We develop two new methods for calibrating subjective expectations regarding the return generating process (RGP) of financial assets without resorting to noisy realized returns. Using finance professionals’ expectations of average and extreme returns, volatilities, and probabilities of stocks beating bonds, we investigate what these expectations imply of other key aspects of the RGP, namely sto...

Root growth potential (RGP) measurement can be time­ consuming and tedious, especially when seedlings have fibrous root systems. A volume-displacement technique involving suspending seedling roots and shoots in a clear plastic tube allows rapid estimation of the volume of plant parts while minimizing gravimetric errors. The technique was tested in three experiments examining (1) the repeat­ abi...

OBJECTIVE To describe the principal clinical outcomes associated with 12 months use of rigid gas-permeable (RGP) extended wear contact lenses and address two primary study questions: (1) does extended wear (EW) of high oxygen transmissibility (Dk/t) RGP lenses reduce the incidence of ocular complications, and (2) does the wearing of high-Dk/t lenses reduce the rate of failure to maintain 6-nigh...

The recommendation for sentinel lymph node bio psy (SLNB) is a controversial problem in the management of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM). Rovere et al. performed a study with the objective to assess the epidemiologic profile of patients with CMM, who underwent SLNB in Blumenau-Santa Caterina region in Brazil [1]. According to ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for dia gnosis, treatment and f...

Se estudió la heterosis en frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), utilizando como hembras a los genotipos Bayo Victoria, Río Grande, Negro Portezuelo, Flor de Mayo RMC y Zacatecas machos Navidad 1165, Manzano, Criollo, Pinto Nacional 1 Durango 222, así 25 híbridos F1. En evaluación se usó un diseño bloques al azar con dos repeticiones, condiciones secano, el Estado Durango, México. obtención F1,...

Environmental conditions and seedling quality interact to produce complex patterns of survival growth. Root growth potential (RGP) is one metric that can be rapidly measured prior planting, but the correlation RGP performance not consistent across studies. Site factors including microsite objects cast shade competing vegetation also influence performance. We examined effects RGP, presence/absen...

PURPOSE Contact lenses have assisted the refractive correction of keratoconus since the 19th century. In these case reports, the authors describe their experience with a new soft contact lens design. METHODS The Soft K is a new soft lens comprising a thick fenestrated design to fit in patients with mild to moderate corneal distortion and fitting problems or physical intolerance to rigid gas-p...

OBJECTIVE The primary aim of the Berkeley Contact Lens Extended Wear Study (CLEWS) was to test the hypotheses that extended wear of rigid gas-permeable (RGP) contact lenses with greater oxygen permeability (Dk) reduces the incidence of contact lens-associated keratopathy (CLAK) and increases the survival rate in RGP extended wear (EW). In this article we describe the clinical trial design in de...

The contribution of the kidneys to postabsorptive endogenous glucose production is a matter of controversy. To assess whether this could relate to the use of various isotopical methods with different analytical performance capabilities, we measured glucose kinetics in 12 healthy subjects. Blood samples were taken from the femoral artery and the renal vein after 4 h of [6,6-2H2]glucose infusion ...