Giorgione [exhibition review]

Exhibition review of In the Age of Giorgione (London, Royal Academy of Art

Hill Physicians Medical Group: Independent Physicians Working to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs

Describes how a group of independent physicians improved clinical outcomes through an innovative incentive system -- combining pay-for-performance and fee-for-service -- implemented with quality improvement processes. Discusses lessons learned

Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance masterpieces Restored by Xavier F. Solomon

Review of a book on two paintings by Paolo Veronese on the Venetian island of Murano

Coming of age: Jacopo Tintoretto

Review of the Tintoretto exhibition at the Ducal Palace in Venice, opening on the 6th September 201

Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance masterpieces Restored by Xavier F. Solomon

Review of a book on two paintings by Paolo Veronese on the Venetian island of Murano

Towards a Multi-Subject Analysis of Neural Connectivity

Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) and associated probability models are widely used to model neural connectivity and communication channels. In many experiments, data are collected from multiple subjects whose connectivities may differ but are likely to share many features. In such circumstances it is natural to leverage similarity between subjects to improve statistical efficiency. The first exact algorithm for estimation of multiple related DAGs was recently proposed by Oates et al. 2014; in this letter we present examples and discuss implications of the methodology as applied to the analysis of fMRI data from a multi-subject experiment. Elicitation of tuning parameters requires care and we illustrate how this may proceed retrospectively based on technical replicate data. In addition to joint learning of subject-specific connectivity, we allow for heterogeneous collections of subjects and simultaneously estimate relationships between the subjects themselves. This letter aims to highlight the potential for exact estimation in the multi-subject setting.Comment: to appear in Neural Computation 27:1-2

Jacopo Bassano, regionalism, and rural painting

No abstract available

Future Fruits Mandred Acreage Projection

Future Fruits, an agribusiness that leases fruits such as Lemora, Red Star Navel, Red Nules and the Mandared, is outlined, along with the career of Peter Alvitre, a serial entrepreneur. A key issue is how to promote and license the Mandared; in particular, how to control the supply of Mandared in order to maximize returns