This paper examines the effect of gainsharing provisions on the selection of a discount rate for a defined benefit pension plan.The paper uses a traditional actuarial approach of discounting liabilities using the expected return of the associated pension fund.A stochastic Excel model was developed to simulate the effect of varying investment return
Thinking is one of the most important forms of human behavior, as it is considered the highest levels of mental activity, especially creative thinking, which is one of the most important features of creative students.From here it was necessary to study fr3345 and research the creative thinking process and its stages of design.Some studies dealt wit
The response of biological phantoms against high velocity impact is actively sought for applications in defense, space, soft robotics and sensing.Towards this end, we study the ballistic response of silicone based skin simulant against fragment impact.Using a pneumatic gas gun setup, six chisel-nosed and three regular shaped (sphere, cylinder, and
Abstract Red lionfish, Pterois volitans, a non-native marine species with potential to cause significant damage to Caribbean coral reefs, reached Barbados in late 2011.In 2012, before lionfish became locally established, fish surveys at ten reef sites in Barbados were undertaken every four months over a year to generate baseline data.Fisher catch s
Hub networks have always been acriticalissue in locating health facilities.Recently, a study has been investigated by Cocking et al.(2006)in Nouna health district in Burkina Faso, Africa, with a population of approximately 275,000 people living in 290 villages served by 23 health facilities.The travel times of the population to health services beco