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Results. 3.5.1 The switching model
i. Liquidity on total asset;
ii. Firm profit (thousands dollars);
iii. dummy =1 if sales increased in the last three years;
iv. Firm age (years);
v. Inventory of merchandise or production materials on total asset
vi. Loans on total asset Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Access to credit for SMEs: theories and evidence 83 Tesi di Dottorato in Diritto ed economia dei sistemi produttivi Universit`a di Sassari Liquidity on total asset and the growth of sales are measures that account for the transaction use of trade credit. We expect that the higher is the share of liquid asset the less likely the firm uses trade credit. Conversely, when sales are growing we expect that likelihood of observing trade credit also increases. Firm profit may be considered a proxy for firm cash flow only in case profit is not distributed. We expect that trade credit is negatively correlated to profit when a large share of profit is retained, because, for the pecking order argument, firms prefer to rely less on external finance. On the other hand, when profit are largely distributed, then we could expect that the larger is the size of profit the higher is the need for other sources of financing, such as trade credit. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx (1997) argue that for small firms firm age is a proxy for experience in the business. Some projects may be feasible after and adequate level of experience is achieved. However, for larger firms investment opportunities may decline in firm age (Xxxxxxxx and Rajan, 1997). Given that, it is difficult to identify the way firm age determines the use of trade credit. Inventories are a proxy of working capital needs that positively influence trade credit. In order to account for firm capital structure we include the ratio of loans on total asset. To estimate the loan rate equation we use a set of X variables that includes the following regressors. A dummy equal one if firm post collateral, which we expect negatively correlated with the interest rate, as widely agreed in the literature. Loan characteristics affect the cost of credit. Given that it is likely that a fixed interest rate is associated with a higher cost of credit, we include a dummy equal one for fixed interest rate, that we expect to affect positively the cost of credit. We also include the dummy equal one if the loan is a mortgage. To consider possible bank local market power we include a dummy equal one if the Xxxxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx bank deposit index of local banking market concentrat...
Results. 4.1 Morphological of mitochondria isolated from post mortem human brain cortex by using Xxxx and Xxxxxxxx protocol In order to evaluate the yield of Xxxx and Xxxxxxxx method [180], mitochondria have been isolated following the same steps starting from post mortem brain tissue. The mitochondrial fraction was evaluated through transmission electron microscopy to get a rough view of their morphology and to estimate the possible contaminations. In figure 11 it is evident that the isolated human post mortem brain mitochondria are predominantly enclosed into synaptosomes together with many other cell components. Considering this result, which is far from the desired purity of mitochondria required for our purpose, the main effort of the study was to develop a new method to obtain a highly purified mitochondrial fraction from human post mortem tissues. Figure 11: Representative electron micrograph showing a mitochondrial pellet to display the characteristic morphology
4.2 Analysis of mitochondria isolated from post mortem human brain cortex with the new developed method The purity and integrity of the isolated mitochondria were analyzed using different techniques, as described below. The total protein content of the mitochondrial fraction was 377.06 µg ± 117.96 /g of tissue wet weight (mean ± SD; n= 8), as determined by Xxxxx’x assay.
Results. 4.1 eIF6 and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
4.1.1 eIF6 is a marker of aggressive Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) To study whether eIF6 protein was expressed in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), we performed an immunohistochemistry staining on 24 human MPM samples, using an anti-eIF6 polyclonal antibody (Biffo, Sanvito et al. 1997). Of these, 19 were epithelial, 3 sarcomatous, and 2 biphasic, as reported in Table 1.
1. Male 55 PI+CT+RT 11 EP
2. Male 58 PPE+CT+RT 9 EP
3. Male 59 TP+CT+RT 42 EP
4. Male 60 PT 15 EP
5. Male 60 CT+RT 42 EP
6. Male 63 TP+CT+RT 38 EP
7. Male 64 PPE 3 S
8. Male 65 PPE+CT 13 EP
9. Male 67 PPE+CT 9 EP
10. Male 68 PPE+CT 10 EP
11. Male 68 PPE+CT 9 EP
12. Male 69 PI+CT+RT 16 EP
13. Male 70 TP+CT+RT 38 EP
14. Male 71 TP+CT+RT 25 B 15. Male 71 TP+CT 17 EP
Results. A series of coupled neutronic/thermal-hydraulic computations is performed with the FRENETIC code. The first set of results pertains to the steady-state analysis, which establishes the initial conditions of the subsequent transient analysis. In steady-state conditions, the tolerances employed in the fixed-point iterations to determine the power distribution and the temperature distributions of the coupled solution are one order of magnitude less than the values used in the individual solvers for the flux and the temperatures, respectively.
Results. According to selected studies (n=19), an association between consumption of SEIM and several behavioural, psychophysical and social outcomes is confirmed. Using SEIM induces sexual uncertainty and instrumental attitudes toward sex, considered as primarily physical and casual rather than affectionate and relational. This appears to be directly related to early sexual debut and positive attitudes toward casual sex. About 30-50% of adolescents using SEIM on a daily basis are more likely to experiment what they have seen. The wish to imitate depicted scripts may lead them to engage in potentially risky behaviours and especially unprotected sex, which is linked to a higher prevalence of undesired pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Use of SEIM is also associated with sexting, as it doubles the chance of sending or receiving sexually explicit material.
Results. According to selected studies (n=24), the prevalence of boys approaching SEIM ranges between 56% and 100%, whereas the percentage widely varies between 7.6% and 82% for girls. The first exposure to SEIM happens in a purely accidental way in over half of cases and at a mean age of 12 years for males and
Results. All the goals have been addressed. Scientific achievements regarding 1, 2 and 3 have been obtained and now a description of interrill dynamics is available: surface roughness behaviour, sealing and infiltration dynamics have been investigated and original results obtained. They include the dynamics of ponded areas, saturated hydraulic conductivity and soil detachability (by splash). Gully generation is now clearly described in empirical and theoretical terms. A rainfall generator, suitable for this within-storm erosion modelling, has been produced. A set of pedo-algorithms has been developed, based on foreground knowledge and on original acquisition within this project. Two models (EUROSEM and EUROWISE) contain part of the developed knowledge. In particular they contain a routine for generating ephemeral gullies and an improved infiltration equation. The scope of the project was substantially that of producing one or more models describing soil erosion during extreme rainfall events allowing for surface modifications and for ephemeral gully generations (surface modifications explored in WP1, ephemeral gully in WP2). This led to the decision to modify two models, namely EUROSEM and LISEM, which are substantially based on the same type of mathematical representation of the physics of soil erosion but which differ in one extremely important aspect, i.e. The way they represent the landscape (the former being a conceptual representation - through a cascade of planes, the latter raster). Also different types of difficulty are encountered when generating ephemeral channels that were not already given as an input at the time of the preparation of the input tables and maps. WP4 was used for the coding of the new algorithms, and the validation of the new models. When presenting a model, one of the most important elements is indeed the input data needed to make it run. Data collection is expensive, sometimes impossible, hence techniques helping experts to make good guesses at the input values are always needed. This brings in the problem of pedotransfer functions, of meteo data, etc. The part regarding a generator of synthetic rainfall was dealt with using WP3 where the model RAINGEN was further developed and improved. Better tables and algorithms for estimating appropriate soil characteristics were developed partly within WP4 and partly within WP1 and 2. The results obtained by the project can be subdivided into 3 categories: 1) new knowledge developed into new rout...
Results. Here are presented some illustrative results shoving the evolution of the avian community at Fiumicino Airport after the implementation of a coordinated strategy to reduce the presence of birds at the airfield. These results are obtained by comparing the data of the period 1989- 90 with the ones of the period 1995-96. Ail information and data were collected by using the same methodology in both periods, and tire analysis adopted the same statistical/mathematical tests. The comparison concerns quantitative data, micro-habitat preference of the single species, their preferred 24 hours-time of presence, and their localisation within the airfield. As for data concerning the outcome of the different scaring devices, analysis is still in progress. Only the results concerning some species are shown: Xxxxxxx Gull (Larus cuchinnans), Black- headed Gull (Gurus ridibundus), Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) and Xxxxxxxx (Sturnus vulgaris). These are the target species considered really dangerous for air navigation at Fiumicino Airport, according to a previous complete ornithological survey of the area (Montemaggiori 1991 a).
Results. In table 1.2 the results of the OLS estimation for the cost of credit (RL) are displayed. The sample of 1761 firms that received a loan during the period of the survey, reduces to 1691 observations, due to missing values. In line with the theoretical model we observe that as exemption increases the cost of credit increases, posting collateral reduces it and the interaction term between posting collateral and exemption is negative. We interpret this latter results as the evidence of the signaling value of collateral. In fact, the reduction in the cost of credit for those posting collateral is amplified increasing exemption. All control variables have the expected sign and are significant at least at 10% level except for the dummy indicating a female owner and the number of applications. In table 1.3 we show the result of the estimation of the probability to get credit. The result confirms the predictions that: