This study examines the timeliness of write-downs taken by U.S. financial institutions during the financial crisis of 2007-2008. The timeliness of write-downs is measured by benchmarking the quarterly accounting write-down schedule with the devaluation schedule implied by credit indices such as the ABX. The results show that accounting write-downs are less timely than the devaluations implied b...

Introduction: Down syndrome is one of the most common cause congenital malformation with mental retardation seen an estimated prevalence 1/600 – 1/800 births. A wide range abnormalities are seen, some which characteristic Downs syndrome. Objectives and Aim: The present study was aimed at studying various clinical features including dermatologlyphic patterns in to find any correlation heart dise...

GLUTAMINE-PRPP AMIDOTRANSFERASE (PURF)-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHORIBOSYL AMINE SYNTHESIS FROM RIBOSE-5PHOSPHATE AND GLUTAMINE OR ASPARAGINE* Mark J. Koenigsknecht‡, Itzel Ramos‡¶, and Diana M. Downs§ From the Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706 Running title: alternative phosphoribosyl amine synthesis Address correspondence to: Diana Downs, Department of Bact...