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Pathway analysis of rare variants for the clustered phenotypes by using hierarchical structured components analysis

open access: yesBMC Medical Genomics, 2019
Backgrounds Recent large-scale genetic studies often involve clustered phenotypes such as repeated measurements. Compared to a series of univariate analyses of single phenotypes, an analysis of clustered phenotypes can be useful for substantially ...
Sungyoung Lee   +5 more
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BB: An R Package for Solving a Large System of Nonlinear Equations and for Optimizing a High-Dimensional Nonlinear Objective Function

open access: yesJournal of Statistical Software, 2009
We discuss R package BB, in particular, its capabilities for solving a nonlinear system of equations. The function BBsolve in BB can be used for this purpose.
Ravi Varadhan, Paul Gilbert
doaj  

Influence of iodine intake on thyroid volume among students aged 8–10 years in a district of Beijing from 2022 to 2024 based on a generalized estimating equation model

open access: yesZhongguo gonggong weisheng
ObjectiveTo assess iodine intake levels and their impact on thyroid volume in children aged 8–10 years in a district of Beijing city from 2022 to 2024.
Zhilin WU   +3 more
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Generalized Estimating Equations in Longitudinal Data Analysis: A Review and Recent Developments

open access: yes, 2014
Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) is a marginal model popularly applied for longitudinal/clustered data analysis in clinical trials or biomedical studies.
Ming Wang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury - true GFR versus urinary creatinine clearance and estimating equations

open access: yesCritical Care, 2013
IntroductionEstimation of kidney function in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), is important for appropriate dosing of drugs and adjustment of therapeutic strategies, but challenging due to fluctuations in kidney function, creatinine
G. Bragadottir, B. Redfors, S. Ricksten
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes among working-age adults and influencing factors of new-onset diabetes: a five-year cohort study (2018–2023)

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundDiabetes and prediabetes in the young and middle-aged population represent a significant public health challenge in China. In recent years, the prevalence of diabetes has gradually increased within this group.
Jing Tan   +7 more
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Factors associated with mortality from tuberculosis in Iran: an application of a generalized estimating equation-based zero-inflated negative binomial model to national registry data [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health, 2019
OBJECTIVES Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health problem that causes morbidity and mortality in millions of people per year. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of potential risk factors with TB mortality in Iran. METHODS This
Fatemeh Sarvi   +4 more
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Improved allometric equations for tree aboveground biomass estimation in tropical dipterocarp forests of Kalimantan, Indonesia

open access: yesForest Ecosystems, 2016
Background Currently, the common and feasible way to estimate the most accurate forest biomass requires ground measurements and allometric models. Previous studies have been conducted on allometric equations development for estimating tree aboveground ...
Solichin Manuri   +6 more
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