Projecting the Medium-Term: Outcomes and Errors for GDP Growth

The focus of this paper is the evaluation of a very popular method for potential output estimation and medium-term forecasting - the production function approach - in terms of predictive performance. For this purpose, a forecast evaluation for the three to five years ahead predictions of GDP growth for the individual G7 countries is conducted. To carry out the forecast performance check a particular testing framework is derived that allows the computation of robust test statistics given the specific nature of the generated out-of sample forecasts. In addition, medium-term GDP projections from national and international institutions are examined and it is assessed whether these projections convey a reliable view about future economic developments and whether there is scope for improving their predictive content

Improved Nano-optical Traps for Single-particle Sensing Applications

We present numerical design and simulations of nano-optical traps for single-particle sensing applications. While commonly used nano-holes with circular shapes are suitable for physically trapping nanoparticles to be detected and identified, they generate relatively weak signals in the far zone, especially when nanoparticles are small. We show that optical sensitivity of nano-holes can be enhanced significantly by using well-designed tip geometries such that metallic and dielectric nanoparticles can be detected and identified based on far-zone scattering data. Numerical simulations are performed to test the designed nano-holes and demonstrate their excellent performances in various scenarios

Evaluation of the lateral dynamics of complex articulated commercial vehicles

By increasing the overall length and weight of commercial vehicles, the transport efficiency and road utilization will be improved and the C02 emissions can be reduced by some 30%. Over the past years experiments are carried out in the Netherlands with special vehicle combinations having an overall length of up to 25.25 meter and a total mass of up to 60 tons. Since these vehicles are typically intended for long distance road transport, they are not allowed (or only with additional abatements) to drive through villages, cities or on local roads. Furthermore it can be noted that roll-over of conventional commercial vehicles is already a major issue on the densely populated roads of the Netherlands. This marked the starting point of a simulation study, which was executed at the Eindhoven University of Technology. The aim is to investigate the behaviour of these new vehicle combinations, with an emphasis on the lateral dynamics at high forward velocities (highway driving)

INSULIN INFUSION PUMP TREATMENT AT THE DIAGNOSIS : ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS, METABOLIC CONTROL AND ITS EFFECT ON INSULIN DOSES

WOS: 000514025300428[No abstract available