95 Pacific Economic Bulletin volume 24 number 2 july 2009 © the australian national University This article examines the volatility in Fiji’s foreign reserves—in particular, whether shocks have an asymmetrical effect on volatility and whether shocks have a persistent impact on volatility. In the pre-coup period (1975–86), shocks had a temporary effect on volatility; in the coup period (1987–200...

Complementary and Alternative medicine (CAM) is a highly visible part of contemporary health care and has got an important role in palliative cancer care (Pal and Mittal, 2003). No longer restricted to the lay sector and the medical fringe, such practices can be found in mainstream hospitals and cancer centers (Pal, 2002a). In the United States and in other more developed countries many million...

In the present world, well-organized use of information and communication technology has become a decisive success factor. Firms achieve competitive advantage by improving their IT services. Although not a solution in itself, IT facilitates the BPR process that allows organizations to do away with their existing set of rules and build new re-engineered processes. Therefore, BPR projects should ...

Traditional medicine mainly comprises of Indian Ayurveda, Arabic Unaini medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. In Asia and Latin America, populations continue to use traditional medicine as a result of historical circumstances and cultural beliefs. Traditional medicine accounts for around 40% of all health care delivered in China. Up to 80%: Of the population in Africa uses traditional medi...

Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most frequent causes of an acute abdomen requiring emergency surgery. Classically, the clinical findings consist of periumbilical pain migrating to the right lower quadrant, accompanied by fever and leukocytosis. However, the classic signs are not always present, and symptoms can be nonspecific and overlap with other causes of abdominal pain. Wh...

Efficient Customer Response (ECR) provides the framework for achieving goals of top-line sales growth with cost containment along with adding tremendous value to customers. It has been seen as one of the next generation strategic moves and paradigm shifts in supply chain management (SCM). This research project involved designing responsive supply chains for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) ind...

Catecholamines are the common name used for the hormones like epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and dopamine. Catecholamines are neurotransmitters which are involved in various regulatory processes and its involvement in various disorders like cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric has been extensively studied. The qualitative dynamics of the catecholamine synthesis a...

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