Commuter rail systems are being introduced into many urban areas as an alternative mode to automobiles for commuting trips. It is anticipated that the shift from the auto mode to rail mode can greatly help alleviate traffic congestion in urban road networks. However, the right-of-way of many...

C60 films were fabricated by vacuum sublimation and studied with dielectric spectroscopy regarding glass transition. With annealing, the dielectric loss peaks decreased in height, and the apparent activation energy deduced from their frequency dependence dropped in magnitude. The peaks, broad...

By a wet chemical method we have prepared nano-LiNbO3 with different crystallite sizes. Their 7Li NMR spectra each show, on top of a broad band accompanied by two satellites, a sharp central peak whose strength decreases with growing grain size. On the other hand, for a given sample and as...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine whether investment efficiency improves after publicly-traded firms are taken private. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis uses univariate comparisons and regression analysis of panel data. Findings – Before going private, firms' investment ratios...

We study partial linear single index models when the response and the covariates in the parametric part are measured with errors and distorted by unknown functions of commonly observable confounding variables, and propose a semiparametric covariate-adjusted estimation procedure. We apply the...

Calcined dolomite is a good catalyst in terms of its activity for gasification of residue derived from biomass hydrolysis for hydrogen production, whereas its fragility can cause trouble during operation. A novel modification method aimed at improving the strength of the calcined dolomite has...

This paper embeds security design in a model of evolutionary learning. We consider a competitive and perfect financial market where agents, as in Allen and Gale (1988), have heterogeneous valuations for cash flows. Our point of departure is that, instead of assuming that agents are endowed with...

Using data from China's individual health-insurance market, we study the problem of information asymmetry. Our preliminary results appear to contradict standard-model predictions, showing that higher-risk buyers are more likely to purchase "additional" insurance than lower-risk buyers, but that...

Deriving accurate interval weights from interval fuzzy preference relations is key to successfully solving decision making problems. Xu and Chen (2008) proposed a number of linear programming models to derive interval weights, but the definitions for the additive consistent interval fuzzy...

This report uses evidence-based standards developed by the What Works Clearinghouse to review the research literature on programs that help students with disabilities make transitions after high school. Community-based work programs had mixed effects on employment and potentially positive...