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Standing Facilities And Liquidity Management In Nigeria: Progress So Far And Challenges Under An It Environment, J. K. A. Olekah Dec 2007

Standing Facilities And Liquidity Management In Nigeria: Progress So Far And Challenges Under An It Environment, J. K. A. Olekah

Economic and Financial Review

This article discusses the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) standing facilities and their effectiveness in reducing interbank interest rate volatilities as well as the challenges that have been faced by both the CBN and market operators in the implementation. The paper is organized into six sections. Following this introduction in section II, the CBN indirect monetary policy instruments are discussed as a prelude to the introduction of the standing deposit/lending facilities in December 2006. The CBN standing facilities as instruments of liquidity management are discussed in section III. Some of the countries that have adopted the policy instruments are surveyed …

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Welcome Address, C. E. Nkwonta Dec 2007

Welcome Address, C. E. Nkwonta

Economic and Financial Review

This is the welcome address for the seminar on "Monetary Policy in a Changing Environment" for CBN Executive Staff.

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On The Total Duration Of Negative Surplus Of A Risk Process With Two-Step Premium Function, Pavlina Jordanova Dec 2007

On The Total Duration Of Negative Surplus Of A Risk Process With Two-Step Premium Function, Pavlina Jordanova

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

We consider a risk reserve process whose premium rate reduces from cd to cu when the reserve comes above some critical value v. In the model of Cramer-Lundberg with initial capital u ≥ 0, we obtain the probability that ruin does not occur before the first up-crossing of level v. When u < v, following H. Gerber and E. Shiu (1997), we derive the probability that starting with initial capital u ruin occurs and the severity of ruin is not bigger than v. Further we express the probability of ruin in the two step premium function model - ψ (u,v), by the last two probabilities. Our assumptions imply that the surplus process will go to infinity almost surely. This entails that the process will stay below zero only temporarily. We derive the distribution of the total duration of negative surplus and obtain its Laplace transform and mean value. As a consequence of these results, under certain conditions in the Model of Cramer-Lundberg we obtain the expected value of the severity of ruin. In the end of the paper we give examples with exponential claim sizes.

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The Continued Vitality Of Prophylactic Relief, Tracy A. Thomas Dec 2007

The Continued Vitality Of Prophylactic Relief, Tracy A. Thomas

Akron Law Faculty Publications

The categorization of a separate type of “prophylactic” injunction and its continued prevalence in the courts provides a framework by which to evaluate the legitimacy of broad injunctions. Such broad injunctive relief has been conventionally theorized as simple judicial activism, and has been attacked accordingly. The theory of prophylaxis provides an alternative narrative by which to evaluate injunctive relief in order to retain valuable and effective judicial remedies. Rather than striking down all broad injunctive relief as the dominant discourse demands, the concept of the prophylactic injunction provides language through which jurists and lawyers can navigate the real issues of …

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The Crab Fisherman And His Children: A Constitutional Compass For The Non-Offending Parent In Child Protection Cases, Angela Greene Dec 2007

The Crab Fisherman And His Children: A Constitutional Compass For The Non-Offending Parent In Child Protection Cases, Angela Greene

Alaska Law Review

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Targeted Therapies In The Management Of Metastatic Bladder Cancer., Matteo Fassan, Edouard J. Trabulsi, Leonard G Gomella, Raffaele Baffa Dec 2007

Targeted Therapies In The Management Of Metastatic Bladder Cancer., Matteo Fassan, Edouard J. Trabulsi, Leonard G Gomella, Raffaele Baffa

Department of Urology Faculty Papers

The management of metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the bladder is a common and complex clinical challenge. Despite the fact that UC is one of the most frequent tumors in the population, long term survival for metastatic disease remains low, and chemotherapy is curative for only a small minority of patients. UC is genetically heterogeneous, and it is surrounded by a complex tissue microenvironment. The problems of clinical practice in the field of metastatic bladder cancer have begun to stimulate translational research. Advances in the understanding of the molecular biology of urothelial cancer continue to contribute to the identification of …

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The Salt Shaker (Vol. 4, Issue 2), Valparaiso University Dec 2007

The Salt Shaker (Vol. 4, Issue 2), Valparaiso University

SALT Shaker

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A Statistical Appraisal Of Disproportional Versus Proportional Microbial Source Tracking Libraries, Brian J. Robinson, Kerry J. Ritter, Rudolph D. Ellender Dec 2007

A Statistical Appraisal Of Disproportional Versus Proportional Microbial Source Tracking Libraries, Brian J. Robinson, Kerry J. Ritter, Rudolph D. Ellender

Faculty Publications

Library-based microbial source tracking (MST) can assist in reducing or eliminating fecal pollution in waters by predicting sources of fecal-associated bacteria. Library-based MST relies on an assembly of genetic or phenotypic "fingerprints" from pollution-indicative bacteria cultivated from known sources to compare with and identify fingerprints of unknown origin. The success of the library-based approach depends on how well each source candidate is represented in the library and which statistical algorithm or matching criterion is used to match unknowns. Because known source libraries are often built based on convenience or cost, some library sources may contain more representation than others. Depending …

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Annual Financial Report 2007, University Of Montana--Missoula Dec 2007

Annual Financial Report 2007, University Of Montana--Missoula

University of Montana Annual Financial Reports, 1918-2012

University of Montana annual financial report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

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Main Hall To Main Street, December 2007, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Dec 2007

Main Hall To Main Street, December 2007, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

Main Hall to Main Street, 2005-2010

This is volume 13, number 12 of Main Hall to Main Street.

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The Interagency And Counterinsurgency Warfare: Aligning And Integrating Military And Civilian Roles In Stability, Security, Transition, And Reconstruction Operations, Joseph R. Cerami Dr., Jay W. Boggs Mr. Dec 2007

The Interagency And Counterinsurgency Warfare: Aligning And Integrating Military And Civilian Roles In Stability, Security, Transition, And Reconstruction Operations, Joseph R. Cerami Dr., Jay W. Boggs Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

For decades since the formation of the defense establishment under the 1947 National Security Act, all U.S. cabinet departments, national security agencies, and military services involved in providing for the common defense have struggled to overcome differences in policy and strategy formulation, organizational cultures, and even basic terminology. Post-September 11, 2001, international systems, security environments, U.S. military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the greater Global War on Terrorism have confronted civilian policymakers and senior military officers with a complex, fluid battlefield which demands kinetic and counterinsurgency capabilities. This monograph addresses the security, stability, transition, and reconstruction missions that place …

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Reconceptualizing The Labor Process: Review Of Satanic Mills Or Silicon Islands? The Politics Of High-Tech Production In The Philippines By Steven C. Mckay, Michael A. Mccarthy Dec 2007

Reconceptualizing The Labor Process: Review Of Satanic Mills Or Silicon Islands? The Politics Of High-Tech Production In The Philippines By Steven C. Mckay, Michael A. Mccarthy

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

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Defining And Determining Retardation In Texas Capital Murder Defendants: A Proposal To The Texas Legislature., Graham Baker Dec 2007

Defining And Determining Retardation In Texas Capital Murder Defendants: A Proposal To The Texas Legislature., Graham Baker

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Although the Supreme Court of the United States ruled it is cruel and unusual to execute someone with a mental handicap, Texas statutes still do not adequately protect these individuals. Previously, the Court in Penry v. Lynaugh upheld states executing individuals with mental deficiencies. However, individual states began to outlaw such a practice. When the Court heard Atkins v. Virginia, they determined the states created a national consensus against executing persons who possess certain developmental disabilities, thus rendering it cruel and unusual. Atkins did not, however, define mental retardation and left it up to individual states to determine that criteria. …

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The Real Id Act And The Negative Impact On Latino Immigrants., Arianna Garcia Dec 2007

The Real Id Act And The Negative Impact On Latino Immigrants., Arianna Garcia

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.

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Mandatory Reporting In Texas For Domestic Violence Against Vulnerable Adults: The Need For Changes In Statutory Enforcement., Paul Riffe Dec 2007

Mandatory Reporting In Texas For Domestic Violence Against Vulnerable Adults: The Need For Changes In Statutory Enforcement., Paul Riffe

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.

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Revealing The Impurities Of Ivory Soap: A Legal Analysis Of The Validity Of The Implementation Of The No Child Left Behind Act., Andrea Rodriguez Dec 2007

Revealing The Impurities Of Ivory Soap: A Legal Analysis Of The Validity Of The Implementation Of The No Child Left Behind Act., Andrea Rodriguez

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.

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The Mortgage Reform And Anti Predatory Act Of 2007: Paving A Secure Path For Minorities In The Midst Of The Subprime Debacle., Emily Jeffcott Dec 2007

The Mortgage Reform And Anti Predatory Act Of 2007: Paving A Secure Path For Minorities In The Midst Of The Subprime Debacle., Emily Jeffcott

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.

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Review Of The Liquidity Requirements For Banks And Building Societies, United Kingdom: Financial Services Authority Dec 2007

Review Of The Liquidity Requirements For Banks And Building Societies, United Kingdom: Financial Services Authority

Documents

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A Structural Analysis Of Higher Education Government Relations Organizations And Their Relationship To State Funding, Randall Brumfield Dec 2007

A Structural Analysis Of Higher Education Government Relations Organizations And Their Relationship To State Funding, Randall Brumfield

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Competing interests for state government funding have affected the status of public higher education as a budget priority. State legislators and executive officeholders are increasing appropriations to areas such as public K-12 education, health care, infrastructure, and social services programs at the expense of state colleges and universities. As such the higher education community must effectively utilize its government relations organizations to communicate with elected officials the importance of state funding. The purpose of the study was to identify the functional and personnel trends existing within government relations offices, and, to determine the extent a relationship may exist between organizational …

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Vol 52 #3, Judy Zelenski Dec 2007

Vol 52 #3, Judy Zelenski

MPLA Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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3d Combined Fractal Dipole Wire Antenna, Ra'afet Talib Dec 2007

3d Combined Fractal Dipole Wire Antenna, Ra'afet Talib

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

This work presents a numerical study for a new design of small size and multi-band fractal dipole antennas which is constructed by combining two fractal geometries to get the main antenna body. In this work a 3D combined fractal dipole antenna will be designed based on Hilbert and Koch curves to form the antenna geometry by using method of moment technique. Numerical simulations presented here also indicate that antenna size can be further reduced by 3D combined.

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Infected Region Recognition In Human Body Members Based On Wavenet With Minimum Distance, Hassan J. Dec 2007

Infected Region Recognition In Human Body Members Based On Wavenet With Minimum Distance, Hassan J.

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

Image identification plays a great role in industrial, remote sensing, medical and military applications. It is concerned with the generation of a signature to the image. This work proposes a dynamic program (use Neural Network) to classify the texture of human member image then identify whether the member is infected or not. The program has the ability of determining which part of that member is infected depending on the comparison between the healthy member image stored in advance with a test image. The first step is to make approximation to the image using wavelet network (Wavenet) technique. Through this technique …

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Simulation Model Of Direct Torque Control For Induction Motor Based On Artificial Neural Networks, A. K., Saadi A. Khudair, Kenaan A. Jalaal Dec 2007

Simulation Model Of Direct Torque Control For Induction Motor Based On Artificial Neural Networks, A. K., Saadi A. Khudair, Kenaan A. Jalaal

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

Direct torque control became the most popular technique for induction motor control through the last two decades, because of its simple structure, accurate and fast torque response, but it has some drawbacks such as torque and stator flux ripples. Therefore, an accurate and fast estimation of stator flux and torque values is required. In this paper a proposed model for two Multi-layer Feed-Forward Neural Network (MFFNN) to simulate and train the direct torque control data of three phase induction motor for estimation of electromagnetic torque, stator flux, and flux angle at two different sampling frequencies. The feed-forward neural networks proposed …

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Earmstrong, Armstrong Atlantic State University Dec 2007

Earmstrong, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong News & Publications: e-Armstrong Newsletter (Archived)

No abstract provided.

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Maternal Plasma And Corresponding Egg Yolk Hormone Variation Within A Clutch And Across The Nesting Season Of The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta), Tina Shuman Davis Dec 2007

Maternal Plasma And Corresponding Egg Yolk Hormone Variation Within A Clutch And Across The Nesting Season Of The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta), Tina Shuman Davis

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

In oviparous vertebrates, the maternal transfer of steroid hormones to egg yolk can vary among species, within and among clutches, seasonally, due to age, and in response to social and environmental cues. In previous studies, significant effects on hatchling phenotype, sex and survival have been attributed to a variation in egg yolk hormone levels. The differential allocation of yolk hormones in sea turtles, multiple clutching oviparous reptiles with a high reproductive output and temperature dependent sexdetermination (TSD), has yet to be investigated. This study examined the variation of maternally derived egg yolk hormones of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) …

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Characterization Of Na+/H+Exchanger-3 (Nhe3) In The Gills Of Longhorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus Octodecemspinosus), Curtis Eugene Lanier Dec 2007

Characterization Of Na+/H+Exchanger-3 (Nhe3) In The Gills Of Longhorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus Octodecemspinosus), Curtis Eugene Lanier

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Acid-base regulation is a vital mechanism in homeostasis. Fish must maintain optimal physiological acid-base parameters during changes in an aquatic habitat. Environmental factors such as changes in salinity affect fish ability to maintain optimal blood plasma ion concentrations. Ion regulation influences the fish ability to maintain optimal acid-base balance. The Na+/H+ Exchanger-3 (NHE-3) has been shown to be the primary membrane ion transporter responsible for acid-base balance in the mammalian kidney. The objective of this study is to characterize NHE-3 in the gills of longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus).

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Small Mammal Habitat Associations In A Fragmented Agricultural Landscape, William Wall Hamrick Dec 2007

Small Mammal Habitat Associations In A Fragmented Agricultural Landscape, William Wall Hamrick

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to examine how small mammals select habitats in a fragmented agricultural landscape in southeast Georgia. I captured small mammals at 71 trap sites within 33 locations in Bulloch and Candler Counties, Georgia. Prior to trapping, each site was classified based on predominant habitat type. Within each trap site, habitat variables were quantified for capture and non-capture trap stations. Using GPS and ArcMap GIS, I quantified surrounding land cover associated with each trap site. A total of 398 individuals of 10 different species of small mammals were captured. Peromyscus gossypinus and Sigmodon hispidus were captured …

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Aig Email From Cenci To Cassano Regarding Pwc Year-End Evaluation, Diane Cenci Dec 2007

Aig Email From Cenci To Cassano Regarding Pwc Year-End Evaluation, Diane Cenci

Documents

No abstract provided.

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Scheduling Application In Asp.Net/C#, Anthony J. Miles Dec 2007

Scheduling Application In Asp.Net/C#, Anthony J. Miles

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The Women's Center at McKennan hospital in Sioux Falls, SD is in need of a new scheduling application that will save the scheduling committee both time and resources during each scheduling period. This paper is designed to illustrate the processes involved from the initiation phase, when the project manager first became aware of the situation, through the planning, designing, and execution of the project, all the way to the construction of the actual application. This paper follows the 5 sections or phases of the work breakdown structure and through each, illustrates the deliverables that were identified and constructed. The deliverables …

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L5 And L7 Recalibration Procedure, Sai Kiran Undrala Dec 2007

L5 And L7 Recalibration Procedure, Sai Kiran Undrala

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The Landsat-5 (LS) satellite was launched on March 01, 1984 with thematic Mapper (TM) and has collected data for 23 years. Over this time, the detectors have aged, and its radiometric characteristics have changed little from the day it launched. The calibration procedures and parameters have also changed with time. Revised radiometric calibrations have improved the radiometric accuracy of recently processed data. A procedure has been developed to give users the ability to recalibrate their existing Level 1 (Ll) products without having to purchase and reprocess data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The accuracy of the recalibration is dependent …

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