Aid dependence reconsidered

If foreign aid undermines institutional development, aid recipients can exhibit the symptoms of “dependence”-a short-run benefit from aid, but increasing need for aid that is damaging in the long run. We show that this high-aid/weakinstitutions state can be an equilibrium outcome even when donors and recipients fully anticipate the effect of aid on institutional development. However, a lowaid/ strong-institutions outcome is also possible, so that the model encompasses the diverse foreign-aid experiences of countries like the Republic of Korea and Tanzania. When the development community ignores the effect of aid on institutions, the outcome depends strongly on initial conditions. Where institutions are already weak, institutional capacity collapses and foreign aid eventually finances the entire public budget. Where they are initially stronger, the result can be close to the institutionssensitive equilibrium. The results suggest that foreign aid strategies, even for countries with similar per capita incomes, should be differentiated according to their institutional capacity; and that a short-run reduction in aid may increase a country’s chances of graduating from aid.

Aid dependence reconsidered

When foreign aid undermines institutional development aid recipients can exhibit the symptoms of aid"dependence"- benefiting from aid in the short term but damaged by it in the long term. The authors find that one equilibrium outcome can be high aid and weak institutions, even when donors and recipients fully anticipate aid's effects on institutional development, but don't take the drastic steps needed to put the country on the path to independence. Another equilibrium outcome can be low aid and strong institutions. Their model encompasses such diverse experiences as those of Tanzania and the Republic of Korea. When the development community ignores aid's effect on institutions, the outcome depends greatly on initial conditions. Where institutions are initially weak (as in many Sub-Saharan African countries at independence), institutional capacity collapses and foreign aid eventually finances the whole public budget. Where they are initially stronger, the result can be close to the institutions-sensitive equilibrium. The results suggest that, even for countries with similar per capita income, the foreign aid strategy should be designed to suit the country's institutional capacity. In some cases a short-term reduction in aid may increase a country's chances of graduating from aid.Development Economics&Aid Effectiveness,School Health,Gender and Development,Economic Theory&Research,Public Sector Economics&Finance,Poverty Assessment,Development Economics&Aid Effectiveness,Economic Theory&Research,School Health,National Governance

Reduction of Switches and DC Sources in Cascaded Multilevel Inverter

Harmonics and increasing number of switches and DC sources for increasing level is the major issue in the cascaded multilevel inverter for the application of medium and high voltage power system applications. In this paper several new techniques are used to reduce the switches and DC sources, which overcome the disadvantages of cascaded multilevel inverter. The THD values for various levels (seven & nine) are compared with and without PWM technique

Effect of cholecalciferol on unsaturated model membranes

Vitamin D plays an important role in many physiological processes, particularly calcium and phosphorous homeostasis. The biochemistry of vitamin D is also complex, encompassing a range of active molecules that may be either endogenous or dietary in origin. The role of lipids and fats in the production, processing and use of vitamin D is an interesting one, with a relative paucity of model studies into the interactions of vitamin D with lipidic systems such as micelles and vesicles. Here, we have studied the effect of vitamin D3 in simple unsaturated phospholipid systems. We used NMR and FTIR spectroscopy to investigate the effect of increasing vitamin D concentration on the structure and dynamics of the lipid chains and interfacial region. In order to link these model studies with more complex biomimetic environments, we compare results in the presence of buffer and vitamin D binding protein. We have also used DLS to determine that vitamin D3-DOPC vesicles can retain their size distribution for varying amounts of time in different conditions. We find that the acyl chain region of vitamin D3-DOPC membranes are generally disordered, and that the addition of buffer and/or protein alters the properties of the interfacial region

Compensation of Voltage Sag and Swell Using SMES Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer

 Conducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) is portrayed by profoundly proficient vitality storage. It has fast reaction and power controllability and is relied upon to add to brilliant intensity of the power grid. SMES innovation can possibly bring genuine power storage trademark and furthermore high power and vitality thickness for momentary reaction. This normal for SMES used to shield buyers from the network voltage variances like sag, swell and interference. This paper examinations the activity guideline of the SMES based DVR and its structure depends on basic PI control technique to repay voltage droops, swell and intrusion. Utilizing MATLAB/SIMULINK, the models of the SMES based DVR is set up, and the re-enactment tests are performed to assess the grid disturbances

Compensation of Voltage Sag and Swell Using SMES Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer

 Conducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) is portrayed by profoundly proficient vitality storage. It has fast reaction and power controllability and is relied upon to add to brilliant intensity of the power grid. SMES innovation can possibly bring genuine power storage trademark and furthermore high power and vitality thickness for momentary reaction. This normal for SMES used to shield buyers from the network voltage variances like sag, swell and interference. This paper examinations the activity guideline of the SMES based DVR and its structure depends on basic PI control technique to repay voltage droops, swell and intrusion. Utilizing MATLAB/SIMULINK, the models of the SMES based DVR is set up, and the re-enactment tests are performed to assess the grid disturbances