Peer selection

Ebook "Advances in quantum methods and applications in chemistry, physics, and biology" includes peer-reviewed contributions based on carefully selected presentations given at the 17th International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. New trends and state-of-the-art developments in the quantum theory of atomic and molecular systems, and condensed matter (including biological systems and nanostructures) are described by academics of international distinction.

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Ebook "Hydrogen molecular biology and medicine" provides a clearly structured introduction to hydrogen biology and medicine. Hydrogen is the one of the most abundant elements in the universe and has the simplest structure. In 2007, Japanese researchers found that the selective oxidation of hydrogen has a therapeutic effect on various diseases and injuries, sparking widespread interest in the biomedical field.

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Ebook "Nonequilibrium carrier dynamics in semiconductors: Proceedings of the 14th International conference, July 25-29, 2005, Chicago, USA" is a well-established, specialist conference, held every 2 years, covering a range of topics of current interest to R&D in semiconductor physics/materials, optoelectronics, nanotechnology, quantum information processing. Papers accepted for publication are selected and peer-reviewed by members of the Program Committee during the conference to ensure both rapid and high-quality processing.

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Ebook "Infectious diseases and nanomedicine III: Second international conference (ICIDN - 2015), Dec. 15–18, 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal" gathers selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the Second International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Nanomedicine (ICIDN), held in Kathmandu, Nepal on December 15–18, 2015. It also includes invited papers from the leading experts in the related fields.

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Ebook "Ecological systems: Selected entries from the encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology" provides comprehensive coverage of the scientific and engineering basis of the systems ecology of the earth in 15 detailed, peer-reviewed entries written for a broad audience of undergraduate and graduate students as well as practicing professionals in government, academia, and industry. The methodology presented aims at identifying key interactions and environmental effects, and enabling a systems-level understanding even with our present state of factual knowledge.

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Peer-led interventions for adolescents are effective at accelerating behavioral change. The Sources of Strength suicide preventive program trains student peer change agents (peer leaders) in secondary schools to deliver prevention messaging and conduct activities that increase mental health coping mechanisms.

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Visually- spatially intelligent persons are recognized as “picture smart”. Such people are good at remembering images, faces, and fine details. They are able to visualize objects from different angles and also have good spatial judgment and reasoning. The present study was conducted with the aim of assessing type and existing level of Multiple Intelligences among young urban adolescent girls and to delineate the human ecological factors affecting Multiple Intelligences.

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Peer victimization is major social problem affecting children and adolescents in all parts of the world. A study was conducted in University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad to know the prevalence and levels of peer victimization among high school children selected from Dharwad taluk, Dharwad district of Karnataka. Self structured questionnaire and multidimensional peer victimization scales were used to elicit required information from children. Percentages and t-test were used to analyze the data.

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Early adolescent alcohol use is a major public health challenge. Without clear guidance on the causal pathways between peers and alcohol use, adolescent alcohol interventions may be incomplete. The objective of this study is to disentangle selection and influence effects associated with the dynamic interplay of adolescent friendships and alcohol use.

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In present time electronic media have greater influence on youth. Young generation has tendency to imitate and follow anything which appears ‗hip‘ or ‗in‘. They are quick to relate and to follow what appears fashionable. Fashion is something that teens wish to fit in which makes them struggle in their everyday life. Thus, the investigation was aimed to assess the role of media and peer in fashion adoptions among young adult girls (18-25 Years) residing in premises of GBPUAT, Pantnagar. A total number 60 respondents were purposively selected for the study.

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Education should be the dynamic form of philosophy of any nation. India desired to adopt a socialistic way of life. As education is the only means to bring about the desired social change, a vast amount of money has been spent on education by the state. The present study was undertaken in 8 villages of Midjil mandal in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana state. Though the school education department succeeded in increasing the enrolment ratio in Mahbubnagar which is the most backward district in the state, it still continues to witness the highest dropout rate.

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Egypt, the single country with highest incidence of HCV infection in the world, has embarked on a government-sponsored mass treatment program using several combinations of DAAs. Recognizing the importance of extrahepatic manifestations, independently of the hepatic, a subcommittee was assigned to develop national guidelines for respective prioritizing indications and protocols. It evaluated the benefit of treating patients with different extrahepatic manifestations, and reviewed relevant clinical trials and guidelines concerning DAA combinations available in Egypt.

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The Journal of Korean Law reviews all the received materials. Manuscripts are sent to three most relevant investigators for review of the contents. The editor selects peer referees by recommendation of the Editorial Board members or from the specialist database owned by the Editorial Board. For review, names and their affiliations of the authors are blinded.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION In this chapter, I use data on school assignments and outcomes of students across schools within different metropolitan housing markets to assess parents’ revealed preferences. To preview the results, I find little evidence that parents use Tiebout choice to select effective schools over those with desirable peers, or that schools are on average more effective in markets that offer more choice.

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SYSTEM DESIGN AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Hanushek cautions: “If the efficiency of our school systems is due to poor incentives for teachers and administrators coupled with poor decisionmaking by consumers, it would be unwise to expect much from programs that seek to strengthen ‘market forces’ in the selection of schools,” (1981, p. 34-35; emphasis added). Moreover, if students’ outcomes depend importantly on the characteristics of their classmates (i.e.

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THE IMPACT OF LOGISTICS STRATEGY AND LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROCESSES ON SERVICE PERFORMANCE If parents select schools for effectiveness, wealthy parents should be better able to obtain effective schools in markets where decentralized governance facilitates the choice of schools through residential location, and student performance should be more tightly associated with peer characteristics in these markets.

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A COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF TRANSFER PRICING PRACTICES IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES Allocative implications and endogenous school effectiveness In the model presented above, Tiebout choice hurts low-income students in two ways. First, it permits increased stratification of students. Because total peer group is in fixed supply, stratification necessarily offers better peers to wealthy students and worse peers to low-income students.

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AD Nil NISTRATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INTERNAL AUDITING ROLES AND EFFECTIVENESS IN TEXAS AND BIG TWELVE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES These coordination failures are less likely in markets with more interjurisdictional competition, as in these markets there are always alternative districts that are relatively similar in the peer group offered, and parents are able to select effective schools without paying a steep price in reduced peer quality.

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The benchmarking exercise included review of compensation and benefits for the State of New  York  and  the  State  of  New  Jersey  and  significant  public  authorities  in  the  New  York  City  metropolitan  region.   In  addition,  with  respect  to  compensation  benchmarking  of  the  Port  Authority’s  four  largest  line departments,  five  to  seven public  sector  agencies  and  five  to  ten  private  sector  companies  were  initially  identified  and  reviewed  for  as  potential  peer  comparables.

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Navigant conducted initial meetings with the Port Authority’s Chief Administrative Officer and  Human Resource departments.  Subsequent to the meetings, information requests were sent in  order  to  facilitate  the  review  of  key  documents  and  other  pertinent  information.  Navigant  reviewed multiple  documents,  conducted  numerous  in  person  and  telephonic  interviews  as  well as performed detailed analyses of base pay, overtime, “add‐on” compensation, healthcare  costs, and other benefit analyses.

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