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Sums of Cubes in Quaternion Rings [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2019
We investigate a version of Waring's Problem over quaternion rings, focusing on cubes in quaternion rings with integer coefficients. We determine the global upper and lower bounds for the number of cubes necessary to represent all such quaternions.
arxiv  

Gambling Participation and Prevalence Estimates of Pathological Gambling in a Far-East Gambling City: Macao

open access: yes, 2012
This research is the first scientific study of gambling participation and pathological gambling in Macao. In 2003, a computer-assisted random digit dialing method was used to conduct 1,121 telephone interviews.
Fong, Davis Ka-Chio, Ozorio, Bernadete
core  

Interview with the World Class Authorities Frontiers of Cancer Research: An exclusive interview with Professor Luis Diaz

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This is the second installment in the series, “The Interview with the World‐Class Authorities.” We are honored to welcome Prof. Luis Diaz, the Director of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Editor‐in‐Chief of Cancer Discovery. Prof.
Haruna Takeda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Gambling Problems on Online Electronic Gaming Machines, Race Betting and Sports Betting

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2017
Growth of Internet gambling has fuelled concerns about its contribution to gambling problems. However, most online gamblers also gamble on land-based forms, which may be the source of problems for some.
Nerilee Hing   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A note on the ranking of earthquake forecasts [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2016
The ranking problem of earthquake forecasts is considered. We formulate simple statistical requirements to forecasting quality measure R and analyze some R-ranking methods on this basis, in particular, the pari-mutuel gambling method by Zechar&Zhuang (2014).
arxiv  

Challenge Theory: The Structure and Measurement of Risky Binary Choice Behavior [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2020
Challenge Theory (Shye & Haber 2015; 2020) has demonstrated that a newly devised challenge index (CI) attributable to every binary choice problem predicts the popularity of the bold option, the one of lower probability to gain a higher monetary outcome (in a gain problem); and the one of higher probability to lose a lower monetary outcome (in a loss ...
arxiv  

Online Gambling Patterns and Predictors of Problem Gambling Among Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

open access: yesAsian Nursing Research
S U M M A R Y: Purpose: This study examined online gambling patterns among Korean adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic and identified predictors of problem gambling based on a socio-ecological model.
Young-Sil Sohn, Hyunmi Son
doaj  

How the causes, consequences and solutions for problem gambling are reported in Australian newspapers: a qualitative content analysis

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2014
Objective: To inform public health approaches to problem gambling by examining how the news media covers problem gambling, with a particular focus on the causes, consequences and solutions to problem gambling, and the ‘actors’ and sources who influence ...
Helen E. Miller   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

On Directed Information and Gambling [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2008
We study the problem of gambling in horse races with causal side information and show that Massey's directed information characterizes the increment in the maximum achievable capital growth rate due to the availability of side information. This result gives a natural interpretation of directed information $I(Y^n \to X^n)$ as the amount of information ...
arxiv  

The Effect of Gambling on Health: Evidence from Canada [PDF]

open access: yes
The relationship between gambling and health has important economic and public policy implications. We develop causal evidence about the relationship between recreational gambling and health using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS ...
Humphreys, Brad   +2 more
core  

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