Selecting the preferred triptans

Selecting Preferred Information structures

I analyze how a buyer optimally contracts with a seller who is privately informed about his information structure, i.e., his ability of acquiring private signals containing imperfect cost information. I demonstrate that the seller ranks information structures according to the order of their signal distributions in the sense of second order stochastic dominance. Optimal contracts offer sellers w...

valuating the triptans

F6.

Selecting soybean meal characteristics preferred for swine nutrition.

As environmental constraints become more important issues for the animal industry, selecting feed ingredients that yield good animal performance but also minimize environmental impact of animal production becomes critical. The objective of this research was to identify which compositional features would be desirable for soybean meal to maximize nutritional value and minimize animal waste. Eight...

Evaluating the Efficacy of Triptans

Daily triptans for headache.

CLINICAL HISTORY This 47-year-old woman has a history of migraine since aged 4 years. Until 1 year ago, the headaches occurred one to two times per week, lasted all day, resulted in functional incapacity, and were not relieved by over-the-counter medications or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. About 10 years ago, she was taking Fiorinal #3 but stopped when she developed rebound headaches. S...