We consider nonequilibrium probabilistic dynamics in logisticlike maps x(t+1)=1-a|x(t)|(z), (z>1) at their chaos threshold: We first introduce many initial conditions within one among W>>1 intervals partitioning the phase space and focus on the unique value q(sen)<1 for which the entropic form S(q) identical with (1- summation operator Wp(q)(i))/(q-1) linearly increases with time. We then verif...

How to effectively collect diverse data of spontaneous speech and to upgrade various speech processing techniques is a serious issue. In this paper, we introduce our proposed method “SEN method”, which aims to collect psychologically and acoustically diverse acted speech effectively with naturalness. We created detailed directions, on the basis of various real-life scenarios, consulting with a ...

Suppes-Sen Dominance is a commonly accepted criterion of impartiality in distributive justice. Mariotti (1999) characterized the Nash bargaining solution using Nash (1950)’s Scale Invariance (SI) axiom and an axiom named Suppes-Sen Proofness (SSP) that embodies the Suppes-Sen principle. By adding a relative equity component to SSP, we …rst consider a stronger version of of it, the Strong Suppes...

We use household survey data to construct a direct measure of absolute risk aversion based on the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay to buy a risky asset. We relate this measure to a set of consumers’ decisions that in theory should vary with attitude towards risk. We ...nd that elicited risk aversion has considerable predictive power for a number of key household decisions such as choi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare screening performance for Down syndrome of the absolute risk (AR) method to the first trimester combined test (FCT) at different maternal ages. METHODS There was a retrospective analysis of 32,448 FCT. AR was defined as final risk divided by maternal age risk. RESULTS The likelihood of receiving a true prediction was comparable between both met...

Previous research has repeatedly confirmed that students with special educational needs (SEN) are generally less accepted by their peers. Although inclusive teaching strategies and classroom characteristics frequently hypothesised to improve students’ social participation, empirical evidence is scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this paper investigate practices can help foster in general, reduce...

The paper compares perspectives on the meaning of development in the late 1970s and early 1980s to the contemporary period, with a focus on the works of Dudley Seers and Amartya Sen. Both men were critical of the development literature of their times. Seers was especially critical of neoclassicism’s universal claims and economic growth as the prime objective. For Sen, development involves reduc...

Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (X.L., J.L., S.L., Y.Z., X.W., C.Z., M.H.) Kidney Transplant Department, Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (Q.F. , H.W., J.L., C.W.) Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collabor...

In this paper, we obtain the strong consistency and asymptotic distribution of the Theil-Sen estimator in simple linear regression models with arbitrary error distributions. We show that the Theil-Sen estimator is super-efficient when the error distribution is discontinuous and that its asymptotic distribution may or may not be normal when the error distribution is continuous. We give an exampl...

Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (X.L., J.L., S.L., Y.Z., X.W., C.Z., M.H.) Kidney Transplant Department, Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (Q.F. , H.W., J.L., C.W.) Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collabor...