The recent crisis made it evident that replicating the performance of a benchmark is not a sufficient goal to meet the expectations of usually risk-averse investors. The manager should also consider that the investor are seeking for a downside protection when the benchmark performs poorly and thus they should integrate a form of downside risk control. We propose a multiperiod double tracking er...

The non-depolarizing neuromuscular block produced by Org NC 45 was potentiated by the previous administration of suxamethonium 1 mg kg-1, shown by twitch depression of 91.3 +/- 2.4% when the same dose of Org NC 45 was administered after recovery from suxamethonium compared with the control value of 71.9 +/- 6.5%. The recovery index was also prolonged from 8.1 +/- 0.3 to 10.4 +/- 1.0 min after s...

There has been an increase in the use of pre-admission selection tests for medicine. Such tests need to show good psychometric properties. Here, we use a paper by Emery and Bell [2009. The predictive validity of the Biomedical Admissions Test for pre-clinical examination performance. Med Educ 43:557-564] as a case study to evaluate and comment on the reporting of psychometric data in the field ...