Credit rating agencies rate companies and states by assigning them scores depending on their level of solvency. These scores are inversely proportional to default risk and then proportional to quotes which are proportional to bonds value. Consequently, scores are calculated depen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/14369
The motivation of enterprises from emerging economies lies in their selection of international strategic alliance partners, while also considering market location, international expansion and technological exchanges. Based on the case study of Chinese Huawei Company, social netwo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13731
The major aim of this paper is to investigate Zimbabwe’s Stock Exchange indices’ exposure to global oil price volatility for the period 2009-2012.To determine the relationship between volatility of crude oil returns and volatility of stock returns of the ZSE indices using econome...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12544
A new technology always raises new issues with its introduction on the market. Nanotechnology is not an exception. The advantages of nanomaterials use are not to demonstrate anymore and so, the commercialization of consumer products based on nanotechnology doesn’t stop increasing...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/12304
Kurdistan Region is a tourist hub. This research analyzes other Non-Oil Sectors that have huge attractions of Foreign Direct Investments into the Kurdistan Region from 2005 to 2013. Comparative analysis was carried out between Iraq and the Region, and among influential Sectors of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/14001
A bidentate NO type Schiff base ligand (L1) has been obtained by the condensation reaction of 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde and 2-aminophenol and used as main ligand and l-Alanine as co-ligand (L2), Four novel mixed ligand chelates of composition [M(L1L2)(H2O)2].nH2O, where M repre...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/11786
Aims: This study analyzes the feasibility of tourism business model created by an integrated telecom operator in Taiwan. This research analyze its model design logic at a strategic level and design elements of content at an operational level, hoping to help this case company anal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13793
This study investigated the effectiveness of immobilized Moringa oleifera bark (IMOB) for the removal of heavy metal ions from waste water. The concentration of residual metal ion concentration was determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The immobilization of...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/13712
The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between the volatility of real exchange rate of own country and the G-3 countries (United States of America, Japan, and Germany/ or Euro zone) and the economic growth in developing countries. We draw a sample of African e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12308
The solubility in the three-component Cs2SO4-NiSO4-H2O system was studied at 25°C. It has been established that a double salt, Cs2Ni(SO4)2·6H2O, crystallizes within a wide concentration range. Infrared spectra of neat Tutton compounds Cs2Ni(XO4)2•6H2O (X = S, Se) as well as those...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/14426
Physico-chemical parameters, Zinc and Iron levels of sixteen different samples of the domestic waters obtained from some designated areas in Katsina metropolis were determined to ascertain the level of water quality. The parameters investigated were pH: (6.55±0.10-8.34±0.15), tur...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/13512
Background: Hemophilia is a hereditary and chronic disease that mainly affects males. It is characterized by a deficiency in one of the specific clotting factors. The main clinical manifestations of hemophilia are orthopedic, as a result of bleeding in the musculoskeletal system,...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13607
T. Odunayo Arogundade, B. Ayodeji Arogundade & Onajobi Adebajo·Advances in Research·2014
This study explored the influence of perceived organizational support on job stress among selected public and private sector employees in Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select three hundred and fifty four (354) participants (M=181: F=173) from both public (...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14048
S. B. Mwango, B. M. Msanya, P. W. Mtakwa, D. N. Kimaro, J. Deckers, J. Poesen, I. Nzunda & S. Ringo·Advances in Research·2014
The Usambara Mountains in Tanzania are severely affected by soil erosion which has led to deterioration of soil properties and reduced crop productivity. Indigenous soil erosion control measures such as miraba which are widely practised in the area have yielded little success. Fi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13647
Aims: Various tests to assess dynamic balance ability have been developed. The spot stepping (stepping) test assesses balance ability when a person voluntarily moves the body. The functional reach (FR) test assesses balance ability when a person is subjected to added stimulation...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14897