The concept of Fractile Graphical Analysis (FGA) was introduced by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (see Mahalanobis, 1960). It is one of the earliest nonparametric regression techniques to compare two regression functions for two bivariate populations (X, Y ). This method is particularly useful for comparing two regression functions where the covariate (X) for the two populations are not necessari...

This paper examines whether the increased openness and technological innovation in East Asia have contributed to an increased demand for skills in the region. We explore a unique firm level data set across eight countries in the East Asia and Pacific region. Our results strongly support the idea that greater openness and technological innovation have increased the demand for skills, especially ...

Improving the operating income of farmers and herdsmen is an important starting point for achieving common prosperity. As a form learning source skills training, informal has certain impact on economy level herdsmen. This paper takes 439 in three cities Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as research object tries to explore comprehensive influence, subdivision difference, mechanism theoretical emp...

www.thelancet.com Vol 377 January 1, 2011 17 See Articles Lancet 2006; 376: 1055–61 With worldwide demand for surgery reaching an all time high, so attention has focused on outcomes of surgical procedures. Among the many things taken for granted in the operating theatre in high-income countries is the availability of good quality pulse oximeters—devices that monitor the level of oxygenation in ...

Workers’ compensation is one of the few State-administered income-maintenance programs operating throughout the United States. The national “system” that provides medical care and income-maintenance protection to workers disabled from workrelated injuries or illnesses actually consists of 50 independent State operations and several special Federal programs. The Social Security Administration (S...

This study assesses the reported farm income crisis in Canada and uses farm financial data to illustrate the importance and impact that management skills and practices have on farm income and net worth. For grain and oilseed farms, large farms produce higher revenues per hectare and achieve economies of scale on operating expenses, interest and depreciation, making them significantly more profi...