We have known Pye's Surgical Handicraft since the time it was first published in the faroff days of 1884. We have seen many of the subsequent editions and now we have the eighth edition before us, fully revised and edited by Mr. Clayton G-reene, of St. Mary's Hospital. It is a splendid book and one of utmost value to the young practitioner, the House surgeon, and the student. The new edition has

In this study we estimate technical efficiency of Indian commercial banks from 19892009 using a multiple-output generalized stochastic production frontier, and analyze the effects of financial sector reforms on measured efficiency. This generalized technique estimates technical efficiency in the presence of multiple outputs, filling a gap in the existing literature. Our results show that Indian...

Trade in services has grown more rapidly than merchandise trade. Information technology and business process outsourcing are among the fastest growing sectors in terms of services export.FDI is widely viewed as being one of the principal vehicles for the international transfer of technology. FDI results in increase in productive capital stock, technological growth, and facilitates transfer of m...

The purpose of this study was to assess trunk muscle fatigue in seated handicraft tasks using surface electromyography (sEMG) and visual analogue scale (VAS) ratings for trunk discomfort, and to assess the relationship of these responses. Twenty-three participants were randomly assigned to assumed crossed-leg and heel sitting postures for 30 min. Normalised median frequency (NMF) slopes for lum...

The Government’s initiative to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail has been a subject for debate for quite some time now. Indian retail sector has therefore attracted the attention of people from various fields including academia, industry, research organisations. The present study is undertaken to gain an insight about the present structure of Indian Retail ...

Precious metals have held a status of their own ever since discovery. Their use has not only been an indication power, status, and luxury, but also example intricate craft skills exhibited by artisans worldwide. Gold silver, perhaps the oldest precious most popular had diverse in various fields, including textiles. The incorporation these textiles led to production plethora textile crafts, each...

The online supply requirement management within a heterogonous environment represents a real challenge. While the traditional e-purchase is widely adopted, the e-barter seems to be an ambitious alternative. It is mainly solicited when suppliers might be unavailable or the delivery timeouts are important. Moreover, it reinforces the communication between the producer and his professional network...

Marta Kozicka Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) [email protected] Matthias Kalkuhl Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn [email protected] Shweta Saini Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) [email protected] Jan Brockhaus Center f...

The Indian education sector is constrained by cost but demand has been rising for cost-effective, robust software applications to deliver services for learning and administration. Existing systems are not scalable and require huge capex (Capital Expenditure) and IT staff to maintain the system, which has shifted the focus from the core education business to managing the overheads of IT operatio...