The advantage of using linguistic terms is that it directly shows whether the QOLI is very low, low, moderate, high, or very high, even when the data for the different sub-indicators are not on the same scale. In summary, the contribution of this proposed model is to use the OWA ...
In comparison, offshore structure codes use a risk-based approach focused on ensuring target safety levels are achieved. The reliability of the asset depends, in part, on exposure levels, which are determined based on an assessment of the potential life-safety, environmental, and economic consequen...
Whole life insurance is one type of permanent life insurance where the premium and death benefit generally remain the same each year. It includes a cash value component, which is similar to a savings account. Cash-value life insurance allows the policyholder to use the cash value for many purp...
Despite fewer and fewer people living below the poverty line here in China, Chinese authorities are still facing siginficant challenges in their goal of lifting everyone in China above poverty levels by 2020. China's home prices continue to stabilize China's property market in major cities contin...
The article discusses the decision of the Idaho Supreme Court regarding the rights of a state to recover Medicaid benefits from the entire property value that has been transferred to a survivor while retaining a life estate for beneficiary.
"Gypsies" and Property in British Literature Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928) is manifestly a novel about the ambiguity of gender: in it, a young man changes, during a three hundred-year-plus lifespan, into a woman. 2 In the course of Orlando's transition from male to female, gend......
t find one in the entire arena. Drinking fountains are quickly going the way of pay phones. In their places: dispensers designed to fill your personal bottle. I’m on board with this trend, especially because it reduces the use of plastic. But don’t forget your water bottle like I did...
Realizing the promise of carbon nanotubes: challenges, opportunities, and the pathway to commercialization. Technical Interchange Proceedings (National Nanotechnology Initiative, 2014). US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA).Multi-walled carbon nanotubes; significant new use rule. Fed. Reg. 76, 26186...
a pair of Red-tails who come around quite often, and, as of yesterday, a gorgeous Red-shouldered Hawk. Our turkey flock continues to wander through the yard now and then, as does a beautiful red fox. A couple of weeks ago, while driving past the farm that borders our property on the...
Winter Curb Appeal: How to Make Your Property Stand Out in the Snow Winter may bring chilly temperatures and snowy landscapes, but it doesn’t have to dull the charm of your property. With a few thoughtful touches, you can transform your home’s exterior to create a warm, inviting, and ...