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Neurotransmitter changes taking place in the brain of patients with
dementia disorders, mainly Alzheimer type dementia, are reported.
Their role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease is discussed;
and the neurochemical changes are considered as a base for
formulating treatment strategies. By studying markers in the
cerebrospinal fluid, diagnostic methods may be achieved that will
aid in diagnosing subgroups of dememtia.
This book presents the results of a research project which has been
carried out in the Special Research Unit (Sonderforschungs-
bereich) 21 at Bonn University. It is a part of the current
research on disaggregated econometric forecasting models with a
fully integrated input-output system with variable input co-
efficients where prices are explained as dual variables of the
underlying production model. A similar approach has already been
used by Knut KUbler "Ein disaggregiertes Prognosesystem fUr die
Bundesrepublik, die Unternehmenssektoren", Meisenheim am Glan,
1977. But KUbler assumed Cobb-Douglas production functions. Mean-
while a new approach has been suggested by Jorgenson and others,
using more flexible forms of functions, e. g. the translog function
as an approximation to any reasonable neo-classical production
function, see Hudson and Jorgenson "US Energy Policy and Economic
Growth, 1975 - 2000", Bell Journal of Economics and Management
SCience, Vol. 5 (1974), page 461 ff. ~ Jorgenson and Fraumeni,
"Substitution and Technical Change in Production", Discussion paper
No. 752, Harvard Institute of Economic Research, Harvard
University, Cambridge/Mass. (1 980) ~ Friede, "Investigation of
Producer Behavior in the FRG using the Translog Price Function",
Cambrigde/Mass. (1980). Krelle and Pallaschke "A General Demand
System", Zeitschrift fUr Nationalokonomie 41 (1981), page 223 ff.
suggested another approximation using a Taylor expansion of any
reasonable demand system. Nakamura follows the lines of Jorgenson
and his collaborators but extends them into new areas and reaches
much better results.
It is generally accepted that one of the reasons behind Japan and
Singapore's rise to economic powerhouses was the emphasis on
education. Although problems continue to exist with rote learning
methods in Asia and excessive pressure at the school level, an
educated workforce has facilitated the development of a core of
knowledge in the populace that has increased global
competitiveness. This book presents topical data on education in
Asia including differences in beliefs about language learning of
monolingual Korean and bilingual Korean-Chinese university
students; the Goose Family Phenomenon in Korea and its
socio-cultural context; the future of educational sciences and
teacher education in Turkey; Taiwan's EFL college classes and
others.
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