The model we develop departs from Loury's in our specification of the costs of R & D. Loury
assumes that the random variable 7 (X) is purchased by paying x at t= 0. We assume that 7-(x…

Annotation Presenting an expanded and thoroughly revised new edition of Tom Lee's acclaimed
guide to the design of gigahertz RF integrated circuits. A new chapter on the principles …

A major revision of the comprehensive text/reference Written by world-leading geotechnical
engineers who share almost 100 years of combined experience, Slope Stability and …

Background—Cardiac complications are important causes of morbidity after noncardiac
surgery. The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to develop and validate an index for …

This study extends theory and research on job embeddedness, which was disaggregated into
its two major subdimensions, on-the-job and off-the-job embeddedness. As hypothesized, …

Metastases are the most common cause of cancer-related death in patients with solid tumors.[1–4]
A considerable body of evidence indicates that tumor cells are shed from a primary …

Piezoelectric materials have dominated the ultrasonic transducer technology. Recently,
capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) have emerged as an alternative …

The biochemical response to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA)—so‐called “treatment response”—strongly
predicts long‐term outcome in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Several long‐…

In the past few years, copper has been widely used as interconnect metallization for
advanced ultralarge-scale integration (ULSI) circuits. Due to the unique chemical properties of …

Reviews the history of the early development of the accountancyprofession in the UK and the
USA and describes the organization ofprofessional accountancy bodies in both countries, …