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for the single person to stand out against group pressure. The word for
individual in Japan has the ... has the fi rst two little pigs escaping the
attacks of the Big Bad Wolf so that they can join the third pig and
co-operate in their efforts to entice him down the chimney into the
cooking pot.’ ... craft and art is still
rather indistinct in Japan. The Japanese elevate their artist-craftsmen
to the highest prestige rank in Japan by designating them ‘National
Living Treasures’. These include...
... Koreans inthe southern half of the peninsula (in the
Contents
1 Looking Backward 1
2 The Power and Poverty of Ideology 12
3 The Turning Point Economy 41
4 The Leader, His Party, and His ... lightly down into the Looking- glass room. The very
first thing she did was to look whether there was a fire in the
fire-place, and she was quite pleased to find that there was a
real one, blazing away ... if the law of supply and demand is in
force. The stronger-preying-upon -the- weak competition gives rise to preva-
lent bankruptcies and downfall, frauds and swindling, and speculation,
fostering...
... men with clubs in their hands came into the garden. Next came the King's men. There were ten of
them, and they had red diamonds on their clothes. The children of the King and Queen came ... room. The King and Queen were
there. They sat on big chairs above all the animals and birds. All the cards were there too. Near the King was
the White Rabbit. He had a paper in his hand and looked ... teacup in one hand, and some bread -and- butter inthe other hand.
' Why did you call me ? I wanted to finish my tea,' he said.
' When did you begin your tea ?' asked the King.
The...
...
see the Queen.'
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First, ten men with clubs in their hands came into the garden. Next came the King's men. There were ten of them, and they had red diamonds on their
clothes. The children ... here, there and everywhere.
' Put everything and everybody back!' said the King loudly. Alice put them all back in their places. Then the King asked, ' What do you know
about these ... were there too. Near the King was the White Rabbit. He had a paper in his hand and looked very important. The
Knave of Hearts stood in front of the King and Queen. He stood between two men and...
... the
amount of equipment inand returning from Southwest
Asia will remain relatively constant inthe next few years.
Most but not all of the equipment inthe theater moves in
and out with the ...
reset the prepositioned equipment that the Army has
located in other nations and on board ships andthe
equipment that is part of the TPE pool and remains in
the theater.
CBO used the same ... the Theater
Systems RemainingTotal Number of Army Systems
a
Systems Typically inthe Theater
Total Inventory
Percentage of
6 REPLACING AND REPAIRING EQUIPMENT USED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN: THE...
... Zonula
occludens-domain-containing proteins such as syntenin,
Ga-interacting protein (GAIP)-interacting C-terminus ⁄
synectin and calc ium ⁄ calmodulin-associated serine kinase,
since the C2 region contains a ... inactive
zymogens, and a catalytic domain with a z inc-binding site
(Zn, HEXXHXXGXXH) and a conserved methionine
(Met-turn) supporting the catalytic zinc. Interaction
between cysteine–zinc maintains proMMPs in ... cannot bind
proMMP2, but the N-terminal region of TIMP-2 binds
the catalytic domain of MT1-MMP inhibiting its
activity, whereas its C-terminal domain binds to the
hemopexin-like domain of Pro-MMP-2...
... This has been informed by the experience of the U.S.
Savings and Loan industry debacle of the 1980s, the banking collapses in Japan and
Scandinavia during the 1990s, and similar banking system ... including â notice, is given to
the source.
9
through the end of the year. The fourth and final banking crisis they identify
occurred at the end of 1932 andthe beginning of 1933, culminating ... 1933, culminating inthe
nationwide suspension of banks in March. The 1933 crisis and suspension was the
beginning of the end of the Depression, but the 1930 and 1931 crises (because they
did...
... present during
the metabolic labelling (Fig. 6C). These findings confirm
that HR12 does not enhance the rate of p27
Kip1
synthesis,
indicating that the increase in amounts of p27
Kip1
in the
presence ... The
activation of Cdks depends upon multiple levels of regula-
tion: the synthesis of the cyclins and their assembly into
cyclin/Cdk complexes [14], the phosphorylation of the
Cdks, andthe inhibitory ... to the
accumulation of p27
Kip1
in the cyclin E/Cdk2 complex
and to the inhibition of its kinase activity
We next examined whether G1 phase cyclin-dependent
kinase activity is affected by the...
... launch and managing the product inthe early stages of its life-
cycle. Accordingly, in order to have development, testing and launching new
products and services. On this discussion, the remaining ... and cost study , the researchers should focus
on finding gathering information or learning available related to avoid time for
what have been done.
+ Step 6 : Testing the market
another industry, ... product, processing method and
advertising plan. The screening begins qualitatively and gradually develops,
+ Step 3: Marketing
To increase the success of new products on the market, business should...
... from the measurements (solid lines) andthe modeled HRTFs (dashed lines) for the in- ear microphones (a) and
the front microphone pair of the hearing aids (b). The ITDs for the mid frequencies in ... structure of the head which are not present inthe head
model have a strong in uence.
In the following, the ITDs and ILDs obtained from the
measurements are examined in more detail.
3.3.1. ILD. The ILDs ... locations (in the case of BTE devices behind the
ear and outside the pinna) and characterizing the respective
room acoustics.
The database presented here therefore improves over
existing publicly...
... writing are primarily exploratory; they are intended to be built
upon as the qualitative methods of intelligence and other business disciplines
become increasingly linked. These efforts are not intended ... basis.
Members of the marketing profession have long been interested in understanding
the strategies, capabilities, and options of their rivals. Gaining the insight re-
quired to do so is the essence ... activities, the discipline
more generally uses intuition to infer information from weak, compromised, and/
or incomplete data. The origin of the data being analyzed is merely a side issue.
In the post–World...
... embrace intuition and subjective
judgment. In their rebellion against the scientific method in marketing, quali-
tative researchers within business have, in their own way, embraced reasoning
that ... Nonetheless, marketing’s achievements in applying the qualitative social
sciences to a range of business problems provides insights regarding how the
techniques and strategies of these disciplines ... marketing scholars employ when using these tech-
niques. The investigator may assume that authors are unaware of the importance
of the themes with which they deal. Inthe process of writing, however,...
... those involved in an exchange.
Because Alderson was willing to investigate the subjective inner workings of
the human mind, his model reflected the individual opinions and feelings of
specific ... motivates them and they do not realize the real mainsprings underlying
their behavior. Researchers who embrace this paradigm seek clues regarding
what lies beyond the level of consciousness and how these ... between themselves and other qualitative methods in busi-
ness.
In today’s world, many qualitative methods exist and many of them have
become institutionalized within the business world. Initially,...
... 1999,
37–38)
Reflecting upon these and other problems facing the profession, the editor of
the proceeding andthe organizers of the conference conclude:
Looking at these responses, certain parallels ... using weak, compromised, and/ or incomplete data
in order to infer useful information. The process of drawing inferences from
diverse scraps of information and weaving them into a recognizable and ... other things, “shad-
owing” a certain product line and using the resulting information when devel-
oping strategies and tactics. If our organization performs the same shadowing
procedures as the...