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This study investigated the kinetics in HBsAg and the HBsAg loss rate after entecavir or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) cessation in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who achieved virological suppression after virological relapse without ...
Tzu-Ning Tseng +6 more
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Parameter Estimation Based on Cumulative Kullback–Leibler Divergence
In this paper, we propose some estimators for the parameters of a statistical model based on Kullback–Leibler divergence of the survival function in continuous setting and apply it to type I censored data.
Yaser Mehrali , Majid Asadi
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Comparison of predictor approaches for longitudinal binary outcomes: application to anesthesiology data [PDF]
Longitudinal data with binary repeated responses are now widespread among clinical studies and standard statistical analysis methods have become inadequate in the answering of clinical hypotheses.
Anil Aktas Samur +2 more
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An epidemiological study of the predictors of multidrug resistance and methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus spp. isolated from canine specimens submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Tennessee, USA [PDF]
Background Understanding drivers of multidrug resistance (MDR) and methicillin resistance, which have increased among canine staphylococcal isolates, is essential for guiding antimicrobial use practices.
Jennifer Lord +5 more
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Tracking of health-related physical fitness in adolescent girls: a 3-year follow-up study
Background Evidence has shown that higher levels of physical fitness (PF) in youth have beneficial effects on adult health-related outcomes. However, the tracking of separate PF components during adolescence has been less studied.
Mario Kasović +4 more
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Developing Students’ Intuition on the Impact of Correlated Outcomes
While correlated data methods (like random effect models and generalized estimating equations) are commonly applied in practice, students may struggle with understanding the reasons that standard regression techniques fail if applied to correlated ...
Ashley Petersen
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Household food insecurity and cooking energy access in Nigeria: A panel data approach
Access to sources of cooking energy has potential impacts on food security, however, there is a paucity of information and empirical evidence on their linkages.
Adegbenga Emmanuel Adekoya +9 more
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Ridge Shrinkage Estimators in Finite Mixture of Generalized Estimating Equations. [PDF]
The paper considers the problem of estimation of the parameters in nite mixture models.In this article, a new method is proposed for of estimation of the parameters in nite mixture models. Traditionally, the parameter estimation in nite mixture models
Sajad Nezamdoust, Farzad Eskandari
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ObjectiveThe consequences and impact of violent behavior in schizophrenia are often serious, and identification of risk factors is of great importance to achieve early identification and effective management.MethodsThis follow-up study sampled adult ...
Zhuo-Hui Huang +12 more
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In the longitudinal data analysis we integrate flexible linear predictor link function and high-correlated predictor variables. Our approach uses B-splines for non-parametric part in the linear predictor component.
Mozhgan Taavoni +2 more
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