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... expressed as such, based onthe number of stocks and the current price of the company’s stock) Once vested, the award had the same market value as any other share of common stock fromthe organization ... into cash As a result, in many situations, gaining a long- term incentive award does not translate into a form of pay with immediate spendable value Thus, there is also reason to suspect that, on ... cash award Therefore, from an economic perspective, the liquidity of cash bonuses causes such rewards, ona dollarper-dollar basis, to have a greater present value than a comparably sized stock...
... drivers avoid obstacles in the road ahead However, the analogy does not go far enough It may be a foggy night The headlights may fail to illuminate adequately the path forward, causing one to miss the ... introduced in the Sacramento, California valley in the 1960s By the late 1970s, when nearly all of the households in the Sacramento valley had air conditioners, an argument based on saturation suggested ... reproduced from Landsberg’s article (34) laws provided minimal constraint Rather, technological innovation and human behavior were the dominant factors, and these factors proved hard to anticipate The...
... meningitis, convulsions and corticosteroids therapy during PICU admission) and longterm mild neurological impairments [1] As tothe association of raised intracranial pressure and long- term mild neurological ... chronic renal failure had amputation of a leg (below-knee), major scars and focal neurological signs One of the three patients with mental retardation (estimated IQ < 70) had major scars and amputations; ... profile after the arterial switch operation in neonates and infants A comparison of low- flow cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest Circulation 1995, 92:2226-2235 Buysse et al Critical Care...
... that at least one of the characters in the narrative is unaware of (at least consciously), thus placing the spectator a step ahead of at least one of the characters.‖ This means that dramatic irony ... us to trace its root back toits first known integration into the human language as the Greek word eironeia In Plato‘s Republic, theterm eironeia seems to have meant something similar toa smooth, ... mean that breaking one or 18 some of these maxims would necessarily lead tothe breakdown of a conversation In fact, humans tend to break these maxims as much as they follow them The only explanation...
... which flout the maxim of quality 36 2.3.1.2 The analysis on situations which flout the maxim of quantity 49 2.3.1.3 The analysis on situations which flout the maxim of relation 54 ... VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE PROGRAM ĐÀO THỊ VÂN HỒNG A STUDY ONHOW SCRIPTWRITERS FLOUT CERTAIN MAXIMS OF ... 54 2.3.1.4 The analysis on situations which flout the maxim of manner 60 2.3.2 Discussion 65 PART 3: THE CONCLUSION 68 3.1 Recapitulation of main ideas ...
... created by the language used itself plays an important part The verbal irony appeared in the series have not only attracted the young but also made “Friends” a sitcom for every family In analyzing ... necessary toprovide an explanation for the choice of analyzing the scripts of the sitcom “Friends” According to Alison, “although British comedy has a high reputation and used to claim a higher ... enhance Grice‟s observation onhow people use language to mean much more than the words they actually say It also tries to prove that in communication, when interlocutors aim to generate verbal...
... both a long- term decline in the manufacturing sector and inflationary pressure However, the authors point to another potential reason for the contraction of the nonoil tradable sector, namely that ... onthe euro area: trade, capital flows and other international macroeconomic linkages“ by R Anderton, F di Mauro and F Moneta, March 2004 13 “Fair value accounting and financial stability” by a ... International Labour Organisation 1) 2005 data are from Rosstat Russia’s real effective exchange rate has appreciated by more than 50% However, there are a number of reasons for this appreciation,...
... understanding of plant metabolism and how plant metabo- Industrial Agricultural Agronomic plants Pharmaceuticals Plant Biotechnology Applications Food quality Flavors and fragrances Ornamental plants Insecticides ... 4 A Kirakosyan et al and wine, the making of bread, cheese, yogurt, and other milk products, as well as the production of antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines What has radically changed ... communication between plants and animals Because of their biological activities, some plant natural products have long been exploited by human beings as pharmaceuticals, stimulants, and poisons Therefore,...
... central areas and smaller spaces for more privacy While there are no traditional nursing stations, there is space for staff to engage in care planning and organization while maintaining visual contact ... nurse aides or healthcare aides, rehabilitation specialists including occupational, recreational, and physical therapists and their assistants, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers Based on ... survey and observational data) to assess validity and reliability of findings The ACT itself is designed to measure leadership, culture, approaches to evaluation (how staff perceive the organization...
... across codons and the dN/ dS ratio is constrained to be > and < in one category and equal to in the other Hence, M 1a only accommodates neutral evolution M 2a adds an extra class of codons to account ... separately (Figure 1) The average viral mutation rate among all patients was estimated to be around 2.34E-02 mutations/site/year In patients A, B (normal progressors; NP), the average mutation ... patient, all the RNA-sequences amplified and cloned fromthe same subject, were analysed by using an empirical Bayes approach [64] The posterior mean dN/dS value per site was calculated and a Bayesian...
... normal adrenocortical function later developed absolute adrenocortical insufficiency according to conservative criteria [12] Importantly, the patients had received no etomidate or ketoconazole in these ... should agree with the keymessage of Wu and colleagues: normal initial adrenocortical function is not a warranty for the ICU stay and repeated testing is needed according tothe clinical evolution ... patients who were further tested after a mean time of six days because of an inability to decrease vasopressor support and who displayed low cortisol values with a similar range to those in the...
... performed on incoming patients, including rapid stabilization of vital parameters, physical and neurological examination, radiography and laboratory analysis Patients on catecholamines upon arrival showed ... faecalis and faecium, C albicans, F solani, A fumigatus, P aeruginosa and MRSA from wounds, A baumanii, Alcaligenes xylooxidans, E faecalis and faecium, K pneumoniae, MRSA and S maltophilia from ... following long distance tertiary air transfer and triage at Cologne-Bonn Military Airport Detailed information on triage and initial care in the disaster region [8,9] and medical aspects associated...
... can base on it to predict the bad weather Onthe contrary, English people use the image of cat and dog to indicate the bad weather Finally, each nation has it own history and literature with its ... sunset to midnight, and no more onthe day proceeding a clearing up of the weather than during the first of half a dozen rainy day It means that the weather will change into the fair •A deep ... has played in Vietnam’s economy So that, if they pay close attention tothe nature, they can predict and avoid some of natural phenomena to have a better day Traditionally, people relied on natural...
... Classification of presentation There are many types of presentation basing onthe audience you are planning to present to, as well as the type of ideas and information you wish to share and the ... the process of making a presentation into smaller one namely preparation, presentation delivery, and after presentation 2.1 Preparation As mentioned previously, preparation is pre-condition and ... than a report because it has a person attached to it According to Lenny Laskowski, an international professional speaker and the author of the book, 10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking and...
... refers to partial or total removal of the clitoris together with partial or total excision of the labia minora Type III is partial or total removal of the external genitalia and stitching or narrowing ... several large ethnic groups in The Gambia (Singhateh 1985) A national campaign to eliminate FGC in The Gambia was launched in 1997 In the same year, the government banned national radio and television ... by Hawa Manneh, Khadiatou Jallow and Emily Loppy; the MRC laboratory staff, and staff at Farafenni AFPRC hospital Finally we would like to thank the women who participated in the study for their...
... Bali Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia London UK Vancouver Canada Moscow Russia Toronto Canada 10 Beijing China 11 Tel Aviv Israel 12 Bangkok Thailand 13 Kiev Ukraine 14 Hong Kong (apartments) China ... entrepreneurs and visionaries will dream of making their mark SHANGHAI: The most important city in China in the past and it will be again As Valuation Director, Brand Finance, London SHANGHAI: The city ... and core European capitals tocontinue so long as they remain a safe haven for investors and the currency advantage continues Investors are conscious that, although times are difficult, a turning...
... non-financial corporate AAA issuance tended to decline as the population of AAA corporations shrank Issuance in these five segments of AAA-rated paper, however, have different impacts onthe long- term ... for AAA-rated assets under the standardised approach of Basel II, for example, provided an unintended invitation to banks and others to “manufacture” new AAA-rated asset-backed securities onthe ... 480 Europe and Japan Total As shown in Graph banks At average annual rate Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Source: Dealogic, BIS calculations Table Composition of marketable...
... the wild-type SV40T Ag and the 3¢ portion of the tsA58T Ag cDNA carrying the A4 38V mutation were PCR-amplified from COS-7 cDNAs using the following primers: LTA-1F, 5¢-CTC GAGATGGATAAAGTTTTAAACAGAG-3¢ ... GAGATGGATAAAGTTTTAAACAGAG-3¢ and LTA1R, 5¢-TGAAGGCAAATCTCTGGAC-3¢ for the former, and LTA–M2F, 5¢-CAGCTGTTTTGCTTGAATTATG-3¢ and LTA–2R, 5¢-GAATTCATTATGTTTCAGGTTCA GGGG-3¢ for the latter The PCR products were cloned ... 23 Dong QG, Bernasconi S, Lostaglio S, De Calmanovici RW, Martin-Padura I, Breviario F, Garlanda C, Ramponi S, Mantovani A & Vecchi A (1997) A general strategy for isolation of endothelial cells...