We present an alternative to the Gaussian copula/base correlation model for valuing CDO
tranches. Instead of implying copula correlations from market prices we imply the copula itself. …

Big datasets have the potential to revolutionize public health. However, there is a mismatch
between the political and scientific optimism surrounding big data and the public’s …

We show how binomial and trinomial tree methods can be extended to value many types of
options with pathdependent payofs. Ourfirst example is a Iookback put option, whose payof …

Objective. —To determine whether an organized intervention including data feedback,
training in continuous quality improvement techniques, and site visits to other medical centers …

… Scisearch readily yields a citation identity for Alan D. Sokal as a physicist (sets for him
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purpose. To determine the underlying retinal micropathology in subclasses of autosomal
dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP) caused by rhodopsin (RHO) mutations. methods. …

Experimental approaches directed at addressing these issues are limited by several
considerations. First, the close association between obesity and OSA often obscures differentiation …

… ) was designed jointly by Kurt Aland and Barbara Aland. The sections dealing with practical
… Barbara Aland, the discussions of general principles were essentially the work of Kurt Aland, …

Hull QX Page 1 In 1974 Robert Merton proposed a model for assessing the credit risk of a
company by characterizing the company’s equity as a call option on its assets. In this paper …

During a 10.5-year period ending in June 1982, total thyroidectomy was performed on 213
patients at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A nonfunctioning nodule on technetium …