The objective of this study was to estimate true animal-level and herd-level prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) antibodies in Missouri Boer goat herds. Sera harvested from blood samples collected from goats ≥24 months of age in 25 Missouri Boer goat herds were tested for presence of MAP antibodies using a commercial ELISA kit. Herds were declared positive for MAP if...

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the theory of public management by presenting empirical evidence of using the Balanced Scorecard for third sector organizations. The research was conducted within an interpretive paradigm using an action research strategy. Data was collected through focus group and individual interviews and analyzed using interpretation and content analysis. The main li...

Decades of research suggest that a stable, marriage protects adult partners against premature death and illness, and provides children with the best physical health outcomes. The relationship of marriage to better health outcomes continues to be found in the most recent national health surveys and longitudinal studies. These studies indicate married adults live longer and enjoy better physical ...

Suppose sentences (1a) and (1b) are true. What is the truth value of (1c) under the assignment that maps x to the individual d which is Cicero and Tully? As Quine observes, the ordinary notion of belief seems to require that although (1c) holds when x is specified in one way, namely as Cicero, it may yet fail when the same x is specified in some other way, namely as Tully. Classical modal predi...

Purpose: The use of e-learning is largely predicated upon the assumption that it can facilitate improvements in student learning and therefore can be more effective than conventional techniques. This assumption has been supported by some in the literature but has been questioned by a continuing body of contrary or indifferent evidence. The purpose of this paper is to improve our theoretical und...

This article presents a comparative study of three different types of estimators used for supervised linear unmixing of a MEx/OMEGA hyperspectral cube. The algorithms take into account the constraints of the abundance fractions, so as to get physically interpretable results. Abundance and spatial reconstruction error maps show that using a Bayesian MAP estimator, a satisfying compromise between...

This paper takes a language ecology perspective (Haugen, 1972; Hornberger, 2003) and uses Cooper’s language planning framework for status planning, acquisition planning and corpus planning (1989) to provide an overview analysis of language policy and planning (LPP) in Taiwan since the 17th century. The paper investigates how languages have interacted with one another and with their sociocultura...

A variant of the Hénon map is described in which the linear term is replaced by one that involves a much earlier iterate of the map. By varying the time delay, this map can be used to explore the transition from low-dimensional to high-dimensional dynamics in a chaotic system with minimal algebraic complexity, including a detailed comparison of the Kaplan-Yorke and correlation dimensions. The h...

In this paper, we propose a new multiscale image model for Bayesian tomography. Using the multiscale model and the sequential MAP estimator, we present a completely unsupervised scheme to reconstruct the image. The EM algorithm is used to estimate the parameters of the image model. Preliminary experimental results show the usefulness of this model and technique.