scholarly journals Sunshine, rainfall, humidity and child pneumonia in the tropics: time-series analyses

2012 ◽  
Vol 141 (6) ◽  
pp. 1328-1336 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. PAYNTER ◽  
P. WEINSTEIN ◽  
R. S. WARE ◽  
M. G. LUCERO ◽  
V. TALLO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Case Crossover ◽  
Child Pneumonia ◽  
Crossover Analysis ◽  
Daily Sunshine ◽  
Time Series Analyses ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
The Relationship

SUMMARYFew studies have formally examined the relationship between meteorological factors and the incidence of child pneumonia in the tropics, despite the fact that most child pneumonia deaths occur there. We examined the association between four meteorological exposures (rainy days, sunshine, relative humidity, temperature) and the incidence of clinical pneumonia in young children in the Philippines using three time-series methods: correlation of seasonal patterns, distributed lag regression, and case-crossover. Lack of sunshine was most strongly associated with pneumonia in both lagged regression [overall relative risk over the following 60 days for a 1-h increase in sunshine per day was 0·67 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0·51–0·87)] and case-crossover analysis [odds ratio for a 1-h increase in mean daily sunshine 8–14 days earlier was 0·95 (95% CI 0·91–1·00)]. This association is well known in temperate settings but has not been noted previously in the tropics. Further research to assess causality is needed.

scholarly journals Comparative Time Series Analysis of Perceptual Responses to Electroacoustic Music

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freya Bailes ◽  
Roger T. Dean
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Sound Intensity ◽  
Electroacoustic Music ◽  
Affective Content ◽  
Musical Expertise ◽  
Perceived Change ◽  
Time Series Analyses ◽  
Time Perceptions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Acoustic Measure

this study investigates the relationship between acoustic patterns in contemporary electroacoustic compositions, and listeners' real-time perceptions of their structure and affective content. Thirty-two participants varying in musical expertise (nonmusicians, classical musicians, expert computer musicians) continuously rated the affect (arousal and valence) and structure (change in sound) they perceived in four compositions of approximately three minutes duration. Time series analyses tested the hypotheses that sound intensity influences listener perceptions of structure and arousal, and spectral flatness influences perceptions of structure and valence. Results suggest that intensity strongly influences perceived change in sound, and to a lesser extent listener perceptions of arousal. Spectral flatness measures were only weakly related to listener perceptions, and valence was not strongly shaped by either acoustic measure. Differences in response by composition and musical expertise suggest that, particularly with respect to the perception of valence, individual experience (familiarity and liking), and meaningful sound associations mediate perception.

scholarly journals The Value of Local Heatwave Impact Assessment: A Case-Crossover Analysis of Hospital Emergency Department Presentations in Tasmania, Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon L. Campbell ◽  
Tomas A. Remenyi ◽  
Grant J. Williamson ◽  
Christopher J. White ◽  
Fay H. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Capacity Planning ◽  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Hospital Emergency Department ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Case Crossover ◽  
Crossover Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Local Research

Heatwaves have been identified as a threat to human health, with this impact projected to rise in a warming climate. Gaps in local knowledge can potentially undermine appropriate policy and preparedness actions. Using a case-crossover methodology, we examined the impact of heatwave events on hospital emergency department (ED) presentations in the two most populous regions of Tasmania, Australia, from 2008–2016. Using conditional logistic regression, we analyzed the relationship between ED presentations and severe/extreme heatwaves for the whole population, specific demographics including age, gender and socio-economic advantage, and diagnostic conditions that are known to be impacted in high temperatures. ED presentations increased by 5% (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.01–1.09) across the whole population, by 13% (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.03–1.24) for children 15 years and under, and by 19% (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.04–1.36) for children 5 years and under. A less precise association in the same direction was found for those over 65 years. For diagnostic subgroups, non-significant increases in ED presentations were observed for asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation. These findings may assist ED surge capacity planning and public health preparedness and response activities for heatwave events in Tasmania, highlighting the importance of using local research to inform local practice.

Air Pollution Effects on Mortality - Sinergyc and Isolated Effects Using Time-Series and Case-Crossover Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 2759
Author(s):  
Samya Pinheiro* ◽  
Paulo Saldiva ◽  
Joel Schwartz ◽  
Antonella Zanobetti
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Pollution Effects ◽  
Case Crossover ◽  
Air Pollution Effects ◽  
Crossover Analysis

The Correlates of Negative Affect in Marriage

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
LOWELL J. KROKOFF
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Voice Tone ◽  
Time Series Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Bivariate Time Series

The present study assessed the interaction and cognitive styles that were associated with different levels of negative affect for husbands and wives. Without an observer present, 28 couples audiotaped problem-solving discussions in the home. Each spouse also filled out questionnaires measuring the extent to which they viewed their relationship as a resource for helping them with problems. The audiotapes were coded using the Couple's Interaction Scoring System (CISS) and then subjected to a series of proportional, sequential, and bivariate time-series analyses dyad by dyad. The results indicated that wives' negative affect was directly related to their attempts to confront the problem and enforce their own views (e.g., metacommunication, counterproposals, appeals), and was inversely related to their attempts to be conciliatory (e.g., agreement, mind reading with neutral voice tone). Husbands' negative affect was inversely related to both spouses' attempts to be conciliatory (agreement, proposals, contracting), and to the wives' viewing the relationship as a resource for helping them with their problems.

scholarly journals Beyond Str8tus Quo: Urbanization and Queerness in Tropical Southeast Asia

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvette Yanwen Lim
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Queer Spaces ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
The Relationship

In response to the International Day of the Tropics, I have chosen to focus on the relationship between urbanization, space and bodies in tropical Southeast Asia. Through an analysis of films from the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore, I argue that urbanization continues to perpetuate heteronormativity and patriarchy even as economic indicators show human progress in measurable terms. The trajectory of progress towards diversity and inclusion in tropical Southeast remains fraught with challenges, especially when we examine how bodies interact with spaces and continue to observe oppression and restriction of non-normative expressions and performances. The questions that guide this paper are related to the relationships between urbanization, bodies and sexuality, and how these are articulated in spaces. Queer spaces include those of contests and contestation, of impermanence and transgression, and of malls and borders.

scholarly journals When left or right do not matter: Ideology and spending in Central and Eastern Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 205316801881739
Author(s):  
Emanuel Emil Coman
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Time Series Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

I reassess the argument by Tavits and Letki (2009) that in Eastern Europe in the 1990s and 2000s left-leaning governments were less likely to spend than right-leaning governments. I argue that the findings are most likely driven by time bias in their manifesto-based measurement of ideology. Starting in the mid-nineties, governments became artificially leftist, thus, the robustness of the relationship proposed by Tavits and Letki may be questioned. When adjusted for time bias, ideology does not influence spending in Eastern Europe. These findings have important consequences on the established literature linking ideology and spending. The findings also suggest that although manifesto-based measures of ideology have become widely used in time-series analyses, ideology scores at different times may not be comparable without adjustments.

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