Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Detection of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI): a Meta-Analysis Aaron Lloyd, BS; Priyaleela Thota, MD; Chaitanya Pant, MD; Vinay Pasupuleti, MD, PhD; Adrian V. Hernandez, MD, PhD; Curtis J. Donskey, MD; Abhishek Deshpande, MD, PhD; School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Infectious Disease, Case Western Reserve Medical Schoo...

In a model with two buyers and sellers we consider the choice of sales mechanism from three possibilities: posted prices, and auctions with and without reserve prices. With homogenous goods, sellers’ expected revenues are highest when both sellers auction with reserve prices – 33% higher than if posting prices and 100% higher than if auctioning without reserve prices. When sellers can choose th...

Cognitive reserve is a hypothetical construct that has been used to inform models of cognitive aging and is presumed to be indicative of life experiences that may mitigate the effects of brain pathology. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the construct validity of cognitive reserve by examining both its convergent and its discriminant validity across three different samples of participan...

This paper proposes the allocation of operating reserve in power systems through competitive capacity markets using a probabilistic approach. The insurance features of operating reserve are used to derive a valuation model that is analytically consistent and reflects the economic value of increased reliability to customers. The model can be expressed in the form of a demand curve for operating ...

In this paper, a new formulation for clearing reserve market in a deregulated environment with separated energy and reserve market is introduced. In the proposed method, reserve market is cleared such that the costs associated with capacity reservation, producing energy in real-time, opportunity cost of those units which are accepted in the energy market and backed down from the accepted values...

This research memorandum summarizes the analyses conducted for the Active/Reserve Force Mix Study. The availability of personnel to man missions being transferred to the Reserve forces is studied. In particular, this paper examines which homeports will be most able to support the Naval Reserve Force, what determines whether Navy veterans will affiliate with the Selected Reserves, and what the s...

Under the Reserve Bank Act 1959, the Reserve Bank has sole authority to issue banknotes in Australia. As such, a key responsibility of the Reserve Bank is to maintain public confidence in banknotes, so that they remain an effective payment mechanism and a secure store of wealth. This article examines how counterfeiting can impact on this confidence, and counterfeiting trends in Australia and ov...

This paper investigates dividend optimization of an insurance corporation under a more realistic model which takes into consideration refinancing or capital injections. The model follows the compound Poisson framework with credit interest for positive reserve, and debit interest for negative reserve. Ruin occurs when the reserve drops below the critical value. The company controls the dividend ...

NOT all-and perhaps very few-of those who have joined the Army Emergency Reserve or the Territorial Army are aware of the long train of events which has gone to make these forces what they are today. Each has a long and honourable history and before coming to a description of their medical services it is desirable to know something of their evolution. In brief, then, the Army Emergency Reserve ...

The paper analyses the economic payoffs from marine reserves using a stochastic optimal control model. The results show that even if the reserve and harvested populations face the same negative shocks, harvesting is optimal, the population is persistent and with no uncertainty over current stock size, a reserve can increase resource rents. Using actual fishery data we demonstrate that the payof...