Often trumpeted as a bastion of modern economic and political integration, the European Union (EU) has played an integral role in the development of the United Kingdom’s (UK) economy. However, in recent times, the relationship between the EU and the UK has become increasingly fragile, particularly on issues of national sovereignty, immigration, and the general bureaucratic reach of Brussels. Te...

A time series (t = 921) of weekly survey data on vote intentions in the Netherlands for the period 1978-1995 shows that the percentage of undecided voters follows a cyclical pattern over the election calendar. The otherwise substantial percentage of undecided voters decreases sharply in weeks leading up to an election and gradually increases afterwards. This article models the dynamics of this ...

The paper presents interval-affine Gaussian algorithm for the interval linear systemsAx = b subject to some constraints on real matrices A from the interval matrix A. The interval-affine method is based on the so-called interval-affine arithmetic that allows to take the constraints into account during the computation of interval enclosures of the united solution set of the system Ax = b, and to...

Background. Use of statistical process control (SPC) in healthcare is increasing but remains less common than in other industries. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are important applications that can benefit from SPC methods, including use within existing surveillance programs to trigger investigation and intervention. The empirical value of SPC, however, typically is anecdotal and remai...

Improvements in methodologies for measuring and capturing data for the UK’s sustainability indicators (social, economic and environmental) means there is now a wealth of accurate and reliable approaches to assess sustainability levels. However the majority of these indicators focus on one aspect of sustainability at a time. An understanding of these issues in a unified approach is required. Thi...

We present some new criteria for the feasibility of the interval Cholesky method. In particular, we relate this feasibility to that of the interval Gaussian algorithm.

We examined the effects of sex steroids on cognitive functioning by exogenously manipulating circulating T levels in a group of healthy young men. Thirty-two men were randomized to receive 8 wk of treatment including: 1) im T enanthate 100 mg/wk plus daily oral placebo (T); 2) im placebo/wk plus 125 microg daily oral levonorgestrel (LNG); 3) im T enanthate 100 mg/wk plus 125 microg daily oral L...

The journal publishes a selection of materials based on the news reports press centre Ministry Transport Russian Federation and dedicated to events held during 16th Russia International Forum Exhibition. Forum, which opened November 15, 2022, its first day hosted Session Committee State Council Federation, panel discussion «Container Flow Era Global Shocks. Current Trajectories for Market Devel...