If I=(I1,...,Id) is a random variable on [0,[infinity])d with distribution [mu](d[lambda]1,...,d[lambda]d), the mixed Poisson distribution MP([mu]) on is the distribution of (N1(I1),...,Nd(Id)) where N1,...,Nd are ordinary independent Poisson processes which are also independent of I. The paper...

A detailed mathematical model of a direct-acting prototypal piezo-injector has been developed to help experimentation, design and component optimization. The thermo-fluid dynamics of the hydraulic circuit components, including the injector feeding pipe, injector drilled pipes and nozzle, was...

An innovative hydraulic layout for high-pressure fuel injection systems has been developed. The rail has been removed from the high-pressure circuit of standard Common Rail injection apparatus in order to have: reduced production costs, easy installation on the engine and a fast dynamic response...

The prediction capability of an advanced Common Rail (CR) piezoelectric injection-system mathematical model has been upgraded and applied to the analysis of transient flows inside injectors. The predicted time histories of the sac-, delivery- and control-chamber pressures, of the pilot- and...

The UK internal market was one of the first European attempts to introduce a competitive mechanism in the provision of hospital services. The assumption was that competition would have led hospitals to increase efficiency in the use of their resources. The aim of this paper is to analyse the...

Using a balanced panel data set covering the period of 1992–2004 and employing a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)-based Malmquist Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index, this paper aims to examine the impact of regulatory reform on the performance of Indian commercial banks. We also explore...

This paper examines the impact of regulatory reform on productivity growth and its components for Indian banks from 1992 to 2009. We estimate parametric and nonparametric efficiency frontiers, followed by Divisia and Malmquist indexes of total factor productivity, respectively. To account for...

In the context of the debate on increased integration of Eurozone banking markets, this paper evaluates the impact of the Single Market on bank productivity and assesses the cross-border benefits of integration in terms of technological spillovers. We utilise a parametric metafrontier Divisia...