A real-time data set for macroeconomists

A REAL Research Department WORKING PAPER NO . 99 - 21 - TIME DATA SET FOR MACROECONOMISTS : DOES THE DATA VINTAGE MATTER ?

This paper presents a real-time data set that can be used by economists for testing the robustness of published econometric results, for analyzing policy, and for forecasting. The data set consists of vintages, or snapshots, of the major macroeconomic data available at quarterly intervals in real time. The paper illustrates why such data may matter, explains the construction of the data set, ex...

A minimum data set for chronic venous disease

A Real Time Traffic Sign Detection and Recognition Algorithm based on Super Fuzzy Set

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) benefit from current infrastructure to discern environmental information. Traffic signs are global guidelines which inform drivers from near characteristics of paths ahead. Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) system is an ADAS that recognize traffic signs in images captured from road and show information as an adviser or transmit them to other ADASs. In this...

Estimating Dynamic Panel Data Models: A Practical Guide for Macroeconomists

Previous research on dynamic panel estimation has focused on panels that, unlike a typical panel of macroeconomic data, have small time dimensions and large individual dimensions. We use a Monte Carlo approach to investigate the performance of several different methods designed to reduce the bias of the estimated coefficients for the longer, narrower panels commonly found for macro data. We fin...

Evaluation of a new set of Real-Time PCR for Brucella detection within human and animal samples

A quantitative TaqMn Real-Time PCR assay was developed and its diagnostic value on human serum and livestock samples were evaluated. Brucella species could be distributed through communities as a biological agent. Rapid detection of biological threat agents is critical for timely therapeutic administration. Quantitative real-time PCR provides a rapid, sensitive and specific tool for molecular i...