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Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from October 2011 Through December 2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
[Excerpt] The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) contains provisions that are intended to boost economic activity and employment in the United States. Section 1512(e) of the law requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to comment
Congressional Budget Office
core   +1 more source

Gaussian‐Sigmoid Reinforcement Transistors: Resolving Exploration‐Exploitation Trade‐Off Through Gate Voltage‐Controlled Activation Functions

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The characteristics of a vertical n–p–i–p heterostructure transistor device, which exhibits a voltage‐tunable transition between Gaussian and sigmoid functions, are investigated. The mixed state of the transfer curve enables the utilization of both exploitation and exploration, improving computational performance in reinforcement learning tasks ...
Jisoo Park   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Taxation of Capital and Labor Through the Self-Employment Tax [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
[Excerpt] Since 1950, self-employed individuals have been covered by the Social Security system. In many regards, their obligation to pay Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) taxes into the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and ...
Congressional Budget Office
core   +2 more sources

A Deployable 4D Printed, Mucoadhesive and Magnetically Guided Patch for Local Therapy of Gastric Cancer

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A new perspective for treatment of gastric cancer is proposed utilizing 4D printing to develop shape morphing, deployable, and magnetically guided local drug releasing patches. The deployed patches are envisioned to adhere at the tumor site to locally deliver high drug amounts.
Dina B. Mahmoud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Budgetary and Economic Effects of Repealing the Affordable Care Act [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerpt] Over the past several years, a number of proposals have been advanced for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law in March 2010. In this report, the Congressional Budget Office and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (
Congressional Budget Office
core   +1 more source

Top Cells for Silicon‐Based Tandem Photovoltaics

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
The article provides a comprehensive review of Si‐based tandem solar cells, highlighting the advantages of silicon as a bottom cell and exploring top cell technologies including III–V compounds, perovskites, and emerging chalcogenide materials. It summarizes current challenges of these top cell materials and offers insights into future research ...
Mingrui He   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
[Excerpt] The federal government competes with private-sector employers and state and local governments to attract and retain workers with the talents, skills, and experience that it needs to operate effectively.
Congressional Budget Office
core   +1 more source

Standalone Integrated Magnonic Devices

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A standalone (not requiring external bias magnetic field) and tunable magnonic device is reported with all‐electric input and output, fully integrated on silicon (total footprint of 100 × 150 µm) and 3–8 GHz frequency band. This is achieved by monolithic integration of a CoFeB conduit with RF antennas and an assembly of NiFe and SmCo micromagnets ...
M. Cocconcelli   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Is Happening to Youth Employment Rates? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Cbo11_18_youthemployment.pdf: 155 downloads, before Oct.
Congressional Budget Office
core   +1 more source

A Lightweight, Flexible and Mechanically Robust Nonwoven Copper Metallized Nylon‐6 Fibers for Enhanced Charge Dissipation and Reduced Electrical Resistance for ESD Protection

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A breathable and mechanically robust PA6 electrospun textile is modified via physical vapor deposition of a nanoscale copper layer, enabling efficient electrostatic charge dissipation. The resulting material exhibits a 99.6% decrease in triboelectric voltage and a 60% increase in tensile strength, offering a multifunctional solution for electrostatic ...
Piotr K. Szewczyk   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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