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UCLA Electronic Theses and Dissertations (2023)

Given the current economic climate, many people believe we are currently in a recession, or at least that such a downturn is on the horizon. By using logistic regression and classification models including decision trees and random forest, we can confirm the economic factors that instigate a recession. In addition, I used machine learning methods such as support vector machine to reinforce the classification in a multivariate space. The structure of this thesis is mainly in a time series analysis format in order to compare the similarities of the decade before the Financial Crisis of 2008 and the past decade, which would ultimately suggest a recession by the end of 2023.

    Cover page: Unveiling Parallels: Analyzing Economic Factors from the 2008 Financial Crisis to the Present Day
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    UC Irvine Previously Published Works (2021)
    Anesthetic management of patients with mitochondrial disorders is challenging due to their rare nature, and difficulties to develop evidence-based protocols for general anesthesia. We report a case of a 52-year-old male with hypertension, congenital deafness, optic neuritis, hypogonadism and myotonia, who developed severe refractory hypotension and bradycardia, and intractable severe lactic acidosis during induction of general anesthesia with fentanyl, propofol, and succinylcholine. The surgery had to be postponed and supportive management started. After extensive work-up, the patient was diagnosed with probable mitochondrial dysfunction. Patient returned for surgery under a different anesthetic regimen consisting of ketamine, fentanyl, ephedrine and dexmedetomidine; yielding a successful perioperative course and highlighting potential alternative strategies to manage anesthesia in patients with such disorders.
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