Money, Fame and the Allocation of Talent: Brain Drain, the Matthew Effect and the Institution of Science

The earning structure in science is known to be flat relative to the one in the private sector, which could cause a brain drain toward the private sector. In this paper, we assume that agents value both money and fame and study the role of the institution of science in the allocation of talent between the science sector and the private sector. Following works on the Sociology of Science, we model the institution of science as a mechanism distributing fame (i.e. peer recognition). We show that since the intrinsic performance is less noisy signal of talent in the science sector than in the private sector, a good institution of science can mitigate the brain drain. We also find that providing extra monetary incentives through the market might undermine the incentives provided by the institution and thereby worsen the brain drain. Finally, we study the optimal balance between monetary and non-monetary incentives in science.

Report on a review of the funding for construction of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Lewis and Clark State Park in Monona County for the period February 25, 1999 through December 31, 2008

Report on a review of the funding for construction of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Lewis and Clark State Park in Monona County for the period February 25, 1999 through December 31, 2008

Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop : Built in 1883, 2001.

Information brochure on the Matthew Edel blacksmith shop

Coordenades clàssiques de Shadowlands de Richard Attenborough (sobre la vida i obra de C. S. Lewis)

L'objectiu d'aquest article és mostrar els parámetres clàssics de Shadowlands de R. Attenborough, amb guió de W. Nicholson, sobre la vida i obra de C. S. Lewis. Basant-se en una anàlisi acurada dels textos de Lewis, l'autor proposa d'interpretar l'oposició Lewis / Gresham com la traducció en la vida real de la oposició entre els temperaments platònic o idealista i aristotèlic o materialista que ja mencionava Coleridge. En qualsevol cas, són moltes les referències clàssiques que cal tenir en compte si volem comprendre fins a quin punt el cristianisme de Lewis és també un cristianisme clàssic, és a dir, grecollatí.

Coordenadas clásicas de Shadowlands de Richard Attenborough (sobre la vida y obra de C. S. Lewis)

El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar los parámetros clásicos de Shadowlands de R. Attenborough, con guión de W. Nicholson, sobre la vida y obra de C. S. Lewis. Basándose en un análisis minucioso de los textos de Lewis, el autor propone interpretar la oposición Lewis / Gresham como la traducción en la vida real de la oposición entre los temperamentos platónico o idealista y aristotélico o materialista que ya mencionaba Coleridge. En cualquier caso, son muchas las referencias clásicas que hay que tener en cuenta si se quiere comprender hasta qué punto el cristianismo de Lewis es también un cristianismo clásico, es decir grecolatino.

Classical parameters of Shadowlands by Richard Attenborough (On C. S. Lewis's Life and Work)

The aim of this article is to show the classical parameters of Shadowlands by R. Attenborough, with a screenplay by W. Nicholson, on C. S. Lewis's life and work. Based upon an accurate reading of Lewis's works, the author of this article proposes to interpret the opposition Lewis / Gresham as the translation into the real life of the opposition between the Platonic or idealistic and the Aristotelian or materialistic temperaments which was already maintained by Coleridge. In any case, there are many classical references which must be taken into account in order to understand to what extent C. S. Lewis's Christianity is also a classic Christianity, that is, a Greek and Latin one.

Audit report on the City of Lewis, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the City of Lewis, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2012

Cocoa flavonoid-enriched diet modulates systemic and intestinal immunoglobulin synthesis in adult Lewis rats

Previous studies have reported that a diet containing 10% cocoa, a rich source of flavonoids, has immunomodulatory effects on rats and, among others effects, is able to attenuate the immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis in both systemic and intestinal compartments. The purpose of the present study was focused on investigating whether these effects were attributed exclusively to the flavonoid content or to other compounds present in cocoa. To this end, eight-week-old Lewis rats were fed, for two weeks, either a standard diet or three isoenergetic diets containing increasing proportions of cocoa flavonoids from different sources: one with 0.2% polyphenols from conventional defatted cocoa, and two others with 0.4% and 0.8% polyphenols, respectively, from non-fermented cocoa. Diet intake and body weight were monitored and fecal samples were obtained throughout the study to determine fecal pH, IgA, bacteria proportions, and IgA-coated bacteria. Moreover, IgG and IgM concentrations in serum samples collected during the study were quantified. At the end of the dietary intervention no clear changes of serum IgG or IgM concentrations were quantified, showing few effects of cocoa polyphenol diets at the systemic level. However, in the intestine, all cocoa polyphenol-enriched diets attenuated the age-related increase of both fecal IgA and IgA-coated bacteria, as well as the proportion of bacteria in feces. As these effects were not dependent on the dose of polyphenol present in the diets, other compounds and/or the precise polyphenol composition present in cocoa raw material used for the diets could be key factors in this effect.

Studies of the association of the A, B and Lewis Blood group antigens with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was purified from primary tumour or from hepatic metastases obtained from ten cases of carcinoma of the colon. In nine cases the blood group antigens A, B, Lea or Leb were detected in CEA preparations by the binding of 125I-labelled CEA by blood group antibodies. The extent of binding appeared to preclude simple contamination of CEA preparations by blood group glycoprotein. In all cases the blood group antigens detected were consistent with the patients' known blood groups. Blood group I and i activities were not detected. It is concluded that the determinants of A, B and Lewis antigens and of CEA share the same glycoprotein carrier molecules.