31 research outputs found
on Regression Estimates of Census Coverage Error
No full textThis series contains research reports, written by or in cooperation with staff members of the Statistical Research Division, whose content may be of interest to the general statistical research community. The views reflected in these reports are not necessarily those of the Census Bureau nor do they necessarily represent Census Bureau statistical policy or practice. Inquiries may be addressed to the author(s) or the SRD Report Series Coordinator, Statistica
Script Training Using Telepractice with Two Adults With Chronic Non-fluent Aphasia
No full textTwo male participants with chronic (> 2 years), non-fluent aphasia and their family members participated in script training using videoconferencing. Functional scripts were developed by people with aphasia (PWA) and their family members. Accuracy of scripts was measured by total target words produced per turn. Participant 1 with Broca’s aphasia produced scripts with 0% accuracy pre-treatment and 87.5% accuracy post-treatment. Participant 2 with Transcortical Motor aphasia produced scripts with 20.2% accuracy pre-treatment and 63.5% accuracy post-treatment. Pre- and post-questionnaires for communication effectiveness and the use of telepractice for speech therapy indicated improvements in answering yes/no questions, participating in conversations with strangers, and increasing confidence and satisfaction with technology delivered treatment. The use of videoconferencing to deliver script training appears beneficial for individuals with chronic aphasia
New Aspects of Thromboangiitis obliterans (von Winiwarter-Buerger's Disease)
No full textThe existence of thromboangiitis obliterans as a clinical entity has been a matter of debate for many years. In contrast to other immunovasculitides there is no organ involvement while peripheral vessels are affected. Heavy smokers under 40 years of age have a high predisposition for the disease. The cerebral form shows relapsing brain infarctions which can be visualized in CCT while panarteriography remains negative. Apart from unspecific inflammatory signs in blood and CSF there are distinctive laboratory findings proving the autoimmunological character of von Winiwarter-Buerger's disease. In the serum anti-elastin antibodies, IgE and anticollagen antibody activity are detectable. In 3 patients the authors detected specific immunohistochemical findings in a biopsy specimen of the temporal artery. In addition to platelet-inhibiting substances corticoids in acute and azathioprine in chronic treatment becomes necessary
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Executive Summary
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Ratio estimators for the population variance in simple and stratified random sampling
No full textWe propose some ratio-type variance estimators using ratio estimators for the population mean in literature. We obtain mean square error (MSE) equations of proposed estimators and show that proposed estimators are more efficient than the traditional ratio estimator, suggested by [C.T. Isaki, Variance estimation using auxiliary information, Journal of the American Statistical Association 78 (1983) 117-123], under certain conditions. We also adapt the proposed estimators in the simple random sampling to the stratified random sampling. In addition, we support the theoretical results with the aid of numerical examples. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
Synopsis of nematodes of the superfamilies Dracunculoidea and Anguillicoloidea parasitic in fishes and amphibians of Japan (1916-2008)
No full textわが国の魚類と両生類から蛇状線虫上科と鰻状線虫上科に属する線虫類として, 以下の9属31種(1未同定種を含む)が報告されている: Mexiconema liohagri, Ichthyofilaria dasvcotti, I. japonica, Kamegainema cingulum, Philonema oncorhynchi, Clavinema mariae, C. parasiluri, Philometra cryptocentri, P. inimici, P. isaki, P. lateolabracis, P. madai, P. managatuwo, P. ocularis, P. opsalichthydis, P. parasiluri, P. pinnicola, P. plotosi, P. sciaenae, P. scomheromori, P. sehasrisci, P. sebastodis, P. spari, Philometra sp., Philometroides anguillae, P. cyprini, P. masu, P. sanguineus, P. seriolae, Anguillicola globiceps, and Anguillicoloides crassus. 1916-2008年に出版された文献に基づき,これら各種の情報を目録としてまとめた. また, 多くの種に対して新標準和名あるいは和名改称を提唱した.Based on the literature published between the years 1916 and 2008. a synopsis is compiled for the following 30 named species (in 9 genera from 5 families) and 1 unnamed species belonging to the nematode superfamilies Dracunculoidea and Anguillicoloidea which have been reported as the parasites of fishes and amphibians from Japan: Mexiconema liohagri (Daniconematidae), Ichthyofilaria dasvcotti, I. japonica (Guyanemidae), Kamegainema cingulum, Philonema oncorhynchi (Micropleuridae), Clavinema mariae, C. parasiluri, Philometra cryptocentri, P. inimici, P. isaki, P. lateolabracis, P. madai, P. managatuwo, P. ocularis, P. opsalichthydis, P. parasiluri, P. pinnicola, P. plotosi, P. sciaenae, P. scomheromori, P. sehasrisci, P. sebastodis, P. spari, Philometra sp., Philometroides anguillae, P. cyprini, P. masu, P. sanguineus, P. seriolae (Philometridae), Anguillicola globiceps, and Anguillicoloides crassus (Anguillicolidae)
REPORT ON USING REGRESSION MODELS FOR SMALL AREA ADJUSTMENT BY
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Model Bias and Sampling Error Considerations in Small Area Coverage Error Estimation
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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS STATISTICAL RESEARCH DIVISION REPORT SERIES
No full textThis series contains research reports, written by or in cooperation with staff members of the Statistical Research Division, whose content may be of interest to the general statistical research community. The views reflected in these reports are not necessarily those of the Census Bureau nor do they necessarily represent Census Bureau statistical policy or practice. Inquiries may be addressed to the author(s) or the SED Report Series Coordinator, Statistica
Barcelona: la ciudad en transformación y el cine de lo real.
No full textThis article is based on the PhD thesis presented by the author in the Universidad Rovira i Virgili, with the title: �Mirar la realidad: una aproximación al Máster en Documental de Creación de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra,de Barcelona (1997-2009)�, directed by Drs. J.C. Suárez Fernández and A. Martínez Herranz. It explains how Barcelona and its transformation have appeared in several documentaries in the last ten years, most of them made by filmmakers who have studied or taught in Máster de Documental de Creación , in Pompeu Fabra University. It speaks also of the city�s museums� and cultural institutions� interest in cinema, in the cinema of the real, above all, which means the city itself is generating this interest. The approach to the work of some filmmakers, such as Isaki Lacuesta or José Luis Guerin, shows how this new cinema is very present in the city�s museums, in some creative and different ways that follow what other Spanish filmmakers � Basilio Martin Patino � had already tried a little earlier, but also try new other forms of creation, much nearer to other European creative proposals.Este artículo está basado en la tesis doctoral que la autora acaba de presentar en la Universidad Rovira i Virgili, con el título: �Mirar la realidad: una aproximación al Máster en Documental de Creación de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra,de Barcelona (1997-2009)�, dirigida por los Drs. J.C. Suárez Fernández y A. Martínez Herranz. Se explica cómo ha aparecido la ciudad de Barcelona y su transformación en diversos documentales de los últimos diez años, la mayoría de ellos realizados por directores que han estudiado o enseñado en el Máster en Documental de Creación de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Habla también del interés de las instituciones culturales y los museos de la ciudad por este cine, por el cine de lo real sobre todo, lo que implica que la propia ciudad está generando este interés. La aproximación al trabajo de alguno de estos cineastas, como Isaki Lacuesta o José Luis Guerin, muestra cómo este nuevo cine está muy presente en los museos de la ciudad, en algunas formas diferentes y creativas, que siguen lo que otros cineastas españoles � Basilio Martín Patino � ya habían intentado algo antes, pero prueban también otras nuevas formas de creación, mucho más cercanas a otras propuestas creativas europeas
