This paper used fuzzy math principles, analyzed different aspects of the work of the current rural endowment insurance and formed the indices to assess the work level of the rural endowment insurance. After selecting ...This paper used fuzzy math principles, analyzed different aspects of the work of the current rural endowment insurance and formed the indices to assess the work level of the rural endowment insurance. After selecting the indices of the work level scientificly, constructed the index system to evaluate the work level of the rural endowment insurance and the index system was expressed in the form of math equation. In this way, an objective standard used to evaluate the work level of rural endowment insurance was establised.展开更多
The U.S.subprime mortgage crisis has rapidly developed and spread from the region to the world and from the economic and financial field to the political and social field.It has evolved
Creatinine is a product of muscle protein breakdown cleared by the kidneys at a constant rate. The glomerular filtration rate is estimated based on serum creatinine. There is no definitive level of serum creatinine wh...Creatinine is a product of muscle protein breakdown cleared by the kidneys at a constant rate. The glomerular filtration rate is estimated based on serum creatinine. There is no definitive level of serum creatinine which is itself incompatible with human survival. We present the highest serum creatinine associated with survival based on a thorough review of the literature. A 34-year-old male patient with baseline serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dl presented our emergency department with a six week history of new onset of uremic symptoms. His past medical history was unremarkable. On exam, he was in no distress. His BMI was 28. His exam was significant only for elevated blood pressure and asterixis. His peak serum creatinine was 53.9 mg/dl. The patient subsequently required maintenance hemodialysis and later changed to long-term peritoneal dialysis. To our knowledge, based on a thorough review of the literature using PubMed, Cochrane Database and the United States Renal Data System (USRDS), this is the highest level of serum creatinine ever reported. We conclude that serum creatinine itself is non-lethal. It is more likely that other electrolyte and retained metabolic abnormalities of renal failure frequently cause symptoms or death before creatinine toxicity, if such a level exists, creatinine has reached.展开更多
This paper presents a summary of the characteristics of China's rural labor force based on data from the 1996 and 2006 agriculture censuses.In this paper,we re-estimate,compare and analyze China's rural labor ...This paper presents a summary of the characteristics of China's rural labor force based on data from the 1996 and 2006 agriculture censuses.In this paper,we re-estimate,compare and analyze China's rural labor surplus at national and provincial levels using the labor-hour conversion method and the standard structural approach.Taking economic cycle fluctuations into account,we also investigate the root causes for the co-existence of a migrant worker shortage and an agricultural labor surplus.Our study indicates that we can make realistic judgments about rural labor supply and demand only by removing short-term disturbing factors associated with economic boom and bust cycles.展开更多
China ＇s sectoral trade composition, product quality mix, and the import content of processing exports have all changed substantially during the past decade. This has rendered trade elasticities estimated using aggre...China ＇s sectoral trade composition, product quality mix, and the import content of processing exports have all changed substantially during the past decade. This has rendered trade elasticities estimated using aggregate data highly unstable, with more recent data pointing to significantly higher demand and price elasticities. Sectoral differences in these parameters are also very wide. All this suggests greater caution should be exercised when using historical data to simulate the response of China＇s economy to external shocks and exchange rate changes. Analyses based on models with estimated coefficients largely representative of China in the 1980s and 1990s are likely to turn out to be wrong, perhaps even dramatically.展开更多
China＇s economic development since 1978 is one of the most significant events in recent history. Many aspects of this development have been extensively analyzed in the published literature. However, the implications ...China＇s economic development since 1978 is one of the most significant events in recent history. Many aspects of this development have been extensively analyzed in the published literature. However, the implications of China ＇s growth for other countries have been relatively neglected. The present paper attempts to fill this gap in the literature. The paper first presents some facts on China＇s role in the world economy, and then measures the impact of China＇s growth on growth in the rest of the world in both the short term and the long term. Short-run estimates based on vector autoregression and error correction models suggest that spillover effects of China＇s growth have increased in recent decades, Long- term spillover effects, estimated through growth regressions based on panel data, are also significant and have extended in recent decades beyond Asia. The estimates are robust to the effects of global and regional shocks, changes in model specification, and sample period.展开更多
The real estate cycle and financial stability are closely correlated. In light of global real estate bubbles, China ＂s real estate cycle has attracted wide attention since 1998. The present paper analyzes three drivi...The real estate cycle and financial stability are closely correlated. In light of global real estate bubbles, China ＂s real estate cycle has attracted wide attention since 1998. The present paper analyzes three driving factors in the context of the current real estate cycle; namely, economic growth, maeroeconomie environment and institutional establishment. Supported by econometric analysis using quarterly data from 1992-2004, the present paper indicates that real estate will develop steadily and that housing priees will consistently rise in the relative long run. Based on quantitative analysis, it is concluded that the implications of the current real estate cyele for finaneial stability include risks of real estate credit exposure, government guarantees and maturity mismatch. Some eorresponding poliey implications are discussed, such as advancing banking reform, encouraging the rational behavior of local governments and strengthening the regulation of foreign eapital flows in and out of China＇s real estate industry.展开更多
Based on an analysis of China ＇s current pension system, the present paper indicates that risk control of pension fund management is a serious policy challenge for the Chinese Government. Although some reform efforts...Based on an analysis of China ＇s current pension system, the present paper indicates that risk control of pension fund management is a serious policy challenge for the Chinese Government. Although some reform efforts have been made, there are still serious institutional and capital market risks that are difficult to overcome but are key in the success of China＇s pension reform. To ensure a smooth transition in pension reform, China not only needs to build a better institutional framework and facilitate capital market development, but also raise the risk awareness of individual pensioners.展开更多
Small non-coding RNAs are potential diagnostic biomarkers for lung cancer. Mitochondria-derived small RNA (mtRNA) is a novel regulatory small non-coding RNA that only recently has been identified and cataloged. Curren...Small non-coding RNAs are potential diagnostic biomarkers for lung cancer. Mitochondria-derived small RNA (mtRNA) is a novel regulatory small non-coding RNA that only recently has been identified and cataloged. Currently, there are no reports of studies of mtRNA in human lung cancer. Currently, normalization methods are unstable, and they often fail to identify differentially expressed small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs). In order to identify reliable biomarkers for lung cancer screening, we used a ratio-based method using mtRNAs newly discovered in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In the discovery cohort (AUC = 0.981) and independent validation cohort (AUC = 0.916) the prediction model of eight mtRNA ratios distinguished lung cancer patients from controls. The prediction model will provide reliable biomarkers that will allow blood-based screening to become more feasible and will help make lung cancer diagnosis more accurate in clinical practice.展开更多
文摘This paper used fuzzy math principles, analyzed different aspects of the work of the current rural endowment insurance and formed the indices to assess the work level of the rural endowment insurance. After selecting the indices of the work level scientificly, constructed the index system to evaluate the work level of the rural endowment insurance and the index system was expressed in the form of math equation. In this way, an objective standard used to evaluate the work level of rural endowment insurance was establised.
文摘The U.S.subprime mortgage crisis has rapidly developed and spread from the region to the world and from the economic and financial field to the political and social field.It has evolved
文摘Creatinine is a product of muscle protein breakdown cleared by the kidneys at a constant rate. The glomerular filtration rate is estimated based on serum creatinine. There is no definitive level of serum creatinine which is itself incompatible with human survival. We present the highest serum creatinine associated with survival based on a thorough review of the literature. A 34-year-old male patient with baseline serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dl presented our emergency department with a six week history of new onset of uremic symptoms. His past medical history was unremarkable. On exam, he was in no distress. His BMI was 28. His exam was significant only for elevated blood pressure and asterixis. His peak serum creatinine was 53.9 mg/dl. The patient subsequently required maintenance hemodialysis and later changed to long-term peritoneal dialysis. To our knowledge, based on a thorough review of the literature using PubMed, Cochrane Database and the United States Renal Data System (USRDS), this is the highest level of serum creatinine ever reported. We conclude that serum creatinine itself is non-lethal. It is more likely that other electrolyte and retained metabolic abnormalities of renal failure frequently cause symptoms or death before creatinine toxicity, if such a level exists, creatinine has reached.
文摘This paper presents a summary of the characteristics of China's rural labor force based on data from the 1996 and 2006 agriculture censuses.In this paper,we re-estimate,compare and analyze China's rural labor surplus at national and provincial levels using the labor-hour conversion method and the standard structural approach.Taking economic cycle fluctuations into account,we also investigate the root causes for the co-existence of a migrant worker shortage and an agricultural labor surplus.Our study indicates that we can make realistic judgments about rural labor supply and demand only by removing short-term disturbing factors associated with economic boom and bust cycles.
文摘China ＇s sectoral trade composition, product quality mix, and the import content of processing exports have all changed substantially during the past decade. This has rendered trade elasticities estimated using aggregate data highly unstable, with more recent data pointing to significantly higher demand and price elasticities. Sectoral differences in these parameters are also very wide. All this suggests greater caution should be exercised when using historical data to simulate the response of China＇s economy to external shocks and exchange rate changes. Analyses based on models with estimated coefficients largely representative of China in the 1980s and 1990s are likely to turn out to be wrong, perhaps even dramatically.
文摘China＇s economic development since 1978 is one of the most significant events in recent history. Many aspects of this development have been extensively analyzed in the published literature. However, the implications of China ＇s growth for other countries have been relatively neglected. The present paper attempts to fill this gap in the literature. The paper first presents some facts on China＇s role in the world economy, and then measures the impact of China＇s growth on growth in the rest of the world in both the short term and the long term. Short-run estimates based on vector autoregression and error correction models suggest that spillover effects of China＇s growth have increased in recent decades, Long- term spillover effects, estimated through growth regressions based on panel data, are also significant and have extended in recent decades beyond Asia. The estimates are robust to the effects of global and regional shocks, changes in model specification, and sample period.
文摘The real estate cycle and financial stability are closely correlated. In light of global real estate bubbles, China ＂s real estate cycle has attracted wide attention since 1998. The present paper analyzes three driving factors in the context of the current real estate cycle; namely, economic growth, maeroeconomie environment and institutional establishment. Supported by econometric analysis using quarterly data from 1992-2004, the present paper indicates that real estate will develop steadily and that housing priees will consistently rise in the relative long run. Based on quantitative analysis, it is concluded that the implications of the current real estate cyele for finaneial stability include risks of real estate credit exposure, government guarantees and maturity mismatch. Some eorresponding poliey implications are discussed, such as advancing banking reform, encouraging the rational behavior of local governments and strengthening the regulation of foreign eapital flows in and out of China＇s real estate industry.
文摘Based on an analysis of China ＇s current pension system, the present paper indicates that risk control of pension fund management is a serious policy challenge for the Chinese Government. Although some reform efforts have been made, there are still serious institutional and capital market risks that are difficult to overcome but are key in the success of China＇s pension reform. To ensure a smooth transition in pension reform, China not only needs to build a better institutional framework and facilitate capital market development, but also raise the risk awareness of individual pensioners.
基金supported by the National Institutes of Health(NIH)grants 1R01CA223490,5P30GM114737,5P20GM103466,5U54MD007601,5P30CA071789,1R01CA230514,U54CA143727 and P20GM139753.
文摘Small non-coding RNAs are potential diagnostic biomarkers for lung cancer. Mitochondria-derived small RNA (mtRNA) is a novel regulatory small non-coding RNA that only recently has been identified and cataloged. Currently, there are no reports of studies of mtRNA in human lung cancer. Currently, normalization methods are unstable, and they often fail to identify differentially expressed small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs). In order to identify reliable biomarkers for lung cancer screening, we used a ratio-based method using mtRNAs newly discovered in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In the discovery cohort (AUC = 0.981) and independent validation cohort (AUC = 0.916) the prediction model of eight mtRNA ratios distinguished lung cancer patients from controls. The prediction model will provide reliable biomarkers that will allow blood-based screening to become more feasible and will help make lung cancer diagnosis more accurate in clinical practice.
