Consumption smoothing and vunerability in Russia

Applying bootstrapped quantile regression to the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) data, we examine the channels through which individuals experience and seek to cope with changes in consumption. We find that married individuals living in small households, with educated heads in urban areas are better equipped to smooth consumption. Investigating the impact of idiosyncratic shocks, we find that the labour market is an important transmission mechanism allowing households to smooth their consumption but also exposing them to risk, mainly through job loss. Outside of pension payments the formal social safety net does not facilitate consumption smoothing, thus heightening the importance of informal coping institutions. It transpires that both support from relatives/friends and home production act as important insurance mechanisms for the most vulnerable

ON BE PERFECT AS YOUR FATHER BASED ON MATTHEW 5:48

In this survey, the author examines the understanding of the “perfect as yourfather” based on Matthew 5:48. The author focuses the research on Amboncongregation. The survey is based on three main indicators, namely:understanding of the word “perfect,” meaning of “be perfect as your father,” andhow to be perfect. Often there are people who don’t understand this so thatunderstanding and practice related to Jesus’ command in Matthew 5:48 is notgood.This study is divided into two parts, namely the study of the theory and fieldresearch. The results of theoretical research on be perfect as your Father isdivided into three parts, namely: First, the word “perfect” which is used inMatthew 5:48 can be translated to “spiritual matured” but it does not eliminatethe essence of the word perfect itself. Second, the meaning of be perfect as yourFather is used to explain that Father is the right standard so that we do not makestandards on others who might make us not grow because of the mistakes theymade. Third, the way to be perfect was explained by Jesus first in Matthew 5:3-11. Jesus explained spritual growth through 8 things, namely: spiritual poorcondition, mourning over the circumstances, preparing the heart for the HolySpirit, being hunry and thirsty for the word, having a change of character, themotive in all action is right, being a witness, and giving priority to God oneverything.The results of field research conducted through a questionnaire distributed toAmbon congregation which is divided into three indicators, namely:understanding of the word perfect, meaning of be perfect as your Father, andhow to be perfect. On each given indicators, the author found out that Amboncongregation have a very good understanding

ANALISA FRASE ”TO AKATHARTON PNEUMA” DALAM LUKAS 11:24-26

Dalam dunia ini selalu ada dua kuasa yang berjuang untuk mempengaruhimanusia, kuasa kegelapan melawan kuasa terang Ilahi. Kuasa kegelapan yaitu setandan para pengikutnya bekerja untuk memastikan manusia memperoleh kebinasaanyang pasti. Kuasa terang Ilahi yaitu Roh Kudus bekerja untuk melindungi danmemimpin manusia untuk memperoleh hubungan yang sejati dengan Allah. Manusiatidak dapat mengelak apakah akan berada di bawah kuasa kegelapan atau terang Ilahi.Jika manusia tidak mau bekerja sama dengan Roh Kudus, maka secaraotomatis setan akan menguasai manusia dan menjadikannya sebagai rumahnya yangtetap. Manusia tidak perlu dengan sengaja menyerahkan diri kepada kekuasaan setansupaya dapat dikuasai oleh setan. Hanyalah cukup dengan melalaikan hubungandengan Roh Kudus maka setan akan bertahta di dalam hati manusia danmengendalikanya. Oleh karena itu manusia hanya memiliki satu pilihan,menyerahkan diri sepenuhnya kepada Kristus dan Roh-Nya, atau akan dikuasai olehpenguasa kegelapan itu. Tuhan Yesus menjelaskan hal ini melalui analogi“Kembalinya Roh Jahat” dalam Lukas 11:24-26

MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH DI ANTARA SESAMA ANGGOTA JEMAAT BERDASARKAN PETUNJUK YESUS DI MATIUS 18:15

Remind the mistakes of others is not an easy matter. Misunderstandingscan be occurring with one another, and peace became far from our lives; there will behatred, conflict, hurt, and others. Therefore, in reminding the mistakes of others, wemust have a strong foundation of truth, and everything must be based on love.Apostle Paul in his letter in Rome 13:10 “Love worked no ill to his neighbor:therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” We will remind the mistakes of othersbecause we love it, not because you want to drop or criticizing. With reminded, thatperson may can be convert back to the right path and be saved.Jesus has given the appropriate steps in solving problems among God’speople, it is recorded in Matthew 18:5-17. The stages are as follows: Privateconversation (Matthew 18:15); The talk in front of a witness (Matthew 18:16); Thetalk in front of the Church (Matthew 18: 17a); Of view of him as a man who does notknow God (Matius18: 17b). The first step is to meet in person is the mostfundamental stage and it seems a simple, but is actually the most important steps inthe reconciliation process in solving problems.There are 5 things that are important in implementing the first step, namely:1. Let us treat the guilty as our brother, and not regard them as enemies; 2. When wecome to him, make sure that there is a problem that absolutely must be resolved; 3.Go in private or alone to those who are innocent, not representing it through others;4. Speak to him in the guidance of the Holy Spirit through the words humble andgentle spirit. Success in carrying out Jesus’ command, to speak to people who areguilty in a proper way, will bring blessings to ourselves, to guilty person and to thechurch of God

Evaluation of the efficacy of d-penicillamine and trientine as copper chelators using an in vitro technique involving ovine red blood cells

An in vitro technique for haemolysing ovine red blood cells with copper sulphate was standardized to induce c 50% haemolysis with 0,5 mM CuSO₄ after incubation for 14 h at 38°C. This technique was then applied to test the efficacy of trientine and d-penicillamine in preventing haemolysis. Trientine concentrations of 0,5; 1,0 and 1,5 mM were found to be the most effective (P<0,05) in reducing copper-induced haemolysis. One and 1,5 mM concentrations of d-penicillamine were also effective (P< 0,05), but in this experiment a 0,5 mM concentration failed to protect the erythrocytes.The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Palabora Mining Company.mn201

Dynamic generation of maximally entangled photon multiplets by adiabatic passage

The adiabatic passage scheme for quantum state synthesis, in which atomic Zeeman coherences are mapped to photon states in an optical cavity, is extended to the general case of two degenerate cavity modes with orthogonal polarization. Analytical calculations of the dressed-state structure and Monte Carlo wave-function simulations of the system dynamics show that, for a suitably chosen cavity detuning, it is possible to generate states of photon multiplets that are maximally entangled in polarization. These states display nonclassical correlations of the type described by Greenberger, Horne, and Zeilinger (GHZ). An experimental scheme to realize a GHZ measurement using coincidence detection of the photons escaping from the cavity is proposed. The correlations are found to originate in the dynamics of the adiabatic passage and persist even if cavity decay and GHZ state synthesis compete on the same time scale. Beyond entangled field states, it is also possible to generate entanglement between photons and the atom by using a different atomic transition and initial Zeeman state.Comment: 22 pages (RevTeX), including 23 postscript figures. To be published in Physical Review

Quantum teleportation of entangled coherent states

We propose a simple scheme for the quantum teleportation of both bipartite and multipartite entangled coherent states with the successful probability 1/2. The scheme is based on only linear optical devices such as beam splitters and phase shifters, and two-mode photon number measurements. The quantum channels described by multipartite maximally entangled coherent states are readily made by the beam splitters and phase shifters.Comment: 4 pages, no figure

Robust Entanglement in Atomic Systems via Lambda-Type Processes

It is shown that the system of two three-level atoms in $\Lambda$ configuration in a cavity can evolve to a long-lived maximum entangled state if the Stokes photons vanish from the cavity by means of either leakage or damping. The difference in evolution picture corresponding to the general model and effective model with two-photon process in two-level system is discussed.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure

Renormalized Path Integral for the Two-Dimensional Delta-Function Interaction

A path-integral approach for delta-function potentials is presented. Particular attention is paid to the two-dimensional case, which illustrates the realization of a quantum anomaly for a scale invariant problem in quantum mechanics. Our treatment is based on an infinite summation of perturbation theory that captures the nonperturbative nature of the delta-function bound state. The well-known singular character of the two-dimensional delta-function potential is dealt with by considering the renormalized path integral resulting from a variety of schemes: dimensional, momentum-cutoff, and real-space regularization. Moreover, compatibility of the bound-state and scattering sectors is shown.Comment: 26 pages. The paper was significantly expanded and numerous equations were added for the sake of clarity; the main results and conclusions are unchange

Integrating sequence and array data to create an improved 1000 Genomes Project haplotype reference panel

A major use of the 1000 Genomes Project (1000GP) data is genotype imputation in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Here we develop a method to estimate haplotypes from low-coverage sequencing data that can take advantage of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarray genotypes on the same samples. First the SNP array data are phased to build a backbone (or 'scaffold') of haplotypes across each chromosome. We then phase the sequence data 'onto' this haplotype scaffold. This approach can take advantage of relatedness between sequenced and non-sequenced samples to improve accuracy. We use this method to create a new 1000GP haplotype reference set for use by the human genetic community. Using a set of validation genotypes at SNP and bi-allelic indels we show that these haplotypes have lower genotype discordance and improved imputation performance into downstream GWAS samples, especially at low-frequency variants. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved