Asymptotic robustness of standard errors in multilevel structural equation models

Data in social and behavioral sciences are often hierarchically organized. Multilevel statistical methodology was developed to analyze such data. Most of the procedures for analyzing multilevel data are derived from maximum likelihood based on the normal distribution assumption. Standard errors for parameter estimates in these procedures are obtained from the corresponding information matrix. Because practical data typically contain heterogeneous marginal skewnesses and kurtoses, this paper studies how nonnormally distributed data affect the standard errors of parameter estimates in a two-level structural equation model. Specifically, we study how skewness and kurtosis in one level affect standard errors of parameter estimates within its level and outside its level. We also show that, parallel to asymptotic robustness theory in conventional factor analysis, conditions exist for asymptotic robustness of standard errors in a multilevel factor analysis model.     

A Convenient Method for the Stereoselective Synthesis of 7αHydroxycholesterol

7-Hydroxyderivativesofcholesteroldisplayawidevarietyofbiologicalactivities'-',mostofwhicharerelatedtothephysiologicalcontrolofcholesterolbiosynthesisandantitumoractivity.Inearlyreports',the7-hydroxycholesterolswerepreparedbythesequenceofacetylation,allylicchromicoxidation,andhydridereduction.Generally,theproductisamixtureof7a-and76-epimerswhichisdifficulttobeseparated.V.Kumaretal5improvedthisprocedurebyusingstereospecificreducingreagentsinsteadofthesimplehydride.7a-and7o-epimerscouldbeobtained…     

Conflict resolution in fuzzy environment

Conflict resolution methodology is discussed with fuzzified Pareto frontier. Four solution concepts, namely, the Nash solution, the generalized Nash solution, the Kalai-Smorodinsky concept, and a solution method based on a special bargaining process are examined. The solutions are also fuzzy, the corresponding payoff values are fuzzy numbers, the membership functions of which are determined. Three particular cases are considered in the paper. Linear, quadratic, and general nonlinear Pareto frontiers with known shape are examined.     

Large area bolometers for millimeter-wave power calibration

An accurate monolithic power meter has been developed for millimeter-wave applications. The detector is a large-area Bismuth bolometer, integrated on a fused-Quartz substrate. It simply measures the temperature change caused by the absorption of millimeter-wave radiation. The power meter is simple to fabricate, inexpensive, and can be easily calibrated using a low-frequency network. The measured responsivity for a 50 bolometer, with an area of 1×1cm, at a bias of 1V. and a video modulation of 100Hz, is 1mV/W. The noise spectrum exhibits a 1/f rolloff till 1KHz, and is limited by the Johnson noise for higher frequencies. The NEP of the detector is 3WHz^–1/2 at a video modulation of 1KHz. It is possible to decrease the current NEP by fabricating bolometers with higher responsivities. Possible application areas are absolute power calibration and localized power density measurements at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.     

3520ICP发射光谱仪维修二例

３５２０ＩＣＰ发射光谱仪维修二例房毅卓，原力（中国科学院青海盐湖研究所西宁８１０００８）３５２０型电感耦合等离子顺序扫描发射光谱仪，是由瑞士应用研究实验室（ＡＲＬ）生产的高速自动分析装置，主要应用于冶金、地质、石油、卫生和科研等部门的元素分析。以下介...     

聚乙烯单晶的退火效应

用混合晶红外光谱法和ＳＡＸＳ、ＤＳＣ和ＬＡＭ等方法研究了聚乙烯单晶在７５℃、９０℃和１０５℃退火前后的结构变化，发现在９０℃以下和１０５℃以上退火，遵循不同的退火机制     

(4S)-4-羧基杂氮硅三环的合成

利用L-N,N-双(β-羟乙基)丝氨酸及L-N,N-双(β-羟乙基)苏氨酸与三乙氧基硅烷或氯烷基三乙氧基硅烷反应合成了具有手性的(4S)-4-羧基杂氮硅三环(1～5),并运用IR、~1HNMR、EI-MS等手段表征了结构。证据显示存在着贯穿笼状结构的N→Si配键。     

（±）—Salvinolone的全合成研究

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