the prime objective of the study is to identify the long-run and short-run relationship between indian stock price viz., bse sensex (hereafter named as bse) and gold price (gold) in india. the daily closing price data were collected for the period of ten years ranging from 1st april 2004 to 31st march 2014 with 2490 observations. the study employed two models: model one used gold as dependent v...

Loess is widely deposited in arid and semi-arid areas characterized by low dry density, developed pore space, loose structure, which not commensurate with high structural strength shear the state. Many natural phenomena experimental results show that intact loess very sensitive to change of water content, a slight increase content can cause rapid reduction strength. Abundant information availab...

This study investigates the combined efficacy of waste-tire-derived aggregate (TDA) materials and hydrated lime on compactability, compressive strength swelling potential a highly expansive soil from South Australia. A total 21 mix-designs, covering comprehensive range soil–TDA–lime combinations, were examined through standard Proctor compaction, unconfined (UCS) oedometer swell tests. The mobi...

Reading comprehension ability consists of multiple cognitive processes, and cloze tests have long been claimed to measure this ability as a whole. However, since the introduction of cloze test, different varieties of it have been proposed by the testers. Thus, the present study was an attempt to examine the relatedness of Cloze-Elide test, Multiple-choice (MC) cloze test, and C-test as three di...

background: the knee joint is prone to injury because of its complexity and weight-bearing function. anterior cruciate ligament (acl) ruptures happen in young and physically active population and can result in instability, meniscal tears, and articular cartilage damage. the aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of lachman and anterior drawer test in acl injury in compare with arthroscop...

there are many tests for diagnosis of myasthenia gravis including tensilon test and ice test.to compare the ice test with tensilon test in sub jects with myasthenic and nonmyasthenic ptosis a process research study was designed. this study was performed in patients complaining of acquired ptosis in the neuro-ophthalmology center of farabi hospital. all 156 patients were tested with ice pack and...