The aggregated distributions of host–parasite systems require several different infection
parameters to characterize them. We advise readers how to choose infection indices with …

Background Fasting before general anaesthesia aims to reduce the volume and acidity of
stomach contents during surgery, thus reducing the risk of regurgitation/aspiration. Recent …

This book focuses on performance evaluation techniques for wireless systems in fading. It
consists of five parts. The first part introduces system performance measures, types of fading …

This volume provides an up-to-date coverage of the theory and applications of ordered
random variables and their functions. Furthermore, it develops the distribution theory of OS …

Auction Theory, Second Edition improves upon his 2002 bestseller with a new chapter on
package and position auctions as well as end-of-chapter questions and chapter notes …

This article gives a comprehensive introduction into one of the main branches of
evolutionary computation–the evolution strategies (ES) the history of which dates back to the …

Extreme Value Theory offers a careful, coherent exposition of the subject starting from the
probabilistic and mathematical foundations and proceeding to the statistical theory. The …

This important book provides an up-to-date comprehensive and down-to-earth survey of the
theory and practice of extreme value distributions? one of the most prominent success …

We perform a thorough analysis of RNA velocity methods, with a view towards
understanding the suitability of the various assumptions underlying popular …

When reporting the results of clinical studies, some researchers may choose the five‐
number summary (including the sample median, the first and third quartiles, and the …