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Nonparametric bootstrapping for multiple logistic regression model using R
(BRAC University, 2004)The use of explanatory variables or covariates in a regression model is an important way to represent heterogeneity in a population. Again bootstrapping is rapidly becoming a popular tool to apply in a broad range of ... -
E-commerce and wealth management service
(BRAC University, 2004)The aim of this paper is to identify wealth management services and the impact that e-commerce has had upon its range and delivery. The study reveals that e-commerce undoubtedly provides technological opportunities to ... -
White teeth & Brick Lane: Perspectives in Diaspora literature
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A simple approach to countability
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Role of NGOs in rural poverty eradication: A Bangladesh observation
(BRAC University, 2004)This article explores the role of NGOs (Non Government Organizations) in poverty eradication especially in the rural area of Bangladesh and how they are performing. Hence theoretical background of NGOs, a detail understanding ... -
Free convection and mass transfer flow past an infinite vertical porous plate with dufour and soret effects in a porus medium
(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 ... -
Socio-Demographic changes in Bangladesh: a study on impact
(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 ... -
Interaction in second language classrooms
(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 ... -
Parsing Bangla using LFG: an introduction
(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 ... -
Transactional analysis counselling: an introduction
(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, ... -
Gravitational waves in a magnetized plasma
(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 ... -
Assesing needs and scopes of upgrading urban squatters in Bangladesh
(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 ... -
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 ... -
Progress in procedural justice: tunnelling through the maze
(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 ... -
Finite volume methods for solving hyperbolic partial differential equations on curved manifolds
(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
(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 ... -
Participation by the NGOs in housing for the urban poor in Bangladesh
(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 ... -
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, ...
