... depends on the expected return of all the asset returns in the portfolio) and the variance ofthe portfolio’s return (which depends on the variance ofthe return of all ofthe assets in the portfolio ... Structure Model Arbitrage-Free Models versus Equilibrium Models Examples of One-Factor Term Structure Models Two- Factor Models Pricing of Interest-Rate Derivatives The Heath-Jarrow-Morton Modelofthe ... Testing The CAPM Deriving the Empirical Analogue ofthe CML Empricial Implications General Findings of Empirical Tests ofthe CAPM A Critique of Tests ofthe CAPM Merton and Black Modifications of the...
... Status of postnatal care at community 3.1.1.1 Mothers' profile In a total of 762 mothers participated in the study, 49% come from rural area, 51% come from urban area Most of them are at the age of ... Most of mothers thought that there is no eligible problem for them and their babies in postnatal period Mothers showed their passive thinking on postnatal health care for themselves and their ... feeding The rate of mothers reported taking Vitamin A and Iron tablets in postnatal care period is low There is only 0,4% of mothers use Vitamin A and 15,8% of mothers taking full dose of Iron...
... mathematical model, although their form is not unique and the precise form ofthe system will have to be chosen Considering a compromise between the theoretical accuracy ofthe mathematical model ... increase the range of depths over which themodel is applicable Therefore, such model can provide an accurate description of wave evolution in coastal regions The numerical modeling ofthe one-dimensional ... thus account for the transfer of energy between different frequency components, changes in the shape ofthe individual waves, and the evolution ofthe wave groups, in the shoaling of an irregular...
... captures the varia There are generally speaking two types of issues involved: the shape ofthe figure, and the assignment ofthe letters I try to discuss first the shape ofthe figure, starting from the ... results ofthe second part are mainly independent of each other Archimedes stresses then the nature ofthe discoveries, not their order The main theme for those discoveries is that ofthe “common ... the center ofthe sphere, I call the figure internally contained by the surface ofthe cone, and by the surface ofthe sphere inside the cone, a “solid sector.” /6/ And when two cones having the...
... large inventory of normalized mathematical indexes of abnormality It is the pattern of these mathematical indexes of abnormality, obtained from analysis of multiple cardiac cycles ofthe resting ... centers included in the meta-analysis The boundaries ofthe box are Tukey’s hinges The median is identified by the line inside the box The length ofthe box is the interquartile range (IQR) computed ... patients had prior revascularization The boundaries ofthe box are Tukey’s hinges The median is identified by the line inside the box The length ofthe box is the interquartile range (IQR) computed...
... in Copacabana, The Chains ofthe Demon, The Devotion ofthe Cross, The Purgatory of St Patrick, The Sibyl ofthe East, The Virgin ofthe Sanctuary, and TheTwo Lovers of Heaven The editor, Sr ... poetry The nearest approach to it, and the only one, is The Prometheus Unbound of Shelley There, indeed, The Earth, Ocean, The Spirits ofthe Hours, The Phantasm of Jupiter, Demogorgon, and Prometheus ... draw the attention of all candid readers to the remarks ofthe Professor of Poetry at Oxford on the 'Autos Sacramentales' of Calderon remarks founded entirely on the volume of translations from these...
... refers to the consideration of meaning in an incongruent way at the level ofthe organization ofthe discourse The most congruent form of joining two ideas is An investigation into the role of metaphor ... consists oftwo chapters: - Chapter 1: Literature review: provided the theoretical background ofthe study Its focus was on introducing important concepts relevant to the topic ofthe thesis This ... and the results ofthe study were presented An investigation into the role of metaphor in description of emotion in poetic discourse • Part is the conclusion ofthe study which summarized the...
... Pakistan, the loan size is not as per the expectation ofthe borrowers who requires the loan majorly for the inventory storage enhancement ofthe business Majority ofthe total respondents in both the ... respondents insisted that they are at the mercy ofthe MFIs and they not have any idea about the merits ofthe loan products They will have higher satisfaction and confidence if the said MFIs are supported ... wait for their increment at the end of each year On the other hand, lower income group running their own businesses are encouraged by MFIs to obtain loans as the capacity building ofthe enterprise...
... • the amplitude is the height ofthe wave the distance from node to crest or node to trough the amplitude is a measure of how intense the light is – the larger the amplitude, the brighter the ... is proportional to the amplitude and frequency ofthe waves the larger the wave amplitude, the more force it has the more frequently the waves strike, the more total force there is Tro, Chemistry: ... Waves • the frequency, (ν) is the number of waves that pass a point in a given periodof time the number of waves = number of cycles units are hertz, (Hz) or cycles/s = s-1 1 Hz = s-1 • the total...
... you They will get lost in your text and either give up or come out the other end not knowing what it is they have read What about the second element ofthe formula, de-emphasise what is of secondary ... Therefore, whilst the underlying principles of good writing and good speaking are constant, the way they are applied can be markedly different In the 'I' ofthe Storm: the Simple Secrets of Writing ... stop them from reading it! There are various methods to generate such a strong desire to read, depending on the type of readers and the type of information Whatever the most appropriate device, the...
... In the first period, the main themes in Dickens’s works were the poor and the homeless Their life and their misery were mentioned emotionally with the profound sympathy ofthe author 17 This period ... added together In fact, the English realists had a thorough view ofthe most burning social problems of their time They looked at life through the eyes ofthe common people and ofthe talented ... child-labor and the pitiful plight ofthe orphans Another popular theme is about the power of money, the abusive way that money can be used, the destructive force of money, and the victims of it Adventure...
... only two digits to the right ofthe decimal place, for example, 98.74 rather than 98.74285 To round off to two decimal places, you must examine the third digit to the right ofthe decimal ● If the ... to the right ofthe decimal is less than (4, 3, 2, 1, or 0), then ignore all digits after the second one to the right ofthe decimal Example: In the number 98.74285, the third digit after the ... the use of or inability to use the work, even if any of them has been advised ofthe possibility of such damages This limitation of liability shall apply to any claim or cause whatsoever whether...
... ∆ from the set of irreducible components of C∞ to the set of irreducible components of Cn The claim on semi-continuity of m follows once we show that the sum ofthe multiplicities ofthe components ... M ˜ is the limit then C = ϕ∗ (Σ) Define A as the union of A and of Φ ◦ ϕ ofthe set of critical points of p◦Φ◦ϕ Note that by the definition of convergence of stable ˜ maps, away from A the convergence ... Proof The given word is the braid monodromy of a symplectic surface Σ in (a) CP1 ×CP1 or (b) F1 respectively [SiTi1] The number k is the cardinality ofthe set S ⊂ CP1 of critical values of the...
... Banks The Task Force was chaired by Ulrich Bindseil The coordination and editing ofthe report was carried out by the Secretary ofthe Task Force, Han van der Hoorn The full list of members ofthe ... Rudolph (2001), all of which compare two or more ofthe main commercially available models – find similarities among them Note that several ofthe (earliest versions of the) models operate in default ... FORCE OFTHE MARKET OPERATIONS COMMITTEE OFTHE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF CENTRAL BANKS This report was drafted by an ad hoc Task Force ofthe Market Operations Committee ofthe European System of Central...
... Retention Model and the Annualized Cost of Leaving Family of Models 15 The key difference from the DRM is that the ACOL is computing the maximum ofthe expected values rather than the expected value of ... component to themodelofthe choice ofthe length of stay The decision depends on the value ofthe unobservable taste We can now construct the probability of observing a series of stay decisions ... depend on the specifics ofthe ACP program in effect during theperiod covered by the data used to estimate the parameters ofthemodel (By specifics we mean, for example, the amount ofthe annual...
... disease, the primary pathology is in the kidney [1], the major site of Gb3 synthesis in man [11], and in the heart, possibly due to the association of Gb3 synthesis with the microvasculature GSL synthesis ... determined the effect of CsA on Gb3 synthesis in the Fabry mouse model Our studies have further delineated the abnormal Gb3 synthesis in this model and have shown that the inhibition of MDR1 is ... considered that the increased renal Gb3 ofthe Fabry mouse might extend to the glomerulus to provide a modelofthe human disease In the cortex of wild-type kidney, subpopulations of renal tubules...
... in favour ofthe critical importance ofthe loop sequence bridging thetwo common b-strands of defensins in their biological activity Our hypothesis is that this protruding part ofthe molecule ... the basic or looped characteristics, as peptide V, a mimetic of loop 2, located between the C-end ofthe a-helix and the beginning ofthe first b-strand, was inactive Two peptides consisting of ... plotted against the log ofthe measured MIC The aforementioned results showed that synthetic peptides corresponding to fragments ofthe MGD1 defensin reproduced the behaviour ofthe entire molecule...
... the user to obtain a full copy ofthe file which they can then view offline or copy for each of their various gadgets Unlike streaming, downloads can be obtained independent ofthe speed ofthe ... growth of each site, the type of content offered, how users navigated to them, their network arrangements, their sources of revenue, their community and their social features A full list of metrics ... investigate the operation of a sample of these sites to determine their characteristics Among other things, we investigate how they function, how they are funded, where they are hosted, what kinds of...