We compare quantitatively eight stochastic models explaining improvements in mortality
rates in England and Wales and in the United States. On the basis of the Bayes Information …

In this article, we consider the evolution of the post‐age‐60 mortality curve in the United
Kingdom and its impact on the pricing of the risk associated with aggregate mortality …

This paper develops a framework for developing forecasts of future mortality rates. We
discuss the suitability of six stochastic mortality models for forecasting future mortality and …

… David Blake is professor of financial economics and director of the Pensions Institute,
Birkbeck College, University of London. William Burrows is business development director, …

Using a data set on more than 300 UK pension funds' asset holdings, this article provides a
systematic investigation of the performance of managed portfolios across multiple asset …

A large quantity of research concerning issues of patient compliance with medications has
been produced in recent years. The assumption in much of this work is that patients have little …

Scheduled to land in August of 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission was
initiated to explore the habitability of Mars. This includes both modern environments as well as …

Background. We assessed mirror visual feedback (MVF) to test the hypothesis that incongruence
between motor output and sensory input produces complex regional pain syndrome (…

Student attendance in American public schools is a critical factor in securing limited operational
funding. Student and teacher attendance influence academic performance. Limited data …

Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) catalyses the reduction of the therapeutic organic nitrate,
nitroglycerin (glyceryl trinitrate, GTN), as well as inorganic nitrate and nitrite, to nitric oxide (NO…