Nowadays, academic journals of high standing rarely accept a conceptual idea in paper not instantly accompanied by econometric estimates. The would almost certainly get rejected. Empirical validation based on past statistical data has produced an unfortunate backward orientation economics. While one can learn from the past, this approach fails when underlying conditions strongly change. suggest...

This is a short poem reflecting on the physician's commitment to abstain from killing.

The role of phonological infonnation in English word identification and the activation pattern of phonological and associative dimensions were investigated with a backward-masking paradigm. Mask type (graphemic, homophonic, associative, unrelated word control, and nonletter #-baseline) and target exposure duration were manipulated. Graphemic and homophonic but not associative masks influenced t...

index tracking is the process of developing a portfolio that reproduces the performance of an index. the tracker portfolio has relatively good diversity and low turnover and low transaction costs. in this paper we applied a binary programming model for index tracking problem. in this model the number of assets for portfolio construction is defined by portfolio manager. the robust optimization f...

the purpose of this study was to examine cook’s (2003) ‘multiple competence’ by investigating backward pragmatic transfer (from l2 [english] to l1 [persian]) in refusals to invitations. it explored participants’ frequency and content of refusal strategies in l1 regarding the status (i.e., power and distance) of interlocutors and the proficiency level of efl learners. the participants were persi...

This paper deals with an innovative autonomous bus navigation and parking system in a depot, order to optimize their movements confined area. The kinematic model of the vehicle is defined. Considering its dimensions weight as well centimetric accuracy required, predictive controller designed, based on linearized around changing path curvature value, perform accurate curved paths tracking limite...