F. Montes∗1,4, A. Amthor1,2,4, T. Baumann1, D. Bazin1, A. Becerril1,2,4, J.S. Berryman1,3, H. Crawford1,3, A. Estrade1,2,4, A. Gade1,2, T. Ginter1, C.J. Guess1,2,4, M. Hausmann1, G.W. Hitt1,2,4, G. Lorusso1,2,4, P.F. Mantica1,3, M. Matos1,4, R. Meharchand1,2,4, K. Minamisono1, G. Perdikakis1, J. Pereira1,4, M. Portillo1, H. Schatz1,2,4, K. Smith1,2,4, J. Stoker1,3, A. Stolz1,2, R. Zegers1,2,4, ...

This paper investigates the extent to which domestic investment in East Asian countries is financed by domestic, (East Asian) regional and global savings in order to infer the relative importance of regional vs. global capital markets in East Asia. Panel regression results show that regional saving in East Asia plays a much more important role than global saving in financing investment in the r...

The software architecture of any automotive system has to be decided well in advance of production, so it is very desirable to assess its quality in order to obtain quick indications of errors at early design phases. In this paper, we present a constellation of analysis techniques for architectural models described in EAST-ADL. The methods are complementary in terms of covering EAST-ADL model a...

At the 7 ASEAN Summit (November 2001) the leaders of the ASEAN countries were presented with the report of the East Asian Vision Group (EAVG). This report laid down a road map for future regional integration efforts across East Asia. Firmly prioritising economic, rather than political, integrative processes, the EAVG report placed a premium on functional co-operation to provide regional peace a...

Age and Ageing Title Page Title: The importance of detecting and managing comorbidities in people with dementia? Authors: Chris Fox, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Toby Smith, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Ian Maidment, Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy, School of Life and Health Scienc...

This paper sheds light on the transferability of human capital in periods of dramatic structural change by analyzing the unique event of German Reunification. We explore whether the comparatively low labor productivity in East Germany after reunification is caused by the depreciation of human capital at reunification, or by unfavorable job characteristics. East German workers should have been h...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Middle East has been reported to be low to medium. METHODS To verify this assertion we conducted a review of published data on the occurrence of MS in the Middle East. RESULTS Fourteen studies reporting on the prevalence of MS in the Middle East were initially identified, 5 of which were excluded due to inadequate data or serious m...

Asian patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) tend to have different characteristics compared with patients from other regions, including younger age and smaller body size. The phase 3, open-label, randomized DASISION trial (NCT00481247), comparing dasatinib 100 mg once daily (QD) (n = 259) with imatinib 400 mg QD (n = 260) in newly diagnosed chronic phase CML (CML-CP), included a sizeable...

For the last decade, the East German economy has been suffering from high unemployment and low economic growth. Policy makers often point to the lack of entrepreneurship as one of East Germany’s main problems. This paper addresses the question of how East Germany’s integration into an established economy, West Germany, may have hindered a fruitful development of entrepreneurship and how this ma...