In hazard regression (HARE), the logarithm of the conditional hazard function of a survival time given a covariate is modeled by a sum of polynomial splines and their tensor products. Under appropriate conditions, it has been shown that the (nonadaptive) HARE estimate of the conditional log-hazard function possesses an optimal L 2 rate of convergence. The current paper considers the L oo rates ...

This paper investigates the equilibrium consequences of a contractual market with moral hazard where multiple principals compete each other to offer incentive contracts to agents who choose unobservable ex post actions. We show the following limit theorems: First, when the trade–off between incentive and risk sharing causes the moral hazard problem on the side of agents, the full insurance cont...

Fault-tolerant communication in a distributed system requires reliable connection management and message delivery. Reliable connection management includes the guarantee of hazard-free release, in which no data is lost before the connection is terminated. Our work focuses on protocols in which the end nodes retain no connection-speci c information between incarnations, operating over networks th...

Hazards pulses are undesirable short pulses caused by stray delays in digital circuits. Such pulses not only may cause errors in the circuit operation, but also consume energy, and add to the computation time. It is therefore very important to detect hazards in circuit designs. Two-valued Boolean algebra, which is commonly used for the analysis and synthesis of digital circuits, cannot detect h...

In recent years there has been an increase in the incidence of a rare malignant tumour—mesothelioma— affecting the lining of the lung or abdominal organs. The evidence points to a relationship between the occurrence of this tumour and exposure to asbestos, and in some cases the exposure need only be slight both in intensity and in duration. This means that not only the manufacturing, but also t...

This paper explores how r isk is being discussed and considered in local s i t i ng decisions re la t ing to major hazard ins ta l la t ions in B r i t a i n . I t considers how r isk debates and decisions can be improved to ensure that local communities can par t ic ipate e f f ec t i ve l y , and thus, have confidence in hazard cont ro l . The observations are based on the author's research i...

The nonparametric approach to estimate hazard rates for lifetime data is flexible, model-free and data-driven. No shape assumption is imposed other than that the hazard function is a smooth function. Such an approach typically involves smoothing of an initial hazard estimate, with arbitrary choice of smoother. We describe methods for grouped lifetime data observed at certain time intervals and ...

A new hazard test was created using high-fidelity computer animation containing ten hazards. Sixty learner drivers and sixty experienced sat either a hazard-perception version of this (requiring timed responses to materialized hazards) or hazard-prediction variant the (where screen is occluded as begins appear are asked 'What happens next?'). Recent studies have demonstrated that prediction for...