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    Cervus eldi M'Clelland 1842

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    Cervus eldi M'Clelland, 1842. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist., 2:417. TYPE LOCALITY: India, Assam, Manipur. DISTRIBUTION: India to Vietnam; Hainan Isl. (China). PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered. ISIS NUMBER: 5301419006004006001.Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Artiodactyla, pp. 315-343 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 320, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.735297

    Info UPCT: Boletín especial ELDI

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    El Edificio de Laboratorios de Investigación (ELDI) de la Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena protagoniza una nueva revista especial elaborada por el Servicio de Comunicación de la UPCT. En ella se detalla cómo se creo esta infraestructura referente en el ámbito universitario

    Corporate governance practices in Europe: revisiting the independence criteria on Board of Directors.

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    In this study we examine the corporate governance practices in Europe according to the best practices guideline of 17 countries. We focus on the independence criteria and in particular the recommendations of the codes of best practices regarding the proportion of independent members in the board of directors, audit committee and the division of duties between the CEO and Chairman. We wish to understand how these best practices are enforced in the actual corporate governance guidelines in Europe. We then develop firm-level statistic for a sample of 463 European listed firms to measure the level of compliance of the firms with their respective country codes and also with the Anglo-Saxon best practices of corporate governance. As the definition of independence in the countries’ best practices is different, to measure the degree of independence for the sample of firms we develop our own criteria of independence taking into account the European commission recommendation of (2005), the SEC rules on corporate governance, the OECD principles of (2004) and the countries’ best practice guidelines. We measure the level of compliance of the firms with their respective country codes. We also analyze the level of compliance of the companies with the Anglo-Saxon principle of corporate governance to see if there is any convergence towards the Anglo-Saxon model. This study contributes to the existent literature by presenting descriptive statistics on the compliance of European firms to their national guidelines and Anglo-Saxon principles of corporate governance. The findings show that the best practices in Europe differ from one country to another regarding their recommendations on the proportion of independence. We show a high level of compliance of the firms with their respective country codes. We also show a high level of compliance with the Anglo-Saxon best practices of corporate governance suggesting convergence in a firm-level versus the Anglo-Saxon model of corporate governance

    Info UPCT: Boletín especial ELDI

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    El Edificio de Laboratorios de Investigación (ELDI) de la Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena protagoniza una nueva revista especial elaborada por el Servicio de Comunicación de la UPCT. En ella se detalla cómo se creo esta infraestructura referente en el ámbito universitario

    Expiratory flow limitation development index (ELDI): a novel method of assessing respiratory mechanics in COPD

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    Abstract Background Expiratory flow limitation (EFL) can be detected using oscillometric reactance and is associated with a worse clinical presentation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Reactance can show negative swings upon exhalation, which may develop at different rates between patients. We propose a new method to quantify the rate of EFL development; the EFL Development Index (ELDI). Methods A retrospective analysis of data from 124 COPD patients was performed. Data included lung function tests, Impulse Oscillometry (IOS), St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score. Fifty four patients had repeat data after 6 months. Twenty two patients had data recorded after 5 days of treatment with long acting bronchodilator therapy. EDLI was calculated as the mean expiratory reactance divided by the minimum expiratory reactance. Results The mean ELDI was used to categorise patients with rapid onset of EFL (> 0.63; n = 29) or gradual onset (≤ 0.63; n = 34). Those with rapid development had worse airflow obstruction, lower quality of life scores, and greater resting hyperinflation, compared to those with gradual development. In patients with EFL, ELDI correlated with symptoms scores, airflow obstruction, lung volumes and gas diffusion. Both EFL and ELDI were stable over 6 months. EFL and EDLI improved with bronchodilator treatment. Conclusions COPD patients with rapid EFL development (determined by ELDI) had worse clinical characteristics than those with gradual EFL development. The rate of EFL development appears to be associated with clinical and physiological characteristics

    Eldi: an agent based museum robot

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    In this paper we will present Eldi, a mobile robot that has been in daily operation at the Elder Museum of Science and Technology at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since December 1999. This is an ongoing project that was organized in three di erent stages, describing here the one that has been accomplished. The initial phase, termed \The Player", the second stage, actually under development, has been called "The Cicerone" and in a nal phase, termed \The Vagabond", Eldi will be allowed to move erratically across the Museum. This paper will focus on the accomplished rst stage to succinctly describe the physical robot and the environment and demos developed. Finally we will summarize some important lessons learnt.12811

    Rannsókn á hagkvæmni fóðurtegunda við eldi á sæeyrum

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    Sæeyra er sæsnigill og flokkast í hóp lindýra. Villt sæeyru eiga undir högg að sækja og bann við veiðum hefur sett pressu á eldi til að anna eftirspurninni. Sæeyru hafa verið alin í Sæbýli síðan 1993 með misjöfnum árangri. Skelormasmit og vandræði við fjölgun sæeyrna eru vandamál sem staðið hafa fyrirtækinu fyrir þrifum. Fjölgun sæeyrna er nú ekki lengur vandamál og skelormasmituð dýr eru flokkuð frá, fargað og árgöngum haldið aðskildum til að lágmarka smithættu milli árganga. Sæeyru eru þaraætur í náttúrunni, en í eldi hefur verið þróað þurrfóður sem koma á í stað þarans. Þurrfóðrið hefur verið þróað hjá fóðurverksmiðju Laxá hf í samstarfi við Sæbýli. Mikilvægt er að fóðrið gefi sem bestan vöxt, lágan fóðurstuðul og sé samkeppnishæft við blautfóður (þara/söl). Markmið verkefnisins var að finna hagkvæma fóðursamsetningu fyrir eldi á sæeyrum í eldisstöð Sæbýlis. Rannsakaðar voru 4-5 fóðurgerðir á tveimur aldurshópum sæeyrna yfir 6 mánaða tímabil í eldisstöð Sæbýlis sumarið 2004. Í rannsókninni voru alls 44 tilraunaeiningar í tveimur aðskildum húsum, með rauð sæeyru og græn sæeyru til viðmiðunar. Í ungdýraeldistilraun voru 20 tilraunaeiningar og rannsakaðar voru fjórar mismunandi fóðurgerðir. Í áframeldistilraun voru 24 tilraunaeiningar og rannsakaðar voru fimm mismunandi fóðurgerðir. Niðurstöður tilrauna sýndu að fóðurstuðull var lægstur og dagvöxtur hæstur hjá rauðum sæeyrum sem fengu fóðurgerð C í báðum tilraunahúsum. Betri meðaltals dagvöxtur náðist ef þurrfóður var gefið í stað blautfóðurs. Á heildina litið kom fóðurgerð C best út og því eðlilegt að leggja til að sú fóðurgerð verði notuð við fóðrun sæeyrna í Sæbýli. Þá er ljós nauðsyn stöðugrar þróunar í fóðurgerð sem eykur enn frekar vaxtarmöguleika sæeyrna í eldi og styttir þar með langan eldistíma þeirra. Lykilorð: Sæeyru, þurrfóður, blautfóður (söl), fóðurstuðull, dagvöxtur

    Financial Reporting in XBRL. First Evidence on Financial Statement Notes of Italian Unlisted Companies

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    The new taxonomy 2014-11-17 mandates Italian unlisted companies to codify in XBRL also the notes to the financial statements. Building on previous literature, the aim of this study is to analyze the impact of mandatory XBRL extension to the financial statements notes on financial reporting quality of the Italian unlisted companies. We focus our analysis on the taxonomy usage and the customizations made by the filers. Our data represents the very first sample of Italian financial statements filed in fully XBRL format. Despite the significant changes affecting the process of financial statement preparation, we find that Italian unlisted companies have accepted and acknowledged the potential benefits and limits of the new taxonomy. When dividing the notes section between textual blocks and tables, we find a clear preference for the filers to use textual blocks for both, standard and abbreviated financial statements. Overall, we find that filers of both financial statement types use extensively the customizations offered by the taxonomy. Moreover, for the filers of abbreviated financial statements, we show that they tend to use not only more table customizations but also tables that are proper for the standard financial statements, thus offering higher voluntary disclosure
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