Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPRICE TRANSMISSION IN SELECTED MALAYSIAN FRUITS MARKETSFatimah Mohamed Arshad, Amna Awad Abdel HameedThe market for fresh produce such as fruits in Malaysia is alleged to be inefficient due to poor flow of information between market levels and uncompetitive market particularly at the wholesale and retail levels. Due to these structural problems, pricing efficiency is questionable, in that they are not integrated. This study intends to examine the cointegration and causality relationships between … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 28 Dec 2013 · 7,835 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRELIABILITY OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN BEHAVIOR SCALES SECOND EDITIONAida Al Awmleh, Alexander WollThe purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the English and German language versions of the behavior rating scale, Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales, Second Edition (PKBS-2) and make a comparison between them. Data were collected from (37) preschool-age children using both the English and German versions. Internal consistency, testing and retesting, alternate [language] versions … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 20 Aug 2013 · 8,149 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Approximate Formula of European Option for Fractional Stochastic Volatility Jump-Diffusion ModelP. Sattayatham, A. IntarasitProblem statement: We presented option pricing when the stock prices follows a jumpdiffusion model and their stochastic volatility follows a fractional stochastic volatility model. This proposed model exhibits the a memory of a stochastic volatility model that is not expressed in the classical stochastic volatility model. Approach: We introduce an approximated method to fractional stochastic volatility model perturbed by the … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 27 Jul 2011 · 7,971 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Relationship between Demographic Factors and Low Birth Weight InfantsYatnita Parama Cita, ResmiatiProblem statement: To identify demography factor relation that is study, education storey; level, mother age and also social economics status to occurrence of LBW in RSCM Jakarta. Approach: Type this studied is analytic survey with cross sectional design. Population in this studied is all noted mothers bear during year 2006 counted 2.755 with sample equal to 125 mothers. This studied … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 9,254 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Stripping Frequency on Semen Quality of Endangered Caspian Brown Trout, Salmo trutta caspiusSaeed Hajirezaee, Bagher Mojazi Amiri, Ali Reza MirvaghefiProblem statement: Because of dramatic declines in stocks of endangered Caspian brown trout males, Salmo trutta caspius in Caspian Sea, each male brooder is stripped indispensably more than once during the spawning season in other to artificial insemination in hatchery. The aim of the present study was to assay the changes of indicators of semen quality (sperm motility, sperm production, … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,480 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMacroeconomic Impact of Trade on Namibian Growth: An Empirical IllustrationCyril A. OgbokorThe study analyses the role of trade on the economy of Namibia by considering a different specification of the traditional export-growth model. Foreign direct investment is included to capture the potential effect of this variable on growth. Utilising a combination of bivariate and multivariate models, the researcher estimated the relationship between the selected macroeconomic variables used for the study. Macroeconomic … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2005 · 6,869 accessesView PDFCite