According to the procedures conducting the test for durability of emission control systems (Annex II Commission Directive 2005/78/ EC of 14 November 2005 implementing Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compress...

This paper examines the technical signal based trading impact on volatility. We show that technical chart patterns, occurring within the euro/dollar currency market, attract the attention of two categories of technical traders. Technical chart patterns provide signals that trigger an increase in both volatility and market activity. The technical signals take place at the end of the chart comple...

Chemical genomics. By S. Jaroch and H. Weinmann (Editors). Ernst Schering Research Foundation Workshop 58. Pp. VII+173. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2006. Price 64.15 Euro. ISBN 103 54

This study critically examines the health-environment discourse and uses infant under-5 mortality rates, carbon emissions, non-renewable energy to investigate inherent associations. We argue that concentration of greenhouse gas emissions is considered increase can undermine access basic resources necessary for leading a healthy life, such as food, water, health, environment. Environmental healt...

OBJECTIVES Tegaserod is effective, safe, and well-tolerated in the treatment of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation. The aim of this study was to assess, from a payer perspective, the cost-effectiveness of tegaserod in the treatment of IBS patients, based on the TEgaserod in NORdic region (TENOR) trial data. METHODS Female and male patients (Rome II criteria) were r...

This paper examines the relation between money and housing variables in the euro area and in the US. Our empirical model is based on a standard money demand relation which is augmented by housing market variables. In doing so, co-integrated money demand relationships can be established for both the euro area and the US. Furthermore, we find evidence for asset inflation channels, that is, liquid...