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The extent of disclosure in annual reports of banking companies: The case of India
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EuroJournals Publishing, Inc.
, 2008 , Article)
This study is an empirical investigation of the extent of both mandatory and voluntary disclosure by listed banking companies in India. It also reports the results of the association between company-specific attributes and ...
Pharmacy education and practice in 13 middle eastern countries
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
, 2008 , Article)
The Arab world has influenced the art and science of pharmacy for centuries. Pharmacy education and practice is continuing to evolve in the Arabic-speaking traditional Middle East countries, although relatively little ...
Resident physician and hospital pharmacist familiarity with patient discharge medication costs
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Springer Netherlands
, 2008 , Article)
Objective Cost-related medication non-adherence is associated with increased health-care resource utilization and poor patient outcomes. Physicians-in-training generally receive little education regarding costs of prescribed ...
Childhood Labor in India: issues and complexities
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Symposium Journals, Ltd
, 2008 , Article & Presentation)
It is estimated that more than 12 million children in India under the age of 14 engage in paid labor at least part time, due mostly to economic reasons. Dominant discourses about childhood however conceptualize childhood ...
Application of Homotopy Perturbation Method to Singularly Perturbed Volterra Integral Equations
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Asian Network for Scientific Information
, 2008 , Article)
In this study, the Homotopy-Perturbation Method (HPM) proposed by J.-H. He is adopted for solving singularly perturbed Volterra integral equations (SVIEs). Three numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness ...
A Discontinuous PWM Method for Balancing the Neutral Point Voltage in Three-Level Inverter-Fed Variable Frequency Drives
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IEEE
, 2008 , Article)
The paper describes a new discontinuous carrier-based pulsewidth modulation (PWM) method for use in variable frequency drives (VFD) driven by three-level inverters. The method introduces three different switching patterns ...
Estimation of Pr(X ≤ Y) using record values in the one and two parameter exponential distributions
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Taylor & Francis
, 2008 , Article)
Abstract
We consider the problem of estimating the stress-strength reliability when the available data is in the form of record values. The one parameter and two parameters exponential distribution are considered. In the ...
Do general indexes mask sectoral efficiencies?: A multiple variance ratio assessment of Middle Eastern equity markets
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
, 2008 , Article)
Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to attempt to shed light on whether the use of general indexes may mask sectoral efficiencies by investigating the random walk (RW) and weak-form efficiency (WFE) hypotheses in the ...
A novel algorithm for molecular synthesis using enhanced property operators
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2008 , Article)
Traditionally process design and molecular design have been treated as two separate problems, with little or no feedback between the two approaches. Introduction of the property integration framework has allowed for ...
A systematic visual approach to molecular design via property clusters and group contribution methods
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2008 , Article)
In this work, a new simple yet effective, systematic method to synthesize and design molecules is presented. Visualization of the problem is achieved by employing an annex to the recently developed property clustering ...