We study the relationship between incidence for lung cancer in males in the Tuscan Region and material deprivation defined at census block level. We developed a bi-variate hierarchical Bayesian model to assess completeness of registration of incidence data and we proposed a series of random effect hierarchical Bayesian models to estimate the degree of association with material deprivation. Mode...

We resolve the inner region of a massive cluster forming in a cosmological ΛCDM simulation with a mass resolution of up to 3 × 105M⊙. This is a billion times less than the clusters virial mass and is about two orders of magnitude better than the current highest resolution ΛCDM simulations. We achieve this resolution using a new multi-mass refinement procedure and are now able to probe a dark ma...

Biometric latent growth curve models were applied to data from the LTS in order to replicate and extend Wilson's (Child Dev 54:298-316, 1983) findings. Assessments of cognitive development were available from 8 measurement occasions covering the period 4-15 years for 1032 individuals. Latent growth curve models were fit to percent correct for 7 subscales: information, similarities, arithmetic, ...

BACKGROUND The most common measure to compare potencies of volatile anesthetics is minimum alveolar concentration (MAC), although this value describes only a single point on a quantal concentration-response curve and most likely reflects more the effects on the spinal cord rather than on the brain. To obtain more complete concentration-response curves for the cerebral effects of isoflurane, sev...

Multi-Resolution Land Characterization 2001 (MRLC 2001) is a second-generation Federal consortium designed to create an updated pool of nation wide Landsat 5 and 7 imagery, and derive a second-generation National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2001). The objectives of this multi-layer, multi-source database are two fold: first to provide consistent land cover for all 50 States, and second to provide...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to measure the linearity of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) accumulation with measures of total body adiposity to determine whether a threshold exists and to explore the association with cardiometabolic risk factors in adults. METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, data were obtained from 723 adults (324 females) age 19-47 years. Body mass index ranged f...