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The Wild West No More: Preserving 40 Years Of Electronic Records At The University Of Wyoming American Heritage Center, Tyler G. Cline

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

The University of Wyoming American Heritage Center (AHC) provides access to all unrestricted collections, per its Mission Statement. However, over the past 40 years, the AHC has acquired born-digital collection material on physical media that it has been unable to provide access to. In the summer of 2014, the AHC undertook a project to migrate all born-digital records to a secure server, thereby creating the means to provide access to the material. After surveying collections databases and finding aids, the Digital Archivist and a graduate intern successfully ingested 346 pieces of digital media from 75 collections. The project was successful …

Insurgency And Small Wars: Estimation Of Unobserved Coalition Structures, Francesco Trebbi, Eric Weese

Discussion Papers

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Provider Training On Positional Maneuvers To Diagnose And Treat Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, John D’Agata

Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses

Dizziness and vertigo presentations comprise 2.5 percent of all emergency department visits, with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo being the most common type of vertigo in adults over the age of fifty. The Dix-Hallpike test and Canalith Repositioning Procedure are simple bedside maneuvers to effectively diagnose and treat this type of vertigo; however, many providers are uncomfortable or lack experience performing these maneuvers. We aim to compare the effectiveness of two different teaching strategies to improve the clinical skills of emergency department providers on these maneuvers. We will randomly assign 100 emergency medicine providers to either didactic or a combination of …

Meditation Interventions In Subjects With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Emily K. Richards

Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses

The prodromal stage of Alzheimer’s Disease, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, is characterized by subjective and objective memory impairment beginning with episodic memory. Few treatments have been identified to effectively slow disease progression to dementia. Meditation is an emerging novel treatment to improve deficits in subjects with these progressive cognitive impairments. Meditation and other novel treatments are critical for prolonging patients’ independence, reducing caregiver burden, and healthcare costs. This study will examine the effectiveness of an eight-week intervention using two meditation methods and two control groups on cognition and mood in participants with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. The primary outcome is …

The Argentine Banking Crises Of 1995 And 2001: An Exploration Into The Role Of Macroprudential Regulations, Pablo Guidotti, Juan Pablo Nicolini

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Annual Report 2015, Banco Espirito Santo

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The Collateral Framework Of The Eurosystem And Its Fiscal Implications, Jakob K. Eberl

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Iron Intake In Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder And Restless Legs Syndrome, Olivia Rojas

Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses

Growing evidence supports an association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) in children. Prior research suggests that in some patients iron deficiency is an underlying cause of pathological changes in the dopaminergic system of the brain that modulates these disorders. However, the underlying cause of such iron deficiency has not yet been identified. We propose to determine the prevalence of low serum ferritin levels, a marker of reduced iron stores, in children with comorbid ADHD and RLS, and if diet is associated with their diagnosis and observed blood iron levels. A case-control study will examine a sample …

Mcmc Confidence Sets For Identified Sets, Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen, Elie Tamer

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

In complicated/nonlinear parametric models, it is generally hard to determine whether the model parameters are (globally) point identified. We provide computationally attractive procedures to construct confidence sets (CSs) for identified sets of parameters in econometric models defined through a likelihood or a vector of moments. The CSs for the identified set or for a function of the identified set (such as a subvector) are based on inverting an optimal sample criterion (such as likelihood or continuously updated GMM), where the cutoff values are computed via Monte Carlo simulations directly from a quasi posterior distribution of the criterion. We establish new …

Optimal Inference In A Class Of Regression Models, Timothy B. Armstrong, Michal Kolesár

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We consider the problem of constructing confidence intervals (CIs) for a linear functional of a regression function, such as its value at a point, the regression discontinuity parameter, or a regression coefficient in a linear or partly linear regression. Our main assumption is that the regression function is known to lie in a convex function class, which covers most smoothness and/or shape assumptions used in econometrics. We derive finite-sample optimal CIs and sharp efficiency bounds under normal errors with known variance. We show that these results translate to uniform (over the function class) asymptotic results when the error distribution is …

Money And Status: How Best To Incentivize Work, Pradeep Dubey, John Geanakoplos

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Status is greatly valued in the real world, yet it has not received much attention from economic theorists. We examine how the owner of a firm can best combine money and status to get her employees to work hard for the least total cost. We find that she should motivate workers of low skill mostly by status and high skill mostly by money. Moreover, she should do so by using a small number of titles and wage levels. This often results in star wages to the elite performers. By analogy, the governance of a society should pay special attention to …

Monte Carlo Confidence Sets For Identified Sets, Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen, Elie Tamer

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

In complicated/nonlinear parametric models, it is generally hard to know whether the model parameters are point identified. We provide computationally attractive procedures to construct confidence sets (CSs) for identified sets of full parameters and of subvectors in models defined through a likelihood or a vector of moment equalities or inequalities. These CSs are based on level sets of optimal sample criterion functions (such as likelihood or optimally-weighted or continuously-updated GMM criterions). The level sets are constructed using cutoffs that are computed via Monte Carlo (MC) simulations directly from the quasi-posterior distributions of the criterions. We establish new Bernstein-von Mises (or …

Reputation Building Under Uncertain Monitoring, Joyee Deb, Yuhta Ishii

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We study a canonical model of reputation between a long-run player and a sequence of short-run opponents, in which the long-run player is privately informed about an uncertain state that determines the monitoring structure in the reputation game. The long-run player plays a stage-game repeatedly against a sequence of short-run opponents. We present necessary and sufficient conditions (on the monitoring structure and the type space) to obtain reputation building in this setting. Specifically, in contrast to the previous literature, with only stationary commitment types, reputation building is generally not possible and highly sensitive to the inclusion of other commitment types. …

Optimal Inference In A Class Of Regression Models, Timothy B. Armstrong, Michal Kolesár

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We consider the problem of constructing confidence intervals (CIs) for a linear functional of a regression function, such as its value at a point, the regression discontinuity parameter, or a regression coefficient in a linear or partly linear regression. Our main assumption is that the regression function is known to lie in a convex function class, which covers most smoothness and/or shape assumptions used in econometrics. We derive finite-sample optimal CIs and sharp efficiency bounds under normal errors with known variance. We show that these results translate to uniform (over the function class) asymptotic results when the error distribution is …

Bank Of Slovenia Financial Stability Review, January 2016, Banka Slovenjie/Central Bank Of Slovenije

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Forming Wh-Questions In Shona: A Comparative Bantu Perspective, Jason Zentz

Linguistics Graduate Dissertations

Bantu languages, which are spoken throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, permit wh- questions to be constructed in multiple ways, including wh-in-situ, full wh-movement, and partial wh-movement. Shona, a Bantu language spoken by about 13 million people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, allows all three of these types. In this dissertation, I conduct the first in-depth examination of Shona wh-questions, drawing on fifty hours of elicitation with a native speaker consultant to explore the derivational relationships among these strategies. Wh-in-situ questions have received a wide variety of treatments in the syntactic lit- erature, ranging from covert or disguised movement to postsyntactic binding …

Optimal Inference In A Class Of Regression Models, Timothy B. Armstrong, Michal Kolesár

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We consider the problem of constructing confidence intervals (CIs) for a linear functional of a regression function, such as its value at a point, the regression discontinuity parameter, or a regression coefficient in a linear or partly linear regression. Our main assumption is that the regression function is known to lie in a convex function class, which covers most smoothness and/or shape assumptions used in econometrics. We derive finite-sample optimal CIs and sharp efficiency bounds under normal errors with known variance. We show that these results translate to uniform (over the function class) asymptotic results when the error distribution is …

Commission Decision Of 29.04.2016 On The State Aid Sa.39543 (2015/N), Sa.41134 (2015/N), Sa.41925 (2015/N), Sa.43547 (2015/N) Implemented By Italy: Amendment To The Resolution Of Banca Marche, Banca Etruria, Carife And Carichieti, European Union: European Commission

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Annual Report For The National Resolution Fund, European Union: European Commission

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Annual Report Of The State Joint-Stock Company "Privatization Company" 2015, Latvian Privatization Agency

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Motivational Ratings, Johannes Hörner, Nicolas Lambert

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Rating systems not only provide information to users but also motivate the rated agent. This paper solves for the optimal (effort-maximizing) rating system within the standard career concerns framework. It is a mixture two-state rating system. That is, it is the sum of two Markov processes, with one that re-effects the belief of the rater and the other the preferences of the rated agent. The rating, however, is not a Markov process. Our analysis shows how the rating combines information of different types and vintages. In particular, an increase in effort may affect some (but not all) future ratings adversely.

Three Lectures On The Theory Of Money And Financial Institutions: Lecture 1: A Nontechnical Overview, Martin Shubik

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This is a nontechnical retrospective paper on a game theoretic approach to the theory of money and financial institutions. The stress is on process models and the reconciliation of general equilibrium with Keynes and Schumpeter’s approaches to non-equilibrium dynamics.

Three Essays On The Theory Of Money And Financial Institutions: Essay 1: A Nontechnical Overview, Martin Shubik

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This is a nontechnical retrospective paper on a game theoretic approach to the theory of money and financial institutions. The stress is on process models and the reconciliation of general equilibrium with Keynes and Schumpeter’s approaches to non-equilibrium dynamics.

Interest Rate Risk In The Banking Book, Bank For International Settlements: Basel Committee On Banking Supervision

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Colombia: Review Of The Financial System, Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development (Oecd)

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Comparative Study Of Central Bank Quantitative Easing Programs, Gabriel Agostini, Juan P. Garcia, Alvaro Gonzalez, Jingwen Jia, Laura Muller, Ali Zaidi

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The objective of this report is to provide an in depth analysis of each central banks' quantitative easing program. The banks' main purpose was to alleviate financial market distress. Their non-conventional monetary policy approaches differed in program, structure and timing. This report performs a comparative analysis of these differences.

Yale Medicine : Alumni Bulletin Of The School Of Medicine, Spring 2016, Yale University. School Of Medicine

Yale Medicine Magazine - alumni bulletin and magazine

This is the Spring 2016 issue of Yale Medicine: alumni bulletin of the School of Medicine, v. 50, no. 3. Prepared in cooperation with the alumni and development offices at the School of Medicine. Earlier volumes are called Yale School of Medicine alumni bulletins, dating from v.1 (1953) through v.13 (1965).

Latvia: Review Of The Financial System, Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development (Oecd)

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Financial Restructuring In Korea, Kwon O-Kyu

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Chorale For One: Personal Expression In Nineteenth-Century Chorale Topic, Eileen Watabe

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Chorale as a genre originated in the application of the term to sixteenth-century Lutheran worship music, but chorales and chorale style did not really enter the vocabulary of secular concert music as a musical topic until the eighteenth century, as a semiotic code for ideas and feelings associated with chorales. Chorales by definition are congregational, identifying and expressing the sentiments of a group, and their most common associations are of purity, archaism, and spirituality.

When chorales are used topically, the range of their expressive perspectives broadens considerably, and varies widely depending on the context. Chorale topic can express a religious …