In order to determine how much deterministic structure, if any, is present in the behavior of price yields for a stock index, the following practical investment problem is defined: Decide today whether to switch in or out of an S&P 500 index fund, where an initial $10,000 investment will be held for 13 weeks, after which the decision-making process is to be repeated. The alternative investment ...

of a Dacron cuffed hemodialysis catheter for prolonged use. Am 12. Blot F, Schmidt E, Nitenberg G et al. Earlier positivity of central-venousversus peripheral-blood cultures is highly preJ Kidney Dis 1988; 11: 166 dictive of catheter-related sepsis. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36: 3. Moss AH, Vasilakis C, Holley JL et al. Use of a silicone dual 105–109 lumen catheter with a Dacron cuff as long-term ...

MALABSORPTION syndromes are clinical disorders arising from disturbances of small intestinal function although pernicious anaemia is not usually included in this category. The principal disorders are coeliac disease, post-gastrectomy states and small intestinal diverticulosis. Tropical sprue and regional enteritis both with a high incidence of low levels of serum vitamin B12 are also included a...

s Photographs Words Stimulus type Midazolam Saline Fig. 8. Recognition memory measured in d 0 as a function of stimulus type (words, photographs, and abstract pictures) and drug condition (saline vs midazolam). From Reder et al., 2006a, p. 565. Copyright 2006 by the Association for Psychological Science. Reprinted with permission of the author. 302 Lynne M. Reder et al. participant, nor the nur...

Submission The deadline for abstracts is 15 January, 2015. An abstract form can be found on the conference website. Notification of acceptance will be given before 15 March, 2015. Proceedings The proceedings of the conference will be published in Radiation Protection Dosimetry. Manuscripts must be submitted in English and comply with the “Instruction for Authors”, which will be sent to the auth...

In their comment on our article (Trippas et al., 2014a), Singmann and Kellen (2014; henceforth SK) suggest that our use of signal detection theory (SDT) provides an uninformative characterization of the data, that our application of SDT to causal-conditional reasoning is unnecessary and misguided, and that the model does not provide a good fit of the data. We will address each of these points. ...

There he is. You met him not four months ago at a function just like this. You recognize the face. But his name . . . what is his name?! Suddenly, he is upon you, remembering your name with ease. “Heeeeeeyyyyyy!” is all you can muster. This elongated greeting serves two vital purposes. First, it’s a time-killer. You could still remember the name. Second, it is intended to communicate a level of...

The purpose of this study was to identify challenges faced by induction-year teachers in Texas. The target population for the study was induction teachers in Texas during the 2005-2006 school year (N = 98). A census was conducted and 73 teachers responded resulting in a 77% response rate. Data were collected using an electronic questionnaire administered over the Internet. The questionnaire con...

A path-following experiment, using a global positioning system, was conducted with participants who were legally blind. Onand off-course confirmations were delivered by either a vibrotactile or an audio stimulus. These simple binary cues were sufficient for guidance and point to the need to offer output options for guidance systems for people who are visually impaired. Personal navigation syste...

A case-control study was carried out to determine factors associated with HIV infection among pregnant hilltribe women who attended the antenatal clinics of six hospitals in northern Thailand (Mae Suai, Wieng Pa Pao, Mae Sai, Mae Chan, Wieng Kaen, Mae Fa Luang, and Chiang Rai hospitals) between 1 January 200531 May 2007. Data were collected using questionnaires and analysis was by univariate (p...