Recent work has emphasized the importance of evaluating forecasts of a statistical functional (such as a mean, quantile, or distribution) using a loss function that is consistent for the functional of interest, of which there are an in…nite number. If forecasters all use correctly speci…ed models free from estimation error, and if the information sets of competing forecasters are nested, then t...

While ASTM E119-07a is commonly employed to establish a fire rating for a fire resistive material (FRM)/steel assembly, the test method provides little quantitative information on either the thermophysical or adhesion properties of the FRM, beyond indicating that they are sufficient to achieve the measured rating. As part of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) Structural Performanc...

satureja rechingeri, belonging to the family lamiaceae, has been recently used in the pharmaceutical industry due to its high level of carvacrol in the essential oil. the domestication and breeding of suitable s. rechingeri variety has been started since few years ago in iran. the initial screening of natural populations, grown in the same environment, was performed and 58 talent clones were se...

Background Several research groups have recently described a reduced vaccination response to COVID-19 under methotrexate (MTX) (1,2). The increase in humoral immune when pausing MTX two weeks after has already been for influenza (3). However, data regarding MTX-hold during are still lacking. Objectives To study the effect of and its discontinuation on patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases...

We present new experimental evidence on heterogeneity in the formation of inflation expectations and relate the variation to economic literacy and demographics. The experimental design allows us to investigate two channels through which expectations-formation may vary across individuals: (1) the choice of information and (2) the use of given information. Subjects who are more economically liter...