A four-parameter family of Weibull distributions is introduced, as an example of a more general class created along the lines of Marshall and Olkin, 1997. Various properties of the distribution are explored and its usefulness in modelling real data is demonstrated using maximum likelihood estimates.
In this retrospective cohort study, primigravidas with normal pregnancies and women who developed preeclampsia (PE) were assigned to complete sleeping disorder questionnaires. The Crown-Rump length (CRL) of the first prenatal screening was used to determine the gestational age and the participants were assigned to complete the following questionnaires according to their everyday life before pregnancy: (1) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), (2) Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and (3) Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Women were also asked to evaluate their stress before pregnancy with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). The results of the women developing preeclampsia were analyzed to test the primary hypothesis that women with pre-existing to pregnancy sleep disorders are more likely to develop preeclampsia. Statistically significant differences were found between women who developed preeclampsia and women in the control group concerning sleeping disorder features before pregnancy of all three research tools, namely AIS (p<0.001), PSQI (p<0.001), and ESS (p=0.012<0.05). The results support that there is a possible statistical effect of pre-existing to pregnancy sleep disorders on the development of preeclampsia and women with pregestational sleep disorders request strict monitoring during pregnancy, however, further investigation with larger studies is needed to reach safe conclusions.
In this paper, we examine Greek cardinal Bessarion's (1403-1472) last work, Epistolae et Orationes contra Turcos, in 1470. Bessarion's book was printed for first time to the Press of Sorbonne's University under the auspices of the professor and humanist Guillaume Fichet, who made sure so as this work to arrive in the hands of all powerful European sovereigns. Regarding the present paper, it was used the third work's edition of Bessarion, which took place in Rome, in 1543. Our work, as it is obvious from its title, is consisted of two basic parts: a) the letters (Epistolae) and b) the speeches (Orationes). The first part counts four letters (the Fichet's letter to Edward the fourth and the three letters of Bessarion to Fichet, to the Italian sovereigns and to the abbot Bessarion respectively), while the second section is consisted of two admonitory speeches of Bessarion to the Italian rulers and the latin translation of Demosthenes' first Olynthiac speech, which was elaborated by the cardinal himself. In his swan song, Bessarion reveals his wisdom, as well as his deep grief and sore for his homeland which was captured. He also exhibits the attempts of the struggle against Turks, which were resultless.
In Epith. 1-46, Claudian narrates Honorius’ impatience for his wedding to his betrothed spouse, Maria. In the half passage (1-19) we hear the poet’s voice, while in the remainder it is that of the young emperor (20-46), who expresses his complaints towards Maria’s parents, Stilicho and Serena. Claudian presents Honorius as an elegiac lover, who suffers due to his romantic passion. My paper aims to reveal this passage’s generic interaction between elegy and epic. We will see that Honorius’ love behaviour wavers between his elegiac persona and his epical reality. Furthermore, I attempt to prove that in these verses, Claudian includes a metapoetic discourse on the impact of Callimachean theory within his poetics.
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