Gulliver dormido de Samuel Rovinski: Una parodia del discurso del poder

Gulliver dormido de Samuel Rovinski: Una parodia del discurso del pode

El Fitei: Una fiesta de cultura y de culturas

El Fitei: Una fiesta de cultura y de cultura

IV Festival Internacional de Teatro de Santo Domingo: Un modelo de políticas culturales de producción y recepción teatral

IV Festival Internacional de Teatro de Santo Domingo: Un modelo de políticas culturales de producción y recepción teatra

La II Mostra Latino-Americana de Teatro de Grupo: Hacia una integración teatral latinoamericana

La II Mostra Latino-Americana de Teatro de Grupo: Hacia una integración teatral latinoamerican

An extension of the slash-elliptical distribution

This paper introduces an extension of the slash-elliptical distribution. This new distribution is generated as the quotient between two independent random variables, one from the elliptical family (numerator) and the other (denominator) a beta distribution. The resulting slash-elliptical distribution potentially has a larger kurtosis coefficient than the ordinary slash-elliptical distribution. We investigate properties of this distribution such as moments and closed expressions for the density function. Moreover, an extension is proposed for the location scale situation. Likelihood equations are derived for this more general version. Results of a real data application reveal that the proposed model performs well, so that it is a viable alternative to replace models with lesser kurtosis flexibility. We also propose a multivariate extension

International Collaborative Research with Developing Countries: A Colombian Model for Decreasing Infant Mortality

Current collaborative efforts in international research with developing countries are frequently paternalistic and deprive developing countries of the autonomy necessary to build independent research capacity. Developing countries have become progressively suspicious of the underlying intentions of corporate sponsored research as well as the motives behind research endeavors originated in developed countries that have minimal impact on the health care needs of their populations. The current trend towards globalization requires that certain standards be established to guide these collaborative efforts in order to create strong partnerships that promote global health in less developed countries. The objective of this paper is to present a comprehensive approach to health related international collaborative research with developing countries using as an example a model that has been developed in Colombia, S.A. that changes the prevailing paradigm of collaboration and promotes infant health.Master of Public Healt