Recent protest movements brought attention to the one percent, a segment of the population that is critical to understanding inequality and social mobility but that attracts relatively little research attention. In this article, I survey current research on the one percent in the United States. I distinguish income from wealth and show that both are very concentrated but that the concentration ...

The taxonomy of perennial Sesuvium species in Africa has been poorly investigated until now. Previously five perennial species of Sesuvium were recognised in Africa (S. congense, S. crithmoides, S. mesembryanthemoides, S. portulacastrum, and S. sesuvioides). Based on the differing number of stamens, S. ayresii is accepted here as being distinct from S. portulacastrum. Field observations in Ango...

The antioxidant activities of the ethanol extract, its benzene and chloroform fraction from seed aril of Myristica malabarica (Myristicaceae) were assessed in an effort to validate the hepatoprotective potency of this plant. The extract and the fractions showed scavenging of 1, 1-diphenyl-2picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and inhibition of ABTS radical in vitro. Antioxidant activities of the extra...

Background and Aims: The Clusiaceae family is known for its bioactive compounds with beneficial antioxidant anti-inflammatory properties. objectives of this study were to 1) identify quantify the individual polyphenol in methanolic extract from peel, pulp aril fruit Clusia quadrangula by UPLC-MSMS, evaluate their properties, 2) analyze fatty acid profile, minerals composition 3) determine antib...

From 1995 to 1998, more than 90 percent of mid-range IPOs were charged underwriter fees, or spreads, of exactly seven percent, even though evidence suggests that economies of scale in the size of the offering should allow for lower fees. Chen and Ritter (2000) offer collusion as a possible explanation based on empirical analysis and observation. Alternatively, we investigate whether the spreads...

Abstract – Introduction. Pithecellobium dulce is a legume native to tropical America that produces edible arils which can be white or red. The plant is also grown in Asia and, to date, predominantly fruits produced in Asia have been the subject of scientific studies. We studied white and red arils produced in America. Materials and methods. White aril and red aril fruits were evaluated in an ar...