The real interest rate/budget deficit link: international evidence 1973- 82

Interest rates ; Budget deficits

New type of trifunctional alcohol

New type of trifunctional alcohol was synthesized from commercially available trimer acid. Trifunctional alcohol is hydrocarbon with widely separated terminal hydroxyl groups, and was expressly developed as crosslinking agent for preparation of polyurethane propellants, binders and case liners

Transient engine simulation program. NERVA program

IBM 7094 transient engine simulation program for NERV

Unsupervised two-class and multi-class support vector machines for abnormal traffic characterization

Although measurement-based real-time traffic classification has received considerable research attention, the timing constraints imposed by the high accuracy requirements and the learning phase of the algorithms employed still remain a challenge. In this paper we propose a measurement-based classification framework that exploits unsupervised learning to accurately categorise network anomalies to specific classes. We introduce the combinatorial use of two-class and multi-class unsupervised Support Vector Machines (SVM)s to first distinguish normal from anomalous traffic and to further classify the latter category to individual groups depending on the nature of the anomaly

Trifunctional alcohol

New trifunctional alcohol derived from trimer acid and novel method of preparatio

An Examination of the Effects of Guided Imagery Theme on Stress and Mood Following an Ego-Depletion Task

People experience stress on a daily basis. If not properly managed, stress can lead to disturbances in cognitive functioning, mood-related problems, obesity, and heart disease. Guided imagery has been shown to be an effective technique to help people recover from stress. The literature on guided imagery, however, does not take the theme of the guided imagery script into account. Additionally, there are gaps in the research regarding any interaction between rurality and mood, stress, and guided imagery. A repeated measures MANOVA was conducted to test the main aim of this study; that is, to determine if theme of guided imagery influences self-reports of stress and mood following an ego-depletion task. Results revealed no effect of condition (guided imagery) on self-reported stress and mood, but revealed an effect of time (i.e., 10 minutes) on self-reported stress and mood. These results suggest that 10 minutes of rest may have the same stress-reducing effect as guided imagery

Effect of Preventive Primary Care Outreach on Health Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults at Risk of Functional Decline: Randomised Controlled Trial

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a provider initiated primary care outreach intervention compared with usual care among older adults at risk of functional decline. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Patients enrolled with 35 family physicians in five primary care networks in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Participants: Patients were eligible if they were 75 years of age or older and were not receiving home care services. Of 3166 potentially eligible patients, 2662 (84%) completed the validated postal questionnaire used to determine risk of functional decline. Of 1724 patients who met the risk criteria, 769 (45%) agreed to participate and 719 were randomised. Intervention: The 12 month intervention, provided by experienced home care nurses in 2004-6, consisted of a comprehensive initial assessment using the resident assessment instrument for home care; collaborative care planning with patients, their families, and family physicians; health promotion; and referral to community health and social support services. Main outcome measures: Quality adjusted life years (QALYs), use and costs of health and social services, functional status, self rated health, and mortality. Results: The mean difference in QALYs between intervention and control patients during the study period was not statistically significant (0.017, 95% confidence interval ?0.022 to 0.056; P=0.388). The mean difference in overall cost of prescription drugs and services between the intervention and control groups was not statistically significant, (-$C165 (£107; 118;$162), 95% confidence interval -$C16 545 to$$16 214; P=0.984). Changes over 12 months in functional status and self rated health were not significantly different between the intervention and control groups. Ten patients died in each group. Conclusions: The results of this study do not support adoption of this preventive primary care intervention for this target population of high risk older adults

Metal-catalyst-free growth of carbon nanotubes and their application in field-effect transistors

The metal-catalyst-free growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using chemical vapor deposition and the application in field-effect transistors (FETs) is demonstrated. The CNT growth process used a 3-nm-thick Ge layer on SiO2 that was subsequently annealed to produce Ge nanoparticles. Raman measurements show the presence of radial breathing mode peaks and the absence of the disorder induced D-band, indicating single walled CNTs with a low defect density. The synthesized CNTs are used to fabricate CNTFETs and the best device has a state-of-the-art on/off current ratio of 3×108 and a steep sub-threshold slope of 110 mV/dec

Examining Teachers’ Beliefs about the Value of the Common Core English Language Arts Standards

The purpose of this study was to develop and administer a survey that examines teachers’ beliefs about the value of the Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) standards, the feasibility of implementing the standards, and the effects these standards have on teachers’ instructional practices and their perceptions of student outcomes

Exclusive Enteral Nutrition and Corticosteroids: Two Effective Methods of Induction Treatment in Crohn’s Disease

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of corticosteroids (CS) versus exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN), as induction therapy of Crohn’s disease to induce remission. Design: Systematic literature review. Methods: Searches were done in PubMed utilizing the terms: enteral nutrition therapy, exclusive enteral nutrition, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, corticosteroids, pediatric, nutrition, and steroids. Articles were excluded with patients \u3e 18 years of age, confounding variables, inclusion of other treatment options, or physician discretion bias in selecting a treatment option. Results: Ultimately, three articles were included in our review. Two of three studies examined showed a statistically significant improvement in remission rates in patients receiving EEN with one study showing similar rates. Patients receiving EEN were also noted to have improved intestinal healing, improved growth, and decreased need for biologic agents compared to patients receiving CS treatment. Conclusion: EEN appears to be an effective and possibly more beneficial treatment option as it is associated with fewer adverse reactions, promotes intestinal healing, and has similar remission and relapse rates as CS. It cannot be confirmed that EEN will be the preferred induction therapy as the treatment choice must be individualized. Further studies must be done to expand knowledge on the topic. Cost effectiveness and patient compliance are drawbacks to EEN therapy