62%) cases, the risk factors for toxicity in 166 (42%), andthe signs and symptoms of toxicity in 178 (45%) of cases These ... of QOF targets and increasing convergence between these and NICE standards Study strengths and limitations A possible limitation of our study is a bias inthe selection of patient samples for ... whereas Trusts may choose to submit data for teams that they suspect are performing less well The net result of competing sources of bias is unknown Poor documentation standards or quality of case...