Phlogiston was a stepping stone between alchemy and modern chemistry. It was an undisputed
observation that the ashes left after burning weighed less than the original matter. The …

Investment folklore embraces many myths and legends that predate the birth and propagation
of modern fi-nancial and portfolio theory. With the advent of the modern electronic …

Today both clients and practitioners generally recognize that conventional practice has failed
to meet their expectations. Fortunately, a powerful''new?'conceptual foundation exists upon …

Risk premiums and liquidity preference premiums play a pivotal role in explaining variations
in the discount rate. Although these premiums are constantly changing, the effect of …

Evidence is presented that supports the use of the dividend discount model to calculate the
expected return for equities. The methodology appears to be applicable in all markets. At the …

… Fouse … Fouse, CFA, is chair of the Executive Committee at Mellon Capital Management
Corporation. This article is based on a presentation he made at AIMR’s “Future of the …

We report here genome-wide mapping of DNA methylation patterns at proximal promoter
regions in mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells. Most methylated genes are differentiation …

… to HD with diffusivities calculated by the Wilke-Lee (WL) method included for comparison [12].
It should be noted that the WL and similar methods are better suited for smaller molecules …

Abstract Analysis of DNA methylation patterns relies increasingly on sequencing-based profiling
methods. The four most frequently used sequencing-based technologies are the bisulfite…