In this paper I investigate the effects of changes in demand structure caused by population aging on the Japanese economy using a multi-sector new Keynesian model with job creation/destruction. I consider upward revisions in forecast for the speed of Japanese population aging as unexpected shocks to its demand structure. I find that the shocks caused around 0.3 percent point deflationary pressu...

Arterial embolisms in the lower limbs occur frequently, and are of great interest to the vascular surgeon. The authors studied 159 cases of arterial embolisms in lower limbs from January 1991 to July 1993. Ages varied from 12 to 98, with a mean of 58. Eighty patients were male and 78 were female. In most cases, etiology of the embolus was well-established, and mainly caused (78 percent) by atri...

During hot seasons the inlet temperature of Nitrogen increases, as a result compressor consumes more power for compressing a specific mass ratio of fluid and consequently total energy consumption of the compressor increases as well. In this research, a three stage centrifugal compressor with intercooler was modeled thermodynamically in order to decreases the energy consumption of the compressor...

The purpose of this study was mapping the future research path by determining progress literature on spin-off decisions in Islamic banking from 1:2012 to 5:2022. analysis, however, limited author, source, and keywords. Scopus, Dimensions, Google Scholar are some databases utilized for bibliometric analysis. inclusion criteria were English articles decision form journal proceeding papers. Biblio...

In this paper a gas turbine power plant including air preheater (recuperator), heat recovery steam generator and air cooler system was modeled. Eight parameters were selected as the design variables.  Fast and elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) was applied (to maximize the exergy efficiency and to minimize the total cost rate) for the mentioned cogeneration system. Th...

Page 13 GAO-03-117 SSA Challenges Results of Efforts to Improve the Disability Claims Process Have Been Disappointing SSA’s disability determination process is time-consuming, complex, and expensive. The agency has been working for years to improve this process, yet, ensuring the quality and timeliness of its disability decisions remains one of SSA’s greatest challenges. Individuals who are ini...

Submitted for the MAR10 Meeting of The American Physical Society Origin of Persistent Photoconductivity Effect in GaAsN Alloys YU JIN, HAILING CHENG, RYAN JOCK, CAGLIYAN KURDAK, RACHEL GOLDMAN, University of Michigan — (In)GaAsN alloys with a few percent nitrogen have potential applications in many long wavelength optoelectronic devices. However, the formation of point defects, such as N inters...

INTRODUCTION Seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for diabetics; however, the vaccination uptake rate among diabetics remains low. This study explored the knowledge, attitudes and practices among diabetics in Singapore with regard to influenza and influenza vaccination. METHODS A survey was conducted among type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus patients who attended three management centres ...