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1. Complete null agent for games with externalities: (Publication); Game theory provides valuable tools to examine expert multi-agent systems. In a cooperative game, collaboration among agents leads to better outcomes. The most important solution for such games is the ...; Created on 25 September 2019
2. A two-sample test for the equality of univariate marginal distributions for high-dimensional data: (Publication); A recurring theme in modern statistics is dealing with high-dimensional data whose main feature is a large number, p, of variables but a small sample size. In this context our aim is to address the problem ...; Created on 23 September 2019
3. Testing critical points of nonparametric regression curves: application to the management of stalked barnacles: (Publication); Several aquatic living resources are overexploited. An example of this is a barnacle fishery, which is a commercial species that commands high prices in the market. We feel that not enough is known about ...; Created on 23 August 2019
4. Goodness-of-fit tests for disorder detection in NGS experiments: (Publication); Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) experiments are often performed in biomedical research nowadays, leading to methodological challenges related to the high‐dimensional and complex nature of the recorded ...; Created on 06 August 2019
5. Testing for the Poisson-Tweedie distribution: (Publication); In practice, count data exhibit over-dispersion, zero-inflation and even heavy tails. The Poisson–Tweedie distribution is a flexible parametric family able to accommodate these features. This paper proposes ...; Created on 09 October 2018
6. Estimation of the finite population distribution function using a global Estimation of the finite population distribution function using a global penalized calibration method: (Publication); Auxiliary information x is commonly used in survey sampling at the estimation stage. We propose an estimator of the finite population distribution function Fy(t) when x is available for all units in ...; Created on 09 October 2018
7. Bootstrap-based testing approaches for the assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers subject to a limit of detection: (Publication); Assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis frequently involves a limit of detection imposed by the laboratory analytical system precision. ...; Created on 09 October 2018
8. Parametric estimates for the receiver operating characteristic curve generalization for non-monotone relationships: (Publication); Diagnostic procedures are based on establishing certain conditions and then checking if those conditions are satisfied by a given individual. When the diagnostic procedure is based on a continuous marker, ...; Created on 22 May 2018
9. Bayesian nonparametric inference for the covariate-adjusted ROC curve: (Publication); Accurate diagnosis of disease is of fundamental importance in clinical practice and medical research. Before a medical diagnostic test is routinely used in practice, its ability to distinguish between ...; Created on 10 October 2018
10. SIMPLIFY ITS An Intelligent Tutoring System based on Cognitive Diagnosis Models and spaced learning: (Publication); In this paper we introduce Simplify ITS, a novel approach to an adaptive and Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) aimed to support teachers in enhancing the student know ledge and skills. Unlike other approaches, ...; Created on 01 October 2018
11. Minimum Penalized phi-Divergence Estimation under Model Misspecification: (Publication); This paper focuses on the consequences of assuming a wrong model for multinomial data when using minimum penalized phi-divergence, also known as minimum penalized disparity estimators, to estimate the ...; Created on 01 October 2018
12. Bootstrap-based procedures for inference in nonparametric receiver-operating characteristic curve regression analysis: (Publication); Prior to using a diagnostic test in a routine clinical setting, the rigorous evaluation of its diagnostic accuracy is essential. The receiver-operating characteristic curve is the measure of accuracy most ...; Created on 22 May 2018
13. Helmet Versus Nasal-Prong CPAP in Infants With Acute Bronchiolitis: (Publication); BACKGROUND: Nasal prongs are frequently used to deliver noninvasive CPAP in bronchiolitis, especially in the youngest children. A helmet interface is an alternative that might be comparable to nasal prongs. ...; Created on 22 May 2018
14. Large-scale external validation and comparison of prognostic models: an application to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: (Publication); Background: External validations and comparisons of prognostic models or scores are a prerequisite for their use in routine clinical care but are lacking in most medical fields including chronic obstructive ...; Created on 22 May 2018
15. Correcting for spatial heterogeneity in plant breeding experiments with P-splines: (Publication); An important aim of the analysis of agricultural field experiments is to obtain good predictions for genotypic performance, by correcting for spatial effects. In practice these corrections turn out to ...; Created on 24 January 2018
16. Convergence in distribution of the L2-deviations of the kernel-type variogram estimators with applications: (Publication); In this work, some properties of the L2-deviations of the Nadaraya-Watson variogram estimators are analyzed, for both the anisotropic and the isotropic settings. Their convergence in distribution is established, ...; Created on 23 January 2018
17. Modelling spatial trends in sorghum breeding field trials using a two-dimensional P-spline mixed model: (Publication); Adjustment for spatial trends in plant breeding field trials is essential for efficient evaluation and selection of genotypes. Current mixed model methods of spatial analysis are based on a multi-step ...; Created on 18 September 2017
18. Measuring the efficiency of the Spanish Olympic Sports Federations: (Publication); Research question: The most common result in the analysis of efficiency in multisport competitions like the Olympic Games using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a ranking of the participating countries. ...; Created on 18 September 2017
19. Relationship between serum levels of VIP, but not of CGRP, and cranial autonomic parasympathetic symptoms: A study in chronic migraine patients: (Publication); Background: Cranial autonomic parasympathetic symptoms (CAPS) appear in at least half of migraine patients theoretically as a result of the release of peptides by the trigemino-vascular system (TVS). Cranial ...; Created on 18 September 2017
20. Sentinel lymph node biopsy plus wide local excision vs. wide location excision alone for primary cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review and meta‐analysis: (Publication); Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy and wide local excision of the primary melanoma (SLNB) is now a standard staging procedure for patients with melanomas 1 mm or more in thickness, but its therapeutic ...; Created on 18 September 2017
21. Convergence rate of wavelet density estimator with data missing randomly when covariables are present: (Publication); In this article, we study global L2 error of non linear wavelet estimator of density in the Besov space Bspq for missing data model when covariables are present and prove that the estimator can achieve ...; Created on 18 September 2017
22. Effects of situational variables on offensive performance indicators in elite water polo: (Publication); The aim of this study was to assess the effect of quality of opposition, starting quarter score and match location on offensive performance indicators in the First Spanish Professional Water Polo League. ...; Created on 18 September 2017
23. No change in Interictal PACAP levels in peripheral blood in women with chronic Migraine: (Publication); Objective: To determine total pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) in peripheral blood as a potential marker of the activation of the parasympathetic arm of the trigemino-vascular ...; Created on 18 September 2017
24. Boostrap-based procedures for inference in nonparametric ROC regression analysis: (Publication); Before the use of a diagnostic test in a routine clinical setting, the rigorous evaluation of its diagnostic accuracy is an essential step. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is the measure ...; Created on 10 December 2016
25. A goodness-of-fit test for the multivariate Poisson distribution: (Publication); Bivariate count data arise in several different disciplines and the bivariate Poisson distribution is commonly used to model them. This paper proposes and studies a computationally convenient goodness-of-fit ...; Created on 04 November 2016
26. Mortality prediction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease comparing the GOLD 2007 and 2011 staging systems: a pooled analysis of individual patient data: (Publication); Background There is no universal consensus on the best staging system for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although documents (eg, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease ...; Created on 01 September 2017
27. Merkel cell carcinoma and Merkel cell polyomavirus: a systematic review and meta-analysis: (Publication); Several observational studies have assessed the correlation between Merkel cell carcinoma and Merkel cell polyomavirus with variable results. The objective of this systematic review was to determine whether ...; Created on 01 September 2017
28. Increased natural killer cell chemotaxis to CXCL12 in patients with multiple sclerosis: (Publication); Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease characterized by leukocyte infiltration into the central nervous system (CNS). Migration of lymphocyte subpopulations towards CXCL12 ...; Created on 01 September 2017
29. Effectiveness of azacitidine in unselected high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: Results from the Spanish Registry: (Publication); The benefit of azacitidine treatment in survival of high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients compared with conventional care treatment (CCT) has not been established outside clinical trials. ...; Created on 01 September 2017
30. Point cloud comparison under uncertainty. Application to beam bridge measurement with terrestrial laser scanning: (Publication); In this paper a methodology to compare two point clouds of an object, obtained with different equipment or in different conditions, is proposed. First, the point clouds are registered to the same reference ...; Created on 04 September 2017
31. A nonparametric test for Markovianity in the illness-death model: (Publication); Multistate models are useful tools for modeling disease progression when survival is the main outcome, but several intermediate events of interest are observed during the follow-up time. The illness-death ...; Created on 08 September 2017
32. Variable selection in regression models used to analyse <span class="highlight">Global Positioning System</span> accuracy in forest environments ...: (Publication); Reliable information on the geographic location of individual points using GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers requires an unobstructed line of sight from the points to a minimum of four satellites. ...; Created on 08 September 2017
33. Cost allocation in inventory transportation systems: (Publication); In this paper, we deal with the cost allocation problem arising in an inventory transportation system with a single item and multiple agents that place joint orders using an EOQ policy. In our problem, ...; Created on 08 September 2017
34. Assessing neural activity related to decision-making through flexible odds ratio curves and their derivatives: (Publication); It is well established that neural activity is stochastically modulated over time. Therefore, direct comparisons across experimental conditions and determination of change points or maximum firing rates ...; Created on 08 September 2017
35. A fuzzy expert system application to the evaluation of ceramic- and paper-quatily kaolin: (Publication); Created on 12 September 2017
36. Fuzzy expert system for economic zonation of an ornamental slate deposit: (Publication); Created on 12 September 2017
37. Using generalized additive models for contruction of nonlinear classifiers in computer-aided diagnosis system: (Publication); Created on 12 September 2017