Abstract/Overview Volatility is the measure of how we are uncertain about the future of stock or asset prices. Black-Scholes model formed the foundation of stock or asset pricing. However, some of its assumptions like constant volatility and interest among others are practically impossible to implement hence other option pricing models have been explored to help come up with a much reliable way of predicting the price trends of options. The measure of volatility and good forecasts of futu...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between Service delivery and Customer satisfaction and establish marketing strategies needed to attain maximum customer satisfaction at Lead Logistics Uganda Limited. In order to achieve this goal the objectives of the study were to investigate the customer service activities carried out by the Lead Logistics Uganda Limited branch offices in Kampala, Uganda. The company is located at Kitgum house, plot I access road near shell...
ABSTRACT The poor are not evenly distributed within the country and they do not share the same socio-economic and demographic characteristics. It is against this background that analysis of the characteristics that differentiate the poor from the non-poor in Ghana cannot be underestimated. Poverty indicators make it possible to analyze the likely determinants and are, therefore, essential for formulating policy interventions that may contribute directly or ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Herbs have been used as an alternate form of treatment amidst the advent of orthodox therapies for health care. Herbs have been used as wellspring of potent remedies and have become an intrinsic part of various autochthonous cultures around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about eighty percent (80%) of rural populations residing in developing countries rely on herbal medicines for their health needs including its use during pregnancy. Studie...
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) is a major occupational hazard in resource limited healthcare settings. Owing to this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested the adoption and implementation of Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control (TBIPC) programs in all healthcare facilities. However, studies have reported improper implementation and practice of these TBIPC measures in healthcare facilities in developing countries. Thus, this study examined the knowledge and practice of TBIPC m...
Abstract This paper describes the socioeconomic determinants of primary school dropout in Uganda with the aid of a logistic model analysis using the 2004 National Service Delivery Survey data. The Objectives were to establish the; household socioeconomic factors that influence dropout of pupils given free education and any possible policy alternatives to curb dropout of pupils. Various logistic regressions of primary school dropout were estimated and these took the following dimensions; rural...
Abstract Evaluation of customer satisfaction differs from one study to another. Studies have been differing with their focus and coverage. Most of studies focused on evaluating factors influencing customer satisfaction or associate customer satisfaction and quality of services. This paper used logistic regression to develop customer satisfaction model for Precision Air. Five dimensions or variables have been considered: on time performance; aircraft safety; schedule integrity; on board servi...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between logistics control systems and service efficiency in mukwano group of companies. The study was to assess the effect of Vehicle tracking system on service efficiency in Mukwano group of companies and to examine the effect fleet management system and service efficiency in Mukwano group of companies. The study was conducted based on a descriptive research design were the data collected was through questionnaires, the data w...
Abstract/Overview Real world systems have been created using differential equations, this has made it possible to predict future trends and behaviour. Specifically, stochastic differential equations have been fundamental in describing and understanding random phenomena. So far the Black-Scholes-Merton partial differential equation used in deriving the famous Black-Scholes-Merton model has been one of the greatest breakthroughs in finance as far as prediction of asset prices in the stock m...
ABSTRACT Several strategies have been put in place in an attempt to reduce childhood mortality in Ghana, however the proportions of death among neonates are still quite high. The study therefore seeks to model neonatal mortality using survival analysis approach. The data used for the study was obtained from the neonate’s folders at St. Jude Hospital in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2015. Data on maternal characteristics was also obtained. Neonates who...
ABSTRACT Several methods which have been adopted to analyze multi-category data yields unsatisfactory results because of strict assumptions regarding normality, linearity, and homoscedasticity. As a result, Multinomial logistic regression is considered as an alternative because it does not assume normality, linearity, or homoscedasticity (Hosmer & Lemeshow, (2000)). The study attempted to use Maximum likelihood estimation and predicted probability to model Maternal Health Care Services data b...
ABSTRACT Property taxation is the backbone of local government revenue across the globe. Thus, property tax non-compliance behaviour threatens the independence, sustainability and development effort of local governments. This study sought to examine factors affecting property rate compliance behaviour in Ghana: the case of Ga East Municipality. Specifically, the study sought to assess property owners‟ level of knowledge of property rate laws, and the determinant factors of compliance behav...
ABSTRACT The research has studied the relationship between the environmental effects and the disposal of the substandard assets by the public utilities. Tanzania as a developing country face a problem of environmental effects due to mismanagement of substandard assets, procured by the public utilities. In most developing countries, like Tanzania, clear cut policies and procedure, rules and regulations, coordination in procurement activities, presence of corruptions and top management interfe...
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ABSTRACT Predator-prey models describe the interaction between two species, the prey which serves as a food source to the predator. The migration of the prey for safety reasons after a predator attack and the predator in search of food, from a patch to another may not be instantaneous. This may be due to barriers such as a swollen river or a busy infrastructure through the natural habitat. Recent predator-prey models have either incorporated a logistic growth for the prey population or a time...