A significant public policy trend is the increased use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures, such as mediation and arbitration, in a variety of settings. Mediation is the most utilized, yet least analyzed, of these procedures. This article proposes a general equilibrium framework to analyze mediation. Mediators function as Walrasian auctioneers by altering tradeoff among bargainin...

Background In the Western world colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality, and the second most common cancer in women and the third in men. Identification of prognostic markers capable of predicting patient response to chemotherapy is essential to determine more personalised and efficient treatment strategies in colorectal cancer, and may help identify novel the...

The transcription factors encoded by the E2A and early B cell factor ( EBF ) genes are required for the proper development of B lymphocytes. However, the absence of B lineage cells in E2A and EBF -deficient mice has made it difficult to determine the function or relationship between these proteins. We report the identification of a novel model system in which the role of E2A and EBF in the regu...

The time of origin, development, and morphology of neurons originating before the establishment of the cortical plate (preplate cells) were studied in the telencephalic vesicle of the rat from the embryonic day 10 (E10) to E15. The first postmitotic neurons settle superficial to the ventricular zone in the preplate at E12. We have observed mitotic figures in the preplate at E12 and E13, and reg...

Helicobacter pylori colonises the gastric mucosa of humans. The majority of organisms live in mucus. These organisms are an important reservoir for infection of the underlying epithelium. Cell culture models for H. pylori infection do not normally possess a mucus layer. The interaction of H. pylori with TFF1, a member of the trefoil factor family found in gastric mucin, is mediated by lipopolys...

A finite element analysis of intergranular normal stresses is performed in order to identify a possible statistical correlation between the and corresponding grain boundary type within polycrystalline aggregate. Elastic continuum grains cubic lattice symmetry are assumed analysis. Meaningful results obtained by analyzing first two moments on several types. Among five macroscopic parameters (5D)...

By sampling perturbed state vectors from each ensemble forecast at additional time levels shifted by ±τ (where τ is a selected interval) the analysis time, time-expanded (TES) can not only sample timing errors (or phase errors) but also triple size for covariance construction without increasing size. In this study, TES was applied to convection-allowing ensemble-based warn-on-forecast system (W...

A set of su¢ cient conditions for representability of preference orders on real sequence spaces is analyzed. In particular, monotonicity and continuity of the order is not assumed. Two applications are worked out to demonstrate how such a result might be useful. Jel Codes: C60, D01

Fiscal consolidations are currently in the agenda of fiscal authorities in many countries. Using Bayesian model averaging to overcome the problem of model uncertainty, we find that growth-enhancing policies and cuts in public wages are the most appropriate ingredients for successfully reducing debt levels and budget deficits. JEL Codes: H30, H62.

This note provides a new proof of the non–emptiness of the fuzzy core in a pure exchange economy with finitely many agents. The proof is based on the concept of (Π, β)–balanced core for games without side payments due to Bonnisseau and Iehlé (2003). JEL classification codes: D51, C71.