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Stock Market Anomalies : The Latin American Evidence
Interest in the Latin American emerging markets (LAEM) has increased considerably in recent years. It is often claimed that they have to pay a price for being too different from developed markets, i.e. for having weak institutions, failed macroeconomic programs, political instability. The book explores three sets of questions : What are the investment laws in the LAEM and how do they compare to those of developed countries? / How heterogeneous are the implicit trading costs in the LAEM and which factors are responsible for the heterogeneity?/ How does the predictability of stock returns in the LAEM differ from those documented for developed markets?
Stochastic Ordinary and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations : Transition from Microscopic to Macroscopic Equations
This book provides the first rigorous derivation of mesoscopic and macroscopic equations from a deterministic system of microscopic equations. The microscopic equations are cast in the form of a deterministic (Newtonian) system of coupled nonlinear oscillators for N large particles and infinitely many small particles. The mesoscopic equations are stochastic ordinary differential equations (SODEs) and stochastic partial differential equatuions (SPDEs), and the macroscopic limit is described by a parabolic partial differential equation. A detailed analysis of the SODEs and (quasi-linear) SPDEs is presented. Semi-linear (parabolic) SPDEs are represented as first order stochastic transport equations driven by Stratonovich differentials. The time evolution of correlated Brownian motions is shown to be consistent with the depletion phenomena experimentally observed in colloids.
Stochastic Discounted Cash Flow : A Theory of the Valuation of Firms
Discusses firm valuation, which is of interest to economists, particularly those working in finance. Firm valuation comes down to the calculation of the discounted cash flow, often only referred to by its abbreviation, DCF.
Stochastic Calculus for Fractional Brownian Motion and Applications
Fractional Brownian motion (fBm) has been widely used to model a number of phenomena in diverse fields from biology to finance. This huge range of potential applications makes fBm an interesting object of study. fBm represents a natural one-parameter extension of classical Brownian motion therefore it is natural to ask if a stochastic calculus for fBm can be developed. This is not obvious, since fBm is neither a semimartingale (except when H = ½), nor a Markov process so the classical mathematical machineries for stochastic calculus are not available in the fBm case.
Sterile processing of pharmaceutical products : Engineering practice, validation, and compliance in regulated environments
Sterile Processing of Pharmaceutical Products: Engineering Practice, Validation, and Compliance in Regulated Environments provides up-to-date coverage of aseptic processing techniques and sterilization methods. Written by a recognized expert with more than 20 years of industry experience in aseptic manufacturing, this practical resource illustrates a comprehensive approach to sterile manufacturing engineering that can achieve drug manufacturing objectives and goals. Topics include sanitary piping and equipment, cleaning and manufacturing process validation, computerized automated systems, personal protective equipment (PPE), clean-in-place (CIP) systems, barriers and isolators, and guidelines for statistical procedure.
Sterile Filtration
Focuses on sterilizing grade filters in the biopharmaceutical industry, emphasizing practical applications of universal and dependable operational protocols, integrity testing, and troubleshooting to streamline the production and preparation of pharmaceuticals. Addresses the complexities of globalizing redundancy in filtration, Enabling educated developmental, procedural, and regulatory judgments to be made in the manufacturing of sterile health care products, Sterile Filtration considers how many filters should be in the process stream examines the existence of nanobacteria and viable but nonculturable organisms covers pore size designations, distributions, architecture, and numbers discusses the latest findings in bubble point .
Stereochemistry - Workbook : 191 Problems and Solutions
Siebert "Stereochemistry Workbook." In it are 191 graduated problems, along with succinct and clear solutions. One has to know a little stereochemical lore to begin with, for instance the priority rules of the CIP system. But otherwise everything is taught, in exemplary fashion, just through the progression of questions and answers. Complexities of naming coordination compounds, and dealing with chirality planes and axes are not , the book is decorated with fascinating short stories of pharmaceutical design and utility.
Stem Cells
Significant advances in stem cell research and their potentials for therap- tic applications have attracted the attention of the scienti?c community and captured the imagination of society as a whole. Not so long ago, the study of most stem cells, other than those that regenerated the haematopoietic system, was rather obscure and limited to a relatively small number of researchers and laboratories. The uproar over stem cells really began in 1998 with the s- cessful derivation of pluripotent human embryonic stem (ES) cells by James Thomson and co-workers.
Stem Cell Transplantations Between Siblings as Social Phenomena : The Child’s Body and Family Decision-making
Offers insights in short- and long-term experiences from families with bone marrow transplantations between minor siblings. It is based on the first extended qualitative study with 17 families about experiences with recent transplants and experiences with transplants up to 20 years in the past. It covers reflections of donors, recipients and other family members, as well as family interactions. Transplantation of bone marrow from one sibling to another who is ill with a blood cancer (such as Leukemia) is a life-saving therapy. Young children however are not in a position to give consent themselves. How should they be adequately included, depending to their age? Which ethical questions are raised for the parents both at the time of treatment and afterwards, and for the medical professionals in clinical and regulatory contexts?
Steam Generators : Description and Design
Presents the different types of generators which are installed either in industrial plants like power plants. In particular boilers for energy of regenerative sources are included. Information about the optimized solutions, the energetic saving, and the mistakes to be avoided is given to the designer. In the second section both, the thermodynamic calculation and the fluid dynamics are developed according to rigorous scientific criteria. In this section, the author presents several of his original studies. Finally, optimizing criteria are illustrated and computer calculations are shown according to the calculation criteria that are indicated in the book. An appendix includes an in-depth analysis of a few topics discussed in previous chapters and a study about finned tubes.
Statistics Applied to Clinical Trials
This book explains classical statistical analyses of clinical trials,andaddresses relatively novel issues, including equivalence testing, interim analyses, sequential analyses, and meta-analyses, and provides a framework of the best statistical methods currently available for such purposes.
Statistical Tools for Finance and Insurance
Presents ready-to-use solutions, theoretical developments and method construction for many practical problems in quantitative finance and insurance. Written by practitioners and leading academics in the field of quantitative finance and insurance, this book offers a unique combination of topics from which every market analyst and risk manager will benefit.
Statistical quantitative methods in finance : From theory to quantitative portfolio management
Explores the theoretical foundations of statistical models, from ordinary least squares (OLS) to the generalized method of moments (GMM) used in econometrics. additionally, the book delves into non-linear methods and bayesian approaches, which are becoming increasingly popular among practitioners thanks to advancements in computational resources. the book also offers valuable insights into quantitative portfolio management, showcasing how traditional data science tools can be enhanced with machine learning models. these enhancements are illustrated through real-world examples from finance and econometrics, accompanied by python code.
Statistical Physics : Including Applications to Condensed Matter
Statistical Physics bridges the properties of a macroscopic system and the microscopic behavior of its constituting particles, otherwise impossible due to the giant magnitude of Avogadro's number. Numerous systems of today's key technologies -- as e.g. semiconductors or lasers -- are macroscopic quantum objects; only statistical physics allows for understanding their fundamentals. Therefore, this graduate text also focuses on particular applications such as the properties of electrons in solids with applications, and radiation thermodynamics and the greenhouse effect.
Statistical Network Analysis : Models, Issues, and New Directions; ICML 2006 Workshop on Statistical Network Analysis, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 29, 2006, Revised Selected Papers
This volume was prepared to share with a larger audience the exciting ideas and work presented at an ICML 2006 workshop of the same title. Network models have a long history. Sociologists and statisticians made major advances in the 1970s and 1980s, culminating in part with a number of substantial databases and the class of exponential random graph models and related methods in the early 1990s. Physicists and computer scientists came to this domain cons- erably later, but they enriched the array of models and approaches and began to tackle much larger networks and more complex forms of data.
Statistical Learning from a Regression Perspective
Statistical Learning from a Regression Perspective considers statistical learning applications when interest centers on the conditional distribution of the response variable, given a set of predictors, and when it is important to characterize how the predictors are related to the response. As a first approximation, this is can be seen as an extension of nonparametric regression. Among the statistical learning procedures examined are bagging, random forests, boosting, and support vector machines. Response variables may be quantitative or categorical.
Statistical language and speech processing ; 8th International Conference, SLSP 2020, Cardiff, UK, October 14–16, 2020, Proceedings
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Statistical Language and Speech Processing, SLSP 2020, held in Cardiff, UK, in October 2020. The 13 full papers presented together with one invited paper in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. They papers cover the wide spectrum of statistical methods that are currently in use in computational language or speech processing.
Statistical and Inductive Inference by Minimum Message Length
This book gives a sound introduction to the Minimum Message Length Principle and its applications, provides the theoretical arguments for the adoption of the principle, and shows the development of certain approximations that assist its practical application. MML appears also to provide both a normative and a descriptive basis for inductive reasoning generally, and scientific induction in particular. The book describes this basis and aims to show its relevance to the Philosophy of Science.
Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems ; 10th International Symposium, SSS 2008, Detroit, MI, USA, November 21-23, 2008. Proceedings
Addresses all safety and security-related aspects of self-stabilizing systems in various areas of distributed computing including peer-to-peer networks, wireless sensor networks, mobile ad-hoc networks, and robotic networks. The book is organized in topical sections on MAC layer protocols, wireless networks, stabilizing algorithms, as well as security and system models.
St. Johns Wort and its Active Principles in Depression and Anxiety
Hypericum extract preparations are used extensively in many countries to treat mildly to moderately depressed patients. While this was based previously on traditional experience, extensive research over the last 10 years has given a broad preclinical and clinical basis to justify the use of Hypericum as an antidepressant. This book reviews the available data related to the biochemical, functional, and behavioural pharmacology of Hypericum and its active constituents. The clinical chapters overview the evidenced basis for its use as an antidepressant, initial data in anxiety and somatoform disorders, and the site effect profile of Hypericum and its possible relevant drug interactions. The known pharmacokinetics of the relevant constituents and the biopharmaceutical quality of commercially available Hypericum preparations are also discussed.
