When sequentially separating a linear combination of co-channel digital signals, it is necessary at each step to test the validity of the currently estimated signal prior to proceeding to extract the next one. We describe a procedure for use with sequential algorithms which uses a de ation-based approach combined with a simple test statistic. The de ation step removes the contributions of the c...

Tests of homogeneity in zero-inflated models for count data have been well discussed in the literature, but the existing methodologies have relied primarily on score statistics. An often cited justification for the use of these statistics is that they do not require the model to be fitted under the alternative. But the advent of computer software with robust functions and procedures has made it...

In this paper, we propose a shift-deflation technique for the generalized eigenvalue problems. This consists of following two stages: shift converged eigenvalues to zeros, and deflation these shifted eigenvalues. By performing above technique, construct new problem with lower dimension which shares same original except ones. addition, consider relations eigenvectors before after technique. Fina...

The Bank of Japan has sought to maintain financial system stability and promote economic recovery, by providing ample liquidity under the quantitative easing policy, to overcome deflation. The Bank has also supported efforts by the financial services industry, using various means, to strengthen the soundness and functioning of the financial system. Our strategy is two-pronged, aiming both to ov...

One-lung ventilation is required for various thoracic procedures. In addition, various strategies such as the use of double-lumen tube, uninvent tubes, and endobronchial blocker have been used for performing one-lung ventilation. Each of these techniques has its advantages and limitations. Certain factors for failure of endobronchial blocker to provide lung deflation has been described in liter...

Two patients with respiratory failure had consistently reproducible findings on insertion of flow directed pulmonary artery catheters which led to the subsequent diagnosis of pulmonary embolus. Occlusion of the catheter tip and development of a rising "overwedge" tracing on deflation of the balloon may mean the catheter tip has become embedded in clot. When combined with the inability to obtain...

The global economy is yet to completely recover from the aftermath of the Lehman shock, and each country is grappling with its own thorny issues. Japan has not been able to escape from a vicious cycle of deflation and stagnant economic activity for the past 15 years and dynamism has gradually vanished from economic activity. For a sustained economic recovery, it is necessary to overcome deflati...

With the increasing demand for accurate BP measuring devices there comes also the need for validation. Most validation procedures assess the accuracy of a test device against a known standard, most commonly a mercury sphygmomanometer. The best method for assessing device accuracy is to measure BP simultaneously in the same arm with the test device and a mercury sphygmomanometer. This is not alw...

The multichannel blind deconvolution of finite-impulse response (FIR) or infinite-impulse response (IIR) systems is investigated using the multichannel super-exponential deflation methods. In the conventional multichannel super-exponential deflation method [4], the socalled “second-order correlation method” is incorporated in order to estimate the contributions of an extracted source signal to ...

The paper analyzes the performance of the Japanese economy from 1985 to 1999. It compares different explanations of slow growth and prolonged recession. Using both bivariate comparisons and statistical tests, the paper concludes that the maintained growth rate fell after 1992. Also, the data suggest that the recession early in the 1990s was induced by a decline in money growth. In contrast, the...