This report is a summary of the theory underlying the Cross-Entropy (CE) method, as discussed in the tutorial by de Boer, Kroese, Mannor and Rubinstein [1]. For a more thorough discussion of the method and its applications, please refer to the original tutorial and the references cited in the tutorial. The CE method, pioneered by Rubinstein in 1997 as an adaptive algorithm for estimating probab...

Resection of the midzone of the continuous epiphysis of a delta phalanx (physiolysis) and its replacement by a free-fat graft from local tissue was performed to improve severe radial angulation of the both thumbs in a 22-month-old child with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Fifty-two months after surgery, satisfactory results were obtained for pinch function, appearance, and radiographic findings. Pr...

Corresponding author: Cheon-Hee Park, M.D., Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Gwangju Christian Hospital, 37, Yangnim-ro, Nam-gu, Gwangju 503-715, Korea. Tel: 82-62-650-5154, Fax: 82-62-650-5116, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3...

We report a new case of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome with a hypoplastic right kidney, persistent pulmonary hypertension, and mitral valve regurgitation. Other pertinent features included broad thumbs, broad big toes, syndactyly of the third and fourth fingers bilaterally, beaked nose, broad columella of the nose, patent ductus arteriosus, and motor and mental retardation. The testes were descended...

When Herrero (1985) extends Rubinstein’s (1982) alternating-offers bargaining model to the case of three or more players any agreement can be supported as a subgame perfect equilibrium (SPE) outcome, given a sufficiently large discount factor. We show that this is not the case when players demand shares for themselves instead of proposing agreements to each other. Although it is possible to rul...