in this paper, the pricing of a european call option on the underlying asset is performed by using a monte carlo method, one of the powerful simulation methods, where the price development of the asset is simulated and value of the claim is computed in terms of an expected value. the proposed approach, applied in monte carlo simulation, is based on the black-scholes equation which generally def...

introduction: risk is an essential component in the production and sale of agricultural products. due to the nature of agricultural products, the people who act in this area including farmers and businesspersons encounter unpredictable fluctuations of prices. on the other hand, the firms that process agricultural products also face fluctuation of price of agricultural inputs. given that the can...

Fragmented care, with its inherent lack of continuity for physicians and patients, is a foremost concern in the inpatient hospital setting where shift-work may soon become the norm due to increased duty hour restrictions. Continuity of care is important for patient satisfaction and potentially patient outcomes. Increased fragmentation means more handoffs of patients from one physician’s care to...

Neurosurgical coverage for hospital emergency and trauma call has been a growing controversy for several years. Hospital emergency department surveys show difficulty either in getting coverage of specialty services in the emergency room (ER), or trouble finding neurosurgeons to whom to refer emergency problems. The American College of Emergency Physicians surveyed 4444 hospital emergency depart...

INTRODUCTION. Lifestyle-related risk factors: smoking, obesity, sedentariness and excess alcohol intake are among the most important known causes of cancer and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between these lifestyle-related risk factors for cancer/cardiovascular disease and working conditions among surgeons/anesthesiologists and other physicians. MAT...

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2010: 36(2) No no no no no no no. NO. I am not going to do on my own out-of-hours at night, or on the weekends for that matter. You must be high on some mind-altering chemical if you think I’m going back to something it took me over 10 years to kick. Like all addicts, I hadn’t chosen to become addicted to out-of-hours. My peers had introduced me to it. Go on...

This commentary examines the incursion on the neutrality of medical personnel now taking place as part of the human rights crises in Bahrain and Syria, and the ethical dilemmas which these incursions place not only in front of physicians practicing in those nations, but in front of the international community as a whole.In Bahrain, physicians have recently received harsh prison terms, apparentl...