We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous health improvements on output per capita. Our simulation model allows for a direct effect of health on worker productivity, as well as indirect effects that run through schooling, the size and age-structure of the population, capital accumulation, and crowding of fixed natural resources. The model is parameterized using a combination of microecon...

We have investigated control of the DLR Light-Weight Robot III with DLR Five-Finger Hand by a person with tetraplegia using the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System. The goal of this research is to develop assistive technologies for people with severe physical disabilities. This shall allow them to regain some independence in the handling of objects, e.g. to drink a glass of water. First results ...

Hemoglobin Providence Asn and Hemoglobin Providence Asp are two abnormal hemoglobins which apparently arise from a single genetic change that substitutes asparagine for lysine at position 82 (EF6) in the beta chain of human hemoglobin. The second form appears to be thr result of a partial in vivo deamidation of the asparagine situated at position beta 82. Cellulose acetate and citrate agar elec...

Providence ElderPlace, Portland, OR, is an innovative long-term care health maintenance organization. The program is a type of integrated delivery network, offering comprehensive benefits and coordinating the delivery of healthcare services in a specific geographic market. Providence ElderPlace is based on the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which was developed 20 years a...

Dei Filius I:On God, Creation, and Providence Rudi A. Te Velde In this essay, I want to share my impressions of the first chapter dogmatic constitution Vatican I. It begins its declaration basic truths Christian faith in a language which is similar, probably intended be that solemn confession faith: "The holy, catholic, apostolic, Roman church believes acknowledges there one true living creator...