14 (1985) 451-471. North-Holland AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION THE FIRM SIZE EFFECT * K. C. CHAN Ohio State Universiry‚ Columbw‚ OH 43210‚ USA OF Nai-fu CHEN and David A. HSIEH University of Chicago‚ Chicago‚ IL 60637‚ USA Received August 1983‚ final version received April 1985 We investigate the firm size effect for the period 1958 to 1977 in the framework of a multi-factor pricing model‚ The risk-adjusted difference in returns between the top five percent and the bottom five percent
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Moon Landing 1969 “Ignition sequence starts‚ three‚ two‚ one‚ all engine running‚ zero‚ lift off.” On July 16th 9:32 a.m.‚ Apollo 11 was successfully launched as millions watched. Indeed‚ the lunar mission of the Apollo 11 was a new break through in the field of space exploration. Soon after‚ however‚ many controversies were raised on the authenticity of this event. Many critics of the lunar landing believe that this event was a hoax perpetuated to deceive the society. The debate‚ whether the moon
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There are many causes of car accidents. Teenage drivers are involved in numerous crashes because of their immaturity. The radio‚ electronics‚ or other people can distract the driver. Accidents are also associated with bad weather. Even though speeding is against the law‚ individuals do it anyway‚ leading to lose of control over their vehicle. Drinking and driving is a very dangerous cause of car crashes. Traffic accidents can harm or possibly kill someone. People involved in these accidents may have
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Dream Interpretation There are many different interpretations of dreams and dreaming. These interpretations tend to fall into two main categories. There is the physiological approach or the psychological approach. The physiological approach deals with the brain’s interpretations of nerve actions. Where as the psychological approach deals with dreams as our interpretations of feelings and experiences. The physiological approach to dreams goes along with the basic belief that while sleeping nerves
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Leonardo da Vinci programme European Commission Writing in English A Practical Handbook for Scientific and Technical Writers A Pilot Project Project Partners Zuzana Svobodova‚ Technical University Brno‚ Czech Republic Heidrun Katzorke and Ursula Jaekel‚ Technische Universität‚ Chemnitz‚ Germany Stefania Dugovicova and Mike Scoggin‚ Comenius University‚ Bratislava‚ Slovakia Peter Treacher‚ ELT Centre‚ University of Essex‚ England Writing in English A Practical Handbook for Scientific
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Biblically speaking‚ is “Father-Son” language strictly metaphorical‚ as Carr suggests? Or do these terms convey something essential about God? If the latter‚ can one speak equally of God as “Friend”? For me personally I do not feel that it is metaphorical. There are other words that God could have chosen that would allow for the same message to be conveyed in scriptures without the gender assignments. Nowhere in the entire Bible does it refer to God by anything other than a male. I take the use
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Hofstede originally identified four dimensions of culture: power distance‚ individualism‚ masculinity‚ and uncertainty avoidance. Power distance represents the degree of a culture’s acceptance of inequality among its members. Individualism and collectivism represent a culture’s main focus‚ being either the importance of the individual or the group. Masculinity and femininity represents the stereotypical characteristics of men and women as being the dominant cultural values. Uncertainty avoidance
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Learning by Default In the article titled “A Generation Tethered to their Helicopter Parents” the author lays out a strong argument as to why parents should allow their children to grow up and make their own decisions. Although many parents want the best for their children‚ they may be hindering their children’s ability to experience life. In the article the author argues‚ “The tethered generation has no sense of human boundaries – no sense of where one life begins and another ends‚” which is one
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As the assistant to Michael Brune‚ the executive director of the Sierra Club‚ I am in full support of The Exploratory Fracking and Extraction act. I would like to express concerns associated with hydraulic fracturing‚ or fracking‚ on behalf of the Sierra Club. Critical problems that are commonly brought to attention are: contamination of water supplies‚ seismic activity caused by fracking‚ and it worsens the current condition of the climate. Fracking wells inject water‚ sand‚ and chemicals deep
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Ewa Strumidlo 12/3/12 Origins of human nature The Biological and Cultural Forces That Differentiate Males and Females Culture and biology is very important while comparing males and females. Everyone is different but we all came from the same place and all evolved together. Males and females both have different unique characteristics that will benefit them in the long run. There are also a lot of similarities that connect males and females together. Although there is a lot of hate and
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