Education is pivotal for the existence of humans. Education is used to develop minds in a myriad of ways for an individual to excel in critical thinking and fundamental learning. In America, education is a valuable resource for one’s social, economic and mental standing in society. About 86% of Americans now receive college degrees, compared to the 25% in 1927 (Pew Research Center, 2011). But e...

Similarity measurements between 3D objects and 2D images are useful for the tasks of object recognition and classi cation. We distinguish between two types of similarity metrics: metrics computed in image-space (image metrics) and metrics computed in transformationspace (transformation metrics). Existing methods typically use image metrics; namely, metrics that measure the di erence in the imag...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Recent studies have indicated that non-traditional risk factors such as endothelial dysfunction (ED), chronic inflammation and protein-energy wasting (PEW) may contribute significantly to the increased cardiovascular mortality among dialysis patients. To further ascertain this associatio...

This paper examines experimentation and innovation when experimental results diffuse along social links. This public-goods nature of experimentation is a feature of many areas of economics, such as consumer choice, research and development, and agriculture. The paper asks: How do different patterns of social and geographic links affect experimentation? Who experiments and who free rides? Do mor...

STRESZC ZE NIE Oste oin te gra cja jest pro ce sem po le ga ją cym na wy two rze niu trwa łe go po łą cze nia po mię dzy ko ścią bior cy i po wierzch nią wsz cze pu. Pro ces ten prze bie ga w funk cji cza su ja ki jest po trzeb ny do zro śnię cia się im plan tu z ko ścią. Isto tą pro ce su oste oin te gra cji jest osią gnię cie sta łej sta bil no ści wsz cze pu, co za pew nia pra wi dło wy prze...

One of the logical, yet seemingly unanticipated, effects COVID-19 pandemic has been exodus parents, primarily mothers, from workplace. An October 2020 Pew study indicates that as many 30% parents reduced work hours or left workforce all together, with a pronounced burden falling on working mothers. This paper examines one possible consequence voluntary under- unemployment by these parents: impu...

Despite considerable change in the legal status of marijuana United States 21st century, state Nebraska has become an outlier maintaining a complete prohibition on substance. We estimate overall public support for medical and recreational Nebraska. Our data comes from 2020 Annual Social Indicators Survey, address-based sample Nebraskan adults. asked question Pew Research Center if participants ...