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Spatio-temporal Analysis of Dengue Fever Cases: A Retrospective Study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: In India, during the last ten years, the dengue fever increased in incidence and in territorial extent. Several studies already described the dengue fever incidence in terms of time, place and person But in spatio-temporal analysis, space ...
M Siva Durga Prasad Nayak, KA Narayan
doaj   +1 more source

The future of spatial epidemiology in the AI era: enhancing machine learning approaches with explicit spatial structure

open access: yesGeospatial Health
Spatial epidemiology, defined as the study of spatial patterns in disease burdens or health outcomes, aims to estimate disease risk or incidence by identifying geographical risk factors and populations at risk (Morrison et al., 2024).
Nima Kianfar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping of stomach, colorectal, and bladder cancers in Iran, 2004–2009: Applying Bayesian polytomous logit model

open access: yesInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018
Background: According to the last report of Iran cancer registry, stomach, colorectal, and bladder cancers are the most prevalent cancers. The present study focused on separating the latent risk surface into shared and disease-specific components ...
Marzieh Nasrazadani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retinal S-antigen Th1 cell epitope mapping in patients with Behcet's disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background - Retinal S-antigen (S-Ag) is a most characterized autoantigen of autoimmune uveitis. The recognized immunodominant epitope of human S-Ag in patients with uveitis has not been identified. In this study, we selected certain patients with active
Yang, P.Z.   +6 more
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Identification of gene pathways implicated in Alzheimer's disease using longitudinal imaging phenotypes with sparse regression. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We present a new method for the detection of gene pathways associated with a multivariate quantitative trait, and use it to identify causal pathways associated with an imaging endophenotype characteristic of longitudinal structural change in the brains ...
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Mapping Lyme Disease Incidence for Diagnostic and Preventive Decisions, Maryland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
To support diagnostic and preventive decision making, we analyzed incidence of Lyme disease in Maryland on the zip code level. Areas of high incidence were identified on the Upper Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay and in counties north and east of ...
César A. Peña   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Processing Spatial Data for Statistical Modeling and Visualization Case study: INLA model for COVID-19 in Alabama, USA

open access: yesActa Technica Jaurinensis
This research emphasizes the visualization of spatial data for statistical modelling and analysis of the relative risk associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama, USA. We used Bayesian analysis and the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (INLA)
Getachew Engidaw, György Terdik
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and risk factors of gastric cancer in Iran (2005–2010)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019
Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is the first and the third prevalent cancer among males and females in Iran, respectively. The aim of this study was mainly to identify high-risk areas of GC by assessing the spatial and temporal pattern of incidence, and ...
Sedigheh Rastaghi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

IDENTIFICATION OF DISEASE GENES FOR RARE AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE EPILEPTIC SYNDROMES BY HOMOZYGOSITY MAPPING [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Introduction: The genetics of the most common neurological disorders, including epilepsy, with mendelian inheritance has been dissected in the last twenty years. However the genetic etiology of some rare epileptic conditions is still unknown.
Coppola, Antonietta
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Influence of magnetic field strength and image registration strategy on voxel-based morphometry in a study of Alzheimer's disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Multi-centre data repositories like the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) offer a unique research platform, but pose questions concerning comparability of results when using a range of imaging protocols and data processing algorithms ...
Anna Grabowska   +12 more
core   +1 more source

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