provided in the eligible studies) for each indicator [1]. Because their meta-analysis included a large number of subjects, these authors obtained narrow confidence intervals for virtually all variables; as these confidence intervals differed from the unit, the reader is led to believe that each one is an independent indicator of AOM. However, this might not be the case, because in pooling crude...

Many modern visual recognition algorithms incorporate a step of spatial ‘pooling’, where the outputs of several nearby feature detectors are combined into a local or global ‘bag of features’, in a way that preserves task-related information while removing irrelevant details. Pooling is used to achieve invariance to image transformations, more compact representations, and better robustness to no...

Genome-wide association studies may be necessary to identify genes underlying certain complex diseases. Because such studies can be extremely expensive, DNA pooling has been introduced, as it may greatly reduce the genotyping burden. Parallel to DNA pooling developments, the importance of haplotypes in genetic studies has been amply demonstrated in the literature. However, DNA pooling of a larg...

This paper investigates the effects of government spending in the Euro area where the fixed exchange rate regimes have been maintained. I employ the Bayesian pooling method which has been used to analyze the effect of monetary policy. By applying the Bayesian estimation procedure to the panel of VARs in the Euro area, I explore whether there exists heterogeneity in country dynamics or not, i.e....

Shows equilibrium always exists (Rothschild-Stiglitz-Wilson model) when firms enforce policy exclusivity via strategic (profit-maximizing) communication of client purchases. Strategic communication induces two equilibrium types: partial communication of purchase information or non-communication which exhibits a lemon effect (low-risk purchase no insurance). Nonetheless, Jaynes' configuration (J...

A quantitative model was constructed to estimate the probability that a serving of food containing eggs produced on the island of Ireland is contaminated with Salmonella spp. The model is based on the prevalence of contaminated eggs at the time of lay and a set of parameters which describe the pooling of eggs in the home and in catering situations. Both external and internal contamination of th...

This paper examines the recent experience with insurance and other risk-financing instruments in developing countries in order to gain insights into the effectiveness of these instruments in reducing economic insecurity. Insurance and other risk financing strategies are viewed as efforts to recover from negative income shocks through risk pooling and transfer. Specific examples of public-privat...