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Empirical Determination And Forecastability Of Foreign Exchange Rate Of India., Rituparna Kar Dr. Dec 2009

Empirical Determination And Forecastability Of Foreign Exchange Rate Of India., Rituparna Kar Dr.

Doctoral Theses

The first chapter of this thesis begins with a brief review of the existing literature on foreign exchange rate models and their forecasting performance. Thereafter it presents the motivation as well as the main aspects of this study. The format of this chapter is as follows. A brief review of the relevant literature is presented in the first section. This review includes the important theoretical / structural as well as time series models of exchange rate. The motivation of the thesis is discussed in Section 1.2. Section 1.3 presents a brief account of the Indian economic reforms since 1993 with …

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Relation Of Immuno-Inflammatory Markers (Il-6, Crpand Esr Value) With Prediction Of Ischemic Heart Disease, Mahdi Haider Al-Najy, Ikbal Khider Al-Joofy Dec 2009

Relation Of Immuno-Inflammatory Markers (Il-6, Crpand Esr Value) With Prediction Of Ischemic Heart Disease, Mahdi Haider Al-Najy, Ikbal Khider Al-Joofy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Ischemic heart diseases (I.H.D) become more common during 21st century as the dominant chronic diseases in many parts of the world, and it is predicted to be become the main causes of disability and death world wide. Many factors play a role in pathogenesis of I.H.D among those could be immuno-inflammatory markers which may lead to development of this disease. OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to obtain more clarification about the impact of some immuno-inflammatory markers (IL-6, CRPand ESR value) on the clinical expression of heart disease among Iraqi patients. METHODS: Hundred Iraqi patients with I.H.D …

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Prestigious Fellowship Aids Study Of Physical Activity Among Delta Schoolchildren, Admin Dec 2009

Prestigious Fellowship Aids Study Of Physical Activity Among Delta Schoolchildren, Admin

University of Mississippi News

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Evaluation Of Focused Abdominal Sonography For Trauma (Fast) In Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Raed J .Wiwit, Saad Abdulla Ibrahim Sarsam, Salah M.Tajer Dec 2009

Evaluation Of Focused Abdominal Sonography For Trauma (Fast) In Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Raed J .Wiwit, Saad Abdulla Ibrahim Sarsam, Salah M.Tajer

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma (FAST) is widely applied in the initial management of trauma patients, Being non invasive, repeatable and without risk of irradiation, make it attractive tool in evaluation of trauma patients. OBJECTIVE: Evaluation FAST sensitivity and specificity in detection of hemoperitoneum in abdominal trauma victims . METHODS: Prospective study conducted in the emergency department of Baghdad teaching hospital for one year period .The FAST done by a general surgeon or emergency physician during the secondary survey of blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma victims with equivocal clinical findings. RESULTS: Ninety three (93) patients included in the …

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Bagley V. Madison Real Property Respondent's Brief Dckt. 39799 Dec 2009

Bagley V. Madison Real Property Respondent's Brief Dckt. 39799

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

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More Tools For The Synthesist’S Toolbag In Harris Cooper’S Research Synthesis And Meta-Analysis: A Step-By-Step Approach (4th Ed.), Carla Hansen Dec 2009

More Tools For The Synthesist’S Toolbag In Harris Cooper’S Research Synthesis And Meta-Analysis: A Step-By-Step Approach (4th Ed.), Carla Hansen

The Qualitative Report

The need for research synthesis grows along with the volume of contemporary published scholarship. Reporting such synthesis warrants rigorous guidelines for preparing these important, information-rich documents that make statements concerning the state of knowledge about a topic, gaps in knowledge, or the aggregation or integration of primary research. Cooper’s revised and expanded fourth edition of Research Synthesis and Meta­Analysis: A Step-by-Step Approach (2010) provides these needed guidelines with special attention given to the threats to validity at all steps of the research synthesis process.

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Kerosene Poisoning In Children, Mahjoob Al-Naddawi, Mohammad Abdul-Qader Al-Chalabi, Khawla Mohammad Kamil Dec 2009

Kerosene Poisoning In Children, Mahjoob Al-Naddawi, Mohammad Abdul-Qader Al-Chalabi, Khawla Mohammad Kamil

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Accidental kerosene ingestion is the commonest cause of poisoning and its subsequent mortality and morbidity in children less than five year of age in developing countries. Low socio- economic status and frequent use of kerosene for cooking, lighting and heating are the major cause. OBJECTIVES: To study the epidemiology, presentations and radiological appearance of kerosene poisoning in children. METHODS: A prospective study comprised fifty patients, who were admitted with accidental kerosene poisoning into children welfare hospital in medical city complex /Baghdad. In the period from the 1st of January to the 31st of august 2008. History was taken …

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The Prevalence Of Weight Loss Assessed By Body Mass Index In Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Kassim M. Sultan, Muhammed .W.Alobaidy, Alaa. I. Hussein Dec 2009

The Prevalence Of Weight Loss Assessed By Body Mass Index In Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Kassim M. Sultan, Muhammed .W.Alobaidy, Alaa. I. Hussein

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and weight loss has long been recognized and is a common clinical observation and it is one of the systemic manifestations of COPD. A number of studies have identified weight loss and low body mass index (BMI) as independent predictors of mortality and worse prognosis. OBJECTIVE: We have undertaken this study to confirm the association between BMI, weight loss and COPD and the relation to its severity. METHODS: A cross section study of 100 patients with stable COPD have been identified and classified according to Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive …

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Postoperative Urological Complications Of Renal Transplantation; Al Karama Hospital Experience, Yousuf M. Alhallaq, Shawqi Ghazala, Mohammad Batal, Ausama Saadi Abdul Muhsin Dec 2009

Postoperative Urological Complications Of Renal Transplantation; Al Karama Hospital Experience, Yousuf M. Alhallaq, Shawqi Ghazala, Mohammad Batal, Ausama Saadi Abdul Muhsin

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Studying early post kidney transplant urological complication will provide a feed back evaluation for the surgical technique used and the way of complication management. OBJECTIVES: To study the postoperative urological complications and their management in the first 6 months following renal transplantation. METHODS: This is a retrospective study in which 123 patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) underwent renal transplantation from January 2001 to October 2004 in Al Karama teaching hospital, Baghdad – Iraq. All the transplanted kidneys were from living donors. Direct matching between the serum of recipient and lymphocytes of the donor was negative. Extravesical …

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 27, 2009, Barry Strassler Dec 2009

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 27, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2009

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Theoria, Theos, And Therapeia In Aristotle's Ethical Endings, Lawrence Jost Dec 2009

Theoria, Theos, And Therapeia In Aristotle's Ethical Endings, Lawrence Jost

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

My basic complaint is that it’s not at all obvious that maximizing the theoretical activity of our most divine element does full justice to the richly textured environment provided by the first 9 1/2 books of the NE, which seemed to call for focused development of the full range of our human potential, combining moral and intellectual virtues along with provision for adequate supplies of external goods. The older language of the seemingly endless debate about whether or not the NE settles for an inclusive or dominant-end conception of eudaimonia has been redescribed - in Michael Pakaluk’s new terminology - …

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Hotline Press Newspaper- December 1,2009 Vol 27 No 25, Hotline Press Newspaper Dec 2009

Hotline Press Newspaper- December 1,2009 Vol 27 No 25, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2009

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Ethics Of Human Enhancement: An Executive Summary, Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Jesse Steinberg Dec 2009

Ethics Of Human Enhancement: An Executive Summary, Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Jesse Steinberg

Philosophy

With multi-year funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of researchers has just released a comprehensive report detailing ethical issues arising from human enhancement (Allhoff et al. 2009). While we direct the interested reader to that (much longer) report, we also thank the editors of this journal for the invitation to provide an executive summary thereof. This summary highlights key results from each section of that report and does so in a self-standing way; in other words, this summary presupposes no familiarity with the report and offers the opportunity to gain quick familiarity with its most central …

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Double Superhelix Model Of High Density Lipoprotein, Zhiping Wu, Valentin Gogonea, Xavier Lee, Mathew A. Wagner Dec 2009

Double Superhelix Model Of High Density Lipoprotein, Zhiping Wu, Valentin Gogonea, Xavier Lee, Mathew A. Wagner

Chemistry Faculty Publications

High density lipoprotein (HDL), the carrier of so-called “good” cholesterol, serves as the major athero-protective lipoprotein and has emerged as a key therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease. We applied small angle neutron scattering (SANS) with contrast variation and selective isotopic deuteration to the study of nascent HDL to obtain the low resolution structure in solution of the overall time-averaged conformation of apolipoprotein AI (apoA-I) versus the lipid (acyl chain) core of the particle. Remarkably, apoA-I is observed to possess an open helical shape that wraps around a central ellipsoidal lipid phase. Using the low resolution SANS shapes of the protein …

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Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 25, 2009, Gwen Hayes Dec 2009

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 25, 2009, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 25, 2009, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

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Program Langit Biru : Kontribusi Kebijakan Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara Kota Terhadap Penurunan Penyakit Pernapasan Pada Anak, Laila Fitria Dec 2009

Program Langit Biru : Kontribusi Kebijakan Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara Kota Terhadap Penurunan Penyakit Pernapasan Pada Anak, Laila Fitria

Kesmas

Pencemaran udara perkotaan yang berdampak buruk terhadap kesehatan masyarakat sering dikaitkan dengan PM 10, NO2, dan ozon, polutan reaktif yang memicu kerusakan jaringan dalam saluran napas melalui mekanisme stres oksidatif dan inflamasi saluran napas. Pajanan jangka panjang polutan tersebut berpengaruh terhadap gangguan pernapasan, penurunan fungsi paru, asma, serta penyakit sistem pernapasan kronik lain seperti penyakit paru-paru obstruktif kronik. Program Langit Biru merupakan salah satu upaya mengurangi pencemaran udara dari sektor transportasi yang dicanangkan sejak tahun 1996. Hingga kini, kontribusi Program Langit Biru terhadap penurunan kasus gangguan pernapasan pada anak belum dapat diperkirakan, antara lain disebabkan oleh karena pelaksanaan program melalui …

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Photoassociation Spectroscopy Of Purely Long-Range Krypton Molecules, Z. Smith, J. Banister, R. Norman, K. Hoogeboom Dec 2009

Photoassociation Spectroscopy Of Purely Long-Range Krypton Molecules, Z. Smith, J. Banister, R. Norman, K. Hoogeboom

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Photoassociation spectra for purely long-range (PLR) krypton molecules are both computed and measured. The photoassociation laser is tuned just red of the 5s[3/2]2-5p[5/2]2 transition at 810.6 nm, over a frequency range in which fourteen different PLR potential wells support hundreds of vibrational bound states. In the experiment, laser light is directed into a cloud of magneto-optically trapped 84Kr atoms, and the emission of both ultraviolet photons and ions is monitored. Peaks in these signals are observed for laser frequencies within 200 MHz of the atomic resonance. Ongoing work is aimed at improving the experimental signal and understanding the degree of …

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Classical Modeling Of Non-Sequential Double Ionization: Recollision, Time-Delayed Ionization, Drift, And Possible Reattachment, Stanley L. Haan, Z. S. Smith, K. N. Shomsky, P. W. Plantinga Dec 2009

Classical Modeling Of Non-Sequential Double Ionization: Recollision, Time-Delayed Ionization, Drift, And Possible Reattachment, Stanley L. Haan, Z. S. Smith, K. N. Shomsky, P. W. Plantinga

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

We employ 3d classical ensembles to study Non-Sequential Double Ionization (NSDI) of atoms by strong laser fields at visible and infrared wavelengths. We consider in particular the wavelength dependence of final electron drift directions and the net momentum spectra parallel to the laser polarization. We find that as the wavelength is increased the spectrum transitions from a singlet to a doublet, then to a triplet, and finally back to a doublet. We also show that electrons that escape the central potential-energy well during the pulse may nonetheless be bound to the nucleus after laser turnoff.

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Photoassociation Spectroscopy Of Purely Long-Range Krypton Molecules, Z. Smith, J. Banister, R. Norman, K. Hoogeboom Dec 2009

Photoassociation Spectroscopy Of Purely Long-Range Krypton Molecules, Z. Smith, J. Banister, R. Norman, K. Hoogeboom

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Photoassociation spectra for purely long-range (PLR) krypton molecules are both computed and measured. The photoassociation laser is tuned just red of the 5s[3/2]2-5p[5/2]2 transition at 810.6 nm, over a frequency range in which fourteen different PLR potential wells support hundreds of vibrational bound states. In the experiment, laser light is directed into a cloud of magneto-optically trapped 84Kr atoms, and the emission of both ultraviolet photons and ions is monitored. Peaks in these signals are observed for laser frequencies within 200 MHz of the atomic resonance. Ongoing work is aimed at improving the experimental signal and understanding the degree of …

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Auger Decay In Krypton Induced By Attosecond Pulse Trains And Twin Pulses, Christian Buth, Kenneth J. Schafer Dec 2009

Auger Decay In Krypton Induced By Attosecond Pulse Trains And Twin Pulses, Christian Buth, Kenneth J. Schafer

Faculty Publications

Using attoscience, we study the electron correlations responsible for Auger decay in krypton atoms. The Auger decay is induced by a pulse train or a twin pulse composed of subpulses of attosecond duration. During the Auger decay an optical dressing laser may be present. Interference effects between the ejected Auger electron wave packets are predicted.

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Minima In The Triple Differential Cross Sections For The Electron-Impact Ionization Of Helium, J. Colgan, C. Kaiser, A. J. Murray, O. Al-Hagan, Don H. Madison, M. S. Pindzola Dec 2009

Minima In The Triple Differential Cross Sections For The Electron-Impact Ionization Of Helium, J. Colgan, C. Kaiser, A. J. Murray, O. Al-Hagan, Don H. Madison, M. S. Pindzola

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We examine unusual minima found in the triple differential cross sections for the electron-impact ionization of helium for configurations where the incident electron is out-of-plane with respect to the plane in which the outgoing electrons are detected. the position of the experimentally determined minima are confirmed by time-dependent close-coupling calculations. an analysis is made of the origin of the minima in the cross section, where it is found they are due to deep destructive interference between the partial-wave amplitudes which contribute to the differential cross section.

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New Double Ionization Channel Uncovered In Four-Particle Dalitz Plots, Michael Schulz, M. F. Ciappina, T. Kirchner, D. Fischer, R. Moshammer, J. Ullrich Dec 2009

New Double Ionization Channel Uncovered In Four-Particle Dalitz Plots, Michael Schulz, M. F. Ciappina, T. Kirchner, D. Fischer, R. Moshammer, J. Ullrich

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Synopsis Double ionization in 6 MeV p + He collisions was analyzed in terms of 4-particle Dalitz plots.

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Longitudinal Recoil Ion Momentum Distributions For Proton-Argon Ionizing Collisions At Intermediate Energies, S. Otranto, Ronald E. Olson Dec 2009

Longitudinal Recoil Ion Momentum Distributions For Proton-Argon Ionizing Collisions At Intermediate Energies, S. Otranto, Ronald E. Olson

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Synopsis Proton-argon ionizing collisions at intermediate energies are studied by means of the classical trajectory Monte Carlo method (CTMC). in particular, we focus on the longitudinal and transverse recoil momentum distributions for the process. We compare the profile of the longitudinal momentum distribution at the abrupt rise region corresponding to the electron capture to the continuum (ECC) processes, with those obtained for simpler targets like H and He. Selected subsets of the data show that the recoiling multielectronic ion plays a major role in the low energy electron emission, influencing the angular asymmetry of the electronic emission.

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Triply Differential Measurements For 200 Ev E⁺-And E--Ar Collisions, O. G. De Lucio, Robert D. Dubois Dec 2009

Triply Differential Measurements For 200 Ev E⁺-And E--Ar Collisions, O. G. De Lucio, Robert D. Dubois

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Triply differential single ionization yields for projectile scattering and electron emission are presented for 200 eV positron and electron impact ionization of argon. the projectile scattering and the electron emission are observed to be different for positron and electron impact.

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Fully Differential Cross Sections For The Single Ionization Of Argon By Positron Impact At Intermediate Energies, Sebastian Otranto, Ronald E. Olson Dec 2009

Fully Differential Cross Sections For The Single Ionization Of Argon By Positron Impact At Intermediate Energies, Sebastian Otranto, Ronald E. Olson

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this work, we present theoretical fully differential cross sections (FDCS) for the single ionization of argon by positron impact obtained by means of the CDW-EIS model. the impact energies considered are 113.5 eV and 200 eV. the obtained angular distributions for 2eV and 5 eV emitted electrons are compared to those obtained for electron impact under the same energetic configuration. in particular, we show that the shape of the binary structure evolves from a single peak to a two-peak structure as the projectile scattering angle is increased. Similar conclusions apply for the usually termed recoil peak structure.

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1st And 2nd Order Contributions To The Double Ionization Of Argon Resulting From Positron And Electron Impact, Robert D. Dubois, O. G. De Lucio, J. Gavin Dec 2009

1st And 2nd Order Contributions To The Double Ionization Of Argon Resulting From Positron And Electron Impact, Robert D. Dubois, O. G. De Lucio, J. Gavin

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Angular dependences for electron emission resulting from single and double ionization of argon are presented for 200, 500, and 1000 eV positron and electron impact. from these data, double to single ionization ratios are determined as a function of the emission direction. at each impact energy, these ratios have different angular dependences positive and negative particle impact. the positron and electron induced ratios are analyzed to provide information about how first- and second-order double ionization mechanisms interfere and contribute to the differential electron emission.

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Electron Impact Ionization And Fragmentation Of C2h2, A. C.F. Santos, Robert D. Dubois, E. C. Montenegro Dec 2009

Electron Impact Ionization And Fragmentation Of C2h2, A. C.F. Santos, Robert D. Dubois, E. C. Montenegro

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Ionization and fragmentation of C2H2 resulting from 750 eV electron impact is measured as a function of electron loss. Electron losses up to 400 eV are investigated. the interaction kinematics are investigated by measuring ejected electron-C2H2+ ion-scattered projectile coincidences and generating triply and doubly differential yields for the electron emission and projectile scattering respectively.

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Single Ionization Of Ne, Ar And Kr By Proton Impact: Single Differential Distributions In Energy And Angle, Sebastian Otranto, J. E. Miraglia, Ronald E. Olson Dec 2009

Single Ionization Of Ne, Ar And Kr By Proton Impact: Single Differential Distributions In Energy And Angle, Sebastian Otranto, J. E. Miraglia, Ronald E. Olson

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Synopsis in this work we present a theoretical study of singly differential cross sections in energy and angle for the single ionization of neon, argon and krypton by proton impact. Theoretical results obtained by means of the Continuum Distorted Wave-Eikonal initial state (CDW-EIS) model are compared to those provided by the First-Born Approximation (FBA) and the classical trajectory Monte Carlo (CTMC) method as well as to experimental data from several laboratories. We note in particular for argon, that the CDW-EIS model does not reproduce the experimental data as accurately as expected, while the CTMC instead is in very good agreement.

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Theoretical Fully Differential Cross Sections For Transfer-Ionization Collisions, A. L. Harris, Jerry Peacher, Don H. Madison Dec 2009

Theoretical Fully Differential Cross Sections For Transfer-Ionization Collisions, A. L. Harris, Jerry Peacher, Don H. Madison

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Synopsis Transfer-ionization calculations from a full four-body theoretical model will be compared to experiment.

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Theoretical & Experimental (E,2e) Studies For Electron Impact Ionization Of Argon Measured In The Perpendicular Plane, Ola Al-Hagan, Christian Kaiser, Andrew Murray, Don H. Madison Dec 2009

Theoretical & Experimental (E,2e) Studies For Electron Impact Ionization Of Argon Measured In The Perpendicular Plane, Ola Al-Hagan, Christian Kaiser, Andrew Murray, Don H. Madison

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

FDCS for electron impact ionization of the Argon atom with equal energy outgoing electrons ranging from 1 eV to 25 eV are studied in the perpendicular plane.

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