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Factors associated with pregnancy complications during antenatal period: an extended GEE approach
(BRAC University, 2005)
The purpose of the paper is to examine the factors affecting pregnancy complications during antenatal period of mothers. The study uses data which have been repeated over time i.e., the nature of the data is longitudinal ...
Incorrect F-statistic to test nonhomogeneous hypothesis in bivariate regression analysis
(BRAC University, 2005)
In Regression analysis, an F test can be viewed as a comparison between a full and a restricted
model. The most general F formula compares the error sums of squares (SSE’s) of these two
models. This F formula is always ...
Handloom industry on the way of exticntion: an empirical study over the pre-dominant factors
(BRAC University, 2005)
Handloom industry in Bangladesh is having glorious past, questionable present and blurry future due to a lot of internal and external factors that are acting behind the scene. In this paper, we have identified those ...
Contested history of Neo-classical economic models of households in development
(BRAC University, 2005)
The models outlined in this essay were basically put together to help economists analyze household behavior and subsequently propose government policies for poverty reduction. From the arguments posed in the above text, ...
Reconciling self-urban development practice and social justice
(BRAC University, 2005)
We live in a world that is full of contradictions, of multiple positionalties, and of highly contested meanings and aspirations. Trying to position oneself in this complex world requires an understanding of the power, ...
The strategic implication of electronic commerce for small and medium sized enterprises (SME)
(BRAC University, 2005)
The objective of this Paper is to examine the strategic implication of Electronic Commerce for small and medium sized enterprises. This paper explores how electronic commerce has the potential
to transform the concept of ...
Migration, urbanization, industrialization, export promotion and economic development
(BRAC University, 2005)
Import substitution was the main trend of industrial and trade policy after the World War Two. This policy in now disfavored and almost all developing countries are at present trying to increase
exports to become developed. ...
A fast tree based cluster labeling algorithm for Monte Carlo simultaitons
(BRAC University, 2005)
A highly efficient tree based algorithm for studying site or bond percolation on any lattice system is described. Our approach is to identify the connectivity of the lattice sites in a single phase and to reduce the redundant ...
Generation of supersonic solitions by earthquake emission in the van Allen rediation belt
(BRAC University, 2005)
The parametric coupling between earthquake emitted circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation and ponderomotively driven ion-acoustic perturbations in the Van Allen Radiation Belt is considered. A cubic nonlinear ...
The economic impact of E-commerce
(BRAC University, 2005)
E-commerce has a significant impact on business costs and productivity. E-Commerce has a chance to be widely adopted due to its simple applications. Thus it has a large economic impact. It gives the opportunity for “boundary ...