Private equity is still a relatively young asset class, with some unique characteristics. One feature is the very irregular timing of cashflows, and a consequence of this is that private equity relies on measures of returns that are not standard in other asset classes. As such, new investors can be unclear or unaware of the differences between the common methods for measuring private equity per...

1College of Medicine, Tikrit, Iraq. 2Public Health Laboratory, Al-Tameem, Iraq. 3Directorate of Health, Al-Tameem, Iraq. Received: 12/02/2002; accepted: 14/05/2002 ABSTRACT To determine the rates of malarial infection in different areas of Al-Tameem province, we conducted a cross-sectional study from 1991 to 2000. We found an overall infection rate of 0.76% by Plasmodium vivax. Infection rates ...

OBJECTIVES We sought to characterize substance use patterns in young men who have sex with men (MSM) in 7 US urban areas and sociodemographic characteristics and history associated with such use. METHODS We examined data collected from 1994 through 1998 in a venue-based, cross-sectional survey. RESULTS Among the 3492 participants, 66% reported use of illicit drugs; 28%, use of 3 or more dru...

Objectives: To determine the knowledge, attitude & behaviour on neonatal jaundice of postnatal mothers in Provincial General Hospital (PGH), Badulla. Method: In this observational cross-sectional study, 396 mothers, who delivered at PGH Badulla from 1 st May 2010 to 15 th June 2010, were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was used to assess the participant’s knowled...

They state that people “aged 16-24 years...were significantly more likely to ride more if they did not have to wear a helmet”. This is only found to be true when compared to those aged 55+ but is not shown to be the case compared to the broader adult population. If the intent is to state those aged 16-24 years are significantly more likely than not to cycle more, this is clearly not true as sig...

Survey response rates are an important measure of the quality of a survey; this is true for both longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys. However, the concept of a response rate in the context of a panel survey is more complex than is the case for a cross-sectional survey. There are typically many different response rates that can be calculated for a panel survey, each of which may be relevant...

Objectives: The greater satisfaction of residents in nonuniversity hospitals in Japan found in a previous survey may reflect a better educational environment in these hospitals compared to university hospitals. We aimed to compare the educational environment of university hospitals and nonuniversity hospitals. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was sent to 6725 1styear resident physicians. The P...

Objective: The aim of current study was to investigate breakfast consumption between rural and urban among Inner Mongolia Medical University students, China. Method: From December 2010 to January 2011, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among medical students in the Inner Mongolia Medical University using a self-administered questionnaire. X2 was used to identify the differences between rur...

Boundedly rational consumers rely on their social environment as a source of information. Drawing upon psychological theories about social comparison processes, we hypothesize that social reference groups underlie market segments. New reference groups can emerge from social comparison processes, leading to the establishment of new submarkets and the evolution of aggregate consumer heterogeneity...

The aim of this study is to assess the organizational commitment among shift workers in ferroalloy industries of Odisha, India. Odisha is an under-developed state of India having full of natural resources. Many industries, particularly based on ferroalloys, have been set up in Odisha. Organisational commitment has been always a major issue in all types of organizations. To establish possible re...