A proof of the soundness of Tofte's imperative type discipline with respect to a structured operational semantics is given. The presentation is based on a semantic formalism that combines the bene ts of the approaches considered by Wright and Felleisen, and by Tofte, leading to a particularly simple proof of soundness of Tofte's type discipline.

We study the distribution of the smallest eigenvalue for certain classes of positive-definite Hermitian random matrices, in the limit where the size of the matrices becomes large. Their limit distributions can be expressed as Fredholm determinants of integral operators associated to kernels built out of Meijer G-functions or Wright’s generalized Bessel functions. They generalize in a natural wa...

Let {Yn, n≥ 1} be a sequence of nonmonotonic functions of associated random variables. We derive a Newman and Wright (1981) type of inequality for the maximum of partial sums of the sequence {Yn, n≥ 1} and a Hajek-Renyi-type inequality for nonmonotonic functions of associated random variables under some conditions. As an application, a strong law of large numbers is obtained for nonmonotonic fu...

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Preproduction and current models of the miniature Wright peak flow meter have been compared with the standard Wright peak flow meter on normal and abnormal subjects. Early problems in production appear to have been overcome, and the current model agrees to within 3% with the standard peak flow meter, which is as close as the agreement between two standard instruments. The new mini-meter may be ...

Two giants of evolutionary theory, Sewall Wright and R. A. Fisher, fought bitterly for over thirty years. The Wright-Fisher controversy forms a cornerstone of the history and philosophy of biology. I argue that the standard interpretations of the Wright-Fisher controversy do not accurately represent the ideas and arguments of these two key historical figures. The usual account contrasts the maj...

A very rapid decrease in heterozygosis is naturally indicated in the formative period of the breed (studied in Shorthorn cattle7'8). But even after large numbers are reached the average rate of decrease per generation in 6 breeds including cattle,8"l0 horses,9 sheep'0 and swine'0 is about 0.5%, equivalent to 25 as the effective number of sires per generation. It is probably also true in nature ...