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Comparative Analysis of LSTM and Traditional Time Series Models on Oil Price Data Open

Michael S. Brown, Emily M. Chen, Sophia Lee, James Taylor, Anna Kim , et al. · 2024

Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks have gained attention for their forecasting capabilities, especially in volatile markets like oil. This study compares LSTM networks with traditional time series models such as ARIMA and Exponential S…

Import Constraints Open

Diego Comín, Robert C. Johnson, Callum Jones · 2024

Supply Chain Constraints and Inflation Open

Diego Comín, Robert C. Johnson, Callum Jones · 2023

We develop a multisector, open economy, New Keynesian framework to evaluate how potentially binding capacity constraints, and shocks to them, shape inflation. We show that binding constraints for domestic and foreign producers shift domest…

GVCs and trade elasticities with multistage production Open

Robert C. Johnson, Andreas Moxnes · 2023

Accelerated absorption of regular insulin administered via a vascularizing permeable microchamber implanted subcutaneously in diabetic Rattus norvegicus Open

Leah V. Steyn, Delaney A Drew, Demetri Vlachos, Barry Huey, Katie Cocchi , et al. · 2023

In Type 1 diabetes patients, even ultra-rapid acting insulins injected subcutaneously reach peak concentrations in 45 minutes or longer. The lag time between dosing and peak concentration, as well as intra- and inter-subject variability, r…

Encapsulated Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes: Danger of Acute Hypoglycemia Following Injury? Open

Klearchos K. Papas, Charles W. Putnam, Robert C. Johnson, Athanassios Sambanis · 2023

Transplants comprised of encapsulated islets have shown promise in treating insulin-dependent diabetes. A question raised in the scientific and clinical communities is whether the insulin released from an implanted encapsulation device dam…

Accelerated absorption of regular insulin administered via a vascularizing permeable microchamber implanted subcutaneously in diabetic<i>Rattus norvegicus</i> Open

Leah V. Steyn, Delaney A Drew, Demetri Vlachos, Barry Huey, Katie Cocchi , et al. · 2022

In Type 1 diabetes patients, even ultra-rapid acting insulins injected subcutaneously reach peak concentrations in 45 minutes or longer. The lag time between dosing and peak concentration, as well as intra- and inter-subject variability, r…

A critical qualitative inquiry of the social practices of older adult gamblers Open

Robert C. Johnson, Hannah Pitt, Melanie Randle, Samantha Thomas · 2021

Background Older adults' participation in gambling is increasing internationally. Older adults have been identified as a group at greater risk of gambling harm. This may be due to their increased vulnerability due to life circumstances, su…

Perturbative correction to the adiabatic approximation for (d, p) reactions Open

Laura Moschini, N. K. Timofeyuk, Robert C. Johnson · 2021

The adiabatic distorted wave approximation (ADWA) is widely used by the nuclear community to analyse deuteron stripping ( d , p ) experiments. It provides a quick way to take into account an important property of the reaction mechanism: de…

Accelerated test methods for evaluating alkali-silica reactivity of recycled concrete aggregates Open

Robert C. Johnson · 2021

This thesis reports the findings of a study carried out to determine the effectiveness of Accelerated Tests in evaluating the Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Recycled Concrete Aggregates. The study evaluated the variability of the Accelerated …

Perspectives on Trade and Structural Transformation Open

George Alessandria, Robert C. Johnson, Kei‐Mu Yi · 2021

Fostering Independent Learning amongst English for Academic Purposes Students through Exploration of Digital Tools Open

Marie-Claude Toriida, Robert C. Johnson, Simon Heslup, Rabeena Adul Latif, Conchita Fatima Chiuco , et al. · 2020

Interest in using digital tools (DTs) to facilitate self-directed learning has continued to increase alongside the power and complexity of the Web. However, English language instructors cannot always be certain of the appropriateness of pa…

Offshoring and Inflation Open

Diego Comín, Robert C. Johnson · 2020

Did trade integration suppress inflation in the United States?Conventional wisdom says "yes," based on the disinflationary supply-side impacts of trade.We argue that these supply-side arguments are incomplete, because trade integration als…

Offshoring and Inflation Open

Diego Comín, Robert C. Johnson · 2020

GVCs and Trade Elasticities with Multistage Production Open

Robert C. Johnson, Andreas Moxnes · 2019

We build a quantitative model of trade with multistage manufacturing value chains, which features iceberg trade costs and technology differences across both goods and production stages.We estimate technology and trade costs via the simulat…

Update on cellular encapsulation Open

Kate E. Smith, Robert C. Johnson, Klearchos K. Papas · 2018

There is currently a significant disparity between the number of patients who need lifesaving transplants and the number of donated human organs. Xenotransplantation is a way to address this disparity and attempts to enable the use of xeno…

Measuring Global Value Chains Open

Robert C. Johnson · 2018

Recent decades have seen the emergence of global value chains (GVCs), in which production stages for individual goods are broken apart and scattered across countries. Stimulated by these developments, there has been rapid progress in data …

Measuring Global Value Chains Open

Robert C. Johnson · 2017

Recent decades have seen the emergence of global value chains (GVCs), in which production stages for individual goods are broken apart and scattered across countries.Stimulated by these developments, there has been rapid progress in data a…

A Portrait of Trade in Value-Added over Four Decades Open

Robert C. Johnson, Guillermo Noguera · 2017

We combine data on trade, production, and input use to document changes in the value added content of trade between 1970 and 2009. The ratio of value-added to gross exports fell by roughly 10 percentage points worldwide. The ratio declined…

The Effects of Improvest on Carcass and Belly Quality: A Meta-Analysis Open

Bailey N Harsh, B. Cowles, Robert C. Johnson, Steve Pollmann, Alice Schroeder , et al. · 2017

ObjectivesImmunological castration (with Improvest, gonadotropin releasing factor analog-diphtheria toxoid conjugate) provides an effective alternative to physical castration. Although meta-analyses have been conducted to evaluate the effe…

A Comparison of IELTS, TOEFL, and EAP Course Results as Predictors of English Language Learning Success in an Undergraduate Nursing Program Open

Robert C. Johnson, M. Gregory Tweedie · 2017

Replication data for: Demand for Value Added and Value-Added Exchange Rates Open

Rudolfs Bems, Robert C. Johnson · 2017

We examine how cross-border input linkages shape the response of demand for value added to international relative price changes. We define a novel value-added real effective exchange rate (REER), which aggregates bilateral value-added pric…

A Portrait of Trade in Value Added over Four Decades Open

Robert C. Johnson, Guillermo Noguera · 2016

We combine data on trade, production, and input use to document changes in the value added content of trade between 1970 and 2009. The ratio of value-added to gross exports fell by roughly 10 percentage points worldwide. The ratio declined…

A Synopsis of the “Influence of Epigenetics, Genetics, and Immunology” Session Part A at the 35th Annual Society of Toxicologic Pathology Symposium Open

Alison H. Harrill, Jonathan G. Moggs, Karissa Adkins, Hellmut G. Augustin, Robert C. Johnson , et al. · 2016

The overarching theme of the 2016 Society of Toxicology Pathology’s Annual Symposium was “The Basis and Relevance of Variation in Toxicologic Responses.” Session 4 focused on genetic variation as a potential source for variability in toxic…

Global Supply Chains and Trade Policy Open

Emily J. Blanchard, Chad P. Bown, Robert C. Johnson · 2016

How do global supply chain linkages \n modify countries' incentives to impose import \n protection? Are these linkages empirically important \n determinants of trade policy? To address these questions, \n this paper introduces supply chain…

Global Supply Chains and Trade Policy Open

Emily J. Blanchard, Chad P. Bown, Robert C. Johnson · 2016

How do global supply chain linkages modify countries' incentives to impose import protection?Are these linkages empirically important determinants of trade policy?To address these questions, we introduce supply chain linkages into a workho…

Demand for Value Added and Value-Added Exchange Rates Open

Rudolfs Bems, Robert C. Johnson · 2015

We examine the role of cross-border input linkages in governing how international relative price changes influence demand for domestic value added. We define a novel value-added real effective exchange rate (REER), which aggregates bilater…

Demand for Value Added and Value-Added Exchange Rates Open

Rudolfs Bems, Robert C. Johnson · 2015

Demand for Value Added and Value-Added Exchange Rates Open

Rudolfs Bems, Robert C. Johnson · 2015

We examine the role of cross-border input linkages in governing how international relative price changes influence demand for domestic value added.We define a novel value-added real effective exchange rate (REER), which aggregates bilatera…

Accuplacer Companion in a foreign language context: An argument-based validation of both test score meaning and impact Open

Robert C. Johnson, A. Mehdi Riazi · 2015

Use of a single, standardised instrument to make high-stakes decisions about test-takers is pervasive in higher education around the world, including English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts. Contrary to longstanding best practices, ho…

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