Most of the work in the field of competition between jurisdictions for the attraction of a large plant focuses on financial offers, bids or tax holidays. In this paper we add to the competition game an initial stage in which jurisdictions can invest in an infrastructure capital to enhance their attractiveness and modify the outcome of the competition stage. We characterize the Nash equilibrium ...

This is a most attractive book for parents, as it provides them with a simple means of keeping an accurate record of a child s development from birth to adult a?-e and of interesting events in infancy and childhood?g It is divided into three parts. The first is a section devoted to record of development," and includes spaces for a wide miscellany of events, records of height and weight educatio...

BACKGROUND Induction-maintenance therapy is a treatment regime where patients are prescribed an intense course of treatment for a short period of time (the induction phase), followed by a simplified long-term regimen (maintenance). Since induction therapy has a significantly higher chance of pill fatigue than maintenance therapy, patients might take drug holidays during this period. Without gui...

BACKGROUND Keelung City has the highest suicide rate in Taiwan. This study aimed to determine whether meteorological and socio-economic factors are associated with suicide mortality in Keelung City, by gender and by means of suicide. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data on suicides between January 2006 and December 2010 were provided by the Department of Health, Keelung City Government. The suicide vict...