In 12 patients with affective disorders (ICD-10: F31, F32, F33), EEGs were recorded before and after 4.4 months of lithium treatment. Effects of lithium on the EEG were analyzed by power spectral analysis controlled for vigilance. We found (1) an increase in relative power in both delta and theta band which was related to the lithium plasma level, (2) a decrease in relative alpha power especial...

Recent evidence supports a role for vitamin K-dependent coagulation zymogens in adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5, subgroup C) infection of hepatocytes. Here, we assessed the effect of virus-zymogen interaction on cellular transduction using a panel of fiber (f)-pseudotyped viruses derived from subgroup D (f47, f33, f24, f45, f17, f30). Each virus directly bound factor X (FX) as determined by surface ...

This paper considers the nature and the distribution of trade and FDI effects of a potential enlargement of the European Monetary Union (EMU) to the ten countries that obtained EU membership in 2004. Intuitively, the implementation of a single currency for these countries means replacing several fluctuating currencies by a common currency. This gives rise to both “level” and “risk” effects of r...

The likely extension of the euro area has triggered a debate on the organization of the ECB, in particular on the apparent mismatch between relative economic size and voting rights in the Council. We present a simple model of optimal representation in a federal central bank addressing this question. Optimal voting weights reflect two opposing forces: the wish to insulate common monetary policy ...

We present a simple model of sovereign debt crises in which a country chooses its optimal mix of short and long-term debt contracts subject to standard contracting frictions: the country cannot commit to repay its debts nor to a speci…c path of future debt issues, and contracts cannot be made state contingent nor renegotiated. We show that in order to satisfy incentive compatibility the country...

This paper examines the pros and cons of the recent proposal that Argentina should adopt the US dollar as its official currency, rather than have a currency board system in which the units of domestic currency issued are backed “one-to-one” by dollar reserves. The motivation for adopting the dollar seems to be that it could guarantee credibility in monetary policy and eliminate the risk premium...

Since August 1995, Japanese banks have had to pay a premium on Eurodollar and Euroyen interbank loans relative to their U.S. and U.K. competitors. This so-called “Japan premium” provides a market indicator of investor anxiety about the ability of Japanese banks to repay loans. We examine the determinants of the Japan premium and find that events indicating concrete actions by the Japanese gover...

Összefoglaló. Egy 47 éves nőbeteg tranziens ST-eleváció miatt került felvételre és coronarographiára. A ST-elevációnak véleményezett elektrokardiogram poroszsisak-jelnek felelt meg, amelyet egy EKG-műtermék okozott. Habár a számtalan, nem coronariaeredetű oka ismert, műtermék okozta poroszsisak-jelet még ismertettek. Fontos felismerése felesleges diagnosztikai terápiás beavatkozások elkerülése ...

Recently the world economy was confronted to the worst financial crisis since the great depression. This unprecedented crisis started in mid-2007 had a huge impact on the European government bond market. But, what are the main drivers of this “perfect storm” that since 2009 affects EU government bond market as well? To answer this question, we propose an empirical study of the determinants of t...