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Jullian Fabres P, Lee SH. Phenotypic variance partitioning by transcriptomic gene expression levels and environmental variables for anthropometric traits using GTEx data. Genet Epidemiol 2023; 47:465-474. [PMID: 37318147 DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Phenotypic variation in human is the results of genetic variation and environmental influences. Understanding the contribution of genetic and environmental components to phenotypic variation is of great interest. The variance explained by genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) typically represents a small proportion of the phenotypic variance for complex traits, which may be because the genome is only a part of the whole biological process to shape the phenotypes. In this study, we propose to partition the phenotypic variance of three anthropometric traits, using gene expression levels and environmental variables from GTEx data. We use the gene expression of four tissues that are deemed relevant for the anthropometric traits (two adipose tissues, skeletal muscle tissue and blood tissue). Additionally, we estimate the transcriptome-environment correlation that partly underlies the phenotypes of the anthropometric traits. We found that genetic factors play a significant role in determining body mass index (BMI), with the proportion of phenotypic variance explained by gene expression levels of visceral adipose tissue being 0.68 (SE = 0.06). However, we also observed that environmental factors such as age, sex, ancestry, smoking status, and drinking alcohol status have a small but significant impact (0.005, SE = 0.001). Interestingly, we found a significant negative correlation between the transcriptomic and environmental effects on BMI (transcriptome-environment correlation = -0.54, SE = 0.14), suggesting an antagonistic relationship. This implies that individuals with lower genetic profiles may be more susceptible to the effects of environmental factors on BMI, while those with higher genetic profiles may be less susceptible. We also show that the estimated transcriptomic variance varies across tissues, e.g., the gene expression levels of whole blood tissue and environmental variables explain a lower proportion of BMI phenotypic variance (0.16, SE = 0.05 and 0.04, SE = 0.004 respectively). We observed a significant positive correlation between transcriptomic and environmental effects (1.21, SE = 0.23) for this tissue. In conclusion, phenotypic variance partitioning can be done using gene expression and environmental data even with a small sample size (n = 838 from GTEx data), which can provide insights into how the transcriptomic and environmental effects contribute to the phenotypes of the anthropometric traits.
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- Pastor Jullian Fabres
- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Wister A, Li L, Levasseur M, Kadowaki L, Pickering J. The Effects of Loneliness on Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults During COVID-19: Longitudinal Analyses of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Aging Health 2023; 35:439-452. [PMID: 36383045 PMCID: PMC9672981 DOI: 10.1177/08982643221129686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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ObjectivesThis paper examines the longitudinal effects of changes in the association between loneliness and depressive symptoms during the pandemic among older adults (65+). Methods Baseline (2011-2015) and Follow-up 1 (2015-2018) from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), and the Baseline and Exit waves of the CLSA COVID-19 study (April-December, 2020) (n = 12,469) were used. Loneliness was measured using the 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale and depression using the CES_D- 9. Results Loneliness is associated with depressive symptoms pre-pandemic; and changes in level of loneliness between FUP1 and the COVID Exit survey, adjusting for covariates. No interaction between loneliness and caregiving, and with multimorbidity, on depressive symptoms were observed, and several covariates exhibited associations with depressive symptoms. Discussion Strong support is found for an association between loneliness on depressive symptoms among older adults during the pandemic. Public health approaches addressing loneliness could reduce the burden of depression on older populations.
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- Andrew Wister
- Department of Gerontology,
Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Social Work, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Université de
Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Research Center on Aging, Centre
Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l’Estrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de
Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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da Motta Singer J, Saldiva de André CD, Afonso de André P, Monteiro Rocha FM, Waked D, Vaz AM, Gois GF, de Fátima Andrade M, Veras MM, Nascimento Saldiva PH, Barrozo LV. Assessing socioeconomic bias of exposure to urban air pollution: an autopsy-based study in São Paulo, Brazil. LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. AMERICAS 2023; 22:100500. [PMID: 37187677 PMCID: PMC10176049 DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Background The characterisation of individual exposure to air pollution in urban scenarios is a challenge in environmental epidemiological studies. We investigated if the city's pollution monitoring stations over or underestimate the exposure of individuals depending on their socioeconomic conditions and daily commuting times. Methods The amount of black carbon accumulated in the lungs of 604 deceased who underwent autopsy in São Paulo was considered as a proxy for PM10. The concentrations of PM10 in the residence of the deceased were estimated by interpolating an ordinary kriging model. These two-exposure metrics allowed us to construct an environmental exposure misclassification index ranging from -1 to 1. The association between the index and daily commuting, socioeconomic context index (GeoSES), and street density as predictors was assessed by means of a multilevel linear regression model. Findings With a decrease of 0.1 units in GeoSES, the index increases, on average, by 0.028 units and with an increase of 1 h in daily commuting, the index increases, on average, by 0.022 units indicating that individual exposure to air pollution is underestimated in the lower GeoSES and in people with many hours spent in daily commuting. Interpretation Reduction of health consequences of air pollution demands not only alternative fuel and more efficient mobility strategies, but also should include profound rethink of cities. Funding São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP-13/21728-2) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq-304126/2015-2, 401825/2020-5).
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- Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- INSPER Institute of Education and Research, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Philosophy, Literature and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Corresponding author. School of Philosophy, Literature and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Department of Geography, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 338, CEP 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Colonia SRR, Cardeal LM, de Oliveira RA, Trinca LA. Assessing COVID-19 pandemic excess deaths in Brazil: Years 2020 and 2021. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0272752. [PMID: 37228083 PMCID: PMC10212149 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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We estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality in Brazil for 2020 and 2021 years. We used mortality data (2015-2021) from the Brazilian Health Ministry for forecasting baseline deaths under non-pandemic conditions and to estimate all-cause excess deaths at the country level and stratified by sex, age, ethnicity and region of residence, from March 2020 to December 2021. We also considered the estimation of excess deaths due to specific causes. The estimated all-cause excess deaths were 187 842 (95% PI: 164 122; 211 562, P-Score = 16.1%) for weeks 10-53, 2020, and 441 048 (95% PI: 411 740; 470 356, P-Score = 31.9%) for weeks 1-52, 2021. P-Score values ranged from 1.4% (RS, South) to 38.1% (AM, North) in 2020 and from 21.2% (AL and BA, Northeast) to 66.1% (RO, North) in 2021. Differences among men (18.4%) and women (13.4%) appeared in 2020 only, and the P-Score values were about 30% for both sexes in 2021. Except for youngsters (< 20 years old), all adult age groups were badly hit, especially those from 40 to 79 years old. In 2020, the Indigenous, Black and East Asian descendants had the highest P-Score (26.2 to 28.6%). In 2021, Black (34.7%) and East Asian descendants (42.5%) suffered the greatest impact. The pandemic impact had enormous regional heterogeneity and substantial differences according to socio-demographic factors, mainly during the first wave, showing that some population strata benefited from the social distancing measures when they could adhere to them. In the second wave, the burden was very high for all but extremely high for some, highlighting that our society must tackle the health inequalities experienced by groups of different socio-demographic statuses.
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- Department of Biodiversity and Biostatistics, Institute of Biosciences, Unesp, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ribeiro VSO, Nobre JS, dos Santos JRS, Azevedo CLN. Beta rectangular regression models to longitudinal data. BRAZ J PROBAB STAT 2021. [DOI: 10.1214/21-bjps511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Vinícius S. O. Ribeiro
- Departamento de Estatística e Matemática Aplicada, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Estatística e Matemática Aplicada, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
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de Freitas JVB, Nobre JS, Bourguignon M, Santos-Neto M. A new approach to modeling positive random variables with repeated measures. J Appl Stat 2021; 49:3784-3803. [DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2021.1963422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- João Victor B. de Freitas
- Departamento de Estatística, Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Estatística e Matemática Aplicada, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil
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Comte B, Monnerie S, Brandolini-Bunlon M, Canlet C, Castelli F, Chu-Van E, Colsch B, Fenaille F, Joly C, Jourdan F, Lenuzza N, Lyan B, Martin JF, Migné C, Morais JA, Pétéra M, Poupin N, Vinson F, Thevenot E, Junot C, Gaudreau P, Pujos-Guillot E. Multiplatform metabolomics for an integrative exploration of metabolic syndrome in older men. EBioMedicine 2021; 69:103440. [PMID: 34161887 PMCID: PMC8237302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of factors associated with risks of developing cardiovascular diseases, is a public health concern because of its growing prevalence. Considering the combination of concomitant components, their development and severity, MetS phenotypes are largely heterogeneous, inducing disparity in diagnosis. METHODS A case/control study was designed within the NuAge longitudinal cohort on aging. From a 3-year follow-up of 123 stable individuals, we present a deep phenotyping approach based on a multiplatform metabolomics and lipidomics untargeted strategy to better characterize metabolic perturbations in MetS and define a comprehensive MetS signature stable over time in older men. FINDINGS We characterize significant changes associated with MetS, involving modulations of 476 metabolites and lipids, and representing 16% of the detected serum metabolome/lipidome. These results revealed a systemic alteration of metabolism, involving various metabolic pathways (urea cycle, amino-acid, sphingo- and glycerophospholipid, and sugar metabolisms…) not only intrinsically interrelated, but also reflecting environmental factors (nutrition, microbiota, physical activity…). INTERPRETATION These findings allowed identifying a comprehensive MetS signature, reduced to 26 metabolites for future translation into clinical applications for better diagnosing MetS. FUNDING The NuAge Study was supported by a research grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR; MOP-62842). The actual NuAge Database and Biobank, containing data and biologic samples of 1,753 NuAge participants (from the initial 1,793 participants), are supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ; 2020-VICO-279753), the Quebec Network for Research on Aging, a thematic network funded by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) and by the Merck-Frost Chair funded by La Fondation de l'Université de Sherbrooke. All metabolomics and lipidomics analyses were funded and performed within the metaboHUB French infrastructure (ANR-INBS-0010). All authors had full access to the full data in the study and accept responsibility to submit for publication.
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- Blandine Comte
- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du Métabolisme, MetaboHUB Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du Métabolisme, MetaboHUB Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du Métabolisme, MetaboHUB Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Toxalim (Research Center in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, MetaboHUB, Toulouse 31300, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), MetaboHUB, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), MetaboHUB, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), MetaboHUB, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), MetaboHUB, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du Métabolisme, MetaboHUB Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Toxalim (Research Center in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, MetaboHUB, Toulouse 31300, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), MetaboHUB, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du Métabolisme, MetaboHUB Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Toxalim (Research Center in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, MetaboHUB, Toulouse 31300, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du Métabolisme, MetaboHUB Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Division de Gériatrie, McGill University, Center de recherche du Center universitaire de santé McGill, Montreal, Canada
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du Métabolisme, MetaboHUB Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Toxalim (Research Center in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, MetaboHUB, Toulouse 31300, France
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- Toxalim (Research Center in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, MetaboHUB, Toulouse 31300, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), MetaboHUB, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), MetaboHUB, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Center de Recherche du Center hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada; Département de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du Métabolisme, MetaboHUB Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Singer JM, Rocha FM, Pedroso-de-Lima AC, Silva GL, Coatti GC, Zatz M. Random changepoint segmented regression with smooth transition. Stat Methods Med Res 2020; 30:643-654. [PMID: 33146585 DOI: 10.1177/0962280220964953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We consider random changepoint segmented regression models to analyse data from a study conducted to verify whether treatment with stem cells may delay the onset of a symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in genetically modified mice. The proposed models capture the biological aspects of the data, accommodating a smooth transition between the periods with and without symptoms. An additional changepoint is considered to avoid negative predicted responses. Given the nonlinear nature of the model, we propose an algorithm to estimate the fixed parameters and to predict the random effects by fitting linear mixed models iteratively via standard software. We compare the variances obtained in the final step with bootstrapped and robust ones.
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- Julio M Singer
- Departamento de Estatística, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento Multidisciplinar, Escola Paulista de Política Economia e Negócios, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Matemática - IST and CEAUL, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Hančová M, Gajdoš A, Hanč J, Vozáriková G. Estimating variances in time series kriging using convex optimization and empirical BLUPs. Stat Pap (Berl) 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00362-020-01165-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Singer JM, Rocha FMM, André CDS, Zerbini T. Fitting mixed models to messy longitudinal data: A case study involving estimation of post mortem intervals. BRAZ J PROBAB STAT 2019. [DOI: 10.1214/17-bjps382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rocha FMM, Singer JM. Selection of terms in random coefficient regression models. J Appl Stat 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2016.1273884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Francisco M. M. Rocha
- Escola Paulista de Política, Economia e Neócios, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Estatística, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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