Conclusions. 1. There is no basis for finding that the agreement discriminates against any telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement.
Conclusions. Based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), applicable Treasury Department regulations in effect as of the date hereof, current published administrative positions of the Internal Revenue Service contained in revenue rulings and procedures, and judicial decisions, and upon the assumptions and representations referred to herein and the documents provided to us by you (including the Proxy Statement and the Reorganization Agreement), it is our opinion for Federal income tax purposes that:
Conclusions. Stanxxx xxxcluded that, based upon and subject to its analysis, assumptions, limitations and qualifications cited in its opinion, and as of the date of the fairness opinion, the merger value to be paid in cash for the limited partner interests in connection with the mergers is fair from a financial point of view to the limited partner of each respective partnership. Compensation and Material Relationships. Stanxxx xxx been paid a fee of $200,000 in connection with the rendering of the fairness opinion. Such fee was not conditioned on Stanxxx'x xxxdings and is payable whether or not the mergers are consummated. In addition, Stanxxx xxxl be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees, and will be indemnified against certain liabilities including certain liabilities under the securities laws. During the past two years, the partnerships had engaged Stanxxx xx render financial advisory services in connection with proposed transactions which were withdrawn and never consummated. In connection with such assignments Stanxxx xxx paid fees aggregating $125,000. ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTIONS TO THE MERGERS We considered the following alternative types of transactions before selecting the merger transaction described in this document. As discussed below, we believe that the mergers are the best available alternative for the partnerships to maximize the value of the partnerships' property interests.
Conclusions. This pilot study offers the first regional-level characterization of PLWH proceeding through the early steps of transplantation. PLWH were less likely to traverse the steps of kidney transplant compared with those HIV negative, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve access to kidney transplant for PLWH. Identifying the barriers and disparities for referral to kidney transplantation faced by person living with HIV and end stage renal disease By Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx ScB, Monmouth University, 2009 MD, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx University School of Health Sciences, 2013 Advisor: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, MD A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Xxxxx X. Xxxxx School of Graduate Studies of Emory University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Clinical Research 2020 I would like to thank Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx for serving as research mentors. Their assistance in honing my ideas and interests, providing me with the necessary support and guidance to complete my MSCR application, and informative discussions regarding the implications of this work, not only tremendously developed this work, but helped me to grow as a junior investigator. I am thankful for the help of Dr. Zhensheng (AKA Xxxxx) Wang who assisted me with the analysis and served as my reader and additionally and Xx. Xxxxxxxxx for reviewing the drafts of this thesis. I would like to thank Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx for being instrumental in obtaining the data for this project and being so accommodating to additional data requests. I am also appreciative of Dr. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx who has been a fearless leader and program director, and the main reason why I applied to the MSCR program. Lastly, I would like to thank my husband Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx for his patience, love, support, and SAS consultations. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 BACKGROUND 3 METHODS 8 RESULTS 19 DISCUSSION 24 CONCLUSIONS 33 REFERENCES 34 INTRODUCTION End-stage renal disease (ESRD) has increased by 1000% in the past 3 decades, proving to be a significant health concern in the United Sates. In 1980, there were 60,000 persons with ESRD though in 2018 there were over 700,000 Americans living with ESRD (1). The expense of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and ESRD has a significant impact on the United States economy and in 2018, CKD and ESRD accounted for approximately 7% of Medicare expenditure, equating to $114 billion per year (2,3). It is well established that kidney transplantation is the ...
Conclusions. 1. There is no basis for finding that the amendment to the previously approved agreement discriminates against any telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement.
Conclusions. 8.2.1 The construction phase and EM&A programme of the Project commenced on 12 March 2012.
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Conclusions. The hydrograph for the Quinsam River is typical of coastal B.C. streams, with flows dominated by heavy fall and winter rains. • Values that exceeded water quality guidelines were recorded for metals such as aluminum, cadmium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, manganese, and zinc were likely a result of occasional high concentrations of particulate matter (as evidenced by high turbidity levels). This means that these metals were probably not biologically available and would be removed by the treatment needed before use as drinking water. • The Quinsam River had a low to moderate sensitivity to acid inputs (was relatively well-buffered), as evidenced by moderate alkalinity and calcium concentrations. Both of these parameters showed strong seasonal fluctuations associated with water level. Additionally, both alkalinity and calcium concentrations appear to be increasing over time. • True colour values frequently exceeded the drinking water guideline at this site • Detection limits used to analyze metals such as cadmium and silver were too high to accurately assess these metals in comparison to the appropriate water quality guideline. In addition, laboratory problems with cadmium prior to August 2000 render data collected before this time unreliable. Different methods should be employed in the future to allow these data to be compared to water quality guidelines. • Fluoride concentrations occasionally exceeded the aquatic life guidelines. • The Quinsam River had relatively low hardness (the water is quite soft), with concentrations below the optimum drinking water range. • Water temperatures were measured only sporadically prior to 1986, but after this time they exceeded the aesthetic drinking water guideline most years. In addition, the general fisheries guideline was exceeded in five xxxxxxx between 1986 and 2000. • Turbidity values were frequently above guideline levels for drinking water (both aesthetic and health). • There appeared to be an increasing trend in magnesium, sodium, sulphate, alkalinity and calcium at this site. These increases are likely indications of neutralized acid drainage originating from the Quinsam Coal mine. The Quinsam River sustains an important fishery and is a potential drinking water supply. We recommend that monitoring be continued at this site on the Quinsam River near the mouth due to increasing trends in a number of water quality indicators. These increases, while not a direct threat to aquatic life at present, will also be addres...
Conclusions. In conclusion, we have developed a green version of organo- phosphorus-catalysed amide bond formation between unacti- vated aromatic carboxylic acids and amines. The commercially available pre-catalyst 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-phospholene oxide 4 is reduced in situ by inexpensive and environmentally benign poly(methylhydrosiloxane) and bis( p-nitrophenyl) phosphate. With our newly developed method a wide variety of secondary and tertiary amides could be synthesised in very good to excel- lent yields. It is envisioned that organophosphorus catalysis will be a subject of extensive investigations in the upcoming years. Moreover, we believe that poly(methylhydrosiloxane) will find practical applications in several other common reactions in organic chemistry. Experimental A Radleys tube equipped with a magnetic stirbar was charged with carboxylic acid (0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), phosphine oxide 4 (0.075 mmol or 0.125 mmol; 0.15 or 0.25 equiv.), and Published on 17 July 2017. Downloaded by Radboud University Nijmegen on 3/8/2019 8:23:31 AM. bis( p-nitrophenyl) phosphate (0.025 mmol, 0.05 equiv.). Subsequently toluene (2.5 mL, 0.2 M) was added, and to the formed suspension were added benzylamine (0.65 mmol, 1.3 equiv.), CCl4 (1.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), and poly(methyl- hydrosiloxane) (Mw 2450 Da, 0.12 mmol, 9 Si–H equiv.). The reaction was stirred at 110 °C for 20 hours. After cooling to room temperature, toluene was removed under reduced pressure and the crude product was resuspended in ethyl acetate (20 mL). The organic phase was washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO3 (2 × 20 mL), brine (1 × 20 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and evaporated. The crude product was puri- fied by silica column chromatography (ethyl acetate and n-heptane) to afford the desired amide. Conflict of interest There are no conflicts of interest to declare. Acknowledgements We thank Dr Xxxx Xxxxx for technical assistance with in situ VT 1H NMR and 31P NMR experiments. Notes and references 1 (a) X. X. xxx Xxxxxxxx, X. X. xxx Xxxxx and F. P. J. T. Rutjes, ChemSusChem, 2013, 6, 1615–1624; (b) X. Xxxxxxxxx and X. Xxxxx, Tetrahedron Lett., 2016, 57, 4443–4451. 2 (a) X. X. Xxxxxxx, X. X. XxXxxxxxx and X. XxXxxxxx-Xxxxx, Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 2589–2591; (b) X. Xxxx, X. Xxxxxxx, X. Xxxxxxx and X. Xxxxxx, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 7340–7343; (c) X. Xx, X. Xxxx, X. Xxxxx, X. Xxxxx and X. X. Xxxxxx, Tetrahedron, 2013, 69, 8769– 8776; (d) X. X. Xxxxxx, X. Xx, X. Xxxxxxxx, X. X. Xxxxx, X. Xxxxx and A. M. Xxxxxxx, X. Xxx....
Conclusions. 1. Approval of the agreement does not constitute approval of the surcharge proposed by GTE.
