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Yen-U.S. Dollar Swap Agreement Dated As Of December 21, 2011, Federal Reserve System: Federal Reserve Bank Of New York Dec 2011

Yen-U.S. Dollar Swap Agreement Dated As Of December 21, 2011, Federal Reserve System: Federal Reserve Bank Of New York

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Differences In Export Behavior Of Services And Manufacturing Firms In Slovenia, Tanja Grublješič, Jože P. Damijan Dec 2011

Differences In Export Behavior Of Services And Manufacturing Firms In Slovenia, Tanja Grublješič, Jože P. Damijan

Economic and Business Review

We provide new comprehensive evidence on similarities and differences in export Behavior of Slovenian manufacturing and services firms by using detailed firm-level panel data for Slovenia. Main findings show that export Behavior in these two types of firms is similar and in line with the big picture that is by now familiar from the literature. Slovenian exporting services firms are more productive than non-exporting firms when observed and unobserved heterogeneity are controlled for. Export premia of services firms is even larger than for exporting manufacturing firms. Similarly, pre-entry premia over non-exporters is even larger than for manufacturing firms. We find …


Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For The Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2011, Tennessee. Department Of Treasury. Dec 2011

Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For The Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2011, Tennessee. Department Of Treasury.

TCRS Financial Reports

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Multi- Autonomous Vehicle Insertion-Extraction System (Mavies), Jamie C. Macbeth, Manal Habib, Armen Mkrtchyan, Missy Cummings Dec 2011

Multi- Autonomous Vehicle Insertion-Extraction System (Mavies), Jamie C. Macbeth, Manal Habib, Armen Mkrtchyan, Missy Cummings

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

MAVIES (Multi-Autonomous Vehicle Insertion-Extraction System) is the culmination of a year-long multi-stakeholder e ort between UTRC and the Humans and Automation Lab at MIT to design a human inter- face for insertion and extraction missions with multiple UAVs and option- ally piloted rotorcraft. The design process is a successful application of the Hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis (hCTA) process that tracks dozens of tasks, decision-making processes and their associated situation aware- ness requirements to determine the proper allocation of responsibilities between the human operator and the automated mission planner.

This paper discusses the various accomplishments through several phases of a disciplined …


Outbreak Of Beriberi Among African Union Troops In Mogadishu, Somalia, John T. Watson, Hassan El Bushra, Emmaculate J. Lebo, Godfrey Bwire, James Kiyengo, Gideon Emukule, Victor Omballa, John Tole, Muvunyi Zuberi, Robert F. Breiman, Mark A. Katz Dec 2011

Outbreak Of Beriberi Among African Union Troops In Mogadishu, Somalia, John T. Watson, Hassan El Bushra, Emmaculate J. Lebo, Godfrey Bwire, James Kiyengo, Gideon Emukule, Victor Omballa, John Tole, Muvunyi Zuberi, Robert F. Breiman, Mark A. Katz

Internal Medicine, East Africa

Context and Objectives: In July 2009, WHO and partners were notified of a large outbreak of unknown illness, including deaths, among African Union (AU) soldiers in Mogadishu. Illnesses were characterized by peripheral edema, dyspnea, palpitations, and fever. Our objectives were to determine the cause of the outbreak, and to design and recommend control strategies.

Design, Setting, and Participants: The illness was defined as acute onset of lower limb edema, with dyspnea, chest pain, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or headache. Investigations in Nairobi and Mogadishu included clinical, epidemiologic, environmental, and laboratory studies. A case-control study was performed to identify risk …


Scholarly Inbreeding In Latin American Academically Managed Journals, Erwin Krauskopf Dec 2011

Scholarly Inbreeding In Latin American Academically Managed Journals, Erwin Krauskopf

Higher Learning Research Communications

From a bibliometric perspective, scholarly inbreeding has been identified in journals through the excessive use of both author and journal self-citations. However, editorial bias toward researchers from the same institution as the editorial management team has seldom been considered. According to the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, this occurs when a journal publishes more than 20% of documents authored by researchers affiliated with the same institution as the editorial management team. The purpose of this study is to establish the extent to which 81 Latin American journals managed by universities publish intramural documents (defined as those published by its …


Governors State Announces Vp For Administration And Finance, Office Of Public Affairs Dec 2011

Governors State Announces Vp For Administration And Finance, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Governors State University has appointed Karen Kissel, of Flossmoor, to the newly-created position of Vice President for Administration and Finance.


Hrs Review, December 2011, Human Resource Services, Boise State University Dec 2011

Hrs Review, December 2011, Human Resource Services, Boise State University

HRS Review

No abstract provided.


Akzo And The Debate On In-House Privilege In The European Union, Clinton R. Long Dec 2011

Akzo And The Debate On In-House Privilege In The European Union, Clinton R. Long

Brigham Young University International Law & Management Review

No abstract provided.


Why Animal Ethics Committees Don't Work, Denise Russell Dec 2011

Why Animal Ethics Committees Don't Work, Denise Russell

Between the Species

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Animal ethics committees have been set up in many countries as a way to scrutinize animal experimentation and to assure the public that if animals are used in research then it is for a worthwhile cause and suffering is kept to a minimum. The ideals of Refinement, Reduction and Replacement are commonly upheld. However while refinement and reduction receive much attention in animal ethics committees the replacement of animals is much more difficult to incorporate into the committees’ deliberations. At least in Australia there are certain structural reasons for this but it is likely that most of the reasons …


American General Life Ins Co V. Ruth Shenkman Dec 2011

American General Life Ins Co V. Ruth Shenkman

2011 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Can Leading Change Catalyze Innovation In The Workplace, Rebecca L. Smithwick Dec 2011

Can Leading Change Catalyze Innovation In The Workplace, Rebecca L. Smithwick

Theses and Graduate Projects

This paper focuses on the importance of change in business in the twenty-first century, looking primarily at how to obtain effective change, sustain change, and enable the possibility of change Ieading to innovation within one device manufacturing company. I will present evidence from various theories from the mid-1900s to the present day which recommend how to effectively implement Iasting change. This article will discuss the possibility of a two-day workshop being able to influence the likelihood of change needed to catalyze innovation based upon response from recent workshop attendees. Recommendations will be made on additional steps the company may need …


Factors Influencing The Opinion Of Individuals In Determining Tumour Spread After Biopsy, Tayyaba Z. Ansari, Adnan A. Zaidi, Asra Parekh, Owais Iqbal, Nehal Masood, Ahmed Mateen, Tehseen Fatima Dec 2011

Factors Influencing The Opinion Of Individuals In Determining Tumour Spread After Biopsy, Tayyaba Z. Ansari, Adnan A. Zaidi, Asra Parekh, Owais Iqbal, Nehal Masood, Ahmed Mateen, Tehseen Fatima

Section of General Surgery

Background: People often have concerns regarding tumour spread after biopsy which leads to a delay in seeking expert medical advice. The data regarding this perception is scanty. Therefore, we conducted this cross sectional study to explore the beliefs and perceptions of individuals regarding tumour spread after biopsy and the basis of those beliefs.
Methods: The survey was conducted in outPatient areas of two different tertiary care hospitals of Karachi namely Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi (AKUH) and Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN). We interviewed 600 individuals and documented their responses on a questionnaire. There were 400 responders …


Sour Chocolate: The U.K. Takeover Panel's Improper Reaction To Kraft's Acquisition Of Cadbury, Michael R. Patrone Dec 2011

Sour Chocolate: The U.K. Takeover Panel's Improper Reaction To Kraft's Acquisition Of Cadbury, Michael R. Patrone

Brigham Young University International Law & Management Review

No abstract provided.


Hyperspectral Data Processing In A High Performance Computing Environment: A Parallel Best Band Selection Algorithm, Stefan Robila, Gerald Busardo Dec 2011

Hyperspectral Data Processing In A High Performance Computing Environment: A Parallel Best Band Selection Algorithm, Stefan Robila, Gerald Busardo

Department of Computer Science Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Hyperspectral data are characterized by a richness of information unique among various visual representations of a scene by representing the information in a collection of grayscale images with each image corresponding to a narrow interval in the electromagnetic spectrum. Such detail allows for precise identification of materials in the scene and promises to support advances in imaging beyond the visible range. However, hyperspectral data are considerably large and cumbersome to process and efficient computing solutions based on high performance computing are needed. In this paper we first provide an overview of hyperspectral data and the current state of the art …


Mañana, Mañana..., Silvia Cuevas-Morales Dec 2011

Mañana, Mañana..., Silvia Cuevas-Morales

Revista Surco Sur

No abstract provided.


Cuatro Poetas Cubanos Transterrados, Madeline Cámara Dec 2011

Cuatro Poetas Cubanos Transterrados, Madeline Cámara

Revista Surco Sur

Presenta a cuatro poetas cubanos de la diáspora, que radican en Europa, donde encuentra una continuidad del sentimiento de nostalgia y arraigo a los orígenes, con poetas cubanos también transterrados a lo largo del siglo XIX y XX. Al señalar el peso de las relaciones sociales y políticas que determinaron su condición de exiliados, dice la autora: Pero ellos son poetas y ya sabemos que el oficio no está institucionalizado porque el poema no tiene casa, es más, no requiere Casa más allá de la Metáfora que él mismo cre. Su autonomía es su libertad.


Pasando La Frontera, Nivaria Tejera Dec 2011

Pasando La Frontera, Nivaria Tejera

Revista Surco Sur

No abstract provided.


Poema De La Extranjera, Alberto Lauro Dec 2011

Poema De La Extranjera, Alberto Lauro

Revista Surco Sur

No abstract provided.


Conversación En Bahía Con El Pintor Ángel Alonso, José Antonio Michelena Dec 2011

Conversación En Bahía Con El Pintor Ángel Alonso, José Antonio Michelena

Revista Surco Sur

Las artes plásticas en Cuba, durante la década de 1980, tuvieron una energía, una fuerza expresiva en su irreverencia, en su alcance social, que conmocionaron las estructuras artísticas y culturales de una manera que no ha vuelto a repetirse en la Isla. Con su accionar, los jóvenes pintores, escultores, grabadores, dibujantes, les abrieron espacios, no solo a sus colegas, sino igualmente al resto de los artistas y escritores, insuflando un huracán de aire fresco en la creación artística y literaria, amordazadas en la década anterior. Ángel Alonso Blanco, apenas recién graduado de la Academia San Alejandro, se involucró activamente en …


Entrevista A Felipe Lázaro, Director De La Editorial Betania, Teresa Dovalpage Dec 2011

Entrevista A Felipe Lázaro, Director De La Editorial Betania, Teresa Dovalpage

Revista Surco Sur

Betania se fundó en 1987 como un proyecto cultural dedicado –inicialmente- a publicar libros de poesía de autores españoles e hispanoamericanos. No obstante, como bien dices, fuimos ampliando otras colecciones, sobre todo, la de narrativa (novela y libros de cuentos) y la de ensayo (literario e histórico), aunque también lo seguimos intentando con la literatura infantil y las obras de teatro, que son más difíciles de trabajar, u otras colecciones como las de Arte, Ciencias Sociales, etc. En definitiva, más de 500 títulos en estos 24 años de labor editorial, de donde un 80% son libros de poesía (poemarios y …


Lunes Niuyorkino, Etnairis Rivera Dec 2011

Lunes Niuyorkino, Etnairis Rivera

Revista Surco Sur

No abstract provided.


Calendario, Miguel Reyes Dec 2011

Calendario, Miguel Reyes

Revista Surco Sur

No abstract provided.


La Ilustre E Ignorada Historia De Las Letras Hispanas En Estados Unidos, Kenya C. Dworkin Y Méndez Dec 2011

La Ilustre E Ignorada Historia De Las Letras Hispanas En Estados Unidos, Kenya C. Dworkin Y Méndez

Revista Surco Sur

Un tema que se ha puesto de moda desde hace unos años — esto de rescatar la memoria. La memoria, a veces tan efímera y elusiva, significa en su primera acepción “ facultad de conservar ideas anteriormente adquiridas”, y es tan sólo en su sexta acepción que este esmerado vocablo establece alguna conexión entre las ideas conservadas y lo escrito. Entonces, memoria, como relación, nos permite acercarnos un poco más al tema de hoy — el desmantelamiento de la Historia Oficial, o sea, la Memoria Oficial. Nos urge esta labor porque si nos quedamos o permitimos que nos dejen en …


Langsam, Isel Rivero Dec 2011

Langsam, Isel Rivero

Revista Surco Sur

No abstract provided.


Escribir A La Sombra De Otro Idioma: Escritores Latinoamericanos Mantienen El Español En Los Estados Unidos, Johanny Vázquez Paz Dec 2011

Escribir A La Sombra De Otro Idioma: Escritores Latinoamericanos Mantienen El Español En Los Estados Unidos, Johanny Vázquez Paz

Revista Surco Sur

Emigrar es buscar un nuevo espacio donde vivir, dejar lo conocido por voluntad propia para empezar una nueva vida en otra parte del mundo. Entonces, ¿por qué no despedirse también del idioma y adoptar la lengua que ahora nos rodea? Y si se es escritor, ¿por qué insistir en escribir en un idioma que limita al tratar de publicar en el país donde se reside?, ¿por qué escribir en español cuando se vive en Estados Unidos? Éstas son algunas de las preguntas que exploraré en este ensayo desde varias perspectivas descritas por algunos escritores reconocidos, proponiendo posibles causas y motivos …


Lezama En Lunes, Lunes En Lezama, Elizabeth Mirabal, Carlos Velazco Dec 2011

Lezama En Lunes, Lunes En Lezama, Elizabeth Mirabal, Carlos Velazco

Revista Surco Sur

En este ensayo, los autores valoran las posiciones del escritor José Lezama Lima con la publicación Lunes de Revolución, en la que se expresan las complejas contradicciones entre los más importantes escritores cubanos de la época, entre ellos y en relación con la política cultural de la Revolución Cubana. Las posiciones de escritores como Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Heberto Padilla, José Rodríguez Feo, Virgilio Piñera y otros, se aprecian no solo en sus relaciones con el autor de Paradiso, sino en las complicadas conexiones con la orientación de la revolución.


Caminos Y Puentes, Raúl Dorantes Dec 2011

Caminos Y Puentes, Raúl Dorantes

Revista Surco Sur

Durante varios meses viví en las camas que en de los hoteles de lujo de Milwaukee. Me dedicaba a lo que es mi naturaleza: chupar poco a poco la sangre de los hombres. Un día de primavera conocí a María Luisa, quien entonces se hacía acompañar de un tipo al que llamaba sin ternura “Señor comisionado”... Ya en el verano abandoné el Hilton y me fui con ella en su neceser. Así, en cuestión de días, vine a saber del ingeniero. Ahora tengo acceso a la memoria del ingeniero. Entre otras cosas sé que después de pasar su última tarde …


Crítica De La Técnica Y Humanismo Comprometido En Ernesto Sábato, Damián Pachón Soto Dec 2011

Crítica De La Técnica Y Humanismo Comprometido En Ernesto Sábato, Damián Pachón Soto

Revista Surco Sur

Interesa señalar aquí que, para Sábato, en la actual sociedad se han perdido la solidaridad, el afecto, la vergüenza; se ha renunciado, en medio de lo que podemos llamar el fervor del “enclaustramiento por lo técnico” de la “forma-vida-frenesí”, a experiencias profundas como el amor y la amistad; nos hemos despojado de la entraña, nos hemos vaciado más y vagamos con la “conciencia arrobada” y con la atención fragmentada por los destellos del espectáculo, del brillo de los desfiles de moda, la suntuosidad de las estrellas del entertainment y la sociedad hipermasificada, la mercancía y los millones de bites de …


Hablando De Sábato, Nanci María Vilalta Dec 2011

Hablando De Sábato, Nanci María Vilalta

Revista Surco Sur

Desde la irrupción editorial de la figura de Roberto Bolaño en los 90, se ha hablado de la literatura mexicana, española y chilena de este autor. Sin embargo, quiero proponer que su literatura es el producto de un escritor transnacional, quien definía su patria como su biblioteca. Mi propósito en estas líneas es utilizar el término de Stephen Clingman de literatura transnacional en la obra de Bolaño. A diferencia del concepto de literatura globalizada que pondera la relación de centro-periferia o que homogeniza realidades, el concepto de una literatura que problematiza los términos de la identidad parece más apropiado para …