Let & = (P, £, I) be a generalized quadrangle of order 5, s φ 1, having a flag (x, L) with χ and L regular. Then a generalized quadrangle SP = (Ρ',Β',Ι') of order s can be constructed. We say that &" is obtained by switching from & with respect to (je, L). Examples are given where ¥ £ &'\ e.g., starting from a T2(O) of Tits, with O an oval of PG(2, q), q even, with nucleus «, the GQ T2((O {*}) ...

In this paper, we discuss the real options theory and its applications in IT investment evaluation. We provide a framework within which the appropriateness of using real options theory in strategic IT investment evaluation is systematically justified. In our framework, IT investment opportunities are classified into four categories based on two criteria: the technology switching costs and the n...

This article presents an experiment in which participant’s working memory, tasks-switching and focusing skills are trained in a game called Wollie on a smartphone. Before and after the training period they performed three task (a recall, Stroop and task-switching). The goal of this research was to see how the participants, from the test group, learn within the game and how this affects the thre...

The executive functions have been studied separately in the fields of neuropsychology and of motor control. However, it is not clear whether across fields one is referring to similar cognitive functions. In the present study, we compared the performance scores obtained in a motor spatial-tapping task with those scores obtained in a battery of three neuropsychological tasks which assess respecti...

This paper develops a model of endogenous product selection by firms. The theory is motivated by new evidence we present on the importance of product switching by U.S. manufacturers. Two-thirds of continuing firms change their product mix every five years, and product switches involve more than 40% of firm output and almost half of existing products. The theoretical model incorporates heterogen...

Power modeling techniques have traditionally neglected the main part of the energy consumed in the internal nodes of static CMOS gates: the power dissipated by input transitions that do not produce output switching. In this work, we present an experimental set-up that shows that this power component may contribute up to 59% of the total power consumption of a gate in modern technologies. This f...

We develop a continuous-time regime-switching model for the term structure of interest rates, in which the spot rate follows the Taylor rule, and government bonds at different maturities are priced by no-arbitrage. We allow the coefficients of the Taylor rule and the dynamics of inflation and output gap to be regime-dependent. We estimate the model using government bond yields and find that the...

Consider a square n× n array of lights (see Figure 5.1). There is one switch corresponding to each row and each column (i.e., 2n switches). Throwing a switch changes the state of all the lights in the corresponding row or column. We now consider the problem of setting the switches so as to maximize the number of lights that are on, starting from an arbitrary initial on/off configuration of the ...

Recent studies have uncovered several systematic patterns that increase the probability that individual investors can select stock portfolios with excess returns. This study tests the feasibility of using a commercially available computerized stock screening program for investors to take advantage of these patterns. The screening program searches the three major exchanges and selects stocks on ...