Tobacco Control

Examining the impact of England’s menthol cigarette ban on postban smoking cessation: longitudinal findings from the England arm of the 2020–2022 ITC Four Country Smoking ...

Background In May 2020, England banned menthol as a characterising flavour in cigarettes. However, the sale of menthol accessories (eg, filters, flavour cards) remains permitted. This study assessed ...
EurekAlert!

Study uncovers molecular mechanism of Lobelia chinensis Lour in suppressing liver cancer

Liver cancer remains a significant global health challenge with limited effective treatments. A new study published in Med ...
IEEE

On the Use of Gaussian Process Regression and Multiple Imputation in Cox Regression Models with Time-Dependent Covariates

Abstract: The utilization of real-world data is gaining momentum. However, when applying Cox regression model to real data containing time-dependent covariates, we are almost always forced to deal ...
The New York Times

Cable Giants Charter and Cox to Merge in $34.5 Billion Deal

The combination, which must pass muster with antitrust authorities, would create one of the biggest TV and internet providers in the United States. By Michael J. de la Merced Lauren Hirsch and ...
Science Daily

New method improves survival analysis power in clinical and epidemiological studies

Innovative statistical method helps determine ideal threshold times in restricted mean survival time analyses. The restricted mean survival time (RMST) analysis technique was introduced in health care ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Cox, D.R. (1972) Regression Models and Life-Tables. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B: Statistical Methodology, 34, 187-202.

ABSTRACT: This paper proposes a universal framework for constructing bivariate stochastic processes, going beyond the limitations of copulas and offering a potentially simpler alternative. The ...