We consider a classical risk model with the possibility of reinsurance. Moreover, in one of the models also investment into a risky asset is possible. The insurer follows the optimal strategy. In this paper we find the Cramér-Lundberg approximation in the small claim case and prove that the optimal strategy converges to the asymptotically optimal strategy as the capital increases to infinity. 1...

This article presents the rationale behind an important enhancement to a socio-technical model of organisations and teams derived from military research. It combines this with empirical results which take advantage of these enhancements. In Part 1, a new theoretical legacy for the model is developed based on Ergonomics theories and insights. This allows team communications data to be plotted in...

In day-to-day practice it is not unusual to encounter male patients in their 50s or older who come to physician for loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, unexplained fatigue, behavioral problems, loss of muscle mass and some times unexplained bony fractures. These symptoms can be vague and can vary a lot among individuals. Some men find it difficult to admit that there’s even a problem. And oft...

Introduction: Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for about15 to 20% of all cases of Tuberculosis in India.1e percentage may be higher in children and in HIV infected individuals.2 Diagnosing EPTB is challenging as it requires a clinician to obtain adequate specimen involving the concerned organ for investigations to confirm diagnosis. Also paucibacillary nature of the disease poses di...

A longitudinal field experiment was carried out over a period of 2 weeks to examine the influence of product aesthetics and inherent product usability. A 2 × 2 × 3 mixed design was used in the study, with product aesthetics (high/low) and usability (high/low) being manipulated as between-subjects variables and exposure time as a repeated-measures variable (three levels). A sample of 60 mobile p...

To study molecular epidemiology of CTX-M-55-carrying Escherichia coli isolates from urinary tract infections (UTIs) in China. 111 blaCTX-M-55-positive E.coli isolates from UTIs patients in China were studied. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were used to analyze the homologies among the strains. Conjugation experiments, S1nuclease PFGE and PCR analys...

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of feed restriction and repletion on myofibrillar protein turnover in cattle. Crossbred steer calves (n = 12) about 310 d of age were assigned randomly to a diet of corn and silage that was 1) provided ad libitum for 146 d (ALC) or 2) restricted so steers gained .2 kg/d for 80 d but received ad libitum access to feed thereafter for 66 d (R...

This paper illustrates an example of developing a grid-based distributed hydrologic model for storm-inundation simulation using GIS and remote sensing for flood emergency planning, and the feasibility of the model was explored in the mountainous urban area of Guiyang city of the Guizhou Province, China. The research was based on four major steps. The first step was to prepare data for the model...

Maria Augusta S. N. Nunes1•, Leandro L. Dihl2, Luciane Fraga, Cristiane R. Woszezenki, Lisiane Oliveira, Deise J. Francisco, Glaucio J.C. Machado , Carmen R. D. Nogueira , Maria da Glória Notargiacomo URI University Engineering and Computer Science Department GPEAD – Distance Learning Group AV. Universidade das Missões 464 Cp:203 Santo Ângelo RS – Brazil -98802-470 Fone: 0055-55-33137900 Fax: 0...

Recent studies suggest that arterial remodeling plays an important role in restenosis and that remodeling at the reference site may also occur. To assess the chronic effect of the reference site remodeling on angioplasty results, we evaluated reference site remodeling in an experimental atherosclerotic restenosis model. Histological sections of iliac stenoses and their associated proximal refer...