Random effects regression mixtures for analyzing infant habituation

Random effects regression mixture models are a way to classify longitudinal data (or trajectories) having possibly varying lengths. The mixture structure of the traditional random effects regression mixture model arises through the distribution of the random regression coefficients, which is assumed to be a mixture of multivariate normals. An extension of this standard model is presented that accounts for various levels of heterogeneity among the trajectories, depending on their assumed error structure. A standard likelihood ratio test is presented for testing this error structure assumption. Full details of an expectation-conditional maximization algorithm for maximum likelihood estimation are also presented. This model is used to analyze data from an infant habituation experiment, where it is desirable to assess whether infants comprise different populations in terms of their habituation time.     

一种新型的全光再生节点

提出了一种能够对采用副载波复用(SCM)标签技术的光分组信号进行再生的节点结构。该节点结构简单,不用进行波长变换,可以对SCM标签信号与负载信号分别进行全光再生。仿真结果表明再生节点可以保持SCM标签信号与负载信号频谱的稳定,不会产生串扰,再生效果良好。     

一种基于MPLS业务量工程的选路机制

分析了诸如受限路由等传统QoS路由机制业务震荡现象出现的原因给出了呼叫级QoS路由和分组级QoS路由的概念在此基础上提出了多标签QoS路由机制(MLR)作为一种分组级QoS路由机制多标签QoS路由机制不仅能够从理论上避免业务震荡现象的出现同时由于采用了业务量工程的业务均衡的思想从而提高了全网的业务性能指标仿真的数据结果可以在同时运行实时业务和非实时业务下得到     

情景喜剧《武林外传》中的语域偏离与语篇幽默效果

古装情景喜剧《武林外传》在全国热播，掀起一阵收视高潮，其原因值得探究。本文运用Hauiday的语域理论，试从语域转换、语域混合和语域借用角度来分析该剧的幽默语言特点，探究其产生具大幽默效应的独特魅力。     

改进的OBS长度自适应门限组装算法

现有OBS长度自适应组装算法的突发数据长度门限的选择虽然随着业务流的变化而变化,克服了固定长度门限算法输出的突发数据的突发性,但仍然没有考虑业务流的自相似特性,因此不能有效降低输出突发数据的自相似程度和分组阻塞率。针对这一问题,该文提出了一种改进的OBS长度自适应门限组装算法,能根据到达的网络业务流的自相似特性自适应地调整长度门限值。仿真结果表明:在相同的调度算法下,更能降低业务流的自相似性,分组阻塞率降低一个数量级。     

Retirement patterns in Hong Kong: a censored regression analysis

This paper provides an overview of retirement patterns in Hong Kong on the basis of limited data. A censored regression model is used to infer the retirement age from people‘s current retirement status and their current age. This model is equivalent to a restricted probit model, and the interpretation of parameters is straightforward. The results clearly show a negative income effect on the retirement decision. The retirement age seems to be positively related to lifetime earnings but negatively related to the rate of decline of earnings with age. JEL classification: C24, J14, J26 Received May 6, 1996 / Accepted February 5, 1997     

“关系圈”稀释“受害者圈”：企业环境污染与村民大多数沉默的乡村逻辑—山东N村个案研究

基于山东N村手套加工厂及其环境影响的调查发现,村落内生企业的关系嵌入与乡村社会分化的叠加效应,是大多数村民面对环境危害而保持沉默的乡村逻辑。乡村作为兼具乡土底色与经济理性的生活共同体,被企业污染建构为具有统合性的整体受害者圈。“同住一个村”的共同体意识形塑大部分村民的环境沉默行为与少数积极分子环境抗争的自我克制,而企业生产建构的获利者群体进一步分化了受害者圈层,村落“双重圈层”互嵌式关系格局阻隔村民通过集体行动制止企业污染的底层路径。农村内生污染企业的嵌入属性加深了村落社会分化、侵蚀了农村环境治理的社会基础,更提醒关注农村污染企业的社区嵌入与村民环境行为选择的复杂性关联。     

Estimation for Partially Linear Single-index Instrumental Variables Models

In this article, we generalize the partially linear single-index models to the scenario with some endogenous covariates variables. It is well known that the estimators based on the existing methods are often inconsistent because of the endogeneity of covariates. To deal with the endogenous variables, we introduce some auxiliary instrumental variables. A three-stage estimation procedure is proposed for partially linear single-index instrumental variables models. The first stage is to obtain a linear projection of endogenous variables on a set of instrumental variables, the second stage is to estimate the link function by using local linear smoother for given constant parameters, and the last stage is to obtain the estimators of constant parameters based on the estimating equation. Asymptotic normality is established for the proposed estimators. Some simulation studies are undertaken to assess the finite sample performance of the proposed estimation procedure.     

Optimal financing and dividend policy with Markovian switching regimes

This work investigates an optimal financing and dividend problem for an insurer whose surplus process is modulated by an observable continuous-time and finite-state Markov chain. We assume that the insurer should never go bankrupt by issuing new equity. The goal of the insurer is to maximize the expected present value of the dividends payout minus the discounted cost of equity issuance. We obtain the optimal policies and explicit expressions for the value functions when the risk reserve process is modeled by both upward jump model and its diffusion approximation. Numerical illustrations of the sensitivities of the model parameters are provided.     

基于消费者显著性偏好的双边平台转换成本和定价策略研究

针对消费者对转换成本和价格属性具有显著性偏好的实际情况，基于显著性理论对垄断双边平台企业的转换成本和定价策略问题进行了研究。研究发现：1)在显著性偏好非对称型市场上，对价格敏感的一方收取的价格最低，对高转换成本的一方收取的价格最高，而在显著性偏好对称型市场上，平台的最优价格位于非对称型市场之间，但是对价格敏感型市场收取的价格低于转换成本敏感型市场的价格。2)在高转换成本的市场，平台利润最低；低转换成本市场平台利润最高，而混合型情况的最优利润位于这两者之间。该研究结论说明平台企业应该采取措施来降低用户加入平台的转换成本，从而增加利润，这与现实的案例研究结论相吻合。