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Accounting for Context : Separating Monetary and (Uncertain) Social Incentives
This paper proposes a simple framework to model social preferences in a way that explicitly separates economic incentives from social (context) effects and allows for uncertainty also about the latter. Moreover, it allows non-economic cost associated with the deviation from some norm to be more discriminatory than just “right” or “wrong.” We refer to existing evidence on dictator game giving to de
Trust Us to Repay: Social Trust, Long-Term Interest Rates, and Sovereign Credit Ratings
This paper asks whether the sensitivity of market long-term interest rates and credit ratings is associated with cross-country differences in social trust. We note a number of theoretical mechanisms that suggest that macroeconomic shocks are more likely to be effectively dealt with in higher-trust societies. A set of panel estimates across middle- and high-income countries reveals that interest ra
Integrating techno-economic, socio-technical and political perspectives on national energy transitions : A meta-theoretical framework
Economic development, technological innovation, and policy change are especially prominent factors shaping energy transitions. Therefore explaining energy transitions requires combining insights from disciplines investigating these factors. The existing literature is not consistent in identifying these disciplines nor proposing how they can be combined. We conceptualize national energy transitions
The feasibility of mode control in rotating detonation engine
The feasibility of mode control in rotating detonation engine is investigated through regulating the global equivalence ratio during the test under different air mass flow rates, chamber lengths, and blockage ratios at the exit, including the mode transitions between the single wave and two co-rotating waves, two counter-rotating waves and longitudinal pulsed detonation, two co-rotating waves and
Does household food insecurity influence nutritional practice of children age 6 to 23 months in Bangladesh?
Nya stöd till natur- och kulturmiljöer – vad kan vi lära av andra?
Riksantikvarieämbetet har börjat utarbeta nya stöd för kultur- och naturmiljöer. AgriFood Economics Centre bidrar till detta arbete genom att undersöka exempel på alternativa stödformer inom miljöområdet.Vi visar att det finns ett flertal exempel på ersättning som har potential att nå högre miljönytta, ökad kostnadseffektivitet och ökat stöd bland jordbrukare än traditionell åtgärdsbaserad ersättn
Rhinarium temperature dynamics in domestic dogs
Many mammals have specialized nose-tips with glabrous and often wet skin, called rhinaria. The function of the rhinarium is unknown in most species. Rhinaria differ not only in shape and skin structure, but also in skin temperature. They are considerably colder in carnivorans than in herbivorous artio- and perissodactyls. Domestic dogs are carnivorans and their noses often feel cold, such that the
Earliest accumulation of β-amyloid occurs within the default-mode network and concurrently affects brain connectivity
It is not known exactly where amyloid-β (Aβ) fibrils begin to accumulate in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, we showed that abnormal levels of Aβ42 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be detected before abnormal amyloid can be detected using PET in individuals with preclinical AD. Using these approaches, here we identify the earliest preclinical AD stage in subjects from the ADNI
Measures of clustering and heterogeneity in multilevel Poisson regression analyses of rates/count data
Multilevel data occur frequently in many research areas like health services research and epidemiology. A suitable way to analyze such data is through the use of multilevel regression models. These models incorporate cluster-specific random effects that allow one to partition the total variation in the outcome into between-cluster variation and between-individual variation. The magnitude of the ef
MiR-16 and miR-103 impact 5-HT4 receptor signalling and correlate with symptom profile in irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gut-brain disorder involving alterations in intestinal sensitivity and motility. Serotonin 5-HT4 receptors are promising candidates in IBS pathophysiology since they regulate gut motor function and stool consistency, and targeted 5-HT4R selective drug intervention has been proven beneficial in subgroups of patients. We identified a single nucleotide polymorphism
Sociodemographic patterns in pharmacy dispensing of medications for erectile dysfunction in Sweden
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between sociodemographic factors and pharmacy dispensing of medications for erectile dysfunction (ED) in the general population of middle-aged and elderly men. By considering a number of medical conditions that could promote or contraindicate use of ED medication, the analysis could help capture prescription patterns that might
Investigation of methane oxy-fuel combustion in a swirl-stabilised gas turbine model combustor
CO2 has a strong impact on both operability and emission behaviours in gas turbine combustors. In the present study, an atmospheric, preheated, swirl-stabilised optical gas turbine model combustor rig was employed. The primary objectives were to analyse the influence of CO2 on the fundamental characteristics of combustion, lean blowout (LBO) limits, CO emission and flame structures. CO2 dilution e
Insufficient Sleep Is Associated with Obesity and Excessive Screen Time Amongst Ten-Year-Old Children in Sweden
Purpose: This study investigated sleep, television, computer habits, and obesity in school-age children. Design and methods: This was a cross-sectional self-report survey of 1260 children in grade 4 (mean age, 10.1) living in southern Sweden (49.1% boys). The heights and weights of 1097 (87.1%) of the children were recorded. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, and multiple logistic regress
Road characteristics and environment factors associated with motorcycle fatal crashes in Malaysia
This study aims to determine risk factors contributing to traffic crashes in 9,176 fatal cases involving motorcycle in Malaysia between 2010 and 2012. For this purpose, both multinomial and mixed models of motorcycle fatal crash outcome based on the number of vehicle involved are estimated. The corresponding model predicts the probability of three fatal crash outcomes: motorcycle single-vehicle fa
A QPTAS for the base of the number of crossing-free structures on a planar point set
The number of triangulations of a planar n point set S is known to be cn, where the base c lies between 2.43 and 30. Similarly, the number of crossing-free spanning trees on S is known to be dn, where the base d lies between 6.75 and 141.07. The fastest known algorithm for counting triangulations of S runs in 2(1+o(1))nlog n time while that for counting crossing-free spanning trees runs in O (7.12
In situ determination of dissolution kinetics of d-limonene in supercritical carbon dioxide by Raman spectroscopy
The study of solvation in pressurized systems requires in situ analysis. An optimal spectroscopic technique for such studies would enable the detection of any compound and have resolution enough to differentiate different compounds within a multicomponent mixture. Here we show for the first time that we can follow dissolution kinetics of a model compound, d-limonene, in supercritical carbon dioxid
An intercomprehension study of multilingual Swedish L1 speakers reading and decoding words in text in Italian, an unknown language
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the intercomprehension processes of multilingual Swedish L1 speakers while reading and decoding text in Italian, an unknown language. The three Swedish L1 participants in the present case study had English as L2 and respectively French, Spanish and German as L3. The participants read two texts in Italian, a language unknown to them, and using thi
Laser spectroscopy applied to environmental, ecological, agricultural and food safety research
Laser spectroscopy has a multitude of applications of importance to human and ecosystem well-being, such as in the environmental, ecological, agricultural and food safety areas. Recent work, mostly from SCNU, will be reviewed.