... between the legal age and traffic crashes; none found a significant positive relationship None of these studies of higher quality were college specific Effects of drinking age on other health and ... as the legal age was lowered, the number of problems increased, and as the legal age was raised, the number of problems decreased Ofthe 61 analyses, found a positive relationship between the ... relationship between the legal age and other problems, and found a positive relationship Ofthe 61 analyses of other problems, 47 (77%) included probability samples or a complete -census ofthe relevant...
... of MZ12 It is a characteristic feature of MZ The mechanism of mirror imaging is poorly understood One explanation is that later fission of MZ makes them particularly prone to this process13 The ... However, we have only found one such case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical ... both the familial occurrence of AC andthe presence of AC in patients with genetically determined cystic diseases, such as ADPKD, have indicated a genetic component in the cystogenesis of AC18 The...
... craniotomy because ofthe proximity ofthe sinus to the orbit andthe anterior skull base [5] The frequency of bilateral absence ofthe frontal sinus has been reported in 3-4% to 10% of several populations ... reliability between observers and was 0.86 Fig Unilateral absence ofthe frontal sinus; on the right, the absence ofthe frontal sinus, and on the left, the limited aeration ofthe frontal sinus; axial ... sinuses, although there is only one frontal sinus ostium The size ofthe sinus and, therefore, its anatomic relationships also depend upon the extent of pneumatization [11] The extent of pneumatization...
... occurrence ofthe tumor corresponded exactly one to the other; and (4) there was a more than one year interval between trauma andthe appearance ofthe tumor As regards the pathogenesis of post-traumatic ... injury The below must be severe enough to cause brain contusion and a secondary reparative process The location ofthe impact andthe tumor should correspond exactly one to the other There should ... at the time ofthe trauma demonstrating significant injury andthe follow-up scans demonstrating tumor at the same site4 With the routine use of CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), some of...
... circumstances In the resolutions ofthe VIth andthe VIIth congresses ofthe Communists Party and those ofthe important meeting ofthe National Assembly, the Government andthe Central Party ... assessment the demand of skilled labor and how to solve the gap between demand and supply of skilled labor for sustainable economic growth in Vietnam Objectives ofthe Study The objectives ofthe study ... building up the whole system It is hoped that these schools (10-15% ofthe sector) will reach the standards ofthe best institutions in the region and gradually those ofthe world While these school...
... component of most management definitions of strategy Strategy is the determination ofthe basic long-term goals and objectives of an enterprises, andthe adoption of courses of action andthe ... features 60 As a rule, then, the lower the price of substitutes, the higher the quality andthe performance, andthe lower the user’s switching costs, the more intense are the competitive pressures ... market conditions in the supplier industry andthe significance ofthe item they supply The competitive fore of suppliers is greatly diminished whenever the item they provide is a standard commodity...
... including the rationale ofthe study, the identification ofthe problem, the objectives, the scope and limitations as well as the methodology and framework ofthe study Chapter shows the literature ... simplified, the level of knowledge ofthe management organizations and officers in charge of investment are now improved The consolidation ofthe former SCCI and SPC into one Ministry, which is now the ... 2000 and 80% by 2005 • To improve the quality of plastic products to meet the demand of high quality consumer products ofthe country, then to increase the quantity and expand varieties of export...
... polymerization of styrene andthe blending of PS and SPS polymers have affected the surface structure ofthe PVDF membrane obviously The cross-section morphologies ofthe PVDF membrane, the PVDF-PS ... Thermal analysis ofthe PVDF-SPS composite membrane The TG analysis curve is presented in Figure for the investigation ofthe thermal stability ofthe PVDF membrane, PVDF-PS membrane, andthe PVDF-SPS ... to the PVDF polymer The peak with BE of 288.06 eV is attributed to C—S species which is in sulfonic acid group In the XPS spectra ofthe PVDF-SPS membrane, The O1s peak andthe S2p peak of the...
... fluid, and therefore the fluid pressure The smaller flow area, the higher velocity ofthe fluid The static pressure ofthe fluid drops as the square ofthe velocity increase and will reach the vapour ... amount of oil and gas In these cases, an artificial lift system can be installed to increase the production and save the well Oneof these lift systems is the Jet Pump The Jet Pump operates on the ... data it is referred to the thesis The analysis ofthe data followed the model of Petrie, Wilson and Smart (PWS) This model is based on conservation of mass and energy, and is widely familiar...
... participation All of these, except for professional services, contributed positively both to the sectoral shift in self-employment andthe class shift At the other end ofthe spectrum, 11 ofthe 12 sectors ... at the decomposition of these effects on self-employment, the picture becomes somewhat more complex In both the 1970s andthe 1980s, the detailed sectors ofthe economy within which there was the ... describe the jobs of their three best friends, 31% indicate that at least oneof their friends is self-employed, and 7% are married to someone who is self-employed Taking all of these data together,...
... Russia But there is also an Atlantic, or western, linkage defining the focus andthe resources ofthe Barents Region With the demise ofthe Cold War andthe strategic rivalry with the former Soviet ... important are other bureaucratic entities, like the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Atomic Energy, the Ministry of Defence andthe Navy.62 In general, the domestic clout ofthe Russian environmental ... composed of municipal representatives from the three North Norwegian fylker of Nordland,Troms and Finnmark, the northernmost Swedish and Finnish län Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Lappland and Oulu – and...
... NPL 148 Netherlands NLD 149 Netherlands Antilles ANT 150 New Caledonia NCL 151 New Zealand NZL 152 Nicaragua NIC 153 Niger NER 154 Nigeria NGA 155 Niue NIU 156 Norfolk Island NFK 157 Northern Mariana ... Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan (Republic of China) Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine ... Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent andthe Grenadines Samoa...
... that he often feels tired I suggest turning off the air-conditioner This sentence means: A Do you mind if I turn off the air- conditioner? B Do you have someone turn off the air-conditioner? ... attack on illiteracy as oneof their goals, with the former Soviet Union, China, and Cuba being among the most successful in the 20th century According to the passage, the anti-illiteracy a ... until the end ofthe 14th century Illiteracy was not seen as a problem until the end after the invention of printing in the 15th century The first significant decline in illiteracy came with the...
... SCHWARZ - SOUND and TV BROADCASTING – CCIR and FFC tv standards – Printed in the federal republic of Germany 18 3GPP2 C.S0011-C, version 2.0 – Recommended Minimum Performance Standards for cdma2000 ... channel coding and modulation systems for Broadcasting, Interactive Services, News Gathering and other broadband satellite applications (DVB – S2) 14 Tim Williams – EMC for Product Designers – ... Measurements and Technologies -1996 IEEE Press 16 Walter Ciciora, James Farmer, David Large, Michael Adams – Modern Cable Television Technology: Video, Voice and Data communications – The Morgan...
... cloned into pGEX-4T-2 The KIND domains of Spir-2 and PTPN13 were generated by RT-PCR and inserted into pEGFP-C1 and pGEX-4T-2 The N- and C-terminal regions ofthe v-KIND KIND2 andthe MAP2 CD were ... 477 and 482) andone Thr residue (amino acid 487) were well conserved in the KIND2 of v-KIND in all species analyzed, although not in the other KINDs To investigate the possible involvement of these ... proteins of these subregions (Fig S1C) and 1654 Fig Of all members ofthe KIND family of proteins, only KIND2 binds to MAP2 Pull-down assay (PD) ofthe endogenous MAP2 from cerebellar lysates of P21...
... Christianity. Ofthe evils removed by Christianity oneofthe greatest is the Slave Trade. The joy we ought to feel on its abolition from a contemplation ofthe nature of it; andofthe extent of it; andof ... within the shores of a little island Most ofthe islands of a continent, and many of these of considerable population and extent, were filled with them Andthe continent itself, to which these ... them alone the fate ofthe execrable system The effects of this great debate cannot be over estimated The case ofthe missionary became the universal topic; The name ofthe martyred Smith, the...
... elements ofthe Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department ofthe Treasury, the Department of Energy, andthe Coast Guard • The Bureau of Intelligence ... names and signatures, the property address, the purchase price, andthe date ofthe contract • If you are claiming the credit as a long-time resident ofthe same main home, attach copies ofoneof ... Intelligence and Research ofthe Department of State • Any ofthe elements ofthe Department of Homeland Security concerned with the analyses of foreign intelligence information Line E Check the “Yes”...