A comparison of linear regression, regularization, and machine learning algorithms to develop Europe-wide spatial models of fine particles and... (Publications)
algorithms with a mean CV R(2) of 0.59 and a mean EV R(2) of 0.53. Generalized boosted machine, random forest and bagging performed best (CV R(2)~0.63; EV R(2) 0.58-0.61), while backward stepwise linear [...] neural network performed less well (CV R(2) 0.48-0.57; EV R(2) 0.39-0.46). Most of the PM2.5 model predictions at ESCAPE sites were highly correlated (R(2)> 0.85, with the exception of predictions from [...] with CV R(2)s ranging from 0.57 to 0.62, and EV R(2)s ranging from 0.49 to 0.51....
Incidence of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria infection in 6-month to 45-year-olds on selected areas of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Publications)
incidence of malaria was 0.25 [95% CI (0.19, 0.32)] and of first malaria was 0.23 [95% CI (0.17, 0.30)] per person per 24 weeks (0.22 in 6-59-month-olds, 0.26 in 5-17-year-olds, 0.20 in 18-45-year-olds) [...] . Incidence of first malaria with symptoms was 0.13 [95% CI (0.09, 0.19)] per person per 24 weeks (0.16 in 6-59-month-olds, 0.10 in 5-17-year-olds, 0.11 in 18-45-year-olds). Multivariate assessment showed
Spatial prediction of malaria prevalence in Papua New Guinea: a comparison of Bayesian decision network and multivariate regression modelling... (Publications)
CI = - 0.01-0.02) and slope (β = 0.12; 95% CI = 0.05-0.19). Compared with GLM model performance, BDNs showed improved accuracy in prediction of the prevalence of P. falciparum (AUC = 0.49 versus 0.75, r [...] August (β = 0.015; 95% CI = 0.01-0.03), whereas P. vivax infection was associated with elevation (β = - 0.26; 95% CI = - 0.38 to - 3.04), precipitation during the 3 driest months of the year (β = 0.01; 95% [...] respectively) and P. vivax (AUC = 0.56 versus 0.74, respectively) on...
A comparison of linear regression, regularization, and machine learning algorithms to develop Europe-wide spatial models of fine particles and... (Publications)
algorithms with a mean CV R(2) of 0.59 and a mean EV R(2) of 0.53. Generalized boosted machine, random forest and bagging performed best (CV R(2)~0.63; EV R(2) 0.58-0.61), while backward stepwise linear [...] neural network performed less well (CV R(2) 0.48-0.57; EV R(2) 0.39-0.46). Most of the PM2.5 model predictions at ESCAPE sites were highly correlated (R(2)> 0.85, with the exception of predictions from [...] with CV R(2)s ranging from 0.57 to 0.62, and EV R(2)s ranging from 0.49 to 0.51....
Maternal age at delivery, lung function and asthma in offspring: a population-based survey (Publications)
year, 95% CI 0.34-4.32 mL per year), more consistent in females (ptrend 0.025) than in males (ptrend 0.14). Asthma (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.79-0.92) and respiratory symptoms (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.82-0.92) decreased [...] decreased with increasing maternal age (per 5 years) in females, but not in males (pinteraction 0.05 and 0.001, respectively). The results were consistent across centres and not explained by confounding factors
Contrasting vector competence of three main East African <em>Anopheles</em> malaria vector mosquitoes for <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
were 0.46 (95% CI 0.25-0.85) in An. gambiae and 0.19 (95% CI 0.07-0.51) in An. arabiensis, while the incidence rate ratio for sporozoite intensity was 0.31 (95% CI 0.14-0.69) in An. gambiae and 0.66 (95% [...] (95% CI 0.16-2.60) in An. arabiensis. Our findings indicate that all three malaria vector species may contribute to malaria transmission in East Africa, with An. funestus demonstrating superior vector
Maternal age at delivery, lung function and asthma in offspring: a population-based survey (Publications)
year, 95% CI 0.34-4.32 mL per year), more consistent in females (ptrend 0.025) than in males (ptrend 0.14). Asthma (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.79-0.92) and respiratory symptoms (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.82-0.92) decreased [...] decreased with increasing maternal age (per 5 years) in females, but not in males (pinteraction 0.05 and 0.001, respectively). The results were consistent across centres and not explained by confounding factors
Annual and seasonal spatial models for nitrogen oxides in Tehran, Iran (Publications)
developed for spatial modeling. The R2 values for the LUR models ranged from 0.69 to 0.78 for NO, 0.64 to 0.75 for NO2, and 0.61 to 0.79 for NOx. The most predictive variables were: distance to the traffic [...] randomly-selected locations the correlations between cooler and warmer season estimates were 0.64 for NO, 0.58 for NOX, and 0.30 for NO2. Seasonal differences in spatial patterns of pollution are likely driven
Annual and seasonal spatial models for nitrogen oxides in Tehran, Iran (Publications)
developed for spatial modeling. The R2 values for the LUR models ranged from 0.69 to 0.78 for NO, 0.64 to 0.75 for NO2, and 0.61 to 0.79 for NOx. The most predictive variables were: distance to the traffic [...] randomly-selected locations the correlations between cooler and warmer season estimates were 0.64 for NO, 0.58 for NOX, and 0.30 for NO2. Seasonal differences in spatial patterns of pollution are likely driven
Use of portable exposimeters to monitor radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure in the everyday environment (Publications)
was 0.53 V/m in industrial zones, 0.47 V/m in city centers, 0.32 V/m in central residential areas, 0.25 V/m non-central residential areas, 0.23 V/m in rural centers and rural residential areas, 0.69 V/m [...] second measurement of each area was high: 0.89 for total RF-EMF, 0.90 for all five mobile phone downlink bands combined, 0.51 for all five uplink bands combined and 0.79 for broadcasting. Spearman correlation [...] path within the same microenvironment was 0.75 for total RF-EMF, 0.76 for...
