... consists of three parts: the blade, the thin expanded
portion; the petiole, the leafstalk; andthe stipules, a pair of small blades at the base of
the petiole. The petiole is often very short and ... ground at the base ofthe tree; move
the arm and pencil upward till the thumb is in line with the paper, and note where the
end ofthe pencil comes on the tree. Again move the pencil till the thumb ... each other; the bark ofthe Chestnut opens in
large longitudinal cracks quite distant from one another. The color ofthe bark andthe
character ofthe scales are quite different in the White and...
... to the sur-
face of mitochondria during apoptosis. They induce
the permeabilization ofthe mitochondrial membrane
with the release of cytochrome c andthe formation of
the apoptosome [38]. The ... on and off. Caspase activation is under the
direct control of kinases and phosphatases, and the
indirect control of phosphorylation through the regula-
tion of other apoptotic proteins. Furthermore, ... [107].
Inhibition of PP1 by OA enhances the phosphorylation
of p53 at Ser15 and Ser37, decreases the expression
of bcl-2 and increases the expression of bax in human
laryngeal epithelial cells and human...
... to the borrower, the purpose and use ofthe loans,
their sectoral composition and concentration, the currency denomination, andthe maturity and other conditions ofthe loans.
In terms ofthe ... by the nature ofthe risks associated with the nature ofthe credit growth
(see Table 6 for a mapping from various features ofthe credit growth to different types of
risks, and Table 7 for the ...
1
The start and end ofthe boom periods are determined by using the methodology developed by Gourinchas, Valdes, and
Landerretche (2001). In cases where the boom is ongoing, the end of the...
... to another,
and the sharing of pools of workers. But negative spillovers are impor-
tant as well. They include constraints on the supply of labor and other
inputs, upward pressure on wages and ... than at the end ofthe period. Table
A1 decomposes job growth from the second quarter of 2000 into job
classes using beginning size of firm, mean size of firm over the period,
and end size of firm. ... least the part of it that is not
explained by observable indicators of labor quality.”
Other theories to explain the size-wage effect have surfaced since the
Brown and Medoff study, some of which...
... gestures and facial cues seeking the most infor-
mative cue according to the content ofthe lecture. The results of
the questionnaire revealed that the majority of those who
reported they paid ... based on the master’s thesis ofthe first author prepared
under the supervision ofthe second. We thank Jill McKay for her
participation in the study and Alissa Cohen and Charlene Polio for their
comments ... of LORs per group is given in
Table 1. Following the tabulation of data, the results were
offered to the participants upon request using the reference
numbers they were assigned at the time of...
... analysis ofthe
creditworthiness andthe repayment capacity
of their clients, a domain where they have a
high level of expertise, while savings banks
could make use of their front and back of ce ... decided on the
basis ofthe borrower’s investment need
and their ability to repay. The amount of
the first loan does not exceed US$ 750
and the borrowers can apply for a second
loan of up to ... to the mass market.
This article provides a short overview oftheroleof
savings and retail bank members ofthe WSBI (World
Savings Banks Institute)
1
in the field of access to finance
and...
...
The Roleof Savings and Wealth in
Reducing ―Wilt‖ between Expectations
and College Attendance
Subsequently published as: Elliott, W. and Beverly, S. (2011). Therole
of savings and ... replaces the log of net worth.
Hypotheses
Theory and research on the relationship between wealth and youth college attendance lead to two
hypotheses. First, we hypothesize that log of net worth, ... 2002 whether they had a savings or bank account in their name. If
they had an account, they were also asked whether they were saving some of this money for future
school, like college. The youth...
... electrons in the conduction
band.
2.4. Theroleof morphology and porosity of metal oxides
2.4.1. Grain networks, porosity, andthe area of inter-grain
contacts
From an analysis ofthe numerous ... become noticeable. The width of
spillover zone depends on the material andthe nature of the
detected gas.
The influence ofthe contacts on sensor response with
decreased length ofthe sensitive layer ... gas-permeability.
However, the process of cracking is hard to control, because the
magnitude ofthe sensor parameters change is dependent on the
depth and length ofthe cracks. Probably therefore the authors of
[113],...
... output stabilizes the flow of funds that firms need to re-
appropriate at the end ofthe circuit process. In terms ofthe CTF model discussed above, the large
role ofthe state in the financial sector ... Development
Economics, 1996 (Washington, DC: The World Bank).
Chernow, Ron, 1997, The Death ofthe Banker. The Decline andthe Fall ofthe Great Financial
Dynasties. The Triumph ofthe Small Investor (New York: ... incentive-related policy implications of circuit
theory of finance. Section I.2 discusses the special roleofthe financial system as the core of the
circuit process, and reports on recent empirical...
... professional colleagues on the
world.
The Association has theroleof coordinating the activities ofthe members
in order to protect the interests ofthe members and improve the position of ... to be renewed to facilitate export and
import. The General Department of Customs, the Ministry of Trade
and examining bodies, andthe Bureau of Standards and Measures
should have consensus ... transaction standards andthe quality of
business activities for enhancing the efficiency of export and import activities,
expanding the external economic relations and co-operate with other country...
... toxoplasmosis is one ofthe most com-
mon parasitic zoonoses worldwide. As for other
zoonoses, veterinarians play an important role in the
education ofthe human population regarding the risk
of infection. ...
perform the task, they should wear disposable gloves
and wash their hands thoroughly with soap and wa-
ter afterwards. Direct contact with cats is unlikely to
result in transmission of toxoplasmosis ... pregnancy
and that if they follow a few very simple “rules”, liv-
ing with their pets need not represent any risk for
infection with Toxoplasma gondii.
Cats are the definitive host of T. gondii; they...