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O (log over(m, -) . log N) routing algorithm for (2 log N - 1)-stage switching networks and beyond
(© 2014 Elsevier Inc., 2014)This paper addresses routing algorithm for a classic network called rearrangeable network with a complexity which is minimum than any other reported algorithms in this class. A new routing algorithm is presented for symmetric ... -
Offshoring and occupational wages: some empirical evidence
Offshoring has changed the pattern of international competition; labor in specific occupations rather than whole firms and sectors are now facing competition. Accordingly, wages in offshorable occupations are affected in ... -
On the triangular relationship between political corruption, gender inequality, and socio-economic development in Bangladesh
(© 2003 Bangladesh Development Initiative & The University Press Limited., 2003-04)The book contains articles from a variety of disciplines held together by a common thread: socio-economic development of Bangladesh. The articles are grouped together by their disciples such as political science, social ... -
Open innovation: reaching out to the grass roots through SMEs - exploring issues of opportunities and challenges to reach economic sustainability
(© 2016 IGI Global, 6/27/2016)While talking about successful entrepreneurship and value addition within an enterprise through innovation, one could realize that the innovation paradigm has been shifted from simple introduction of new ideas and products ... -
Optical solitons in negative-index meta-materials
(© 2013 IEEE, 2013)The nonlinear propagation of gigahertz electromagnetic wave propagation in the resonant region of a negative index meta-material is investigated. It is found that the negative refractive index is maintained within a narrow ... -
Optimization of photonic crystal waveguide based optical filter
(© 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014)In the emerging field of signal processing and optical communication technologies, photonic integrated circuits based on Photonic Crystals are being immensely favoured. Photonic crystals possess the property of inhibiting ... -
Optimizing oral drug delivery using lipid based formulations
(© 2014 International Research Journal of Pharmacy, 2014)A great challenge facing the pharmaceutical scientists is transforming the new pharmacologically active lipophilic compounds that are poorly water soluble into orally administered medications with sufficient bioavailability. ... -
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 ... -
Output regulated one-switch three-phase boost and boost-buck (SEPIC) PFC rectifiers
(© 2016 IEEE, 2016-11-22)New output regulated one-switch boost and boost-buck three phase rectifiers are presented in this paper. Proposed three phase ac-dc converters have power factor correction (PFC) and input current shaping facility in one ... -
Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(© 2017 Elsevier B.V., 2017-01-01)Objectives The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (0–12 years) and adolescents (13–19 years) has emerged as a major public health threat in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, there is a serious paucity ... -
The parental bonding instrument: a psychometric measure to assess parenting practices in the homes in Bangladesh
(© 2017 Elsevier., 2017-02)There is growing importance of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) in clinical practice and research on parenting and parental bonding. Since the development of this diagnostic tool (Parker et al., Brit. J. Med. Psycho.1979; ... -
Parents' personality and their expectations about child's development
(© 2016 Universal Journal of Psychology., 2016)The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of parent's personality on their expectations about the development of their children. It was hypothesized that Big-five personality would predict parental ... -
Participation in the workplace: gender perspectives from Bangladesh
(© 2004 Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2004)Studies on participation in organizational decision making in the context of developing countries are limited, especially from a gender perspective. Based on a survey of government and private sector employees in Dhaka, ... -
Participatory environmental governance and climate change adaptation: mainstreaming of tidal river management in South-West Bangladesh
Climate change as a human-induced phenomenon in one hand and the government to governance shift on the other, participatory environmental governance involving wider and deeper participation of civil society in environmental ... -
Patient satisfaction with health services in Bangladesh
(© 2007 The Author, Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine., 2007)Concern over the quality of health care services in Bangladesh has led to loss of faith in public and private hospitals, low utilization of public health facilities, and increasing outflow of Bangladeshi patients to ... -
Per pill price differences across therapeutic categories: a study of the essential drug brands marketed by multinational and local pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh
(© 2009 Academic Journals, 2009-12)The objective of this study was to comprehend the pricing differentiation of essential drugs between the local pharmaceutical companies (LPC) and multinational pharmaceutical companies (MNC) of Bangladesh. Thirty five ... -
Perception of education quality in private universities of Bangladesh: A study from students' perspective
Quality of education has been a concern for decades. Gradually it is becoming more specialised and commercialised throughout the world. In this study a sample of 400 students were taken from the five renowned private ... -
Perceptions of quality across the maternal care continuum in the context of a health financing intervention: Evidence from a mixed methods study in rural Malawi
(© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-06-08)Background: In 2013, Malawi with its development partners introduced a Results-Based Financing for Maternal and Newborn Health (RBF4MNH) intervention to improve the quality of maternal and newborn health-care services. ... -
Performance analysis of multicarrier code division multiple access over rayleigh fading channel
(© 2012 Trans Tech Publications, 2011)Recently, multi-carrier transmission schemes have been introduced into Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems to gain advantages for high data rate transmission as well as security. Due to pseudorandom code there is ... -
The performance analysis of private conventional banks: a case study of Bangladesh
(© 2013 IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 2013-08)This study attempts primarily to measure the financial performance of some selected privatecommercial banks in Bangladesh for the period 2006-2011 and to identify whether any relationship exists between a bank’s years of ...
