OBJECTIVE To develop methods for assessing the validity, consistency and currency of value sets for clinical quality measures, in order to support the developers of quality measures in which such value sets are used. METHODS We assessed the well-formedness of the codes (in a given code system), the existence and currency of the codes in the corresponding code system, using the UMLS and RxNorm...

The present paper examines the ability to evaluate prices in a familiar currency (French francs, Portugese escudos, or Irish punt) and in an unfamiliar currency (euro). Participants evaluated prices for different items either by selecting the most appropriate price from a set of alternatives (in a timed or not-timed version) or by directly producing a price estimate for each item. The results f...

Why do countries participate in currency unions or unilaterally adopt a foreign currency? I investigate the roles of geography, synchronization of economic shocks, cultural similarity, size, political integration and colonial heritage as determinants of monetary unions. The results motivate a selection model for common currency areas, which I then use to revisit the impact of currency-union mem...

In this paper, an algorithm based on the frequency domain feature extraction method is discussed for the detection of currency. This method efficiently utilizes the local spatial features in a currency image to recognize it. The entire system is pre-processed for the optimal and efficient implementation of two dimensional discrete wavelet transform (2D DWT) which is used to develop a currency r...

In this paper we propose a simple fast-search VQ of the LSF’s to be used on top of the split VQ, that is, in each of the sub-vector domains. The main trait of the proposed method is that no suboptimal codebooks are used and there is no further reduction in performance. In each sub-vector domain, a full-size optimally trained codebook, typically of size 1024, is searched using a fastsearch algor...

The contagion aspect of the currency crisis is an important research issue today. In this paper, we set up a dynamic differential model of currency crisis cross contagions between two countries by expanding generalized logistics model, and analyze all kinds of possible equilibrium conditions. It is probably a new idea of studying currency crisis contagion mechanism.

OBJECTIVE Major depression is a great burden on society, as it is associated with high disability/costs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-utility of Collaborative Care (CC) for major depressive disorder compared to Care As Usual (CAU) in a primary health care setting from a societal perspective. METHODS A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted, including 93 patients t...

As a type of digital currency, stablecoin is expected to overcome the disadvantage large fluctuation in value currencies through series mechanisms. Thus stability currency could be realized achieve its applications including payment. There are two major control capabilities stablecoins: over data and huge assets. These enable stablecoins gain market advantages, which will actually become new in...