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VaR Vs CVaR: Comparing Risk Metrics in Financial Analysis
Exploring the depths of risk management with a detailed examination of Value at Risk (VaR) and Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR) in Investment Strategies Source: Author In this blog, we will cover the below topics What is Value at Risk (VaR)? What is Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR)? Python…#valueatrisk #var #cvar #02022022 #02022023 #yahoo #api #telsa #volumedate #336666656
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Floods, Now Torrential Monsoon Rains Leave Pakistani Women in Crisis
Women outside an emergency vehicle aimed at helping those affected by flooding. CREDIT: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, PAKISTAN , Aug 18 2023 (IPS) Torrential monsoon rains have left the people, especially women, in crisis as they are still grappling to recover from the last year’s floods in Pakistan.
“We are yet to return to normal lives after devastation caused by severe rains in June 2002 when the new series of rains have started only to further aggravate our problems,” Jannat Bibi, a resident of Kalam in the Swat Valley, told IPS.
Bibi, 44, a housewife, along with co-villagers, must walk about a ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ashfaq Yusufzai Tags: Asia-Pacific Climate Change Development & Aid Environment Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan Source Type: news
Blocking the law from within: familyism ideologies as obstacles to legal protections for women in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua - Menj ívar C, Diossa-Jiménez L.
The scholarship seeking to explain the ineffectiveness of violence against women (VAW) laws has focused on the lack of resources or will to implement these laws. Less attention has been given to how these laws are crafted and positioned in the legal hierar...
Source: SafetyLit - August 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Pre-Colonial Delicacy Could Help Food Security and Climate Change
Togotia, a forgotten African leafy vegetable, has found its way back into markets as its high nutritional value could help address food security. CREDIT: Egerton UniversityBy Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, Aug 16 2023 (IPS) Kenya’s fight for food security may have just gone ‘Old School’ as Egerton University dons win a grant to help bring back a pre-colonial delicacy that was gradually sliding its way off consumers’ plates.
Their project, dubbed ‘Exploring Potential of Togotia (Erucastrum arabicum), a forgotten African leafy vegetable for nutritional security and climate adaptation in Kenya,’ won the grant in October...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson Odhiambo Tags: Africa Development & Aid Featured Food and Agriculture Headlines Health Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Source Type: news
Pedro Almod óvar, Andy Lau, Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-jun to Keynote Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival has tapped Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, Hong Kong multihyphenate Andy Lau and Korean superstars Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun to topline its In Conversation With… series next month. Almodóvar, earlier announced to receive the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media from…#torontofilmfestival #spanish #pedroalmodóvar #hongkong #andylau #korean #leebyunghun #parkseojun #conversationwith #almodóvar
Source: Reuters: Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Evacuate or social distance? Modeling the influence of threat perceptions on hurricane evacuation in a dual-threat environment - Wu HC, Murphy H, Greer A, Clay L.
This study investigates how different risk predictors influenced households' evacuation decisions during a dual-threat event (Hurricane Laura and COVID-19 pandemic). The Protective Action Decision Model (PADM) literature indicates that perceived threat var...
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
How To Build A Financial Portfolio Using Python
A quick start guide to building an optimized stock portfolio Source: Unsplash by ux-indonesia What is a financial portfolio? A portfolio in simple terms is a collection of things and a financial portfolio is a bunch of financial assets (stock in our case). For instance, we wish to create a…#retailbank #automobile #var #eda #exploratory #npimportpandas #normaldistimport #tatamotors #icicibank10 #fig
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
G20: Cutting Food Loss and Waste is an Opportunity to Improve Food Security
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, December 15, 2021: Community members in Sowripalayam outside of Coimbatore stand in line to receive a nutritious meal from No Food Waste. Credit: The Global FoodBanking Network / Narayana Swamy SubbaramanBy Lisa MoonCHICAGO, USA, Aug 8 2023 (IPS) With the ongoing global food crisis—triggered by the COVID pandemic, disasters, supply chain disruptions, and conflict in Ukraine—food security should be at the top of the G20 agenda when countries gather in India in September 2023.
Food security and national security are closely intertwined. Throughout history, countries that have suffered from...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lisa Moon Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change COVID-19 Economy & Trade Food and Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Global Headlines Inequity TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Risk Management Of Stocks Using Python
Learn different ways to evaluate the Value At Risk(VaR) of a stock Source: josh-appel | Unsplash What is Value at Risk(VaR)? Value at Risk (VaR) is the most common metric used by an individual, firms, and banks to determine the extent of potential financial loss for a given period of time.…#valueatrisk #var #montecarlo #exploratory #eda #yahoo #npimportpandas #tatamotors #icici #dabur
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Role of Granger Causality in Identifying Causal Relationships for Time Series Forecasting
We introduced Vector Autoregression or VAR in a previous article. But, does it really make sense to use two (or more) different variables to make a forecast? The answer is no, not always at least. It will only be really beneficial if there is some kind of relationship between them. Using unrelated…#vectorautoregression #var
Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Climate Change Is Making Us Sick, Says WHO Envoy
The World Health Organization says round 7 million people die prematurely each year due to air pollution. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPSBy Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Aug 2 2023 (IPS) Climate change is making us sick. It has become urgent to build resilient health systems to secure humanity’s well-being, says the special envoy for climate change and health of the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Climate change is unquestionably affecting our health every day,” says Vanessa Kerry– a renowned global health expert and medical doctor – who was appointed the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Climate Action Climate Change Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
Associations between school-behavior-health difficulties and subsequent injuries among younger adolescents: a population-based study - Chau N, Perrin P, Gauchard G, Bhattacherjee A, Senapati A, Belbraouet S, Guillemin F, Falissard B, Chau K.
This study assessed the associations of potential SBHDs and their cumulative number (SBHDcn) with var...
Source: SafetyLit - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Nazihah NoorKUALA LUMPUR and BERN, Aug 2 2023 (IPS) To achieve universal health coverage, people need public healthcare systems providing fair access to decent health care. This should be an entitlement for all, regardless of means, requiring adequate, appropriate and sustainable financing over the long term.
Jomo Kwame SundaramAppropriate arrangements can help ensure a financially sustainable, effective and equitable healthcare system. However, insurance-based systems – both private and social – not only incur unnecessary costs, but also undermine ensuring health for all.
Private health ins...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Nazihah Noor Tags: Development & Aid Global Headlines Health Human Rights Sustainability TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
A Shot in the Arm Can Prevent Cervical Cancer
Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor, advises women to listen to their bodies and be aware of the symptoms of cervical cancer. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPSBy Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) “Listen to your body, and if there is anything strange happening, do not ignore it,” is the advice of 57-year-old Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor.
Eight years ago, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at a time when she was “in a good place” in life. Her kids were grown up, and she had more time to herself. A fitness freak, the schoolteacher’s daily routine included going to the gym daily. “I joined a creative writin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Education Cannot Wait (ECW) IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Pharma Giant ’ s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit
Dr Abhijit Bhattacharya, MS, Central Hospital Kalla, Eastern Coalfields Ltd., assesses an x-ray of a TB patient. Credit: ILOBy Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Jul 21 2023 (IPS) In a surprise move, pharma giant Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has agreed not to enforce some of its patents on a lifesaving TB drug, making generic versions available in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Although on the WHO’s list of essential medicines and a cornerstone of much TB treatment, bedaquiline had not been available in many countries in part because of its high cost.
A deal agreed between J&J and the Stop TB Partnership will allow ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Africa Asia-Pacific Editors' Choice Europe Featured Global Health Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
