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Cox Proportional Hazard Ratios (HR) for Sensitivity Analyses Including Adjustment for Prevalent CVD / Cancer and Body Mass Index

Again, there was some evidence that the treatment effect may be partly due to bias; sensitivity analysis including only those studies assessed as being at low risk of bias for allocation concealment showed that results still favoured the intervention group although the treatment effect was less pronounced in the studies at lower risk of bias (Analysis 1.8).

Matched - paired tests were used for the primary analysis, and sensitivity analyses included permutation tests and random - intercept growth curve models.

Not exact matches

In future updates, if more eligible studies are included, we will explore the impact of including studies with high levels of missing data in the overall assessment of treatment effect by using sensitivity analysis.

As noted in the «methods» section, an argument could be made for including unplanned home births in the analysis, so as a sensitivity analysis the modelling was repeated, including them.

In future updates we will explore the impact of including studies with high levels of missing data in the overall assessment of treatment effect by using sensitivity analysis.

None of these sensitivity analyses resulted in confidence intervals that included the null hypothesis or 1.0.

The report shall use appropriate validation procedures, including sensitivity analyses, of how results change as assumptions change.

While the study conducts a sensitivity analysis that includes one scenario with higher levels of production subsidies, the fact that the model's outputs seem to barely register a tripling of production subsidies raises some questions, especially in light of the findings of the other recent U.S. study led by the Stockholm Environment Institute and EarthTrack described above.

Topics have included sensitivity analysis, calibration, and optimization for cloud and convection systems as well as aerosol processes.

The Hiden Analytical UHV surface analysis system range is further extended by the addition of «MAXIM», a high - performance quadrupole secondary ion monitor specifically designed for optimum sensitivity for surface analysis and depth profiling applications for a wide range of materials including polymers, superconductors, semiconductors, alloys and dielectric, with measurement of trace components to sub-ppm levels.

We present results from crude models, models adjusted for relevant variables including age, sex, blood pressure, BMI, and adherence to diet (percent of missed meals), and sensitivity analyses further adjusting for time varying changes in BMI and systolic blood pressure.

We used a 40 ° quadrupedal orientation for nonhuman primates with an included ± 10 ° in sensitivity analyses to account for variation.

This stool analysis determines the presence of ova and parasites such as protozoa, flatworms, and roundworms; Cryptosporidium parvum, Entamoeba histolytica, and Giardia lamblia antigens; bacteria, fungi (including yeasts), and occult blood; and Clostridium difficile colitis toxins A and B. Sensitivity to pathogenic organisms will be reported as necessary.

If they wanted us to understand whether their results are trustworthy, authors would present raw data, and then a sensitivity analysis that shows how introducing each covariate individually affects the results, then showing how including combinations of two covariates affects the results, and so forth.

In addition to regular lab work Dr. Hillary uses a variety of functional tests including: food sensitivity testing, hormone function, gut analysis, and heavy metal testing.

Comments: The Department of Education agreed to test its approach to estimating IDR plan costs more thoroughly, including through more comprehensive sensitivity analysis.

Recommendation: The Secretary of Education should publish more detailed Income Driven Repayment plan cost information — beyond what is regularly provided through the President's budget — including items such as total estimated costs, sensitivity analysis results, key limitations, and expected forgiveness amounts.

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

Climate sensitivity is something that we (as scientists) get excited about because it is a relatively well - posed question (none of that messy economic analysis or human behaviour include).

In addition to the Base Policy case, EIA's analysis includes several sensitivity cases encompassing different interpretations or implementations of the proposed rule as well as a scenario in which further emissions reductions are required beyond 2030, all of which use the AEO2015 Reference case as their baseline.

This analysis also includes a sensitivity case showing the impact if the trajectory is assumed to be identical to the path shown in Appendix 1 to EPA's Goal Computation TSD.

Sensitivity of the climate to carbon dioxide, and the level of uncertainty in its value, is a key input into the economic models that drive cost - benefit analyses, including estimates of the social cost of carbon.

«For now, if our analysis is correct, I think it is important to correct the climate models so that they include reliable sensitivity to solar activity.

Fawcett et al (2012) provide a comprehensive assessment of the sensitivity of Australian temperature trends to network and homogenisation choices, including comparison with an unhomogenised gridded analysis of Australian temperatures.

The model behind the research is available for scientists and policymakers to design their own scenarios for bioenergy, conduct sensitivity analysis, and get immediate feedback showing the full dynamics, including both short and long run impacts.

In light of the comments by Craig Loehle and Willis Eschenbach, we decided to update our original draft to include sections, • Discussing the different reconstruction methods used by the 19 proxy - based estimates, and their relative advantages / disadvantages • Providing a more detailed discussion of the lack of consistency between individual proxies, and the importance of carrying out rigorous «sensitivity studies», including a discussion of Willis Eschenbach's cluster analysis.

The analysis by Nicholas Lewis arrives at a mean non-model based 2xCO2 climate sensitivity of 1.6 °C (with some caveats that including the impact of clouds would probably lower this value).

Following the sensitivity analysis of Esper to sample depth above, here is the result of removing the three fastest growers of the CRU12 from the Yamal Series, including the infamous YAD06:

Our principal aim here is to use Cenozoic climate change to infer information on the all - important fast - feedback climate sensitivity, including its state dependence, via analysis of Earth system sensitivity.

The OMB guidance is that as a default an analysis should use a 7 percent discount rate as the base case, and to show the sensitivity of the results to the discount rate assumption, the analysis also should include the results of using a 3 percent discount rate.

The moderate drying, including desert amelioration, as projected in southern Africa, the Sahel region, central Australia, the Arabian Peninsula and parts of central Asia (Figure 4.3) may be due to a positive impact of rising atmospheric CO2, as noted in eastern Namibia through sensitivity analysis (Thuiller et al., 2006b).

To remedy this, the Task Force will consider a range of reporting options, including forward - looking, industry - specific disclosures, comparable scenario and sensitivity analyses «The direction of travel towards a lower - carbon economy is clear; stress - testing extractives companies» businesses portfolios against the internationally agreed two - degree climate target is essential to quantifying their exposure,» said Rob Schuwerk, Senior Counsel, Carbon Tracker.

This applied the Ravetz and Funtowicz NUSAP system to a variety of case studies including an interesting sensitivity analysis of model parameters in emissions scenarios.

Analysis included layer by layer stress analysis using Tsai - Wu failure criterion, Eigen value stability check, fastener loads, boundary condition substantiation, sensitivity runs, repair doubler design, and load path optimAnalysis included layer by layer stress analysis using Tsai - Wu failure criterion, Eigen value stability check, fastener loads, boundary condition substantiation, sensitivity runs, repair doubler design, and load path optimanalysis using Tsai - Wu failure criterion, Eigen value stability check, fastener loads, boundary condition substantiation, sensitivity runs, repair doubler design, and load path optimization.

Potential limitations include the sensitivity of the tobacco use topic, the associated possible reluctance of participants to discuss their experiences and challenges of truly integrating the various data sources in the analysis.

The adolescents initially excluded from the study cohort (n = 1012) because they had no participating parents were included in a sensitivity analysis of the relationship between SCL - 5 score and benefit receipt (n = 8509).

Recently, 88 interventions on maternal sensitivity and infant security in 70 studies were included in a thoroughly extended and updated quantitative meta - analysis.6 This meta - analysis showed that interventions that specifically focused on promoting sensitive parental behaviour appeared to be rather effective in changing insensitive parenting as well as infant attachment insecurity.

In a meta - analysis of interventions designed to promote maternal sensitivity and child attachment in early childhood, Bakermans - Kranenburg 2003 concluded that interventions were more effective when they included a component of video feedback with families.

It also describes the limitations including sensitivity analysis of the various methods.

Additional sensitivity analyses will be undertaken using an ANCOVA model and including the baseline level of the change score as a covariate.

In a meta - analysis of 70 published studies (including 9,957 children and parents, and a core set of 51 randomized controlled trials with 6,282 mothers and children), Bakermans - Kranenburg, van IJzendoorn & Juffer8 demonstrated that the most effective attachment - based interventions to improve parent sensitivity (d = 0.33, p <.001) and promote secure infant - caregiver attachment (d = 0.20, p <.001) included the following characteristics: (1) a clear and exclusive focus on behavioural training for parent sensitivity rather than a focus on sensitivity plus support, or a focus on sensitivity plus support plus internal representations (e.g. individual therapy); (2) the use of video feedback; (3) fewer than five sessions (fewer than five sessions were as effective as five to 16 sessions, and 16 sessions or more were least effective); (4) a later start, i.e. after the infant is six months or older (rather than during pregnancy or before age six months); and (5) conducted by non-professionals.

Since the diagnosis of ADHD often coexists with conduct, oppositional — defiant, antisocial - personality, or substance - use disorder, 5 it is not clear whether these disorders should be regarded as confounders, mediators, or colliders.30 Thus, to test whether the association between medication use and criminality was different depending on coexisting diagnoses, we performed a sensitivity analysis that included only patients without a diagnosis of a coexisting disorder.

I was also exposed to in - depth financial modeling, including pro-forma creation and testing assumptions through sensitivity analysis.