A structure optimized method based on the artificial fish swarm algorithm (AFSA) for soft magnetic strips of inner double-layer shield is proposed in this paper and applied to coupler wireless power transfer (WPT) system an electrical vehicle (EV). Some parameters including length, height, width distances are selected fit their relationships with coupling coefficient, which directly effects eff...

Relationship lending helps reduce asymmetric information, which potentially creates benefits for borrowers. However, empirical evidence is mixed. We conduct a meta-analysis to summarize and explain the heterogeneity in the results in the literature using hand-collected information from 101 studies in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America from 1970-2010. We find that strong relationships are ...

OBJECTIVES We queried the 2012 National Inpatient Sample in order to (1) further describe the short-term outcomes for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and (2) characterize possible volume-outcome relationships and other prognostic factors for this procedure. METHODS Demographics and inhospital outcomes were tabulated for all patients, as were hospital characteristics and procedur...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Alcohol use is a major contributor to injuries, mortality and the burden of disease. This review updates knowledge on risk relations between dimensions of alcohol use and health outcomes to be used in global and national Comparative Risk Assessments (CRAs). METHODS Systematic review of reviews and meta-analyses on alcohol consumption and health outcomes attributable to alc...

Social advertising holds the potential to reshape the traditional advertising industry. Understanding what leads to effective social contagion at the dyadic level lies at the core of cost-effective social advertising strategies. This paper is the first attempt to comprehensively study the effect of dyadic network relationship on social contagion in directed networks. This paper reveals several ...