The paper investigates whether the policy framework adopted by the EMU participating countries might create recessive tendencies.First, we check the existence of a deflationary bias by separately analysing monetary and fiscal policy.The analysis of monetary policy focuses on a backward- and a forward-looking monetary rule.The reaction functions are
This paper takes the recent article "Mapping Urban Social Divisions" by BALL and PETSIMERIS, published in FQS, as a starting point for discussing the role of maps for visualizing knowledge and as an object of research in the social sciences.The paper draws on the theoretical approach of "critical cartography" which changed mounting handlebar the co
Insects have evolved a variety of structures and mechanisms to produce sounds, which are used for communication both within and between species.Among acoustic insects, cicada males are particularly known for their loud and diverse sounds which function importantly in communication.The main method of sound production in cicadas is the tymbal mechani
Diener and colleagues (2010) Gym Mat created concise assessment tools to study flourishing and Positive and Negative emotions.The two scales had been validated with English-speaking and German-speaking participants.Nevertheless, its applicability for Chinese is not well established.The current study validated the two scales in traditional Chinese,
Abstract As global temperatures rise, heat-related chronic health disorders are predicted to become more prevalent.We tested whether a single exposure to acute heat illness, using a preclinical mouse model of exertional heat stroke (EHS), can induce Tablet late-emerging health disorders that progress into chronic disease.Following EHS, mice were fo