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Volume 2 No. 4,  2013

* This issue includes papers published with Open Access


Open AccessProgression and Death as Competing Risks in Ovarian Cancer - Pages 249-254
Christine Eulenburg, Sven Mahner, Linn Woelber and Karl Wegscheider
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.04.1

Searching for Stability as we Age: The PCA-Biplot Approach - Pages 255-262
Renata Noce Kirkwood, Scott C.E. Brandon, Bruno de Souza Moreira and Kevin J. Deluzio
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.04.2

Open AccessFactors Affecting Self-Image in Patients with a Diagnosis of Eating Disorders on the Basis of a Cluster Analysis - Pages 263-274
Maciej Wojciech Pilecki, Kinga Sałapa and Barbara Józefik
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.04.3

Long-Run Macroeconomic Determinants of Cancer Incidence - Pages 275-288
Fabrizio Ferretti, Simon Jones and Bryan McIntosh
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.04.4

Open AccessSnapshot of Statistical Methods Used in Geriatric Cohort Studies: How Do We Treat Missing Data in Publications? - Pages 289-296
Diklah Geva, Danit Shahar, Tamara Harris, Sigal Tepper, Geert Molenberghs and Michael Friger
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.04.5

Modified Kaplan-Meier Estimator Based on Competing Risks for Heavy Censoring Data - Pages 297-304
Ali Zare and Mahmood Mahmoodi
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.04.6

Open AccessLongitudinal Data Analysis of Symptom Score Trajectories Using Linear Mixed Models in a Clinical Trial - Pages 305-315
C. Engel, C. Meisner, A. Wittorf, W. Wölwer, G. Wiedemann, C. Ring, R. Muche and S. Klingberg
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.04.7

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Volume 2 No. 3,  2013

* This issue includes papers published with Open Access


A Comparative Economic Analysis of Immunization Programs for Pertussis and Measles: The Use of ARIMA Model to Study the Epidemiological Situation in England and Wales - Pages 167-180
Dorota Zdanowska Girard
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.1

Open AccessPrediction of Childhood Asthma Using Conditional Probability and Discrete Event Simulation - Pages 181-191
T. Monleón-Getino, C. Puig, O. Vall, M. Ríos, A. Chiandetti and O. Garcia-Algar
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.2

Open AccessAnalysis of Risk and Protective Factors for Arthritis Status and Severity Using Survey Data - Pages 192-199
Masaru Teramoto and Sheniz Moonie
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.3

Open AccessAn Exponential Model for Melanoma Mortality Trends - Pages 200-203
Örjan Hallberg
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.4

Analysis of Genetic Relationship Among 11 Iranian Ethnic Groups with Bayesian Multidimensional Scaling Using HLA Class II Data - Pages 204-208
Najaf Zare, Shirin Farjadian and Samaneh Maleknia
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.5

Open AccessAn Application of Gamma Generalized Linear Model for Estimation of Survival Function of Diabetic Nephropathy Patients - Pages 209-219
Gurprit Grover, Alka Sabharwal and Juhi Mittal
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.6

Observation-Driven Model for Zero-Inflated Daily Counts of Emergency Room Visit Data - Pages 220-228
Gary Sneddon, Wasimul Bari and M. Tariqul Hasan
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.7

Open AccessEfficiency of Co-Expression of Transcription Factors Pdx1, Ngn3, NeuroD and Pax6 with Insulin: A Statistical Approach - Pages 229-238
Don F. du Toit, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Benedict J. Page and Venant Tchokonte-Nana
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.8

The Methodology of Human Diseases Risk Prediction Tools - Pages 239-248
H. Mannan, R. Ahmed, M. Sanagou, S. Ivory and R. Wolfe
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.03.9

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Volume 2 No. 1, 2013

**All articles are now available with Open Access


Editorial - Pages i-iv

Use of Natriuretic Peptides as a Guidance for Treating Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: Unresolved Issues and Novel Insights - Pages 1-13
Renato De Vecchis and Claudia Esposito
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.01

Time-Dependent Relationships Between Human Brain and Body Temperature After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury - Pages 14-22
Charmaine Childs, Kun Liu, Andy Vail and Jianxin Pan
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.02

A Dynamical Study of Risk Factors in Intracerebral Hemorrhage using Multivariate Approach - Pages 23-33
Afaq Ahmed Siddiqui, Junaid S. Siddiqui, Mohammad Wasay, S. Iqbal Azam and Asif Ahmed
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.03

Application of Probabilistic Linkage: Compare Health Care Costs among Menopausal Women with Different Symptoms by Linking Women’s Registry & Claims Data - Pages 34-39
O. Baser, L. Xie and J. Du
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.04

Impact of Various Effects of Smoking in the Mouth on Motivating Dental Patients to Quit Smoking - Pages 40-46
Takashi Hanioka, Akihito Tsutsui, Mito Yamamoto, Satoru Haresaku, Kaoru Shimada, Takeshi Watanabe, Tadayuki Matsuo and Miki Ojima
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.05

Cautions of Using Allele-Based Tests Under Heterosis - Pages 47-54
Bernard Omolo, Hongmei Zhang and Wilfried Karmaus
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.06

Development and Validation of Models to Predict Hospital Admission for Emergency Department Patients - Pages 55-66
Bin Xie
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.07

Heterogeneity in Preferences for Primary Care Consultations: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment - Pages 67-75
Alessandro Mengoni, Chiara Seghieri and Sabina Nuti
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.08

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Volume 2 No. 2,  2013

**All articles are now available with Open Access


A Nonparametric Bayesian Approach to Estimating Malaria Prophylactic Effect After Two Treatments - Pages 76-87
Cletus Kwa Kum, Daniel Thorburn, Gebrenegus Ghilagaber, Pedro Gil and Anders Björkman
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.01

A Generalization of the «Lady-Tasting-Tea» Procedure to Link Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Psychiatric Research - Pages 88-93
Bruno Falissard, Daniel Milman and David Cohen
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.02

Accounting for the Hierarchical Structure in Veterans Health Administration Data: Differences in Healthcare Utilization between Men and Women Veterans - Pages 94-103
Heather G. Allore, Yuming Ning, Cynthia A. Brandt and Joseph L. Goulet
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.03

Comparison of Post Hoc Multiple Pairwise Testing Procedures as Applied to Small k-Group Logrank Tests - Pages 104-116
Moonseong Heo and Andrew C. Leon
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.04

Applying Mixed-Effects Location Scale Modeling to Examine Within-Person Variability in Physical Activity Self-Efficacy - Pages 117-122
Genevieve Fridlund Dunton, Audie A. Atienza, Jimi Huh, Cynthia Castro, Donald Hedeker and Abby C. King
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.05

A Comparison of Error Correcting Output Coding Methods for Multiclass Classification by Using Support Vector Machine: The Prediction of Self-Monitoring of Blood Sugar - Pages 123-134
Özge Aksehirli, Handan Ankarali, Duygu Aydin and Davut Baltaci
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.06

Predictive Models for the Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux from the View of Statisticians - Pages 135-143
Zahra Aryan and Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.07

A Multistate Markov Model Based on CD4 Cell Count for HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) - Pages 144-151
Gurprit Grover, Adesh Kumar Gadpayle, Prafulla Kumar Swain and Barnali Deka
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.08

SFA vs. DEA for Measuring Healthcare Efficiency: A Systematic Review - Pages 152-166
George Katharakis, Maria Katharaki and Theofanis Katostaras
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.09