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How to Finance the Security of the International Trade ? A Global Public Good Approach [PDF]

open access: yes
The aim of this article is to identify the modalities of financing international trade security. Our analysis is more specifically oriented by the issue of financing the developing countries which must make a considerable effort to attain the required ...
Bertrand LAPORTE, Philippe DULBECCO
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The Social Security Benefits of Sitting Senators in 2015 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This issue brief presents the scheduled Social Security benefit for each current member of the Senate. The issue brief is intended to inform Senators -- and the general public -- about Social Security and, assuming no changes to current policy ...
Alan Barber, Dean Baker
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Association Between Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Target Glycemic Control in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Knee osteoarthritis (OA) commonly affects individuals with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is associated with increased risk of diabetes‐related complications. To better understand potential mechanisms, we examined the association between symptomatic knee OA and glycemic control in individuals with T2DM.
Lauren K. King   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of physical fitness tests for police officers in various countries: a scoping review

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology
Physical fitness tests are an essential part of police selection and retention. The aim of this study was to analyze the physical fitness tests of police officers in various countries.
Zhaohua Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Golden-rule social security and public health in a dynastic model with endogenous longevity and fertility [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we investigate long-run optimal social security and public health and their effects on fertility, longevity, capital intensity, output per worker and welfare in a dynastic model with altruistic bequests.
Jie Zhanga, Siew Ling Yew
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Securing the Elderly: A Developmental Approach to Hypermedia-Based Online Information Security for Senior Novice Computer Users [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Whilst security threats to the general public continue to evolve, elderly computer users with limited skill and knowledge are left playing catch-up in an ever-widening gap in fundamental cyber-related comprehension.
Cook, David   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Hopfield Neural Networks for Online Constrained Parameter Estimation With Time‐Varying Dynamics and Disturbances

open access: yesInternational Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
This paper proposes two projector‐based Hopfield neural network (HNN) estimators for online, constrained parameter estimation under time‐varying data, additive disturbances, and slowly drifting physical parameters. The first is a constraint‐aware HNN that enforces linear equalities and inequalities (via slack neurons) and continuously tracks the ...
Miguel Pedro Silva
wiley   +1 more source

Pension and Social Security Schemes in Pakistan: Some Policy Options [PDF]

open access: yes
An examination of the public pension and social security schemes in Pakistan reveals that the provision of regular pensions is limited to formal sector employees only.
Naushin Mahmood, Zafar Mueen Nasir
core   +3 more sources

Detection of Electric Network Frequency in Audio Using Multi-HCNet

open access: yesSensors
With the increasing application of electrical network frequency (ENF) in forensic audio and video analysis, ENF signal detection has emerged as a critical technology.
Yujin Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D‐Printed Serial Snap‐Through Architectures for Programmable Mechanical Response

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A serial snap‐through architecture is realized using compact 3D‐printed von Mises truss units arranged in a staged cascade. Their geometry and boundary conditions program multistage mechanical responses with plateaux and re‐hardening regimes. An inverted‐compliance model predicts these behaviors and enables analytical design of programmable force ...
Filipe A. Santos
wiley   +1 more source

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