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University of Namibia
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Mlambo, Nelson.
Exploring the literary representations of urban survival and coping strategies in selected contemporary Zimbabwean fiction in english from 1999 to 2009.
Degree: 2013, University of Namibia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/787
► This study is an exploration of the literary representation of survival and coping strategies during times of socio-political and economic crisis as presented in selected…
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▼ This study is an exploration of the literary representation of survival and coping strategies during times of socio-political and economic crisis as presented in selected contemporary Zimbabwean fiction in English. The main purpose of the study was to investigate how fiction, particularly the short story, manages to capture the various innovative and resilient ways used by the people inhabiting the city during tempestuous and trying times, and how they manage to live with hope and positivity. The study was primarily a qualitative, desktop research where from a total of nine short story anthologies, nineteen short stories and one novel were purposefully selected and analysed. This analysis was mainly informed by three theoretical frameworks - the resilience theory, trauma theory and the chronotope theory. Resilience theory is a literary interpretation of texts that puts emphasis on people’s strengths which enable them to survive and cope with
challenges they meet in life. The chronotope is a theory which elucidates the fictional connectedness of temporal and spatial relationships that are artistically expressed in literature. Resilience theory assisted in investigating the capacity for successful adaptation and socio-cultural innovation as presented through the characters in the selected fictional works. Trauma theory in literary studies refers to the literary presentation of a person’s emotional response to an overwhelming event that disrupts previous ideas of an individual’s sense of self and the standards by which one evaluates society. The chronotope theory helped in contextualising the study and amplifying the period of extreme socio-political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe’s history (1999 to 2009) as a special case for scrutiny. The study contributes to the creation and dissemination of knowledge on literary theory, particularly in its espousal of theoretical frameworks which cohere with practical issues faced by
Zimbabwean people. The study also contributes to the body of knowledge which seeks to recognise the creative potential of disadvantaged people, as it recognises the innovativeness and agency of the ordinary people as represented through fiction about the Zimbabwe crisis. The findings in this study revealed that human agency is ubiquitous and that Zimbabwean ordinary people are able to innovatively face their challenges with varied measures of success. The characters in the Zimbabwean short stories explored in this study courageously and resiliently reconstruct the city space to make it a liveable place of their own. The utilisation of city spaces for urban informalities helps the characters to negotiate space and thereby survive. It has further been revealed that in order to survive and adapt to new situations, the characters in the Zimbabwean literary fiction reflect what was really happening during the crisis, had to resiliently change their cultural identities and transform into
protean beings. Furthermore, the study revealed that one way of negotiating crisis times is through migration. Through…
Subjects/Keywords: Urban survival
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Mlambo, N. (2013). Exploring the literary representations of urban survival and coping strategies in selected contemporary Zimbabwean fiction in english from 1999 to 2009. (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/787
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mlambo, Nelson. “Exploring the literary representations of urban survival and coping strategies in selected contemporary Zimbabwean fiction in english from 1999 to 2009.” 2013. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11070/787.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mlambo, Nelson. “Exploring the literary representations of urban survival and coping strategies in selected contemporary Zimbabwean fiction in english from 1999 to 2009.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mlambo N. Exploring the literary representations of urban survival and coping strategies in selected contemporary Zimbabwean fiction in english from 1999 to 2009. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/787.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mlambo N. Exploring the literary representations of urban survival and coping strategies in selected contemporary Zimbabwean fiction in english from 1999 to 2009. [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/787
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Florida
2.
Sharker, M A Yushuf.
Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Models For Infectious Disease Transmission Data.
Degree: PhD, Biostatistics, 2017, University of Florida
URL: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0051406
► One of the primary goals of household studies of infectious disease transmission is to estimate the household secondary attack rate (SAR), the probability of direct…
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▼ One of the primary goals of household studies of infectious disease transmission is to estimate the household secondary attack rate (SAR), the probability of direct transmission from an index case A to a susceptible household member B during A's infectious period. In a household with m susceptibles and a single index case, the number of secondary infections is often treated as a binomial(m, p) random variable where p is the SAR. This assumes that all subsequent infections in the household are transmitted directly from the index case. Because a given transmission chain of length k from A to B has probability p^k, it is thought that chains of length k > 1 can be ignored when p is small. However, the number of transmission chains of length k from A to B can be large, so the total risk of infection through any chain of length k can be much greater than p^k. In simulations, we show that estimation of the SAR using a binomial model is biased upward and produces confidence intervals with poor coverage probabilities. Accurate point and interval estimates of the SAR can be obtained using chain binomial models or pairwise
survival analysis. To extend the method of analyzing household studies infectious disease transmission data we proposed accelerated failure time models with covariates. Kenah(2011) showed that parametric
survival analysis could be used to handle dependent happenings in infectious disease transmission data by taking ordered pairs of individuals, not individuals, as the units of analysis. The failure time in this approach is the contact interval, which is the time from the onset of infectiousness in an individual i to infectious contact from i to individual j, where an infectious contact is sufficient to infect j if he or she is susceptible. The contact interval distribution shows how infectiousness changes over time in infected individuals and
Advisors/Committee Members: KENAH,EBEN E (committee chair), YANG,YANG (committee member), LIANG,SONG (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: epidemiology – survival
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Sharker, M. A. Y. (2017). Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Models For Infectious Disease Transmission Data. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Florida. Retrieved from https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0051406
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sharker, M A Yushuf. “Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Models For Infectious Disease Transmission Data.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Florida. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0051406.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sharker, M A Yushuf. “Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Models For Infectious Disease Transmission Data.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sharker MAY. Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Models For Infectious Disease Transmission Data. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Florida; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0051406.
Council of Science Editors:
Sharker MAY. Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Models For Infectious Disease Transmission Data. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Florida; 2017. Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0051406

University of Southern California
3.
Kyack, Joel.
You can 't have my balls / I' m a little drop of dew.
Degree: MFA, Fine Arts, 2010, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/193002/rec/7987
► The modern systems of Tom Brown, Jr. and Rickson Gracie, developed to instruct us in primitive skills and forgotten instinct, offer a practical and metaphorical…
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▼ The modern systems of Tom Brown, Jr. and Rickson
Gracie, developed to instruct us in primitive skills and forgotten
instinct, offer a practical and metaphorical lens in which to view
my own artistic practice and graduate education.
Advisors/Committee Members: Zittel, Andrea (Committee Chair), Fine, Jud (Committee Member), Subotnick, Ali (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: survival
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Kyack, J. (2010). You can 't have my balls / I' m a little drop of dew. (Thesis). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/193002/rec/7987
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kyack, Joel. “You can 't have my balls / I' m a little drop of dew.” 2010. Thesis, University of Southern California. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/193002/rec/7987.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kyack, Joel. “You can 't have my balls / I' m a little drop of dew.” 2010. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kyack J. You can 't have my balls / I' m a little drop of dew. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Southern California; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/193002/rec/7987.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Kyack J. You can 't have my balls / I' m a little drop of dew. [Thesis]. University of Southern California; 2010. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/193002/rec/7987
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Manchester
4.
Paramo Sanchez, Blanca Estela.
The role of Sin1 in cell survival.
Degree: 2015, University of Manchester
URL: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:263792
► Cancer and neurodegeneration are detrimental conditions associated with an inappropriate regulation of cell survival and cell death, causing compromised cells to evade death or excessive…
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▼ Cancer and neurodegeneration are detrimental
conditions associated with an inappropriate regulation of cell
survival and cell death, causing compromised cells to evade death
or excessive death of healthy neurons. The mammalian target of
rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2) has been implicated in the regulation
of cell
survival by phosphorylating the protein kinase Akt. This is
dependent upon the scaffold protein Sin1, a core component of
mTORC2. The requirement of Sin1 in cell
survival, and in particular
in neuronal
survival, has not been established due to the early
embryonic lethality of mice with a targeted deletion of the Sin1
gene. To circumvent this issue, a novel conditional mouse knockout
model was established. The role of Sin1 in regulating cell
survival
was evaluated in fibroblasts and cortical neurons. The loss of Sin1
significantly affected the phosphorylation and activity of Akt in
fibroblasts and caused a reduction in cell
survival by potentially
inducing premature senescence. In contrast, the loss of Sin1 caused
an increase in caspase-independent cell death in cortical neurons.
Gene-expression analysis of Sin1 knockout cortical neurons
demonstrated an important down-regulation of transcription factors,
cytoskeletal proteins and components of signalling pathways
involved in neuronal
survival, aiding to uncover the mechanism by
which Sin1 promotes neuronal
survival. Taken together, the results
presented in this study show a key role of the scaffold protein
Sin1 in regulating neuronal
survival.
Advisors/Committee Members: WHITMARSH, ALAN AJ, Tournier, Cathy, Whitmarsh, Alan.
Subjects/Keywords: survival; apoptosis; necroptosis; mTORC2 Akt; neuronal survival
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Paramo Sanchez, B. E. (2015). The role of Sin1 in cell survival. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:263792
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Paramo Sanchez, Blanca Estela. “The role of Sin1 in cell survival.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:263792.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Paramo Sanchez, Blanca Estela. “The role of Sin1 in cell survival.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Paramo Sanchez BE. The role of Sin1 in cell survival. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:263792.
Council of Science Editors:
Paramo Sanchez BE. The role of Sin1 in cell survival. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2015. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:263792

University of New South Wales
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Shafiq, Rokeya Jesmin.
MODEL OF ESTIMATION OF LOCAL CONTROL AND SURVIVAL BENEFIT OF EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY FOR SELECTED CANCERS.
Degree: Clinical School - South Western Sydney, 2016, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57056
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https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:42334/SOURCE02?view=true
► AimsThe aim of this study was to estimate the population-based local control (LC) and overall survival (OS) benefits of radiotherapy for selected cancers if the…
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▼ AimsThe aim of this study was to estimate the population-based local control (LC) and overall
survival (OS) benefits of radiotherapy for selected cancers if the whole cancer population in Australia were treated according to evidence-based guidelines. These estimates were based on the published radiotherapy utilisation (RTU) models used for estimating demand of radiotherapy services nationally and internationally. MethodsBenefits were defined as the LC and OS proportional gains from radiotherapy over no radiotherapy and from post-operative radiotherapy over surgery alone. CRT benefits were the proportional gains from concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy over radiotherapy alone. The RTU models for breast, gastro-intestinal (oesophagus, stomach, colorectal, gall bladder, pancreas), haematological (leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma), lung, melanoma, unknown primary and ‘other’ (anus, non-melanoma skin cancer, soft tissue sarcoma) cancers were extended to incorporate benefit estimates of radiotherapy alone (RT alone) and of radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy (CRT). Literature review (1990-2015) was conducted to identify benefit estimates of individual radiotherapy indications and summed to estimate the population-based gains for these outcomes. Model robustness was tested through univariate and multivariate sensitivity analyses.ResultsFor the RT alone model, the lowest 5-year LC benefit estimates (benefit %, 95% Confidence Interval) were for leukaemia (1%, 0.2%-1%) and oesophageal cancer (1%, 0.5%-1%), the highest for breast cancer (15%, 12.9%-16.8%). The lowest and highest for 5-year OS benefit were: oesophageal cancer (0.1%, 0.06%-0.13%) and lymphoma (6.5%, 5.9%-7.1%). For the CRT model, lowest and highest LC benefits were for: ‘other’ cancers (1%, 0.2%-1.3%) and rectal cancer (6%, 2.5%-9.4%). 5-year OS benefit ranges were: ‘other’ cancers (0.2%, -0.1%-0.4%) and oesophageal cancer (2%, 1.7%-2.7%). 2-year OS benefits (RT only + CRT) were estimated for lung cancer (13%), pancreatic cancer (3%) and 10-year OS benefits (4%) were estimated for breast cancer.ConclusionsThe model provided estimates of radiotherapy benefits achievable if treatment guidelines are followed for all cancer patients in the Australian population. This is a unique estimate to examine effects of shortfall in radiotherapy utilisation at a population level. The model can be adapted to populations with known epidemiological parameters to ensure the planning of equitable radiotherapy services worldwide.
Advisors/Committee Members: Barton, Michael B, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, Delaney, Geoff P, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: Radiotherapy; Survival; Survival; Radiotherapy; Local control
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Shafiq, R. J. (2016). MODEL OF ESTIMATION OF LOCAL CONTROL AND SURVIVAL BENEFIT OF EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY FOR SELECTED CANCERS. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57056 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:42334/SOURCE02?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shafiq, Rokeya Jesmin. “MODEL OF ESTIMATION OF LOCAL CONTROL AND SURVIVAL BENEFIT OF EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY FOR SELECTED CANCERS.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57056 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:42334/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shafiq, Rokeya Jesmin. “MODEL OF ESTIMATION OF LOCAL CONTROL AND SURVIVAL BENEFIT OF EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY FOR SELECTED CANCERS.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Shafiq RJ. MODEL OF ESTIMATION OF LOCAL CONTROL AND SURVIVAL BENEFIT OF EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY FOR SELECTED CANCERS. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57056 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:42334/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Shafiq RJ. MODEL OF ESTIMATION OF LOCAL CONTROL AND SURVIVAL BENEFIT OF EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY FOR SELECTED CANCERS. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2016. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57056 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:42334/SOURCE02?view=true

Dalhousie University
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Talbot, Pamela J.
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SURVIVAL FOR A COHORT OF CLINICALLY
CONFIRMED DIABETES CASES IN NOVA SCOTIA.
Degree: MS, Department of Community Health &
Epidemiology, 2011, Dalhousie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14209
► Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia (DCPNS) Registry data were used to examine factors associated with survival for clinically confirmed diabetes mellitus (DM) cases. Type…
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▼ Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia (DCPNS) Registry
data were used to examine factors associated with
survival for
clinically confirmed diabetes mellitus (DM) cases. Type 1 (N=2,043)
and type 2 (N=47,974) cases were followed from first Diabetes
Centre visit until death/study end. Kaplan Meier curves and Cox
proportional hazard models were used to explore differences in
survival by sex, district health authority of care, and comorbidity
status (hypertension and/or dyslipidemia). Median lifespan for type
1 cases was 12 years shorter than for type 2 cases. Hazard rate
ratios for those with dyslipidemia, hypertension, or both compared
to those with neither comorbidity were 1.63, 2.57, and 7.52 for
type 1 cases and 0.95, 1.15, and 1.00 for type 2 cases. Disease
progression and the relationship between comorbidity status and
survival differed markedly for the type 1 and type 2 DM populations
underscoring the need to examine these populations
separately.
Advisors/Committee Members: N/A (external-examiner), Dr. Kathleen MacPherson (graduate-coordinator), Dr. Kathleen MacPherson (thesis-reader), Dr Jennifer Payne and Dr. George Kephart (co-supervisor) (thesis-supervisor), Received (ethics-approval), Yes (manuscripts), Not Applicable (copyright-release).
Subjects/Keywords: Diabetes Survival Comorbidity
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Talbot, P. J. (2011). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SURVIVAL FOR A COHORT OF CLINICALLY
CONFIRMED DIABETES CASES IN NOVA SCOTIA. (Masters Thesis). Dalhousie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14209
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Talbot, Pamela J. “FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SURVIVAL FOR A COHORT OF CLINICALLY
CONFIRMED DIABETES CASES IN NOVA SCOTIA.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Dalhousie University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14209.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Talbot, Pamela J. “FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SURVIVAL FOR A COHORT OF CLINICALLY
CONFIRMED DIABETES CASES IN NOVA SCOTIA.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Talbot PJ. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SURVIVAL FOR A COHORT OF CLINICALLY
CONFIRMED DIABETES CASES IN NOVA SCOTIA. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14209.
Council of Science Editors:
Talbot PJ. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SURVIVAL FOR A COHORT OF CLINICALLY
CONFIRMED DIABETES CASES IN NOVA SCOTIA. [Masters Thesis]. Dalhousie University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14209

University of Alberta
7.
Wubie, Berhanu A.
Clustering Survival Data using Random Forest and Persistent
Homology.
Degree: MS, Department of Mathematical and Statistical
Sciences, 2016, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/c8w32r580b
► Survival data is mostly analyzed using Cox proportional hazards model to identify factors associated with survival time of patients. However recently random survival forest (RSF),…
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▼ Survival data is mostly analyzed using Cox
proportional hazards model to identify factors associated with
survival time of patients. However recently random survival forest
(RSF), a non-parametric method for ensemble estimation constructed
by bagging of classification trees for survival data, is used as an
alternative method for better survival prediction and ranking the
importance of covariates associated with it. In addition to
identification of variable importance for survival prediction,
exploring clusters in survival data using the variables identified
as important in RSF analysis were applied. Clustering survival data
(patients) to assess their survival experience was investigated
using random forest clustering based on partitioning around the
medoids and persistent homology (PH), a topological data analysis
(TDA) technique for cluster identification in lower dimension
(dimension zero). In both methods, we were able to identify
different groups of patients possessing different survival
experience accounting for those covariates most important in
determining survival experience. The clusters formed were assessed
for significant difference in their survival experience (log-rank
test) and were found to have difference in survival experience
between them. Further investigation was applied using PH to explore
more detailed characteristic features of patients at higher
dimension (dimension one). Both clustering methods result in a
promising exploration of groups within patients that will give
insight into to patient handling and give valuable information in
providing quality service to patients who need more attention. All
analysis procedures in this thesis were done using two datasets:
the kidney and liver dataset.
Subjects/Keywords: Clustering; Survival; Data
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Wubie, B. A. (2016). Clustering Survival Data using Random Forest and Persistent
Homology. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/c8w32r580b
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wubie, Berhanu A. “Clustering Survival Data using Random Forest and Persistent
Homology.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/c8w32r580b.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wubie, Berhanu A. “Clustering Survival Data using Random Forest and Persistent
Homology.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wubie BA. Clustering Survival Data using Random Forest and Persistent
Homology. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/c8w32r580b.
Council of Science Editors:
Wubie BA. Clustering Survival Data using Random Forest and Persistent
Homology. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2016. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/c8w32r580b
8.
Kwon, Deborah YongHyun.
Characterization of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein
Degradation.
Degree: PhD, Neuroscience, 2013, Brown University
URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:320510/
► Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neurological disorder characterized by loss of lower motor neurons with resulting skeletal muscle atrophy, and is one…
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▼ Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal
recessive neurological disorder characterized by loss of lower
motor neurons with resulting skeletal muscle atrophy, and is one of
the leading genetic causes of infant death. SMA is a consequence of
a deletion or other mutation of the
survival of motor neuron-1
(SMN1) gene with preservation of the nearly identical SMN2 gene.
The disease is associated with reduced levels of the SMN protein,
which has the fundamental role of assembling small nuclear
ribonucleoproteins – molecules involved in pre-mRNA splicing
(Battle et al, 2006; Lefebvre et al, 1995). In accordance with this
function, loss of SMN leads to defects in splicing and affects the
range of snRNAs and mRNAs produced in tissues (Gabanella et al,
2007; Zhang et al, 2008). While SMN's role in snRNP biogenesis has
been well characterized, it remains uncertain why deletion of this
ubiquitously expressed gene causes a progressive loss of motor
neurons and a specific neuromuscular phenotype. Studying SMN
protein stability may indicate how deficiencies in SMN cause
disease.
The over-arching aim of this dissertation is to characterize
the degradation of the SMN protein. A detailed understanding of
this mechanism could provide insight into methods for increasing
levels of functional SMN protein as an approach to treatment of
SMA. Our studies identified the ubiquitin proteasome system as a
major degradative pathway for SMN. Steady-state SMN protein levels
were increased in cells treated with proteasome inhibitors, but
were unchanged when other degradative pathways were inhibited. This
thesis examined the effect of proteasome inhibition on SMN protein
levels and the SMA disease phenotype in vivo. Our results in SMA
model mice highlighted a critical role for SMN in the central
nervous system and showed that SMN increases in peripheral tissues
could also improve the disease phenotype. We also identified and
characterized a novel E3 ubiquitin ligase for SMN and showed that
its targeted knockdown increased SMN in cell culture and
ameliorated a neuromuscular defect in a C. elegans SMA model. Our
work enhances the understanding of SMN protein degradation and
demonstrates how this knowledge may be put to therapeutic
use.
Advisors/Committee Members: Fischbeck, Kenneth (Director), Chitnis, Ajay (Reader), Fallon, Justin (Reader), Hart, Anne (Reader), Youle, Richard (Reader).
Subjects/Keywords: Survival motor neuron
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Kwon, D. Y. (2013). Characterization of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein
Degradation. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:320510/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kwon, Deborah YongHyun. “Characterization of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein
Degradation.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:320510/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kwon, Deborah YongHyun. “Characterization of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein
Degradation.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kwon DY. Characterization of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein
Degradation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:320510/.
Council of Science Editors:
Kwon DY. Characterization of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein
Degradation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2013. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:320510/

Victoria University of Wellington
9.
Anton Valades, Victor.
Seedling Survival in Forest Re-vegetation Sites within Wellington Peninsula.
Degree: 2013, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3017
► Transplanting native seedlings is a widely used restoration tool to enhance biodiversity in urban areas. Due to labour and economic needs of this tool, it…
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▼ Transplanting native seedlings is a widely used restoration tool to enhance biodiversity in urban areas. Due to labour and economic needs of this tool, it is crucial to maximise the
survival rates of the transplanted seedlings. In this research, I monitored, over a six month period, the status of wineberry (Aristotelia serrata), cabbage tree (Cordyline australis) and lemonwood (Pittosporum eugenioides) seedlings in their initial years after transplanting. The seedlings, up to 4 years old, were located in 11 forest re-vegetation sites in Wellington city, New Zealand. Using mixed effects models to predict the mortality probability of each species, I analyse the relative importance that variables (e.g. soil conditions or grass competition) have in the mortality of the seedlings. Lemonwood seedlings experienced the lowest mortality rates (<2%), independent of age. The models predicting probability of mortality of wineberry and cabbage tree indicate that grass competition and water availability are crucial variables in the mortality of these species during the initial 6 months after transplanting. Combinations of plant size (e.g. height) and certain environmental variables (e.g. soil conditions or slope) crucially affect mortality of wineberry and cabbage trees from one to three years of age. Based on these results, I provide recommendations, such as appropriate planting date and ideal length of maintenance tasks, to maximise
survival rates of native plants within the first years after transplanting. A longer monitoring period and similar research of other species are required to assist forest re-vegetation groups in Wellington city achieving more cost- and labour-efficient re-vegetation management.
Advisors/Committee Members: Wittmer, Heiko, Hartley, Stephen.
Subjects/Keywords: Survival; Seedling; Restoration
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Anton Valades, Victor. “Seedling Survival in Forest Re-vegetation Sites within Wellington Peninsula.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3017.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Anton Valades, Victor. “Seedling Survival in Forest Re-vegetation Sites within Wellington Peninsula.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Anton Valades V. Seedling Survival in Forest Re-vegetation Sites within Wellington Peninsula. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3017.
Council of Science Editors:
Anton Valades V. Seedling Survival in Forest Re-vegetation Sites within Wellington Peninsula. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3017

Colorado State University
10.
Claxton, Alexander.
Evolution, memory processes, and the survival processing benefit to memory: an examination of the unpredictability hypothesis.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Psychology, 2015, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166966
► Nairne, Thompson, and Pandeirada (2007) found an advantage in recall for items that were earlier rated for their survival utility in a hypothetical grasslands scenario.…
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▼ Nairne, Thompson, and Pandeirada (2007) found an advantage in recall for items that were earlier rated for their
survival utility in a hypothetical grasslands scenario. This pattern has repeatedly been shown, typically when comparing
survival utility ratings given using a grassland scenario to those given using a modern city scenario. This advantage has been attributed to a grassland setting being similar to the critical ancestral environment of early humans. However, recent work has found this effect in situations entirely unrelated to ancestral environments (e.g., outer space), suggesting that the grasslands scenario is not critical to the effect. Moreover, recent anthropological evidence suggests that early humans lived in a time of high climate variability that, in turn, led to a chronically unpredictable environment during the time period most critical to the evolution of modern humans. Thus, rather than having adapted to one specific environment (i.e., grasslands), early humans may have adapted to environmental unpredictability itself. The proposed series of experiments will investigate the hypothesis that uncertainty may be a modifying factor in the
survival processing advantage in memory. In the first experiment, participants were given either a randomized or a blocked series of four rating tasks followed by a subsequent test of recall. The second experiment explored the effect of a task relevant background image that also functioned as a means of isolating trials (90% vs 10%) on recall. The third experiment examined the effect of changing biome images (45% vs 45% vs 10%) on recall.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cleary, Anne (advisor), DeLosh, Ed (committee member), Robinson, Dan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: unpredictability; survival processing
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Claxton, Alexander. “Evolution, memory processes, and the survival processing benefit to memory: an examination of the unpredictability hypothesis.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166966.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Claxton, Alexander. “Evolution, memory processes, and the survival processing benefit to memory: an examination of the unpredictability hypothesis.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Claxton A. Evolution, memory processes, and the survival processing benefit to memory: an examination of the unpredictability hypothesis. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166966.
Council of Science Editors:
Claxton A. Evolution, memory processes, and the survival processing benefit to memory: an examination of the unpredictability hypothesis. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166966

Rutgers University
11.
Khan, Faisal M., 1981-.
Semi-supervised transductive regression for survival analysis in medical prognostics.
Degree: PhD, Computer Science, 2016, Rutgers University
URL: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/51331/
► The central challenge in predictive modeling for survival analysis in medical prognostics is the management of censored observations in the data. While time-to-event predictions can…
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▼ The central challenge in predictive modeling for survival analysis in medical prognostics is the management of censored observations in the data. While time-to-event predictions can be modeled as regression problems, traditional regression techniques are challenged by the censored characteristics of the data. In such problems the true target times of a majority of instances are unknown; what is known is a censored target representing some indeterminate time before the true target time. The information for most patients is incomplete and only known “up-to-a-point.†Patients who have experienced the endpoint of interest (cancer recurrence, death, etc) during an often multi-year study are considered as non-censored or events. They may represent as little as 9% of the available sample. Most of the patients do not experience the endpoint or are lost to follow-up for various reasons (patient moved, died of other causes, etc.). These censored samples often represent most of the available sample. Modeling techniques which can correctly account for censored observations are crucial. Such censored samples can be considered as semi-supervised targets, however most efforts in semi-supervised regression do not take into account the partial nature of unsupervised information; with samples treated as either fully labelled or unlabeled. This dissertation presents a novel transduction approach for semi-supervised survival analysis. The true target times are approximated from the censored times through transduction to improve predictive performance. The framework can be employed to transform traditional regression methods for survival analysis, or to enhance existing survival analysis algorithms for improved predictive performance. This proposed approach represents one of the first applications of semi-supervised regression to survival analysis and yields significant improvements in predictive performance for multiple applications in prostate and breast cancer prognostics.
Advisors/Committee Members: Kulikowski, Casimir A (chair), Chen, Kevin (internal member), Michmizos, Konstantinos (internal member), Mitsis, Georgios (outside member).
Subjects/Keywords: Survival analysis (Biometry)
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Khan, Faisal M., 1981-. “Semi-supervised transductive regression for survival analysis in medical prognostics.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/51331/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Khan, Faisal M., 1981-. “Semi-supervised transductive regression for survival analysis in medical prognostics.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Khan, Faisal M. 1. Semi-supervised transductive regression for survival analysis in medical prognostics. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/51331/.
Council of Science Editors:
Khan, Faisal M. 1. Semi-supervised transductive regression for survival analysis in medical prognostics. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2016. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/51331/

University of Southern California
12.
He, Jiaxiu.
Applications of multiple imputations in survival
analysis.
Degree: PhD, Biostatistics, 2013, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/315704/rec/866
► The presence of censoring is one common but critical feature for survival data. Traditional methods used different ways to address the censoring issue. These techniques…
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▼ The presence of censoring is one common but critical
feature for
survival data. Traditional methods used different ways
to address the censoring issue. These techniques are generally
bonded with specific research aims and cannot be blindly adopted by
others. Multiple imputations (MI) methods have been gaining
increasing popularity among researchers to analyze censored
survival data. Its de-coupling nature is one potential big
advantage over other existing methods. Once censoring is replaced
by multiply imputed
survival times, researchers might be able to
choose the most appropriate statistical approaches to analyze the
data. ❧ In this study, three multiple imputation methods have been
investigated with regard to overall
survival probability
estimation,
survival regression analysis, and
survival outcome
prediction. Two of them were published in recent years, double Cox
proportional hazard model MI (Hsu et al. 2006) and restricted mean
life-time model MI (Liu et al. 2011). The third one is a new method
proposed in this study, Mahalanobis distance multiple imputations.
❧ Simulation studies have been conducted to examine the performance
of these MI methods and compare with other non-MI based approaches.
The results have shown that multiple imputations have corrected
most of the biases caused by censoring, especially when it is
dependent. Applying the MI methods to a previously published study,
Mayo PBC clinical trial (Fleming & Harrington 1991), has shown
similar results.
Advisors/Committee Members: Azen, Stanley P.Sposto, Richard (Committee Chair), Siegmund, Kimberly D. (Committee Member), Stram, Daniel O. (Committee Member), Asgharzadeh, Shahab (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: survival analysis; censoring; multiple imputations; survival regression; survival prediction
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analysis. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/315704/rec/866
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
He, Jiaxiu. “Applications of multiple imputations in survival
analysis.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/315704/rec/866.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
He, Jiaxiu. “Applications of multiple imputations in survival
analysis.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
He J. Applications of multiple imputations in survival
analysis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/315704/rec/866.
Council of Science Editors:
He J. Applications of multiple imputations in survival
analysis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2013. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/315704/rec/866

University of Louisville
13.
Zhang, Jie.
Evaluation of methods for analyzing gene-gene interaction data for survival outcomes.
Degree: MS, 2011, University of Louisville
URL: 10.18297/etd/1640
;
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/1640
► In recent years, a number of computational and statistical problems for identifying SNP-SNP interactions in high dimensional survival data have been studied, and several…
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▼ In recent years, a number of computational and statistical problems for identifying SNP-SNP interactions in high dimensional
survival data have been studied, and several data mining approaches have been proposed. However, the relative performance of these methods to detect SNP-SNP interactions has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, we directly compared the performance of the four techniques to detect gene-gene interactions in a recently conducted study of genetic polymorphisms associated with breast cancer
survival and recurrence. Four methods were evaluated for their ability to detect SNP-SNP interactions:
Survival Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction, Cox regression with LJ (Lasso) and LJ-L2 (Elastic Net) penalties, and Random
Survival Forest (RSF). Methods were contrasted on the basis of which SNPs they selected. The results of this study demonstrate how the methods perform in detecting gene-gene interactions for
survival data, and are useful in informing researchers about choosing an analysis tool for their own real data applications.
Advisors/Committee Members: Brock, Guy.
Subjects/Keywords: Gene-gene interactions; Elastic net; Survival; Survival MDR; Lasso; Random survival forest
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhang, Jie. “Evaluation of methods for analyzing gene-gene interaction data for survival outcomes.” 2011. Masters Thesis, University of Louisville. Accessed March 02, 2021.
10.18297/etd/1640 ; https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/1640.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhang, Jie. “Evaluation of methods for analyzing gene-gene interaction data for survival outcomes.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhang J. Evaluation of methods for analyzing gene-gene interaction data for survival outcomes. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Louisville; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: 10.18297/etd/1640 ; https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/1640.
Council of Science Editors:
Zhang J. Evaluation of methods for analyzing gene-gene interaction data for survival outcomes. [Masters Thesis]. University of Louisville; 2011. Available from: 10.18297/etd/1640 ; https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/1640

Tampere University
14.
Ratasvuori, Maire.
Surgically treated non-spinal skeletal metastases
.
Degree: 2016, Tampere University
URL: https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/99585
► TAUSTA Syövän hoito on hyvin kehittynyttä, mutta osalla potilaista tauti lopulta leviää. Luusto on yksi yleisimmistä syövän leviämispaikoista keuhkojen ja maksan jälkeen. Luustoetäpesäkkeitä hoidetaan kipulääkityksin…
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▼ TAUSTA Syövän hoito on hyvin kehittynyttä, mutta osalla potilaista tauti lopulta leviää. Luusto on yksi yleisimmistä syövän leviämispaikoista keuhkojen ja maksan jälkeen. Luustoetäpesäkkeitä hoidetaan kipulääkityksin ja sädetyksellä, mutta joskus voimakas kipu tai patologinen murtuma edellyttää kirurgista hoitoa. Kirurgiset tekniikat vaihtelevat yksinkertaisimmista naulauksista isoihin resektioihin ja tuumoriproteesien laittoon. Potilaan eliniän arvioiminen on tärkeää valittaessa eri hoitolinjojen välillä. Tämä on ensimmäinen väitöskirja luustoetäpesäkkeiden kirurgisesta hoidosta Suomessa.
POTILAAT JA MENETELMÄT Tutkimus perustuu laajaan skandinaaviseen rekisteriin syöpäpotilaista, jotka ovat joutuneet leikkaukseen luuston etäpesäkkeen vuoksi (Scandinavian Sarcoma Group Skeletal Metastases Registry). Ensimmäisessä tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin tietoja kaikista rekisterissä olevista 1107 leikatusta potilaasta. Toisessa tutkimuksessa vertailtiin eloonjäämistä neljässä yleisimmässä luustoetäpesäkkeitä aiheuttavassa syövässä, rinta-, keuhko-, eturauhas- ja munuaissyövässä. Kolmannessa tutkimuksessa fokus oli munuaissyövässä ja leikkausta edeltävässä embolisaatiohoidossa. Neljännessä tutkimuksessa tutkittiin leikkauksen jälkeisten tromboembolisten komplikaatioiden yleisyyttä.
TULOKSET Patologinen murtuma oli ensimmäinen merkki syövästä 14 %:lla potilaista. Kokonaiseloonjääminen ortopedisen leikkauksen jälkeen oli 58 % kuuden kuukauden kohdalla, 41 % vuoden kohdalla ja vain 2 % viiden vuoden kohdalla. Primaaridiagnoosin, etäpesäketaakan ja yleistilan perusteella voidaan karkeasti arvioida eloonjäämisennustetta. Munuaissyövässä marginaalinen resektio yksittäisten etäpesäkkeiden kohdalla voi ennustaa parempaa selviytymistä. Isot etäpesäkkeet aiheuttivat enemmän leikkauksenaikaista verenvuotoa, mutta yllättäen leikkausta edeltävästä embolisaatiohoidosta ei ollut tilastollista hyötyä. Raportoituja komplikaatioita oli vähän, mutta riski vakaviin tromboembolisiin komplikaatioihin on merkittävä.
YHTEENVETO Potilaita pitää hoitaa yksilöllisesti. Eloonjäämisennuste leikkauksen jälkeen on riippuvainen primaaridiagnoosista, etäpesäketaakasta ja leikkausmarginaaleista. Tarvitsemme lisää yhteistyötä ortopedien, onkologien, hematologien ja radiologien kanssa, jotta tulevaisuudessa voitaisiin tehdä tarkempia hoitosuunnitelmia, ja estää komplikaatioita, jotka voivat johtaa ennenaikaiseen kuolemaan.; BACKGROUND The cancer burden is increasing, and although the treatment of different primary cancers has become very specialized and effective, the disease will eventually disseminate in some patients. Metastatic disease is the leading cause of death in cancer patients, with bone as one of the most common sites of metastasis after the lungs and liver. Skeletal metastases can dramatically decrease patients´ quality of life due to sharp pain and pathological fracture. Treatment of skeletal metastases is most often non-surgical, but when surgery is needed it varies from simple excisions to excessive resections and reconstructions with…
Subjects/Keywords: skeletal metastases
;
survival
;
complications
;
embolization
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Ratasvuori, M. (2016). Surgically treated non-spinal skeletal metastases
. (Doctoral Dissertation). Tampere University. Retrieved from https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/99585
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ratasvuori, Maire. “Surgically treated non-spinal skeletal metastases
.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Tampere University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/99585.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ratasvuori, Maire. “Surgically treated non-spinal skeletal metastases
.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ratasvuori M. Surgically treated non-spinal skeletal metastases
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Tampere University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/99585.
Council of Science Editors:
Ratasvuori M. Surgically treated non-spinal skeletal metastases
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Tampere University; 2016. Available from: https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/99585

Stony Brook University
15.
Klein, Kathryn Anne.
Elucidation of Mechanisms of Yersinia pestis Survival in Macrophages by Examination of Phagosomal Acidification and Negative Selection Screening
.
Degree: 2009, Stony Brook University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1951/52239
Subjects/Keywords: Intracellular survival
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. (Thesis). Stony Brook University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1951/52239
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Klein, Kathryn Anne. “Elucidation of Mechanisms of Yersinia pestis Survival in Macrophages by Examination of Phagosomal Acidification and Negative Selection Screening
.” 2009. Thesis, Stony Brook University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1951/52239.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Klein, Kathryn Anne. “Elucidation of Mechanisms of Yersinia pestis Survival in Macrophages by Examination of Phagosomal Acidification and Negative Selection Screening
.” 2009. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Klein KA. Elucidation of Mechanisms of Yersinia pestis Survival in Macrophages by Examination of Phagosomal Acidification and Negative Selection Screening
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Stony Brook University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1951/52239.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Klein KA. Elucidation of Mechanisms of Yersinia pestis Survival in Macrophages by Examination of Phagosomal Acidification and Negative Selection Screening
. [Thesis]. Stony Brook University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1951/52239
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
16.
Dufault, Aaron Matthew.
The effects of ocean acidification on the physiology of coral recruits.
Degree: MS, Biology, 2013, California State University – Northridge
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.2/3111
► Ocean acidification (OA), caused by the dissolution of anthropogenic CO2 into the surface waters of the ocean, threatens the fate of calcifying marine organisms. The…
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▼ Ocean acidification (OA), caused by the dissolution of anthropogenic CO2 into
the surface waters of the ocean, threatens the fate of calcifying marine organisms. The
effects of OA on adult coral calcification have been well-studied over the past decade and
generally results in decreased calcification rates with increasing pCO2, although the
effects of OA on early life history stages are less well-studied. This thesis addresses the
effects of OA on coral recruit physiology with an emphasis on filling key gaps in the
ecological relevance of previous manipulative OA coral studies. Chapter I: In March and
June 2010, two experiments were conducted exposing newly settled Seriatopora
caliendrum recruits to low (440, 456 ??atm), high (663, 837 ??atm; March,June
respectively) and diurnally oscillating pCO2 which mimicked the conditions at Hobihu
reef, Taiwan where adult corals were collected. Calcification and
survival of coral
recruits was elevated in diurnally oscillating pCO2 relative to static ambient and high
pCO2, hypothesized to be the result of increased DIC stored in coral tissues at night.
Chapter II: In March 2011, newly settled Pocillopora damicornis recruits were exposed
to low (493 ??atm) and high pCO2 (878??atm) in varying light intensities (226, 122, 70, 41,
31 ??mol photons m-2 s-1) to test the effects of light and OA on coral recruit physiology.
Coral recruit calcification and
survival in both pCO2 treatments was light-dependent, with
large differences in calcification at intermediate light intensities (41, 70 ??mol photons m-2
s-1) though calcification at high and low light intensities did not differ (226, 31 ??mol
photons m-2 s-1). Survivorship was not correlated with size and was highest in both
ambient and high pCO2 at 122 ??mol photons m-2 s-1. Chapter III: Finally, the activity of
carbonic anhydrase in S. caliendrum juveniles (< 3 cm ) exposed to ambient, high and
diurnally oscillating pCO2 was measured to elucidate the mechanistic basis for increased
calcification in diurnally oscillating pCO2. CA activity was decreased in both high and
diurnally oscillating pCO2 during the day, which is consistent with the DIC buildup
hypothesis proposed in Chapter I. Together these findings provide novel insight into the
physiology of corals exposed to OA under ecologically relevant seawater chemistry and
light conditions. Coral recruits are biologically quite different than their adult
counterparts therefore further work is needed to determine the extent to which these
results apply to adult corals.
Advisors/Committee Members: Edmunds, Peter J. (advisor), Carpenter, Robert C. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Survival; Dissertations, Academic – CSUN – Biology.
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Dufault, Aaron Matthew. “The effects of ocean acidification on the physiology of coral recruits.” 2013. Masters Thesis, California State University – Northridge. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.2/3111.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Dufault, Aaron Matthew. “The effects of ocean acidification on the physiology of coral recruits.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Dufault AM. The effects of ocean acidification on the physiology of coral recruits. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. California State University – Northridge; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.2/3111.
Council of Science Editors:
Dufault AM. The effects of ocean acidification on the physiology of coral recruits. [Masters Thesis]. California State University – Northridge; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.2/3111

Vanderbilt University
17.
Toll, Alice Elizabeth.
Assessing Risk Score Calculation in the Presence of Uncollected Risk Factors.
Degree: MS, Biostatistics, 2018, Vanderbilt University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/14941
► Risk scores developed from risk prediction models assist clinicians and patients as a decision support tool. Additionally, well supported risk scores can also be used…
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▼ Risk scores developed from risk prediction models assist clinicians and patients as a decision support tool. Additionally, well supported risk scores can also be used as an adjusting risk factor in clinical research. This application of risk scores presents a set of challenges, especially in retrospective analyses, when the required risk factors are uncollected for all patients in the study. Uncollected risk factors cannot be handled with traditional missing data techniques. We performed a simulation study to understand how a risk factor's prevalence, weight, and relationship with other risk factors impacts the risk score when it is uncollected. We simulated the true risk score along with two alternatives, an omit model with the risk score calculated assuming the risk factor is absent, and a refit model to understand what information could be gained if all of the data were available to refit the model and calculate a new risk score. The performance of the alternative risk scores were measured by risk score correlation, discrimination, calibration, integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) and difference in risk. We will illustrate our finding using the Framingham stroke risk score.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dandan Liu, Ph.D. (Committee Chair), Qingxia Chen, Ph.D. (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: risk score; survival; Cox model
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Toll, Alice Elizabeth. “Assessing Risk Score Calculation in the Presence of Uncollected Risk Factors.” 2018. Thesis, Vanderbilt University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/14941.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Toll, Alice Elizabeth. “Assessing Risk Score Calculation in the Presence of Uncollected Risk Factors.” 2018. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Toll AE. Assessing Risk Score Calculation in the Presence of Uncollected Risk Factors. [Internet] [Thesis]. Vanderbilt University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/14941.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Toll AE. Assessing Risk Score Calculation in the Presence of Uncollected Risk Factors. [Thesis]. Vanderbilt University; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/14941
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Texas A&M University
18.
Vormwald, Lisa M.
Postfledging Survival and Movements of Willow and Dusky Flycatchers in the Central Sierra Nevada.
Degree: MS, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, 2011, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8273
► Understanding factors limiting population growth is critical for species exhibiting declining populations. Reproductive success has an important effect on population dynamics; however, our ability to…
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▼ Understanding factors limiting population growth is critical for species exhibiting declining populations. Reproductive success has an important effect on population dynamics; however, our ability to accurately estimate productivity is limited. Studies on avian breeding biology have focused on nest
survival; however, surviving to fledging does not ensure
survival to the end of the breeding season. Furthermore, our understanding of habitat selection by birds based on the nesting cycle may not adequately represent the breeding habitat requirements because habitat use often changes after the young leave the nest. My goal was to examine the postfledging dependence period of two flycatcher species in the central Sierra Nevada: the California state endangered willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) and the dusky flycatcher (E. oberholseri). My focus was to estimate fledgling
survival and examine factors that influence
survival, evaluate postfledging movements and habitat use, and estimate post-breeding home range sizes of postfledging flycatchers. I monitored nests of both flycatcher species, individually color banded nestlings, and observed family groups daily once the young fledged. Flycatcher fledgling
survival ranged from 46 percent to 76 percent and varied by year and species.
Survival was lowest during the first week of the postfledging dependence period for both species. Fledgling flycatchers moved on average ~45m per day during the dependence period. I detected family groups in the natal meadows from 13 to 33 days. I detected willow flycatchers in riparian shrub vegetation 94 percent of the time, with the remaining detections being along the upland forest edge. Dusky flycatchers were more likely to use upland forest vegetation after leaving the nest, as I detected them in riparian shrub vegetation 70 percent of the time. For both years combined, mean 95 percwnt home range sizes were 1.80 ± 1.44 ha for willow flycatchers and 1.82 ± 1.70 ha for dusky flycatchers. Mean 50 percent core areas were 0.33 ± 0.27 ha for willow flycatchers and 0.38 ± 0.44 ha for dusky flycatchers. My results suggest that using fledgling
survival throughout the dependence period to assess reproductive output is more accurate than using nesting data alone. Furthermore, postfledging family groups used a larger area of habitat than what is typically estimated from territory mapping singing males. Future research should continue to stress the importance of gaining knowledge about the postfledging period, especially for species with declining populations.
Advisors/Committee Members: Morrison, Michael L. (advisor), Collier, Bret A. (committee member), Feagin, Rusty A. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Fledglings; survival; movements; postfledging
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vormwald, Lisa M. “Postfledging Survival and Movements of Willow and Dusky Flycatchers in the Central Sierra Nevada.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8273.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vormwald, Lisa M. “Postfledging Survival and Movements of Willow and Dusky Flycatchers in the Central Sierra Nevada.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Vormwald LM. Postfledging Survival and Movements of Willow and Dusky Flycatchers in the Central Sierra Nevada. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8273.
Council of Science Editors:
Vormwald LM. Postfledging Survival and Movements of Willow and Dusky Flycatchers in the Central Sierra Nevada. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8273

Texas A&M University
19.
Yeh, Yao-Yuan.
Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy Reconsidered.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2014, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153263
► The purpose of this dissertation is to add to the understanding of democratic consolidation, and to address a debate within this topic: Is presidentialism harmful…
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▼ The purpose of this dissertation is to add to the understanding of democratic consolidation, and to address a debate within this topic: Is presidentialism harmful to democratic consolidation? I argue that presidentialism induces higher levels of political violence (attitudinally and behaviorally). Unlike parliamentary and semi-presidential systems, which offer mechanisms to alter the incumbent government through legislative responsibility, such as a vote of no confidence or a government
reshuffle, when there exist mismatched policy expectations between the public and the government, or when the public dissatisfaction with the government is high, presidential systems do not have this mechanism to change the government composition and the president is empowered to govern until the next election. Even in the case that the public's discontent toward the president is high, there exist almost no mechanisms except for her own resignation and an impeachment to remove her from her office. However, a voluntary resignation and an impeachment are rarely occurred in the history, and thus, the expectation of the public regarding whether their grievances can be resolved and addressed is more difficult to be fulfilled in presidential democracies. Therefore, using and considering violence as a mean to address their political and social problems becomes a more viable option in presidential democracies. But by doing so, political stability will decrease and democratic consolidation will be hindered. I employ the World Value Survey and the Asian Barometer Survey to find support for this argument.
To further extend this argument and to address the debate, I argue that democratic breakdown must be considered a two-step process. For a democracy to break down, the presence of a democratic crisis that presents a significant likelihood of overthrowing the current democratic regime is necessary. Specifically, I argue that presidentialism generates political instability through its institutions, which are associated with a greater likelihood of the emergence of a democratic crisis, but political instability does not further contribute from democratic crisis to democratic breakdown.
Using data covering all democratic regimes from 1946 to 2008, I demonstrate that presidential democracies are more likely to encounter crises than either parliamentary or semi-presidential systems. However, once a crisis occurs, presidentialism does not lead to a higher likelihood of breakdown. Thus, presidentialism is associated with a higher likelihood of democratic breakdown, but only by affecting half of the process.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pacek, Alexander C (advisor), Tarar, Ahmer (committee member), Koch, Michael T (committee member), Prechel, Harland (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Political Violence; Democratic Survival; Presidentialism
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Yeh, Y. (2014). Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy Reconsidered. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153263
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Yeh, Yao-Yuan. “Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy Reconsidered.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153263.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Yeh, Yao-Yuan. “Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy Reconsidered.” 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Yeh Y. Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy Reconsidered. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153263.
Council of Science Editors:
Yeh Y. Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy Reconsidered. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/153263

Addis Ababa University
20.
ADDISU, BIRHANU EJIGU.
THE LIVELIHOOD AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF MIGRANT
.
Degree: 2012, Addis Ababa University
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/1713
► Many of the street children in the study area, Bahir Dar, are rural-urban migrants. The present study investigates the livelihood and survival strategies of migrant…
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▼ Many of the street children in the study area, Bahir Dar, are rural-urban migrants. The present
study investigates the livelihood and
survival strategies of migrant street children. It further looks
at the causes of migration of children and the social networks they maintain among themselves
and to their rural villages. Structuration Theory and Livelihood Approach are adopted to look at
the issues to get insights about how street children are making a living in the study area.
Structuration Theory has been applied to look at the research problem from different
perspectives. It is employed to realize the factors that shape the life of street children in the urban
social system. Children make part of the structure of the urban life and as actors are striving to
adjust themselves to livelihood outcomes. Livelihood approach has been adapted to look at the
diverse street based economic activities of children and how they adapt
survival mechanisms to
meet their basic needs.
In this study qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection are used. The qualitative
method is used to understand the view of migrant street children and their lived experience while
the quantitative method is used to supplement the data collected through qualitative one.
Interviews, focus group discussion, and observation are used as instruments of data collection.
Migrant street children as the subjects of this study were selected from Bahir Dar Town, using
purposive snowball sampling to get insights about their lives. The data collected are triangulated
and cross-checked to check reliability and validity of information.
The study shows that children drifted from different parts of the country into the study area and
the children left their rural villages on their own and without any parental say on their decision to
migrate. They also come from families with large size in their rural localities. Migration does not
lead them to lose contact with their rural folk except in few cases. Children migrate into the study
area as a result of interwoven and various factors including poverty, disagreement with their
families, death of parents (either both or one of their parents), in search of education and others.
It has been found that increased migration of rural children was aggravated due to rural poverty.
This study also shows that street children are engaged in diverse livelihood activities that require
different types of assets of which labor is the most decisive one that enables them to earn income
either directly in wage employment or indirectly through the production of goods and services
sold in the informal market. In their day to day
survival scenario, street children interact among
themselves through various informal social networks characterized by hierarchies. Their social
networks are also important to strengthen the capability of groups’ members to reduce
vulnerability and be more beneficial to livelihood outcomes.
Advisors/Committee Members: Abdulhamid Bedri (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Livelihood, Survival Strategy;
Strcturation Theory
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ADDISU, B. E. (2012). THE LIVELIHOOD AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF MIGRANT
. (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/1713
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
ADDISU, BIRHANU EJIGU. “THE LIVELIHOOD AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF MIGRANT
.” 2012. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/1713.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
ADDISU, BIRHANU EJIGU. “THE LIVELIHOOD AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF MIGRANT
.” 2012. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
ADDISU BE. THE LIVELIHOOD AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF MIGRANT
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/1713.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
ADDISU BE. THE LIVELIHOOD AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF MIGRANT
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/1713
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Addis Ababa University
21.
ABDO, BEDRU.
ASSESMENT OF PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AFTER THE ADVENT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA.
Degree: 2012, Addis Ababa University
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/3254
► BACKGROUND: The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy in 1996 dramatically improved survival and quality of HIV-infected patients in the industrialized world. This survival benefit…
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▼ BACKGROUND: The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy in 1996 dramatically
improved
survival and quality of HIV-infected patients in the industrialized world. This
survival
benefit of HAART in HIV infection has been well studied in the developed world. In resource-poor
settings, where such treatment was started only recently, limited data exist on treatment results. More
over mortality have been high particularly in the first month of initiating ART and factors
contributing to this high mortality are poorly understood.
OBJECTIVE: To asses predictors of
survival in PLWHA after the advent of HAART.
METHODS: A historical cohort study was conducted in Zewditu Hospital located in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. Patient’s records enrolled between March, 2005 to July, 2008 were reviewed consecutively
using patients ART unique identification number as a reference. Different documents for the same
patient were triangulated in case of odd values, non logical or missed data. Deaths from all AIDS
related cause occurring during the follow-up period were identified from physician reports or
registration by drug adherence counselor. Univariate analysis was used to describe patient’s baseline
characteristics. Actuarial table was used to estimate
survival after intiation of ART, and log rank test
was used to compare
survival curves. Cox proportional-hazard regression was used to calculate the
bivariate and adjusted hazard rate and then determine independent predictors of time to death.
RESULT; One thousand seventy patients on ART were followed for a median of 34 month (IQR 6,
36.25). The mean age was 36.4 and the median weight of the cohort at the initiation of ART was
51kg (IQR, 45-60kg).The median CD4 count was 94cells/μl (IQR, 46-154). The estimated mortality
was 24.9%, 29%, 31.7%, 33.1%, 33.5, and 34% at 6, 12, 18, 30, and 48 months respectively. After
adjustment, the independent significant predictors of not surviving in patients living with HIV/AIDS
after initiation of ART remain poor ART adherence (AHR=3.92[95%CI=3.13, 4.90]),Advanced
WHO staging (AHR=2.47[95%CI= (1.58, 3.81]), being unemployed (AHR=1.87[95%CI= 1.49,
2.34]), moderate anemia (AHR=1.86[95%CI=1.35, 2.56), and Low CD4 count (AHR=1.85[95%CI=
1.35, 2.52]).
CONCLUSION; A careful monitoring of patients with low CD4+ ,advanced WHO staging,
moderate anemia and unemployed particularly during the first 3 months of HAART is necessary.
Tracing poorly adhered patients and giving them drug counseling is crucial to improve their
survival.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. ALEMAYEHU WORKU (PhD) (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: NTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY;
PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL
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ABDO, B. (2012). ASSESMENT OF PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AFTER THE ADVENT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA.
(Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/3254
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
ABDO, BEDRU. “ASSESMENT OF PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AFTER THE ADVENT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA.
” 2012. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/3254.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
ABDO, BEDRU. “ASSESMENT OF PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AFTER THE ADVENT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA.
” 2012. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
ABDO B. ASSESMENT OF PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AFTER THE ADVENT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA.
[Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/3254.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
ABDO B. ASSESMENT OF PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AFTER THE ADVENT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA.
[Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/3254
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Addis Ababa University
22.
Enwoy, G/medhin.
Social Capital as Survival Mechanism: The Case of Selected Female Street Children and Youth in Bole and Kirkos Sub-Cities. Addis Ababa.
Degree: 2014, Addis Ababa University
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6009
► The purpose of this study is to explore the role of social capital in the survival mechanisms of female street children/youth, and challenges they encounter…
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▼ The purpose of this study is to explore the role of social capital in the
survival mechanisms of female street children/youth, and challenges they encounter on the streets and how they manage to survive regardless of the challenges they are facing. The study employed qualitative research design, which is suitable for studying complex issues like social capital. The methodological inquiry was a phenomenological approach. This research approach was appropriate to understand the complexities of the phenomenon in the course of the experiences, perceptions and perspectives from a holistic standpoint. Data collection through Semi structured question, focus group discussions and observation were used to contextualize their everyday lives to reveal their abilities as citizens. The sample size for this study especially for the in depth interviews was 10 female street children and youth age between 15-24 years who live in around ‘Kirkos’ and ‘Bole’ Sub-cities streets in Addis Ababa. The data was analyzed using the themes and categories that have emerged from fieldwork and research questions using triangulation. Triangulation for this research was employed in a number of ways: in terms of the different theoretical perspectives discussed in the literature; in terms of the different methods of data collection used; in terms of the diversity of sources of information; and in terms of the different methods of analysis used. The research finding shows that through their social network, seen as social capital, female street children and youth are able to develop
survival mechanisms that sustain their lives in the absence of parents. Based on the accounts from females, the study documents that cultural norms and gender labels put females at an inconvenience position as they have limited social capital and they are generally more vulnerable than males. Considering the finding of this study, the researcher recommended that the need of social work intervention in the advocacy of female street children and youth as a venerable street group. While influencing the policy maker to issue a new policy and to suggest needs of establishing a self-governing agency and need further study for fully understand their life in order to guide the service provided for them and in the long run to move them out from the streets.
Advisors/Committee Members: ABABE ASEFA ABATE (PHD) (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Social capital;
survival mechanism
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Enwoy, G. (2014). Social Capital as Survival Mechanism: The Case of Selected Female Street Children and Youth in Bole and Kirkos Sub-Cities. Addis Ababa.
(Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6009
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Enwoy, G/medhin. “Social Capital as Survival Mechanism: The Case of Selected Female Street Children and Youth in Bole and Kirkos Sub-Cities. Addis Ababa.
” 2014. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6009.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Enwoy, G/medhin. “Social Capital as Survival Mechanism: The Case of Selected Female Street Children and Youth in Bole and Kirkos Sub-Cities. Addis Ababa.
” 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Enwoy G. Social Capital as Survival Mechanism: The Case of Selected Female Street Children and Youth in Bole and Kirkos Sub-Cities. Addis Ababa.
[Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6009.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Enwoy G. Social Capital as Survival Mechanism: The Case of Selected Female Street Children and Youth in Bole and Kirkos Sub-Cities. Addis Ababa.
[Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2014. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6009
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Addis Ababa University
23.
DAWIT, TEFERA GOBENA.
SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF FEMALE IN-MIGRANTS IN GIMBI TOWN, OROMIA REGION
.
Degree: 2009, Addis Ababa University
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6211
► In urban Ethiopia, number of female migrants has been growing with time. Economic and social factors are major reasons for females’ migrations in the country.…
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▼ In urban Ethiopia, number of female migrants has been growing with time. Economic and
social factors are major reasons for females’ migrations in the country. Intention of females’
migrations is basically related to improving standard of life. However, unemployment, under
waged employment and unsustainable livelihood strategies are common problems for
significant proportion of female in-migrants in most urban centers of Ethiopia. As a result,
many female in-migrants lead their lives in worst situations and struggle with poverty that
worsens their lives. In view of this problem, the main objective of this study was to
investigate
survival strategies of female in-migrants in Gimbi town.
By using questionnaire, FGDs and interviews data were collected from 380 female inmigrants
randomly selected. Then, analyses of the study were done using descriptive and
binary logistic regression statistical tools as well as qualitative techniques. The finding of the
study reveals that economic factors (searching for jobs and transfer) and social factors (search
for education, family formation and finding relatives/friends) are basic causes for young,
economically active and rural origin females’ in-migrations to Gimbi town. Moreover, the
result of the study indicates that active strategy, passive strategy and social network are the
basic
survival strategies female in-migrants often adopt to lead their lives in the town. These
strategies are regularly realized by accepting available job, reducing food intake, using
secondhand cloth, renting housing unit with low cost, selling household properties,
borrowing, receiving aids and sharing expenses.
The result of binary logistic regression analysis shows that the probability of female inmigrants
to accept available job as a
survival strategy varies due to socio-economic and
demographic factors. Accordingly, problems of economic status are recurrent among young,
rural origin, head, single, with dependent children, large family size, recent and illiterate
female in-migrants in Gimbi town. Similarly, in the study town, female in-migrants could not
earn income from their livelihood strategies are regularly overwhelmed by these problems.
Because, female in-migrants among all the aforementioned categories had higher likelihoods
to accept available job as a means of
survival strategy compared with their respective
categories. However, accepting available job as a
survival strategy is not influenced by ethnic
background and religion of female in-migrants in the study town.
On the other hand, the outcome of this study also indicates that unemployment and
underemployment resulted from seasonality of work and low level of earning are the basic
economic challenges for many female in-migrants in Gimbi town. Hence, as feasible
recommendations the followings were stated. Reinforcing affirmative actions, strengthening
the implementations of constitutional rights given to women, providing free family planning
services, supporting institutions working on improving life of…
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Eshetu Gurmu (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Female In-migrant,;
Survival Strategies
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DAWIT, T. G. (2009). SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF FEMALE IN-MIGRANTS IN GIMBI TOWN, OROMIA REGION
. (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6211
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DAWIT, TEFERA GOBENA. “SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF FEMALE IN-MIGRANTS IN GIMBI TOWN, OROMIA REGION
.” 2009. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6211.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
DAWIT, TEFERA GOBENA. “SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF FEMALE IN-MIGRANTS IN GIMBI TOWN, OROMIA REGION
.” 2009. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
DAWIT TG. SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF FEMALE IN-MIGRANTS IN GIMBI TOWN, OROMIA REGION
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6211.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
DAWIT TG. SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF FEMALE IN-MIGRANTS IN GIMBI TOWN, OROMIA REGION
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2009. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/6211
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Iowa State University
24.
Grausgruber, Emily E.
Looking for a bottleneck: Assessment of factors influencing post-stocking survival of advanced fingerling Walleye Sander vitreus.
Degree: 2020, Iowa State University
URL: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/17941
► Walleye Sander vitreus is a highly valued sportfish in North America. In 2001, 3.8 million anglers spent approximately 51.9 million days angling for Walleye (USFWS-USCB…
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▼ Walleye Sander vitreus is a highly valued sportfish in North America. In 2001, 3.8 million anglers spent approximately 51.9 million days angling for Walleye (USFWS-USCB 2002). The popularity of Walleye has resulted in situations where demand exceeds supply, which has led to the development and implementation of stocking programs across the United States and Canada to enhance fishing opportunities (Lathrop et al. 2002), rebuild depleted stocks (Johnson et al. 1996; Li et al. 1996), and mitigate poor year classes from variable natural recruitment (Mitzner 1992; Johnson et al. 1996; Jennings et al. 2005; Logsdon et al. 2016; Reed and Staples 2017). However, mortality rates of stocked fishes can vary widely (27-95%; Stein et al. 1981; Buckmeier et al. 2005; Freedman et al. 2012; Weber et al. 2020) and small changes in survival can result in large differences in year-class strength and success of stocking initiatives.
Numerous biotic and abiotic factors can influence survival during early life stages of fish, such as transportation and stocking practices (Forsberg et al. 2001; Barton et al. 2003), predation (Santucci and Wahl 1993; Buckmeier et al. 2005; Thompson et al. 2016), available forage (Johnson et al. 1996; Hoxmeier et al. 2006), competition (Le Pape and Bonhommeau 2015; Chase et al. 2016), fish origin (Kellison et al. 2000; Jonsson and Jonsson 2003; Pollock et al. 2007), body size (Litvak and Leggett 1992; Meekan et al. 2006; Grausgruber and Weber in press), and water temperatures (Akimova et al. 2016; Wagner et al. 2017). Furthermore, the aforementioned factors do not act independently of each other, making it challenging to determine their importance. The growth-predation hypothesis predicts that selective mortality should decline as individuals grow and increase in size (Anderson 1988). Increases in size are also associated with decreased predation risk (Post and Evans 1989; Miranda and Hubbard 1994), where larger body size can reduce the chances of predation due to improved maneuverability and swimming speed (Videler 1993). The argument of "bigger-is-better" (Butler 1988; Miller et al. 1988; Litvak and Leggett 1992) has led hatcheries to raise progressively larger fingerling Walleye (Halverson 2008). However, hatchery production is an expensive and labor-intensive process, where production costs are generally positively related to rearing duration and fish size (Wedemeyer 2001). Therefore, it is advantageous to evaluate factors hypothesized to limit post-stocking Walleye survival (e.g., effects of transport duration and handling practices as well as post-stocking predation and starvation) to assess whether rearing larger fingerling Walleye (hereafter referred to as Walleye) is justifiable. The objectives of this dissertation included 1) evaluating relationships between Walleye transport duration with changes in water chemistry parameters, Walleye physiology, and short-term (48 hr) mortality; 2) evaluating whether consumed Walleye total length was related to predator total length, predator gape height, or the…
Subjects/Keywords: diet; predation; stocking; survival; Walleye
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Grausgruber, E. E. (2020). Looking for a bottleneck: Assessment of factors influencing post-stocking survival of advanced fingerling Walleye Sander vitreus. (Thesis). Iowa State University. Retrieved from https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/17941
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Grausgruber, Emily E. “Looking for a bottleneck: Assessment of factors influencing post-stocking survival of advanced fingerling Walleye Sander vitreus.” 2020. Thesis, Iowa State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/17941.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Grausgruber, Emily E. “Looking for a bottleneck: Assessment of factors influencing post-stocking survival of advanced fingerling Walleye Sander vitreus.” 2020. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Grausgruber EE. Looking for a bottleneck: Assessment of factors influencing post-stocking survival of advanced fingerling Walleye Sander vitreus. [Internet] [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/17941.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Grausgruber EE. Looking for a bottleneck: Assessment of factors influencing post-stocking survival of advanced fingerling Walleye Sander vitreus. [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2020. Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/17941
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25.
Barouh-Cohen, Stéphanie.
La question du corps dans la clinique de la survie psychique « Pour une énergie du désêtre ». : « Pour une énergie du désêtre » : The question of the body in the clinic of psychic survival : "in favour of an unbeing energy".
Degree: Docteur es, Psychologie, 2014, Paris 13
URL: http://www.theses.fr/2014PA131002
► La « survie psychique » concerne les sujets qui vivent sous la menace de leur propre disparition et d’un effondrement qui les priverait de tout…
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▼ La « survie psychique » concerne les sujets qui vivent sous la menace de leur propre disparition et d’un effondrement qui les priverait de tout « a-venir ». Ils doivent faire face à des ruptures dans le continuum qui engagent des « effets de corps » révélant toujoursun corps mal métabolisé psychiquement. Marqué par la discontinuité, l’être puise ici son énergie dans celle du « désêtre», dont l’appréhension passe par ses vicissitudes et celles du lien corps/psyché, mais aussi par les voies de l’originaire et de la sensorialité. Pour s’infiltrer dans les interstices du mort et du vivant, il nous faut donc revenir sur l’émergence du corps sensoriel-érogène, ce corps relationnel qui naît d’une prime de plaisir, en tant qu’elle est la condition de tout mouvement d’investissement, et donc de la vie même. Car lorsque le sentiment d’exister vacille et que la déliaison somato-psychique est à son comble, la retrouvaille d’un « plaisir nécessaire » – sous-entendant celle d’un pictogramme –est de l’ordre du « psychiquement vital ». Dans ce sens, nous parlons d’économie de survie, économie dont l’exploration s’enrichit de la proposition d’un principe de survie/principe d’anéantissement, et trouve ses « limites » dans le flou structural qu’elle sous-tend. A l’écoute des patients qui m’ont incitée à entreprendre cette recherche, cela est d’autant plus saisissant qu’une grande fragilité des assises narcissiques et une problématique prégénitale désorganisatrice (engageant la mobilisation de défenses primitives), cohabitent avec le maintien d’une réflexivité intrapsychique et d’une intelligence souvent remarquable.Pour déjouer ces ruses de la psyché, nous proposons donc la perspective d’un travail aux limites de l’être permettant au temps de retrouver son pouvoir de transformation età la réanimation du corps sensoriel-érogène devant la perte du sentiment continu d’exister de trouver sa source ailleurs que dans une « énergie du désêtre ».
The “psychic survival” concerns subjects who live under the threat of their own disappearance and a breakdown that would deprive them of everything that is “to (be)-come”. They have to face breaches in the continuum which engage “body effects” that always give away a body poorly metabolized psychologically. Marked by discontinuity, the being draws its energy from “unbeing”, while its apprehension goes through its vicissitudes as well as the ones of the bond between body/psyche, but also through the ways of origin and sensoriality. In order to penetrate into the interstices of death and life, we therefore have to return to the emergence of the “sensory-erogenous body”, this relational body that is born out of a pleasure premium which is as such the prerequisite of every move of investment and therefore of life itSelf. For when the “going on being” falters and the psychosomatic unbinding is at its peak, finding a “necessary pleasure” again – meaning the one of a pictogram – is within the range of the “psychologically vital”. In this sense, we talk about the economics of survival, an economy whose…
Advisors/Committee Members: Chiantaretto, Jean-François (thesis director).
Subjects/Keywords: Survie Psychique; Psychic survival
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Barouh-Cohen, S. (2014). La question du corps dans la clinique de la survie psychique « Pour une énergie du désêtre ». : « Pour une énergie du désêtre » : The question of the body in the clinic of psychic survival : "in favour of an unbeing energy". (Doctoral Dissertation). Paris 13. Retrieved from http://www.theses.fr/2014PA131002
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Barouh-Cohen, Stéphanie. “La question du corps dans la clinique de la survie psychique « Pour une énergie du désêtre ». : « Pour une énergie du désêtre » : The question of the body in the clinic of psychic survival : "in favour of an unbeing energy".” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Paris 13. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://www.theses.fr/2014PA131002.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Barouh-Cohen, Stéphanie. “La question du corps dans la clinique de la survie psychique « Pour une énergie du désêtre ». : « Pour une énergie du désêtre » : The question of the body in the clinic of psychic survival : "in favour of an unbeing energy".” 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Barouh-Cohen S. La question du corps dans la clinique de la survie psychique « Pour une énergie du désêtre ». : « Pour une énergie du désêtre » : The question of the body in the clinic of psychic survival : "in favour of an unbeing energy". [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Paris 13; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2014PA131002.
Council of Science Editors:
Barouh-Cohen S. La question du corps dans la clinique de la survie psychique « Pour une énergie du désêtre ». : « Pour une énergie du désêtre » : The question of the body in the clinic of psychic survival : "in favour of an unbeing energy". [Doctoral Dissertation]. Paris 13; 2014. Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2014PA131002

Columbia University
26.
Ling, Hok Kan.
Statistical Analysis of Complex Data in Survival and Event History Analysis.
Degree: 2020, Columbia University
URL: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-j5a0-mn31
► This thesis studies two aspects of the statistical analysis of complex data in survival and event history analysis. After a short introduction to survival and…
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▼ This thesis studies two aspects of the statistical analysis of complex data in survival and event history analysis. After a short introduction to survival and event history analysis in Chapter 1, we proposed a multivariate proportional intensity factor model for multivariate counting processes in Chapter 2. In an exploratory analysis on process data, a large number of possibly time-varying covariates maybe included. These covariates along with the high-dimensional counting processes often exhibit a low-dimensional structure that has meaningful interpretation. We explore such structure through specifying random coefficients in a low dimensional space through a factor model. For the estimation of the resulting model, we establish the asymptotic theory of the nonparametric maximum likelihood estimator (NPMLE). In particular, the NPMLE is consistent, asymptotically normal and asymptotically efficient with covariance matrix that can be consistently estimated by the inverse information matrix or the profile likelihood method under some suitable regularity conditions. Furthermore, to obtain a parsimonious model and to improve interpretation of parameters therein, variable selection and estimation for both fixed and random effects are developed by penalized likelihood. We illustrate the method using simulation studies as well as a real data application from The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Chapter 3 concerns rare events and sparse covariates in event history analysis. In large-scale longitudinal observational databases, the majority of subjects may not experience a particular event of interest. Furthermore, the associated covariate processes could also be zero for most of the subjects at any time. We formulate such setting of rare events and sparse covariates under the proportional intensity model and establish the validity of using the partial likelihood estimator and the observed information matrix for inference under this framework.
Subjects/Keywords: Statistics; Survival; Event history analysis
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Ling, H. K. (2020). Statistical Analysis of Complex Data in Survival and Event History Analysis. (Doctoral Dissertation). Columbia University. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-j5a0-mn31
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ling, Hok Kan. “Statistical Analysis of Complex Data in Survival and Event History Analysis.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Columbia University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-j5a0-mn31.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ling, Hok Kan. “Statistical Analysis of Complex Data in Survival and Event History Analysis.” 2020. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ling HK. Statistical Analysis of Complex Data in Survival and Event History Analysis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Columbia University; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-j5a0-mn31.
Council of Science Editors:
Ling HK. Statistical Analysis of Complex Data in Survival and Event History Analysis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Columbia University; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-j5a0-mn31

University of Ottawa
27.
Nhogue Wabo, Blanche Nadege.
Hedge Funds and Survival Analysis
.
Degree: 2013, University of Ottawa
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26257
► Using data from Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR), this study adapts and expands on existing methods in survival analysis in an attempt to investigate whether…
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▼ Using data from Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR), this study adapts and expands
on existing methods in survival analysis in an attempt to investigate whether hedge
funds mortality can be predicted on the basis of certain hedge funds characteristics.
The main idea is to determine the characteristics which contribute the most to the
survival and failure probabilities of hedge funds and interpret them. We establish hazard
models with time-independent covariates, as well as time-varying covariates to interpret
the selected hedge funds characteristics. Our results show that size, age, performance,
strategy, annual audit, fund offshore and fund denomination are the characteristics that
best explain hedge fund failure. We find that 1% increase in performance decreases
the hazard by 3.3%, the small size and the less than 5 years old hedge funds are the
most likely to die and the event-driven strategy is the best to use as compare to others.
The risk of death is 0.668 times lower for funds who indicated that an annual audit
is performed as compared to the funds who did not indicated that an annual audit is
performed. The risk of death for the offshore hedge funds is 1.059 times higher than the
non-offshore hedge funds.
Subjects/Keywords: Survival Analysis;
HedgeFunds;
Data analysis
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Nhogue Wabo, B. N. (2013). Hedge Funds and Survival Analysis
. (Thesis). University of Ottawa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26257
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nhogue Wabo, Blanche Nadege. “Hedge Funds and Survival Analysis
.” 2013. Thesis, University of Ottawa. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26257.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nhogue Wabo, Blanche Nadege. “Hedge Funds and Survival Analysis
.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Nhogue Wabo BN. Hedge Funds and Survival Analysis
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26257.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Nhogue Wabo BN. Hedge Funds and Survival Analysis
. [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26257
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Toronto
28.
Valentini, Adriana Alicia Rodriguez de.
The Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Survival in Women who Carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation.
Degree: 2013, University of Toronto
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43314
► Background: Young BRCA mutation carries with a history of breast cancer often inquire about the impact of pregnancy upon their risks of cancer recurrence and…
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▼ Background: Young BRCA mutation carries with a history of breast cancer often inquire about the impact of pregnancy upon their risks of cancer recurrence and survival.
Methods: We identified 128 BRCA carriers who were diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant or who became pregnant after breast cancer diagnosis. Women were matched to 269 controls. Women were followed from the date of breast cancer diagnosis until the date of death. The Kaplan-Meier method and a left-truncated Cox proportional hazard model were used to estimate 15-year survival rates.
Results: The adjusted hazard ratio associated with 15-year survival for women diagnosed with breast cancer who were or became pregnant after breast cancer diagnosis, compared to women who did not become pregnant was 0.76 (95% CI 0.31 to 1.91 p = 0.56).
Conclusion: Pregnancy concurrent with or after a diagnosis of breast cancer does not appear to adversely affect survival among BRCA1/2 mutation carriers.
MAST
Advisors/Committee Members: Narod, Steven, Medical Science.
Subjects/Keywords: Epidemiology; Survival; Oncology; Pregnancy; 0766
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Valentini, A. A. R. d. (2013). The Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Survival in Women who Carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation. (Masters Thesis). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43314
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Valentini, Adriana Alicia Rodriguez de. “The Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Survival in Women who Carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Toronto. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43314.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Valentini, Adriana Alicia Rodriguez de. “The Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Survival in Women who Carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Valentini AARd. The Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Survival in Women who Carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Toronto; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43314.
Council of Science Editors:
Valentini AARd. The Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Survival in Women who Carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation. [Masters Thesis]. University of Toronto; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43314
29.
Yang, Sheng.
Le traitement de choc thermique augmente la survie des
myoblastes porcins après transplantation autologue dans le muscle
squelettique.
Degree: 2005, Université de Genève
URL: http://doc.rero.ch/record/5087
► La transplantation de myoblastes est une thérapie cellulaire largement étudiée pour son potentiel dans le traitement des lésions musculaires, des défaillances cardiaques et des myopathies…
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▼ La transplantation de myoblastes est une thérapie
cellulaire largement étudiée pour son potentiel dans le traitement
des lésions musculaires, des défaillances cardiaques et des
myopathies héréditaires comme la Dystrophie Musculaire de Duchenne.
Actuellement, ces approches sont limitées par une importante mort
cellulaire post-injection, ce qui représente un obstacle majeur à
surmonter. Dans cette étude, notre objectif est de tester l'effet
de choc thermique sur des myoblastes porcins et de quantifier leur
survie ainsi que leur intégration après transplantation autologue
dans le muscle squelettique intact. Après incubation des myoblastes
à 42°C, on observe une surexpression des protéines de choc
thermique (notamment HSP70) sans changer le potentiel myogénique
des cellules. La survie des myoblastes est significativement
augmentée à cinq jours post injection. Ces résultats soulignent le
potentiel de cette technique simple et facilement applicable en
clinique afin d'accroître la survie cellulaire post
transplantation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Jacques (Dir.).
Subjects/Keywords: cell survival
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Yang, S. (2005). Le traitement de choc thermique augmente la survie des
myoblastes porcins après transplantation autologue dans le muscle
squelettique. (Thesis). Université de Genève. Retrieved from http://doc.rero.ch/record/5087
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Yang, Sheng. “Le traitement de choc thermique augmente la survie des
myoblastes porcins après transplantation autologue dans le muscle
squelettique.” 2005. Thesis, Université de Genève. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://doc.rero.ch/record/5087.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Yang, Sheng. “Le traitement de choc thermique augmente la survie des
myoblastes porcins après transplantation autologue dans le muscle
squelettique.” 2005. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Yang S. Le traitement de choc thermique augmente la survie des
myoblastes porcins après transplantation autologue dans le muscle
squelettique. [Internet] [Thesis]. Université de Genève; 2005. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/5087.
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Council of Science Editors:
Yang S. Le traitement de choc thermique augmente la survie des
myoblastes porcins après transplantation autologue dans le muscle
squelettique. [Thesis]. Université de Genève; 2005. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/5087
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University of Debrecen
30.
Shihab, Anas.
Antiarrhythmic drugs usage for out-of-hospital and in-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
.
Degree: DE – Általános Orvostudományi Kar, University of Debrecen
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/259248
► we studied the effect of antiarrythmic drugs after cardiac arrest.We found no conclusive evidence that any antiarrhythmic improves rates of ROSC, survival to admission, survival…
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▼ we studied the effect of antiarrythmic drugs after cardiac arrest.We found no conclusive evidence that any antiarrhythmic improves rates of ROSC,
survival to admission,
survival to discharge or neurological outcomes. In short, no one antiarrhythmic provided throughout resuscitation has actually been shown to improve patients' outcomes. Our evaluation particularly stresses the absence of benefit of AAs in enhancing medium term results in the manner they are presently made use of. This is essential and considerable finding
Advisors/Committee Members: Pórszász, Róbert (advisor), Debreceni Egyetem::Általános Orvostudományi Kar::Farmakológiai és Farmakoterápiai Intézet (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: antiarrythmics;
survival
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. (Thesis). University of Debrecen. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2437/259248
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No year of publication.
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Shihab, Anas. “Antiarrhythmic drugs usage for out-of-hospital and in-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
.” Thesis, University of Debrecen. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2437/259248.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shihab, Anas. “Antiarrhythmic drugs usage for out-of-hospital and in-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
.” Web. 02 Mar 2021.
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Vancouver:
Shihab A. Antiarrhythmic drugs usage for out-of-hospital and in-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Debrecen; [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/259248.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
No year of publication.
Council of Science Editors:
Shihab A. Antiarrhythmic drugs usage for out-of-hospital and in-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
. [Thesis]. University of Debrecen; Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/259248
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
No year of publication.
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