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Interaction between stock indices via changepoint analysis
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2006-09)
Stock market indices from several countries are modelled as discretely sampled diffusions whose parameters change at certain times. To estimate these times of parameter changes we employ both a sequential likelihood-ratio ...
Microprinted feeder cells guide embryonic stem cell fate
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2011-10)
We introduce a non‐contact approach to microprint multiple types of feeder cells in a microarray format using immiscible aqueous solutions of two biopolymers. Droplets of cell suspension in the denser aqueous phase are ...
Sex differences in associations of arginine vasopressin and oxytocin with restingâ state functional brain connectivity
(MIT PressWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2017-01-02)
Social security health insurance for the informal sector in Nicaragua: a randomized evaluation
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2010-09)
This article presents the results from an experimental evaluation of a voluntary health insurance program for informal sector workers in Nicaragua. Costs of the premiums as well as enrollment location were randomly allocated. ...
Towards a new index for environmental sustainability based on a DALY weighting approach
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008-07)
Composite indicators are synthetic indices that are used to rank country performances in specific policy areas. Many do, however, suffer from methodological difficulties. Specific difficulties linked to indices for ...
Estimating the effect of a gasoline tax on carbon emissions
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2011-11)
Recently the proposal has been made to raise gasoline taxes in the United States to curb carbon emissions. The existing literature on the sensitivity of gasoline consumption to changes in price may not be appropriate for ...
Training of the next generation of biostatisticians: a call to action in the U.S.
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2006-10-30)
Two workshops (2001, 2003) were held by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the need to train more biostatisticians in the U.S. to meet the increasing opportunities in the biomedical research enterprise. The ...
Axial level‐specific regulation of neuronal development: Lessons from PITX2
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2015-02)
Cell affinity separations using magnetically stabilized fluidized beds: Erythrocyte subpopulation fractionation utilizing a lectin-magnetite support
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2003-03-20)
A magnetically stabilized fluidized bed is used to separate erythrocyte subpopulations. Binding specificity was obtained by immobilizing the lectin Helix pomatia Agglutinin (HpA) or Griffonia simplicifolia I (GSI) onto ...
On Bayesian methods of exploring qualitative interactions for targeted treatment
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2012-12-10)