Opportunism a behavior can be found in any relational exchange in many forms. In this respect, opportunistic behavior has been recognized one of the historical factors that have tremendous effects on the relationship development between buyer and seller. A conceptual framework of the research’s main variables is presented, the antecedents which are dependence, formalization, relational norms an...

An analysis is made of the distribution of deviations from Hardy-Weinberg proportions with k alleles and of estimates of inbreeding coefficients (f) obtained from these deviations. If f is small, the best estimate of f in large samples is shown to be 2 sigma i(Tii/Ni)/(k - 1), where Tii is an unbiased measure of the excess of the ith homozygote and Ni the number of the ith allele in the sample ...

lipases are diversified enzymes in their properties and substrate specificity, which make them attractive tools for various industrial applications. in this study, an alkaline thermostable lipase producing bacteria were isolated from soil of different regions of isfahan province (iran) and its lipase was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and ion exchange chromatography. to select a the...

The direct compensation method allows for an accurate (standard deviation below 0.05 log unit) determination of intraocular light scattering between 3.5 and 25 deg of scattering angle and is suitable for untrained subjects. The method was used to study population behaviour and individual variation in 129 volunteers between 20 and 82 yr of age, visual acuity equal to or better than one and no ap...

OBJECTIVE To establish evidence-based guidelines for growth monitoring on a population basis. STUDY DESIGN Several auxological referral criteria were formulated and applied to longitudinal growth data from four different patient groups, as well as three samples from the general population. RESULTS Almost 30% of pathology can be detected by height standard deviation score (HSDS) below -3 or ...

The high lattice mismatched SiC/Si(001) interface was investigated by means of combined classical and ab initio molecular dynamics. Among the several configurations analyzed, a dislocation network pinned at the interface was found to be the most efficient mechanism for strain relief. A detailed description of the dislocation core is given, and the related electronic properties are discussed for...

In wheat, tillering and water-soluble carbohydrates (WSCs) in the stem are potential traits for adaptation to different environments and are of interest as targets for selective breeding. This study investigated the observation that a high stem WSC concentration (WSCc) is often related to low tillering. The proposition tested was that stem WSC accumulation is plant density dependent and could b...

To develop inbred lines, parents are crossed to generate segregating populations from which superior inbred progeny are selected. The value of a particular cross thus depends on the expected performance of its best progeny, which we call the superior progeny value. Superior progeny value is a linear combination of the mean of the cross's progeny and their standard deviation. In this study we sp...

Quilty, P.G., Whitehead, J. & Lewis, D. 2013 (17:xii): Age and palaeoenvironment of Pliocene sediments, Cameron Inlet Formation, eastern Flinders Island, Tasmania: implications for southeastern Australian biostratigraphy. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 147: 51–83. ISSN 0080-4703. School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Au...