Using the education level/wage distribution curve of the Brazilian States we define a dynamic programming problem to determine the optimal choice of education level of the parents in their descendants favor. As a proxy for the opportunity cost of education we use the public expenditure in education. The results show that low level educated workers will use public schools to provide education to...

Muscle strain is a very common injury. Muscles that are frequently involved cross two joints, act mainly in an eccentric fashion, and contain a high percentage of fast-twitch fibers. Muscle strain usually causes acute pain and occurs during strenuous activity. In most cases, the diagnosis can be made on the basis of the history and physical examination. Magnetic resonance imaging is recommended...

Jetlag reflects a mismatch between local and circadian time following rapid timezone travel [1]. Appropriately timed bright light can shift human circadian rhythms but recovery is slow (e.g., 1-2 days per timezone). Most symptoms subside after resynchronization, but chronic jetlag may have enduring negative effects [2], including even accelerated mortality in mice [3]. Melatonin, prescription d...

A 19-year-old male subject was diagnosed with medial meniscal, lateral meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. The symptoms did not subside after 4 months of physical therapy, and he underwent arthroscopic partial medial and lateral meniscectomy and ACL reconstruction. Immediately after the patient woke up from general anesthesia, he started experience loss of sensation in the area ...

Existing geographic routing algorithms face serious challenges due to location errors, nonplanarity issues and overhead of location service. To solve these issues, we propose Topological Cluster Based Geographic Routing that combines topology-based routing and geographic routing. It is a localized routing scheme where the geographic routing is performed on an overlay network of topological clus...

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), the most frequent of the periodic fever syndromes, is an autosomal recessive disease, predominantly affecting people of Mediterranean descent. The disease is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene, encoding the pyrin protein thought to be associated with the interleukin-1 related inflammation cascade. The condition manifests as attacks of serositis, commonly in...

The world is currently experiencing a downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has significantly triggered variety of problems in our society today. These have potential create conflict and lead conflicts interest among people different groups. Various vulnerabilities arise with issues virus spread, information dissemination, sensitivity who are changes new life order terms lifestyle, communi...

The study explores the sociolinguistic phenomenon, Arabizi, from a new perspective by investigating case of three Arabizi users coming different generations: Azer (42 years old), Nada (29 and Mira (21 old). main research question is how generational differences between shape their experiences with in terms 1) they learned it, 2) currently use 3) perceive its effect on Arabic language, 4) attitu...

Abstract The Gedebage district in Bandung city has experienced a vast physical development recent years. Previous geodetic studies showed that the area undergoes high-rate land subsidence. subsurface soil of remarkably high compressibility, void ratio, and water content. A thick sequence soft organic clay 20-27 m exists, making prone to subside. As continues develop, it is important predict fut...