A locally causal hidden-variable theory of quantum physics need not be constrained by the Bell inequalities if this theory also partially violates the measurement independence condition. However, such violation can appear unphysical, implying implausible conspiratorial correlations between the hidden variables of particles being measured and earlier determinants of instrumental settings. A nove...

Article history: Received 14 March 2012 Available online 17 May 2012 Communicated by Derek Holt

We attempt to elucidate whether there might be a causal connection between the socioeconomic status (SES) of the rearing environment and obesity in the offspring using data from two large-scale adoption studies: (1) The Copenhagen Adoption Study of Obesity (CASO), and (2) The Survey of Holt Adoptees and Their Families (HOLT). In CASO, the SES of both biological and adoptive parents was known, b...

For the estimation of total lipids in the feces a number of excellent methods are available, which depend upon primary saponification of the material. When the fat partition is to be determined, however, it becomes necessary to use extraction procedures, a number of which are described in the literature. A method widely used is that of Holt, Courtney, and Fales (l), which is essentially an adap...

Particulate matter is one of the major air pollutants closely related to human health. In order predict atmospheric particulate concentrations effectively and accurately, this paper utilized ARIMA model, Holt-Winters STL-Holt model STL-ARIMA carry out prediction experiments based on hourly PM2.5 PM10 concentration historical data in Guangzhou city. The results showed that four models were effec...

Article history: Received 10 January 2011 Available online 12 August 2011 Communicated by Derek Holt