路振《九国志》述评

北宋的路振是湖南永州祁阳县人。他撰写的《九国志》是一本有关五代时南方九国的总体史书,学术价值极大。     

MORE INFORMATIVE TESTING FOR BIVARIATE SYMMETRY

In testing for bivariate symmetry against arbitrary alternatives the well‐known test developed by Bowker in 1948 is shown to be a score test, and to have useful components. These components are asymptotically independent and asymptotically have the standard normal distribution. Moreover they assess particular pairs of cells for symmetry. These components can also be used in a data analytic manner to complement a test for bivariate symmetry against ordered alternatives.     

王寂二行部志中佛教史料举隅

王寂《辽东行部志》和《鸭江行部志》记述了大量寺庙、僧侣和佛事,对宝严、崇寿、灵岩三寺和辽僧海山、金僧渊唯识、金尼智相的描述尤详,特别值得注意的是叙及炽盛光佛信仰和禅宗渗透、流传辽东的史实,还保存了许多作者考订佛籍真伪和寺院始末盛衰以及即事诗文。其内容使不少当时辽东一带佛教存在和活动的踪迹得以流传后世,为佛教史研究提供了宝贵的学术资源。     

土家族“犀牛”图腾崇拜体现的生命意识与儒家伦理思想研究——以渝东南湘鄂渝黔边区酉水流域为例

土家族犀牛图腾崇拜体现了儒家伦理思想的生命意识、和谐思想、厚生意蕴、佑民情怀,这在湘鄂渝黔交界处的渝东南土家族文化、文学、田野材料及《同治增修酉阳直隶州总志》、《白民族谱》等史志文献都有表现.土家族地区如渝东南酉水流域广布"犀牛"图腾崇拜、神秘葬俗,犀牛望月、犀牛潭、犀牛洞土司坟、犀牛救民,犀牛地葬母佑子孙等民俗事象,大量出现在民间文学中,世代相传,值得深究.     

现存志料、采访册、调查记等文献概述

志料、采访册、调查记等文献大多是在实地征访、调查基础之上,为他日编修方志保存资料而作,具有方志初稿性质。其在编纂方式上不拘泥于方志体例,采用多样记录形式;在内容上跳脱旧方志类目框架,紧跟时代潮流;在作者群体上不局限于地方士绅,多由专业人员参与编写。这些文献保留了许多正式方志舍弃的一手资料,因此,应该受到足够重视。     

Inequalities for Expected Current Record Statistics

In this article, we obtain sharp distribution-free bounds for the expected value of the gap between the current records and record values as well as upper sharp bounds for the spacings between any two upper current records. We also present two-sided bounds on the errors in approximating the means of current records by inverse hazard functions.     

Contributors

Abstract

The authors respond to an article on the role of the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) as a manifestation (format) identifier of serials. They discuss some of the challenges that multiple manifestations present for the ISSN Network, some proposed solutions to this problem, and invite further input and dialogue on the topic. Serials Review 2003; 29:97–99.     

Blinded sample size re-estimation in clinical trials comparing several treatments

An important question that arises in clinical trials is how many additional observations, if any, are required beyond those originally planned. This has satisfactorily been answered in the case of two-treatment double-blind clinical experiments. However, one may be interested in comparing a new treatment with its competitors, which may be more than one. This problem is addressed in this investigation involving responses from arbitrary distributions, in which the mean and the variance are not functionally related. First, a solution in determining the initial sample size for specified level of significance and power at a specified alternative is obtained. Then it is shown that when the initial sample size is large, the nominal level of significance and the power at the pre-specified alternative are fairly robust for the proposed sample size re-estimation procedure. An application of the results is made to the blood coagulation functionality problem considered by Kropf et al. [Multiple comparisons of treatments with stable multivariate tests in a two-stage adaptive design, including a test for non-inferiority, Biom. J. 42(8) (2000), pp. 951–965].     

明清五部朝邑县志编纂比较

明清两代朝邑县志今传较广者,分别为明韩邦靖、王学谟及清王兆鳌、朱廷模、李元春等编纂或主修。五部县志编纂目的 相似,然其编纂体例、内容特色、主导思想及成书情况等却不尽一致。比较它们的异同,从中可以看到这一时期我国古方志编 辑思想、体例变化及其发展历程。