In this note we study the behavior of maximum quasilikelihood estimators (MQLEs) for a class of statistical models, in which only knowledge about the first two moments of the response variable is assumed. This class includes, but is not restricted to, generalized linear models with general link function. Our main results are related to guarantees on existence, strong consistency and mean square...

We generalize Ostrowski inequality for higher order derivatives, by using a generalized Euler type identity. Some of the inequalities produced are sharp, namely attained by basic functions. The rest of the estimates are tight. We give applications to trapezoidal and mid-point rules. Estimates are given with respect to L∞ norm. c © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

A path-following algorithm for industrial robots is presented in this paper. The algorithm generates off-line a joint space point-to-point trajectory that, by exploiting knowledge of the dynamic model, takes into account the actuators’ torque limits while preserving the geometric path. Due to the software characteristic of the specific industrial architecture, the trajectories adopt a trapezoid...

The Riemann sums and the trapezoidal sums of functions defined on a bounded closed interval are well known as approximate sums of the Riemann integrals of the functions. In this paper the author represents the convergence rates of the Riemann sums and the trapezoidal sums as some limits of their expanded error terms. Let [a, b] be a bounded closed interval. We take an n-division ∆ of [a, b] def...

In this paper, we first introduce a generalized version of open shop scheduling (OSS), called generalized cyclic open shop scheduling (GCOSS) and then develop a hybrid method of metaheuristic to solve this problem. Open shop scheduling is concerned with processing n jobs on m machines, where each job has exactly m operations and operation i of each job has to be processed on machine i . However...

We derive generalized Lüscher formulas for finite size corrections in a theory with a general dispersion relation. For the AdS5 × S5 superstring these formulas encode leading wrapping interaction effects. We apply the generalized μ-term formula to calculate finite size corrections to the dispersion relation of the giant magnon at strong coupling. The result exactly agrees with the classical str...

Mixed Treatment Comparisons (MTCs) enable the simultaneous meta-analysis (data pooling) of networks of clinical trials comparing ≥ 2 alternative treatments. Inconsistency models are critical in MTC to assess the overall consistency between evidence sources. Only in the absence of considerable inconsistency can the results of an MTC (consistency) model be trusted. However, inconsistency model sp...

We present a detailed study of two inverse consistencies for non-binary constraints: relational path inverse consistency (rel PIC) and pairwise inverse consistency (PWIC). These are stronger than generalized arc consistency (GAC), even though they also only prune domain values. We propose algorithms to achieve rel PIC and PWIC, that have a time complexity better than the previous generic algori...

People procrastinate. Psychological research and common intuition suggest that this propensity reflects a time inconsistency: People often put off unpleasant tasks because they pursue immediategratification in a way that their long-run selves do not appreciate. This paper examines the implications of procrastination for the design of temporal incentive schemes, where an agent is rewarded accord...