The Initial Measure of a Gauss-Weierstrass Integral

Author(s):  
N.A. Watson
Keyword(s):  
1983 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ziegler ◽  
David W. Reid

This report describes the correlates of Life Satisfaction and Desired Control among seventy-nine elderly residents, with an average age of seventy-eight, of a partial-support apartment complex. The residents were assessed at three points in time: shortly after moving into the building, six months later, and after a total of eighteen months. Both Life Satisfaction and Desired Control (a measure of the extent to which a person reports control over desired outcomes) are intercorrelated and related to other indices of psychological well-being at all three points in time. Cross-lag correlations also indicate an enduring relationship between Life Satisfaction, Desired Control, Activity, and Rated Vitality. A residual regression analysis employing hierarchical procedures for evaluating significance of added variance yielded only one predictor of changes in Life Satisfaction: an initial measure of psychomotor speed. The residual regression analysis yielded one predictor of changes-fin Desired Control — initial activity level.]


2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (03) ◽  
pp. 717-744
Author(s):  
Adriana Uquillas ◽  
Adilson Simonis

AbstractWe consider the nearest-neighbour simple exclusion process on the one-dimensional discrete torus $\mathbb{T}_N=\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z}$ , with random rates $c_N=\{c_{x,N}\colon x \in \mathbb{T}_N\}$ defined in terms of a homogeneous Poisson process on $\mathbb{R}$ with intensity $\lambda$ . Given a realization of the Poisson process, the jump rate along the edge $\{x,x+1\}$ is 1 if there is not any Poisson mark in $ (x,x+1) $ ; otherwise, it is $\lambda/N,\, \lambda \in( 0,1]$ . The density profile of this process with initial measure associated to an initial profile $\rho_0\colon \mathbb{R} \rightarrow [0,1]$ , evolves as the solution of a bounded diffusion random equation. This result follows from an appropriate quenched hydrodynamic limit. If $\lambda=1$ then $\rho$ is discontinuous at each Poisson mark with passage through the slow bonds, otherwise the conductance at the slow bonds decreases meaning no passage through the slow bonds in the continuum. The main results are concerned with upper and lower quenched and annealed bounds of $T_j$ , where $T_j$ is the first displacement time of a tagged particle in a stochastic cluster of size j (the cluster is defined via specific macroscopic density profiles). It is possible to observe that when time t grows, then $\mathbb{P}\{T_j \geq t\}$ decays quadratically in both the upper and lower bounds, and falls as slow as the presence of more Poisson marks neighbouring the tagged particle, as expected.


Author(s):  
N. S. Gonchar

In the first part of the paper, we construct the models of the complete non-arbitrage financial markets for a wide class of evolutions of risky assets.This construction is based on the observation that for a certain class of risky as set evolutions the martingale measure is invariant with respect to these evolutions. For such a financial market model the only martingale measure being equivalent to an initial measure is built. On such a financial market,formulas for the fair price of contingent liabilities are presented. A multi-parameter model of the financial market is proposed, the martingale measure of which does not depend on the parameters of the model of the evolution of risky assets and is the only one.


Author(s):  
Shan Lin ◽  
Chien-Jen Hung ◽  
Tsai-Fa (TF) Yen

The objective of this study aims at developing measure scale of sense of humor (SOH). The initial measure items were collected by reverent literature review of previous studies. Data was collected by questionnaire survey from an applied college and a total of 350 valid samples were received with a responded rate of 83%. The results of structure equation modeling (SEM) showed that the adequately reliability and validity of the scale could be met. Furthermore, five factors named humor creation, humor applied, humor attitude, humor collection, and humor copy were extracted from twenty measure items. Finally some suggestions were drawn to the college.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4814
Author(s):  
Koutra ◽  
Pagnoule ◽  
Galatoulas ◽  
Bagheri ◽  
Waroux ◽  
...  

Rapidly increasing global energy demand has raised concerns about the exhaustion of energy resources and the consequent heavy environmental impact. Improving energy efficiency in cities comprises an initial measure for addressing these phenomena. Within the current context of globalization, EU initiatives and policy targets have been proposed in order to revise urban development strategies and motivate its member states (MSes) toward “zero-energy objectives”. Providing a methodological approach with a simulation district analysis, the present article summarizes how this challenge was analyzed in an existing district in Belgium. This study contributes to the scientific discussion by analyzing the applicability of a holistic approach to zero-energy objectives on a larger scale.


Author(s):  
Jennifer Thistle ◽  
Amber Thiessen

Purpose The aims of this research study were to describe the perspectives of clinicians and researchers regarding the effectiveness of visual scene displays (VSDs) as communication supports in order to inform the translation of research to clinical practice. Method An online survey was completed by 298 clinicians and nine VSD researchers. Participants rated the effectiveness of VSDs in supporting a variety of communication functions and their strength of agreement regarding statements of VSD utility. Results Regardless of population served, clinicians and researchers rated VSDs as effective at supporting a range of communication functions. Participants also tended to agree with statements of VSD utility. Conclusions The current study highlights the perceptions of clinicians and researchers regarding the uses and benefits of VSDs for adults and children with complex communication needs and provides an initial measure of the current translation of research to clinical practice. Results indicate that VSDs can be used to support a variety of communication functions and utilities; however, further work is necessary to explore additional communication functions and delineate similarities and differences of VSD uses for differing populations. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.14551344


2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 601-650
Author(s):  
BENJAMIN HELLOUIN DE MENIBUS ◽  
MATHIEU SABLIK

The asymptotic behaviour of a cellular automaton iterated on a random configuration is well described by its limit probability measure(s). In this paper, we characterize measures and sets of measures that can be reached as limit points after iterating a cellular automaton on a simple initial measure. In addition to classical topological constraints, we exhibit necessary computational obstructions. With an additional hypothesis of connectivity, we show these computability conditions are sufficient by constructing a cellular automaton realizing these sets, using auxiliary states in order to perform computations. Adapting this construction, we obtain a similar characterization for the Cesàro mean convergence, a Rice theorem on the sets of limit points, and we are able to perform computation on the set of measures, i.e. the cellular automaton converges towards a set of limit points that depends on the initial measure. Last, under non-surjective hypotheses, it is possible to remove auxiliary states from the construction.


2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 3231-3257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy M. Gardner ◽  
Chad H. Van Iddekinge ◽  
Peter W. Hom

This study introduces the concept of pre-quitting behaviors (PQBs), which employees in the process of leaving an organization may unknowingly “leak” and others can observe and use to identify those at risk of turnover. We develop a theoretical framework that explains how and why turnover proclivity can be encoded into observable PQBs. Then, on the basis of input from employees who voluntarily left and their managers, we identify a range of PQBs that served as the basis for an initial measure of the behaviors. Analysis of data to assess the validity of inferences based on the measure revealed that PQBs predicted future voluntary turnover over and above established antecedents of this outcome. Overall, this study suggests that the psychological and behavioral processes that activate and facilitate voluntary turnover are manifest in observable behaviors and thus opens a new line of inquiry into the process of employee turnover.


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