Models which estimate influenza mortality probably overestimate this mortality because their baseline estimates include only nonepidemic weeks. We present a stochastic frontier estimation model which better reflects influenza mortality.

This paper examines the choice of health care for minor aliments in Japan for patients suffering from thirteen different minor aliments. Original data were obtained from a survey conducted by the authors. For the common cold, shoulder/neck pain, backache, constipation/diarrea, asthenopia,...

This article examines the choice of health care in Japan for patients suffering from the common cold.

The critical thickness of structural transition from a tetragonal structure to a normal bulk structure for epitaxial ultrathin films deposited on the metallic and semiconductor substrates is thermodynamically considered. It is found that equilibrium between the elastic energy of the tetrahedral...

In this paper, we propose an extended car-following model and an electricity consumption model to study the effects of the road’s slope on the electric vehicle’s electricity consumption. The numerical results show that each electric vehicle’s electricity consumption increases with the...

Volume 10 of Advances in Global Leadership continues to advance both globalleadership research and practice by bridging and integrating conceptual andpractitioner perspectives to provide a deeper understanding of this rapidlygrowing field of study. This volume contains both innovative...

This volume continues to advance both global leadership research and practice by bridging and integrating conceptual, empirical and practitioner perspectives to provide a deeper understanding of this rapidly growing field of study. Part I presents innovative foundational research on global...