Abstract. The paper is devoted to comparison of different confidence intervals for a variance component corresponding to the random factor in mixed linear models with two variance components. Namely, generalized confidence intervals (based on fiducial generalized pivots (FGP), see Hannig et al. (2006)) are compared to an approximate solution suggested by El-Bassiouni (1994). We focus on FGPs of...

A probit analysis method is presented for the analysis of preference data from a behavioural assay of animals, where responses were observed as animals' cheice between the treatment and control sides or areas. Standard probit models designed for alt or nothing phenomena are not applicable topreflerence assays, because a leg dose metameter only indirectly correlates with the choice. The present ...

Motivation Automatic alignment, especially fiducial marker-based alignment, has become increasingly important due to the high demand of subtomogram averaging and the rapid development of large-field electron microscopy. Among the alignment steps, fiducial marker tracking is a crucial one that determines the quality of the final alignment. Yet, it is still a challenging problem to track the fidu...

The modulus squared of a class of wave functions defined on phase space is used to define a generalized family of Q or Husimi functions. A parameter λ specifies orderings in a mapping from the operator |ψ〉〈σ| to the corresponding phase space wave function, where σ is a given fiducial vector. The choice λ = 0 specifies the Weyl mapping and the Q-function so obtained is the usual one when |σ〉 is ...

Specific Aims: The aim of this research project is to develop a fiducial marker that can be used for in vivo proton range verification following proton therapy. Our group has previously shown the feasibility of using novel elements as proton-activated fiducial markers that can be imaged using an off-site PET scanner (Cho et al 2013). In this research, we will investigate the optimal physical co...

In this paper, three prediction intervals of future generalized order statistics (gos) based on generalized extreme value distribution (GEVD) are constructed. For this purpose, three predictive pivotal quantities are considered, and their exact distributions are established. A Monte Carlo simulation study is carried out to explore the efficiency of the proposed method. The obtained results are ...

Modern data warehouses store exceedingly large amounts of data, generally considered the crown jewels of an enterprise. The amount of data maintained in such data warehouses increases significantly over time—often at a continuous pace, e.g., by gathering additional data or retaining data for longer periods to derive additional business value, but occasionally also precipitously, e.g., when cons...

OBJECTIVE Otologic surgery is undertaken to treat ailments of the ear, including persistent infections, hearing loss, vertigo, and cancer. Typically performed on otherwise-healthy patients in outpatient facilities, the application of image-guided surgery (IGS) has been limited because accurate (<1 mm), non-invasive fiducial systems for otologic surgery have not been available. We now present su...

This paper discusses a quantity word alternation in Ch’ol, Mayan language of southern Mexico. Drawing on fieldwork and additional texts, I show that numerals, pejtyel ‘all,’ oñ ‘many/much’ may appear with possessive morphology. present evidence against generalized quantifier analysis these expressions provide an where the possessed are adjuncts co-indexed null pronoun. also consider between its...

In Augmented Reality (AR), a user can see a virtual world as well as a real world. To avoid the registration problem between the virtual world and the real world, the user’s pose in both worlds should be exactly the same. Fiducial tracking AR is an attractive approach to the registration problem, but most of the developed fiducial tracking AR systems have very limited tracking ranges and requir...