Human decision-making is driven by subjective values assigned to alternative choice options. These valuations are based on reward cues. It is unknown, however, whether complex reward cues, such as brand logos, may bias the neural encoding of subjective value in unrelated decisions. In this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, we subliminally presented brand logos preceding intert...

We propose a novel algorithm for the solution of mean-payoff games that merges together two seemingly unrelated concepts introduced in context parity games, small progress measures and quasi dominions. show integration notions can be highly beneficial significantly speeds up convergence to problem solution. Experiments resulting performs orders magnitude better than asymptotically-best currentl...

Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Lagrange Multiplier Tests for Panel Seemingly Unrelated Regressions with Spatial Lag and Spatial Errors: An Application to Hedonic Housing Prices in Paris This paper proposes maximum likelihood estimators for panel seemingly unrelated regressions with both spatial lag and spatial error components. We study the general case where spatial effects are incorporated...

Abstract Relatedness underlies the evolution of reproductive altruism, yet eusocial insect colonies occasionally accept unrelated queens. Why would workers living in with related queens ones, when they do not gain indirect fitness through their reproduction? To understand this seemingly paradox, we investigated whether acceptance by is an incidental phenomenon resulting from failure to recogniz...

Economic success will provide benefits for improving people’s welfare. An important indicator to determine economic can be seen through inflation by calculating the Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPI is a time series data that influenced elements between locations. The GeneralizedSpace-Time Autoregressive (GSTAR) method suitable applied because it involves of and location (spatiotemporal). problem...

Domestic innovations and technology imports play important roles in boosting relative demand for skilled labor force. These factors are in turn influenced by domestic R&D investments and international trade. Using a translog cost function, this paper studies the effect of technology imports and other factors including output level and physical capital stock on the shares of skilled labor force ...

The objective of this study has been to develop a typical specification of the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) for Iran’s composition of imports including capital, intermediate and consumer goods. Accordingly, we first test the hypotheses that import demand is homothetic, homogeneous, symmetric, and depends on domestic prices. Then, we estimate the long-run elasticities of the composition o...

Conserved quantities indicate fundamental physical properties of systems, and are therefore eagerly sought after in science. Conservation of energy and conservation of angular momentum, for example, are two fundamental principles that offer profound insights into the nature of the world we live in. Cellular automata, as models of physical systems, can exhibit conserved functions of relevance to...

Polarimetric data of φ Per from recent observations with the HPOL spectropolarimeter and from an earlier study in the literature have been compared. It is shown that for measurements with accuracies ∆p ∼ 0.003%, temporal changes are readily detected, these seemingly being unrelated to periodic changes in scattering geometry associated with the binary nature of the star. From studies of the p(λ)...