The goal of this paper is to derive a hazard map for earthquake occurrences in Pakistan from a catalogue that contains spatial coordinates of shallow earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or larger aggregated over calendar years. We test relative temporal stationarity by the KPSS statistic and use the inhomogeneous J -function to test for inter-point interactions. We then formulate a cluster model, and ...

Acknowledgments I acknowledge useful conversations with Serena Ng, James Stock, and Vince Wiggins. The KPSS code was adapted from John Barkoulas’ RATS code for that test. Thanks also to Richard Sperling for tracking down a discrepancy between published work and the dfgls output and alerting me to the Cheung and Lai estimates. Any remaining errors are my own. References Cheung, Y. W. and K.-S. L...

This study analyses the convergence of CO2 emissions at state-level in USA for period from 1976 to 2014 a nonlinear and novel empirical framework. In so doing, we have applied Pesaran’s (2007) test pair-wise approach testing which gives general what are rejection frequencies thus provides evidence convergence. At aggregate level, also Chi-Young et al. (2006) half-life KPSS with Fourier transfor...

The purchasing power parity (PPP) is generally accepted as the exchange rate projection between two countries relative to their inflation rate. However, despites many researches in past years, answer whether PPP holds, remains an on-going debate. prior are criticized for heavy reliance on bilateral which consists of short time-series or uses multilateral real effective (REER) constructed by fix...

OBJECTIVE To characterize clinical features, neuroimaging, and outcomes of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) in immunocompromised individuals. METHODS We performed a retrospective case control review of patients diagnosed with HSE. Adult patients were dichotomized into immunocompromised (n = 14) and immunocompetent groups (n = 15). RESULTS Fewer immunocompromised patients presented with pro...

Our previous studies found that mitochondrial uncouplers induced vasodilation. Triclosan, the broad spectrum antibacterial agent, is the active ingredient in soaps and toothpastes. It was reported that triclosan induced mitochondrial uncoupling, so we aim to investigate the effects of triclosan on vascular function of rat mesenteric arteries and aorta. The isometric tension of rat mesenteric ar...

Pressure-induced decreases in arterial diameter are accompanied by membrane depolarization and Ca(2+) entry via voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. Recent evidence also suggests the involvement of Ca(2+) sensitization of the contractile proteins. Both PKC and Rho kinase are candidate second messengers for the mediation of the sensitization process. We investigated the signaling pathways of pressure-...