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... findings answer the researchquestions Part 3: Conclusion summarizes the findings of the study, giving concluding remarks, implications, limitations of the study and suggestions for further studies ... political science The study is pure linguistic research, conducted with the aim todiscuss what and how linguistic strategies contribute to the success and popularity of thespeech 4 Aims of the study ... the discourse willhelp them understand more comprehensively the political discourses 3 Scope of the study The linguistic features of the inaugural address made by President G.W Bush inthe U.S election

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:08

... “Year Built” for each structure Where applicable, the “Year Reconstructed” is also given If the superstructure of a bridge is replaced, but the substructure is reused, “Year Built” remains the year ... original substructure construction “Year Reconstructed” would then indicate the year the superstructure was replaced Such a situation can lead to apparent inaccuracies in the analysis of NBI ... 161,472 structures, or 34.0%, are classified as either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete Note that culverts are excluded in this analysis The FHWA uses data in the NBI to compute a sufficiency

Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 20:15

... estimates used in the cal- culation of incidence rates were obtained by the SEER program from the U.S. Census Bureau. The U.S. 2000 standard population (age <1 year, ages 1– 4 years, ages ... 5–9 years, ages 10–14 years, and ages 15–19 years) was used in direct age standardization. Statistical Analysis Frequencies and age-adjusted incidence rates were calculated using SEER*STAT software, 13 in ... Indian/Alaskan Native and those with an unknown/unspecified race were excluded from sub- group analysis because there were too few cases to allow for a trend analysis. This study was approved by the University

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:21

... growth This presentation will discuss some of the features of the U.S consumer credit system, as well as some of the laws which protect consumers in the market for credit 2 What is Consumer Credit? ... two business days after the loss is discovered, the consumer can only be held liable for up to $50 However, if a consumer does not report the loss within two business days, they could lose up to ... is required, or the amount of any payment If these terms exist in the lease ad, the disclosures must state that the transaction advertised is a lease; the total amount due before or at consummation,

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:21

... its discussion the committee uses the terms inputs, outputs, and comes as defined by OMB, except as modified and discussed below: out-• Inputs are agency resources—such as funding, facilities, ... assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards of objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study ... outcomes,” such as timely submission of comprehensive science assessments for scheduled regulatory re-views While intermediate outcomes can be useful metrics, the committee found “outcome-that ultimate-outcome-based

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:20

... of buying time for the United States and its allies until the United States can return its full attention to the long war U.S leaders could also choose to capitalize on the “Sustained Shia-Sunni ... population In the “Sustained Sunni-Shia Conflict” trajectory, the United States would work to build the institutional capacities of at-risk Muslim states so that their security forces could contain sectarian ... groups, resulting in deep fault lines between Shia and Sunni communities throughout the Muslim world As a result, the U.S is led to concentrate, in the short term, on shoring up the traditional Sunni

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 20:20

... provides very small, short-term loans Trang 7 Resources for Existing Businesses Business Management, Leadership and Human Resource Tools To successfully run a smail business, owners need specific ... business certification programs : ` sòoa Disaster Assistance In the unfortunate event of a clisaster, srnall businesses need as much help as possible The SBA provides various types of disaster ... readiness assessment and free online courses and podcasts on starting a business sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/counseling-training/online-small- business-training/starting-business archive.sba.gov/assessmenttool/index.html

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 02:20

... Funstion with Cost Share Equations for the Three Digit Food and Kindred Products Industries, 1958-94 ooo ssssssssssssssssssssesssssssessessvssusssecsesecsesessssessvsevenseness 127 R-Squares ... Kindred Products Sector, Mean Estimate for Period .ccscscsscssssssssssssssessssesnsessssessesecscsssscsresseresevens 119 Output Elasticities for the Food and Kindred Products Sector, Mean Estimate ... Inputs for the Three Digit Food Processing Industries .csscssssscssssesssessssssesecesenssseesessssssesseeees Cost Elasticities of Output, Structural Capital, and Technological Change for the

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 02:20

... Total Assets Share 2 Assets Share 2 Assets Share 2 Assets Share 2 Assets Share 2 assets Share is the percentage of total variable annuity mutual fund assets outside of retirement plans. Note: ... Share 2 Assets Share 2 Assets Share 2 Assets Share 2 assets Share is the percentage of total mutual fund assets in DC plans. Note: Components may not add to the total because of rounding. Source: ... Variable Annuity Mutual Fund Assets by Type of Fund Table 19 Mutual Fund Retirement Assets by Type of Account and Fund Table 20 Target Date Mutual Fund Assets Table 21 Lifestyle Mutual Fund Assets Table

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20

... about losing exports to the EU if they cultivated GE crops The United States successfully challenged the EU’s biotech approval rules and EU member states’ unwillingness to approve GE crops at the ... member state moratoriums at the WTO While the WTO was considering the dispute, the United States continued to push for the EU to drop its biotech rules In 2005, the USTR demanded that the United States ... could have funded much more and potentially more successful conventional crop research But the GE cheerleaders viewed the wasted GE research investments as successful because they encouraged Kenya

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 21:49

... information about U.S society and values The journals — Economic Perspectives, Global Issues, Issues of Democracy, U.S.Foreign Policy Agenda, and U.S Society and Values — provide statements of U.S policy ... herein; such responsibility resides solely with the publishers of those sites Articles may be reproduced and translated outside the United States unless the articles carry explicit copyright restrictions ... could cause toxicity Anti-nutrients: It is possible that the introduction of anti-nutrients, such as molecules like phytic acid, could reduce essential dietary minerals such as phosphorus The

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 21:57

... host country In this study we use data from two national birth cohort surveys, the American Fragile Families Study (FFS) and the U. K Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), to address several questions ... across nativity groups Sociodemographic Characteristics Table displays the distribution of sociodemographic characteristics for the total sample, as well as across nativity groups The size of the ... households, account for the very strong nativity differences in both countries Tables 6A and 6B show the parameter estimates for measures of mothers’ sources of support In both samples, there is a strong...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... Assumes missing values not undergo procedure Assumes missing values undergo procedure 47 22 14 48 23 15 10 Biopsy Assumes missing values not undergo procedure Assumes missing values undergo procedure ... for screening average-risk women Several study Adverse effects have been studied designs and data in various ways, most studies are sources including descriptive RCTs, observational studies, surveys, ... years was used as the definition of overdiagnosis in this analysis Key Question 2b What are the harms associated with CBE? Harms associated with CBE include false-positive results and subsequent...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 21:20

... Section compares the U. S credit-liquidity crisis and the subsequent Irish banking crisis highlighting the substantial, somewhat surprising, differences between them Section discusses the nationwide ... prices over a much longer time period as a “housing bubble”? The sobering answer is that the US “housing bubble” is defined to some extent ex-post by the subsequent occurrence of the crisis The ... purchased shares as collateral Since the loans were without recourse to the borrowers, Anglo was the at-risk investor in the shares, and was essentially using €300 million of its depositors’ funds...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 14:20

... Loans: Assumptions Underlying the 2012 Subsidy Estimates Table - Loan Guarantees: Assumptions Underlying the 2012 Subsidy Estimates 13 Table - Direct Loans: Assumptions Underlying ... GUARANTEES: ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE 2012 SUBSIDY ESTIMATES—Continued (In percentages, unless noted otherwise) Composition of Subsidy Agency, Bureau, Program and Risk Category Subsidy rate Defaults, ... LOANS: ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE 2013 SUBSIDY ESTIMATES—Continued (In percentages, unless noted otherwise) Composition of Subsidy Agency, Bureau, Program and Risk Category Subsidy rate Defaults,...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 03:20

... services These services are consumed mainly by smaller customers such as small businesses, family farmers, and depositors of low to moderate wealth Small business lending Community banks’ role as small ... small business lenders is important because small businesses account for a significant share of total output and employment growth While there is no single definition of a small business, the most ... these institutions can now seek deposits in smaller communities without having a physical branch or office there In such communities, community banks may lose some deposit customers because the...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20

... measures, a number of statistical and measurement issues have been debated in the literature on the U. S saving rate evolution The literature on the subject is rather voluminous We choose to focus on ... because the U. S Census Bureau has revised downward its estimates of food services sales for recent years; his projected revision is on the order of 1.5 percent Figure reports the effects of the ... personal and business saving—is famous in economics (it is often called Denison s law, from Denison, 1958) Unfortunately, it does not successfully withstand serious empirical scrutiny.22 Figure...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20

... violated the county court injunction, King cited Saint Augustine s distinction between just and unjust laws He asserted that one who breaks an unjust law in order to arouse the consciousness of his ... for so heinous a crime be caught and punished In the U. S justice system, murders are normally prosecuted under state law, in the courts of the state where the crime took place When Mississippi ... run his business He has got rights too.” This “right” to discriminate lay at the heart of the struggle Meanwhile, the bad publicity stung the businessmen of Nashville, as did the stark contrast...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 17:20

... limited assets Leaders, bank accounts, linkages Variation of the usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Societal/ Organizational Vulnerabilities R aThe nature of the nuclear threats and the likely ... choices and addresses a number of specific issues that affect those choices Chapter Six summarizes our conclusions Chapter Two NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND U. S SECURITY— BACK TO BASICS In addressing the ... risks of accidental use of nuclear weapons, incidents, false alarms, mistakes, miscalculations, and unauthorized use of nuclear weapons have long been the subject of discussion and scrutiny The...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 11:20

... (U. S Coast Guard [USCG], 2002c, pp 62–63), roles are the enduring purposes for which the USCG is established and organized.” Missions are the mandated services the Coast Guard performs in pursuit ... support costs, and on total acquisition costs Moreover, the shipbuilding and air vehicle industrial bases could produce the USCG s Deepwater assets on either the 15-year or the 10-year schedule ... which shall be maintained as a distinct entity” within DHS; preserves the USCG s missions, including its non–homeland security missions, along with the assets needed to perform those missions; stipulates...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 11:20