Developments in AZtec: New Solutions for EBSD

Developments in AZtec: New Solutions for EBSD

Electron backscatter diffraction EBSD is a powerful technique applicable to a range of microstructural analyses, including texture, grain size, boundary characterization, phase distribution and inter-phase orientation relationships. The technique is suited to solving an increasing range of analytical problems on the um to mm scale. However, best results are only obtained with a good understandi...

Some New Developments in Small Area Estimation

Small area estimation has received a lot of attention in recent years due to growing demand for reliable small area statistics. Traditional area-specific estimators may not provide adequate precision because sample sizes in small areas are seldom large enough. This makes it necessary to employ indirect estimators based on linking models. Basic area level and unit level models have been extensiv...

Aztec medicine.

THE discovery of America placed the European nations in contact with three major civilizations, the Aztec in the Mexican plateau, the Maya in the Yucatan peninsula, and the Inca in the Peruvian Andes. The Mayas had been settled for centuries in the same area and developed a civilization with high cultural manifestations, whereas the Aztecs and Incas, in spite of their political power and strong...

Aztec Art

New Developments in Hepatology.

During the last two decades, there has been a revolution in the understanding of hepatic pathophysiology and in the treatment of liver disease. There is not time to review all of the new developments. Instead, I will touch briefly on two areas which are still evolving and in which I have worked. The first topic will concern portal physiology.