Wannabees and also Odd Girl Out‚ discusses two of these divisions. She labels the first group the "alpha" group; these are the girls that are considered "popular‚" who wear the trendy clothes‚ and are beautiful and wealthy. The second group she calls "beta‚" and these are the girls who are "outside the box" - they long to be invited to the parties‚ and try everything to fit in. Susannah Meadows‚ author of the June 3‚ 2002 cover story of Newsweek entitled‚ "Meet the Gamma Girls‚" breaks open a third group
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Beta blockers (β-blockers or BBs) were invented and designed by Sir James Black‚ who was a Nobel Prize winning scientist. Black designed beta blockers to counteract stimulated adrenergic effects. He demonstrated that‚ by blocking the cardiac beta-receptors‚ these agents could cause inhibitory effects on the sinus node (chronotropic effect)‚ atrioventricular node (dromotropic effect)‚ and on myocardial contractility (inotropic effect).1 It is important to note that not all beta receptors (β-receptors)
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The History Of Beta The year of 1934 was the year that saw many exciting events and changes throughout the world… The Dionne sisters (the first quintuplets to survive birth) were born in Canada‚ The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Lions for the World Series‚ Vitamin K was discovered by Henrik Dam‚ and a first class stamp cost $0.03‚ but the most exciting event by far happened when the National Beta Club began as the dream of Dr. John W. Harris‚ a professor at Wofford College in Spartanburg
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Beta Blockers In Case of Heart Failure Noor M. Al-Tarouti Beta Blockers in Case of Heart Failure Introduction : Beta-blockers‚ also known as beta antagonists‚ beta-adrenergic blocking agents‚ or beta-adrenergic antagonists‚ are drugs that are prescribed to treat several different types of conditions‚ including hypertension (high blood pressure)‚ angina‚ some abnormal heart rhythms‚ heart attack (myocardial infarction)‚ anxiety‚ migraine‚ glaucoma‚ and overactive thyroid symptoms. Beta-blockers
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A) Long-acting beta agonist: Beta-agonists (Beta2-agonists) are the medications that affect smooth muscles surrounding airways.1 In an irritated state of lung‚ muscles around the airways are constricted; these kinds of drugs can influence these muscles and make them relaxed‚ which brings about widening of airway and leads to comfortable breath (“easier breathing”1).1 They are categorized into two subtypes according to their duration time of action‚ including long-acting and short-acting. They can
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structure * Repurchase undervalued sharesunlevered Unlevered Asset Beta Asset beta = (E/V) * Equity betaE = Market value of equity V = Market value of company = Market value of equity + Market value of Debt * Levered equity beta = 0.97 * Market leverage = 0.41 * Unlevered asset beta = (1-0.41)*0.97 = 0.57 * Target debt/value = 0.60 * Levered equity beta = 0.57/(1-0.60) = 1.43 * Keq = Rf + beta *Risk premium = 8.95 + 1.43 * 7.43 = 19.57%
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FINM 7008 Assignment Marks: 15% of total assessment Group size: a minimum of four students and a maximum of six students Due Date: Monday 7 May 2012‚ 4pm Instructions The assignment requires the use of PC or Mac computer. You will need to be familiar with a spread sheet (for example Excel)‚ word processor (for example Word) and statistical package (for example EViews or SPSS). This project is worth 15% of the assessment in this course. Students must form their own groups of between four and six
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returns if they have to take higher risk. One constant hurdle rate for whole company implied that all capital-investment proposals from both segments were in the same risk level‚ but they were not. In 2004‚ the average beta in Telecommunications Services industry was 1.04‚ and the average beta in Telecommunications Equipment industry was 1.39. So in Teletech‚ the segment of Products and Systems was much riskier than the other one‚ which means people should ask higher return from projects of this segment
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bloomberg beta interpretation Beta definition A measure of an asset’s risk in relation to the market (for example‚ the S&P500) or to an alternative benchmark or factors. Roughly speaking‚ a security with a beta of 1.5‚ say‚ will move 50% more than the market. So if the market goes up by 20% the security’s price will go up by 30%. According to asset pricing theory‚ beta represents that part of the risk of the security called systematic risk that cannot be diversified away. When using beta‚ there are
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Beta Management Group is a small investment management company based in Boston‚ which was founded by Ms. Sarah Wolfe (The founder and CEO of the Beta Management Group) in 1988. Ms. Wolfe follows a market timing investment strategy based on two portfolios; the Vanguard index and money market instruments. The goals of Beta Management were to enhance returns but reduce risks for clients via market timing. Ms. Wolfe would keep the vast majority of Beta’s funds in no-load‚ low-expense index funds; and
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