… , and wjj denotes the “to-from” weight corresponding to the directed edge to node j from
node j . It is important to note that in many references the indices are flipped and wj j = wjj …

In recent years, many exciting developments have taken place in bootstrapping time series.
Advances have proceeded along a number of distinct paths. Some authors have focused on …

BACKGROUND: Patient decision aids are used to promote informed decision making. This
review examines the methods and findings of studies that have evaluated the impact of …

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photoelectron chemical shifts.) Such behavior has also been reported for 029'10 and CO.9 In the …

We present a critical review of three different experimental methodsused to measure bond
energies: radical kinetics, gas-phase acidity cycles, and photoionization mass spectrometry. …

In recent years, the trading accounts at large commercial banks have grown substantially and
become progressively more diverse and complex. We provide descriptive statistics on the …

The forecast evaluation literature has traditionally focused on methods of assessing point
forecasts. However, in the context of many models of financial risk, interest centers on more …

We investigate how personal bankruptcy law affects small firms' access to credit. When a firm
is unincorporated, its debts are personal liabilities of the firm's owner, so that lending to the …

Background: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) likely derive from clones in the primary tumor,
suggesting that they can be used for all biological tests applying to the primary cells. Materials …

We present new evidence on disaggregated profit and loss (P/L) and value-at-risk (VaR)
forecasts obtained from a large international commercial bank. Our data set includes the actual …