Portfolio construction models The project that we have done based on the Markowitz and Sharp methodologies that allow investors to build an efficient portfolio. An efficient portfolio is defined as the portfolio that maximizes the expected return for a given amount of risk (standard deviation)‚ or the portfolio that minimizes the risk subject to a given expected return. Markowitz method determines the asset allocation that produces the highest expected return for each unit of risk. The calculation
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Assess the view that the concept of childhood is socially constructed . Social construction is an idea that something is not naturally on the way but is constructed and defined by society . Sociologists always argue that human behaviour ‚ perception is constructed by the norms ‚ values ‚ belief within the society . This mean that different society may have different interpretation on something . For example ‚ men wearing skirts in England is often seen as deviant behaviour ‚ but it would not be
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CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PAVEMENT DEFINITION Surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic‚ such as a road or walkway. In the past gravel road surfaces‚ cobblestones and granite settles were extensively used‚ but these surfaces have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete. Such surfaces are frequently marked to guide traffic. Today‚ permeable paving methods are beginning to be used for low-impact roadways
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Although being a minority in the field of engineering is not unique to African American women‚ they tend to represent one of the smallest groups of engineering degree holders. For instance‚ in 2014‚ African American women earned less than one percent of undergraduate engineering degrees compared to 50% earned by White men‚ 11% earned by White women‚ and three percent earned by African American men (Yoder‚ 2015). Additionally‚ when comparing African American women to their ethnic minority female
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Databases | Database Construction and Management 1. What is a database? A database is one or more large structured sets of persistent data‚ usually associated with software (database management system) to update and query the data. A simple database might be a single file containing many records‚ each of which contains the same set of fields where each field is a certain fixed width - From FOLDOC A database is a collection of data elements (facts) stored in a computer in a systematic way
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design and functionality‚ some of which can still be used today. These monuments also stand as a testament to those who built them. The surveyors of Rome played an essential role in the construction of the roads and the aqueducts‚ and developed many of the fundamental principles of surveying and construction. Essential to every engineering project‚ presently as well as in ancient times‚ was the need for consistency and precision in measuring. The use of measuring equipment assisted the surveyors
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NS4874 CMGT 3280-01 Homework #1 Slavin v. Borinstein (1994) The issue in this case is between the plaintiff‚ Leon Slavin‚ and the defendant‚ Joan W. Borinstein. Slavin is suing Borinstein over a dispute that erupted over payments on a construction project that were not received; on a project Slavin was building for Borinstein. Borinstein and her people agreed to pay Slavin 10 percent of the cost on a house they wanted to build in Los Angles. They would make the payments in installments.
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Lean construction is an efficient way to design production system in order to eliminate the waste of material‚ time and bring more value to the project. The article used the example of Toyota production system to explain the lean construction. The engineer Taiichi Ohno’s pursuit of perfection and his redesigned production process reduced the cost and improved the value of the new production system. The article compares the lean construction with current practice in Toyota. As the result they
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Introduction Cadbury is a British-based confectionery company. Its main product is chocolate gum’s candy. In 1824 John Cadbury opened a shop in Bull Street‚ Birmingham. It’s headquarters in Uxbridge‚ England and formerly listed on the London stock exchange. In the starting time it did not start as a confectionery shop only sold tea‚ coffee‚ and homemade drinking chocolate or coca‚ which was homemade or he produced himself. Later he moved his product into the production of a variety of cocas and
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SystemX Inc. Withdraws Rs. 1 Billion SoftGuide Acquisition offer the following is an excerpt from a news article in the Daily Update‚ March 07‚ 2010 “SystemX Inc.‚ called off its acquisition of SoftGuide Knowledge Consultants‚ Friday‚ saying that 1 Billion was too high a price.” (SoftGuide has a considerable market share in Training and development services and would therefore help SystemX to diversify and expand its range of services to customers.) “Although SystemX officials would not comment
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