"Whether immunity is a vice or a virtue," they write, "depends on whether stronger immunity is relatively more valuable to corrupt politicians or to honest ones".
Although characterization with antibiotic standard solutions is relatively simple and provides valuable information on the bioactivity of individual compounds within a group, CCβ values obtained with such an approach cannot be considered representative for practical samples [ 6, 24, 45, 55].
The results show that the CDI serves one firm exclusively in unpromising markets where the proportion of valuable customers is relatively low, and provides both firms with differentiated services in promising markets where the proportion of valuable customers is relatively high.
Porter's refined theory suggests that in one set of circumstances, where some otherwise scarce and valuable resource is relatively abundant, a country can and should exploit this advantage and so prosper.
Scott said the firm sees the data Lystable is collecting on freelance talent to be "enormously valuable". While it is relatively easy for small firms to hire freelancers, it can be trickier for multinationals to find freelancers who work well with their team and fit into their culture, he noted.
Because hydroelectricity is relatively cheap to produce, and highly valuable since it can be used to meet "peak" demands, California consumers will pay more for energy during droughts when hydropower is replaced with other, more expensive supplies.
At the same time, the researchers point out that the government does not eliminate all idiosyncratic company-specific risk; this is why put options on individual companies stocks are relatively more valuable.
Selecting areas that have not changed their land-use types and that are relatively ecologically valuable, a comparison was made, using GIS, with the location of the recently proposed ecological network.
Structured peer mentoring at the postgraduate level is relatively new, but comments from postgrads underscore how valuable it can be.
