This thesis is written to investigate if and how far the German credit financial market could be promising for consulting fees in the field of mortgage loan banking. The problem identified is an extensively discussed issue in the German credit...
Item response theory; Goodness-of-fit tests; Monte Carlo method
Item response theory (IRT) is expanding to diverse research settings, without accompanying access to easily implemented model fit methods. One simple model fit approach involves x2/df ratios. However, its utility is not known across several...
Understanding the nucleation and early stage growth of crystals from the vapor phase is important for realizing large-area single-crystal quality films, controlled synthesis of nanocrystals, and the possible discovery of new phases of materials....
Prostate--Cancer--Diagnosis--Cost effectiveness; Medical screening--Cost effectiveness
Prostate cancer is a common form of cancer in men. In fact, prostate cancer has the highest incidence of any cancer in men. Prostate cancer is not only common, it carries a significant financial burden. The cost of prostate cancer is 11.3% of all...
Regression analysis is a statistical method used to relate a variable of interest, typically y (the dependent variable), to a set of independent variables, usually, X1, X2,...,Xn . The goal is to build a model that assists statisticians in...
Group portraits; Theatrical productions; Opera houses
Group portrait of the San Carlo Opera Company, a touring company including soprano Alice Nielsen. They appear onstage in New Orleans during Act II of "Carmen," in 1906. Their first appearance at Macauley's Theatre, from that 1906-1907...
Data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) were used to examine factors that influence emotional distress in older adults with cancer, arid to learn whether these distress trajectories are different from older adults without cancer. The model...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Full-length character portrait of soprano Alice Nielsen standing in front of a set backdrop of a tree, wearing a long white dress and admiring a tree bough she holds before her. Nielsen was born in Nashville, Tennessee on June 7, 1876, and died...
Formal garden lined with trees with an ornate white building in the background. Title: 32. The Sunken Gardens, Monte Carlo. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905 H.C. White Co. N.Y. Text on left: Polychrome Stereo View Reproduced from Original...
Osteoporosis in women--Prevention; Osteoporosis--Treatment; Hip joint--Fractures--Prevention
Low-trauma fractures of older women are a major public health burden. Fractures of the hip and spine are some of the primary causes of chronic pain, functional impairment, and disability among the elderly [1]. The underlying cause of these...
Three-quarter length portrait of performer, composer, and lyricist Chauncey Olcott wearing a long jacket, vest with pocket watch fob, eyeglasses, high-collared white shirt, and boutonniere. He stands with his right hand in pants pocket and his left...
Hand-colored character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, seated on the grass holding a water pail. She shields her eyes with her right hand, and wears a cotton dress and apron. Born Emilie Charlotte Le...
Full-length character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, standing in front of an outdoor backdrop with ferns and stone steps, wearing a long white dress with train. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in...
Portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a dark bonnet with veil, and holding a fan. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared in twelve...
Full-length character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a long dark dress with long white gloves. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared...
Three-quarter length character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a long dress with a leaf pattern, long gloves, and a hat with a large ostrich plume. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey,...
Portrait of left profile of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a hat that matches her dress and a stole. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared in...
Built in 1880, this Clay County courthouse was the scene of numerous feud battles. The sign on the tree reads "vote for Carlo Hounchell." The courthouse burned on January 20, 1936. Visitors to Oneida Baptist Institute passed through...
