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Dividend smoothing, signaling and the global financial crisis: evidence from deposit money banks in Nigeria: 2008-2014

The study examines simultaneously the challenges associated with dividend signaling and smoothing. Several steps one of which will include empirically determining the relationship between dividend smoothing and signaling will be carried out. The paper will afterwards, make an effort to determine the impact of the global financial crisis GFC) on dividend stability of Deposit Money banks in Nigeria.

Comparative study on cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy with and without complimentary healing therapy

Background and objective: It is a well known fact that cancer is one of the leading causes of painful mortality worldwide. It is essential to find out ways and methods to reduce complications and reduce the pain of cancer patients. We are successfully practicing complimentary healing therapies for last many years and have worked on variety of diseases and problems and even got positive results. In present study, complimentary healing practices have been applied on chosen medically diagnosed cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Investigating effectiveness of in-service e-learning trainings of mehreghtesad bank on the basis of patrick model

Training and improving human resources are considered as types of beneficial investment and key factors in development when to be implemented properly they could have significant economic returns. On the other hand, development of information and communications technology (ICT) in organizations resulted in relying on efficient and proper use of new technologies, especially information and communication technology. This study presents investigating effectiveness of in-service e-learning trainings of Mehr Eghtesad Bank of Tehran according to Patrick model in 2016.

Financial deepening and manufacturing sector growth in

This study examined the impact of financial deepening on manufacturing sector performance in Nigeria. The study specifically assessed the relationship between the ratio of broad money to GDP and the contribution of the manufacturing sector to GDP in Nigeria; interest rate spread and the contribution of the manufacturing sector to GDP in Nigeria and to determine the relationship between the ratio of credit to the private sector to GDP and the contribution of the manufacturing sector to GDP in Nigeria. To achieve these objectives, the study adopted an ex-pose facto research design.

Analytic hierarchy process (ahp) for evaluation of project portfolios applied to research projects and development of bioen

This paper aims to provide information for assessing the performance of R&D project portfolios of the Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). The projects evaluation is developed using methodologies for support on multiple-criteria decision processes. In this research, it was performed the construction, adaptation, and validation of methods evaluation, for which one of the challenges was to incorporate progress processes in multi-criteria analysis, which was used for the ordination of projects and their composition in project portfolios.

Air pollution: state of art and prospects using data mining

Now-a-days air pollution is increasing at such a pace, that it has become a threat to environment as well as human health. So it is the need to analyze the air quality and conclude some measures to improve the quality of air. The elder people, new born babies, and the ones suffering from “chronic cardiopulmonary” diseases, “influenza” and “asthma” are the most exposed to mortality and serious morbidity effects from air pollutants.

The snowball effect: spiraling one simple idea into profitable research projects

The purpose of this exposition research is to provide a reflection of one logical, sound, and systematic approach of how to convert qualitative information to a quantitative Likert-type survey. The research process of data collection and data analysis revealed within provides reflections of an understanding of how one not need not have a grandiose vision in a formalized research agenda to conduct research where its outcomes can serve others in meaningful ways.

Diagnosis of air quality with respect to total suspended particles in the city of navojoa, sonora

Emissions of pollutants from the atmosphere, whether from artificial or natural sources, fixed or mobile, should be reduced and controlled to ensure satisfactory air quality for population well-being and ecological balance (Semarnat, 2014). Work on the diagnosis of air pollution is of prime importance for the selection and implementation of measures to ensure an adequate harmony between the various activities carried out in a territory in such a way that the environment is not harmed and be compatible the different Socio-economic activities (Cuesta et al., 2006).

Antimicrobial effect of pyomelanin extracted from pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pigmented bacterial isolates was isolated from various environmental samples. Vitek identification analysis and PCR analysis of 16SrRNA amplifying gene showed that this bacteria was related to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pigments was extracted with 1N HCl and ethanol.After extraction, pigment was subjected to various chemical analysis including thin layer chromatography, spectrophotometric analysis and gas chromatography –Mass spectrophotometric analysis.