Archive for August, 2003
03-08-14
Tags: OpenDarwin FAQ Can I Run Mac OS X Programs on Darwin?Yes and no. “Mac OS X programs” could mean any number of things. It’s possible that Some command-line programs or X11 programs could run without modification on Darwin, but in general, the things that make Mac OS X what it is are not available for […]
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03-08-14
Tags: Apple - Power Mac G5 How fast is the worlds fastest personal computer?The new Power Mac G5 throttles past both the fastest Pentium 4 and a dual-processor Xeon workstation when tested using industry standard SPEC CPU 2000 benchmarks SPECfp_base2000 and SPECint_base2000 measure the speed of a single task either a floating-point calculation or […]
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03-08-14
Tags: LEM/MacDaniel | Flash Memory Improves PowerBook When we published Flash Cards: a Solution for Low Memory Macs two years ago, Maxwell Cabral suggested using Compact Flash for virtual memory. The scenario: pop the CF card into a PC Card (formerly known as PCMCIA) adapter, plug that into the PC Card slot on your PowerBook, format […]
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03-08-14
Tags: The On-board Computer System
I’m currently not sure about the mass storage device. I’ve been playing with a compact-flash to IDE converter from www.pcengines.com that can be used in place of a hard drive. The cool thing about this, is that solid state memory takes almost no time to become accessible, whereas a hard drive […]
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03-08-14
Tags: MeerKat for study-based registers Key features of MeerKat MeerKat is a bibliographic management software package developed by Update Software for the Cochrane Collaboration. It has been developed for individual Review Groups to organise and maintain their specialised register of studies for possible inclusion in systematic reviews carried out by those groups. It: links citations to […]
Meerkat features
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03-08-14
Tags: Donna Pauler Modeling and Implementation Issues in Bayesian Meta-Analysis. In Bayesian Meta-Analysis, eds. Stangl D and Berry D. New York: Marcel-Dekker, Inc. pp.205-230, 2000. [with J.C. Wakefield]
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03-08-14
Tags: 8.8 Statistical methods not available in Review Manager
8.8.2 Bayesian meta-analysis
Bayesian approaches to meta-analysis, such as the Confidence Profile Method (Eddy 1992), are based on the principle that each observation or set of observations should be viewed in conjunction with a prior probability describing existing knowledge about the phenomenon of interest. The new observations alter […]
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03-08-14
Tags: Dekker.com - Meta-Analysis in Medicine and Health Policy Meta-Analysis in Medicine and Health Policy Series Volume: 4 This item is part of the Biostatistics series.Purchase Options Print World Price: $155.00Available Table of Contents
Meta-Analysis: Past and Present Challenges Dalene K. Stangl and Donald A. Berry Meta-Analysis of Heterogeneously Reported Study Results: A Bayesian Approach Keith R. Abrams, […]
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03-08-14
Tags: Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research 11.1 Introduction 11.2.1 General introduction 11.3.1 Example: Combining trials with continuous outcome measures using Bayesian methods
Bayesian Methods in Meta-analysis
11.2 Bayesian methods in health research
11.2.2 General advantages/disadvantages of Bayesian methods
11.2.3 Example: Bayesian analysis of a single trial using a normal conjugate model
11.3 Bayesian meta-analysis of normally distributed data
11.4 Bayesian […]
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03-08-14
Tags: William DuMouchel Interests: Bayesian Models for Data Mining and Association Rules Software for Bayesian meta-analysis (read this for details)
Member of AT&T Labs - Research. Look up my colleagues on the statistics research page.
Interests, Activities, Kudos
Summarizing Massive Datasets
Bayesian Meta-Analysis
Advisory Systems for Data Analysis and Experimental Design
Design of Experiments
Risk Analysis in Insurance, Medicine and the Environment
Activities:
Bayesian Hierarchical […]
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03-08-14
Tags: Software for Bayesian meta-analysis: hblm in S-PLUS Over the last few years, beginning with a 1992 project supported by the New England Biomedical Research Foundation of Brookline MA, I have developed a set of S-PLUS functions for Bayesian Meta-Analysis. The functions fit and graph the results from a mixed-effect three-level hierarchical Bayes linear model (hblm). […]
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03-08-14
Tags: PCWorld.com - HP Unveils Cavalcade of Consumer Products HP’s $149 Scanjet 4600 looks more like a high-tech picture frame than a traditional flatbed scanner. Users can remove the see-through unit from its base and hold it up to scan oversize or three-dimensional objects, letting it capture images beyond the capabilities of standard flatbeds.
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03-08-13
Tags: Thinking aobut teaching Psy145S next Spring … one way to do it is to design a community-based blog/portal system, and ask students to look for topics, write commentaries, rate/rank other people’s writings, etc. Each student (team?) has to host a topic or two.
Is PostNuke a good platform for doing this?
Further ideas:
Set up a resources page, […]
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03-08-13
Tags: Anointed-One.net How do you say it? Anointed One is the English meaning of two different words. Messiah comes from a Hebrew word and Christ comes from a Greek word. Messiah and Christ both translate to English as Anointed One. These three words will be used interchangeably on this site.
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03-08-13
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03-08-13
Tags: Creating a Gaussian Mixture Model using BNT
Creating a Gaussian Mixture Model using BNT – a Short Tutorial, by Richard W. DeVaulVersion 1.0<rich@media.mit.edu>IMPORTANT NOTEThe error in the BNT that cause EM to fail should now be fixed in thelatest version of the BNT. Please download the latest version fromKevin Murphy’s BNT website,<http://www.ai.mit.edu/~murphyk/Software/BNT/bnt.html>ABSTRACTThis document presents a simple […]
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03-08-13
Tags: MIThril
MIThril, the next generation research platform for context aware wearable computing.
MIThril is a next-generation wearables research platform developed by researchers at the MIT Media Lab. The goal of the MIThril project is the development and prototyping of new techniques of human-computer interaction for body-worn applications. Through the application of human factors, machine learning, […]
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03-08-13
Tags: Bare-Faced Messiah jacket image CONTENTS website outline Foreword Early Years1. A Dubious Prodigy2. Whither did he Wander?3. Explorer Manqu
Author’s Note Introduction Preface
Plump Fiction4. Blood and Thunder5. Science Fictions
Tinker, Tailor, Sailor, Satanist6. The Hero Who Never Was7. Black Magic and Betty8. The Mystery of the Missing Research
Building the Bridge9. The Strange Dbut of Dianetics10. Commies, […]
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03-08-13
Tags: Statistics and Other Information “Durham Facts” Quick Facts: Durham is home to Research Triangle Park, Duke and North Carolina Central universities, and many City of Medicine, USA medical, diet and fitness centers. Learn more about the history and architecture of Durham by consulting the Durham Bibliography compiled by staff of the Durham County library.Take a […]
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