Exoskeleton devices are designed for applications such as rehabilitation, assistance, and haptics. Due to the nature of physical human–machine interaction, designing operating these is quite challenging. Optimization methods lessen severity challenges help designers develop device they need. In this paper, we present an extensive systematic literature search on optimization used mechanical desi...

Non-relational database systems (NRDS) such as graph and key-value have gained attention in various trending business analytical application domains. However, while CPU performance scaling becomes increasingly more difficult, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA)- accelerated NRDS not been systematically studied yet. This survey describes categorizes the inherent differences non-trivial tradeof...

This study empirically investigates whether agglomeration discourages married couples' fertility decisions. Exploiting Japanese social survey data to control for economic and social factors underlying fertility, it examines whether agglomeration affects completed fertility and the timing of childbirth. Results indicate that agglomeration impedes completed fertility. In addition, this study find...

Research was undertaken to develop alternative methods of selecting a sample of eligible women for the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) from the National Health Interview Survey (N HIS). This report presents estimates of the effects of alternative design options, obtained by statistical modeling techniques, for linking the NSFG with the NH IS. The estimated survey costs, lengths of data ...

Organization Democrats far and near acted as if they were ashamed of their own President. His name was barely mentioned in speeches and campaign literature. With an eye to the Gallup polls, which indicated a drop in Mr. Truman’s popularity from a honeymoon percentage of 87 percent to an October brown of 32 percent, they decided then he was to be written off as a loss. Republicans made the most ...

In this paper, the trend and determinants of health and poverty among the elderly in rural India is analysed. Two rounds of National Sample Survey (NSS) data for the year 1995-96 and 2004 are employed. The analysis has been done with independent and pooled datasets. Our analysis shows that levels of consumption poverty have declined marginally between 1995-96 and 2004 while increased proportion...