Global financial crisis and economic development

Financial crises - Asia ; Economic development

Analysis of financial crisis in Asia

Financial crises - Asia ; Asia

School choice and competition

Education

Resummation at finite conformal spin

We generalize the computation of anomalous dimension and correction to OPE coefficients at finite conformal spin considered recently in \cite{arXiv:1806.10919, arXiv:1808.00612} to arbitrary space-time dimensions. By using the inversion formula of Caron-Huot and the integral (Mellin) representation of conformal blocks, we show that the contribution from individual exchanges to anomalous dimensions and corrections to the OPE coefficients for "double-twist" operators $[\mathcal{O}_1\mathcal{O}_2]_{\Delta,J}$ in $s-$channel can be written at finite conformal spin in terms of generalized Wilson polynomials. This approach is democratic {\it wrt} space-time dimensions, thus generalizing the earlier findings to cases where closed form expressions of the conformal blocks are not available.Comment: Typos corrected, references added. JHEP versio

Reform for Midwest urban schools--conference summary

Education - Middle West - Chicago (Ill.)

Implications of Local Conflicts on Bilateral Relations: Cases of the Land Boundary and Enclave Conflicts on India-Bangladesh Relationship

The thesis argues that for long, inquiries on borders and borderland issues/conflicts have prioritised statist perspectives, whereby their representation comes to be articulated through the lens of its interests. In such discernments, inquiries into the ‘local’ interests, local productions of the space, and progressions of adaptation and resilience have been relegated to the footnotes of analysis. The problematique of the local’s non-appearance emerges within the processes of identifying, categorising and mediating in conflicts; which at the borders have predominantly remained contained by the rubrics of state power and national interests. The thesis engages with the resultant gaps which emerge between the indicated and observable outcomes of these processes in local sites of conflict, by problematising their corroborating pragmatisms and theoretical rationalisations. Moreover, by deconstructing the essentialisms of state credo which accentuate the practicalisation of its power, the research identifies the position of the local, as an integral component of a conflict setting, despite its nonappearance in analyses and dominant, discursive productions. Taking the Land Boundary Agreement (2015) as the case of review, the research explores the implications that this national-interest based bilateral action had at the local levels of its implementation. It departs from a conventional impact analysis of resolution processes, by shifting the focus of its inquiry to understanding the local and its multiple variations, evinced through negotiations between constituent actors and the state in navigating systemic and structural shifts brought about by the latter’s intercessions. Thereby repositioning the assessment of effectiveness of resolution policies upon the observable impacts these mediations render at the local levels, rather than in terms of their actualisation of abstract, national interests. By integrating the perspective of the ‘local’ in assessing the localised impacts of bilateral conflict resolution, the research brings forth certain reconfigurations in the conceptualisation of bilateralism and within larger theoretical models of comprehending state power and national interests. The focused inquiry into the local brings forth critical details which allows for the extension of understanding state power and its interactions with local socio-spatial configurations beyond their ideologised and normative renderings in predominant exemplifications. The research therefore reconfigures the position of the local in International Relations as a static spatial disaggregation. In accounting for the adaptations evinced at different points in its direct interactions with the state and its power, or indirectly with the categorisations of identity and spatiality it imposes, the thesis situates the local as a polyvalent and dynamic socio-spatial configuration. The concomitant theoretical reconfigurations it posits, attempts to secure the local as a relevant point of inquiry and analysis in studying state power and the impacts of its interactions with other comparable units in the regional and world systems. This recognition necessitates changes in the perceptions of objectivity and normativity underlying statist categorisations of conflict and enumerations of identity and spatiality in such settings. Such a step works against binarised depictions of the local and its associated processes as existing in opposition or in diffidence to the state and the prescriptions of its power. The spatial variegations underlying the impacts of the national on specific locales or of processes of bilateral mediation on local conflicts establishes a representative relationality between the state and the local; whereby their dynamics are not textured by prevalent paradigmatic essentialisms, but upon representative assessments of local realities. The study’s engagement with the local, highlights key discernments into borderland realities, as well as that of conflict settings to understanding the different ways in which the state’s power competes with, and accommodates, more localised processes operational at these territorially disaggregated and ‘notionally peripheral’ sites. These processes comprise both cooperative and conflictual frameworks of engagement between state and non-state actors, representing a more realistic struggle between change and constancy, which constitutes an integral component of any conflict setting. By incorporating these alternative perspectives within larger theoretical paradigms of state power, the thesis interpolates the ‘local’ as a key referent in comprehending the ‘national’ and thereby shifting the foundations of the latter’s invariable categorisation in International Relations discourse to incorporate considerations of inclusivity and reflexivity

Anthropometric Analysis of Distal Femur between Both Knees in South Indian Population using Digital Xrays

BACKGROUND: Side to side comparison of the anatomical or functional parameters in the evaluation of unilateral pathologies of the human knee joint is common practice, although the amount of asymmetry is unknown. This comparison also holds true in choosing implants to the contralateral knee in case of bilateral Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) when it is performed simultaneously. An improper sizing of the femoral component can lead to a flexion-extension gap mismatch. Pre operative component sizing usually requires Computerised Tomogram (CT) for accurate measurement. In this study we have made a novel attempt to identify the anthropometric differences that exists between the two knees of an individual using digital X-rays in the South Indian population. Using Xrays the radiation exposure to the individual is greatly reduced and the cost is considerably lowered compared to CT. Moreover the X-rays are available even in tertiary care centres. METHODS: This study was an analytical study conducted in Coimbatore Medical College in the Institute of Orthopaedics, between the period of July 2016 to September 2018. This study was conducted in adult persons without any pathology in both the knee joints. Detailed radiological examination of both the knee joints were carried out in all persons in Orthopaedic Out Patient Department. The radiological assessment included routine anteroposterior and lateral views of the knee joint and a special view, the knealing view of the knee joint. RESULTS: 10% of our study subjects had significant variations in the distal femoral and proximal tibia morphology especially in the distal femoral torsion, blumensaat line angle, blumensaat line length,posterior tibial slope and tibial plateau angle. CONCLUSION: Anatomical variations in the size of the normal knee have been studied, however asymmetry between the two knees has not been studied extensively. Our study is the first to document in detail the asymmetry that exists between the two knees in the South Indian population using digital X-rays. We conclude that the incidence of asymmetry is around 10% and hence we recommend that each knee must be sized independently. Our study shows that digital X-rays can be used to measure the asymmetry that exists between the two knees and limit the use of CT scan for such patients alone

Anti-de Sitter Black Hole Thermodynamics in Higher Derivative Gravity and New Confining-Deconfining Phases in dual CFT

The thermodynamics of d5 AdS BHs with positive, negative or zero curvature spatial section in higher derivative (HD) gravity is described. HD contribution to free energy may change its sign which leads to more complicated regime for Hawking-Page phase transitions. Some variant of d5 HD gravity is dual to ${\cal N}=2$ $Sp(N)$ SCFT up to the next-to-leading order in large $N$. Then, according to Witten interpretation the stable AdS BH phase corresponds to deconfinement while global AdS phase corresponds to confinement. Unlike to Einstein gravity in HD theory the critical $N$ appears. It may influence the phase transition structure. In particulary, what was confining phase above the critical value becomes the deconfining phase below it and vice-versa.Comment: LaTeX 15 pages, several errors are correcte

A scalar field instability of rotating and charged black holes in (4+1)-dimensional Anti-de Sitter space-time

We study the stability of static as well as of rotating and charged black holes in (4+1)-dimensional Anti-de Sitter space-time which possess spherical horizon topology. We observe a non-linear instability related to the condensation of a charged, tachyonic scalar field and construct "hairy" black hole solutions of the full system of coupled Einstein, Maxwell and scalar field equations. We observe that the limiting solution for small horizon radius is either a hairy soliton solution or a singular solution that is not a regular extremal solution. Within the context of the gauge/gravity duality the condensation of the scalar field describes a holographic conductor/superconductor phase transition on the surface of a sphere.Comment: 16 pages including 8 figures, v2: discussion on soliton solutions extended; v3: matches version accepted for publication in JHE