Due to the ‘spike and tail’ phenomenon of asset returns, the applicability of the Black-Scholes model for pricing convertible bonds has been questioned, and the variance gamma model can cope well with this phenomenon and solve the ‘volatility smile dilemma’. This paper combines the variance gamma model with the least squares Monte Carlo simulation method to empirically analyze the Everbright convertible bonds based on its high activity in the Chinese market. In this paper, the theoretical price and the actual price are compared, and the applicability of the variance gamma model in the Chinese convertible bond market is analyzed. The empirical results show that the fitting price obtained by the variance gamma model is consistent with the actual price trend, indicating that the method is applicable to the Chinese convertible bond market.

A 9-year-old male attended our clinic with the blurred vision in his right eye, for one day duration. No past history of systemic or ocular illnesses except for recurrent tonsillitis. On ocular examination; his left eye (OS) visual acuity (VA) was 6/6, and the right eye (OD) VA was 6/9.5 which corrected to 6/9 with +0.75 diopter sphere. Fundus examination revealed normal optic nerve and a serous detachment in the posterior pole, nearly about the disc size. The optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) showed neurosensory retinal detachment with subretinal fluid. The family was not able to perform the fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) due to the financial crisis in the region. Given this background, the diagnosis of idiopathic central chorioretinopathy had given. The clinical course was monitored without any treatments and spontaneous remission achieved within six months Figure 1, 2 and 3.

Plants species are most commonly used for metal phytoremediation in hydroponic as well as field experiments. The study remains unclear about methods measuring the growth parameters in Salix species. The aims of this review included the advanced methods that are used recently for measuring the growth parameters in Salix species. Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy is used to find out the concentration of plant phosphorus and cadmium. Nitrogen concentration detected by using the laboratory analyzer such as inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy. Coomassie brilliant blue staining method is used commonly to determine the concentration of soluble proteins in plant samples. Biological activity of enzyme superoxide dismutase is measured by spectrophotometer at absorbance 560 nm. Lipid peroxidation in plant tissues determined by measuring the malondialdehyde formation using the thiobarbituric acid method. This method is based on spectrophotometric principle and red-violet complex is formed by the formation of malondialdehyde. Root activity in plant tissues determined by using the triphenyltetrazolium chloride test. The absorbance is then measured by spectrophotometer at absorbance 485 nm.

The effect of air-dry and sun-dry methanol extracts of Azanza garckeana pulp on serum urea, creatinine and electrolytes concentrations of Wister rats were evaluated. A total of thirty-five (35) rats were grouped into seven (7) of five rats each. Group A-C were given 150, 300 and 600 mg/kg bw air-dried methanol extract of A. garckeana pulp respectively, groups D-F were given 150, 300 and 600 mg/kg bw sun-dried methanol extract of A. garckeana pulp respectively while group G serve as the normal control. All treatments were administered orally twice a day (morning and evening) for a period of 2 weeks. Both extracts of A. garckeana pulp caused a dose dependent significant (p<0.05) increase in serum sodium, potassium and, decreases urea and uric acid levels when compared with the control rats. However, the extracts did not cause any significant (p>0.05) alterations to the levels of chloride and bicarbonate concentration when compared with the control group. The creatinine levels in rats treated with air-dry extract decreases (p<0.05) while those treated with the sun-dry extract compared well (p>0.05) with the control group. In conclusion, the extracts alter some functional integrity of kidney with more pronounced effect at higher dose, thus caution should be exercise when using A. garckeana for oral remedy.

Candida is yeast like fungus and ubiquitous human commensal. They become pathogens and cause infections when the host's resistance to infection is lowered either locally or systemically [1]. The present study was conducted to evaluate the advantages of CHROM agar from various clinical samples for Isolation of Candida. In this study Candida albicans was isolated in 48.4% species. 248 samples were collected, where Urine sample was the most common sample (68.1%) followed by Pus (13.3%) and blood (14.3%). The percentage of other samples was less than 4.3%. Candida culture was positive in 25% of the samples. The most common organism isolated among bacteria was E.coli (10.2%). Growth on Saboraud dextrose agar culture was positive in 25% of the samples. Gram staining was positive in 25% of the samples. Germ tube test was positive in 51.6% of the samples. Candia albicans was the most common species isolated (51.6%) followed by C.tropicalis (38.7%), C.kruseik (8.1%) and C.glabrata (1.6%). Non-Candia albicans was isolated in 48.4% species.

California bearing ratio (CBR) is an important property used to express the quality and strength of the unbound granular materials. Moreover, it is one of the material inputs for the empirical pavement design procedure. CBR is also conducted on the unbound materials for the quality control/quality assurance during construction. Because of its importance, this paper presents a mathematical approach to the problem of estimating the strength of local sand-aggregate material usually obtained from riverbed and banks and used as subbase layer for road construction. Based on simple and easy to determine physical parameters such as particles size distribution, modified proctor dry density (MDD), and moisture content, such estimation could be determined. The study can help in understanding the nature and the properties of sand-aggregate mixture and provide a reasonable and simple statistical method for assessing the strength from simple physical tests, and assist in considerable reduction of the bulk testing of samples on a project, thus affect economy, choice of material and quality control. The model obtained is capable to explain 73% of the variation in log CBR predicted from gradation and density parameters.

This article examines the 2012 television documentary A Bite of China that not only became an instant hit domestically but also gained an international audience, which made it inside mainland Chinese academia an oft-cited success example of China’s global media expansion effort. Analysis reveals the extent to which the show obscures or even erases some most essential elements that make up the People’s Republic of China, especially in the mapping up of the country that excludes those provinces the most closely related to the revolutionary era leading up to the establishment of the PRC. Instead, the documentary offers a “cultural China” in which the non-PRC parts of “Greater China” take precedence. The show reflects the ideology of modernization in the neoliberal vein that propelled the very enterprise of Reform and Opening-up whose premise was the negation of radical communist and socialist revolution, which culminated in the second half of the Hu Jintao administration. The past of revolution dies hard, however, and resurfaces in the show in a discreet way, presaging its comeback in a near future.

Background: Stromal tumors arising in GastroIntestinal tract were generally regarded as smooth muscle neoplasms such as leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma, leiomyoblastoma and bizarre leiomyomas but relatively few of these neoplasms had convincing ultrastructural evidence of smooth muscle differentiation. Aims & objectives: The main aim of the study is to review cases of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and to categorize these neoplasms based on the “risk of metastasis”. Materials & methods: The study was done for three years and we received 30 specimens consisted of resections and biopsies from gastrointestinal tract in the department of pathology and diagnosed as Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, for which we assessed the risk of metastasis. Results: There was a preponderance of high risk Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors with 21 cases (70%), followed by intermediate risk 5 cases (16.67%), low risk 2 cases (6.67%) and very low risk 2 cases (6.67%). Conclusion: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are a heterogenous group of neoplasms. With the advent of targeted therapy using gleevac the responsibility of the pathologists has increased to give a specific diagnosis. It is also important to suggest the prognosis based on the pathological findings.

The praise for the vigorous natural life is the theme of D. H. Lawrence’s poetry, Birds, Beasts and Flowers. Snake is one of the best poems in this collection of poems which shows an introspection of the relationship between human and nature. This paper aims to analyze the paradoxes and conflicts in Snake and arouse human’s attention to ecology. Many studies on Snake focus on ecological consciousness, the symbolic image of snake, sexual consciousness, religious consciousness and Lawrence’s natural value. However, a few studies pay attention to its ecological ethics, especially the paradoxes and conflicts in this poem. This paper intends to analyze the paradoxical image of snake in traditional concept and Lawrence’s writing, the paradoxical personalities of human in the modern society and the conflicts between anthropocentrism and naturalism. Lastly, this paper tries to give some suggestions to human based on ecological ethics.

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of economic value added (EVA) and financial performance on stock returns of mining companies listed on the Indonesian stock exchange from 2012-2018. The samples used is purposive sampling techniques based on determined criterias, the sample is 12 of 84 (population) companies. While the data analysis method used is the panel regression analysis using Microsoft Excel software and eviews 10. The independent variables used is EVA and Financial Performance which proxied by Current Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, Net Profit Margin, and Earning Per Share, meanwhile the dependent variable is Stock Returns. The results found that partially EVA and Net Profit Margin has a positive and significant effect on stock returns meanwhile (2) the current ratio, debt-to equity ratio and) earnings per share does not have and simultaneously all variables affects Stock Return.

Aims: To evaluate the management of patients initially refusing care and their treatment under conscious sedation by the inhalation of Equimolar Mixture of Oxygen-Nitrous Oxide in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry at the Faculty of dental medicine in Monastir. Settings and Design: A 5 years retrospective study. Methods and Material: Dental session’s treatment under conscious sedation were done once a week. Data for only one operator was collected. Data entry was performed using SPSS statistical software. Quantitative variables were expressed by their mean and standard deviation and categorical variables by their number and frequency. Differences with P-value < 0.05 were recorded as statistically significant. Results: The sample represents 161 patients (226 care sessions), the majority of patients treated under conscious sedation are aged between 3 and 30 years. The mean age is 8.02 years with a standard deviation of 4.591 years. The most represented age group is that of 5-14 years with 74% of the total number. The category of the most treated patients in our study were disabled patients with 49%, then young children with 36% and anxious patients with 13%. The category of occasional indications related to the act represents only 3%. Recruitment was mostly performed within the Department of Paediatric Dentistry. Extractions represent 40%, no serious side-effects were observed. The success rate was 93.2%. Conclusions: Since it is carried out in a Paediatric Dentistry department, this study provides a vision of conscious sedation benefits with young patients requiring this specific treatment.

This paper sheds light on war literature, defining it and highlighting its significance. It also underlines its selective nature as it can magnify, bedim, or even warp certain truths, depending on the perspective from which this literature is delivered. The paper also emphasizes the function of war literature in raising awareness as to the horrors of war and its aftermath as well as its function in promoting peace. Besides, it examines The Kite Runner in this respect. It shows how this novel succeeds in portraying the atrocities of war and its drastic effects long after this war ends. The paper observes how the novel synchronizes the political events with the personal ones in order to show that the war does not only affect those who are directly involved in it but extends to reach the innocent more severely. To underline the parallel between the political and personal events, Husseini employs the rape motif and balances the political turning points with the crucial events at the personal scale. The author also juxtaposes scenes that display the damages of the war with scenes that portray the blissful state before the inauguration of war in order to exhibit the grave impact of war and the irretrievability of this state. Husseini also presents the law of the jungle that becomes prominent during and after the war and exposes the detrimental destruction of the country sites – the destruction that effaces civilizations. The paper also proposes possible topics for future research.

Introduction: Neonatal hypoglycemia is a common metabolic problem which often goes unnoticed due to lack of specific symptoms. It is a common abnormality in low birth weight neonates. It is associated with neurological damage and death when it occurs in the first few days of life. Objective: To assess the demographic characteristics of low birth weight Newborn Admitted in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Methods: This descriptive, cross sectional hospital based study was aimed to describe the prevalence of hypoglycemia in low birth weight newborn admitted in Rajshahi medical college hospital in 1st 72 hours of life. A total of 264 neonates were enrolled in the study during the period of July 2015 to June 2017. Written informed consent was obtained. Clinical assessment and 72 hours blood glucose were recorded. Serial determination of blood glucose were recorded using glucometer at 1,2,6,12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 hours of age. Any abnormal result was immediately confirmed by the laboratory. Results: In our study we found 9.5% (n=25) Low Birth Weight newborn had hypoglycemia. The occurrence of hypoglycemia was within 1st 0-24 hours in 60% cases (n=15), >24-48 hours in 32% cases (n=8) and >48-72 hours in 8% cases (n=2). In this study male female ratio was 1.1:1. Mean±SD birth weight was 1681.82±301.69 grams and mean gestational age was 31.70±3.60 weeks. In this study majority of mother were <20 years of age and primiparous. Mean±SD maternal age was 19.86±5.960 years and mean± SD maternal weight was 48.23±3.592 kg. There was no significant relationship between increased incidence of hypoglycemia and sex, birth weight, gestational age of the baby and maternal age, maternal weight and parity of the mother. Conclusion: So low birth weight newborn should be kept under close observation and periodic monitoring of blood glucose should be done to avoid risk of hypoglycemia.

Healthy adult attachment is significant for relationship continuity and satisfaction. While security has been studied as a concept in literature, limited research exists on the experience of it in the context of relationships in India. The purpose of the research was to understand and conceptualize the experience of security in the process of tool development. A qualitative approach from a phenomenological paradigm was used to obtain rich experiences, understand it in depth and maintain the uniqueness of the data. In two separate studies, 29 participants between the ages of 18 and 32, married and those in pre-marital relationships participated either in a focus group discussion or an individual interview to share their experiences. The present paper explores how one emergent theme pertaining to individual security influences significantly relationship security. Analysis revealed how past experiences, family upbringing can influence sense of being ‘valued’ in the relationship and the factors they seek for in a partner to feel secure. In a rapidly westernizing culture, this information could help understand the complexities of relationships in modern India, aid in building better psychoeducational and counselling services in addition to theory building on the concept of relationship security.

In the international system today, the issue of human rights networks have become very sophisticated, dense and multifaceted. Scholars and many authors in the realms of human rights have therefore taken special care to highlight divergent perspectives and encourage debate across global cleavages of all kinds. The issue of women’s rights in Islam has generated series of controversy, great misunderstanding, and distortion partly due to lack of understanding and the misbehaviour of some Muslims which has been taken to represent the teaching of Islam. This paper therefore aims to provide a better understanding and awareness of women’s right in Islam and portray that the religion of Islam grants enormous rights to women just like other key human rights organisations. The paper also unravels the misnomer and incongruity on the perspective that Islamic law subjugates or undermines women’s rights.