We investigate the Treasury bill (T-bill) market for volatility effects, and especially any volatility introduced by the T-bill auction process. We use daily T-bill yields for on-therun 13-, 26-, and 52-week T-bills from January 1983 through December 2000. We find that T-bill volatility is not constant across a run, hence is not consistent with the Treasury's auction process intent of a stable ...

Dynamic binary instrumentation (DBI) systems are a popular solution for prototyping heterogeneous program analyses and monitoring tools. Several works from academic practitioner venues have questioned the transparency of DBI systems, with anti-analysis detection sequences being found already in malware executable protectors. The present Field Note details new established methods evaluates recen...

OBJECTIVES To describe the pharmacokinetics of maraviroc when dosed at 150 or 300 mg once daily with 800/100 mg of darunavir/ritonavir. METHODS A retrospective case-note review of HIV-infected adults taking maraviroc was conducted. Patients on a maraviroc-based regimen for a minimum of 5 weeks were grouped as receiving: (i) 300 mg of maraviroc twice daily with 245 mg of tenofovir/200 mg of em...

Concentration and daily intake (DI) of heavy metals [lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu)] were investigated in four common edible vegetables including coriander, dill, radish root and radish leaf grown at peri-urban sites in Sanandaj, Iran. A total of 120 composite samples of vegetables were taken from ten vegetable farms during six months from May to October 2012. Inductivel...

In this note we deal with a practical problem arising at ENCI Netherlands BV. ENCI is a major producer of cement. Its factory site is located south of Maastricht where an important ingredient of cement, marl, is digged from a quarry. The following situation occurs at the site of ENCI. There are different kinds of traac on the site and the vehicles of each kind of traac follow a xed route on the...

between symptoms and cortisol levels. We chose a shorter assessment period in an attempt to minimize study intrusion into participants’ lives. Similarly, as we noted in our report, we assessed stress, pain, and fatigue symptoms using simple 10-point Likert scales to minimize disruption of participants’ daily activities. We believe that this choice likely enhances the generalizability of our fin...

Sec.A1431.001.AADEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1)AA"Anticipation note" means a note issued under this chapter. (2)AA"Eligible countywide district" means a flood control district or a hospital district the boundaries of which are substantially coterminous with the boundaries of a county with a population of three million or more or a hospital district created in a county with a population of mor...