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The estimation of cumulative distributions is classically performed using the empirical distribution function. This estimator has excellent properties but is lacking continuity. Smooth versions of the empirical distribution function have been obtained by k ...
This short note shows that the Lundberg's exponential upperbound in the ruin problem of non-life insurance with compound Poisson claims is also valid for the Poisson shot noise delayed claims model, and that the optimal exponent depends only on the distrib ...
To understand the behavior of many NMR expts., it is important to det. the spatial distribution of the B1 field. In this paper, we show how this distribution can be mapped independently of spin d., coil responsiveness, and nonlinearities of the B0 field gr ...
The kinetics for homogeneous hydrolysis of mannan was studied in a batch reactor at temps. from 160 to 220 Deg. A formate buffer ensured a pH of 3.8-4.0, measured at 25 Deg. Samples were analyzed for oligosaccharides at a d.p. of ?6 and also for the total ...
This paper presents a method for constructing confidence intervals using the jackknife. Asymptotic expansions are used to assess and reduce the skewness. It is proved that, although the error in the coverage rate remains of order O(1/n) for two-sided inter ...
The invention concerns a 5-aminolevulinic acid ester (I) soln. for producing a pharmaceutical prepn. useful for diagnosing and/or treating tissue and/or cell pathologies by local radiation exposure using radiation emitted by a light source energy followed, ...
The issue of mechanical resistance of optical fibers irradiated by UV laser sources has been recently reported. An important mechanical degradation as expressed by the decrease of median breaking strength and the widening of the Weibull distribution has be ...
Seemingly unrelated empirical hydrologic laws and several experimental facts related to the fractal geometry of the river basin are shown to find a natural explanation into a simple finite-size scaling ansatz for the power laws exhibited by cumulative dist ...
The statistical aspects of the failure of large 3-D unidirectional fiber reinforced composites are studied numerically and analytically. A 3-D lattice Green's function model is used to calculate the stress field, damage evolution, and Failure in composites ...
Most previous studies of arterial wall elasticity and rheology have assumed that the properties of the wall are uniform across the thickness of the media and, therefore, that the relationship between stress and strain may be described by a constitutive equ ...
