In this paper we investigate how the annexation of Crimea by the Russian state affected the connection of Russian stock market with European and American ones using the novel media-based political uncertainly index. We gather Reuters news articles for the 10-year period and construct the time-series index of the political uncertainty using the…[Read more]

This paper is an attempt to take a step closer to understanding the institutions–happiness relationship. We provide one of the first studies on how institutions affect general life satisfaction across the wide set of Russian regions. Using individual panel data, as well as the range of estimates of institutions’ quality in 32 regions of Russia, w…[Read more]

I report the results of a study that investigated the combined effects of gender and age on luminous efficiency as measured by heterochromatic flicker photometry. Luminous Efficiency functions were derived for 13 male and 14 female color normal subjects between the ages of 8 and 72 years. Three age groups were used for recruitment and analysis:…[Read more]

El-Shafie, Y.M. (2023). “Sustainable implementation of natural stone waste as cement replacement towards optimized concrete”, In: “Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)”, Wang, L.K., Wang, M.H.S., and Pankivskyi, Y.I. (Series Editors). 129 pages. May 2023. Lenox Institute Press, Auburndale, Massachusetts, USA.…[Read more]

The purpose of this work is to report the results of an experiment that examined gender differences in response to a chromatic saturation-like task. We measured contrast thresholds of 37 subjects (19 women, 18 men) to circular patches of uniform color—blue, green, yellow, and red—that alternated temporally with colored patches containing var…[Read more]

Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) has been shown to be an effective surgical treatment for ametropic conditions. However, PRK is associated with potential side effects which include glare, halos, dry eye, haze, and corneal infection. This report focused on the continued management and documentation of an unusual presentation of infectious…[Read more]

We present a limited review of the literature on gender differences in visual processing. We then add evidence to that body of literature, reporting the results of an examination of gender differences in response to stimulus conditions favoring magnocellular (MC) and parvocellualr (PC) processing. We measured contrast thresholds and mean reaction…[Read more]

Pankivskyi, Y.I. and Oshurkevych-Pankivska, O.Y. (2023). “Water Supply and Sewerage Systems”, In: “Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)”, Wang, L.K., Wang, M.H.S., and Pankivskyi, Y.I. (Series Editors). 261 pages. May 2023. Lenox Institute Press, Auburndale, Massachusetts, USA. ………. ABSTRACT:…[Read more]

Aziz, Hamidi Abdul (2023). “Wastewater Engineering”, In: “Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)”, Wang, LK, Wang, MHS, and Pankivskyi, YI (Series Editors). 209 pages. April 2023. Lenox Institute Press, Auburndale, Massachusetts, USA. …….. ABSTRACT: There is a very limited book available to date…[Read more]

Lawrence K Wang 王 抗 曝, Mu-Hao Sung Wang, 宋 慕 浩, Chandler CJ Bien卞 全 忠, Stephen Wu 胡 啟 焕, and Lim Eng Wah 林 永 华 (2023). Color Slides: Treating Unpredictable Potable Water Source With Green Technologies of Aluminum Chlorohydrate (ACH), Streaming Current Monitor SCM), And Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) . 用 绿 科 技 新 药 ACH, 新 儀 控 SCM, 及 気 浮 水 廠 DA…[Read more]