Abstract: Most data of which a statistician comes into contact has been rounded off in some manner, i.e., we do not observe X = x but a < X ≤ b. In this paper we investigate theoretical properties of the generalized fiducial distribution introduced in Hannig (2009) for such discretized data. Results are provided for both fixed sample size with increasing precision, and increasing sample size wi...

Since introducing a hybrid vision-inertial tracker using passive fiducial markers, we have encountered several applications in which the use of encoded LEDs would be preferable to paper fiducials. This includes small-scale applications requiring higher precision, and applications where the size of the target, or the range of viewing angles, or operation in the dark is important. We present a no...

The occurrence of hesitation markers is generally considered to be part of the verbal planning process. It is also a feature which is of potential importance to the forensic application of phonetics if hesitation behaviour could be linked to individual speakers. This study examines a total of eight female speakers on three different days. It can be demonstrated that, even though results vary ac...

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is the world’s largest high energy neutrino telescope, using the Antarctic ice cap as a Cherenkov detector medium. DeepCore, the low energy extension to IceCube, is an infill array with a fiducial volume of around 30 MTon in the deepest, clearest ice, aiming for an energy threshold as low as 10 GeV and extending IceCube’s sensitivity to indirect dark matter sear...

In this paper a fully automatic face verification system is presented. A face is characterized by a vector (jet) of coefficients determined applying a bank of Gabor filters in correspondence to 19 facial fiducial points automatically localized. The identity claimed by a subject is accepted or rejected depending on a similarity measure computed among the jet characterizing the subject, and the o...

We review our ongoing theoretical and phenomenological study of the discovery potential for instanton-induced DIS events at HERA. Constraints from recent lattice simulations will be exploited and translated into a “fiducial” kinematical region for our predictions of the instanton-induced DIS cross-section. ∗Plenary talk at the 3rd UK Phenomenology Workshop on HERA Physics, Sep 20-25, 1998, Durh...

immunophenotyping of lymphocytes is very essential for evaluation of immune system. due  to  the  effect  of  environmental  factors  and  ethnical diversity on  immune  system, establishment of an internal normal range of lymphocyte subsets is a necessity for each population.  the  aim  of  this  study  was  to  determine  the  normal  range  of  t  and  b lymphocytes, and nk cells in normal i...

background: equine piroplasmosis is caused by two haemoprotozoan parasites: babesia caballi and theileria equi . negative economic impact on international trade has been associated to endemic sites. this is the reason why carrier detection requires reliable diagnostic methods. various diagnostic modalities can be used alone or in combination including pcr. however, genetic variation of commonly...

background: downy mildew caused by plasmopara halstedii is one of the most devastating diseases of sunflower worldwide. so far several dominant resistance genes designated as pl have been identified and their molecular markers linked to these genes are available. however, no information on the resistance genes is available in iranian lines. objective: in this study, the presence of three map-ba...