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Probability of ruin in discrete insurance risk model with dependent Pareto claims

Dependence Modeling, 2019
We present basic properties and discuss potential insurance applications of a new class of probability distributions on positive integers with power law tails.
Constantinescu Corina D., Kozubowski Tomasz J., Qian Haoyu H.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Challenge of Handling Structured Missingness in Integrated Data Sources

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
As data integration becomes ever more prevalent, a new research question that emerges is how to handle missing values that will inevitably arise in these large‐scale integrated databases? This missingness can be described as structured missingness, encompassing scenarios involving multivariate missingness mechanisms and deterministic, nonrandom ...
James Jackson, Marius Hofert, Eleni‐Rosalina Andrinopoulou, Niels Hagenbuch, Sarah McGough, Chris Harbron, Robin Mitra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia—A Retrospective, Dual‐Center Study

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survival outcomes for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have improved with modern frontline therapies and minimal residual disease (MRD)‐guided strategies. As a result, allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is increasingly deferred in first remission (CR1) and used in the relapsed setting.
Oren Pasvolsky, Shai Shimony, Rima M. Saliba, Curtis Marcoux, Celina Ledesma, Gabriela Rondon, Priti Tewari, Dristhi Ragoonanan, Nicholas J. Short, Elias Jabbour, Mahasweta Gooptu, Vincent T. Ho, Robert J. Soiffer, Joseph H. Antin, John Koreth, Corey S. Cutler, Jonathan D. Paolino, Christine N. Duncan, Leslie E. Lehmann, Daniel J. DeAngelo, Nitin Jain, Richard Champlin, Elizabeth Shpall, Marlise R. Luskin, Partow Kebriaei   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian Growth Curve Modelling of Student Academic Trajectories: The Impact of Individual-Level Characteristics and Implications for Education Policy

Applied Sciences
This study examined the factors influencing student academic performance in the Bachelor of Science (BSc) Actuarial Science programme, focusing on Grade 12 mathematics marks, admission point (AP) scores, socioeconomic background, and progression rates ...
Moeketsi Mosia, Felix O. Egara, Fadip Nannim, Moses Basitere   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa, Jennifer Smith‐Merry, Kuo‐yi Jade Chang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Task Force on Climate‐Related Financial Disclosures: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conduct a timely comprehensive review of the existing literature on Task Force on Climate‐Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Our aim is to provide a synthesis and extension of the current literature as follows: (i) review theoretical (i.e., socio‐political, economic‐based and market‐based) perspectives employed by existing studies, (ii ...
Yunice Karina Tumewang, Collins G. Ntim, Faizul Haque   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Views of Invalid Response Set and Malingering Attributions in Forensic Assessment: Credibility and Non‐Credibility

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reviews two major sets of six articles on malingering and invalid response set, which have diametrically opposite conclusions on the value of performance and symptom validity tests (PVTs and SVTs) in forensic and related disability assessments (FDRA). First, we review the six‐article series by the Leonhards, which takes the stance
Gerald Young, Laszlo A. Erdodi, Luciano Giromini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Violence Risk Assessment: Emerging Technology and the Ethics of the Inevitable

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have stimulated considerable excitement and discussion regarding the potential impacts on people's lives and work. In particular, proposed and realized applications of generative AI have appeared across multiple industries and domains, including at the intersection of behavioral science and ...
Neil R. Hogan, Gabriela Corăbian
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19 and Excess Mortality: An Actuarial Study

Risks
The study of mortality is an ever-active field of research, and new methods or combinations of methods are constantly being developed. In the actuarial domain, the study of phenomena disrupting mortality and leading to excess mortality, as in the case of
Camille Delbrouck, Jennifer Alonso-García   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Association Between Previous Suicide Attempts and Risk Level According to the Static‐99R in Men Who Have Sexually Offended

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Suicide is a leading cause of death within correctional institutions, with men convicted of sexual offences over‐represented among those who have attempted suicide. Despite an increased risk for suicidality, limited research has examined how past suicide attempts are associated with sexual offending and specific risk domains on ...
Jordyn Monaghan, Krystal Lowe, Michael C. Seto, Marc W. Patry, Skye Stephens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source