The Australian grocery sector is both highly concentrated and highly competitive, providing a major challenge to any would-be new entrant. Despite the attractiveness of the Australian market to global players (Zarkada-Fraser & Fraser, 2002), no foreign-owned retailer had established a successful greenfield operation in Australian until this was achieved by ALDI. In this paper, we report the res...

Introduction. Currently, modern technologies of integrated sports training in race walking are being developed, taking into account the whole range requirements highest achievements, including means recovery and stimulation working capacity. Research hypothesis: to find out availability opportunities for improving quality practical work coaches with highly qualified athletes pre-competition wal...

Phenotypic variants of Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 showing a translucent and diffuse colony morphology show enhanced colonization of the alfalfa rhizosphere. We have previously shown that in the biocontrol agent P. fluorescens F113, phenotypic variation is mediated by the activity of two site-specific recombinases, Sss and XerD. By overexpressing the genes encoding either of the recombinases, ...

BACKGROUND Few data are available that address the impact of athletic training on aortic root size. We investigated the distribution, determinants, and clinical significance of aortic root dimension in a large population of highly trained athletes. METHODS AND RESULTS Transverse aortic dimensions were assessed in 2317 athletes (56% male), free of cardiovascular disease, aged 24.8+/-6.1 (range...

This paper shows that a detailed, although non-emotional, description of event or an action can be a reliable source for learning opinions. Empirical results show the practical utility of our approach and its competitiveness in comparison with previously used methods.