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1985

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A Congenital Meningocoele In Prehistoric Australia, Steve Webb, Alan Thorne Nov 1985

A Congenital Meningocoele In Prehistoric Australia, Steve Webb, Alan Thorne

Steve Webb

This report concerns a congenital meningocoele in a young adult Aboriginal female from north-western New South Wales, Australia. The fact that this individual reached adulthood throws new light on the attitude of these nomadic people towards such conditions. Evidence of this kind may prompt also a re-evaluation by prehistorians and anthropologists of the popularly held belief that all such malformations were automatically eliminated by infanticide. The discovery of this form of pathology helps provide new information not only on past cultural attitudes towards disease, but its frequency and geographical incidence, and adds to our knowledge concerning the range of pathological …

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Psychological Violence Against Women, Christine Yalda Apr 1985

Psychological Violence Against Women, Christine Yalda

Christine A. Yalda

No abstract provided.

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Report: A Vision All Can Share, William Thorn Dec 1984

Report: A Vision All Can Share, William Thorn

William Thorn

No abstract provided.

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The Relationship Of Corporate Policy Decisions And Financial Leverage: An Empirical Analysis, Thomas Berry, John Houston Dec 1984

The Relationship Of Corporate Policy Decisions And Financial Leverage: An Empirical Analysis, Thomas Berry, John Houston

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

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International Counter-Trade: The Developing Countries International Business Strategy In The 1980’S, Asayehgn Desta Dec 1984

International Counter-Trade: The Developing Countries International Business Strategy In The 1980’S, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

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The Impact Of Federal Tax Changes Of The Cost Of Debt For State And Local Governments, Thomas Berry, Edward Farragher Dec 1984

The Impact Of Federal Tax Changes Of The Cost Of Debt For State And Local Governments, Thomas Berry, Edward Farragher

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

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The City And The Syndicate: Organizing Crime In Philadelphia, Gary Potter, Philip Jenkins Dec 1984

The City And The Syndicate: Organizing Crime In Philadelphia, Gary Potter, Philip Jenkins

Gary W. Potter

No abstract provided.

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Fnma Mortgage Commitments As Put Options: An Empirical Examination, Thomas Berry, Adam Gehr Dec 1984

Fnma Mortgage Commitments As Put Options: An Empirical Examination, Thomas Berry, Adam Gehr

Thomas D Berry

The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) auctions commitments to purchase mortgages. An examination of the terms of the commitment contract shows that these commitments are actually put options on mortgages. The contract is unusual, however, in that the price of the commitment is a fixed percentage of the value of the mortgages. In the auction, the dealers effectively bid the exercise price at which they would be willing to pay the fixed commitment price. In this paper, we study the economics of the FNMA auction. We use a two-state approximation to the American put pricing model for interest-dependent securities to …

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State Variation In The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Program, Thomas Berry, Julie Lane Dec 1984

State Variation In The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Program, Thomas Berry, Julie Lane

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

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The Psychosocial Adjustment And Functioning Of Obese Children And Their Families, Heather Banis Dec 1984

The Psychosocial Adjustment And Functioning Of Obese Children And Their Families, Heather Banis

Heather Banis

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Assessing Political Risk In Less Developed Countries, Asayehgn Desta Dec 1984

Assessing Political Risk In Less Developed Countries, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Corporate investment in less developed countries can be a lucrative source of resources and earnings. But how does one minimize the risks—particularly the political risks? The current trend in risk‐assessment methodology is to use “hard data” rather than subjective analysis. But this can be a drawback because the quantitative methodologies used are often determined by the data available. Presented here is a framework for political risk assessment that does more than simply look at the numbers.

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