PURPOSE Scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) enables the measurement of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in vivo. As SLP measurements can be influenced by several conditions such as corneal birefringence, the new version GDx Access is implemented by the variable corneal compensator (VCC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of cataract extraction and foldable intraocular l...

This paper studies estimation of multiplicative, unobserved components panel data models without imposing the strict exogeneity assumption on the explanatory variables. The method of moments estimators proposed have significant robustness properties; they require only a conditional mean assumption, and apply to models with lagged dependent variables, finite distributed lag models that allow arb...

An extended reconstruction of monthly mean oceanic historical sea level pressure (SLP) based on Comprehensive Ocean–Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) release-2 observations is produced for the 1854–1997 period. The COADS data are first screened using an adaptive quality-control procedure. Land SLP data from coastal and island stations are used to supplement the COADS data. The SLP anomalies are analy...

Statistical approaches for modeling spatially and temporally explicit data are discussed for 79 passive sampler sites and 9 active monitors distributed across the Sierra Nevada, California. A generalized additive regression model was used to estimate spatial patterns and relationships between predicted ozone exposure and explanatory variables, and to predict exposure at nonmonitored sites. The ...

in this paper trends of precipitation and stream flow are analyzed in the atrak river basin in the north khorasan province. normal score linear regression, mann-kendall, and seasonal kendall trend tests were adopted. three precipitation variables and two stream flow variables including total precipitation, maximum daily precipitation, and number of rainy days, mean discharge and peak discharge ...

OBJECTIVES Influence of meteorological variables on the transmission of bacillary dysentery (BD) is under investigated topic and effective forecasting models as public health tool are lacking. This paper aimed to quantify the relationship between meteorological variables and BD cases in Beijing and to establish an effective forecasting model. METHODS A time series analysis was conducted in th...

Sea surface temperature (SST) is an essential parameter associated with fish habitat and changes in oceanic conditions. Long-term SST variation relation to sea level pressure (SLP) wind speed (SWS) was observed based on the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data of southern Indian Ocean. Mean monthly time series showed that February November were warmest coolest months, respect...