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Monetary Policy in Disaster-Prone Developing Countries

By: Mr. Alessandro Cantelmo,Nikos Fatouros,Mr. Giovanni Melina,Mr. Chris Papageorgiou

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Monetary Policy in Disaster-Prone Developing Countries

By: Mr. Alessandro Cantelmo,Nikos Fatouros,Mr. Giovanni Melina,Mr. Chris Papageorgiou

This paper analyzes monetary policy regimes in emerging and developing economies where climate-related natural disasters are major macroeconomic shocks. A narrative analysis of IMF reports published around the occurrence of natural disasters documents their impact on important macroeconomic variables and monetary policy responses. While countries with at least some degree of monetary policy independence typically react by tightening the monetary policy stance, in a sizable number of cases monetary policy was accommodated. Given the lack of consensus on best practices in these circumstances, a small open-economy New-Keynesian model with disaster shocks is leveraged to evaluate welfare under alternative monetary policy rules. Results suggest that responding to inflation to an extent sufficient to keep inflation expectations anchored, while allowing temporary deviations from its target is the welfare maximizing policy. Alternative regimes such as strict inflation targeting, exchange rate pegs, or Taylor rules explicitly responding to economic activity or the exchange rate would be welfare-detrimental.

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International Monetary Fund

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ISBN 13

9798400204371

Stretch Intensity and the Inflammatory Response: A Paradigm Shift

By: Nikos C. Apostolopoulos

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Stretch Intensity and the Inflammatory Response: A Paradigm Shift

By: Nikos C. Apostolopoulos

In this manuscript, practitioners and students who are concerned with sports and rehabilitation medicine, kinesiology, as well as coaches and athletes, are introduced to numerous concepts, including mechanotransduction, inflammation, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, calpains, the extracellular matrix, neutrophils and macrophages, and their relevance to stretching, particularly stretching intensity. Although the quantitative parameters of training, duration, and frequency are important, it is the qualitative criterion of intensity (“how much”) that the author suggests is ultimately of greater concern. Intensity, the rate and magnitude of force, may be responsible for the proper recovery, regeneration, and adaptation of the musculoskeletal tissues from training, competition, or rehabilitation from injuries. Research suggests that too much force results in the stimulation of an inflammatory response, one associated with a biochemical feedback emerging from a mechanical stimulus. The intent of this manuscript is twofold: to initiate the discussion of the importance of stretching intensity with regard to proper recovery, regeneration, and adaptation, and to suggest that researchers need to explore its potential role in addressing numerous inflammatory (RA) and non-inflammatory (OA, recurrent tendinitis etc.) musculoskeletal conditions as well.

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239

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Springer

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3319968009

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9783319968001

Endohedral Metallofullerenes

Fullerenes with Metal Inside

By: Hisanori Shinohara,Nikos Tagmatarchis

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Endohedral Metallofullerenes

Fullerenes with Metal Inside

By: Hisanori Shinohara,Nikos Tagmatarchis

Endohedral Metallofullerenes: Fullerenes with Metal Inside presents a comprehensive survey of the current state of knowledge on endohedral metallofullerenes, from preparation to functionalization, reactivity and applications. Following a brief historical overview, the book describes methods for synthesis, extraction, separation and purification, and provides an insight into the molecular and crystal structures. Subsequent chapters discuss various categories of endohedral metallofullerenes based on the encapsulated species, including carbides, nitrides, sulphides, oxides, non-metal and non-IPR endohedral metallofullerenes, followed by scanning tunneling microscopy studies and the examination of electronic, vibrational, magnetic and optical properties. The book concludes with chapters addressing the chemical functionalization of endohedral metallofullerenes, and applications ranging from solar cells to biomedicine.

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288

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119942721

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9781119942726

Book's by Nikos Fatouros

Monetary Policy in Disaster-Prone Developing Countries

Monetary Policy in Disaster-Prone Developing Countries

Stretch Intensity and the Inflammatory Response: A Paradigm Shift

Stretch Intensity and the Inflammatory Response: A Paradigm Shift

Endohedral Metallofullerenes

Endohedral Metallofullerenes

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