Life expectancy has increased considerably throughout the world. In Bangladesh, life expectancy has increased from about 53 years in 1975 to 69 years in 2010. However, it is unknown whether the increase in life expectancy is simultaneously accompanied by an increase in disability-free life expectancy (DFLE). The purpose of the study described in this article was to explore the relationship betw...

Flexibility-rigidity index (FRI) has been developed as a robust, accurate, and efficient method for macromolecular thermal fluctuation analysis and B-factor prediction. The performance of FRI depends on its formulations of rigidity index and flexibility index. In this work, we introduce alternative rigidity and flexibility formulations. The structure of the classic Gaussian surface is utilized ...

An important aspect of learning to read is efficiency in accessing different kinds of linguistic information (orthographic, phonological, and semantic) about written words. The present study investigates whether, in addition to the integrity of such linguistic skills, early progress in reading may require a degree of cognitive flexibility in order to manage the coordination of this information ...

We would like to congratulate Fruchter et al 1 for their ingenious, effective, and minimally invasive way of treating the very challenging condition of bronchopleural fi stulas as reported in a recent issue of CHEST (March 2011). However, because we were cited in their work, we must make a correction. The misunderstanding is that our fi rst publication was a case report of our fi rst patient (5...

The Real Option Theory (OR) offers a modern methodology for the valuation of an investment project because it considers the value of managerial flexibility facing project uncertainties. The present work seeks to study the deferral option value for a polypropylene petrochemical plant investment project. Perhaps the most critical step of OR is the estimation of the project volatility. This work e...

Many organizations face the challenge of deploying a consistent project methodology. The challenge becomes more significant for global organizations such as Whirlpool Corporation which have a large number of IS projects cutting across business units, geographies and functional areas. In 2010, Whirlpool Corporation, a global leader in the appliance industry, deployed a new waterfall-based IS pro...

The articles in this special issue focus on new power system project happening around the world involving bottomup flexibility. authors not only share their technical knowledge about different opportunities and challenges but also lessons learned from actual implementations. In each article, discuss what is needed to move concepts forward. No one has a crystal ball, we trust these give energy c...

This is the first attempt of empirical investigation of language mediated concept activation (LMCA) in bilingual memory as a cognitive mechanism facilitating divergent thinking. Russian-English bilingual and Russian monolingual college students were tested on a battery of tests including among others Abbreviated Torrance Tests for Adults assessing divergent thinking traits and translingual prim...

Cognitive flexibility is a central component of executive functions that allow us to behave meaningful in an ever changing environment. Here, we support a distinction between two different types of cognitive flexibility, shifting flexibility and spreading flexibility, based on independent underlying mechanisms commonly subsumed under the ability to shift cognitive sets. We use a homonym related...

Silvina P. Limandri,1,2 Alejo C. Carreras,1,3,* Rita D. Bonetto,1,4 and Jorge C. Trincavelli1,2 1Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientı́ficas y Técnicas, C1033AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina 2Facultad de Matemática, Astronomı́a y Fı́sica, UNC, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina 3Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnologı́a Quı́mica, UNSL, CC290–5700 San Luis, Argentina 4Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en C...