beinsure

NAIC Task Force Reconsiders Life Insurance illustration guidelines

The NAIC Life Actuarial Task Force is revisiting Actuarial Guideline 49-A (AG 49-A), aiming to tighten rules around life insurance illustrations and impose consistent disclosure standards across ...
IEEE

Generalized Index Redefinition-Based Sparse Mapping for Sparse Vector Transmission

Abstract: Sparse vector coding (SVC) is a promising coding technique to achieve high transmission reliability and low latency for short packet communications. However, for SVC with conventional ...
ancient-origins

World’s oldest times table found on ancient Chinese bamboo strips

Archaeologists and historians have just finishing piecing together 2,200-year-old fragments of bamboo strips, which have turned out to be the world’s oldest example of a multiplication table in base ...
Frontiers

An empirical comparative study on the diagnostic index system for techniques and tactics in men's table tennis during the ABS plastic ball Era

In order to accurately identify the diagnostic index system that can best reflect the technical and tactical performance of table tennis after the implementation of the new ABS material ball, and then ...
dbta

Rethinking Indexes: A Path to Database Index Modernization

Indexes are fundamental to database performance, but too often, they’re treated as “set it and forget it” structures. As the data landscape evolves—with hybrid cloud deployments, real-time analytics, ...
Nasdaq

Analyzing the Russell Indexes Last Annual Reconstitution

On Friday, June 27, we will see the last annual Russell Reconstitution before the index provider switches to reconstitutions twice a year. We’ve covered before that, typically, Russell Reconstitution ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

ABC Contractors’ Backlog and Profit Margin Expectations Improved in April

Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to a 20-month high of 8.7 months in April, according to an ABC member survey conducted April 22 to May 6. The ...
CONTRACTOR

ABC: Monthly Construction Economic Survey Shows Tariff Impacts Emerge

WASHINGTON, DC — Associated Builders and Contractors reported April 15 that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.5 months in March, according to an ABC member survey conducted March 20 to ...
Construction Executive

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Increases, Contractors Remain Confident

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.4 months in January, according to an ABC member survey conducted Jan. 21 ...
Frontiers

Associations of dietary inflammation index and composite dietary antioxidant index with all-cause mortality in COPD patients

Background: Few studies have investigated the effects of both dietary inflammatory index (DII) and composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) on mortality in patients with Chronic Obstructive ...
Investopedia

What Happens When a Stock Is Dropped From the S&P 500?

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...