In this paper, we consider a simple preliminary-test estimation problem where the analyst’s loss structure is represented by a ‘reflected Normal’ penalty function. In particular we consider the estimation of the location parameter in a Normal sampling problem, where a preliminary test is conducted for the validity of a simple restriction on this parameter. The exact finite-sample risk of this p...

Human placental cell suspensions prepared by trypsin digestion were analyzed with several monoclonal antibodies on a multiparameter fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS). Five distinct cell populations were isolated on the basis of size and quantitative differences in the coordinate expression of cell surface antigens detected by monoclonal antibodies against an HLA-A,B,C monomorphic determ...

The value of systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral leaflet as a diagnostic marker for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been questioned because of its reported occurrence in other heart diseases. To determine the true specificity of systolic anterior motion for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 721 echocardiograms from patients with a wide variety of cardiac diseases were reviewed for its pr...

The long-term hepatic complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemic area are unknown. We examined the serological and liverrelated outcome of 803 consecutive patients who received allogeneic HSCTs, with a median follow-up period of 83 months (range, 0.5-155 months). Late HBV-related hepatitis occurred in 2 of the 721 hepatitis B...

0360-1315/$ see front matter Crown Copyright 2 doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2009.05.001 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 905 721 8668x267 E-mail address: [email protected] (R.H. Kay). 1 Tel.: +1 905 721 8668x2886. Audience response systems (ARSs) permit students to answer electronically displayed multiple choice questions using a remote control device. All responses are instantly presented, in chart f...

We present a series of experimental coordination games with a payoff-dominant and a risk-dominant Nash equilibrium. We examine in how far local interaction structures have effects on players' strategy choices. Our three major observations are the following: first, local interaction with open neighborhoods along a circle leads to less coordination on the payoff-dominant equilibrium than interact...

We have developed a recombinant DNA shuttle vector that permits the molecular analysis of mutations induced in human cells by chemical or physical mutagens. The vector is able to replicate as a plasmid in Escherichia coli and in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed human lymphoblastoid cell lines and contains the herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase gene (HSV tk) as the target for mutag...

This paper examines how inflation-targeting framework performs across the Canadian provinces. The framework implies optimal moment conditions such that forecasts of inflation, conditional on information available today, are kept on target. We analyze whether these conditions hold when we use provincial inflation and various information variables deemed to be useful for forecasting. We find that...

Contact Author: David E. Giles, Dept. of Economics, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, STN CSC, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8W 2Y2; e-mail: [email protected]; Voice: (250) 721-8540; FAX: (250) 721-6214 Abstract: We examine the finite sample properties of the maximum likelihood estimator for the binary logit model with random covariates. Analytic expressions for the first-order bias and second-orde...