Jaundice The medical term for it is "icterus", from the Greek word "ίκτερος"; adjectival form, icteric. Jaundice Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and whites of the eyes due to high bilirubin levels. It is commonly associated with itchiness. The feces may be pale and the urine dark. Jaundice in babies occurs in over half in the first week following birth and in most is not a problem. If bilirubin levels in babies are very high for too long, a type of brain damage, known as kernicterus, may occur. Causes of jaundice vary
Single crossing condition ordered set. Such situations appear often in information economics, contract theory, social choice and political economics, among other fields. The term Single-Crossing Condition (Spence Mirrlees property) refers to the requirement that the isoutility curve for agents of different types cross only once. This condition guarantees that the transfer in a incentive-compatible direct mechanism can be pinned down by the transfer of the lowest type. This condition is similar to another condition called Strict Increasing Difference (SID). Formally, suppose the agent has a utility function formula_7, the SID says formula_8 we have formula_9. The Spence-Mirrlees Property is characterized by formula_10. Single