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Generalized Witten Genus and Vanishing Theorems
, 2010 We construct a generalized Witten genus for spin$^c$ manifolds, which takes values in level 1 modular forms with integral Fourier expansion on a class of spin$^c$ manifolds called string$^c$ manifolds.
Chen, Qingtao, Han, Fei, Zhang, Weiping
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Energy needs within the rural community in Makueni County, Kenya
Energy Science & EngineeringLiterature shows that only 56% of Kenyan households had access to electricity, with rural areas having the lowest access rate at percent. The high cost of extending the power grid to remote areas and power losses on distribution are significant ...
Job Kitetu, Thomas Thoruwa, Isaiah Omosa
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Growing U.S. Trade Deficit in Consumer-Oriented Agricultural Products [PDF]
We investigate the factors behind the growing U.S. trade deficit in consumer-oriented agricultural products by using reliable panel data and an empirical trade model derived from international trade theory.
Koo, Won W. +2 more
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SOME PARTICULR FEATURES OF PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT IN WOMEN WITH STRESS URINE INCONTINENCE
Акушерство, гинекология и репродукция, 2016 Surgical treatment of patients with stress urine incontinence is being carried out for over 130 year. Of particular interest is the implantation of tension-free sub-urethral synthetic sling (tension-free vaginal tape procedure – TVT) which is notable for
M. V. Razdorskaya +3 more
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Financial structure and bank profitability [PDF]
Countries differ in the extent to which their financial systems are bank-based or market-based. The financial systems of Germany and Japan, for example, are considered bank-based because banks play a leading role in mobilizing savings, allocating capital,
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Huizinga, Harry
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Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum, 2012 Antoine de Torrenté, Gérard Waeber
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Does external trade promote financial development? [PDF]
Several recent papers have argued that trade and financial development may be linked, either for political economy reasons, or because foreign competition and exposure to shocks lead to changes in the demand for external finance. In this paper we use the
Jonathan Temple, Yongfu Huang
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PLoS ONEIntroductionProprioceptive function declines with age, leading to falls, pain, and difficulties in performing activities of daily living among older adults.
Yoshihito Sakai +8 more
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PAC-Bayesian Analysis of the Exploration-Exploitation Trade-off
, 2011 We develop a coherent framework for integrative simultaneous analysis of the exploration-exploitation and model order selection trade-offs. We improve over our preceding results on the same subject (Seldin et al., 2011) by combining PAC-Bayesian analysis
Auer, Peter +5 more
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