b a c k g r o u n d & aim: the excess hazard rate proposed by andersen and vaeth may underestimate the long-term excess hazard rate for cancer survival. zahl explained the phenomenon by continuous selection of the most robust individuals after diagnosis. he applied correlated inverse gaussian and gamma  frailty  models  to estimate  excess  intensity  and reached  a better  estimate  of the rat...

We have studied the adsorption processes of H2 on the V (100) surface of Vanadium using self consistent field theory.Dissociative adsorptions of H2 are significantly favored compared to molecular adsorptions. There is a significant charge transfer from the first layer of the vanadium surface to the Hydrogen atoms. Three possible adsorption sites, top, bridge and center site, were considered in ...

selection of an appropriate model is important for quantifying response of germination rate to temperature and determination of cardinal temperatures. this study was done to evaluate different nonlinear regression models to describe response of germination rate to temperature in medicinal pumpkin, borago and black cumin. the regression models were dent-like, segmented, beta, curvilinear, quadra...

Monthly and 3-hourly precipitation data from twentieth-century climate simulations by the newest generation of 18 coupled climate system models are analyzed and compared with available observations. The characteristics examined include the mean spatial patterns, intraseasonal-to-interannual and ENSO-related variability, convective versus stratiform precipitation ratio, precipitation frequency a...

aim of the present research was to design a proper model for management of knowledge in environmental organizations of country. in study of the model, suitability of the proposed model was researched by asking views of directors, deputies, managers of groups and scientific board members of environmental organizations of country. for this purpose, with review of research literature, insight pro...

the efficiency of three statistical models, ahp surface-weighted density bivariate (semi-quantitative models), stepwise multivariate regression and logistic multivariate regression models were compared in chehel-chai watershed in golestan province, iran. in current study the hazard map was prepared according to the top model of landslide hazard map. chehel-chai watershed is located as one of go...

agility is considered the ability to respond quickly to changes and a major factor for success and survival in today's business. the purpose of this research is to offer a conceptual model using interpretive structural modeling(ism). to this end after reviewing literature and theoretical background, the indices related to achieving agility via information technology (it) have been identifi...