Using multivariate analyses for separating spatial and temporal effects within species—environment relationships

Abstract. We investigated the association between the education of informal caregivers’ (IC) and their physical and mental burden. We hypothesized that better-educated IC would have more resources available to manage the care situation and as a result show lower perceived burden. We conducted a population survey of 6,087 German residents aged 18+ years, 966 of whom reported to be IC. Results show that IC felt more often mentally than physically burdened. In the multivariate analyses, higher-educated IC did not have lower odds of feeling physically burdened than lower-educated IC, though they did have increased odds of feeling mentally burdened. The higher perceived mental burden of higher-educated IC may be related to fear of loss of self-fulfilment and autonomy. Support services should consider the mental burden of higher-educated IC and tailor their interventions accordingly.

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Factors Affecting Facial Nerve Outcome of Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: Unit- and Multivariate Analyses

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base ◽

10.1055/s-0034-1384039 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 75 (S 02) ◽

Author(s):

D. Moffat ◽

R. Parker ◽

D. Hardy ◽

R. Macfarlane

Keyword(s):

Facial Nerve ◽

Vestibular Schwannoma ◽

Multivariate Analyses ◽

Factors Affecting

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Comparison of bivariate and multivariate analyses for landslide susceptibility mapping in the Phlegraean district: the case study of Camaldoli hill (Napoli, Italy)

Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana ◽

10.3301/rol.2015.61 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 50-53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Teresa Carratù ◽

Diego Di Martire ◽

Giovanni Francesco Finicelli ◽

Domenico Calcaterra

Keyword(s):

Landslide Susceptibility ◽

Multivariate Analyses ◽

Susceptibility Mapping ◽

Landslide Susceptibility Mapping

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Spatiotemporal distribution of foraging in a marine predator: behavioural drivers of hotspot formation

Marine Ecology Progress Series ◽

10.3354/meps13198 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 635 ◽

pp. 187-202

Author(s):

T Brough ◽

W Rayment ◽

E Slooten ◽

S Dawson

Keyword(s):

Time Of Day ◽

Spatiotemporal Distribution ◽

Temporal Effects ◽

Marine Predator ◽

Marine Predators ◽

Additive Mixed Models ◽

Density Analysis ◽

The Times ◽

Passive Acoustic ◽

Spatial Locations

Many species of marine predators display defined hotspots in their distribution, although the reasons why this happens are not well understood in some species. Understanding whether hotspots are used for certain behaviours provides insights into the importance of these areas for the predators’ ecology and population viability. In this study, we investigated the spatiotemporal distribution of foraging behaviour in Hector’s dolphin Cephalorhynchus hectori, a small, endangered species from New Zealand. Passive acoustic monitoring of foraging ‘buzzes’ was carried out at 4 hotspots and 6 lower-use, ‘reference areas’, chosen randomly based on a previous density analysis of visual sightings. The distribution of buzzes was modelled among spatial locations and on 3 temporal scales (season, time of day, tidal state) with generalised additive mixed models using 82000 h of monitoring data. Foraging rates were significantly influenced by all 3 temporal effects, with substantial variation in the importance and nature of each effect among locations. The complexity of the temporal effects on foraging is likely due to the patchy nature of prey distributions and shows how foraging is highly variable at fine scales. Foraging rates were highest at the hotspots, suggesting that feeding opportunities shape fine-scale distribution in Hector’s dolphin. Foraging can be disrupted by anthropogenic influences. Thus, information from this study can be used to manage threats to this vital behaviour in the locations and at the times where it is most prevalent.

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Siblings and Illness

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal ◽

10.15695/vurj.v7i0.2924 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Leah Sawyer Vanderwerp

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Birth Order ◽

Family Size ◽

Multivariate Analyses ◽

Social Role ◽

Chronically Ill ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Future Research ◽

Mother And Child ◽

Using Data

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Mother and Child samples, I investigated the relationships among child and adolescent depressive symptoms, having a chronically ill sibling, and other child and familial demographic variables. From research on social support and social role transitions, with the Stress Process as a theoretical model, I hypothesized that children with chronically ill siblings experience more depressive symptoms. Specifically, I looked at age, gender, birth order and family size as potentially reducing the effect size of having a chronically ill sibling. Findings showed that having a chronically ill sibling is associated with demonstrating more depressive symptoms both in the bivariate and multivariate analyses. Although age, gender, birth order and family size do not interact significantly with having a chronically ill sibling in predicting depressive symptoms, they do present interesting findings about childhood depressive symptoms in general. Thus, the results of this study suggest specific and meaningful paths for future research.

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MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES OF COGNITIVE AND COGNITIVESTYLE VARIABLES BASED ON HEMISPHERE SPECIALIZATION THEORY PREDICTIVE OF SUCCESS IN A COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.71.6.545-546 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 71 (6) ◽

pp. 545

Author(s):

DAVID A. PAYNE

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analyses ◽

Developmental Studies ◽

Hemisphere Specialization

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Infections of bean plant and field soil are linked to region, root rot pathogen, and agro-ecosystem

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal ◽

10.2478/hppj-2021-0002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

B. Naseri ◽

M. Gheitury ◽

M. Veisi

Keyword(s):

Root Rot ◽

Multivariate Analyses ◽

Control Method ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Fusarium Species ◽

Macrophomina Phaseolina ◽

Soil Variables ◽

Plant Infection ◽

Pathogen Prevalence ◽

Soil Infestation

SummaryUnderstanding pathogen-agrosystem interaction is particularly essential when applying a control method to minimize pathogen prevalence prior to plant infection. To meet this requirement, frequency of major root rot pathogens isolated from bean root and seed, and their soil populations were examined in farmers’ fields. Multivariate analyses evidenced more frequent isolations of Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani from root and seed compared to Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium oxysporum. Two Fusarium species had denser soil populations than R. solani and M. phaseolina. More frequent isolations of pathogens were detected in root and seed collected from Abhar and Khodabandeh compared to Kheirabad region. Agronomic and soil variables corresponded less closely to root infections compared to soil infestation and seed infections. Bean market class, herbicide application, and planting depth were linked to root, seed and soil infestations. Such information provides a basis for increased confidence in choosing appropriate control strategies for a pathogen and region in sustainable agriculture.

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