How should one discount utility across time? The conventional wisdom in social science is that use an exponential function. Such a function representation of the axioms provide well-defined plus condition known as stationarity. Yet stationarity doesnt really have much intuitive normative pull on its own. Here I try to cast it glow by deriving from two explicitly premises, both suggested philoso...

Intergenerational succession aims at the renewal of family farm and addresses the problem of increasing aged population of principal farm owners. This study assessed poultry farm characteristics and poultry farmers’ perception of farm succession planning in southwest Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used in selecting poultry farmers in Oyo and Osun states.  Data were analyzed using ...

Given the choice between rehabilitation of a cultural heritage site and new build, recent history in Norway shows that build is often chosen, with justification cost efficiency.
 This paper compares approaches to sites from property development protection point view test this judgment. These two professional fields overlap need cooperate. Thus, closer look at their similarities differences...

When several data owners possess data on different records but the same variables, known as horizontally partitioned data, the owners can improve statistical inferences by sharing their data with each other. Often, however, the owners are unwilling or unable to share because the data are confidential or proprietary. Secure computation protocols enable the owners to compute parameter estimates f...

PURPOSE This study evaluated dog and cat allergies and their association with allergen avoidance measures in Korean adults. METHODS The study population consisted of 537 adults who currently kept dogs or cats and participated in a pet exhibition in Korea. The subjects were asked to complete questionnaires regarding pet ownership, allergen avoidance, and allergy symptoms, and underwent skin pr...

When several data owners possess data on different records but the same variables, known as horizontally partitioned data, the owners can improve statistical inferences by sharing their data with each other. Often, however, the owners are unwilling or unable to share because the data are confidential or proprietary. Secure computation protocols enable the owners to compute parameter estimates f...