Abstract This article investigates the macro-level drivers of adult-age language learning with a focus on migration based new dataset German in 77 countries (including Germany) for 1992–2006. Fixed-effects regressions show that abroad is strongly associated immigration from European Union and Schengen Area whose citizens enjoy free access to Germany, while Germany restricted access. The differe...

In this paper, we develop a metric of reshoring at the macroeconomic level, level industries or countries. Our dynamic measure computes change in domestic–foreign input ratio and therewith captures idea moving production back to home country. Additional conditions ensure that is confined actual does not pick up, for example, mere changes scale composition production. We show only weakly approxi...

In this study, we propose dynamic prioritization of image macro-blocks for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSN). An encoding scheme is employed at the source node by labeling the blocks as “important” or “not-important” based on the information they contain. We introduce a set of novel priority measures to weigh importance of macro-blocks using their intrinsic properties. Experimental res...

The hierarchical macro/femto cell based BWA networks are observed to be quite promising for mobile operators as it improves their network coverage and capacity at the outskirt of the macro cell. However, this new technology introduces increased number of macro/femto handoff and wastage of electrical energy which in turn may affect the system performance. Users moving with high velocity or under...

objective: in patients with diabetes mellitus, increased rate of lipoprotein oxidation and oxidative stress have important role in diabetic angiopathy, including nephropathy. we designed a study for comparing the level of ox-ldl in diabetic patients with macro-albuminuria, micro-albuminuria, versus normo-albuminuric. materials and methods: one hundred and thirty five patients with type 2 diabet...

This paper presents and estimates a regime switching macro-…nance model of the term structure with latent and macroeconomic factors. The joint dynamics of the yield and macro factors are examined simultaneously. Both the canonical yields-only model and the macro-…nance model capture two regimes in the state equation that relate to a turbulent period and a tranquil period. Statistically, the for...

This paper studies the use of social simulation in linking micro level investor behaviour and macro level stock market dynamics. Empirical data from a survey on individual investors' decision-making and social interaction was used to formalize the trading and interaction rules of the agents of the artificial stock market SimStockExchange. Multiple simulation runs were performed with this artifi...