This paper furthers and updates the research on nature of so-called global trade slowdown. Not only do we explain discuss determinants this phenomenon, but also offer an empirical description recent evolution elasticity. With purpose testing whether is a structural phenomenon or not, build Error Correction Model for both world regional data income using from World Bank period 1970-2017. World, ...

We characterized the elastic properties of GaN nanowires grown along different crystallographic orientations. In situ transmission electron microscopy tensile tests were conducted using a MEMS-based nanoscale testing system. Complementary atomistic simulations were performed using density functional theory and molecular dynamics. Our work establishes that elasticity size dependence is limited t...

Materials and Methods: The study evaluated 10 samples each of fresh alloy, recast alloy with addition of 50% of wt. of new alloy and recast alloy without addition of new alloy. Samples were subjected to computerized Universal Testing Machine and mechanical properties viz. tensile strength, yield strength, percentage of elongation, modulus of elasticity and microhardness was tabulated. Data was ...

We study a one-dimensional gas of needlelike objects as a testing ground for a formalism that relates the thermodynamic properties of "hard" potentials to the probabilities for contacts between particles. Specifically, we use Monte Carlo methods to calculate the pressure and elasticity coefficient of the hard-needle gas as a function of its density. The results are then compared to the same qua...

Aim: To evaluate the properties of three different long-term addition polymerising silicone denture liners in relevant clinical situations. Materials and Methods: Three silicone-based, widely used soft (autopolymersing chair-side GC RelineTM Soft Mollosil® heat cure Molloplast® B) were selected. Forty-two disk-shaped samples prepared using a heat-polymerised PMMA base material stainless steel s...

Objectives: The intent of the study is to assess strength and durability behavior concrete specimens attaining micro fillers such as alccofine zeolite reinforcement in form polypropylene fibres. Methods: Polypropylene fibres were added volume fractions 0%,0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3% 0.4%. mechanical properties compressive strength, modulus elasticity flexural obtained for mixes with without PP through sta...

Relevant literature suggests that the most important determinant of health care spending is real GDP. Moreover, there is considerable evidence that health care spending rises at a faster rate than real GDP. This paper uses recently developed tests for the existence of a long run relationship to analyze the links between health care spending and GDP. We are, particularly, interested in estimatin...

We describe a completely automated large scale visual recommendation system for fashion. Existing approaches have primarily relied on purely computational models to solving this problem that ignore the role of users in the system. In this paper, we propose to overcome this limitation by incorporating a user-centric design of visual fashion recommendations. Specifically, we propose a technique t...

The participation of children in the research, design, and development of educational new technology has gained popularity in recent years, with methodological approaches ranging from usability testing at the end of a production cycle to long-term inter-generational partnership. Despite this, most commercial organisations developing new technology for children do not involve their target group ...

We define and statistically estimate a nonlinear relationship between individual effective income tax rates and economic income for United States tax return data for tax years 1979-89. The relationship, which we call the effective tax function, has three parameters and was theoretically derived from the theory of equal sacrifice by Young (1988, 1990) and more generally by Berliant and Gouveia (...