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Subversive images of women in medieval English literature: a selective reading
(BRAC University, 2008)
It is commonly assumed that medieval society is hostile to women’s power. Women are continuously contained and constrained by the patriarchal norms of medieval Europe to strengthen the heroic ideals of masculinity, while ...
Factors determining the presence of glass ceiling and influencing women career advancement in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2008)
The purpose of the study is to examine the existence of glass ceiling in different industries and service sectors in Bangladesh. This study also attempts to identify the contributing factors which create the glass ceiling ...
Computational fluid dynamics study of flow behaviour in a single spacer filled membrane module
(BRAC University, 2008)
Membrane separation processes have added a new dimension to the traditional processes. The recent novel development in membrane processes have made it possible to use various different purposes at economical rates with ...
Vertical equity effect of subsidy to higher education in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2008)
Government shares of the total recurring budget of public universities and public degree colleges are very high. The paper analyzes equity effect of government subsidy among the students of poor and non-poor household in ...
Effects of land use changes on livelihood pattern of small farmers
(BRAC University, 2008)
In Bangladesh, the livelihood of rural people is dependent largely on agricultural activities but only the paddy production in small pieces of land is not sufficient to satisfy the needs for survival of the small farmers. ...
Multiple outliers detection: application to research & development spending and productivity growth
(BRAC University, 2008)
Multiple outliers are frequently encountered in applied studies in business and economics. Most of the practitioners depend on ordinary least squares (OLS) method for parameter estimation in regression analysis without ...
Foreign exchange risk management practices-a study in Indian scenario
(BRAC University, 2008)
Indian economy in the post-liberalization era has witnessed increasing awareness of the need for introduction of various risk management products to enable hedging against market risk in a cost effective way. This ...
Prospects and possibilities of introducing a common currency in SAARC countries
(BRAC University, 2008)
The growth of regional economic cooperation arrangement is one of the major developments in the post World War II period. The formation of regional integration has been greatly successful in bringing historically hostile ...
Does inconsistency with 'Fundamental principles of state policy' invalidate a law?
(BRAC University, 2008)
There is a struggle throughout the world on the issue of justiciability of socio-economic rights. It is forcefully argued that socio-economic rights should be given the same status as that of civil political rights. Ensuring ...
Study of sans distribution function for different particles at different conditions
(BRAC University, 2008)
The size and shape of a particle can be found out by the analysis of form factor distributions in small angle neutron scattering. In the present work, the form factors were calculated theoretically by computer program and ...