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... variation in measurements We have tested the effects ofthe variations inthe data and ofthe assumptions made inthe model for progression after the end ofthe clinical trial by performing sensitivity ... EFV -based, (and vice versa) basedonthe stipulation inthe trial protocol, the third regimen inthe model was assumed to be basedon Darunavir After 96 weeks inthe clinical trial, 19 percent of ... mixture of drugs in subsequent regimens interact and may affect long term cost and consequences Conclusions Basedonthe assumptions made inthe model, it appears that the choice of an initial...
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... recorded The primary causesof death were assigned by the pathologist basedon integration ofthe clinical information and the gross and microscopic findings from the autopsy When present, herniation ... increased The incidence of invasive fungal infections decreased inthe second decade This finding is significant as invasive fungal infections lead to increased morbidity and mortality [18] The ... lower incidence of inhalation injury In addition, female patients had a lower incidence of sepsis The question remains of whether female patients were more aggressively resuscitated, leading to...
... reasons ofthe existence ofthe firm leads to the second comparison on how uncertainty works inthe two theories ofthe firm In transactio n cost economics, uncertainty exists inthe market Once ... finding these types ofuncertaintyinthe two theories, the interactions among these types ofuncertainty are examined Multidimensionality ofuncertainty does not necessarily mean that types of ... Table 2.3 Main concern Uncertaintyon rent appropriation Uncertaintyon rent creation Uncertaintyon rent valuation Expropriation of economic rent Inefficiency in creating rent Investment in valueless...
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... some insights onthecausesofthe East Asian financial crisis as well as onthe appropriateness of policy responses during the evolution ofthe crisis As an additional insight, the performance of ... distressed institutions, four, but did close two nonbank institutions We use only financial information as ofthe end of 1996 the year preceding the crisisthus avoiding any risk of contaminating our ... confirming the volatility hypothesis Both Indonesia and Thailand have relatively more distressed financial institutions, in part a reflection ofthe large number of financial institutions in these...
... desire into practice The broad institutions of male domination, Engels argued, are built upon this foundation Onthe basis of this reasoning, Engels' argued that male domination would wither away in ... cultures One ofthe persistent images in popular culture is the contrast between the middle-class husband with an apron helping inthe kitchen, and the working-class husband tinkering with the car ... relations One ofthe core feminist theses about gender relations in capitalist society is that they have a certain degree of real autonomy with respect to other causal processes Onthe one hand,...
... of Profession : A Historical Perspective BasedonThe Accounting Profession in China”, Deakin University-Acconting History International Conference, 2001 Weber, Max: The Religion of China, Confucianism ... 2004:54) The influence of Yin & Yang can also be seen inthe naming accounting technique of both Longmen Zhang bookkeeping, which emerged at the end ofthe Ming and the beginning ofthe Qing dynasties; ... presented the most interesting determinants of national differences in international accounting by presenting an international accounting contingency framework to explain these differences: the main...
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... ground in higher education The United States has slipped to ninth inthe share of students enrolling in college.‡39 In short, the new global economy increasingly relies on information and innovation, ... “Sustaining U.S Economic Growth,” in H Aaron, J Lindsay, and P Nivola, eds., Agenda for the Nation (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2003), pp 17-60] † The National Commission on Excellence in ... result of including the savings from reducing the victim cost of crime When only including the direct cost savings from reductions in criminal activity, the returns from Perry Preschool are more in...
... Technical Instructions should the civil surgeon follow for the non-TB portions ofthe medical examination? The civil surgeon should follow the 1991 Technical Instructions for Medical Examination of ... more of prednisone for at least one month) And • No evidence of active TB disease OR • A TST reaction of 10 mm or more of induration if the applicant is in one of these groups: o Persons with clinical ... reaction of mm or greater of induration • Are immunosuppressed, regardless ofthe size of induration ofthe TST (even if the TST measures mm) This includes those who are: o HIV infected o Receiving...
... combination of tighter binding of cadmium than zinc in metallothioneins and the preference of zinc inthe more flexible b-domain In addition to the already described differences in flexibility ofthe ... binding under the conditions (buffer system and pH) used here Still, the suppression ofthe NO–MT2 interaction by GSH may be a result of faster reaction with glutathione [54], the binding of GSH ... relies onthe suppression ofthe expression and activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) by zinc [32,33], released from MT under thein uence of nitric oxide (NO), and the scavenging of...