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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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Trade and poverty allevation: The case of Bangladesh apparel sector
(BRAC University, 2004)Least developed countries beset with poverty are liberalizing trade policies with growth objectives. Trade contributions to economic growth are established, but impacts of liberalized trade policies on poverty have not ... -
Indictment of misogyny on mary wollstonecraft and Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain
(BRAC University, 2004)Wollstonecraft’s supreme honour of being the mother of western feminism has been questioned by an indictment of misogyny by Susan Gubar; a similar charge of misogyny could potentially be made against the proto-feminist ... -
Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents
(BRAC University, 2004)Theory and research on Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) has presumed OCB as a set of desirable behaviors that contributes to the organizational effectiveness. So far OCB has been connoted as one of the antecedents ... -
Multiparameter bifurcation and stability of solutions at a double eigenvalue
(BRAC University, 2004)This paper deals with some problems of bifurcation theory for general non-linear eigenvalue prob-lem for 2-dimensional parameter space. An explicit analysis of the bifurcation for 2-dimensional parameter space is done and ... -
Global technological change impact on female textile and garment workers in Thailand
(BRAC University, 2004)Global technological change has significant impact on lower skilled female textile and garment workers in Thailand, as it brings new machines and manufacturing processes into the company. This study aims at identifying the ... -
Discourse of gender: conflicting ideologies vs. social policies
(BRAC University, 2004)It is undeniable the influence that ‘ideology’ has in shaping our thoughts and how we perceive the world at large, as is undeniable the significant role it plays in maintaining the balance of power in a society. It may ... -
Mathmatical formulations of the basic diffusion equation: a discussion
(BRAC University, 2004)A discussion is made on the possible forms of mathematical formulations for the basic diffusion equation. The formulations have been derived from the law of motion. It is shown that the assumption of Stokes resistance leads ... -
Effects of different animal manures on yield quality and nutrient uptake by Mustard CV. Agrani
(BRAC University, 2004)A pot experiment was carried out at the researcher’s net house of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh from November 2003 to February 2004 to find out the effects of different animal manure on yield, quality and ... -
Exploration activities in Bangladesh Gas
(BRAC University, 2004)Bangladesh, which constitutes one of the largest deltas of the world, has proved its hydrocarbon potentiality through discovery of 22 gas fields during the course of drilling only 65 wells over a period of last 90 sporadic ... -
Exploring the household compositions of female sex-workers in brothels: Daulatdia, a case study
(BRAC University, 2004)The paper looks into the household composition of female sex-workers in Daulatdia Brothel, Bangladesh to understand the concept of ‘power’ within these households. Based on a limited number semi-structured interviews of ... -
Interventions in water supply for the urban poor sustainability of the NGO-approach
(BRAC University, 2004)Kofee Annan described the inability of a huge number of urban poor in the third world to access proper water and sewerage facilities, leading to many socio-economic and physical difficulties, as an affront to human dignity. ... -
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 ... -
Local level politics in Bangladesh: Organization and process
(BRAC University, 2004)This paper focuses on local level politics and the organization of political parties to examine how the political leaders mobilize their supporters at the local level. The involvement of local people is also analyzed here. ... -
IT strategies for Business competitiveness in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2004)In the growth envelope, Information & Communication Technology plays the facilitating role of revitalizing the competitiveness of businesses across any country. This article offers a pedagogical perspective on ICT enabling ... -
Lethal love and haunted houses: the maternal problematic in Toni Morrison
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Interfacing arrangement and software development for acquisition and analysis of respiratory data
(BRAC University, 2004)Lung diseases are still major killers in Bangladesh due to absence of proper diagnostic equipment primarily because of high cost. Indigenous development of transducer, hardware interface and application software can bring ... -
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 ...
