BackgroundThe optimal type of dressing in the setting total joint arthroplasty (TJA) remains uncertain. The aim this network meta-analysis was to compare various wound dressings and identify for blister reduction prevention periprosthetic infection (PJI) patients after TJA.MethodsStudies comparing 2 or more groups TJA (hip knee) were systematically searched on PubMed, Embase, Scopus. Two author...

[1] A time series simulation scheme based on wavelet decomposition coupled to an autoregressive model is presented for hydroclimatic series that exhibit band-limited lowfrequency variability. Many nonlinear dynamical systems generate time series that appear to have amplitudeand frequency-modulated oscillations that may correspond to the recurrence of different solution regimes. The use of wavel...

I consider a general model of decisionmaking where anticipatory feelings enter the agent's utility function in addition to physical outcomes, and allow for interactions between these two payo components. I use an equilibrium concept, personal equilibrium, that combines best response to other selves' strategies with rational expectations in the formation of feelings. A decisionmaker with feeling...

In many of the models applied to simulations of turbulent transport and turbulent combustion, the mixing between particles is used to reflect the influence of the continuous diffusion terms in the transport equations. Stochastic particles with properties and mixing can be used not only for simulating turbulent combustion, but also for modeling a large spectrum of physical phenomena. Traditional...

Intransitive competition has the potential to be a powerful contributor to species coexistence, but there are few proposed biological mechanisms that could create intransitivities in natural communities. Using a three-species model of competition for space, we demonstrate a mechanism for coexistence that combines a colonization–competition tradeoff between two species with the ability of a thir...

The structure of the competitive network is an important driver of biodiversity and coexistence in natural communities. In addition to determining which species survive, the nature and intensity of competitive interactions within the network also affect the growth, productivity, and abundances of those individuals that persist. As such, the competitive network structure may likewise play an imp...

Theories of rational choice often make the structural consistency assumption that every decision maker’s binary strict preference among choice alternatives forms a strict weak order. Likewise, the very concept of a utility function over lotteries in normative, prescriptive, and descriptive theory is mathematically equivalent to strict weak order preferences over those lotteries, while intransit...

Research extending over twenty years in behavioral decision theory has led to the development of two important research streams -mental accounting and reason-based choice. This paper explores recent research on the role of mental accounting and reason-based choice in the construction of consumer preferences. Evidence suggests that the principles of mental accounting often regulate the purchase ...

Theories of rational choice often make the structural consistency assumption that every decision maker's binary strict preference among choice alternatives forms a strict weak order. Likewise, the very concept of a utility function over lotteries in normative, prescriptive, and descriptive theory is mathematically equivalent to strict weak order preferences over those lotteries, while intransit...

Machine translation services available on the Web are becoming increasingly popular. However, a pivot translation service is required to realize translations between non-English languages by cascading different translation services via English. As a result, the meaning of words often drifts due to the inconsistency, asymmetry and intransitivity of word selections among translation services. In ...