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Assessing The Accuracy Of A New Diagnostic Test When A Gold Standard Does Not Exist, Todd A. Alonzo, Margaret S. Pepe

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Often the accuracy of a new diagnostic test must be assessed when a perfect gold standard does not exist. Use of an imperfect test biases the accuracy estimates of the new test. This paper reviews existing approaches to this problem including discrepant resolution and latent class analysis. Deficiencies with these approaches are identified. A new approach is proposed that combines the results of several imperfect reference tests to define a better reference standard. We call this the composite reference standard (CRS). Using the CRS, accuracy can be assessed using multistage sampling designs. Maximum likelihood estimates of accuracy and expressions for …

Exporting The Rule Of Law, John V. Orth

North Carolina Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

The Classic, Fall 1998, Public Relations

The Classic, 1990-1999

President's Report: This can't happen here, can it?; Northwestern offers Mexico City course; Recent graduate named to direct annual funds; New children's library opens; Enrollment sets records; Andringa receives honorary degree; Students cash in; New professors bring international experience: Michael Andres, Dr. James Rohrer, Dr. Marcia Druliner, Jeremy Frens, Doug Hayworth, Kirk Johnson; Prof writes book about psychology discipline's identity; Aalbers hits the pros; Faculty/staff news; Summer campus improvements; College works on curriculum revisions; Blast from the Past; Going Dutch; Fun Faculty Facts; Discovery zone; Working wonders and winning awards; From the president; '97-'98 year in review; Honor roll of …

Cusp Energetic Ions: A Bow Shock Source, S. W. Chang, J. D. Scudder, S. A. Fuselier, J. F. Fennell, K. J. Trattner, J. S. Pickett, Harlan E. Spence, J. D. Menietti, W. K. Peterson, R. P. Lepping, R. Friedel

Physics & Astronomy

Recent interpretations of cusp energetic ions observed by the POLAR spacecraft have suggested a new energization process in the cusp [Chen et al., 1997; 1998]. Simultaneous enhancement of H⁺, He⁺², and O^>+2 fluxes indicates that they are of solar wind origin. In the present study, we examine H⁺ and He⁺² energy spectra from 20 eV to several 100 keV measured by the Hydra, Toroidal Imaging Mass-Angle Spectrograph (TIMAS), and Charge and Mass Magnetospheric Ion Composition Experiment (CAMMICE) on POLAR. The combined spectrum for each species is shown to be continuous with a …

Vol. 74, No. 1 | Fall 1998, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater Magazine

No abstract provided.

Finding Cyclic Redundancy Check Polynomials For Multilevel Systems, James A. Davis, Miranda Mowbray, Simon Crouch

Department of Math & Statistics Faculty Publications

This letter describes a technique for finding cyclic redundancy check polynomials for systems for transmission over symmetric channels which encode information in multiple voltage levels, so that the resulting redundancy check gives good error protection and is efficient to implement. The codes which we construct have a Hamming distance of 3 or 4. We discuss a way to reduce burst error in parallel transmissions and some tricks for efficient implementation of the shift register for these polynomials. We illustrate our techniques by discussing a particular example where the number of levels is 9, but they are applicable in general.

Antelope County Test-Hole Logs: Nebraska Water Survey Test-Hole Report No. 2, Sue Olafsen Lackey, Frank A. Smith, Robert F. Diffendal Jr.

Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications

In 1930, the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska and the United States Geological Survey began a program of cooperative groundwater studies in Nebraska. Since then test drilling by use of rotary drilling equipment has been an integral part of that program. This report contains logs of all the test holes drilled in the county under the program as well as those drilled by the Conservation and Survey Division with financial assistance from other government agencies.

The map in this report shows the location of all test holes drilled in the county since 1930.

Present techniques of …

Codebook: The Lsay 1996 School Survey Technical Paper No. 12, Stephen Lamb

LSAY Technical Reports

Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth is a program of surveys of young people conducted by ACER with funding from the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs. The surveys focus on the education and labour market experiences of groups of young Australians, beginning from their middle years of secondary schooling. Data collected include basic demographic variables, as well as information about educational and labour force participation extending over a number of years. The school survey Students participating in LSAY were originally sampled in 1995 from 298 schools nationally. In 1996 the schools from which the original sample of …

Acer Newsletter No. 91 Autumn 1998, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

Storm And Base Flow Water Quality For Bear, Calf And Tomahawk Creeks, Kenneth F. Steele, David N. Mott

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Appendices for MSC 255

Reclaiming Hope: Teacher Education And Social Justice In The Age Of Globalization, Peter Mclaren, Gustavo Fischman

Education Faculty Articles and Research

"Our overarching position is unashamedly and avowedly criticalist: we believe that unless teacher education locates the pedagogical education of future teachers within the context of an examination of the current glorification of global corporatism and the capitalist economy's ability for self-valorization, teacher education will remain delinked from necessary and urgent political conversations and practices."

Fall 1998, Seattle University

Seattle University News (Sun)

No abstract provided.

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Fall 1998, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• High-Energy Administration: Elson Floyd may be new to the presidency but he's already off and running with an ambitious to-do list.
• Reading Recovery: WMU-backed intervention program helps thousands of Michigan children improve their reading skills.
• Man with a Mission: Muggers, kidnappers and armed escorts are all in a day's work for researcher Dan Stufflebeam.
• Positive Impact: Alumnus Bill Brown, a longtime WMU supporter has been instrumental in reshaping Waldo Stadium.
• University News
• College News
• Alumni News
• Class notes
• Obituaries
• Athletic News

From Pirate King To Jungle King: Transformation Of Taiwan's Intellectual Property Protection, Andy Y. Sun

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Web Magazine 1998, Fall, Matt Webber

The Web Magazine

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. In this issue, several female staff members at GWU are recognized for their respective leadership roles in the school, Dr. Jackson Rainer is praised for his work in Oregon counseling citizens after a shooting occurred there, and Bob Lamb's academic/discipleship work in South Africa is featured. Also, a musical group known as "Disciple" on the Gardner-Webb campus is featured alongside a recap on the newly-implemented freshman book discussion. This issue is wrapped up with updates concerning several GWU sports teams.

The Statesman, V. 42, I. 09, State University Of New York At Stony Brook

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 42, i. 09

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 8, No. 7, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Gifts Will Provide Endowed Professorship
• Enrollment Tops 15,000
• MedBen Self-Insurance
• WKU Alumni Hall of Fame Adds Five - Stephen Henry, Frank Moxley, Herbert Wassom, Billy Miles, Zuheir Sofia
• Scholarship for Children of Tobacco Farmers
• Endowment Benefits Art Department
• Gift will Aid Jazz Program
• '59 Grad Brings Jazz Trio - Mike Longo
• Glory Days Homecoming '98
• Nearby Out-of-Staters Get Kentucky Tuition

The Probe, Issue 193 – October 1998

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Recollections, 1966-1996 -- James E. Forbes, Past President, NADCA
Giles Resigns as NADCA President
Executive Committee to Appoint President
Call for Papers: 14th Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Conference; Theme: "Solving Conflicts between People and Exotic Wildlife"
Book Reviews: 'The Humane Approach to Living with Wildlife", Edited by John Hadidian, Guy Hodge, and John W. Grandy, Humane Society of the United States. Fulcrum Press, 1997. 255 pags with indices. $16.95 Softcover.
Review by Stephen Vantassel, NWCO Correspondent
Review by Gregory A. Giusti, Forest & Wildlands Advisor, Cooperative Extension, University of California

Student Fact Book, Fall 1998, Twenty Second Annual Edition, Wright State University, Office Of Student Information Systems, Wright State University

Wright State University Student Fact Books

The student fact book has general demographic information on all students enrolled at Wright State University for Fall Quarter, 1998.

Profile: In Transition The Morris Campus Reaffirms Its Mission, University Relations

Profile (1996-)

Inside: Interim Chancellor Schuman takes the helm; A new director for the Minority Student Program; Admissions and Financial Aid: facelift and football; The Semester Conversion

Commonwealth Times 1998-10-01

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Storm And Base Flow Water Quality For Bear, Calf, And Tomahawk Creeks, Kenneth F. Steele, David N. Mott

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Because of the conversion of 92,780 acres of forest to pasture land in the Buffalo River watershed over a 27 year period, there is concern about the affect of agricultural activities on the water quality of the river. Three tributaries (Bear, Calf and Tomahawk creeks) located about mid-length of the Buffalo River were chosen to investigate the affect of agricultural activity on water quality because these streams provide the greatest amounts of fecal bacteria, nitrate+nitrite and phosphorus to the river, despite comprising only 13% of the watershed.

Saturation In “Nonmagnetic” Stainless Steel, Christopher P. Weber, J. Fajans

Physics

Scientific equipment often uses “nonmagnetic” stainless steel, relying on the steel’s nonmagnetic behavior to leave external magnetic fields unaltered. However, stainless steel’s permeability can rise significantly when it is welded or machined, possibly perturbing an external field. Such perturbations will diminish well above the stainless steel’s saturation point. The authors measured the permeability of both welded and machined 304 stainless steel as a function of an external magnetic field, and found that both saturate at fields of approximately 0.25 T.

Practitioners' News - Fall 1998/Winter 1999, Volume 26, Number 1, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 33, No. 06, October 1, 1998, Grand Valley State University

Volume 33, August 27, 1996 - April 22, 1999

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Department Of Mathematical Sciences Newsletter, Fall 1998, University Of Montana--Missoula. Department Of Mathematical Sciences

Newsletters from the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UM

Popular President’s Lecturer visits the Big Sky / Mark Kayll -- Notes from the Chair’s Desk / Gloria C. Hewitt -- 1997-98 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded in Mathematics -- Juggling math with passion / Gary Jahrig -- Thank you Mac and Virginia Johnson / Gloria Hewitt -- Graduate Mathematics Courses for Summer ‘99 / Jim Hirstein and Libby Krussel -- Profile of a Mathematician - Bill Ballard / Rudy Gideon -- Math Awareness Week Highlights / David Patterson -- 1998 Mathematics Scholarship and Award Winners -- πμε/MAA Math Club Corner

Common Conservation Works Used In Western Australia, M G. Keen

Resource management technical reports

This booklet is presented to assist proponents and planners of conservation works by describing the common types used in Western Australia. For each common type, design criteria are listed along with the variables affecting increased risks associated with degradation or structural failure. This information will be useful in choosing appropriate conservation works to alleviate specific degradation in a safe manner.

Ua1b5 New Faculty 1998-99, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

List of new WKU faculty.

Ua66/8/3 Geogram, Wku Geography & Geology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Geography & Geology highlighting activities of faculty, students and alumni.

Rank One And Loosely Bernoulli Actions In Zᵈ, Aimee S.A. Johnson, A. A. Şahin

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Works

We define rank one for Zᵈ actions and show that those rank one actions with a certain tower shape are loosely Bernoulli for d greater than or equal to 1. We also construct a zero entropy Z² loosely Bernoulli action with a zero entropy, ergodic, non-loosely Bernoulli one-dimensional subaction.