scholarly journals College Basketball Rating (CBR): A new body-of-work metric for NCAA tournament selection

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Justin Stocks-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Extreme Case ◽  
The Other ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
College Basketball ◽  
Tournament Selection ◽  
Ole Miss

The 2018-2019 NCAA men’s basketball tournament featured 32 automatic qualifiers and 36 at-large selections. A new metric, College Basketball Rating (CBR), agrees with 30 of the 36 at-large selections but disagrees with the other six teams. CBR finds St. John’s, Temple, Seton Hall, Ole Miss, Baylor, and Minnesota unworthy of an at-large selection and instead prefers Clemson, Texas, Lipscomb, Nebraska, NC State, and TCU. In the most extreme case, CBR identifies 45 non-tournament teams more deserving of an at-large selection than St. John’s. This paper highlights the numerous benefits of CBR and presents strong evidence in favor of its use in determining future NCAA tournament at-large selections.

BLOCKADE OF THE SURGE OF PROLACTIN AT PRO-OESTRUS BY ADMINISTRATION OF ANTI-OESTROGENIC SUBSTANCE, MER-25

1973 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 769-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Yokoyama ◽  
Hiroshi Tomogane ◽  
Katuaki Ôta
Keyword(s):  
Strong Evidence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand

ABSTRACT A non-steroidal oestrogen antagonist, MER-25, was administered to cycling rats for elucidating the role of oestrogen in the surge of prolactin observed on the afternoon of pro-oestrus (POe). In animals injected with 20 mg of MER-25 intramuscularly on the afternoon (16.30 h) of the first day of dioestrus (D-1), the surge of prolactin was blocked while the level of prolactin on the afternoon of POe of these animals was significantly higher than that of the corresponding controls injected with oil. Ovulation was also blocked in these animals treated with the drug on the afternoon of D-l. On the other hand, treatment on the morning (10.30 h) of the 2nd day of dioestrus failed to prevent not only the surge of prolactin but also ovulation. These observations provide strong evidence for the view that oestrogen is responsible for the surge of prolactin on the afternoon of POe, and that the surge is accompanied by that of LH.

scholarly journals Dynamic Causal Relationships among GDP, Exports, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Developing Countries

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Mehrara ◽  
Amin Haghnejad ◽  
Jalal Dehnavi ◽  
Fereshteh Jandaghi Meybodi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Growth Hypothesis

Using panel techniques, this paper estimates the causality among economic growth, exports, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows for developing countries over the period of 1980 to 2008. The study indicates that; firstly, there is strong evidence of bidirectional causality between economic growth and FDI inflows. Secondly, the exports-led growth hypothesis is supported by the finding of unidirectional causality running from exports to economic growth in both the short-run and the long-run. Thirdly, export is not Granger caused by economic growth and FDI inflow in either the short run or the long run. On the basis of the obtained results, it is recommended that outward-oriented strategies and policies of attracting FDI be pursued by developing countries to achieve higher rates of economic growth. On the other hand, the countries can increase FDI inflows by stimulating their economic growth.

Preferential Marriage: Correlation of the Various Modes among the Bantu Tribes of the Union of South Africa

Africa ◽  
1928 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner Eiselen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cousin Marriage ◽  
Independent Origin ◽  
The World ◽  
The Comparative Study

The several forms of preferential mating, such as cross-cousin marriage, sororate and levirate, are well known and have been reported from all the ethnographic provinces of the world. Lately Lowie and Rivers have devoted special chapters in their books on social organization to the comparative study of these important institutions. Lowie has pointed out that there is strong evidence for the correlation of sororate and levirate. The later publication of Rivers hardly serves to make these matters any clearer than Lowie's work. Although the latter scholar, with Tylor and others, recognized the close connexion existing between sororate and levirate, the evidence at his disposal did not allow him to arrive at a similar conclusion with regard to the other forms of preferential marriage. Accordingly he had to treat them, for the time being, as institutions of independent origin.

scholarly journals ELECTRIC FORCE LINES OF THE DOUBLE REISSNER–NORDSTROM EXACT SOLUTION

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (08) ◽  
pp. 1159-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARMANDO PAOLINO ◽  
MARCO PIZZI
Keyword(s):  
Exact Solution ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Maxwell Equation ◽  
Naked Singularity ◽  
Extreme Case ◽  
The Other ◽  
Electric Force ◽  
Coordinate Systems ◽  
Equal Sign

Recently Alekseev and Belinski have presented a new exact solution to the Einstein–Maxwell equation which describes two Reissner–Nordstrom (RN) sources in reciprocal equilibrium (no struts or strings); one source is a naked singularity, the other is a black hole: this is the only possible configuration for two separable objects, apart from the well-known extreme case (mi = ei). In the present paper, after a brief summary of this solution, we study in some detail the coordinate systems used and the main features of the gravitational and electric fields. In particular, we graph the plots of the electric force lines in three qualitatively different situations: equal-sign charges, opposite charges and the case of a naked singularity near a neutral black hole.

Some Experiments on the Flow of Miscible Fluids of Unequal Density Through Porous Media

1963 ◽  
Vol 3 (04) ◽  
pp. 277-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.E. Crane ◽  
H.A. Kendall ◽  
G.H.F. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Case ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gravity Force ◽  
Mobility Ratio ◽  
Transition Range ◽  
Gravity Forces ◽  
Single Finger ◽  
Constant Rate ◽  
Production History ◽  
The One

Introduction Craig, et al investigated the effect of gravity on frontal displacements for circumstances in which the gravity forces were significant. Blackwell, et al, dealt with the other extreme in which gravity forces were negligible. The considerable difference between their results is illustrated in Fig. 1 where the breakthrough recoveries are plotted against the mobility ratio. The experiments described in the present paper were conducted to examine how the transition from the one extreme case to the other occurs when the gravity forces are gradually reduced.The transition is well illustrated by the production history after breakthrough. Fig. 2 shows how the number of pore volumes which must be injected at a constant rate to displace 98 per cent of the original fluid depends on the gravity force. For each mobility ratio there is a transition range, and a very significant change in the number of pore volumes occurs when this range is transversed. This range of the gravity force is physically linked withtheformationofviscousfingers.A single finger is predominant for larger gravity forces; a multiplicity of fingers is formed for smaller gravity forces. Improved recovery and the occurrence of multiple fingers is concomitant with a large increase in the amount by which the fluids are mixed within the porous medium.The transition range depends on all the dimensionless groups which characterize the problem; but this dependence has not been exhaustively studied as yet and only fragmentary results are discussed in this paper. SPEJ P. 277^

Women’s and Men’s Basketball: A Comparison of Sport Consumption Motivations

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey D. James
Keyword(s):  
Daily Routine ◽  
Women's College ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Sport Fans ◽  
College Basketball ◽  
Sport Consumption ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Women's Basketball ◽  
Sport Fan

The current study was a measurement of whether or not females and males were equally likely to report being sport fans, and to identify whether the motives influencing the consumption of women’s college basketball were different than the motives influencing the consumption of men’s college basketball. Fans of women’s basketball and fans of men’s basketball were compared on nine sport consumption motives. Data for the project came from 318 fans attending women’s basketball games and 316 fans attending men’s basketball games. Based upon the results, men had significantly higher sport fan ratings than women. There were significant differences between females and males on two of the sport consumption motives, Aesthetics and Knowledge. Men reported a greater appreciation for the natural beauty in the game of basketball, and greater enjoyment of games because of their knowledge of basketball. There was no significant difference between the two motives rated highest by women and men, the Action in games and the opportunity to Escape from one’s daily routine. The reasons for watching and following a specific sport were similar for females and males, regardless of the sex of the athletes.

scholarly journals Type A Behaviours and Heart Disease: Epidemiological and Experimental Foundations

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Bennett ◽  
Douglas Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Type A ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Relationship

This paper critically examines three strands of evidence that concern the relationship between type A behaviours and coronary heart disease; prospective epidemiological studies of healthy populations, studies of those at high risk for coronary heart disease, and angiographic studies of atherosclerosis. The first of these would seem to provide the strongest test. Methodological and conceptual issues mean that the results of studies using the other methods should be interpreted with care. It is concluded that there is relatively strong evidence of an association between Type A behaviour as measured by Structured Interview and coronary heart disease. Hostility and anger appear to be the most powerful determinants of CHD. However, it is likely that they interact with other type A behaviours and related environmental factors in determining risk.

Segment structure and coronal underspecification

Phonology ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Avery ◽  
Keren Rice
Keyword(s):  
Strong Evidence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Phonological Processes ◽  
Underlying Representation

Ponapean, Catalan and English provide strong evidence that the Coronal node must be absent in underlying representation. In none of these languages are coronals distinguished by a secondary content node, and thus the NAC does not force the presence of a Coronal node. As expected, phonological processes separate the coronals from the other places of articulation in these languages.

Effects of a Target RIM on Basketball Shooting Accuracy

1987 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 863-866
Author(s):  
Larry A. Sage
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Free Throw ◽  
Basketball Game ◽  
Eastern Washington ◽  
Washington University ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Basketball Shooting

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a basketball target rim on free-throw and field-goal shooting accuracy. The target rims employed in this study were different from regular rims as the apparatus that connects the target rim to the backboard was painted a neutral color. Subjects included all of the 1984–85 Eastern Washington University men's basketball players and the other players on 10 basketball teams who played games with the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team in the 1984–85 season. Practice statistics were kept in all EWU shooting situations, drills as well as scrimmages. Individual game statistics of the entire basketball game were made for the 10 games in which the target rims were used. A random selection of combined free-throw and field-goal shooting accuracy taken during the practice sessions showed that shooting percentage on the target rim was noticeably higher than the shooting percentage on the regular rim. The shooting accuracy of the EWU team and the visiting teams during game competition showed that accuracy of field-goal shooting on the target rim was significantly better than on the regular rim but not for free-throw accuracy. The target rim may improve shooting accuracy and influence total scoring in basketball.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Employees’ Current Salary: Multivariate analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Svjetlana Vranješ
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Experience Education ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Using a sample size of 200 R&D employees, this paper examines the relationship between the current salary and starting salary, previous experience, education, employees’ age and gender. The results provided by this study show that current salary is positively associated with employees’ salary at the beginning of the career and years of education. The author finds strong evidence that current salary is negatively associated with employees’ age, previous experience and gender. Furthermore, conducting cluster analysis, results provide two different groups. The first group consists of employees who are more likely to be included in the clerical type of jobs and the second group is specific to the other types of job.

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