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New estimates of the demand for health : Results based on a categorical health measure and Swedish micro data

In this paper we estimate a 'Grossman' model of demand for health based on Swedish micro data. The data set consists of a random sample of over 5000 individuals taken from the Swedish adult population. Health capital is measured by a categorical measure of overall health status, and an ordered probit model is used to econometrically estimate the demand for health equation. The results are consiste

Watershed image analysis using a PSO-CA hybrid approach

Pixel classification of watershed satellite image is a challenging task in remote sensing. Uses of Particle Swarm Optimisation and Cellular Automata are significant methods in watershed image segmentation. This paper proposes a method of pixel classification using a new hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization-Cellular Automata approach. The proposed unsupervised method identifies clusters using 2-Dimen

Daedalus flykt

The Swedish inventor and scientist Christopher Polhem (1661-1751) has been called the Daedalus of the North. This article concerns the picture of Polhem through the ages, what has been written concerning him, and about the still surprisingly modest research on him. First gives a short introduction to Polhem. His own life story, put forward by himself, has had an immense influence on the following

A mean field theory learning algorithm for neural networks

Based on t he Boltzmann Machine concept, we derive alear ning algorithm in which time-consuming stochastic measurementsof correlations a re replaced by solutions to dete rminist ic mean fieldtheory equ ations. T he method is applied to t he XOR (exclusive-or ),encoder, and line sym metry problems with substantial success. Weobserve speedup facto rs ranging from 10 to 30 for these ap plicat ionsand

Deontic modality : the case of beki da

Do Country and Industry Explain Macroeconomic Exposure?

Economic Exposure, Common Monetary Policy, and the EMU

Sustainable Bioenergy Systems: Experiences from Sweden

Many aspects of present energy systems and the direction towards future energy systems are incompatible with sustainable development. Sustainable bioenergy systems contribute to combating climate change and improving energy security. Expanding bioenergy decreases carbon dioxide emissions if replacing fossil fuels, establishing energy crops, or integrating with carbon capture and storage, and incre

Worst Case Analysis of Heuristic Lot Sizing Techniques

Regulations or relations? A bottom-up pespective on different logics for attaining sustainable tourism.

The validity of the jus cogens concept

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Adult Pornography, Male Peer Support, and Violence against Women: The Contribution of the “Dark Side” of the Internet

It is estimated that there are over a million pornographic sites on the Internet, with as many as 10,000 added every week. In addition to having a major financial impact, adult pornography is strongly as- sociated with various types of violence against women, especially sexual assault. Some studies have found that the contribution of pornography to woman abuse in dating, marriage, and during or af

Nordic Noir crime fans travelling to ‘places of the imagination’

The Transmission of Greek Collections of the Apophthegmata Patrum

Reading Intentions: from children to robots

Innan dikten blir tonsatt. Problem och möjligheter vid tolkningen av Goethes 'Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt

Edibles and edibility in STS

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Data Commentary in Science Writing : A Discourse Model for Multimodal Result Presentation in Science Publication