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    Wishart variate generators

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    Subroutine WSHRT for generating matrix of variances and covariances of Wishart distributio

    Optimum incomplete multinormal samples

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    Optimum incomplete multinormal sample

    RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN VARIANCE COMPONENT ESTIMATION

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    The purpose of this paper is to introduce some recent developments in variance component estimation with emphasis on techniques which provide diagnostic information on the data and the model assumptions. This paper concentrates on the balanced data situation, but suggests a natural extension to the case of unbalanced data. The basic ideas are illustrated by several numerical examples

    Agro-environmental project duration and effectiveness in South-east Asia

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    Considerable emphasis has been placed on developing technologies for agricultural sustainability. Many bilateral projects are working to achieve this outcome. A desk review was conducted to study the importance of project duration for the effectiveness of sustainable agricultural projects. Longer-duration projects were successful in addressing more holistic issues than short projects. However, funding agencies tend to fund shorter-duration projects, so projects become progressively shorter. At the same time, the number of projects implemented each year is increasing. Despite the decrease in total development assistance, increases in project numbers, particularly since 1986, appear to be at the cost of project duration. Short project duration was one of the most cited reasons for not completing essential dissemination activities for wider adoption, whereas longer- duration projects were usually considered more successful in addressing more holistic issues. It is difficult to produce tangible outputs from agricultural and soil conservation projects within five years. Considering the slow changes in the system and in agricultural and environmental sustainability, the authors suggest that project developers should be advised to plan for a minimum of 5–10 years, depending on the nature of activities. It is time for funding agencies to reconsider their tendency to fund shorter-duration projects

    The Potential For UK Portfolio Investors To Finance Sustainable Tropical Forestry

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    Environmental Economics and Policy, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

    Quantification of periodontal attachment at single-rooted teeth

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    . The measurement process of attachment Joss has been criticized in recent years. Problems with clinical interpretation, precision of the measurement, and statistical manipulation of the obtained data, are some of the problems associated with the present methodology. The purpose of the present study was to propose an alternative measurement process which addresses some of the existing problems by estimating the lost attachment surface area (LAS) and the remaining attachment surface area (RAS) from a combination of clinical measurements. The results show that a linear combination of several sources of clinical information can be used to predict RAS and LAS. A diagnostic model for LAS (R 2 =81.5%) predicts the square root of LAS with information obtained from bucco-lingual attachment level measurements, the radiographic lost attachment area, the gingivitis index and the radiographic tooth length. This model increases the precision of the estimate of LAS by a factor of 1.86 when compared to the estimate of LAS using only attachment level measurements, A diagnostic model for RAS (R 2 =75.5%) predicts the square root of RAS with the information obtained from the remaining radiographic attachment area, the gingivitis index and the mobility index. Both linear inference models are constructed with measurements of anatomical landmarks to avoid the discrepancy between anatomical and clinical measurements in the produced estimates. It is concluded that modeling of periodontal data provides a simple, inexpensive, and precise diagnostic tool for predicting the lost and the remaining periodontal attachment of single-rooted teeth. Measurement processes of this type could provide a convincing, basis for the evaluation of clinical decisions and research questions.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/72962/1/j.1600-051X.1989.tb01645.x.pd

    A review of the geology and geodynamic evolution of the Palaeoproterozoic Earaheedy Basin, Western Australia

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    The Palaeoproterozoic Earaheedy Basin is one of a series of basins that extend for about 700 km east-west and are part of the Capricorn Orogen, situated between the Archaean Pilbara and Yilgarn Cratons. The Earaheedy Basin contains sedimentary rocks that were deposited on the northern passive continental margin of the Yilgarn Craton, probably as a result of continental breakup at 1.8 Ga. The sedimentary rocks of the Earaheedy Group are divided into two Subgroups, Toloo and Miningarra, each representing different depositional environments and aggregating about 3000 m in thickeness. The Tooloo Subgroup consists of basal siliciclastic with minor platform carbonates, overlain by a 600-m-thick succession of Fe-rich rocks (granular iron-formation and hematitic shales). The Miningarra Subgroup is predominantly siliciclastic, but includes stromatolite-bearing carbonate sequences and was deposited during a more active depositional regime. Far field tectonic events at 1.76 and 1.65 Ga resulted in the deformation of the sedimentary package with progressive intensity from north to south, forming the Stanley Fold Belt and giving and overall asymmetric structure to the Basin. These events were followed by a large meteorite impact (Shoemaker Impact Structure), probably in the Neoproterozoic. The Earaheedy Basin is well endowed with Fe resources, represented by the granular iron-formation (Frere Formation, Tooloo Subgroup), particularly in the Stanly Fold Belt, where there was secondary enrichement

    The Adelaide VHF radar: Capabilities and future plans

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    The VHF radar at Buckland Park, South Australia commenced operation in January, 1984. The radar is located adjacent to the 2-MHz ionospheric radar. The routine method for measuring horizontal wind velocity is the space antenna technique (SA) while the Doppler technique is used to measure vertical velocities. It is possible to swing the transmitting beam in the east-west plane, allowing Doppler measurements of the EW wind component

    Social affiliation motives modulate spontaneous learning in Williams syndrome but not in autism

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    BACKGROUND: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with Williams syndrome (WS) have difficulties with learning, though the nature of these remains unclear. METHODS: In this study, we used novel eye-tracking and behavioral paradigms to measure how 36 preschoolers with ASD and 21 age- and IQ-matched peers with WS attend to and learn novel behaviors (1) from the outcomes of their own actions (non-social learning), (2) through imitation of others’ actions (social learning), and across situations in which imitative learning served either an instrumental function or fulfilled social affiliation motives. RESULTS: The two groups demonstrated similar abilities to learn from the consequences of their own actions and to imitate new actions that were instrumental to the achievement of a tangible goal. Children with WS, unlike those with ASD, increased their attention and imitative learning performance when the model acted in a socially engaging manner. CONCLUSIONS: Learning abnormalities in ASD appear to be linked to the social rather than instrumental dimensions of learning
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