EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SMOOTHING FUNCTIONS IN GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODELS FOR SPATIAL VARIATION IN DISEASE

Evaluation of the Performance of Smoothing Functions in Generalized Additive Models for Spatial Variation in Disease

Generalized additive models (GAMs) with bivariate smoothing functions have been applied to estimate spatial variation in risk for many types of cancers.Only a handful of studies have evaluated the performance of smoothing functions applied in GAMs with regard to different geographical areas of elevated risk and different risk levels.This study eval

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Popular science business discourse: its model and functions

The article deals with the model of the popular science business discourse and its functions of expanding and deepening professional knowledge Oven Shelf Support Rack Screw and skills among unprepared audience.The work examines the linguistic component of the popularization of scientific knowledge, its pragmatic conditioning and multistage, that in

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The role of ultrasound guided percutaneous needle aspiration and lavage (barbotage) in the treatment of calcific tendinitis

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound guided percutaneous needle aspiration and lavage (barbotage) in the treatment of calcific tendinitis.Patients and methods: Between January 2012 and March 2014, ten patients with calcific tendinitis have been treated by ultrasound guided calcification lavage and aspiration (barbotage).All patients

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