This study investigates the effectiveness of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)-traded Japanese 10- year JGB futures contract to hedge portfolios of Japanese bonds of differing maturity and credit quality, The bond portfolios ...

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of four types of out-of-hours emergency dental service, including both 'walk-in' and telephoneaccess services. Basic design Questionnaire survey of patients attending weekend emergency ...

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1. Syngnathids (Pisces, Syngnathidae: seahorses and pipefish) were investigated for their use as a flagship group to evaluate the conservation value of estuarine seagrass beds in estuaries in south-east Australia. Some ...

Reinforced concrete (RC) connections, designed prior to the implementation of earthquake design standards around the world, may not posses sufficient shear strength to withstand a seismic attack. Such connections will ...

Tuned liquid damper (TLD) is a special type of auxiliary damping device which relies on the sloshing of a liquid (water) in a container to counteract the forces acting on the structure. In this paper a new kind ofTLD with ...

In this paper, we describe how a project management-based application model was designed to implement sustainable urban renewal projects in Hong Kong. The model was based on project organizational structure, team structure, ...

Project management literature frequently refers to the role of the project executive sponsor, but does not address in any great depth the factors contributing to effective project sponsorship, a role increasingly associated ...

In this paper, a hybrid model is introduced which combines a linear regression model in parallel with a nonlinear regression model such as the Modified Probabilistic Neural Network (MPNN). This model provides a first ...