R Package distrMod: S4 Classes and Methods for Probability Models

Package distrMod provides an object oriented (more specifically S4-style) implementation of probability models. Moreover, it contains functions and methods to compute minimum criterion estimators - in particular, maximum likelihood and minimum distance estimators.

L_2 Differentiability of Generalized Linear Models

We derive conditions for $L_2$ differentiability of generalized linear models with error distributions not necessarily belonging to exponential families, covering both cases of stochastic and deterministic regressors. These conditions induce smoothness and integrability conditions for corresponding GLM-based time series models.Comment: 10 page

A (too) brief explanation of the terms "Bildung" and "Erziehung" for the hurried English-speaking reader

The German terms “Bildung” and “Erziehung” are hardly translatable and are therefore occasionally used internationally as loanwords. This text attempts to explain their meanings in a brief manner to an international readership. In doing so, a distinction is made between formal definitions and supplementary connotative meanings. Furthermore, broad and narrow sense definitions are being compared. (DIPF/Orig.)Die schwer übersetzbaren deutschen Ausdrücke “Bildung” und “Erziehung” finden bisweilen auch international Verwendung. Es wird der Versuch unternommen, die Bedeutungen dieser Termini in knapper Form einer internationalen Leserschaft nahezubringen. Dabei werden sowohl formale Definitionen von konnotativen Bedeutungszusätzen unterschieden als auch Begriffsbestimmungen im weiten und im engen Sinn. (DIPF/Orig.

Mechano-electric heterogeneity of the myocardium as a paradigm of its function

Myocardial heterogeneity is well appreciated and widely documented, from sub-cellular to organ levels. This paper reviews significant achievements of the group, led by Professor Vladimir S. Markhasin, Russia, who was one of the pioneers in studying and interpreting the relevance of cardiac functional heterogeneity