To forecast the market risk, assessing the stock price indices is the foundation. Multi-fractal has lots of advantage when explaining the volatility of the stock prices. The asset price returns is a multi-period (multi-fractal dimension) market depending on market scenarios which...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/10971
This paper assesses the role of (foreign) education in determining the adjustment profile of immigrants in employment using the Dutch Labour Force Survey and regression analysis techniques. The disadvantaged labour market position of immigrants from developing countries is often...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/10388
Following recent declines in volume and value of cotton lint exports from Mali, we made use of the Johansen Full Information Maximum Likelihood test to identify the magnitude and effects of key drivers of cotton lint exports from the country. In this regard, we estimated two prim...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11440
This review describes the phytoplankton species in the Egyptian waters of the Red Sea and some surrounding habitats namely; Gulf of Suez, Aqaba Gulf and Suez Canal as well as the species abundance during the period from 1990 to 2010. Although many reviews on the phytoplankton spe...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10866
Carmen Medina-Mendoza, Georgina Margarita Beltrán-Ríos, Abimael López-López, Lily Xochilt Zelaya-Molina & Ernestina Valadez-Moctezuma·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Background: Fusarium oxysporum Schl. is a cosmopolitan fungus that causes severe damage to many important crops. This fungus is the causal agent of chickpea fusariosis, a very important disease in this crop, resulting in 10 to 60% of annual losses. These symptoms have generally b...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10672
Aims: Study was undertaken to measure chemical composition and degradation kinetics of dry matter and neutral detergent fiber in the rumen for eleven different date pits that where cultivated in different parts of Iran. Study design: Ruminal degradation kinetics of the pit sample...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11558
Jocelyn Constant Yapi, Sophie Nadège Gnangui, Ahi Pascal Amedée, Soumaïla Dabonné & Lucien Patrice Kouamé·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata cv. Kponan) is a staple food in many tropical regions. A biochemical characterization study of crude polyphenol oxidase from yam (PPO) was carried out to provide useful information for food processing operations. Two polyphenol oxidases of edib...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9039
The present investigation was aimed to study the In vitro seed germination potential of Coscinium fenestratum - An endangered woody climber with high medicinal value to ensure germplasm conservation and mass production of planting material to meet the unlimited demand. Mature see...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10558
In order to reveal adsorbed states of water molecules on faujasite-type zeolites (FAU) systematically, twenty five kinds of FAU were prepared in this study: Na ions in FAU with Si/Al ratios of 1.0, 1.2, 1.7, 2.4, and 3.5 were exchanged by each Li, K, Rb, and Cs ions. High-resolut...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/10212
The study examined the concentration of heavy metals [Cd, Co. Cu, Pb, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn) in dumpsite soil and waterleaf [Talinum triangulare) growing wildly on Oke-ogi dumpsite, Osun state, Nigeria. Soil samples from different layers [0-15cm, 15-30 cm and 30-45 cm) were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/11063
Background: There has been little research on electronic prescribing (EP) in Middle Eastern countries. This is in part due to the slow implementation of electronic health records [EHR] integrated with EP. Electronic prescribing is associated with a considerable reduction in medic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10962
Aim: To estimate the extent of non-adherence to antihypertensive drugs in type 2 diabetes. Study Design: Observational. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at three Belgian specialised diabetes centres during two months. Methodology: Included were adult type 2 di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10585
Aims: Evaluate the impact of the physical activity in individuals with muscular atrophy on the inferior members (wheelchair users) considering two main aspects: the quality of life and the self-perception of the venous return symptoms. Place and Duration of Study: Data of handica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10864
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate whether dental nanocomposite Filtek Z350 XT and Ceram X-duo can benefit from electron beam irradiation in order to achieve increased flexural strength Place and Duration of Study: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10417
A review of literature indicates that diabetes mellitus was fairly well known and well conceived as an entity in India with complications like angiopathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, and causing neurological disorders. The antidiabetic study was carried out to estimate the anti hyp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11282