The Asymptotic Variance of the Continuous-Time Kernel Estimator with Applications to Bandwidth Selection

We derive simple expressions for the asymptotic variance of the kernel-density estimator of a stationary continuous-time process in one and d dimensions and relate convergence rates to sample path smoothness. Important applications include methods for selecting optimal smoothing parameters and construction of confidence bands for testing hypotheses about the density. In a simulation study the results are applied to bandwidth selection for discrete-time processes that can be modelled as continuous-time processes sampled at a high rate.     

A study of the practical limitations of principal components analysis and the labelling of unresolved HPLC peaks

Summary The method of iterative target transformation factor analysis (ITTFA) used in conjunction with second derivative peak finding has shown to be a practical method for the peak deconvolution and reconstruction of HPLC chromatograms and spectra. The second derivative method of peak finding is acceptable for resolutions above 0.5 for peaks of similar heights. Above 0.5 resolution the labelling gives correct results where the spectra are substantially different and also when reasonably similar. Below this value the peak labelling was still accurate where the spectra were different. Solvent effects on the spectra of the compounds studied are small and do not hinder the peak labelling process. Thus small “local” libraries are feasible. Presented at the 17th International Symposium on Chromatography, September 25–30, 1988. Vienna, Austria.     

无穷方差厚尾过程变点的小波估计

研究随机设计下噪声为厚尾随机变量时非参数函数中的变点估计问题.首先,通过设计变换将随机设计转化为等间距固定设计,进而利用小波方法估计变换后的变点的位置,再利用逆设计变换求得随机设计下变点位置的估计,并给出估计的收敛速度.模拟研究结果说明对于无穷方差厚尾过程中的变点估计问题小波方法是有效的.     

Some sufficient conditions for the E- and MV-optimality of block designs having blocks of unequal size

Summary In this paper we consider experimental situations in which ν treatments are to be tested inb blocks whereb _i blocks containk _i experimental units,i=1,...,p, k ₁<k ₂<...<k _p . The idea of a group divisible (GD) design is extended to that of a group divisible design with unequal block sizes (GDUB design) and then a number of results concerning the E- and MV-optimality of GD designs are generalized to the case of GDUB designs.     

Estimating the covariance matrix and the generalized variance under a symmetric loss

For estimating the power of a generalized variance under a multivariate normal distribution with unknown means, the inadmissibility of the best affine equivariant estimator relative to the symmetric loss is shown, and a class of improved estimators is given. The problem of estimating the covariance matrix is also discussed.     

中国棉花期货市场价格发现功能研究

期货市场和现货市场之间的价格发现功能一直是监管部门和投资者十分关心的问题。本文借助信息共享模型、脉冲响应函数和方差分解等方法，对中国棉花期货市场和现货市场的价格关系进行了实证研究。研究结果表明：棉花期货价格和现货价格之间存在显著的双向引导关系和长期均衡关系；期货市场和现货市场都扮演价格发现角色，且期货市场在价格发现中处于主导地位。     

Differences in Self-Rated, Perceived, and Acoustic Voice Qualities Between High- and Low-Fatigue Groups

Objectives

The present study was performed to examine which factors among self-rated scales, perceptual evaluations, and acoustic parameters, calculated from sustained vowels, are reliable indicators of physical and mental fatigues.

Methods

A total of 73 volunteers (male:female, 52:21), aged 19–24 years, were enrolled in this study. We defined the high- and low-fatigue groups using the Chalder Fatigue Scale score. For assessment of self-rated symptoms, each subject was asked to complete Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and Voice Rating Scale (VRS). For perceptual evaluations, three clinicians assessed each subject’s vocal quality on the Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Asthenia, Strain Scale. For acoustic analysis, each subject was asked to produce sustained vowels /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/ for 3 seconds. Then, the habitual fundamental frequency (F₀), jitter, shimmer, F₀ tremor, mean F₀, standard deviation of F₀, maximum F₀, minimum F₀, normalized noise energy, harmonic-to-noise ratio (HNR), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), amplitude tremor, and ratio within 2–4 kHz were calculated using Dr. Speech software.

Results

In men, VHI, VRS, F₀ tremor, shimmer, HNR, SNR, and amplitude tremor were related to mental fatigue. In women, only VHI was related to physical fatigue, and none of the acoustic parameters was related to the fatigue score. Perceptual evaluations were not related to fatigue in men or women.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that self-rated symptoms and acoustic parameters related to voice quality are indicative of mental fatigue, and these features are prominent in men.     

基于叶绿素荧光光谱分析的黄瓜霜霉病害预测模型

为了实现对黄瓜病害的快速无损准确预测,基于激光诱导叶绿素荧光光谱分析技术,建立了温室黄瓜霜霉病害的预测模型.通过测定健康叶片、病菌接种3d叶片和接种6d叶片的光谱曲线,采用一阶导数光谱预处理方法,结合主成分分析数据降维方法对三组光谱数据进行特征信息提取后,建立主成分得分散点图,依据累积贡献率选取10个主成分代替导数光谱...     

窄线SeyfertⅠ型星系

本文将概述窄线SeyfertⅠ型星系 (包括具有类似性质但光度较大的类星体 )的主要观测特征、物理内涵及其理论解释和在活动星系核内部结构上的反映。窄线SeyfertⅠ型星系 (NLS1 ,以后NLS1都认为包括NLSI星系和NLS1类星体 )具有窄的允许线Hβ,它兼有Sy1和Sy2的某些特征。它具有强的FeⅡ光学线和弱的 [OⅢ ]λ5 0 0 7禁线 ,这明显不同于Sy2。在观测相关量的主成分统计分析中表明NLS1是活动星系核第一主向量表现为极端的一类。这包括 :( 1 )HβFWHM取极小 ;( 2 )FeⅡλ45 70 /Hβ 取极大 ;( 3)SⅢ ]λ1 892 /CⅢ ]λ1 90 9取极大 ,亦一定范围内宽线区电子密度取大值 ;( 4 )CⅣλ1 5 4 9线中心蓝移取极大 ;( 5 )高光度NLS1的软X射线光子数谱指数Γx 取极大 ;( 6)X射线相对流量变化方差最大等。基于以上观测结构和相应统计规律 (观测量与HβFWHM的关系 ) ,解释NLS1现象最佳的模型是高相对吸积率L/LEdd模型。NLS1比之典型宽线活动星系核具有较低的中心黑洞质量MBH。进一步 ,还发现这一模型是活动星系核主...     

Chemometric analysis of EDXRF measurements from fossil bone

Bone chemistry is an important source of biological and environmental information. Elemental compositions of archaeological and fossil bone have granted insight into the diets of ancient humans and other animals, as well as informing about the burial conditions of bone. Chemical studies of ancient bone can be performed non‐destructively with portable energy‐dispersive X‐ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometers, which is particularly advantageous for on‐site analyses of museum specimens. Portable EDXRF instruments carry some analytical disadvantages, however, which may result in reduced precision or accuracy. Analytical shortfalls may be overcome by analysing inter‐sample trends in EDXRF spectral data instead of reported concentration measurements. We investigated the utility of statistically treating handheld EDXRF spectra from fossil bone and teeth, specifically the normalisation and mean centering of spectral data before principal component analysis. Fossil bone and tooth specimens were sourced from two Pleistocene localities in the Western Cape of South Africa, Swartklip 1 and Elandsfontein Main. Samples from the two localities could be distinguished using principal component score values, and coefficient loadings allowed chemical interpretation of the score clusters. Swartklip 1 samples were associated with elevated concentrations of Ca, indicating an additional Ca‐bearing mineral (i.e. calcite), whereas Elandsfontein Main samples were associated with elevated Fe and Sr concentrations. Fossil bone chemistry could be related to groundwater percolation through the sedimentary matrices of each locality. The methodology behind the case study presented here could readily be applied elsewhere and would be particularly useful to handheld EDXRF studies of museum specimens. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.