... correspond to the stable and unstable equilibrium, respectively and 1 are the y-values in the intersections between the null cline of dydt=0other than the y-axis andthe boundary x = h(y), and I put ... ,i=1, 2, ,n. (3)Here, n is the number of patches, xirepresents the population density of the species in the i-th patch and fi(xi) is the per capita rate of change of the population in this ... bz ,4 The Effects of Migration on Persistence and Extinction 67C. The death rate ofthe mature population in the i-th patch is of a logisticnature, i. e., proportional to the square ofthe population...
... Department of Labor, and thescience granting agencies—including the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Agriculture, the Department ... of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities. The Coun-cil ... president ofthe Institute of Medicine. The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciencesin 1916 to associate the broad community ofscienceand technology with the Academy’s...
... masculine behavior in themselves and others, and that the beliefs and behaviors fostered in men and boys, the resources available to demonstrate masculinity, andthe resources boys and men use to ... increases the risk of not detecting the cancer until it is advanced, and often incurable. In the only empirical, population-based Key Determinants ofthe Health and Well-Being of Men and Boys ... summary of key determinants ofthe health and well-being of men and boys in the United States. I identify 31 key determinants of physical and mental health from an extensive review of literature....
... solidification behaviour ofthe sample differed from tip to the end ofthe wedge. The thinner part ofthe specimen was cooled rapidly than the base ofthe wedge. The XRD pattern of this part is given ... α and β, to asses the GFA of BMGs. According to the fact that the low Tl could be an indicator ofthe high stability ofthe liquid and that high Tx was of a high thermal stability, they ... ZrB2 Figure 4.8 The SE images ofthe (a) outer and (b) inner regions ofthe cylindrical sample magnified 1000 times to the actual sizes. The thermal analysis ofthe cylindrical sample...
... access to the array and, ifother clients had already referenced the data ofthe array, the physical memory cache ofthe array would be directlyaccessible to the client with no further message ... entirely responsible for the initial values of this data and the permanent storage ofthe data if necessary. The Mach kernel makes no assumptions about the purpose of the memory object.In order ... queue.5.5. Fault Handling The Mach page fault handler is the hub ofthe Mach virtual memory system. The kernel fault handler is calledwhen the hardware tries to reference a page for which there no valid...
... system of weightsused in the UK, the USA and othercountries, whose basic units are the ounce, the pound, the hundredweight and the ton(NOTE: The system is nowno longer officially used in the ... (in the UK) liabilities and capital on the left-hand side ofthe page (in the USA,it is the reverse) or in the vertical form,with assets at the top ofthe page, fol-lowed by liabilities, and ... various parts of the world. The supplements at the back ofthe book offer additional information.Preface to the second edition The vocabulary of banking and finance, like that of so many moderndisciplines,...
... The graphs below show the numbers of male and female workers in 1975 and 1995 in several employment sectors ofthe republic of Freedonia. Write a report for ... employment sectors ofthe republic of Freedonia. Write a report for a university teacher describing the information shown.You should write at least 150 words. You should spend about 20 minutes on...
... on parts of, and/ or the entirety of, the capitalbudget.Capital structure The makeup ofthe liabilities and stockholders' equity side ofthe balance sheet, especially the ratio of debt ... ofthe number of optionsused, as a function ofthe delta ofthe option.Delta neutral The value ofthe portfolio is not affected by changes in the value ofthe asset on which the options are ... liquidity theory ofthe term structure, andthe preferred habitat theory. These theorieshold that each forward rate equals the expected future interest rate for the relevant period. These three theoriesdiffer,...
... on parts of, and/ or the entirety of, the capitalbudget.Capital structure The makeup ofthe liabilities and stockholders' equity side ofthe balance sheet, especially the ratio of debt ... finance One ofthe three areas ofthe discipline of finance. It deals with the operation ofthe firm(both the investment decision andthe financing decision) from that firm's point of view.Corporate ... uses the stock price, the exercise price, the risk-free interest rate, the time to expiration, andthe standard deviation of the stock return.Blanket inventory lienA secured loan that gives the...
... making and proper resource management. Corporate finance One ofthe three areas ofthe discipline of finance. It deals with the operation ofthe firm (both the investment decision andthe financing ... balance In a balance of payments, the basic balance is the net balance ofthe combination ofthe current account andthe capital account. Base probability of loss The probability of not achieving ... When the last ofthe certificates has been repaid, title of ownership ofthe asset reverts to the lessee.Equilibrium rate of interest The interest rate that clears the market. Also called the...
... of before -and- after studies dealing with single-centre data[52-56]. Inherent within this type of evidence is the lack of rigour and generalisability. Furthermore, the magnitude of the effect ofthe ... lack of statistical power due to the large variance in outcome incidence and wide standarddeviation andthe lower-than-expected incidence of the outcome measures under investigation. Given the ... become the unit of randomisation (cluster randomisation) [50]. In the largest cluster randomised study of METs [51], the MedicalEmergency Response Improvement Team (MERIT) study,investigators randomly...
... to the content field which forces learners to train themselves more outside the classroom to update them and meet the demand of their work. Being aware ofthe great importance of ESP in the ... one hand and not re-taking the exams on the other hand. Furthermore, the University of Odonto and Stomatology has been now co-operating with other universities worldwide such as France, the ... this paid the attention of 25% ofthe students. This is clear to state that the teachers and students did not share the same idea of making sense ofthe text based on the context. The reason...