This paper implements a reduced form credit default swap (CDS) pricing model. Theoretical prices found are compared with market prices to evaluate the goodness of fit. Theoretical prices and pricing errors are inspected by rating classes, sectors of economic activity and currency denomination of CDS. Pricing errors are analyzed through panel data estimation techniques, to find determinants of p...

It is known from consumer surveys that the interior design of cars greatly influences on consumers’ affection. Most notably, the instrument panel which occupies the driver’s attention while driving would be one of the main components that affect consumer’s affection, but the designer does not often put due importance to this design component. The purpose of this study is to define consumers’ af...

This report is the outgrowth of the Atmospheres Panel meeting held in September 1991. The Panel was asked to either endorse or reject the CEES and IPCC research priorities for global change and to indicate which EOS candidate instruments, in the Panel's opinion, made the most significant contributions to answering the scientific questions associated with the CEES and IPCC priorities. After some...

Among the various elements affecting a customer’s evaluation of automobile quality, buzz, squeak, and rattle (BSR) are considered to be major factors. We propose an integrated experimental method that can be used to reduce BSR in an instrument panel module in a vehicle cabin, especially during the early design stage of vehicle development. We devised a vibration triggering system consisting of ...

OBJECTIVE To develop a short instrument, called DISCERN, which will enable patients and information providers to judge the quality of written information about treatment choices. DISCERN will also facilitate the production of new, high quality, evidence-based consumer health information. DESIGN An expert panel, representing a range of expertise in consumer health information, generated criter...

Background: To support cancer therapy, development of low cost library preparation techniques for targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) is needed. In this study we designed and tested a PCR-based library preparation panel with limited target area for sequencing the top 12 somatic mutation hot spots in colorectal cancer on the GS Junior instrument. Materials and Methods: A multiplex PCR pane...