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ENGELBERG, JOSEPH AND ARTHUR B. DuBors. Mechanics e-f /&rmnary circulation in isolated rabbit lungs. Am, J. Physiol. 1g6(2): 401-414. 1959.-A new method has been devised for measuring the compliance (volume change + pressure change) of the pulmonary arterial tree (down to the capillaries), in isolated, Krebs-Ringer-perfused rabbit lungs. The lungs were suspended in a plethysmograph and inflated...

In this paper, we examine the pro…tability from a convergence trading strategy called pairs trading which bets that a pair of stocks with price paths that have historically moved together will eventually converge if they ever diverge. We …nd that the pro…tability from pairs trading is greatest soon after the pairs diverge and that the pro…tability is strongly related to events around the date o...

Two constructs of emotional intelligence (EI) should be distinguished based on the measurement method used in the operationalization process (self-report, as in personality questionnaires, or maximum-performance, as in IQ tests; see Petrides & Furnham, 2000, 2001, 2003). Trait EI (or “trait emotional self-effi cacy”) concerns emotionrelated dispositions and self-perceptions measured via self-re...

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