Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProspects and Challenges of Sugarcane Development in Nepal: Production, Market and PolicyAmita Pandey, Sudip DevkotaSugarcane is a major cash crop and contributes 2.1% in AGDP of Nepal. This paper attempts to review and analyze the status and issues of sugarcane subsector in reference with production, market and policies. Nepalese sugarcane production contributes less than 1% among SAARC countries and ranks 41st position among global sugarcane production status. Per capita consumption of sugar in Nepal … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 4 Jun 2020 · 9,428 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Environmental Change on Human Health: A Descriptive Economic AnalysisUttam Paudel, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Krishna Prasad PantEnvironmental dilapidation in developing countries upsurges the incidence of human diseases leading to societal impoverishment in the disease rampant areas. Literatures on economic evaluation of effects of environmental changes on human health are scanty. This paper descriptively reconnoiters major environmental changes, spread of diseases, associated household cost including health costs and finally benefits from the improvement of environment through household … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 6 · 7 Jan 2019 · 8,200 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMissouri Spring Freeze Event and Crop Loss Analysis for the Years 1982-2015Mirza Mohd Shahriar Maswood, Ali Koleiny, Scott Nickell et al.A spring freeze is an unexpected freeze event occurring in late spring that can result in severe domestic crop loss. These events coincide with seasonal weather conditions that promote early crop development. As a consequence, early growth is most susceptible to freeze damage. Spring temperature fluctuations pose significant threat to crop yield and growth, when compared to onsistently cold springtime … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 4 May 2018 · 8,734 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBalanced Score Card Approach for Better Shari’ah Corporate GovernanceSheila Nu Nu Htay, Syed Ahmed SalmanIslamic financial institutions have emerged due to the non-Shari’ah compliant nature of conventional financial from interest, uncertainty, gambling and prohibited activities from the Islamic perspective. In order to achieve the mission of Shari’ah compliance, organizations such as Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, Islamic Financial Services Board and countries like Malaysia have provided Shari’ah governance guidelines. However, there … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 23 Oct 2013 · 7,959 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractESTIMATION OF CLAIM COST DATA USING ZERO ADJUSTED GAMMA AND INVERSE GAUSSIAN REGRESSION MODELSYulia Resti, Noriszura Ismail, Saiful Hafizah JamaanIn actuarial and insurance literatures, several researchers suggested generalized linear regression models (GLM) for modeling claim costs as a function of risk factors. The modeling of claim costs involving both zero and positive claims experience has been carried out by fitting the claim costs collectively using Tweedie model. However, the probability of zero claims in Tweedie model is not allowed … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 11 Jul 2013 · 7,263 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of a Letter of Map Amendment on Floodplain Property ValueJames E. LarsenSubstantial empirical evidence indicates properties across the United States that are located within a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) sell at a discount compared to similar properties otherwise located. This result is also true in our sample. Researchers have suggested the price discount equals a combination of the present value of the required flood insurance premiums and the value of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 14 Aug 2012 · 6,894 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApproximation of Aggregate Losses Using SimulationMohamed Amraja Mohamed, Ahmad Mahir Razali, Noriszura IsmailProblem statement: The modeling of aggregate losses is one of the main objectives in actuarial theory and practice, especially in the process of making important business decisions regarding various aspects of insurance contracts. The aggregate losses over a fixed time period is often modeled by mixing the distributions of loss frequency and severity, whereby the distribution resulted from this approach … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,666 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHandling the Dependence of Claim Severities with Copula ModelsYulia Resti, Noriszura Ismail, Saiful Hafizah JaamanProblem statement: Several studies have been carried out on the modeling of claim severity data in actuarial literature as well as in insurance practice. Since it is well established that the claim cost distributions generally have positive support and are positively skewed, the regression models of Gamma and Lognormal have been used by practitioners for modeling claim severities. However, the … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,528 accessesView PDFCite