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BMCBI
2010
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A novel approach to simulate gene-environment interactions in complex diseases
Background: Complex diseases are multifactorial traits caused by both genetic and environmental factors. They represent the major part of human diseases and include those with lar...
Roberto Amato, Michele Pinelli, Daniel D'Andrea, G...
WSC
2000
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Variance reduction techniques for value-at-risk with heavy-tailed risk factors
The calculation of value-at-risk (VAR) for large portfolios of complex instruments is among the most demanding and widespread computational challenges facing the financial industr...
Paul Glasserman, Philip Heidelberger, Perwez Shaha...
WSC
2001
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Modeling risk in the dynamic environment of maritime transportation
The Washington State Ferries are one of the largest ferry systems in the world. Accidents involving Washington State Ferries are rare events. However, low probability, high conseq...
Jason R. W. Merrick, J. René van Dorp, Thom...
ICNSC
2007
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
A Smart Vision Sensor for Detecting Risk Factors of a Toddler's Fall in a Home Environment
This paper presents a smart vision sensor for environmental hazards (such as slippery surfaces) and detecting risk factors of a toddler's fall in an indoor home perilous activ...
Hana Na, Sheng Feng Qin, David Wright
BIBE
2007
IEEE
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Discrete Methods for Association Search and Status Prediction in Genotype Case-Control Studies
Abstract—Recent improvements in high-throughput genotyping technology make possible genome-wide association studies and status prediction (classification) for common complex dis...
Dumitru Brinza, Alexander Zelikovsky
SECURWARE
2008
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Analysis of Computer Infection Risk Factors Based on Customer Network Usage
— Epidemiology, the science that studies the cause and propagation of diseases, provides us with the concepts and methods to analyze the potential risk factors to which ADSL cust...
Yannick Carlinet, Ludovic Mé, Hervé ...
PODS
2005
ACM
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14 years 4 months ago
Relative risk and odds ratio: a data mining perspective
We are often interested to test whether a given cause has a given effect. If we cannot specify the nature of the factors involved, such tests are called model-free studies. There ...
Haiquan Li, Jinyan Li, Limsoon Wong, Mengling Feng...