Estimation of intra class correlation parameter for correlated binary data in common correlated models

... Chapter Introduction 1.1 Common Correlated Model Data in the form of clustered binary response arise in the toxicological and biological studies in the recent decades Such kind of data are in the form ... correlation models, the intra- class correlation parameter (ICC) provides a quantitative measure of the similarity between individuals within the same clust...

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... compares the performance of a number of transform-based features (including novel features extracted using the discrete curvelet transform) as well as feature set selection methods for visual speech ... “Detection and tracking of humans and faces,” by S Karlsson et al., a framework for multi-object detection and tracking is proposed, and its performance is demonstrated on videos of...

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... able to further reduce the ZQDCT coefficients for intratransform and quantization and thus has better real-time performance for video encoding Although the video quality degradation is slightly worse ... characteristics of the proposed method and the reference codec [14] for (a) Foreman, (b) Glasgow, (c) Akiyo, and (d) Miss America Additional operations are performed for the cal...

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... Texts, London, UK Robert C, Foulley JL, Ducrocq V (1995) Genetic variation of traits measured in several environments I Estimation and testing of homogeneous and intra-class correlations between ... j=1 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION In this paper, estimation and testing of homogeneity of intra-class correlations among environments have been studied with heteroskedastic u...

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... Discussion: This study is the first randomised placebo controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronan (Synvisc®) for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the first MPJ (hallux limitus) ... are you with the treatment you received for your bigtoe joint pain ?", and will have the following five responses: "Dissatisfied", "O...

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... algorithm development and applications of DIC method vi LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF FIGURES Fig 3.1 Typical set-up for digital image correlation 28 Fig 3.2 Typical images (a) before and (b) after a deformation ... in Digital Image Correlation 15 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.2 Principle for Out -of- Plane Displacement Measurement 17 3.3 Principle for Shape Measur...

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... role in discipline and motivation maintenance 1.5 Definition of Second Language Acquisition Since the early childhood of second language teaching, language acquisition has been a subject of interest ... Acquisition in classroom, it would look more into the contextual factors rather than the social and linguistic ones One contextual factor that has an inf...

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... by taking the square roots of ˆ the diagonal elements of the covariance matrix Σn GLS The values of the weights involved in the GLS estimation depend on the values of the fitted model These values ... reported by the CDC in the US during the 1999–00 season [12] The number of H3N2 cases (isolates) is displayed as a function of time Time is measured as th...

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... E.T., and Holmes, J., 2008, Investigation of organic chemicals potentially responsible for mortality and intersex in fish of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Virginia, during spring of 2007: ... liter (pg/L) Investigation of Organic Chemicals Potentially Responsible for Mortality and Intersex in Fish of the...

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... Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data: Conduct of operations and operational discipline : for improving process safety in industry p cm "Center for Chemical Process Safety" —T.p Includes ... full list of titles in this series CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONAL DISCIPLINE For Improving Process Safety in Industry Cente...

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... Torres Costa et al.: Results of five-year systematic screening for latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers in Portugal Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2010 5:22 Submit your ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in health care workers in rural India Comparison of a whole blood interferon gamma assay with tuberculin skin tes...

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... styloid targeting screws in volar plate fixation of intra-articular distal radial fractures: a biomechanical study in a cadaver fracture model Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010 ... significantly increase ulnar fragment stability in cases of volar plate fixation for intra-articular distal radial fracture Thus, additional...

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... styloid targeting screws in volar plate fixation of intra-articular distal radial fractures: a biomechanical study in a cadaver fracture model Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010 ... significantly increase ulnar fragment stability in cases of volar plate fixation for intra-articular distal radial fracture Thus, additional...

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... this article as: Medina-Acosta and Delgado-Penín: On the feasibility of a channel-dependent scheduling for the SC-FDMA in 3GPP-LTE (mobile environment) based on a prioritized-bifacet Hungarian ... by means of following a methodology aiming at increasing the feasibility of its implementation In a broad sense, in order to perform the sche...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 00:20

... Paradox of low field enhancement factor for field emission nanodiodes in relation to quantum screening effects Tsung-Chieh Cheng*1, Pai-Yen Chen2, and Shen-Yao Wu1 Department of Mechanical ... wuman0802@msn.com Abstract We put forward the quantum screening effect in field emission [FE] nanodiodes, explaining relatively low field enhancement fac...

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