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Government of Canada
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About: Government of Canada is a government organization based out in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Monetary policy & Debt. The organization has 796 authors who have published 886 publications receiving 21366 citations. The organization is also known as: federal government of Canada & Her Majesty's Government.
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TL;DR: In this article, an approach for the rapid identification of wood species is presented by combining X-ray fluorescence spectrometry with convolutional neural network machine learning, 48 different wood specimens were clearly differentiated and identified with a 99% accuracy.
Abstract: An innovative approach for the rapid identification of wood species is presented. By combining X-ray fluorescence spectrometry with convolutional neural network machine learning, 48 different wood specimens were clearly differentiated and identified with a 99% accuracy. Wood species identification is imperative to assess illegally logged and transported lumber. Alternative options for identification can be time consuming and require some level of sampling. This non-invasive technique offers a viable, cost-effective alternative to rapidly and accurately identify timber in efforts to support environmental protection laws and regulations.
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TL;DR: This article examined the credentialing and retention of visa trainees who entered PGME programs between 2005 and 2011, using the Canadian Post-MD Education Registry's National IMG Database linked to Scott's Medical Database, and examined four outcomes: passing the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 2 (MCCQE2), obtaining a specialty designation (CCFP, FRCPC/SC), and working in Canada after training and in 2015.
Abstract: Visa trainees are international medical graduates (IMG) who come to Canada to train in a post-graduate medical education (PGME) program under a student or employment visa and are expected to return to their country of origin after training. We examined the credentialing and retention of visa trainees who entered PGME programs between 2005 and 2011. Using the Canadian Post-MD Education Registry’s National IMG Database linked to Scott’s Medical Database, we examined four outcomes: (1) passing the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 2 (MCCQE2), (2) obtaining a specialty designation (CCFP, FRCPC/SC), and (3) working in Canada after training and (4) in 2015. The National IMG Database is the most comprehensive source of information on IMG in Canada; data were provided by physician training and credentialing organizations. Scott’s Medical Database provides data on physician locations in Canada. There were 233 visa trainees in the study; 39.5% passed the MCCQE2, 45.9% obtained a specialty designation, 24.0% worked in Canada after their training, and 53.6% worked in Canada in 2015. Family medicine trainees (OR = 8.33; 95% CI = 1.69–33.33) and residents (OR = 3.45; 95% CI = 1.96–6.25) were more likely than other specialist and fellow trainees, respectively, to pass the MCCQE2. Residents (OR = 7.69; 95% CI = 4.35–14.29) were more likely to obtain a specialty credential than fellows. Visa trainees eligible for a full license were more likely than those not eligible for a full license to work in Canada following training (OR = 3.41; 95% CI = 1.80–6.43) and in 2015 (OR = 3.34; 95% CI = 1.78–6.27). Visa training programs represent another route for IMG to qualify for and enter the physician workforce in Canada. The growth in the number of visa trainees and the high retention of these physicians warrant further consideration of the oversight and coordination of visa trainee programs in provincial and in pan-Canadian physician workforce planning.
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TL;DR: Stock type, planting season, weed control and chemical site preparation showed low but significant correlations with the response variables, while Quality index was significant in every case, while shoot:root ratio, root collar diameter and dry weight were significant in some cases.
Abstract: Plantation data from northern Ontario were subjected to stepwise regression analysis to express survival and total height as functions of site factors, planting stock characteristics and age for each of black spruce (Picea mariana [Mill.] B.S.P.), white spruce (P. glauca [Moench] Voss) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.).
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare two mechanisms to regulate a monopoly that has private information about its demand: fixing the price or the quantity produced, and characterize the optimal mechanisms for every instrument and make between and within-welfare comparisons.
Abstract: We compare two instruments to regulate a monopoly that has private information about its demand: fixing the price or the quantity produced. For each instrument, we consider two classes of mechanisms: sophisticated (screening menus) and simple (single menus). We characterize the optimal mechanisms for every instrument and make between- and within-welfare comparisons. When demand is unknown and marginal costs are increasing, the sophisticated price mechanism dominates that of quantity, while the sophisticated quantity mechanism may prevail when marginal costs are decreasing. The simple price mechanism dominates that of quantity when marginal costs are decreasing, but the opposite may arise if marginal costs are increasing. We explore what proportion of welfare gains achievable by sophisticated regulation can be secured using simpler mechanisms and also discuss the case regarding private information about the monopoly’s costs
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TL;DR: The authors analyzed the impact of macro-prudential policy changes in Canada using a microsimulation model of mortgage demand of first-time homebuyers and found that policies targeting the loan-to-value ratio are found to have a larger impact than those targeting the debt-service ratio, such as amortization.
Abstract: This paper combines loan-level administrative data with household-level survey data to analyze the impact of recent macroprudential policy changes in Canada using a microsimulation model of mortgage demand of first-time homebuyers. Policies targeting the loan-to-value ratio are found to have a larger impact than policies targeting the debt-service ratio, such as amortization. This is because there are more wealth-constrained borrowers than income-constrained borrowers entering the housing market.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Kingston H. G. Mills | 92 | 313 | 29630 |
David W. Schindler | 85 | 217 | 39792 |
Martha C. Anderson | 70 | 340 | 20288 |
Hui Li | 62 | 246 | 14395 |
Lei Zhang | 58 | 146 | 21872 |
Michael J. Vanni | 55 | 124 | 11714 |
Cars Hommes | 54 | 250 | 14984 |
Richard E. Caves | 53 | 115 | 24552 |
John W. M. Rudd | 51 | 70 | 9446 |
Karen A. Kidd | 47 | 163 | 10255 |
Kenneth O. Hill | 43 | 126 | 8842 |
Steven H. Ferguson | 43 | 225 | 6797 |
Derwyn C. Johnson | 41 | 103 | 8208 |
Kevin E. Percy | 40 | 91 | 5167 |
Guy Ampleman | 40 | 128 | 4706 |