Economists at HSE University have examined how smokers respond to changes in cigarette prices. When tobacco prices increase, cigarette consumption does not always decline. In fact, spending on tobacco may even rise: according to the researchers, a 1% decrease in cigarette affordability leads to a 0.28% increase in per capita tobacco expenditure. The findings suggest that to reduce smoking rates, tobacco prices must rise faster than household incomes. The study has been published in Voprosy Statistiki.
The devices, created by student teams, will conduct space research on the properties of promising solar cells, on-board energy storage systems, and serial electronics for student satellites.
Researchers at the International Laboratory of Microphysiological Systems of the HSE Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology investigated how different isoforms of the same microRNA influence gene function in prostate adenocarcinoma. The study found that in some cases, microRNAs can reinforce each other’s effects by targeting and suppressing the same genes. This finding offers a fresh perspective on the molecular mechanisms underlying tumour development and on the search for disease biomarkers. The results have been published in PeerJ.
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Present research is devoted to the comparative analysis of the quality of classification for some methods of descriptive and predictive analytics in the case when most (or all) of independent variables are measured in quality scale with large amount of levels. In this case, some classification methods or their popular realizations calls for conversion of ...
Фрей Д. А., Костюченко П. А., Зубкова А. Г. et al., М.: Интехэнерго-Издат, Теплоэнергетик, 2015.
Основной причиной торможения деятельности по энергосбережению является недостаточная экономическая заинтересованность предприятий в её развитии. Это связано, в том числе, с отсутствием методического обеспечения для эффективного планирования этой деятельности. Коллективом авторов была поставлена цель разработки инструментария, позволяющего предприятию на этапе планирования энергосберегающих проектов и программ оптимизировать экономические результаты энергосбережения и повышения эффективности в рамках принятой им ...