The paper presents the analysis of temporal evolution of interest rate curves (IRC). IRC are considered as objects embedded in a high-dimensional space composed of 13 different maturities. The objective of the analysis was to apply a nonlinear nonparametric tool (Self-Organising Maps) to study the clustering of IRC in three different representations: the original curves, the increments and 3-pa...

BACKGROUND International Remission Criteria (IRC) for schizophrenia were developed recently by a group of internationally known experts. The IRC detect only 10%-30% of cases and do not cover the diversity of forms and social functioning. Our aim was to design a more applicable tool and validate its use - the Standardized Clinical and Functional Remission Criteria (SCFRC). METHODS We used a 6-...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of Infrared Coagulation Therapy (IRC) for hemorrhoids. IRC is a painless, safe and successful procedure. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India, from August 2006 to October 2008. The choice of procedure depends on the patient's symptoms, the extent of the hemorrhoidal disease, ...

Repetitive control (RC), which can track any periodic signal with a known integer period zero steady-state error, is widely used for current of grid-tied inverters in microgrids. However, the inherent one fundamental time delay, leads to poor dynamic performance. Furthermore, performance conventional RC (CRC) will degrade when operating at high variation grid frequency. Therefore, this paper pr...

Due to ethical and logistical concerns it is common for data monitoring committees to periodically monitor accruing clinical trial data to assess the safety, and possibly efficacy, of a new experimental treatment. When formalized, monitoring is typically implemented using group sequential methods. In some cases regulatory agencies have required that primary trial analyses should be based solely...

Multihomed subscribers are increasingly adopting intelligent route control solutions to optimize the cost and end-to-end performance of the traffic routed among the different links connecting their networks to the Internet. Until recently, IRC practices were not considered adverse, but new studies show that in a competitive environment, they can lead to persistent traffic oscillations, causing ...

The purpose of this study is to examine the difference between chatting avatars and messenger avatars. Users of IRC are not generally known by their ‘real’ names, while users of IM are usually known by their ‘real’ names: i.e., IRC users are anonymous to each other, whereas those of IM are not. Avatars represent users' identity and desire of self-disclosure. Therefore, we assume that the anonym...

in April 2000. His research interests include the management of social interaction in CMC systems, the links between CMC research and design, and the processes of interpersonal networking. Reader in the Department of English at The University of Queensland. She is the author of The Language of Negotiation and the Handbook of Persuasive Tactics. Her research interests include textual practices i...