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A Bayesian approach is presented for spatially adaptive nonparametric regression where the regression function is modelled as a mixture of splines. Each component spline in the mixture has associated with it a smoothing parameter which is defined over a local region of the covariate space. These local regions overlap such that individual data points may lie simultaneously in multiple regions. C...

BACKGROUND The aim of this article is to develop the Spanish adaptation of the internal functioning of Work Teams Scale (QFI-22). METHODS The scale was adapted from the French version, and was applied to a sample of 1,055 employees working for firms operating in Spain. The article analyses the internal structure (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis) and internal consistency, and prov...

From the end of the year 1947 to the early summer of 1948, a diarrheal disease of infectious nature prevailed in Japan. The disease appeared fairly abruptly and when it was recognized as a serious public health problem, it had already been spread almost all over Japan. It stimulated research workers as well as public health officers as a hitherto unknown disease entity. Human volunteer experime...

Abstract To aggregate different greenhouse gases, the UNFCCC common reporting formats, IPCC inventory guidelines, and Paris Agreement rulebook use an emission metric that has been around for more than 30 years: Global Warming Potential (IPCC, 1990). A ‘metric’ establishes ‘equivalence’ between amount of CO2 emissions other gases (such as CH4), which can be used to design cost-effective mitigati...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted in 1990, has had wide-ranging ramifications for public institutions, including libraries. The legislation requires that facilities, programs, and services be accessible to people with disabilities. Denison Memorial Library of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) has made a commitment to be proactive in serving patrons with ...

Puntius denisonii is popularly known as Miss Kerala in India or Denison barb Red line torpedo the global ornamental fish trade. The species endemic to fast-flowing rivers and streams of Western Ghats India. was not very popular earlier aquatic trade but has been great demand aquarium since it exhibited at AQARAMA 1997 Singapore ranked third under new category. export from started 1996–1997, whi...