Let Y1,..., Yn be independent identically distributed random variables with distribution function F(x, [theta]), [theta] = ([theta]'1, [theta]'2), where [theta]i (i = 1, 2) is a vector of pi components, p = p1 + p2 and for [for all][theta][set membership, variant]I, an open interval in p, F(x,...

The active Chihshang fault in the southern segment of longitudinal valley of eastern Taiwan is part of the suture boundary between the Eurasia plate and the Philippine Sea plate. Radon anomalies in groundwater were recorded prior to three major earthquakes—(1) 2003 M <Subscript>w</Subscript> = 6.8 Chengkung, (2)...</subscript>

In modern organizations a large portion of senior management's time is now being spent on finding ways to measure the contribution of their organizations IS/IT investments to business performance. It has been shown that IS/IT investments in many organizations are huge and increasing rapidly...

Informality is a wide-spread phenomenon across the globe. We show that firms in countries with better information sharing systems and greater financial sector outreach evade taxes to a lesser degree, an effect that is stronger for smaller firms, firms in smaller cities and towns, and firms in...

Periods of 6, 12, and 24 hr with equal amounts of flow and resting are simulated via finite difference approximations and compared with a continuously flowing system for both clogged and unclogged loamy sand.