This note projects forward into the distant future number of countries existing under regimes different levels economic liberalism by deriving a transition probability matrix from Economic Freedom World data. Naively extrapolating trends 1970-2020 suggests modest majority 165 will be economically free in long-run steady state, with results driven improvements variables associated freedom to tra...

Steady-state enzyme kinetics is a cornerstone technique of biochemistry and related sciences since it allows the characterization quantification behaviour. Enzyme widely used to investigate physiological role enzymes, determine effects mutations characterize inhibitors. Well-known examples inhibitors treat diseases include anti-infectives (e.g., penicillin, clavulanic acid HIV protease inhibito...

In this study, the hypercapnic ventilatory response (HCVR) was measured, defined as the ventilation response to carbon dioxide tension (PCO2 ). We investigated which method, rebreathing or steady-state, is most suitable for measurement of the HCVR in healthy subjects, primarily based on reproducibility. Secondary outcome parameters were subject experience and duration. 20 healthy adults perform...

Citation: Kojima K and Takewaki I (2017) Critical Steady-State Response of Single-Degree-of-Freedom Bilinear Hysteretic System under Multi Impulse as Substitute of Long-Duration Ground Motion. Front. Built Environ. 3:41. doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2017.00041 Critical Steady-State Response of Single-Degree-of-Freedom Bilinear Hysteretic System under Multi Impulse as Substitute of Long-Duration Ground Mo...

Plasma glucose values after oral glucose challenge vary widely in nondiabetic subjects. We have now evaluated the role of insulin resistance in determining the plasma glucose response to oral glucose in 74 volunteer subjects with normal glucose tolerance. In these subjects, we determined the plasma glucose and insulin responses over a 3-h period to a 75-g oral glucose challenge, and the steady-...