Manchester tackles failure rate of Asian students

Aiding Asian Students' Welfare

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Determinants of the Timing of Bank Failure in Ten Asian Countries

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of the timing of bank failure/merger in 10 Asian countries over the period of 1999-2007 using a multivariate logit model and a split population duration analysis. Apart from bank-specific information, we also focus on the effects of macroeconomic and financial characteristics. The following empirical findings are obtained. First, the resu...

Attitudes of Asian medical students towards smoking.

BACKGROUND There have been numerous studies on smoking habits among young adults in developed countries. Similar data from developing countries are scanty. METHODS A survey of medical students from one of the medical colleges in Pakistan assessed their smoking habits and attitudes towards smoking. In June 1993 a coded survey questionnaire was sent to each medical student at The Aga Khan Medic...

Asian Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure (ASIAN-HF) registry.

AIMS Our aim is to determine mortality and morbidity in Asian patients under clinical management for heart failure (HF). Specifically, we will define the incidence of, and risk factors for, sudden cardiac death, as well as the socio-cultural factors influencing therapeutic choices in these patients. Methods This is a prospective observational multinational Asian registry of 5000 patients with s...