Stepwise Geoadditive Modelling of the Ideal Family Size in Nigeria

Geoadditive Latent Variable Modelling of Count Data on Multiple Sexual Partnering in Nigeria

Geoadditive Latent Variable Modelling of Child Morbidity and Malnutrition in Nigeria

SUMMARY Investigating the impact of important risk factors and geographical location on child morbidity and malnutrition is of high relevance for developing countries. Previous research has usually carried out separate regression analyses for certain diseases or types of malnutrition, neglecting possible association between them. Based on data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey of 2...

Analyzing Child Mortality in Nigeria with Geoadditive Survival Models

Child mortality reflects a country’s level of socio-economic development and quality of life. In developing countries, mortality rates are not only influenced by socioeconomic, demographic and health variables but they also vary considerably across regions and districts. In this paper, we analyze child mortality in Nigeria with flexible geoadditive survival models. This class of models allows t...

Stepwise Development from Ideal Specifications

The stepwise development of a program using reene-ment requires that the original abstract speciication is realisable, i.e., an implementation exists with identical functionality. In some situations, this may not be desirable or even possible, and an ideal speciication which is only approximated by the nal implementation is used. For these speciications, an informal step, based on the developer...

the effect of the record infancy in crimilly acts of guilties (in karaj city)

چکیده یکی از مهمترین دغدغه های بزرگ جوامع بشری، از دیر باز تا کنون که ذهن پژوهشگران و متخصصان بهداشت روانی و اجتماعی و دولتها رابه خود مشغول داشته، مسأله ی بزهکاری می باشد. شناخت کامل پدیده ی بزهکاری و بزهکار، علل وعوامل سقوط یک انسان، چگونگی درمان وی و درنهایت پیشگیری ازبزهکاری ودریک کلام سالم سازی یک جامعه، رسالت عظیم، انسانی ومقدسی می باشد که با بررسی شخصیت مجرم یعنی[ انسانی که تحت شرای...