This paper provides evidence of the role that financial market development and institutional quality play in integration European Union (EU) life insurance markets. It analyzes ten EU markets over a seventeen-year sample period. The meta-technology cost/revenue efficiency ratios, estimated under meta-frontier DEA framework, are used as measure analysis is conducted by applying Tobit panel regre...

conclusions due to the scarcity of studies related to some dairy subgroups, it is not possible to make a final judgment about their effects on the risk of diabetes; therefore, more studies need to be conducted on this issue. results out of 1391 articles, 13 (covering 421,421 people) were introduced to the current meta-analysis. the findings showed that the consumption of yoghurt and cream has p...

This paper presents a single wafer, all-silicon, high aspect-ratio multi-layer polysilicon micromachining technology that combines deep dry etching of silicon with conventional surface micromachining to realize tens to hundreds of microns thick, high aspect-ratio, electrically isolated polysilicon structures with sub-micron air-gaps. Vertical polysilicon sense electrodes as tall as the main bod...

The material described in this thesis is the result of an internship of the master study Business Analytics. It has been conducted at FRISS from April 5, 2015 until December 4, 2015. FRISS is a consultancy and software company specialized in fraudand risk management for the insurance sector and is located in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The main research problem described in this thesis is how to ...

This study is investigated the optimum parameters for a tuned mass damper (TMD) under the seismic excitation. Shuffled complex evolution (SCE) is a meta-heuristic optimization method which is used to find the optimum damping and tuning frequency ratio for a TMD. The efficiency of the TMD is evaluated by decreasing the structural displacement dynamic magnification factor (DDMF) and acceleration ...

Objective(s):This study aims to investigate the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and breast cancer using meta- analysis. Materials and Methods: Relevant studies were identified reviewing the national and international databases. We also increased the search sensitivity by investigating the references as well as interview with research centers and experts. Finally, quality assess...

BACKGROUND The instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) is a new vasodilator-free index of coronary stenosis severity. The aim of this meta-analysis is to assess the diagnostic performance of iFR for the evaluation of coronary stenosis severity with fractional flow reserve as standard reference. METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, ProQuest, Web of Science, and International Clinical Trial...

BACKGROUND As the number of systematic reviews is growing rapidly, we systematically investigate whether meta-analyses published in leading medical journals present an outline of available evidence by referring to previous meta-analyses and systematic reviews. METHODS We searched PubMed for recent meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments published in high impact factor journals. Previous s...