This paper investigates association between portfolio returns and higher-order systematic co-moments at different timescales obtained through wavelet multiscalinga technique that decomposes a given return series into different timescales enabling investigation at different return intervals. For some portfolios, the relative risk positions indicated by systematic co-moments at higher timescales ...

distinguishing the susceptible areas to landslide using different landslide susceptibility mapping (lsm) models is one of the primitive and basic works to reduce probable damages and reduce risk. the main purpose of this research is the efficiency evaluation of four methods including information value (winf), valuing area accumulation (wa), analytical hierarchy process (ahp), kopta-joshi propos...

This article is dedicated to the case study of television discourse in Kazakhstan. Using communicative and pragmatic approach, author studies causes “mankurtism” occurrence on Kazakhstani television. Referring research Kazakh linguists, considers issue related observance language balance 50/50, according which share broadcasting shall account for 50 percent, another percent reserved Russian. me...

the high occurrence of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (uemsds) in iranian ironwork industries indicates a need to assess the risk factors of the disorders at such workplaces. in order to prevent such disorders, the occupational repetitive actions (ocra) carried out to obtain an integrated assessment of the various risk factors, classify different jobs and suggest ergonomic designing ...

• The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI) have collaborated to develop the EBRI/ICI 401(k) Accumulation Projection Model. This model examines how 401(k) assets might contribute to retirement income for future retirees based on decisions workers make throughout their careers and finds that the median replacement rate from 401(k) accumulations dep...

This study was initiated in order to estimate and compare the occurrence of nutritional anemia in three groups of adolescents and young adults. The first group comprised 159 individuals aged 14-21, who had been previously screened for thalassemia in three Connecticut cities. The second group was made up of 163 Derby High School students, aged 14-18, who had also been previously screened for tha...