requirement of the award of the degree of " Master of Technology " in " Instrument Technology " is a record of bonfire work carried out by him under my supervision and guidance. Further to the best of my knowledge, this report has not been submitted for any other degree or diploma. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I express my profound sense of gratitude to my supervisors Prof. (EPFL) for their immense interest...

Why do legislators sometimes engage in behavior that deviates from the expressed policy preferences of constituents who participate in politics at high rates? We examine this puzzle in the context of Democratic legislators' representation of their senior citizen constituents on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). We find that legislators' roll-call votes on the ACA did...

Objective: Patient engagement in health care information technology (IT) is required for government reimbursement programs. This research surveyed one older adult group to determine their willingness to use health information from a variety of sources. Health literacy was also measured using the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) and eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) tools. Method: Regression models determi...