The Pandemic A Leap Of Faith - Covid-19 Vaccine Fatwa in Indonesia Religious Institutions Independence and Rival Politics

Imagine where we are in 2019. We are still living in best possible way, we gather, we socialize, and we celebrate plenty of things together with our loved one without worry. The 2019 is just two years ago, but in certainly feels like longer than that. Now, we are at the year of 2021. The pandemic has beeb with us for 17 months now. The countres all over the worlds loosen and tighten its boreder as the pandemics evolve into certainty when the vaccinations held. Indees, the catastrophic of the pandemics didn't just leave us behind, many of us losing out loved one and in grief. Yet we are still hopeful of the future especialyy when Science nurtured our thinking while God is with all of us at heart

Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut: proceedings of the International Workshop, 6-9 Oct 1987, ICRISAT Center, India

An introduction by L. D. Swindale, including a general overview of the problem of aflatoxin contamination of groundnut and objectives and structure of the workshop, is followed by papers presented at the workshop in sessions on: importance of aflatoxins; aflatoxins and trade in groundnuts; aflatoxins in groundnut, monitoring and action at national level; removal of aflatoxins; methods for aflatoxin analysis; research on aflatoxin contamination of groundnut, general and genetic resistance. Group discussion reports are presented on: evaluation and monitoring of aflatoxin contamination of groundnuts and groundnut products; analytical methods for aflatoxins in groundnuts and groundnut products; research on on-farm control of aflatoxin contamination; research on control of aflatoxin contamination with reference to storage, transit, processing, etc. Recommendations on information and training, strategies and research needs are made. The individual papers are abstracted elsewher

Annual Report of the University, 1972-1973, Volumes 1-3

At the varsity level, our teams have competed in the following sports: football, basketball, track, cross country, baseball, tennis, wrestling, swimming, golf, gymnastics and skiing. Junior varsity teams played regular schedules in football and basketball. A total of 167 athletes received major letter awards; 21 freshmen athletes were awarded numerals in basketball and football making a grand total of 188

Investments unwrapped : demystifying and automating technical analysis and hedge-fund strategies

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-570).In this thesis we use nonlinear and linear estimation techniques to model two common investment strategies: hedge funds and technical analysis. Our models provide transparent and low-cost alternatives to these two nontransparent, and in some cases prohibitively costly, financial approaches. In the case of hedge funds, we estimate linear factor models to create passive replicating portfolios of common exchange-traded instruments, that provide similar risk exposures as hedge funds, but at lower cost and with greater transparency. While the performance of linear clones is generally inferior to their hedge-fund counterparts, in some cases the clones perform well enough to warrant serious consideration as low-cost passive alternatives to hedge funds. In the case of technical analysis - also known as "charting" - we develop an algorithm based on neural networks that formalizes and automates the highly subjective technical practice of detecting, with the naked eye, certain geometric patterns that appear on price charts and that are believed to have predictive value. We then evaluate the predictive ability of these technical patterns by applying our algorithm to stocks and exchange rates data for a number of stocks and currencies over many time periods, and comparing the unconditional distribution of returns to the return distribution conditional on the occurrence of technical patterns.(cont.) We find that several technical patterns do provide incremental information, suggesting that technical analysis may add value to the investment process. To further demystify the highly controversial practice of technical analysis, we complement our implementation and validation study with a historical overview of the field and interviews with its leading practitioners.by Jasmina Hasanhodzic.Ph.D