We propose Bayesian inference in hazard regression models where the baseline hazard is unknown, covariate e¤ects are possibly agevarying (non-proportional), and there is multiplicative frailty with arbitrary distribution. Our framework incorporates a wide variety of order restrictions on covariate dependence and duration dependence (ageing). We propose estimation and evaluation of age-varying c...

The scalp-ear-nipple (SEN) syndrome is an infrequent congenital disease. Its main features are scalp defects, malformed ears, and absence of nipples. Most of the reported cases are autosomal dominant. We report on a patient suffering SEN syndrome with possible autosomal recessive inheritance. It is concluded that SEN syndrome should be recognized as an entity with genetic heterogeneity once the...

Department of Interventional Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China, 1Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zengcheng People’s Hospital (Bo-Ji Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 511300, China, 2Department of Nuclear Medicine and 3Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen U...

Modeling urban land-use dynamics in a fast developing city using the modified logistic cellular automaton with a patch-based simulation strategy Yimin Chen, Xia Li, Xiaoping Liu & Bin Ai a School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China b Guangdong Key Laboratory for Urbanization and Geo-simulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China c School of Marine Sciences,...

Although denervation has long been implicated in aging muscle, the degree to which it is causes the fiber atrophy seen in aging muscle is unknown. To address this question, we quantified motoneuron soma counts in the lumbar spinal cord using choline acetyl transferase immunhistochemistry and quantified the size of denervated versus innervated muscle fibers in the gastrocnemius muscle using the ...

Preliminary and Incomplete. Please do not cite. Introduction There is worldwide agreement on poverty reduction as a key development policy goal; however there is little agreement on the definition of poverty. The definition of poverty is critical for successful poverty eradication strategies. Traditionally poverty was approached using univariate metrics, such as income or consumption expenditur...