Stan is a probabilistic programming language for specifying statistical models. A Stan program imperatively defines a log probability function over parameters conditioned on specified data and constants. As of version 2.2.0, Stan provides full Bayesian inference for continuous-variable models through Markov chain Monte Carlo methods such as the No-U-Turn sampler, an adaptive form of Hamiltonian...

Stan is a Graphplan-based planner, so-called because it uses a variety of STate ANalysis techniques to enhance its performance. Stan competed in the AIPS-98 planning competition where it compared well with the other competitors in terms of speed, nding solutions fastest to many of the problems posed. Although the domain analysis techniques Stan exploits are an important factor in its overall pe...

BACKGROUND Development of a tuberculosis vaccine to boost BCG is a major international health priority. SRL172, an inactivated whole cell booster derived from a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, is the only new vaccine against tuberculosis to have demonstrated efficacy in a Phase 3 trial. In the present study we sought to determine if a three-dose series of DAR-901 manufactured from the SRL172 mas...

The author thanks C. E. Stevens, A. M. Daniel, and one anonymous reviewer for their helpful comments on a previous version of this paper. Stan Kuczaj served as acting editor for this article. Correspondence concerning this article may be addressed to Mauricio R. Papini, Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, Box 298920, Fort Worth, TX 76129, U. S. A. ([email protected]). Role of O...

The problem with Physical Models and their appeal to composers is not merely perceptual or aesthetic.Furthermore is not a question of understanding the physics and parameters of the actual instrument. Itis a question of achieving musical textures, realistic articulations and extending the qualities of a familyof sounds given by a single characteristic timbre in a Physical Model of a...

Stan Glantz’s voice carries the conviction and decibel level one would associate with a man who, with a handful of other courageous souls, has stood up to the mighty tobacco industry. A man who has played a key role in revealing to the world how over the past four decades tobacco executives have concealed the findings of their own scientists that tobacco kills and that nicotine is addictive. Ye...