in this study the causes of mortality in children less than 5 years of age has been investigated. in this retrospective cross-sectional study, results were analysed by a descriptive analytic method. the investigation was carried out among 597 children less than 5 years including 296 boys and 301 girls. the sample was selected by census method and the necessary information was collected using qu...

In this paper, we study the incentives for market concentration of (online and traditional) auction houses. Would sellers and buyers be better off if two separate auction houses merged? We suppose that each auction house has a separate clientele of sellers and buyers. Sellers value their (identical) units at 0, while buyers have independent private values. Each auction house uses an ascending a...

The model of housing market is due to Shapley and Scarf (1974). Their paper contains the celebrated result stating that each housing market admits an economic equilibrium. However, in a slight modification of this model which admits duplicate houses the existence of equilibrium is no longer ensured. In this paper we study the computational complexity of the deficiency problem for housing market...

BACKGROUND Construction of houses in homesteads and their settings occur in the context of traditional perceptions and practices in the rural culture of Bangladesh. Functional spaces inside and around the house are produced according to need over time. Inhabitants construct their houses with locally available resources and knowledge. After devastating disasters houses are delivered as products ...

AIM This study was undertaken to derive the prevalence rate of Fasciolosis in buffaloes by a collection of fecal and liver samples from Anand and Ahmedabad districts' local slaughter houses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fecal and liver samples were collected during ante- and post-mortem examination, respectively, and brought to the department laboratory preserved in 10% formalin for further processi...

In 1998, twin houses were built at the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology in Ottawa to assess the energy performance of new and innovative energy efficient materials and components for houses. The two research houses are identical energy efficient houses typical of tract-built models available on the local housing market. They also feature identical simulated occupancies based on home-autom...

A Health Exhibition lias been lield at tlie Drill Hall, Leeds, and lias attracted mucli attention. The Public Health Department was especially instructive and included a model hygienic shop counter, fly-proof and ice-cooled, the model cow shed, a smoke-recording apparatus, a demonstration of food values, and a dozen other features conveying lessons to the eye at once. Personal cleanliness, as a...

In this paper, we present a directed search model of the housing market. The pricing mechanism we analyze reflects the way houses are bought and sold in the United States. Our model is consistent with the observation that houses are sometimes sold above, sometimes below, and sometimes at the asking price. We consider two versions of our model. In the first version, all sellers have the same res...

Existing homes for senior population may not be safe because many injuries occur due to poor accessibility and design compatibility. Thus, Universal Design (UD) becomes more relevant, especially if it incorporates the principles of sustainability. Yet, adopting houses of this type requires detailed evaluation of their costs and benefits in a simple and efficient manner. The Building Information...

For several years, European financial markets have been the place of important mutations. These mutations have hit both stock markets themselves as well as the infrastructures including all necessary services for the transactions on financial securities. Among the market services to which the investors appeal, is the clearing of the orders, the service which allows reducing exchanged flows whil...