Custom Integrated Circuits

Contains reprots on two research projects.U.S. Air Force (Contract F49620-81-C-0054)U.S. Air Force (Contract F49620-80-C-0073

Custom Integrated Circuits

Contains report on one research project.U.S. Air Force - Office of Scientific Research (Contract F49620-80-C-0073

Custom Integrated Circuits

Contains reports on three research projects.U.S. Air Force (Contract F49620-81-C-0054)National Science Foundation (Grant ECS81-18160

Custom Integrated Circuits

Contains reports on four research projects.U.S. Air Force - Office of Scientific Research (Contract F49620-81-C-0054)U.S. Air Force - Office of Scientific Research (Contract F49620-84-C-0004)National Science Foundation (Grant ECS81-18160)National Science Foundation (Grant ECS83-10941

Tibolone decreases Lipoprotein(a) levels in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 studies with 1009 patients

Introduction: Circulating lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Tibolone, a synthetic steroid, may lower Lp(a) levels; however, evidence of the effects of tibolone on Lp(a) still remain to be defined. Therefore, we investigated the effects of tibolone treatment on circulating Lp(a) levels in postmenopausal women. Methods: The search included PUBMED, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar (up to January 31st, 2015) to identify controlled clinical studies investigating the effects of oral tibolone treatment on Lp(a) levels in postmenopausal women. Random-effects meta-regression was performed using unrestricted maximum likelihood method for the association between calculated weighted mean difference (WMD) and potential moderators. Results: Meta-analysis of data from 12 trials (16 treatment arms) suggested a significant reduction of Lp(a) levels following tibolone treatment (WMD:-25.28%, 95% confidence interval [CI]:-36.50,-14.06;

Game Theory and Cumulative Voting for Corporate Directors

Game theory may be used to describe and to analyze corporate elections which are based upon a system of cumulative voting. In these games a strategy is a partition of one's votes among a slate of candidates. A minimax strategy is such a partition which guarantees a voter a certain security level in terms of the number of directorships he can win irrespective of how his opponents vote. These minimax strategies, although not so called, are equivalent to decision rules on how to vote found throughout the literature of business organization.