| Biogeo-optics: particle optical properties and the partitioning of the spectral scattering coefficient of ocean waters |
2008 |
3372 |
We propose a direct method of partitioning the particulate spectral scattering coefficient of the marine hydrosol based on the concurrent determination of the concentrations of particulate mineral and organic matter (the total mass of optically activ... |
| Bottom–up regulates top–down: the effects of hybridization of grass endophytes on an aphid herbivore and its generalist predator |
2014 |
1858 |
The ecological consequences of hybridization of microbial symbionts are largely unknown. We tested the hypothesis that hybridization of microbial symbionts of plants can negatively affect performance of herbivores and their natural enemies. In additi... |
| Characters as Groups: A New Approach to Morphological Characters in Phylogenetic Analysis |
2007 |
4111 |
A new method for working with morphological characters is described and explored in experiments using human participants. The method uses direct comparison and sorting of images to produce hierarchical character-cladograms. A character-cladogram is a... |
| A Comparison of Automated Scanning Electron Microscopy (ASEM) and Acoustic Attenuation Spectroscopy (AAS) for Particle Sizing |
2015 |
755 |
The objective of this work is to compare particle size distributions (PSD) measured by automated scanning electron microscopy (ASEM) and acoustic attenuation spectroscopy (AAS) instruments at Oklahoma State University (OSU). The techniques provide qu... |
| Complex Data Produce Better Characters |
2004 |
2645 |
Abstract: Two studies were conducted to explore the use of complex data in character description and hybrid identification. In order to determine if complex data allow the production of better characters, eight groups of plant systematists were given... |
| Determining Functional Relations in Multivariate Oceanographic Systems: Model II Multiple Linear Regression |
2014 |
2769 |
A method for estimating multivariate functional relationships between sets of measured oceanographic, meteorological, and other field data is presented. Model II regression is well known for describing functional relationships between two variables. ... |
| Door-to-Balloon Time With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction Impacts Late Cardiac Mortality in High-Risk Patients and Patients Presenting Early After the Onset of Symptoms |
2006 |
1140 |
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of door-to-balloon time with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on late cardiac mortality.
BACKGROUND The impact of door-to-balloon time on outcomes is... |
| Evaluation of the effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention programme training components: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
2015 |
3293 |
Background- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programmes have shown mixed results, which may be due to differing emphasis on training components. The purpose of this study was to (1) quantify the overall and relative duration of each... |
| Feasibility of a bilateral 4000–6000 Hz notch as a phenotype for genetic association analysis |
2015 |
1764 |
Objective: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a worldwide health problem and a growing concern among young people. Although some people appear to be more susceptible to NIHL, genetic association studies lack a specific phenotype. We tested the feas... |
| Fitness Effects of Floral Plasticity and Thermoregulation in a Thermally Changing Environment |
2012 |
2084 |
To better understand the evolution of phenotypic plasticity and thermoregulation and their potential value for ectotherms in the face of global warming, we conducted field experiments to measure their effects on fitness and their association with rep... |
| Floral Reflectance, Color, and Thermoregulation: What Really Explains Geographic Variation in Thermal Acclimation Ability of Ectotherms? |
2010 |
3348 |
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity in thermally sensitive
traits, that is, thermal acclimation, generally increases with increasing
latitude and altitude. The presumed explanation is that high-latitude/
altitude organisms have evolved greater acclimat... |
| Global sourcing shifts in the U.S. textile and apparel industry: a cluster analysis |
2005 |
5043 |
Globalization of the U.S. textile and apparel industry has been significantly spurred in the last decade by trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). In terms of the U.S. texti... |
| Histological Alterations in Male A/J Mice Following Nose-Only Exposure to Tobacco Smoke |
2008 |
1132 |
The incidence and multiplicity of grossly observed and microscopic lesions of the respiratory tract of A/J mice exposed nose-only to mainstream smoke (50, 200, or 400 mg total particulate matter/m3 from 2R4F cigarettes) was compared to those of filte... |
| An Improvement to the Aligned Rank Statistic for Two-factor Analysis of Variance |
2005 |
1617 |
We modify the nonparametric method of Brunner, Dette and Munk (1997) by applying their method to the aligned ranks of the data. We compare this new approach to three other rank tests: the F-test applied to the ranks of the date, the approximate F-tes... |
| JMASM8: Using SAS To Perform Two-Way Analysis Of Variance Under Variance Heterogeneity |
2005 |
1471 |
We present SAS code to implement the method proposed by Brunner et al. (1997) for performing two-way analysis of variance under variance heterogeneity. |
| A Method for Determining Equivalence in Industrial Applications |
2002 |
4044 |
This article considers the problem of determining whether the results of measurements at two different measurement times are equivalent. Quite often in an industrial quality assurance experiment, the goal is to provide evidence of equivalence, rather... |
| Multiple Plantago Species (Plantaginaceae) Modify Floral Reflectance and Color in Response to Thermal Change |
2013 |
1912 |
• Premise of the study: Understanding how plant reproduction responds to temperature has become increasingly important because of global climate change. Temperature-sensitive plasticity in floral reflectance is likely involved in some of these respon... |
| Nearly exact tests in factorial experiments using the aligned rank transform |
1999 |
1936 |
A procedure is studied that uses rank-transformed data to perform exact and estimated exact tests, which is an alternative to the commonly used F-ratio test procedure. First, a common parametric test statistic is computed using rank-transformed data,... |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus: Does indomethacin increase the risk? |
2008 |
3465 |
Objectives: To examine any association of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and intestinal perforation (IP) in very low birth weight neonates with indomethacin treatment, cumulative dose or maximum plasma concentrations. Methods: This is a retrospectiv... |
| Pairwise comparison of scale using deviances |
2019 |
1103 |
Permutation tests based on medians are examined for pairwise comparison of scale. Tests that have been found in the literature to be effective for comparing scale for two groups are extended to the case of all pairwise comparisons, using the Tukey-ty... |
| Performing Two-Way Analysis of Variance Under Variance Heterogeneity |
2003 |
1702 |
Small sample properties of the method proposed by Brunner et al. (1997) for performing two-way analysis of variance are compared to those of the normal based ANOVA method for factorial arrangements. Different effect sizes, sample sizes, and error str... |
| Permutation tests of scale using deviances |
2017 |
1544 |
Robust tests for comparing scale parameters, based on deviances—absolute deviations from the median—are examined. Higgins (2004) proposed a permutation test for comparing two treatments based on the ratio of deviances, but the performance of this pro... |
| A polymorphism in human estrogen-related receptor beta (ESRRß) predicts audiometric temporary threshold shift |
2016 |
281 |
Objective: A non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (rs61742642; C to T, P386S) in the ligand-binding domain of human estrogen-related receptor beta (ESRRß) showed possible association to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in our previous study... |
| Poor long-term patient and graft survival after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction due to saphenous vein graft occlusion |
2005 |
920 |
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to saphenous vein graft (SVG) occlusion has been associated with poor procedural results and poor short-term outcomes, but long-term graft pat... |
| Resampling-based simultaneous confidence intervals for location shift using medians |
2016 |
1806 |
A method for computing simultaneous pairwise confidence intervals for location shift is presented, based on the permutation distribution of the maximum absolute pairwise difference among all pairs. The method guarantees strong control of familywise c... |
| SAS Program To Perform Analysis Of Factorial Experiments Using Aligned Ranks |
2002 |
1793 |
In situations when analysis of variance procedures are utilized, it is generally thought important that the assumptions associated with analysis of variance be fulfilled. Two assumptions that are often examined in the course of an analysis are normal... |
| Simultaneous multiple comparisons with a control using median differences and permutation tests |
2013 |
2819 |
Permutation methods using median differences for simultaneous pairwise comparisons with a control are investigated. Simulation results suggest that the permutation methods are generally more powerful than the Dunnett procedure when data are from nonn... |
| Step-Down Multiple Comparison Procedures Using Medians and Permutation Tests |
2009 |
2689 |
Richter and McCann (2007) presented a median-based multiple comparison procedure for assessing evidence of group location differences. The sampling distribution was based on the permutation distribution of the maximum median difference among all pair... |
| Synergy-Directed Fractionation of Botanical Medicines: A Case Study with Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) |
2011 |
2453 |
It is often argued that the efficacy of herbal medicines is a result of the combined action of multiple constituents that work synergistically or additively. Determining the bioactive constituents in these mixtures poses a significant challenge. We h... |
| Temperature-sensitive alternative oxidase protein content and its relationship to floral reflectance in natural Plantago lanceolata populations |
2009 |
2714 |
In many plant species, the alternative respiratory pathway consisting of alternative oxidase (AOX) is affected by growth temperature. The adaptive significance of this temperature-sensitivity is unresolved.
Here, leaf and spike (flower cluster) AOX... |
| Transformations of Count Data for Tests of Interaction in Factorial and Split-Plot Experiments |
2006 |
1213 |
In applied entomological experiments, when the response is a count-type variable, certain transformation remedies such as the square root, logarithm (log), or rank transformation are often used to normalize data before analysis of variance. In this s... |
| Urbanization is not associated with increased abundance or decreased richness of terrestrial animals - dissecting the literature through meta-analysis |
2016 |
2042 |
The widely accepted consensus is that urbanization increases abundance but reduces species richness of animals. This assumption is the premise for empirical tests and theoretical explanations. We studied the association of urbanization with abundance... |
| Using the Tukey–Kramer omnibus test in the Hayter–Fisher procedure |
2012 |
4541 |
Using Tukey–Kramer versus the ANOVA F-test as the omnibus test of the Hayter–Fisher procedure for comparing all pairs of normally distributed means, when sample sizes are unequal, is investigated. Simulation results suggest that using Tukey–Kramer le... |
| Voiced initial consonant perception deficits in older listeners with hearing loss and good and poor word recognition. |
2009 |
3383 |
Purpose: This study examined differences in voiced consonant-vowel (CV) perception in older listeners with normal hearing and in 2 groups of older listeners with matched hearing losses: those with good and those with poor word recognition scores.
Me... |