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The history of the peer-review process
Ray Spier. The peer-review process is a turf battle with the ultimate prize of the knowledge, science or doctrine being published. On the one side, we have the writers and originators of ideas, on the other,….
Detection of genetically modified organisms in foods
Farid E Ahmed. Legislation enacted worldwide to regulate the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in crops, foods and ingredients, necessitated the development of reliable and sensitive methods for ….
Nantotechniques and approaches in biotechnology
Adam Curtis, Chris Wilkinson. Nanotechnology has enabled the development of an amazing variety of methods for fabricating nanotopography and nanopatterned chemistry in recent years. Some of these techniques are directed toward….
Effect of glycosylation on antibody function: implications for genetic engineering
Ann Wright, Sherie L. Morrison. Antibodies are able to both bind antigens and trigger the responses that eliminate them from circulation. All antibodies are glycosylated at conserved positions in their constant regions, and the ….
Shareholder Yield: A Strong Indicator of Future Stock Returns
Dividend yield is nice but shareholder yield (dividend yield plus stock buybacks) is even better.
Down Under Digest: Look South to Build Wealth
In another Special Edition of Maple Leaf Memo, we take a bigger-picture look at what’s happening in Australia, emphasize a couple areas where investors can lock in high, sustainable dividends, and set the table for coming attractions.
AT&T Merger with T-Mobile Blocked: Will Justice Department Compromise?
AT&T is battling the U.S. government over its plan to acquire competing wireless carrier T-Mobile USA. Hasn’t anybody told AT&T that the government always wins?
Three Stories About One Thing: Buy Canada
Is Canada “risk off” or “risk on”? Is there such thing as a “good” dividend cut? And what about that pipeline?
The Benefits of Neutrality
Market-neutral funds were all the rage until the financial crisis struck. But a new lineup of ETFs breathes life into a maligned investment strategy.
Prem Watsa of Fairfax Financial is Betting on Deflation and the Bank of Ireland
Prem Watsa is Canada’s Warren Buffett. He is currently both bearish on the U.S. stock market and bullish on a nearly-nationalized Irish Bank, as well as troubled smartphone company Research in Motion. Go figure.
