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The future of swiss asset management: A look in the crystal ball
Authors: Lhabitant François‐Serge 
Published: July 2007

AbstractUntil recently, Switzerland had an unmatched reputation for the quality of its banking services. Based on a secular tradition of security and a strict banking secrecy enforced by law, Swiss banks have established themselves as leaders in discretionary asset management. Recent studies estimate that about 35 percent of the private off‐shore wealth is managed in Switzerland. At the end of 1996, asset management in Switzerland represented about 2.5 trillion Swiss francs (about $2 trillion), provided 3.5 percent of the total added value in the country, and contributed 4.44 billion Swiss francs in taxes, making it one of Switzerland's major sector of activity.But the traditional paradigm on which asset management is based in Switzerland–confidentiality, conservatism, and safety–is undergoing rapid change. Have the profound changes which transformed the banking industry and its production structures over the past several years ended? This is the subject of a large study we carried out with the Institute of Banking and Financial Management at HEC‐University of Lausanne. This survey provides an unbiased global reference and a neutral benchmark describing the current state of the Swiss asset management industry. It should help the assessment of specific strategies before considering implementations issues. This interview article contains part of the survey results and identifies a few factors that could prolong the industrial revolution underway. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Prospects for an islamic derivatives market in Malaysia
Authors: Kamali Mohammad Hashim 
Published: July 2007

AbstractIf one were to single out an area of derivative trading which can find support in the relevant evidence of Shari'ah, it would unquestionably be the commodity futures. This is because futures and options that derive from commodities, especially agricultural commodities and food grains, can be used for a variety of beneficial purposes. Commodity futures can be used as hedging devices that protect farmers and the food production industry against the price risk over a period of time. Futures and options can also be used in the interest of effective planning by the market players in agricultural and industrial sectors that may wish to have the security of selling in advance instead of facing the uncertainties of marketing at short notice, especially for commodities that can only be stored over a period of months rather than years. The greatest benefit of trading in futures and options is that they facilitate risk management and risk reduction. All of these would fall, from the Shari'ah point of view, within the broad scope of public interest or maslahah, which is a recognized proof and basis of judgment in Shari'ah. However, the validity of maslahah in areas and issues which have given rise to controversy need to be established through valid Shariah evidence. This is the nature of the challenge that we face concerning trading in derivatives. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Web‐based Chinese management (WCM)—Toward a new management paradigm for the next millennium?
Authors: Schlevogt Kai‐Alexander 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThis article develops a distinctive Chinese management model called “Web‐based Chinese Management” (WCM). It is practiced in private family enterprises located in Mainland China's booming “noncommunist” business centers and in overseas Chinese firms. The model is thought to be highly effective due to its use of social capital, high degree of flexibility, and cost efficiency. However, given that it usually puts limits to the growth of the focal company, it is less effective in exploiting economies of scale in steady‐state mass‐production industries. With its emphasis on skill, experience, and action, it conforms to my definition of “art.” I propose WCM as a new management paradigm for the next millennium and think that it fits well into the prevailing zeitgeist of ever more interdependent networks. The framework can help international businessmen both to deal effectively with Chinese enterprises, as well as serve as “best practice” that can be emulated to master highly uncertain and complex environments. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
“Retracted: Changes in the Tei index during acute fetal hypoxemia in the near‐term ovine fetus after intermittent umbilical cord occlusion”
Authors: Lu G. , Wang Z. , He S. , Li B. , Huang Z. , Chen Q. , Jin P. , Su R. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractRetraction: The following article from Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changes in the Tei index during acute fetal hypoxemia in the near‐term ovine fetus after intermittent umbilical cord occlusion by G. Lu, Z. Wang, S. He, B. Li, Z. Huang, Q. Chen, P. Jin, R. Su, published online on July 18 2007 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor‐ in‐Chief, Yves Ville and John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. The retraction has been agreed because the article shows significant overlap with another paper published by the group in Prenatal Diagnosis, entitled “Tei index for prenatal diagnosis of acute fetal hypoxia due to intermittent umbilical cord occlusion in an animal model” (Prenat Diagn 2007; 27: 817–823). Copyright © 2009 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Primal finite element solution of second order problems in three‐dimension space with normal stress/flux continuity
Authors: Ruas V. , Carneiro de Araujo J.H. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractA tetrahedral finite element method of the Hermite type for solving second order elliptic equations in three‐dimension bounded domains is introduced. It is a sort of extension of the Morley triangle [3] but contrary to this element it provides converging approximations in this case. The new element is particularly useful in situations where flux continuity across interelement boundaries is required.
The influence of variable permeability on vortex instability of a horizontal combined free and mixed convection flow in a saturated porous medium
Authors: Elaiw A.M. , Ibrahim F.S. , Bakr A.A. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractA linear stability theory is used to analyze the vortex instability of combined free and mixed convection boundary layer flow in a saturated porous medium incorporating the variation of permeability and thermal conductivity due to paking particles with non‐uniform temperature. Forchheimer's extended‐Darcy model is used. Local Nusselt number for the base flow are presented for both uniform permeability (UP) and variable permeability (VP) cases. An implicit finite difference method is used to solve the base flow and the resulting eigenvalue problems are solved numerically. The critical Peclet and Rayleigh numbers and the associated wave numbers are obtained for both UP and VP cases. The results indicate that, the inertia coefficients reduces the heat transfer rate and destabilizes the flow to the vortex mode of disturbance. The effect of variable permeability tends to increase the heat transfer rate and destabilize the flow to the vortex mode of disturbance.
A Novel method for spectrophotometric determination of triglycerides
Authors: Agrawal Vishwanath P. , Blagrove Robert J. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractA new method for the spectrophotometric determination of triglycerides at microgram levels has been developed. The method relies on the quantitative degradation ofO‐acyl lipids with hydrazine and the subsequent conversion of the fatty acid hydrazides to the correspondingN′‐isopropylidenealkanohydrazides by reaction with acetone. Results are presented for triolein and some oils of plant origin.
Effects of variety and maturity on lipid class composition of peanut oil
Authors: Sanders T. H. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractOils extracted from three varieties of mature peanuts with chloroform/methanol (2:1, v/v) or petroleum ether and oils extracted with petroleum ether from one variety at eight distinct physiological maturity stages were fractionated by TLC. The three varieties of mature peanuts were quantitatively similar in relative percentages of lipid classes regardless of extraction solvent; however, oil composition of the one variety changed with maturity. Generally, triacyl‐glycerol percentage increased and percentage of all other fractions decreased with maturity. The calculated weight per seed of most fractions increased from the lowest maturity stage tested up through stage 10 or 11, which corresponds closely with apparent physiological maturity of the seed.
Fatty acid composition of lipid classes in oils from peanuts differing in variety and maturity
Authors: Sanders T. H. 
Published: July 2007

ABSTRACTOils from three varieties of mature peanuts and from one variety at seven physiological maturity stages were extracted with petroleum ether and fractionated into lipid classes. The fatty acid composition of the whole oils and fractions were then determined. The fractions from the Starr variety generally contained more 16:0 and 18:2 and less 18:1 than those from the Florunner and Florigiant varieties. Long chain fatty acids (C20–C24) were generally more predominant in thesn‐1,3‐diacylglycerol fraction than in other fractions, and only traces of long chain acids were found in the sn‐1,2(2,3)‐di‐acylglycerol fraction. An unusual compound associated with thesn‐ 1,3‐diacylglycerol fraction was detected by GLC. Fatty acid compositions of classes in the different maturity stages showed that, generally, the concentration of 18:1 increased and that the concentrations of all other fatty acids decreased with maturity.
Bromine content of lipids of marine organisms
Authors: Tinsley I. J. , Lowry R. R. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractLipids were extracted from a number of organisms taken in the northern Pacific ocean and the bromine content measured by neutron activation analysis. The lipids of each species studied were found to contain bromine with concentrations ranging from ten to several hundred µg/g. The major portion of the bromine was associated with the fatty acids in Chromatographic separations; however, the presence of a number of different brominated compounds was indicated. When the fatty acids were prepared from the crude lipids by acid hydrolysis, partitioned into base, and then esterified, 60% of the initial bromine was recovered in the ester fraction. This would indicate the presence of brominated acids in marine lipids.
Functional analysis of gas chromatographic data for C‐4 through C‐18:2 fatty acids
Authors: Wulff C. A. , Duthie A. H. , Wulff S. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThe problem of finding a functional relationship between concentration and output data from GC has been considered for a series of fatty acids (FA). The concentrations used are relative values, i.e., the actual concentration of a FA divided by that for an internal standard. The GC output used is relative peak areas, i.e., the integrated chromatogram area of the FA divided by that for the internal standard. Five functions have been investigated, each in reasonable accord with the concept of relative response factors being constant for a homologous series of compounds. We conclude that one of the five, Cj = aAjb, is clearly superior and recommend its use in agreement with a literature report for different compound types (5). In the equation above, “C” and “A” are the relative concentrations and areas, respectively, and “a” and “b” are fitting constants determined from the data by least‐squares minimization. We found it was impossible to deal with a matrix of 10 acids and 9 concentrations in a manner that would reproduce the data within the experimental uncertainty (6%), and we concluded that an acid‐by‐acid analysis was preferable.
Kinetics of fish meal oxidation
Authors: Davidovich L. A. , Soulé C. L. , Lupín H. M. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractA mathematical model has been developed for the oxidation kinetics of fish meal, based on assumptions of the theory of gas liquid reactions and the kinetics of homogeneous oxidation reactions. This foresees that if diffusional control exists for the oxygen, the observed reaction will be of the first order with respect to this component. The specific rate constant for the reaction will be a function of the interfacial area. The performance of the model was tested experimentally.
Improving personal performance and management productivity
Authors: Rushowy R. H. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractMost of us find, as consumers, a notion of instant gratification attached to available goods and services. Much of this learned behavior is carried to our places of work and results in a measure of anticipation of immediate solutions to the problems of management. Scientific and mathematical models generally have served us well in projecting and analyzing natural phenomena; however, they may hinder the development of social skills. Management productivity is extremely difficult to measure directly because so much of it is nonquantifiable. However, marked improvement in both real and perceived performance can result through stress reduction, effective group copperation and competition and the establishment of appropriate standards. Prescriptive solutions may not succeed because of the inappropriate use of rational models to describe nonrational or emotion‐laden situations. This paper will focus on pragmatic elements of professional management as they relate to the technically oriented manager.
Addition of phthalimidonitrene to acetylenic fatty acid esters: Synthesis of long‐chain 2‐phthalimido‐2H‐azirines
Authors: Ansari M. H. , Ahmad F. , Ahmad M. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractLead tetraacetate (LTA) oxidations of N‐aminophthalimide in the presence of acetylenic fatty acid esters have resulted in the formation of corresponding 1H‐azirines that spontaneously rearranged to give 2H‐azirines in moderate yields. 2H‐Azirine derivatives (IV, V and VI) of acetylenic fatty acid esters, methyl 10‐undecynoate (I), methyl 9‐undecynoate (II) and methyl 9‐octadecynoate (III), respectively, have been prepared and characterized with the help of spectral and micro analyses.
Nanomicrobiology
Authors: Alsteens David , Dague Etienne , Verbelen Claire , Andre Guillaume , Francius Grégory , Dufrêne Yves F 
Published: July 2007

Abstract
Recent advances in atomic force microscopy (AFM) are revolutionizing our views of microbial surfaces. While AFM imaging is very useful for visualizing the surface of hydrated cells and membranes on the nanoscale, force spectroscopy enables researchers to locally probe biomolecular forces and physical properties. These unique capabilities allow us to address a number of questions that were inaccessible before, such as how does the surface architecture of microbes change as they grow or interact with drugs, and what are the molecular forces driving their interaction with antibiotics and host cells? Here, we provide a flavor of recent achievements brought by AFM imaging and single molecule force spectroscopy in microbiology.
Physicochemical and Stability Characteristics of Flaxseed Oils During Pan‐heating
Authors: Choo W. S. , Birch E. J. , Dufour J. P. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractFlaxseed oils are used in stir‐frying in parts of China. In this study, flaxseed oils were heated at approximately 150 °C as a thin film in a frying pan for 3 and 6 min, respectively. Pan‐heating caused loss of tocopherols, plastochromanol‐8, phenolic acids and chlorophyll pigments. There was a significant decrease in the linolenic acid resulting in a concomitant relative increase in palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic acids in the oils after pan heating. Positive CIELAB “b*” color value, which indicates yellowness and levels of β‐carotene and lutein in these oils showed a 42–56% and 8–53% decrease, respectively. Peroxide values, p‐anisidine values, percentage of conjugated dienoic acid, specific extinction at 232 and 270 nm and food oil sensor readings of these oils showed significant increases to levels exceeding good oil quality indices. Acid values only showed one to twofold increase from fresh oil values of 0.65–2.23 mg KOH/g of sample. These results indicate that significant levels of oxidation products would be present in flaxseed oils after pan heating. The flaxseed oil with a lower amount of PUFA appeared to be more degraded suggesting that the major factor affecting the oxidative stability of the flaxseed oils during pan‐heating was not the degree of unsaturation but was dependent on the complex interaction between the fatty acids and minor constituents in the oils.
Dental morphology of the pycnodontid fish †Stemmatodus rhombus (Agassiz 1844) (Neopterygii, †Pycnodontiformes) from the Early Cretaceous, with comments on its systematic position
Authors: Kriwet Jürgen 
Published: July 2007

ABSTRACTThe dental morphology of the pycnodontid fish †Stemmatodus rhombus (Agassiz, 1844) from the Lower Cretaceous (lower Barremian) of southern Italy is described in detail. SEM pictures of vomerine and prearticular teeth are provided for the first time allowing the comparison with other Early Cretaceous pycnodonts, which are only known from isolated dental remains. The dentition of †Stemmatodus rhombus consists of incisiform grasping teeth on the paired premaxillae and dentaries and crushing teeth on the unpaired vomer and paired prearticulars. The vomerine teeth are arranged in five longitudinal rows, which display symmetry with a distinct median principal and two lateral rows. The prearticular bears three longitudinal rows. Teeth of the main row are much wider than those of the lateral ones. The tooth crowns are rather flat and expose a shallow apical depression, which is surrounded by a ring of widely-spaced small tubercles. The ornamentation and arrangement of teeth distinguishes dentitions of †Stemmatodus from all other pycnodonts. The wear pattern of the teeth is evaluated and the significance of the dental morphology in pycnodont taxonomy is discussed. In addition, the systematic position of †Stemmatodus is discussed.
A catalogue of the type and figured specimens of Hexapoda from the Rhynie chert (early Devonian) at The Natural History Museum, London, UK
Authors: Ross Andrew J. , York Peter V. 
Published: July 2007

ABSTRACTThirteen specimens of type and/or figured Hexapoda from the Rhynie chert are housed at The Natural History Museum, London, UK. They are listed along with a complete bibliography of where they have been cited and figured. Two taxa are present: Rhyniella praecursor Hirst & Maulik 1926 (Collembola); and Rhyniognatha hirsti Tillyard 1928 (Insecta)
Late Pleistocene siliceous sinter associated with fluvial, lacustrine, volcaniclastic and landslide deposits at Tahunaatara, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
Authors: Campbell Kathleen A. , Buddle T. F. , Browne P. R. L. 
Published: July 2007

ABSTRACTThe Tahunaatara sinter, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, is a ∼17–20-kyr-old hot-spring deposit of opal-A mineralogy. It is interbedded with fluvial, lacustrine and volcaniclastic sediments, some silicified by infusing thermal waters. The exposed sinter (∼4 m thick, 90 m long) was truncated at its southern margin by a landslide, which deposited a conglomerate (up to 2 m thick, 56 m long) of sinter blocks and associated strata nearby. Kaolinite-rich cobbles at the base of the conglomerate indicate a change in the thermal regime and its probable trigger: acid steamcondensate produced alteration. Clasts in the landslide are oriented SW, the same direction as flattened plant reeds entombed in sinter, and as intercalated fluvial beds. Thus, thermal waters, stream flow and the landslide all likely followed the same palaeo-valley, which is similar in terrain and stratigraphy to the Devonian Rhynie hydrothermal system. The plant-rich, layered, in situ sinter contains fossilised microbes and rare stromatolites, and was deposited on mid- to distal slopes adjacent to marshes. Ash falls, fluvial activity and ponding occurred during and after the thermal activity. Unsilicified tephric Ohakea loess (∼26–17 kyr BP) and Taupo Tephra (1·86 kyr BP) blanket both sinter and landslide. Today, the deposits form resistant remnants in a topographically inverted landscape.
Crustal control on the redox state of granitoid magmas: tectonic implications from the granitoid and metallogenic provinces in the circum-Japan Sea Region
Authors: Sato K. , Kovalenko S. V. , Romanovsky N. P. , Nedachi M. , Berdnikov N. V. , Ishihara T. 
Published: July 2007

ABSTRACTFelsic magmatism has occurred over a large region of East Asia since Jurassic times and has provided important mineral resources such as tin, tungsten, base metals and gold. The circum-Japan Sea region preserves various geological records of active continental margins, including Jurassic to Early Tertiary magmatic arcs and subduction zones and pre-Jurassic continental basements, which were separated by the opening of the Japan Sea during the Miocene. The felsic magmatism in this region shows a wide variation in terms of redox state and related mineralisation, encompassing east–west contrasts around the Pacific Ocean. A review of granitoids and associated ore deposits in this region indicates that the character of the crust, sedimentary versus igneous, is an essential factor to control the redox state, and a tectonic setting may be an additional factor in some cases.The reduced-type granitoids, characterised by tin mineralisation, were generated in carbonbearing sedimentary crust which was composed mainly of accretionary complex material and not influenced by previous magmatism. Involvement of sedimentary materials is corroborated by oxygen, sulphur and strontium isotope data. The oxidised-type granitoids, characterised by gold or molybdenum mineralisation, were generated in igneous crust which was depleted in reducing agents as a result of previous magmatism. Granitoid magmatism in a given area tends to become more oxidised with time.Jurassic accretionary complexes in East Asia are thought to have been largely displaced from the original place of accretion and stacked up against the northeastern margin in the Khingan and Sikhote–Alin Mountains. This region, dominated by sedimentary crust, was subsequently subjected to Cretaceous felsic magmatism and converted to a large province of reduced-type granitoids and tin–tungsten mineralisation. Diverse geodynamic processes, including the change of the arc-trench system, the creation and collapse of the back-arc basin and the collision of continents, may have prepared many favourable sites for the generation of reduced-type granitoids in northeast Asia. These processes may have resulted in a remarkable contrast with the Pacific margin of North America, where repeated arc magmatism during the Mesozoic formed granitoid batholiths of the oxidised-type.The granitoid types may also be controlled by the tectonic setting and mode of magma emplacement. In the northern Kitakami area of Northeast Japan, Early Cretaceous episodic magmatism occurred in a Jurassic accretionary complex, and formed the oxidised-type granitoids accompanied by submarine bimodal volcanism associated with kuroko mineralisation. Granitoids of fissure-filling type emplaced under extensional environments may be oxidised, irrespective of basement geology, because of insignificant crustal input.