T his paper investigates the asymmetric behavior of inflation. We use logistic smooth transition autoregressive (LSTAR) model to characterize the regime-switching behavior of Iran’s monthly inflation during the period May 1990 to December 2013. We find that there is a triple relationship between the inflation level, its fluctuations and persistence. The findings imply that the behavi...

We consider some structures where the harmonic ‘feeding’ wave localized at the crack faces can force the crack to grow. First, we present some results related to a lattice with a high-contrast layer, where the wave speed is larger than in the ambient matrix. The analytical solution obtained for the steadystate regime, where the crack speed is independent of the wave amplitude, is used to determ...

ITTAI HERRMANN†, MICHAEL BERENSTEIN‡, AMIT SADE§, ARNON KARNIELI∗†, DAVID J. BONFIL¶ and PHYLLIS G. WEINTRAUB| †The Remote Sensing Laboratory, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker, Israel ‡The Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel §Biobee Ltd., Sde Eliyahu, Israel ¶F...

D. Ben-Bashat , H. Ben-Ami, M. Artzi, D. Blumenthal, F. Bokstein, O. Aizenstein, Y. Edrei, B. Corn, and R. Abramovitch The Wohl institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Neuro-Oncology Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Radiology Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medi...

OBJECTIVES The shortage of occupational therapists prompted the faculty of the program in occupational therapy at the University of Minnesota to develop a reentry (refresher) course. METHOD A questionnaire sent to all enrolled in the 2-week refresher course during a 5-year period revealed that three intended groups of therapists have benefited: those reentering practice, those considering a c...

Being the relative of a patient with cancer is often very stressful, and there is a need for information, support, and help for carers. It is also important for the relative to know that the patient receives care of a good quality. This research investigated the relationships between sociodemographic characteristics, illness related concerns and psychological symptom scores of relatives of the ...

Addressing the use of respite services by caregivers of individuals with dementia is important to improving social support among this vulnerable group. This article uses theory to conceptualize the behavioral, normative, and control beliefs that caregivers of individuals with dementia associate with the use of out-of-home day centers for respite. Interviews and focus groups with 36 caregivers w...

The perceived shift from chaos to an evolving order in Syria presents a challenge to Israel’s policy of limited intervention. Iran’s growing influence in Syria and its efforts to improve Hezbollah’s strategic capacities presents Israeli decision-makers with a sense of urgency to act now while the future settlement in Syria is still being shaped in order to avoid a fait accompli of an Iranian st...

Written by noted aging expert Dr. Eric Pfeiffer, Caregiving in Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias provides comprehensive advice for individuals taking care of a loved one with dementia. Arranged in four parts, with each detailing a specific aspect of what it means to care for someone with dementia, Pfeiffer begins by describing what is required of someone taking on the caregiver role. In part two,...

Lisa A. Lowenthal is an Occupational Therapy Graduate Student, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT. Primary care is a key theme in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; 2010). But what does the term mean? Is there a difference between primary care and primary health care? Does primary care encompass occupational therapy? What are the possible roles for occupational therapy in prima...