Abstract A new generalized integral identity involving first order differentiable functions is obtained. Using this as an auxiliary result, we then obtain some refinements of Simpson type inequalities using a class called strongly ( s , m )-convex higher $$\sigma &gt;0$$ σ &gt; 0</mml:...

In contrast to many commodities traded in the economy, housing services include a diverse bundle of attributes priced in a complex way. Because of the high costs of transforming housing bundles, arbitrage is generally impossible; thus it is to be expected that the prices of individual attributes vary jointly in a nonlinear way, even in market equilibrium. Indeed, in the housing literature there...

This article discusses three statistical paradoxes that pervade epidemiological research: Simpson's paradox, Lord's paradox, and suppression. These paradoxes have important implications for the interpretation of evidence from observational studies. This article uses hypothetical scenarios to illustrate how the three paradoxes are different manifestations of one phenomenon--the reversal paradox-...

This study tests the hypothesis that livelihood diversification mitigates vulnerability to climate shocks among rural households in Kenya. The is based on two waves of nationally-representative household survey data collected 2005/06 and 2015/16. A measure sampled was computed using Simpson Diversity Index. Comparison means correlation analysis used test study’s a sample 8,483 12,217 2015/16 re...

The apparently rare chelonine wasp genus Wushenia Zettel was previously known only from a single species Wushenia nana Zettel, collected by Townes at 1150 m from Wushe, Taiwan in 1983. Here we describe a second species, Wushenia australiensis sp. nov. from coastal New South Wales, Australia. This second species extends the known distribution of the genus from the Oriental into the Australasian ...

Identifying sources of sampling variation and quantifying their magnitude is critical to the interpretation of ecological field data. Yet, most monitoring programs of reef fish populations based on underwater visual censuses (UVC) consider only a few of the factors that may influence fish counts, such as the diver or census methodology. Recent studies, however, have drawn attention to a broader...

It is generally accepted that the first choice of treatment for spinal meningiomas is "radical" surgical removal. However, Simpson grade I removal is sometimes difficult, especially in cases with ventral dural attachment, because of the risk of spinal cord damage or the difficulty of dural repair after radical resection. In addition, there is no consensus on a surgical strategy for radicality, ...