Large corporations fund their capital and operational expenses by issuing bonds with a variety of indexations, denominations, maturities and amortization schedules. We propose a multistage linear stochastic programming model that optimizes bond issuance by minimizing the mean funding cost while keeping leverage under control and insolvency risk at an acceptable level. The funding requirements a...

The present study examined the experiences and values of families caring for a mentally ill loved one within the context of a Christian faith community. Participants (n = 5,899) in 24 churches representing four Protestant denominations completed a survey describing their family’s stresses, strengths, faith practices and desires for assistance from the congregation. Results showed mental illness...

In the opinion of dialectical materialism, concept is developing with the deepening and broadening of human being's mind. The developing process of syndrome concept in traditional Chinese medicine also takes the same way. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the connotation of syndrome concept was defined and the embryonic form of syndrome differentiation of zang-fu viscera was formed. In the Song, J...

The paper presents a nancial market model that generates stochastic volatility using a minimal set of factors These factors formed by transformations of square root processes model the dynamics of di erent denominations of a benchmark portfolio Benchmarked prices are assumed to be local martin gales Numerical results for the pricing and hedging of basic derivatives on indices are described for ...

This paper reports on a research-in-progress investigation of the extent to which trends in information and communication technology (ICT) investments impact the future trends of three workforce demography measures in emerging societies: (1) the proportion of administrative and managerial positions held by women in those societies; (2) the proportion of professional and technical positions held...

FOR several years the National Association for Mental Health has run courses for chaplains in mental hospitals, and many of these have expressed the value of courses in their parish work. As a result of this, the National Association approached the London Churches' Group, expressing the hope that two pilot schemes might be organised; one south and one north of the river. Miss Proud, the General...

Because of their high specific surface area, optimum rheological characteristics and/or excellent sorptive capacity, certain clay minerals such as kaolinite, talc, montmorillonite, saponite, hectorite, palygorskite and sepiolite are extensively used in the formulation of various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. Whether as active ingredients or as ideal excipients, these minerals must compl...

In the present study, the authors examine the extent to which effects of individual religious involvement on self-assessed health are influenced by the religious context (i.e., religious involvement at the country level). The authors test their expectations using individual level data (N = 127,257) on 28 countries from the European Social Surveys (2002-2008). Results of multilevel analyses show...

Terminesp is a multilingual terminological resource with terms from a range of specialized domains. Along with definitions, notes, scientific denominations and provenance information, it includes translations from Spanish into a variety of languages. A linked data resource with these features would represent a potentially relevant source of knowledge for NLP-based applications. In this contribu...

A series of clues suggests that the concerns would have converged, over time, under academic label “social geography” were already well present, a century ago, also in Italian geography, albeit often other denominations. While denomination social geography was used Italy, likewise very soon, but to indicate something quite different from what we can understand today. This contribution therefore...