We study spillover e ects of uctuations in US uncertainty. Using monthly panel data from fteen major emerging market economies (EMEs), we show that an unanticipated rise in US stock market uncertainty has negative e ects on their stock prices and exchange rate, increases long-term interest rate spreads, and leads to capital out ows. These negative nancial e ects transmit to the real economy as ...

Traditional use and clinical reports suggest that the culinary herb sage (Salvia officinalis) may be effective for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we evaluated the effect of a standardized extract from the leaves of S. officinalis (SOE) and its active ingredient rosmarinic acid on Alzheimer amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta)-induced toxicity in cultured rat phe...

With a unique cultural background and fast economic development, China’s adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become the center of discussion worldwide, and its successful implementation will have great significance for global sustainability. This paper aims to explore how CSR has given way to economic growth in China since the start of economic transition and its cultural, his...

In this paper we first present a novel operator extrapolation (OE) method for solving deterministic variational inequality (VI) problems. Similar to the gradient (operator) projection method, OE updates one single search sequence by subproblem in each iteration. We show that can achieve optimal rate of convergence variety VI problems much simpler way than existing approaches. then introduce sto...

The continued relevance of the second-order elections (SOE) theory is one most widely debated issues in study European Parliament (EP) elections. While has been criticised from many angles, recent success populist, extremist, and Eurosceptic parties raises additional questions about applicability a model that depicts EP as low-stakes affair revolving around national issues. This article tests S...

OBJECTIVES: The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sponsored a comparative effectiveness review of interventions for preschoolers at risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS: Medline, Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, PsycInfo, and Education Resources Information Center were searched from 1980 to November 24, 2011. Selected studies were comparative, and enrolled chil...

Wholesale electricity markets are undergoing reforms to allow greater participation of energy storage. These raise questions regarding the roles market operators in energy-storage management and design market-participation models offer parameters for This paper examines implications state-of-energy (SOE) management. To this end, we develop a bi-level stochastic optimization model, wherein upper...