A multi-player competitive Dynkin stopping game is constructed, extending the work of Guo and Rutkowski [6]. Each player can either exit the game for a fixed payoff, determined a priori, or stay and receive an adjusted payoff depending on the decision of other players. The single period case is shown to be “weakly unilaterally competitive” (Kats and Thisse [10] and De Wolf [2]). We present an e...

We consider the problem of quickest detection of abrupt changes for processes that are not necessarily independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) before and after the change. By making a very simple observation that applies to most well-known optimum stopping times developed for this problem (in particular CUSUM and Shiryayev–Roberts stopping rule) we show that their optimality can be eas...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of reverse-sequence chewing cycles in skeletal class III patients before and after orthodontic-surgical therapy to evaluate whether the occlusal and skeletal correction is followed by a functional improvement. STUDY DESIGN Twenty skeletal class III patients (11 males and 9 females, 22.7 ± 3.0 years old) were recruited for this ...

PURPOSE To validate the utility and effectiveness of a standardized tool for prioritization of information sources for early detection of diseases. METHODS The tool was developed with input from diverse public health experts garnered through survey. Ten raters used the tool to evaluate ten information sources and reliability among raters was computed. The Proc mixed procedure with random effe...

BACKGROUND Long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is common and associated with poor outcomes. Strategies to enhance early detection of first-episode psychosis have been advocated. AIMS To evaluate initiatives for early detection of psychosis. METHOD Systematic review of available evidence on the effectiveness of early detection initiatives to reduce the DUP. RESULTS The review inc...

An eradication programme ideally requires a dosed community with dose collaboration from all authorities concerned in order t o enable the examination of all known, registered cases ; early detection of cases and starting therapy with an effective , quick-acting medication to reduce the possibility of dissemination of the disease ; and the facility to follow-up the patients on a long term b asi...

Popular media describe adverse effects of helicopter parents who provide intense support to grown children, but few studies have examined implications of such intense support. Grown children (N = 592, M age = 23.82 years, 53% female, 35% members of racial/ethnic minority groups) and their parents (n = 399, M age = 50.67 years, 52% female; 34% members of racial/ethnic minority groups) reported o...