I review the state of empirical asset pricing devoted to understanding crosssectional differences in average rates of return. Both methodologies and empirical evidence are surveyed. Tremendous progress has been made in understanding return patterns. At the same time, there is a need to synthesize the huge amount of collected evidence.

In recognition of the critical need to improve food security for Aboriginal people in Victoria, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) partnered with SecondBite, an Australian food rescue organisation. In 2013, the two organisations initiated a crosssectional survey of community food programs (CFPs) targeting Victorian Aboriginal people. CFPs describe any ini...

Diabetes Mellitus management compliance in the important aspect controlling blood sugar levels. Compliance is inseparable from knowledge and attitudes of individuals because these factors are main drivers shaping a behavior. This study aims to determine relationship between patients with adherence diabetes mellitus specific polyclinic RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang. research was conducted special cl...

Introduction. Circadian rhythm, sleep and rest are of great importance for the proper functioning body. They have an impact on numerous organ functions human health in general. The aim this study was to analyze circadian associated with working population. Material Methods. research designed as a crosssectional study. A questionnaire created instrument population who used services Eye Clinic ?E...

BPRS is part of the banking system which has become large enough for Indonesia's economy, tend to have more actively market their products in traditional markets or village, from results these remittances bank profit advantage. With pengefektifan gathering together and channelling funds then it will get maximum profit. Therefore this research aims analyze effect efficiency profitability Indones...

This research studied the optimal design of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) muscle wire bundle actuators. Current literature describes the use of multiple muscle wires placed in parallel to increase the lifting capabilities of an SMA actuator, which however, is limited to wires of like-diameter. A constrained optimization problem was formulated, with constraints on the maximum number of wires, voltage...

Are Extension healthy youth programs needed in highly educated U.S. communities? To answer this question, 175 children from four public elementary schools in Corvallis, Oregon, self-reported in a crosssectional study their dietary intake, and 71 children provided a blood sample for measuring vitamin D concentrations. Most children had insufficient blood vitamin D and reported a diet insufficien...

In most countries, females live several years longer than males. Many biological and behavioral reasons have been presented in the scientific literature to explain this “female advantage.” A crosssectional regression study, using 50 explanatory variables and data collected from 169 countries, provides support to the behavioral hypothesis. Four variables, unrelated to biological sex differences,...

Cystic pancreatic neoplasms are uncommon, but are being seen more frequently due to the widespread use of crosssectional imaging. In this article, we will address the clinical and imaging features of the more commonly seen neoplasms. Points of differentiation between these neoplasms, the use of cyst fluid analysis and an approach to the incidentally discovered cystic mass will be addressed.

The conventional wisdom views high levels of education as a prerequisite for democracy. This paper shows that existing evidence for this view is based on crosssectional correlations, which disappear once we look at within-country variation. In other words, there is no evidence that countries that increase their education are more hkely to become democratic.