ten male merghoz goats with initial live weights of 29.2 ± 1.2 kg (mean±se) were used to investigate the effect of natural changes in photoperiod on dry matter intake (dmi) and reproductive activity during a 365 day study. the bucks were housed in individual pens, under natural daylength condition at west of iran, kermanshah (34˚ 18¢n and 47˚ 3¢e and 1420 m above sea level). a diet was offered ...

Using Markov-switching model, five return regimes are statislically determined for the monthly stock returns covering the period 1926 to 1992 and probabilistic inferences about these regimes are drawn. The results provide no support for the existence of the January effect. To account for the small-firm effect, again Markov-switching model Is applied to ten portfolios sorted by market value deci...

This study focused on the effects of different intervals between sessions of a hypercholesterolemia education class on post-intervention outcomes. The same comprehensive group-programme contents on hypercholesterolemia were delivered either monthly (for 6 months) or twice-monthly (for 3 months) by the same teaching professionals in a community setting. The twice-monthly programme included 46 pa...

Financial support from ESRC grant number L116251013, Macroeconomic Modelling and Policy Analysis in a Changing Word is gratefully acknowledged. The usual disclaimer applies. Seasonal roots can help to explain the seasonal fluctuations in macroeconomic time series. In this paper we concentrate on monthly data and look at different versions of Robinson's (1994) tests for testing unit roots and ot...

Bisphosphonates are the mainstay of treatment for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Despite numerous clinical trials documenting efficacy, tolerability, and safety of bisphosphonate therapy, long-term persistence and adherence to these agents remains low. This has serious consequences for patients with osteoporosis in that medication non-compliance is associated with significantly higher ...

Sir,?As a regular reader of your esteemed journal I want to draw your attention to a small error in your Editorial in the June 1947 issue (page 346), where under the heading 'The Twin Dominions and the Indian Medical Gazette' you state : 'The first number of this publication appeared in 1860 This journal is the oldest medical monthly of the Eastern hemisphere . . . Doubtless this is true as reg...