... raising the profile of women in management However, during this period of research, there was an emerging recognition ofthe importance of a concern for people inthe behavioural theories as being ... underpinned the birth ofthe behavioural theories of leadership inthe 1930s and the perspective began to move from a belief inthe inborn characteristics of leaders, to a focus on behaviour which ... enabling of others to help achieve the goals ofthe organisation Furthermore, the ability to control others is given no prominence in this recent definition of leadership A brief review of early...
... price The trade of inter-bank bond market relies on the securities booking system ofthe CGSDTC and the bond trading system ofthe inter-bank lending centre The trading system ofthe national inter-bank ... source of financing for enterprises, if their own capital is excluded In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial ... the domestic financial market to the impact ofthe global financial markets, whether positive or negative B Theroleof FDI in institution building Over the past 20 years, foreign financial institutions,...
... adults (39 ) The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination inthe United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies determined by clinical trials ... explore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported inthe individual studies Using a model that included the geographic latitude ofthe study site and the data ... efficacy of BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy ofthe vaccine strain administered Vol 45 / No RR-4 MMWR and the vaccinee’s age at the time of vaccination The protective efficacy of BCG...
... understanding issues facing community banks I THE CURRENT ROLEOF COMMUNITY BANKS The banking system inthe United States has always been unique inthe sense of containing large numbers of small ... were not there, other financial services providers might readily step in to take their place This article examines theroleof community banks inthe U.S economy The first section ofthe article ... While community banks still comprise the vast majority of banks, the question arises whether their roleinthe banking system has declined to the point of insignificance This section shows that...
... cost-effective way of assessing health risks; • the identification of all risk points along the chain of events from the origin ofthe wastewater to the consumption ofthe produce (e.g the farm-to-fork ... filtration, and increases the groundwater contamination 38 Figure 13: Mining effects on rainfall drainage Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is the number one environmental problem facing the mining industry ... Hoepner,2008) There is scope to improve the sustainability ofthe desalination process The process results inthe discharge of a concentrated brine into the receiving waters Temperature and salinity...
... or without hematoxylin staining In hypoxia experiments, 3T3-L1 cells were maintained in a hypoxia chamber (Invivo 400; Ruskinn Inc., Cincinnati, OH, USA) constantly maintained at 1% O2 Culture ... initiated at 48 h post-transfection by maintaining the cells in culture medium containing 2% horse serum Cells were fixed on day of differentiation and stained with hematoxylin and eosin One of ... relevant roleof miR-27 inthe regulation of adipose tissue functions in vivo, we examined the expression of miR-27 inthe genetically obese ob ⁄ ob mice The 2352 expression levels of both miR-27a...
... through the exchange between subunits of either their N-terminal, or their C-terminal ends [33–35] We found that the behavior with the model membrane ofthe dimer inwhichthe C-terminal ends ... geometry ofthe hinge loop after ligation Also in this case no clashes were detected at Electrostatic interactions and antitumor RNases the dimer interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings ofthe ... prepare the homology model of exchanging RNase AA dimer based on the exchanging structure of BS-RNase The hinge loop, i.e., the loop which adopts different conformations inthe exchanging and...
... N-linked oligosaccharide side-chains are important for the GABA transport activity 1-Deoxymannojirimycin inhibits the GABA-uptake of GAT1 In order to gain further insight into theroleofthe ... misfolding of this protein, resulting in its partial retention inthe ER and its rapid digestion thereafter [16,19] Accordingly, our results indicate that the intracellular trafficking of N-glycosylation ... Aliquots were used for measurement ofthe remaining [3H]GABA and [14C]sucrose The protein concentration inthe supernatant was determined using the bicinchoninic acid protein assay reagent (Pierce, USA)...
... t is thein interaction ofthe results of these asynchronous processes that the process of comprehension is defined 4.1 The processes are independent ofthe knowledge representations defined ... defined than through other methods, because i t enables one to develop a broader perspective ofthe questions within an analysis ofthe hypothesis inthe cont e x t of a characterization ofthe ... activation of a l l meanings of each recognized word in HOPE, the determination ofthe phonetic representation of a recognized word determines the breadth of active competition amon meanings for...
... regard to the evolution of their level of bank debt, during the next period Finally, in section 6, we identify the determinants ofthe actual, ex post distribution of credit by banks, which appear ... evolution ofthe same type of variables; their judgement on their actual and future behavior, including the type of constraints they face Some sets of answers are strongly cardinal, as for the current ... been obtained on the basis of a smaller number of firms The total number of enterprises included here provides some reassurance against theriskof poor representativity The structure ofthe pool...
... many of them have been pioneers inthe Latin American microfinance industry As of today, out of 15 Latin American members are active in microfinance These members are involved in different ways in ... unrivalled in scale, and outreach continues to grow in terms ofthe number of microborrowers Institutions providing microfinance in Asia play a critical rolein increasing the access to finance for ... Allowing the recycling of deposits into lending Equally, and in parallel with the optimisation ofthe accumulation of small savings, it is important to look at the way inwhich these savings...
... ambiguous the meaning ofthe visual image, the more influence is exerted by the musical score inthe process of interpreting the scene Music can convey the scope of a film, effectively communicating ... meaning through sound (including music), taking into account the director’s – and, therefore, the composer’s – intentions, the narrative content ofthe film, and the overall strategy ofthe director ... the relationship is invertible without changing the perceived meaning (i.e., it is equally valid to say that the music projects the meaning ofthe image or the image projects the meaning of the...
... However, the mechanistic roles of several of these residues are not described well and there is no example of mutational analysis of all of these residues inthe same enzyme To obtain an insight into ... 1), thereby confirming the crucial roleof Asp142 Catalysis in family 18 chitinases (Eur J Biochem 271) 259 In most ChiB structures, Asp142 is clearly defined, being either inthe ÔdownÕ or inthe ... affinity of ChiB for allosamidin, which is an analogue ofthe proposed oxazolinium ion intermediate [32] The minor (or even positive) effects of Y214F on substrate and intermediate binding and the...
... properties ofthe document containing the sentence and properties ofthe sentence itself Regarding the former type, two features come into play: the relevance score ofthe document (from the IR engine) ... weapons?”, which are the focus ofthe AQUAINT program inthe U.S., and opinion questions such as “How does the Chilean government view attempts at having Pinochet tried in Spanish Court?”, which were ... the findings of Monz (2003), who made the same observation inthe factoid QA task There are a few caveats to consider when interpreting these results First, the test set of 25 questions is rather...
... forming a disulfide bond which may be necessary for the tetrameric state ofthe enzyme In addition, Cys69 is involved inthe correct folding ofthe monomer, supporting the establishment ofthe ... are located inthe central domain of each subunit, inthe interface between the two dimers comprising the tetrameric structure [29] This domain contains five cysteine residues, two of them (Cys35 ... whereas the slope ofthe slow semi-inactivation process was rather similar to the slope ofthe curve found when the medium did not contain AdoMet, with an estimated halflife of 10.5 Theroleof the...
... additional schooling, the estimated schooling effect could include both the impacts of schooling and the fact that those continuing in school could earn more inthe absence of schooling.2 For the most ... income levels mainly though speeding up technological progress, rather than shifting the level ofthe production function or increasing the impact of an additional year of schooling In sum, the ... and Patrinos (2004)), which are frequently interpreted as indicating diminishing marginal returns to schooling There are some reasons for caution in interpreting the precise magnitude of estimates...
... towards the end ofthe year, is believed by the Benin speaking people to usher new blessing for the upcoming year Men used to the ewere dance inthe evening while the women theirs inthe early ... cattle raising is declining The opportunity arose during the last two administrations ofthe government ofthe state of RS However, it was actually consolidated during the administration ofthe current ... produced in PNG ends up intheEuropeanUnion According to a Friends ofthe Earth report10 “A key competitive advantage of PNG, which explains the interest from foreign investors, is the fact that the...
... 1999) These linings served to harvest water and mulch jujube trees The largest plant height was obtained using linings of stone and marble During the first year ofthe study, when the lining served ... over the control were obtained inthe second year when the linings served as mulch and aided in water harvesting All types of lining were found to increase the soil moisture levels compared to the ... Considerations ofrisk may be very important inthe initial decision of whether to adopt rainwater harvesting at an individual farm level Especially due to the low economic status of many ofthe farmers in...
... as Points of Access into the Financial System TheRoleof African Post Offices in Payments TheRoleof Post Offices in International Remittances TheRoleof Post Offices in Savings TheRoleof ... agreed between the ministries of finance, the IMF, and World Bank Inthe recent past in Africa, no distinction was made ofthe roles ofthe post as the mail provider, as owner ofthe post office network, ... Services TheRoleof Post Offices in International Remittances TheRoleof Post Offices in Savings TheRoleof Post Offices in Credit 5—Conclusion 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 Worldwide Landscape of...
... after the onset ofthe shock, reaching a low point inthe fourth period, at −0.45% below steady-state Overall, Figure shows that the various propagation mechanisms present inthe model, inwhichthe ... rates only increase by 50 basis points, and the increase in inflation is 50 basis points less than inthe baseline case A banking sector that remains well-capitalized can thus reduce the length ... capital increases the Additional evidence suggests that decreases inthe capitalization of Japanese banks inthe late 1980s had adverse effects on their lending and on economic activity in areas in the...