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Federal deficits, inflation, and monetary growth : can they predict interest rates?
An abstract for this article is not available.Inflation (Finance)
Global mapping of iron and titanium oxides in the lunar megaregolith and subsurface
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This paper reports mapping results obtained by remote sensing analysis of Iron and Titanium oxides in the megaregolith under the lunar Highlands regolith and in the subsurface under the Mare and South Pole Aitken basin regolith. FeO and TiO2 images were mosaicked from data extracted from the 1994 Clementine lunar orbiter mission from 600 N to 600 S, using the Lucey et al. technique (2000). These images then used to study the ejecta blanket for each of 2059 craters analysed using ISIS software (US Geological Survey). Average weight percentage values for each crater ejecta blanket were interpolated to derive underlying global Province Maps for FeO and TiO2. The Moon was divided into five (5) provinces as a balance of the needs of analysis requirements and simplicity. Division of global TiO2 weight percentages in the megaregolith /subsurface five provinces was matching the observed distribution of that at the surface. In contrast, division of lunar FeO into 5 Provinces reveals unexpectedly elevated iron concentrations (3.8 to 6.4%) in some areas of the Highland megaregolith. This Province of elevated iron oxide is termed “Highland II”
When target CEOs contract with acquirers: evidence from bank mergers and acquisitions
This paper investigates the impact of the target chief executive officer’s (CEO) postmerger position on the purchase premium and target shareholders’ abnormal returns around the announcement of the deal in a sample of bank mergers during the period 1990–2004. We find evidence that the target shareholders’ returns are negatively related to the postmerger position of their CEO. However, these lower returns are not matched by higher returns to the acquirer’s shareholders, suggesting little or no wealth transfers. Additionally, our evidence suggests that the target CEO becoming a senior officer of the combined firm does not boost the overall value of the merger transaction.
A developmental and genetic classification for malformations of cortical development: update 2012.
Malformations of cerebral cortical development include a wide range of developmental disorders that are common causes of neurodevelopmental delay and epilepsy. In addition, study of these disorders contributes greatly to the understanding of normal brain development and its perturbations. The rapid recent evolution of molecular biology, genetics and imaging has resulted in an explosive increase in our knowledge of cerebral cortex development and in the number and types of malformations of cortical development that have been reported. These advances continue to modify our perception of these malformations. This review addresses recent changes in our perception of these disorders and proposes a modified classification based upon updates in our knowledge of cerebral cortical development
Quantum orbital angular momentum of elliptically-symmetric light
We present a quantum mechanical analysis of the orbital angular momentum of a
class of recently discovered elliptically-symmetric stable light fields --- the
so-called Ince-Gauss modes. We study, in a fully quantum formalism, how the
orbital angular momentum of these beams varies with their ellipticity and
discover several compelling features, including: non-monotonic behavior, stable
beams with real continuous (non-integer) orbital angular momenta, and
orthogonal modes with the same orbital angular momenta. We explore, and explain
in detail, the reasons for this behavior. These features may have application
to quantum key distribution, atom trapping, and quantum informatics in general
--- as the ellipticity opens up a new way of navigating the photonic Hilbert
space.Comment: 9 Pages, 4 Figures, Comments Welcom
How accurate is your sclerostin measurement?:Comparison between three commercially available sclerostin ELISA kits
Sclerostin, bone formation antagonist is in the spotlight as a potential biomarker for diseases presenting with associated bone disorders such as chronic kidney disease (CDK-MBD). Accurate measurement of sclerostin is therefore important. Several immunoassays are available to measure sclerostin in serum and plasma. We compared the performance of three commercial ELISA kits. We measured sclerostin concentrations in serum and EDTA plasma obtained from healthy young (18-26 years) human subjects using kits from Biomedica, TECOmedical and from R&D Systems. The circulating sclerostin concentrations were systematically higher when measured with the Biomedica assay (serum: 35.5 ± 1.1 pmol/L; EDTA: 39.4 ± 2.0 pmol/L; mean ± SD) as compared with TECOmedical (serum: 21.8 ± 0.7 pmol/L; EDTA: 27.2 ± 1.3 pmol/L) and R&D Systems (serum: 7.6 ± 0.3 pmol/L; EDTA: 30.9 ± 1.5 pmol/L). We found a good correlation between the assay for EDTA plasma (r > 0.6; p < 0.001) while in serum, only measurements obtained using TECOmedical and R&D Systems assays correlated significantly (r = 0.78; p < 0.001). There was no correlation between matrices results when using the Biomedica kit (r = 0.20). The variability in values generated from Biomedica, R&D Systems and TECOmedical assays raises questions regarding the accuracy and specificity of the assays. Direct comparison of studies using different kits is not possible and great care should be given to measurement of sclerostin, with traceability of reagents. Standardization with appropriate material is required before different sclerostin assays can be introduced in clinical practice
Electrostatic internal energy using the method of images
For several configurations of charges in the presence of conductors, the
method of images permits us to obtain some observables associated with such a
configuration by replacing the conductors with some image charges. However,
simple inspection shows that the potential energy associated with both systems
does not coincide. Nevertheless, it can be shown that for a system of a
grounded or neutral conductor and a distribution of charges outside, the
external potential energy associated with the real charge distribution embedded
in the field generated by the set of image charges is twice the value of the
internal potential energy associated with the original system. This assertion
is valid for any size and shape of the conductor, and regardless of the
configuration of images required. In addition, even in the case in which the
conductor is not grounded nor neutral, it is still possible to calculate the
internal potential energy of the original configuration through the method of
images. These results show that the method of images could also be useful for
calculations of the internal potential energy of the original system.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures. New discussions added. Minor change
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Federal Deposit and Share Insurance: Proposals for Change
This report provides information about the Proposals for Change on Federal Deposit and Share Insurance since deposit insurance for holders of accounts at banks and thrift institutions are under scrutiny for the last several congresses
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