Background—Cardiac mortality rates vary substantially between countries and ethnic groups. It is unclear, however, whether South Asian, Chinese, and white populations have a variable prognosis after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). To clarify this association, we compared mortality, use of revascularization procedures, and risk of recurrent AMI and hospitalization for heart failure between th...

Democracy the much popular and highly debated concept in present times has become an objective of maximum countries to be achieved around the world. It is the concept of a state which provides the great values of freedom and rights to each and every individual without any discrimination which further indicates the equality among all. Democracy strives towards equality and representation of ever...

INTRODUCTION Nearly all smokers in high-income Western countries report that they regret smoking (Fong, G. T., Hammond, D., Laux, F. L., Zanna, M. P., Cummings, M. K., Borland, R., & Ross, H. [2004]. The near-universal experience of regret among smokers in four countries: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Survey. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 6, S341-S351. doi:1...

in the last decades, rice yields in south asian countries grew tremendously in one hand and a noticeable yield fluctuation on the other. the objective of this study was to examine the rice yield distributions, estimate yield risks at country level, and compare risks between five countries namely afghanistan, bangladesh, nepal, sri lanka, and pakistan. anderson darling (ad) test was applied to t...

This paper fist examines three set of bivariate cointegrations between any two of current accounts, stock markets, and currency exchange markets in ten Asian countries. Furthermore, we examined the effect of country characters on this bivariate cointegration. Our findings suggest that for three sets of cointegration test, each sample country at least exists one cointegration. India consistently...

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The dependence of energy intensity (energy/GDP ratio) on the economic growth is studied in details for panel South Asian economies. Typically, it assumed that technological advanced developed economies a negative relationship between and valid due to declining trends developing positive valid. However, if trend effects are removed, may not be saving under world. This main hypothesis this study....

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as Avian Flu, emerged in Hong Kong in 1996-97, and by June 2007 had resulted in outbreaks in poultry or wild birds in nearly sixty countries and 317 human cases, including 191 deaths. South-East and East Asia were the earliest affected regions. Between the end of 2003 and the beginning of 2004, Avian Flu infections of poultry were suddenly...

Early marriage, defined as marriage before the age of 18, is mainly practiced in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where over one third of African girls and nearly a half of South Asian girls are married during childhood. In subSaharan Africa, the highest rates of child marriage are found in West Africa, in countries such as Niger, Chad and Mali. However, in East Africa, the numbers of girls m...

In an environment of increasing importance of South–South bilateral trade partnerships, we assess the potential for improving bilateral trade between India and five Central Asian countries in this paper, and construct a trade potential index. We find huge untapped potential for increasing trade, and that India and Central Asia would benefit from policies that encourage trade, including bilatera...