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Life writing: Straddling fact and fiction
(BRAC University, 2006)Traditionally any autobiographic writing is expected to document past in retrospect just like history. But memoirs like Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family and Sheila Ortiz Taylor and Sandra Ortiz Taylor’s Imaginary ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Management accounting development and practices in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2006)The more the development of the market economy, the more the significance of management accounting. To keep pace with this increasing market economy, it becomes imperative for the organizations to adopt new management ... -
Mathematical modeling of health service utilization data using multiple logistic regression
(BRAC University, 2011)Many women in Nepal experience life threatening complications during pregnancy and child birth. Place of delivery is an important aspect of maternal health services. By delivery at a health institution, women receive ... -
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 ... -
Measurement of the concentrations of fluorine in the soil of different areas of Savar and its effects on Environment
(BRAC University, 2007)To find out the concentration of Fluorine, soil samples were collected from ten different agricultural lands of different places of Savar which were measured by using proton induced gamma rays emission (PIGE) technique. ... -
Migration, urbanization, industrialization, export promotion and economic development
(BRAC University, 2005)Import substitution was the main trend of industrial and trade policy after the World War Two. This policy in now disfavored and almost all developing countries are at present trying to increase exports to become developed. ... -
Millennium development goal of improving maternal health Bangladesh: a review of concepts
(BRAC University, 2008)Bangladesh is one of the signatories to the Millennium Declaration 2000, of which, improving maternal health is one of eight goals. Along with the global targets of reducing maternal mortality rate by three quarters between ... -
Morbidities among older people in Bangladesh: evidence from an ageing survey
(BRAC University, 2006)In recent decades, the population structure in many countries has been reshaping due to combined effect of falling fertility and increased life expectancy. Because of demographic interaction, a trend of increasing proportion ... -
Mother and transgendered son: a study of gender role conflict in Sherwood Anderson’s “mother”
(© 2016 Published by BRAC University, 2016-10)In a conventional society men are expected to be masculine. Unlike women, they must be resolute, authoritarian and truculent. In comparison to men, women are presumed to exhibit feminine gender traits like submissiveness, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Multisegment integration technique for post-buckling analysis of a pinned-fixed slender elastic rod
(BRAC University, 2008)This paper investigates the post-buckling behavior of a slender axially inextensible elastic rod with pinned-fixed end. The set of five first order nonlinear ordinary differential equations with boundary conditions specified ... -
A new approach on the torison and curvature tensors in supermanifolds
(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 ... -
A new technique of PWM boost inverter for solar home application
(BRAC University, 2007)This paper analyzes the procedural approach and benefits of applying optimization techniques to the design of a boost dc-ac converter with solar cell as an input. The analysis is performed based on the particular 12V DC ... -
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 ... -
A note on the choice of the smoothing parameter in the kernel dinsity estimate
(BRAC University, 2009)Among different density estimation procedures, the kernel density estimation has attracted the most attention. In this paper, the choices for smoothing parameter is discussed when the widely used Gaussian kernel is used ... -
The notion of women as bearers of culture in Monica Ali's Brick Lane
(BRAC University, 2010)Alistair Cormack (2006) describes Brick Lane as a 'post-colonial story' with a 'realist narrative'; to a post-colonial critic, this has many implications. Yet looking at this text from a feminist point of view has many ... -
Numerical approximation of a nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation
(BRAC University, 2008)We consider the Allen-Cahn model of phase transitions. We approximate the problem using finite difference method in space coupled with several explicit and implicit methods in time and compare the solutions. We present ...