Spatial Hedonics and the Willingness to Pay for Residential Amenities

Housing rents may be influenced by characteristics of nearby properties, an effect captured by spatial autoregression in a hedonic rent equation. We investigate the implications of spatial autoregression for measuring the marginal welfare effects due to a change in a residential amenity such as air quality. We show that if spatial price interdependence arises from technological spillovers, such that utility depends directly on neighboring property values, then the welfare change is given by the reduced form of the autoregressive model, effectively applying a "spatial multiplier" to the relevant implicit price. If instead spatial interdependence arises from merely pecuniary spillovers, as is commonly supposed in motivating spatial autoregression, then no spatial multiplier on implicit prices is called for in computing welfare; but it is then especially important to use the autoregressive model to measure those implicit prices.Spatial autocorrelation; spatial lag; welfare; willingness to pay; hedonic price function

Temperature-Dependent Site Control of InAs/GaAs (001) Quantum Dots Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Tip During Growth

Site-controlled InAs nano dots were successfully fabricated by a STMBE system (in situ scanning tunneling microscopy during molecular beam epitaxy growth) at substrate temperatures from 50 to 430°C. After 1.5 ML of the InAs wetting layer (WL) growth by ordinal Stranski–Krastanov dot fabrication procedures, we applied voltage at particular sites on the InAs WL, creating the site where In atoms, which were migrating on the WL, favored to congregate. At 240°C, InAs nano dots (width: 20–40 nm, height: 1.5–2.0 nm) were fabricated. At 430°C, InAs nano dots (width: 16–20 nm, height: 0.75–1.5 nm) were also fabricated. However, these dots were remained at least 40 s and collapsed less than 1000 s. Then, we fabricated InAs nano dots (width: 24–150 nm, height: 2.8–28 nm) at 300°C under In and As4 irradiations. These were not collapsed and considered to high crystalline dots

Patient-Centered Pathology Report: Rapid Review

Pathology tests are an essential part of healthcare. Pathology reports provide vital diagnostic and prognostic information to providers and patients. Despite their importance, pathology reports are written in language that most patients do not understand. A rapid review was conducted to examine studies that outline guidance and recommendations to provide patient-centered pathology reports (PCPR) and educational material. A total of 437 titles and abstracts were screened from the PubMed database. Studied were included if they were original research articles published in English. The search yielded 4 papers which were included in the final analysis. Results from the review demonstrate that when available, PCPRs were viewed favorably by patients, and allowed patients to better identify and recall important elements of their report. Additionally, patients believe that PCPR facilitated better communications. The scarcity of literature on the subject demonstrates a dire need for further research into what is one of the cornerstones of patient care

Sentidos e percursos da cidadania : Estudo das relações entre beneficiários e agentes operadores de políticas sociais em Matinhos/PR

Orientador : Profª. Drª. Marisete Teresinha Hoffmann-HorochovskiDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor Litoral, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Territorial Sustentável. Defesa: Matinhos, 20/05/2016Inclui referências : f. 105-111Resumo: Esta dissertação resulta de um estudo que buscou compreender quais sentidos de cidadania são produzidos nas relações entre famílias pobres e agentes operadores das políticas sociais no bairro Tabuleiro, na cidade de Matinhos/PR. A pesquisa foi inspirada no método etnográfico, através do qual foram acompanhadas oito famílias moradores do bairro, como também entrevistados agentes das políticas de Assistência Social, Educação e Saúde que atuam no território estudado. Adotou-se uma abordagem teórica que compreende que as relações entre os atores produzem os sentidos das práticas sociais. O diálogo com a bibliografia envolveu ainda autores que, no contexto brasileiro, têm estudado temas como políticas sociais, cidadania e famílias de classes populares no âmbito das ciências sociais. Algumas conclusões deste trabalho apontam que as experiências vividas pelas famílias pesquisadas revelam que as condições desiguais a que estão submetidas impedem que usufruam de direitos sociais. Associado a isso, percebe-se que as famílias significam o acesso aos programas e serviços a partir de duas marcas significativas de suas trajetórias: o tipo de vínculo que estabelecem com a cidade, por sua condição de "ser de fora", e suas experiências de constantes recomeços, expressas pela necessidade de migração para Matinhos. O estudo identificou ainda que o modelo de gestão em vigor na cidade, associado às relações instáveis de trabalho dos agentes operadores das políticas sociais tem significativo impacto na atuação destes agentes. Tais características resultariam em certa cautela desta população quanto as expectativas perante o estado e suas políticas. Finaliza-se apontando que as relações estudadas se inserem entre os repertórios de relações que constituem os percursos de cidadania no Brasil. Palavras-chave: Cidadania. Políticas sociais. Famílias pobres.Abstract: This dissertation is the result of a study that attempted a comprehension of which directions of citizenship are produced in the relations between working class families and operating agents of social policies in the district Tabuleiro, in the city of Matinhos, Paraná. The survey was inspired by the ethnographic method, through which eight resident families of the district were accompanied, and agents from the programs of Social Assistance, Education and Health, who worked in the territory under study, were interviewed as well. A theoretical approach was adopted, which acknowledged that the relations between the participants produced the directions of the social practices. Moreover, the dialogue with the bibliography was comprised of authors who, in a Brazilian context, have studied themes such as social policies, citizenship and working class families in the scope of the social sciences. Some conclusions of this paper indicate that the experiences which the surveyed families undergo reveal that the discriminatory conditions, to which they are submitted, hinder their capitalization of social rights. In addition, it is noticed that the families equate access to the programs and services from two significant landmarks of their paths in life: the link that they have established with the city, due to their "outsider" status, and their experiences of constant restarts, expressed by the need to migrate to Matinhos. The study also identified that the administration model in vigor in the city, associated with the unstable work relations of the operating agents of the social policies, has a significant impact on the performance of these agents. Such characteristics would result in a bit of caution by the population regarding the expectations of the state and its policies. The paper is concluded by revealing that the studied relations are ingrained within the repertoire of relations that constitute the routes of citizenship in Brazil. Key-words: Citizenship. Social policies. Working class families

Influencia de componentes dietarios en el téjido óseo : sonrisas sanas

Fil: Gorustovich, Alejandro A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odonotología; ArgentinaFil: Steimetz, Tammy. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Nielsen, Forrest H. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Guglielmotti, María Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires.Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaDada la importancia nutricional de ciertos elementos minerales, como por ejemplo\nfósforo, sodio, potasio, magnesio, cobre, zinc, silicio y boro, sobre la formación y\nmantenimiento de los tejidos cartilaginoso y óseo, investigadores de la UBA, juntamente\ncon el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (USDA), han\nestudiado el efecto de la deficiencia nutricional de boro sobre la reparación, modelado y\nremodelado del tejido óseo

Influencia de componentes dietarios en el téjido óseo : sonrisas sanas

Fil: Gorustovich, Alejandro A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odonotología; ArgentinaFil: Steimetz, Tammy. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Nielsen, Forrest H. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Guglielmotti, María Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires.Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaDada la importancia nutricional de ciertos elementos minerales, como por ejemplo\nfósforo, sodio, potasio, magnesio, cobre, zinc, silicio y boro, sobre la formación y\nmantenimiento de los tejidos cartilaginoso y óseo, investigadores de la UBA, juntamente\ncon el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (USDA), han\nestudiado el efecto de la deficiencia nutricional de boro sobre la reparación, modelado y\nremodelado del tejido óseo

Гидрогеологические условия участка строительства электростанции (г. Калининград)

Актуальность работы темы исследования заключается в том, что эксплуатация ТЭС связана с использованием ресурсов подземных вод. Цель работы: оценить роль подземных вод на этапе строительства и эксплуатации проектируемых объектов ТЭС.The relevance of the research topic is that the operation of thermal power plants is associated with the use of groundwater resources. Objective: to assess the role of underground water at the stage of construction and operation of the projected TPS facilities

Improving Freight Efficiency with Load Matching Technology [Brief]

Project Number: 15-2.1eLoad-matching technology, or digital freight matching (DFM), helps an inefficient and often fragmented local trucking market by eliminating non-revenue-generating trips. The basic idea of the technology is to provide a real-time, GPS-based connection between shippers and carriers, somewhat similar to how Uber and Lyft connect drivers and passengers

Estudio histológico e histomorfométrico del efecto de la infección aguda por Trypanosoma cruzi en la reparación ósea post-exodoncia

Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) is an intracellular protozoan pathogen that causes American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease). The aim of this study was to evaluate the histopathological effects of acute infection by T. cruzi on bone repair. Wistar rats were used throughout. The animals were assigned to two groups: Control Group (CG n =20) and Experimental Group (EG n =20). All the animals were anesthetized, at t0 the first lower right molar was extracted. The EG animals were inoculated subcutaneously at t0 with 0.1 mL of 105 trypomastigotes of the virulent strain Tulahuen of T. cruzi. The CG animals were administered an equivalent volume of saline solution subcutaneously. The animals in both groups were euthanized at 15 days post-infection and tooth extraction. The mandibles were resected, fixed in formalin solution, radiographed, decalcified and embedded in paraffin. Bucco-lingually oriented sections were obtained at the level of the mesial tooth socket of the first lower molar, and stained with hematoxylin-eosin. Total alveolar volume (TV) and bone volume (TBV/TV) in the apical third of the tooth socket were evaluated histomorphometrically. The histological analysis revealed an alteration in post-extraction bone tissue repair in animals infected by T. cruzi. A reduction in osteogenic activity was observed concomitant with a rise in quiescent and eroded bone surfaces. Histomorphometric evaluation revealed a significant reduction (19%) in total alveolar volume (TV) and bone volume (TBV/TV) (24%) in the apical third of the tooth socket in animals infected with T. cruzi in comparison to non-infected animals (p<0.05). The results obtained using this experimental model showed decreased osteogenesis in bone tissue repair under acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rats.El Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) es un protozoario intracelular que causa Trypanosomoniasis Americana (Enfermedad de Chagas). El objetivo del presente trabajo fue el estudio histopatologico del efecto de la infeccion aguda por Trypanosoma cruzi sobre la reparacion del tejido oseo. Se utilizaron ratas Wistar macho que fueron asignadas a dos grupos: Grupo Control (GC n =20) y Grupo Experimental (GE n =20). Los animales de ambos grupos, bajo anestesia general intraperitoneal, fueron sometidos a t0, a exodoncia del primer molar inferior derecho, en el GE fueron inoculados,a t0 por via subcutanea en la region inguinal izquierda con 0.1 mL de 105 tripomastigotes de la cepa virulenta Tulahuen de Trypanosoma cruzi. A los animales del GC se les administro el volumen equivalente de solucion salina por via subcutanea. A los animales de ambos grupos se les practico la eutanasia a los 15 dias. Se resecaron las mandibulas, se fijaron en solucion de formol al 10%, se radiografiaron, se descalcificaron y se incluyeron en parafina. Se obtuvieron cortes orientados en sentido vestibulo-lingual a nivel del alveolo mesial del primer molar inferior derecho y se colorearon con hematoxilina–eosina para su posterior estudio histologico e histomorfometrico. Histologicamente se observo una menor actividad osteogenica a expensas de un incremento de las superficies quiescentes y de las superficies erosivas en el GE. En la evaluacion histomorfometrica se detecto disminucion estadiasticamente significativa del volumen oseo total (19%) y del volumen trabecular en el tercio apical del alveolo (24%) en el GE con respecto al GC (p<0.05). Los resultados obtenidos en este modelo experimental evidencian una disminucion de la osteogenesis en la reparacion osea en ratas con infeccion aguda por Trypanosoma cruzi.Fil: Steimetz, Tammy. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Anatomía Patológica; ArgentinaFil: Gorustovich Alonso, Alejandro Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Tecnologías y Ciencias de la Ingeniería "Hilario Fernández Long". Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Tecnologías y Ciencias de la Ingeniería "Hilario Fernández Long"; ArgentinaFil: Collet, Ana Maria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Anatomía Patológica; ArgentinaFil: Sánchez Negrette, Olga. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Patología Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Instituto de Patología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Segura, Maria Asuncion. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Patología Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Instituto de Patología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Basombrío, Miguel Ángel Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Patología Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Instituto de Patología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Guglielmotti, Maria Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Anatomía Patológica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin