Review (English): Merethe Roos, Hartvig Nissen: Grundtvigianer, skandinav, skolemann

Roos Compound binomial approximations

We consider the approximation of the convolution product of not necessarily identical probability distributions qj I + pjF , (j = 1, . . . , n), where, for all j , pj = 1 − qj ∈ [0, 1], I is the Dirac measure at point zero, and F is a probability distribution on the real line. As an approximation, we use a compound binomial distribution, which is defined in a one-parametric way: the number of t...

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Single-Site Nissen Fundoplication Versus Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

BACKGROUND Advances in minimally invasive surgery have led to the emergence of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS). The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of SILS Nissen fundoplication and compare its outcomes with traditional laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. METHODS This is a retrospective study of 33 patients who underwent Nissen fundoplication between January 200...

A symmetric Roos bound for linear codes

The van Lint-Wilson AB-method yields a short proof of the Roos bound for the minimum distance of a cyclic code. We use the AB-method to obtain a different bound for the weights of a linear code. In contrast to the Roos bound, the role of the codes A and B in our bound is symmetric. We use the bound to prove the actual minimum distance for a class of dual BCH codes of length q2− 1 over Fq. We gi...

English Pronunciation Instruction: A Literature Review

English pronunciation instruction is difficult for some reasons. Teachers are left without clear guidelines and are faced with contradictory practices for pronunciation instruction. There is no well-established systematic method of deciding what to teach, when, and how to do it. As a result of these problems, pronunciation instruction is less important and teachers are not very comfortable in t...