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RDLS-SS-DWT v. 0.9
No full textThis fileset contains the implementation of RDLS-DWT and SS-DWT in JPEG 2000 (RDLS-SS-DWT v. 0.9), which was used in a research described in: R. Starosolski, “Application of reversible denoising and lifting steps to DWT in lossless JPEG 2000 for improved bitrates,” Signal Processing: Image Communication, Vol. 39, Part A, pp. 249-63, DOI: 10.1016/j.image.2015.09.013, 2015 and R. Starosolski, “Skipping selected steps of DWT computation in lossless JPEG 2000 for improved bitrates,” submitted. This software is intended for research purposes only; it is provided "as is"; author makes no warranty of any kind, either express or implied, with respect to this software. <br
How Does Life Settlement Affect the Primary Life Insurance Market?
Get PDFWe study the effect of the life settlement market on the structure of long term contracts offered by the primary market for life insurance, as well as the effect on consumer welfare, using a dynamic model of life insurance with one sided commitment and bequest-driven lapsation. We show that the presence of life settlement affects the extent as well as the form of dynamic reclassification risk insurance in the equilibrium of the primary insurance market, and that the settlement market generally leads to lower consumer welfare. We also examine the primary insurers’ response to the settlement market when they can offer enriched contracts by specifying optimally chosen cash surrender values (CSVs).Life insurance, dynamic insurance, secondary market
How Does Life Settlement Affect the Primary Life Insurance Market?
Get PDFWe study the effect of the life settlement market on the structure of long term contracts offered by the primary market for life insurance, as well as the effect on consumer welfare, using a dynamic model of life insurance with one sided commitment and bequest-driven lapsation. We show that the presence of life settlement affects the extent as well as the form of dynamic reclassification risk insurance in the equilibrium of the primary insurance market, and that the settlement market generally leads to lower consumer welfare. We also examine the primary insurers' response to the settlement market when they can offer enriched contracts by specifying optimally chosen cash surrender values (CSVs).
SS Northland Echo
No full textPhotograph - A view of the steamboat, SS Northland Echo on the Athabasca River. Athabasca, Albert
SS Athabasca River - 02
No full textPhotograph - A view of the SS Athabasca River paddle steamer on the river, Athabasca, Albert
RIC-HSCT for MF/SS
Get PDFAdvanced-stage mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome (MF/SS) have a poor prognosis. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), particularly using a reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen, is a promising treatment for advanced-stage MF/SS. We performed RIC-HSCT in nine patients with advanced MF/SS. With a median follow-up period of 954days after HSCT, the estimated 3-year overall survival was 85.7% (95% confidence interval, 33.4-97.9%) with no non-relapse mortality. Five patients relapsed after RIC-HSCT; however, in four patients whose relapse was detected only from the skin, persistent complete response was achieved in one patient, and the disease was manageable in other three patients by the tapering of immunosuppressants and donor lymphocyte infusion, suggesting that graft-versus-lymphoma effect and "down-staging" effect from advanced stage to early stage by HSCT improve the prognosis of advanced-stage MF/SS. These results suggest that RIC-HSCT is an effective treatment for advanced MF/SS
SS Northland Sun at Mirror Landing, AB
No full textPhotograph - The paddle-wheeler, SS Northland Sun, docked at shore in Mirror Landing, Albert
SS Northland Light at Sawridge, AB
No full textPhotograph - Paddle-wheeler, SS Northland Light, docked at the shore. Sawridge, A
Health Benefits of Singing: A Perspective from Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chi Kung
Get PDFIt is often said that singing is good for the soul, and recent medical studies show that singing is also good for the body. In this paper I will present a perspective from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Chi Kung on why singing is such an effective “sound” therapy.
Chi Kung (Qigong) is a Chinese term for energy work, representing a large body of exercises that have breath work at the core. A subset of Chi Kung focuses on specific sounds that are practiced to improve the health of internal organs; I will concentrate on one such routine, the Six Healing Sounds (Liu Zi Jue). Tao Hongling is credited with creating this exercise during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589 AD). Although these exercises originate from China, the universal sounds apply to languages and singers around the world.
Sound is a useful component of Chi Kung because vibration is energy that can be directed throughout the body. TCM recognizes twelve meridians, or energy pathways, in the body—channels associated with twelve organs. In the Six Healing Sounds, each sound is said to provide benefit to a specific organ. The five elements of traditional Chinese philosophy are also associated, resulting in these connections: 1) HA benefits the heart (fire element), 2) HU benefits the spleen (earth), 3) SS benefits the lungs (metal), 4) SHU benefits the liver (wood), 5) CHOO benefits the kidneys (water), and 6) SEE benefits the triple burner—bodily function rather than an organ (mutual fire).
In this session I will demonstrate the six healing sounds and discuss their applicability to Western singing practices. Over the last fifteen centuries, the Six Healing Sounds have a history of enhancing health, offering a unique perspective on why singing has a multitude of health benefits
Testing for Threshold Effects in the TARMA Framework
No full textWe present supremum Lagrange Multiplier tests to compare a linear ARMA specification against its threshold ARMA extension. We derive the asymptotic distribution of the test statistics both under the null hypothesis and contiguous local alternatives. Moreover, we prove the consistency of the tests. The Monte Carlo study shows that the tests enjoy good finite-sample properties, are robust against various forms of model mis-specification and have a performance that is not affected by the unknown order of the model. The tests have low computational burden and do not suffer from some of the drawbacks that affect the quasi-likelihood ratio setting. Lastly, we present an application to a time series of standardized tree-ring growth indexes, and the results can lead to new research in climate studies
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