Consider a sequence of n independent observations from a population of increasing size αi, i = 1,2,... and an absolutely continuous initial distribution function. The distribution of the kth record value is represented as a countable mixture, with mixing the distribution of the kth record time and mixed the distribution of the nth order statistic. Precisely, the distribution function and (pow...

Agent specialization as a concept of providing expertise closer to program delivery, was introduced by the Minnesota Cooperative Extension Service as a way to improve the county agent’s ability to work across county lines and across program lines. While the extension agent was still to be a resident community educator working with a broad range of county problems, he/she also would be expected ...

Grounded on Hofstede's (1986) dichotomous model of collectivism/individualism, this study explored Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' cultural identity. A sequential mixed methods procedure was adopted to examine their cultural orientation and the impact of length of experience on their degree of propensity to absorb the target language culture. A total of 120 female and male...

one of the ways to ensure food safety is to educate the public. of the organizations providing food safety education in the united states (u.s.), the cooperative extension system (ces) is one of the most reliable. the effectiveness ces programs depends not only on what is being taught but also on how it is taught. both a needs-based curriculum and how that curriculum is delivered are equally im...

One of the ways to ensure food safety is to educate the public. Of the organizations providing food safety education in the United States (U.S.), the Cooperative Extension System (CES) is one of the most reliable. The effectiveness CES programs depends not only on what is being taught but also on how it is taught. Both a needs-based curriculum and how that curriculum is delivered are equally im...

in this paper, an extension of record models, well known as k-records, is considered. bayesian estimation as well as prediction based on k-records are presented when the underlying distribution is assumed to have a general form. the proposed procedure is applied to the exponential, weibull and pareto models in one parameter case. also, the two-parameter exponential distribution, when both param...