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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEconomic Signaling and Distributive Efficiency of Judicial DecisionsEdmund H. MantellProblem statement: This study considered the problem of how a judge can render an optimal decision in a lawsuit where two litigants each assert a property right in a case where the relevant information is asymmetrically distributed between the parties and the judicial decision-maker. Approach: The research embodied in this study defines an optimal decision as one reflecting the distributive … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,210 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProduct Quality and Effective Demand under StagnationWataru JohdoProblem statement: Recent neoclassical theoretical study, particularly in the endogenous growth literature, has studied the nature of the relationship between economic growth and product quality. However, little attention has been given to the impact of a rise in product quality on effective demand under stagnation. This is because previous models have assumed that demand is always met with supply in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2009 · 6,888 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractQuality Metric Development Framework (qMDF)K. Mustafa, R. A. KhanSeveral object-oriented metrics have been developed and used in conjunction with the quality models to predict the overall quality of software. However, it may not be enough to propose metrics. The fundamental question may be of their validity, utility and reliability. It may be much significant to be sure that these metrics are really useful and for that their construct … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 7,379 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDensity Power Downweighting and Robust Inference: Some New StrategiesSaptarshi Roy, Kaustav Chakraborty, Somnath Bhadra, Ayanendranath BasuPreserving the robustness of the procedure has, at the present time, become almost a default requirement for statistical data analysis. Since efficiency at the model and robustness under misspecification of the model are often in conflict, it is important to choose such inference procedures which provide the best compromise between these two concepts. Some minimum Bregman divergence estimators and related … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 8 Dec 2019 · 7,709 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstract“Defiant”, a Today Unique Helicopter in the WorldRelly Victoria Virgil PetrescuYou do not see helicopters like this every day. Sikorsky-Boeing SB1 Defiant in his first demonstration flight showed that it is much more than just a fancy design on paper as he could initially think, with a first relevant flight demonstration. The initial flight lasted less than 30 min, enough time for Defiant to prove he can climb and descend … …Journal of Aircraft and Spacecraft Technology, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 15 Apr 2019 · 6,841 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWillingness to Pay for Water Hyacinth Control in NepalUmesh Khatri, Resham Bahadur Thapa-Parajuli, Uttam PaudelWater Hyacinth (WH) has become a growing problem across Asia, specifically in Nepal. Infestations of this weed have reached critical proportions in freshwater bodies, causing environmental, economic, agricultural and social problems. These problems have corresponding monetary values. This study elicits the willingness of visitors and local people to control WH in the Phewa Lake in Nepal. Considering three scenarios encircling … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 5 · 14 Nov 2018 · 8,189 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDetection and Solutions for Non-Technical Losses in Cameroon Electricity NetworkLekini Nkodo Claude Bernard, Ndzana Benoît, Oumarou Hamandjoda, Fippo Fitime LouisThe purpose of this study was to provide a tool to detect NTLs and subsequently, discuss the establishment of a prepaid system in Cameroon. The conception of a prepayment system for electric power or other utility commodity distribution using Wi-Fi and GSM to store and transfer value (money or KWh, meters reading indexes) from the client module to cut-off module … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 25 Jan 2018 · 7,370 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of a Small Group Life Story Intervention with Rural Community Dwelling Older AdultsLillian Felicia Jones, Mary A. NiesTo determine if a small group life story nursing intervention can be beneficial to rural community dwelling older adults by decreasing depression scores and increasing perceived social support scores. This study employed a quasi-experimental one group pretest/posttest design. This study was conducted in thirteen rural senior facilities with a community population of less than 20,000 in two western states in … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 28 Oct 2017 · 7,499 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimization of Raw Materials for Preparation of Transparent Soil Based on Analytic Hierarchy ProcessJianjun Liu, Yao Wang, Rui Song, Min YeThe application of man-made transparent soil has greatly contributed to the development of the visual research in physical model test. Comparing to the traditional model test, the transparent soil has advantages with respect to transparency, visualization, lower cost and utility et al. However, the transparency of material itself seriously restricted the effect of the results during the model text. This … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 1 Mar 2017 · 7,266 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAre we Able to Harness the Immunomodulatory Power of Cytokines for Novel Autoimmune Disease Treatments?Giuseppe Nocentini, Graziella Migliorati, Carlo RiccardiSince the end of the 1970s, interleukin 2 (IL-2) has been known as a key player in T cell expansion/activation (Watson et al., 1980). In the late 1980s, some groups used IL-2 to stimulate the immune systems of tumour patients (Jacobs et al., 1986). The idea seemed brilliant and several attempts were made, but the results were disappointing (Lim et … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 22 Oct 2015 · 7,625 accessesView PDFCite