a r t i c l e i n f o JEL classification: H32 L13 Q18 I18 Keywords: Excise tax Ad valorem tax Tax incidence Strategic pricing Differentiated products Soft drinks Because soft drink (SD) consumption is considered to be a contributor to the 'epidemic' of obesity, there is a growing interest in evaluating the impact on SD consumption of alternative tax policies. In this paper, we propose a methodo...

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign synovial tumor of unknown etiology with a predilection for the large joints of the appendicular skeleton. The poor prognosis for patients with hip disease is partially imparted by current surgical techniques. Recent advances in hip arthroscopy technique and instrumentation may enable arthroscopic treatment for PVNS in the hip. The authors repo...

Tobacco excise is the largest contributor to revenue in state budget collected by Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE). On other hand, prosecution carried out DGCE from top 10 (ten) prosecutions tobacco products (cigarettes), success these inseparable administrative authority specifically granted Law DGCE. This study aims find wheter authotiy has been exercised with correct authorit...

Synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has been measured as a function of ultraviolet (UV) radiation dose in wild-type and seven UV-sensitive strains of Haemophilus influenzae. At the UV doses used, all strains were able to resume DNA synthesis, even those which are unable to excise pyrimidine dimers from their DNA. These excisionless strains showed longer UV-induced delays in DNA synthesis t...