GDP Forecast for Australia

Using sample data from 1960 to 2006, GDP forecasts upto 2050 has been prepared for the Australian economy using the VAR methodology.VAR, Australia, GDP, Forecasting

Determinants of FII Inflows:India

This paper attempts to identify the important determinants of foreign institutional investments (FII) into India. The issue is extremely important for contemporary policy making since managing the large foreign inflows into India in recent times has come to haunt both the RBI and the Government. It is hoped the insight offered by this paper will help us identify the important determinants of FII inflows into India, the knowledge of which can be used to construct suitable policies to manage the problem of large foreign inflows into our economy.fii, inflows, capital, india, determinants

Demystifying Subprime Crisis

The article explains in lucid terms what the US Subprime Crisis is all about.subprime, crisis, US

Macromanagement and Business Environment: Analysis of the 1991 Indian Economic Crisis

In this paper, we discuss the importance that macroeconomic management, policies and stability have on promoting the business environment of a country. For this purpose, the analysis of the 1991 Balance of Payments (BoP) crisis in India has been done to show how poor macroeconomic management of the Indian economy during the 1980s precipitated the BoP crisis in 1991 and led to the disruption of business environment during the crisis phase. We then look at how the subsequent corrective macroeconomic management and policies led to the restoration and improvement of the business climate in the economy.BOP;India;Crisis;Reforms;1991

Motivations for Remittances: Evidence from Moldova

This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have migrants abroad. Unlike most of the existing literature, we approach our research question from the perspective of the recipient household and use it to interpret the determinants/motivations of remittances. Our results show that a combination of household and migrant characteristics and some community level variables are the key elements in explaining the remittance behaviour in Moldova. Drawing from these estimates, we conclude that altruism and investment (proxied by the level of economic development at the regional level) are the two main motives behind remittance flows to Moldova.remittances, migration, Moldova

The Bollywood Item Number: From Mujra to Modern Day Ramifications

This thesis deals with the “item number” genre of Bollywood song and dance sequences. I argue that the item song has evolved from a combination of the historically rich culture of prostitution in old India and the western influence of modern times; and that it contributes highly to the male dominated patriarchal society perpetuated by Hindi films by means of the voyeuristic male gaze and objectification of the female body. In conjunction with this research I choreographed a dance called Item No. 3 that was performed in Scripps Dances 2013. A discussion of the significance and decisions behind the choreography is also included in this written document. A record of the performance as available on DVD through the Scripps College Dance Department or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVNztFuezEc

Site-Specific Fluorescent Labeling of Nascent Proteins on the Translating Ribosome

As newly synthesized proteins emerge from the ribosome, they interact with a variety of cotranslational cellular machineries that facilitate their proper folding, maturation, and localization. These interactions are essential for proper function of the cell, and the ability to study these events is crucial to understanding cellular protein biogenesis. To this end, we have developed a highly efficient method to generate ribosomenascent chain complexes (RNCs) site-specifically labeled with a fluorescent dye on the nascent polypeptide. The fluorescent RNC provides real-time, quantitative information on its cotranslational interaction with the signal recognition particle and will be a valuable tool in elucidating the role of the translating ribosome in numerous biochemical pathways

Electronic chip cooling in horizontal configuration using fluent-gambit

In electronic equipments, thermal management is indispensable for its longevity and hence it is once of the important topics of current research. These electronic equipments are virtually synonyms with modern life, for instance appliances, instruments and computer specifications. The dissipation of heat is necessary for its proper function. The heat is generated by the resistance encountered by electric current. This has been further hastened by the continued miniaturization of electronic systems which causes increase in the amount of heat generation per unit volume by many folds. Unless proper cooling arrangement is designed, the operating temperature exceeds permissible limit. As a consequence, chances of failure get increased. A typical electronic system consists of several wire boards, known as printed circuit board (PCB), on which large numbers of components are mounted. These PCBs are housed in an enclosure to protect them from detrimental affect of environment, and also to protect users from electronic hazards. The enclosure has large number of vents on it to facilitate passage of cooling air. The flow of air over the components is maintained either by fan or by free convection generated due to heated components. The rate of the cooling of components strongly depends on the shape and size of the enclosure, and also on the shape, size and location of vents. The objective of the present study is to investigate the influences of these parameters on cooling of the components. In this project, the heat and fluid characteristics of air in a 3-D horizontal channel with multiple square obstructions have been considered. The problem will be solved by using the software package FLUENT-GAMBIT. The stream lines and will be plotted for visualization and to study the heat transfer phenomena. FLUENT is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software package to simulate fluid flow problems. It uses the finite-volume method to solve the governing equations for a fluid. It provides the capability to use different physical models such as incompressible or compressible, in viscid or viscous, laminar or turbulent, etc. Geometry and grid generation is done using GAMBIT which is the preprocessor bundled with FLUENT

Molecular Mechanism of Co-translational Protein Targeting by the Signal Recognition Particle

The signal recognition particle (SRP) is a key component of the cellular machinery that couples the ongoing synthesis of proteins to their proper localization, and has often served as a paradigm for understanding the molecular basis of protein localization within the cell. The SRP pathway exemplifies several key molecular events required for protein targeting to cellular membranes: the specific recognition of signal sequences on cargo proteins, the efficient delivery of cargo to the target membrane, the productive unloading of cargo to the translocation machinery and the precise spatial and temporal coordination of these molecular events. Here we highlight recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying this pathway, and discuss new questions raised by these findings