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Letters on the existence and character of the Deity, and on the moral state of man.
No full textiv, [1], 6-144 p. ; 17 cm. (8vo)Attributed to Thomas Dobson by Evans, who notes "229th Pennsylvania Copyright issued to Thomas Dobson, as author, 23 April, 1799.
Fast spatial interference canceller based on the Dobson algorithm
No full textThe Dobson algorithm, an algorithm for adaptive antenna arrays, was first described in 1988. In this work only narrow-band signals were assumed and a brief look was taken at the theoretical aspects of the algorithm. In the simulations non realistic signal to noise ratios, SNR, were assumed. This report contains a presentation of a theoretical analysis of the Dobson algorithm. Furthermore, the theory was extended to wide band systems and a criterion is presented which detects jammers in noisy signals. This criterion is based upon predicting the expected noise power at the output of the array. Simulation results are given for realistic SNR ( 10-20 dB). Simulation results support the theory. The power of the jammers can easily be suppressed, to a level of the same order as the noise power. The problems that may arise with the implementation of the algorithm are discussed. A new application for a semi-mobil system is presented. At this moment no results of experiments with systems using the Dobson algorithm are available. Therefore the next step in the research should be the implementation and testing of a system based on the Dobson algorithm.Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer ScienceTelecommunicatie- en Verkeersbegeleidingssysteme
An Introduction to Generalized Linear Models, Third Edition
No full text- Introduces GLMs in a way that enables readers to understand the unifying structure that underpins them. \ud
- Discusses common concepts and principles of advanced GLMs, including nominal and ordinal regression, survival analysis, and longitudinal analysis. \ud
- Connects Bayesian analysis and MCMC methods to fit GLMs. \ud
- Contains numerous examples from business, medicine, engineering, and the social sciences. \ud
- Provides the example code for R, Stata, and WinBUGS to encourage implementation of the methods. \ud
- Offers the data sets and solutions to the exercises online. \ud
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Continuing to emphasize numerical and graphical methods, An Introduction to Generalized Linear Models, Third Edition provides a cohesive framework for statistical modeling. This new edition of a bestseller has been updated with Stata, R, and WinBUGS code as well as three new chapters on Bayesian analysis. \ud
Like its predecessor, this edition presents the theoretical background of generalized linear models (GLMs) before focusing on methods for analyzing particular kinds of data. It covers normal, Poisson, and binomial distributions; linear regression models; classical estimation and model fitting methods; and frequentist methods of statistical inference. After forming this foundation, the authors explore multiple linear regression, analysis of variance (ANOVA), logistic regression, log-linear models, survival analysis, multilevel modeling, Bayesian models, and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. \ud
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Using popular statistical software programs, this concise and accessible text illustrates practical approaches to estimation, model fitting, and model comparisons. It includes examples and exercises with complete data sets for nearly all the models covered
Self-reported indicators of psychological health
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CME Educational Objectives
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Identify factors that minimize the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in deployed service members.
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Review the differences between Australian, United States, and United Kingdom service members' rates of PTSD and alcohol abuse.
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Identify the measures used to assess the health and well-being of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Annabel McGuire, Michael Waller, Colleen Loos, Christine McClintock, Alexander C. McFarlane, Lisa Nielsen, Susan A. Treloar, Annette Dobson and Catherine D’Est
We Are Already Ghosts: Reflections on Composition
No full textIn this piece, author and critic Kit Dobson discusses and analyzes the composition of his debut novel, We Are Already Ghosts (University of Calgary Press, 2024). He analyzes the novel along at least three axes: first, as a novel that can be classified as a character-driven “summer read”; second, as a work of experimental fiction; and, third, as a text that analyzes and interrogates the spaces that make up the Canadian province of Alberta. Dobson notes influences on the novel from Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse; to the poetics of bpNichol; to the tension between settler and Indigenous understandings of land, territory, haunting, and presence. Throughout, Dobson notes that the time in which the novel is set, between 1996 and 2011, marks a period of transition for the Briscoe-MacDougall family members who populate the book, and for the world and society that these characters represent
(MS) The Deployment Health Surveillance Program: vision and challenges of health surveillance for Australian military cohorts
No full textThe definitive version may be found at www.wiley.comThe Australian Government has supported the establishment of a Deployment Health Surveillance Program for the Australian Defence Force. Although some health screening mechanisms already exist for Australian Defence Force personnel, until now health data have been used largely for clinical management at an individual level and have not been aggregated to identify trends in health and risk factors in the shorter or longer term. We identify challenges for and potential benefits of health surveillance in the military context, describe features of the Program and progress to date. Retrospective and cross-sectional projects based on deployments to the Near North Area of Influence since 1997 are under way. A planned prospective model of health surveillance for those deploying to the Middle East promises more timely attention to any emerging health problems for military personnel and veterans.Christopher A. Barton, Annette Dobson, Susan A. Treloar, Christine McClintock and Alexander C. McFarlan
Analysing seasonal data
No full textMany common diseases, such as the flu and cardiovascular disease, increase markedly in winter and dip in summer. These seasonal patterns have been part of life for millennia and were first noted in ancient Greece by both Hippocrates and Herodotus. Recent interest has focused on climate change, and the concern that seasons will become more extreme with harsher winter and summer weather. We describe a set of R functions designed to model seasonal patterns in disease. We illustrate some simple descriptive and graphical methods, a more complex method that is able to model non-stationary patterns, and the case-crossover to control for seasonal confounding
A Balancing that is Beyond the Scope of the Common Law: A Discussion of the Issues Raised by Dobson v. (Litigation Guardian of) Dobson
No full textThis article examines whether a child should have the legal right to sue its mother for harms alleged to have been caused by her negligence during pregnancy. The author begins with an overview of relevant jurisprudence on the legal status of the fetus and on the right of children to sue a third party for pre- birth injury. Jurisprudence on the right of a child to sue its mother for pre-birth injury is also outlined.
The author then critically examines the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dobson (Litigation Guardian of) v Dobson where the court held, on public policy grounds, that a child did not have the legal right to sue its mother. In the author\u27s view, this decision is correct given the limitations of the common law, although it does not appropriately balance the interests of pregnant women with those of injured children who require compensation for their special needs.
She advocates legislative reform because the legislature is better equipped to deal with polycentric issues and would be able to provide a particularized, results-oriented response. Specifically, the author recommends legislation, patterned on the United Kingdom\u27s Congenital Disabilities Act, 1976, which would allow a child to sue its mother only where the alleged negligence relates to the operation of a motor vehicle. The author argues that such legislation is the best way to provide children like Ryan Dobson with the care they need, while avoiding the harmful consequences of imposing a general tort liability on pregnant women vis-a-vis their fetuses
A Balancing that is Beyond the Scope of the Common Law: A Discussion of the Issues Raised by Dobson v. (Litigation Guardian of) Dobson
No full textThis article examines whether a child should have the legal right to sue its mother for harms alleged to have been caused by her negligence during pregnancy. The author begins with an overview of relevant jurisprudence on the legal status of the fetus and on the right of children to sue a third party for pre- birth injury. Jurisprudence on the right of a child to sue its mother for pre-birth injury is also outlined.
The author then critically examines the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dobson (Litigation Guardian of) v Dobson where the court held, on public policy grounds, that a child did not have the legal right to sue its mother. In the author\u27s view, this decision is correct given the limitations of the common law, although it does not appropriately balance the interests of pregnant women with those of injured children who require compensation for their special needs.
She advocates legislative reform because the legislature is better equipped to deal with polycentric issues and would be able to provide a particularized, results-oriented response. Specifically, the author recommends legislation, patterned on the United Kingdom\u27s Congenital Disabilities Act, 1976, which would allow a child to sue its mother only where the alleged negligence relates to the operation of a motor vehicle. The author argues that such legislation is the best way to provide children like Ryan Dobson with the care they need, while avoiding the harmful consequences of imposing a general tort liability on pregnant women vis-a-vis their fetuses
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A Balancing that is Beyond the Scope of the Common Law: A Discussion of the Issues Raised by Dobson v. (Litigation Guardian of) Dobson
No full textThis article examines whether a child should have the legal right to sue its mother for harms alleged to have been caused by her negligence during pregnancy. The author begins with an overview of relevant jurisprudence on the legal status of the fetus and on the right of children to sue a third party for pre- birth injury. Jurisprudence on the right of a child to sue its mother for pre-birth injury is also outlined.
The author then critically examines the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dobson (Litigation Guardian of) v Dobson where the court held, on public policy grounds, that a child did not have the legal right to sue its mother. In the author\u27s view, this decision is correct given the limitations of the common law, although it does not appropriately balance the interests of pregnant women with those of injured children who require compensation for their special needs.
She advocates legislative reform because the legislature is better equipped to deal with polycentric issues and would be able to provide a particularized, results-oriented response. Specifically, the author recommends legislation, patterned on the United Kingdom\u27s Congenital Disabilities Act, 1976, which would allow a child to sue its mother only where the alleged negligence relates to the operation of a motor vehicle. The author argues that such legislation is the best way to provide children like Ryan Dobson with the care they need, while avoiding the harmful consequences of imposing a general tort liability on pregnant women vis-a-vis their fetuses
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