BracU Publications: Recent submissions

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    • Incorrect F-statistic to test nonhomogeneous hypothesis in bivariate regression analysis 

      Rahman, Mohammad Lutfur (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 ...

    • Contested history of Neo-classical economic models of households in development 

      Chowdhury, Jahan (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, ...

    • Factors associated with pregnancy complications during antenatal period: an extended GEE approach 

      Tomal, J.H.; Khan, H.T. Abdullah; Hossain, M.Z.; Shabuz, M.Z.R. (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 ...

    • Handloom industry on the way of exticntion: an empirical study over the pre-dominant factors 

      Ghosh, Suntu Kumar; Akter, Md. Shahriar (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 ...

    • A fast tree based cluster labeling algorithm for Monte Carlo simultaitons 

      Kamal, Marzuk M.; Haque, M. Nasimul (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 ...

    • The strategic implication of electronic commerce for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) 

      Quader, Mohammed Shahedul; Ahmed, Rubina I. (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 ...

    • Generation of supersonic solitions by earthquake emission in the van Allen rediation belt 

      Mofiz, U. A.; Battiston,Roberto (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 ...

    • A new approach on the torison and curvature tensors in supermanifolds 

      Ali, Md. Showkat (BRAC University, 2005)
      In this paper geometric space, super space, supermanifold, superconnection, the torsion and the curvature tensors are studied and some new notions of local forms of the torsion and curvature tensors are established, for ...

    • The economic impact of E-commerce 

      Hoq, Ziaul; Kamal, Md. Shawkat; Chowdhury, A H M Ehsanul Huda (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 ...

    • Transactional analysis counselling: an introduction 

      Sami, Mahbuba Naznin; Karim, Shamim F. (BRAC University, 2005)
      Transactional analysis is a systematic tool for personal growth and development. In Transactional Analysis counselor does counseling for developing adult ego states of the client. Though all time an individual behaves, ...

    • Free convection and mass transfer flow past an infinite vertical porous plate with dufour and soret effects in a porus medium 

      Alam, Md. Shariful; Rahman, Mohammad Mansur (BRAC University, 2005)
      A numerical solution of unsteady free convection and mass transfer flow is presented when a viscous, incompressible fluid flows along an infinite vertical porous plate embedded in a porous medium. Both the Dufour and Soret ...

    • Parsing Bangla using LFG: an introduction 

      Haque, Muhammad Nasimul; Khan, Mumit (BRAC University, 2005)
      This paper is intended to introduce LFG (Lexical Functional Grammar) for parsing Bangla. The LFG formalism, which has evolved from extensive computational, linguistic, and psycholinguistic research, provides a simple set ...

    • Finite volume methods for solving hyperbolic partial differential equations on curved manifolds 

      Rahman, Moshiour (BRAC University, 2005)
      The natural mathematical arena to formulate conservation laws on curve manifolds is that of differential geometry. Ricci developed this branch of mathematics from 1887 to 1896. Subsequent work in differential geometry has ...

    • Linear and nonlinear dynamic conductivity of carbon nanotubes 

      Kamal, Marzuk M; Y evthshenko, Oleg M (BRAC University, 2005)
      Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes are studied. L inear response of dynamic conductivity of both zigzag and armchair nanotubes is analyzed at different temperatures and for different radii of nanotubes in the framework ...

    • Gravitational waves in a magnetized plasma 

      Mofiz, U.A. (BRAC University, 2005)
      An overview of gravitational wave and its possible detection while propagating in a plasma is given. The linear propagation of gravitational wave in magnetized plasma is considered. It is found that a × polarized gravitational ...

    • Interaction in second language classrooms 

      Chowdhury, Shaheena (BRAC University, 2005)
      Dealing with reticent students in a second language classroom is one the major issues a language teacher is faced with, and it becomes an exasperating experience when the students are from multicultural background who do ...

    • Participation by the NGOs in housing for the urban poor in Bangladesh 

      Rahman, Mohammed Mahbubur (BRAC University, 2005)
      Many non-government organisations (NGOs) are involved in various development programs in Bangladesh, targeting the urban poor, who also lack proper housing. Yet they have not been widely involved in urban housing. This ...

    • Assesing needs and scopes of upgrading urban squatters in Bangladesh 

      Roy, Gouri S.; Abduallah, A.Q.M (BRAC University, 2005)
      In almost all urban areas of developing countries squatter growth is a common phenomenon, characterized by filthy, dense, unhygienic and poorly-serviced human settlement, which can pose paramount threat to the discipline ...

    • Progress in procedural justice: tunnelling through the maze 

      Jahangir, Nadim; Haq, Mahmudul; Ahmed, Ezaz (BRAC University, 2005)
      Recent developments in the contribution to the literature on procedural justice have opened avenues for exploring the subject and gaining perspective in the field with a view to assessing how the concept of procedural ...

    • Socio-Demographic changes in Bangladesh: a study on impact 

      Khan, H.T. Abdullah; Raeside, Robert (BRAC University, 2005)
      The paper aims at examining the socio-demographic changes over years and their impact on the future age-sex structure of population in Bangladesh. The mechanisms of change in the population are reviewed and it is shown ...