FNDF Over EFA: Escaping The Market-Cap Trap With Fundamental Indexing

The Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF earns a buy rating for its fundamentals-based, value-oriented smart beta ...

A Fundamental Approach To Weighting Stocks: The S&P 500 Revenue-Weighted Index

The S&P 500 Revenue-Weighted Index assigns company weights based on revenue rather than market capitalization. Read more here ...
Rheumatology Advisor

Personalized Care May Improve Pain and Function in Chronic Low Back Pain

Algorithm-guided, personalized care for chronic low back pain did not reduce disability compared with usual care among older veterans.

Understanding Base Periods: Definition, Function, and Examples

Discover how base periods serve as benchmarks to analyze variable changes over time. Learn their role in economics and finance, and see practical examples.
Gut

Effects of a probiotic fermented dairy product on hippocampal metabolites, structure and function: an 8-week randomised, placebo-controlled trial in healthy women

Background Fermented foods are a promising yet underexplored intervention for influencing brain function and mental health through the gut–brain axis. Objective The objective of this study was to ...
IEEE

A Vertex Function--Based Radial--Angular Quadrature for the Numerical Evaluation of Surface Test Integrals in the Method of Moments

Abstract: A novel integration scheme is proposed for the accurate numerical evaluation of test (reaction) integrals needed for solving complex direct or inverse electromagnetic problems using surface ...
IEEE

Finite-Time Performance Mask Function-Based Distributed Privacy-Preserving Consensus: Case Study on Optimal Dispatch of Energy System

Abstract: Privacy-preserving consensus can address the information being leaked during distributed computing, encouraging its application in various scenarios. This ...